I'm having a hard time figuring out certain aspects of my faith. I need some advice.
Generally, I consider myself a basic Pagan. I believe that nature is important and that it's a part of Mother Goddess, therefore we should embrace it and its divinity. I also believe that are names of Gods and Goddesses all add up to one God/dess energy that is somewhere out in the universe and it can interphere with the planet. So, I'm technically your average Pagan. But, here's my struggle.
Recently, I was told that my dog of eleven years had to be euthanized due to cancer. This loss has brought up new questions about my spiritual faith. I thought about reincarnation and now I'm not sure where I stand on it. Logically, it makes plenty of sense to me. But after losing a pet that was like a younger sibling,a sudden fear has been clinging to me. If he reincarnated, will I ever see him again when I enter Summerland? Where is he now? How can I still communicate with him if his soul is going to a new life? This is why I'm not sure I like the full concept of reincarnation.
What kinds of views are out there that might be good for me to look into? And, any words of wisdom or advice? :)
I believe in reincarnation too.This video however strengthened my faith in it.Its about a cases that have been reported on children remembering there past lives.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOHfsugF1cI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT0B4V_kowo
Thanks everyone! I'm sure my dog came to through a dream a few weeks back. It was vivid and very comforting. Besides that, I still think about the hereafter.
I believe in the general perspective of reincarnation and maybe even the Many-Worlds Theory in quantum science. But, how do our souls reunite forever in the Otherworld with loved ones from a certain past life once our incarnations are done learning lessons in this type of reality? If I only knew my dog as his dog self in this current life, how would I ever find him again in the afterlife or "other worlds/dimensions" whatever it is? That's my question. That is what scares me. When my twin dies, and then later I die, how would I find the essence of her soul I once knew if we keep on migrating from one body to another?
Wow! That's interesting. So, let's say that my dog Fido reincarnated back into a human boy. I encounter this human boy and uexpectedly is familiar to me and I'm familiar to him when we never met. That's weird, though. You'd be calling by a new name :( It'd be comforting for him to return, but that part is what is strange.