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Reincarnation Investigation with the Cast of ‘The Medium at Large’

Here is another delightful reincarnation story about a play, The Medium at Large written by best-selling author Julia Cameron (The Artists Way):

When members of The Medium at Large cast questioned Asher about their past lives, they discovered that several of them had worked together in ancient Greek theater, and that most of the ensemble had worked together on an old sailing ship. “Their lives had depended on each other,” said Stefanic.

Channel surfing with ‘The Medium’

The cast of The Medium at Large consulted medium Mary Louise Stefanic. She says that she enters a meditative trance so that she can be a spiritual channel allowing Asher, a group of “spirits who no longer occupy a physical body,” to communicate with the living.

Carl Occipinti, artistic director of the Village Players, who are presenting The Medium at Large in Oak Park, Illinois, engaged the medium to acquaint the actors with the sacredness of the world of spiritual medium.

North American Indians Believe in Reincarnation

I didn’t know that Native North Americans had a tradition of belief in reincarnation. However, that’s what a research paper from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln describes.

Amerindian Rebirth is both a major collection of essays and probably the best current reference work on Native North American beliefs about reincarnation.

DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska – Lincoln | Review of Amerindian Rebirth: Reincarnation Belief Among North American Indians and Inuit edited by Antonia Mills and Richard Slobodin

Unfortunately, although the summary contains what appears to be a link to download the article, the link is not live. Therefore, I could only see the summary which says that most of the research of the Native American beliefs on reincarnation were conducted on mainly West Coast peoples focusing mainly on the arctic, western subarctic, and Pacific Northwest.

I would imagine this would be a very interesting and well-worth-reading paper!

Carol Chapman

Arthur Joseph in NYC is More than Voice Training

It was during this New York City weekend Vocal Awareness session with Arthur Joseph that I began to understand what Arthur has been meaning all along when he said that Vocal Awareness is a metaphor for life. I realized that the sessions with him are about much more than improving my voice. His program is really about the integration of body, mind and spirit. It is really about using breath and voice to connect me with the potential of my life.

Since voice is breath and breath is the spirit that gave us life, through training the vocal chords, I am learning how to bring spirit into the physical of my voice. By doing so, I bring spirit into my mind and body. By bringing spirit into my body and mind, I can become the greatness that my spirit requires of me.

Carol Chapman —

NYC with Arthur Joseph for Vocal Awareness

I’m in New York City today. Six of us have joined Arthur Joseph for follow up Vocal Awareness sessions. I have been so happy with the improvement of my voice and the strengthening of my vocal chords that wanted to follow up the wonderful sessions I attended in San Diego California a couple of weeks ago. It was worth it.

Dutch Contractor Builds Replica of Noah’s Ark

Or, anyway, close to a replica of Noah’s Arc. He says it’s 1/2 the length and 1/3 the width of the original arc. If you look at the photos at http://www.pbase.com:80/paulthedane/noahs_ark you’ll see that even though the Dutch contractor’s version of Noah’s arc is less than 1/2 the size of the original arc (according to the contractor – more on that later) nonetheless, it is huge and big enough to house many types of animals.

Replica of Noah’s Ark built by a Dutch contractor.

Noah’s Ark Replica Schagen Netherlands Photo Gallery by PaultheDane at pbase.com

The contractor is making the arc to prove his faith – basically, that there could have been a boat big enough to house a representative sample of two of each of the animals on earth. However, detractors on his blog, on the above link, say that there is no original dimensions on a credible version of the Bible since there are no original manuscripts of the Old Testament.

Still, I can’t help but admire the man’s dedication and carpentry skills.

Reincarnation and the Dalai Lama

Tibetan Buddhists say the spiritual leader is the 14th reincarnation of the Dalai Lama. According to centuries-old tradition, monks search for the reincarnation of the lama after a spiritual leader’s death.

Dalai Lama in hospital to have gallstone removed

I love the stories telling the how the a Dalai Lama is chosen. If I remember correctly (a friend who is a Buddhist told me this story), a number of years after one Dalai Lama passes, his monks begin a process whereby they pray and meditate to get an idea where they can find the child who is the reincarnated Dalai Lama. This child will not necessarily look like the previous Dalai Lama because the soul of the old Master reincarnates into a new body.

Eventually, the monks’ receive guidance that tells then where to find the child. They bring with them a box containing personal objects placed in the box by the previous Dalai Lama. Before he died, the Master locked these objects in the box. Only he knows what they are.

When the monks find the child, they question him to make sure he is the reincarnated Dalai Lama. When the monks feel secure that they have found the right child, they ask the child what is in the sealed box. When the monks open the box and see that the child has answered correctly, they know that they have found the reincarnated Dalai Lama.

This process of finding a reincarnated Dalai Lama has occurred 14 times, through 14 generations since the original Dalai Lama died. In effect, his soul has reincarnated in 14 bodies with the conscious memory that he is the spiritual leader of the Tibetan Buddhists. That’s pretty amazing!

Past Lives – Scientific Evidence

Do you know that I went for a past life regression to help me with weight loss and ended up remembering numerous past lives, including my experiences in Atlantis? Then I went to Yucatan, on a sort of quest for Atlantis, where I found images that confirmed my past life memories in an ancient Mayan ruin. I wrote about my experiences in my book When We Were Gods.

My memories and the verification of them has changed my life. I am always interested in reading about past lives and reincarnation proof such as the following selection:

The scientific community more often than not refutes the proof of past lives. However, there are many scientific examples, some of them very convincing. In a case reported by Dr. Morris Netherton (www.victorzammit.com), an eleven-year-old boy who when under hypnosis was taped speaking in an ancient Chinese dialect. This astonishing taped regression was taken to a Professor at the Department of Oriental Studies at the University of California, where it was found to be a recitation from a forbidden religion of ancient China. (Fisher 1986:202.)

Past Lives – Scientific Evidence – Community Cures.com

Working on Web Sites

Today, it’s been a frustrating day working on my When We Were Gods web site.

What do you expect? This morning it was Moon Void of Course and, of course, it’s Mercury Retrograde until October 15th. Whew, that’s only a week away. Can hardly wait!

Here’s the link if you want to look at it, but remember, it’s a work in progress.

http://www.whenweweregods.com

Carol Chapman —

Arthur Joseph Creator of Vocal Awareness

Here I am, beaming with joy, with
Arthur Joseph.

I feel so happy and grateful for the help I’m receiving from Arthur Joseph, originator of the Vocal Awareness program and author of Vocal Power. As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, the event was held at the Abundance Network in Oceanside, California.

Carol Chapman —

Another Famous Arthur Joseph Student

To my surprise, Lucille Ball, best known as “I Love Lucy,” was also an Arthur Joseph student. She writes a lovely testimonial to his work in his book, Vocal Power.

Carol Chapman —