Do animals reincarnate?
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I believe that reincarnation, as a repeated physical materialization, happens at all levels of evolvement of consciousness.
A soul is an entity that chooses to dedicate a fragment of itself to materialize in the physical reality, to experience, learn and grow. It can simultaneously send multiple fragments, not only successively (here "successively" isn't related to the "physical time").
As I understand this, the difference between man and animals is that man mostly mastered instincts, is dominated by emotions, develops an intellect, has an incipient intuition, while animals are dominated by instincts, develop emotions, have an incipient intellect. Men are distributed on a bell curve centered between emotions and intellect.
Anyway, as I see these, we don't reincarnate, but whatever incarnated as us keeps reincarnating, until it graduates. This is differently from saying "we reincarnate".
A soul is an entity that chooses to dedicate a fragment of itself to materialize in the physical reality, to experience, learn and grow. It can simultaneously send multiple fragments, not only successively (here "successively" isn't related to the "physical time").
As I understand this, the difference between man and animals is that man mostly mastered instincts, is dominated by emotions, develops an intellect, has an incipient intuition, while animals are dominated by instincts, develop emotions, have an incipient intellect. Men are distributed on a bell curve centered between emotions and intellect.
Anyway, as I see these, we don't reincarnate, but whatever incarnated as us keeps reincarnating, until it graduates. This is differently from saying "we reincarnate".
There and back again
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Anything that lives and houses a spirit reincarnates as souls are not limited to form or only take some forms exclusively plus there is documented evidence of people having had animal incarnations etc even back and forth in some cases. Reality really heavily favors recycling souls by any and all means with some requirements though rarely discussed.
Huckleberry
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Hello spacely,
The way I understand the garden of eden story a large number of souls (not all, but this group would include us) did something that caused us to have an awareness of good and evil. Adam is a highly evolved soul saw that we needed guidance so he volunteered to guide us to a fuller understanding of good and evil. God looked at all the lifeforms on earth (tree of life) and there was one particular species that would provide us with the best biology to learn(made coats of skin). H sent angels to keep us from eating from the tree of life so our souls will never incarnate as animals.
There are probably other souls who are different from us or didn't eat from the tree and it's possible they could incarnate as an animal. I don't think biology needs a soul to enter for life so with regards to whether a pet will continue after death depends on weather a soul chose to enter the body.
The way I understand the garden of eden story a large number of souls (not all, but this group would include us) did something that caused us to have an awareness of good and evil. Adam is a highly evolved soul saw that we needed guidance so he volunteered to guide us to a fuller understanding of good and evil. God looked at all the lifeforms on earth (tree of life) and there was one particular species that would provide us with the best biology to learn(made coats of skin). H sent angels to keep us from eating from the tree of life so our souls will never incarnate as animals.
There are probably other souls who are different from us or didn't eat from the tree and it's possible they could incarnate as an animal. I don't think biology needs a soul to enter for life so with regards to whether a pet will continue after death depends on weather a soul chose to enter the body.
Spacely,
It is my understanding that the process of reincarnation is in fact the evolution of consciousness (the soul) itself. This process takes millions if not billions of years for soul to become self-aware and develop an ego. So, everything in the cosmos is in fact apart of spirit.
Soul starts off in the mineral kingdom as a one-dimensional state of awareness. From there it will go to the plant kingdom as a two-dimensional state of awareness. After millions of years, it will evolve into the wild animal kingdom as a three-dimensional state of awareness. The first three stages are what is called a group state of consciousness. Meaning that once the body physically dies that soul returns to the group state from which is belongs to taking with it, its experiences while on the physical plane. This process is painfully slow from our perspective. As the consciousness evolves so does the physical forms change along with the inner subtle bodies of the astral and mental planes. However, at some point the soul will develop the ability to become self-aware to a degree while in the wild animal kingdom. At this point the soul will make a large leap in evolutionary consciousness as the lower ego develops and reaches the human kingdom. Here the soul becomes self-aware.
From here on out the both the physical, mental and astral bodies over many lifetimes become more refine and grow as soul starts to make its way back upwards to the higher spiritual dimensions from which it came. Once soul reaches a state of spiritual enlightenment it with take with it all of the experiences it as ever had over the course of its soul journey within the lower worlds of duality, time and space and cycle off the process of reincarnation at least on the physical plane.
It will only come back to the physical plane as a spiritual master, teacher, avatar ect.. to aid and help raise the vibration and consciousness to those still here on this earth plane school. There for everything in the cosmos is inner connected to spirit.
Love and peace P.
It is my understanding that the process of reincarnation is in fact the evolution of consciousness (the soul) itself. This process takes millions if not billions of years for soul to become self-aware and develop an ego. So, everything in the cosmos is in fact apart of spirit.
