Genetic traits and reincarnation of kids

[AOSpare]

It is of no secret on this forum that I have a cyclothymic disorder (kinda bipolar). I am not a well grounded, balanced person. I am often irritable, moody etc. When I enter the up phase (manic), usually I see connections of things (become more spiritual), I see hidden meanings, I use magical thinking, if you will. At the same time I am very psychic and astute using my subconscious and creative side of my brain. I am often puzzled how much of my ideas are fictional, how much is "real". For example, realizing of the possibility of my past life (Austin Spare) was such an episode. Now, let me elaborate further;
My daughter is 14 y.o. and she is short for her age (5.1). Our heights in the family (in inches)- I am 6.4 and my wife is 5.5. The only petite person of our family was my grandmother (she was maybe 5.1) whom I adored but never really understood. We had a very strong, special bond between us. She had a weird kind of wisdom. She had past on when I was 19/20 y.o. She was 99 years of age. It occurred to me that possibly she reincarnated (as my daughter), as our souls have some sort of a kismet. This would fly in the face of all I have learnt about Karma, etc. As a child she was a dirty blond(so is my daughter) and she had a nickname "Blond witch" as she was very charming, engaging person like my daughter is. Is this a crazy idea? I am afraid talking about this (especially to my daughter) because, she can just write it off as nonsense, coming from me...

 

[argonne1918]

While reading this I got the feeling your daughter is your grandmother. This is an interesting question for researchers. Does your daughter's face look anything like your grandmother? It's only been since James Leininger that we know people can have the same facial features as their former self, even if they are not blood relatives. Did your daughter say or do things when she was little that made you think of your grandmother?

 

[AOSpare]

Thanks for your input.


When she was little she was more spiritual, as a teen... well, she IS a teen, for facial features, it is hard to say as my grandma was quite old when I was little but she was very spiritual(kind of a catholic mystic?). But she was very active in her eighties, mentally and physically(!) My daughter has some indefinable wisdom, beyond her 14 years, on her cellphone cover there is a cross(!), when she was little, she loved watching the musical Jesus Christ Superstar(my favorite). The only reason I can think of this is to work out some unresolved issues or act as a guide to those in need. In fact she is quite concerned and often "hovering over me" (in a good way)..

While reading this I got the feeling your daughter is your grandmother. This is an interesting question for researchers. Does your daughter's face look anything like your grandmother? It's only been since James Leininger that we know people can have the same facial features as their former self, even if they are not blood relatives. Did your daughter say or do things when she was little that made you think of your grandmother?

 

[Blueheart]

I think, more than any clues in her physical appearance, (if she is your grandmother,) then this is the key:

whom I adored but never really understood.

At any rate, it is fun to wonder . . .

 

[morkal]

Language, in the modern view, is considered to be only a partial product of genetic memory. The fact that humans can have languages is a property of the nervous system that is present at birth, and thus phylogenetic in character. However, perception of the particular set of phonemes specific to a native language only develops during ontogeny. There is no genetic predisposition towards the phonemic makeup of any single language. Children in a particular country are not genetically predisposed to speak the languages of that country, adding further weight to the assertion that genetic memory is not


Neuroscientific research on mice suggests that some experiences can influence subsequent generations. In a study,[3][4] mice trained to fear a specific smell passed on their trained aversion to their descendants, which were then extremely sensitive and fearful of the same smell, even though they had never encountered it, nor been trained to fear it.


Changes in brain structure were also found. The researchers concluded that "The experiences of a parent, even before conceiving, markedly influence both structure and function in the nervous system of subsequent generations."


Scientists speculate that similar genetic mechanisms could be linked with phobias, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorders, as well as other neuropsychiatric disorders, in humans.