Soul starts off in the mineral kingdom as a one-dimensional state of awareness. From there it will go to the plant kingdom as a two-dimensional state of awareness. After millions of years, it will evolve into the wild animal kingdom as a three-dimensional state of awareness. The first three stages are what is called a group state of consciousness. Meaning that once the body physically dies that soul returns to the group state from which is belongs to taking with it, its experiences while on the physical plane. This process is painfully slow from our perspective. As the consciousness evolves so does the physical forms change along with the inner subtle bodies of the astral and mental planes. However, at some point the soul will develop the ability to become self-aware to a degree while in the wild animal kingdom. At this point the soul will make a large leap in evolutionary consciousness as the lower ego develops and reaches the human kingdom. Here the soul becomes self-aware.
From here on out the both the physical, mental and astral bodies over many lifetimes become more refine and grow as soul starts to make its way back upwards to the higher spiritual dimensions from which it came. Once soul reaches a state of spiritual enlightenment it with take with it all of the experiences it as ever had over the course of its soul journey within the lower worlds of duality, time and space and cycle off the process of reincarnation at least on the physical plane.
It will only come back to the physical plane as a spiritual master, teacher, avatar ect.. to aid and help raise the vibration and consciousness to those still here on this earth plane school. There for everything in the cosmos is inner connected to spirit.
Love and peace P.
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Jet
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Yes. I believe so. They may not return as the same animal, however. All souls are progressing, hopefully.
James@AkashicLights
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Yes, animals have the potential to reincarnate, just as humans do. The journey of the soul is not limited to human beings alone. Animals, being sentient beings with their own consciousness and spiritual essence, also have the opportunity to continue their evolutionary path through the process of reincarnation. They may choose to return to Earth in different forms, experiencing life from various perspectives and learning their own unique lessons. The decision to reincarnate is based on the soul's growth and purpose, and it is a deeply personal choice for each individual soul
MarciaACJL
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I believe animals/pets can come back to you. A friend had a cat, got old, died. One day, not long after, my friend found a kitten laying in the road where they live. A neighbor, who lives on that road and takes care of strays, had had a mother cat who had recently had kittens, but they were quite feisty and wild, couldn't get near them. This was one of those kittens and my friend was able to just pick her up and hold her. The neighbor couldn't believe it, but they were able to take her home in a couple of weeks, and believe it was the same cat by its actions as the one who had died. I like using a pendulum and ask lots of questions using it. I have gotten cats who were the same soul and dogs also.
GalaxyDreamer90
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Sorry for bumping this but I believe it is possible I had a cat that passed away back in 2018 and a few years back I adopted a kitten from my boss and I swear she is her reincarnation. She acts so much like her and I think she even kind of looks like her.
Animals absolutely reincarnate.
Galaxy, I would look more for a confirmation in her personality than anything as evidence.
Habits, preferences such as a favorite place to sit in the house, likes dislikes, reactions, ways she likes to be pet etc.
Looks like you're already thinking that way. As time goes on and your bond deepens, it will become more obvious one way or the other.
Congrats on the new kitty!
Galaxy, I would look more for a confirmation in her personality than anything as evidence.
Habits, preferences such as a favorite place to sit in the house, likes dislikes, reactions, ways she likes to be pet etc.
Looks like you're already thinking that way. As time goes on and your bond deepens, it will become more obvious one way or the other.
Congrats on the new kitty!
SeaAndSky
Senior Registered
Hi Totoro,
I think that some animals can reincarnate, but don't know the rules on that. Long, long ago, in my Theosophy days (and also going by other occult sources), the idea I enbibed was that the members of different species/types of animals (in their wild state) were, in general, merely extensions or parts of a feline, canine, or etc. group soul for that species/type rather than each having an individual soul. However, a particular animal could become individuated (in terms of its soul) at some point. The means for this step was generally fuzzy with one exception: Extended contact and association with humans as pets, helpers, companions, etc. generally resulted in such individuation. This mostly jives with what one hears in this area in terms of the return of "Fido" in a subsequent puppy or foundling. However, I am (once again) just speaking from poorly remembered readings 50+ years ago.
Cordially,
S&S
PS--Overall, I assume that it is the love and affection, going both ways, that can develop between the animal and its owner that is the individuating factor.
I think that some animals can reincarnate, but don't know the rules on that. Long, long ago, in my Theosophy days (and also going by other occult sources), the idea I enbibed was that the members of different species/types of animals (in their wild state) were, in general, merely extensions or parts of a feline, canine, or etc. group soul for that species/type rather than each having an individual soul. However, a particular animal could become individuated (in terms of its soul) at some point. The means for this step was generally fuzzy with one exception: Extended contact and association with humans as pets, helpers, companions, etc. generally resulted in such individuation. This mostly jives with what one hears in this area in terms of the return of "Fido" in a subsequent puppy or foundling. However, I am (once again) just speaking from poorly remembered readings 50+ years ago.
Cordially,
S&S
PS--Overall, I assume that it is the love and affection, going both ways, that can develop between the animal and its owner that is the individuating factor.