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Reincarnation 7 7 Reincarnation Connecting Through Connecting Through choices by which we can continue to guide and road and the lady with me turned and said, 'Hey did you see him?' And I said, 'Did I see what?' protect our loved ones still in earth's plan. Reincarnation? Reincarnation? I tend to view it as one huge family She said there was a guy walking with us back reunion filled with joy and love. Our 'family there. Well there wasn't anybody back there - it bond' traces back hundreds of thousands of was just me and her." This was only one of From the book 'Stepping years. Have you ever traced your family tree? several similar experiences relayed to me From the book 'Stepping S Stones' You may have a descendent who's earthly plan throughout our conversation. The ghost of tones' placed him as a close friend of President Confederate Captain Henry Wirz is one of the Lincoln during the 1800's. You might find that a most common sightings near the old stockade family member actually assisted Mr. Franklin fence, but by no means is he the only restless with many of his accomplishments, or quite spirit here. possibly sailed the ocean blue to the new world While researching for a book on haunted with Columbus. battlegrounds, I had the opportunity to speak Now think of your own current earthly with many Civil War re-enactors, and I noticed plan. I cannot count the times that I heard from an unusually high number of them had some my parents 'back when I was your age, I…' and kind of brush with the supernatural. The proceed to share an experience that would witnesses I spoke with don't consider become sound advice for me. I now catch themselves psychic in any way, they just know myself repeating this statement with my own what they saw, heard, and felt. By placing children, as they ask for advice. themselves in the uniform and the location, and Could it be when you feel you have been in a by understanding the details of the battle and the particular place or setting that a loved one who frame of mind of these long-dead soldiers, has moved on is simply relaying to you 'been either consciously or subconsciously, a Civil there, done that'? The loved one may be relaying War re-enactor is opening up to every guidance to you with a 'back when I was your impression left on a field of battle. by Rick Hayes by Rick Hayes age in my earthly plan, I…' I spoke to author and lecturer Richard Thoughts shared are my own of course Senate about this theory, and he had another: "I Columbus, Ben Franklin and Abraham and I may find that our creator allows us to be think that the whole experience of the re- Lincoln utilizing the same spirit? in spirit along different paths. I somehow cannot enactment tends to re-stimulate psychic energy In a recent consultation, it was requested replace my thoughts that if everyone connected or the leftover psychic traces," Senate said. that I share my thoughts on the subject of to me in family sat down for dinner the table "The re-enactments themselves might act as a reincarnation or more specifically if I felt that would never have and end, and the love and trigger." Perhaps both the re-stimulation and we have 'past lives'. guidance would fill the room. frame-of-mind factors are working together to "Could we have lived as another person So great-great-great-great-great Uncle produce a higher rate of ghost sightings. No within an earthly shell many years ago?" President Rutherford Hayes; please pass the matter the cause, the effect is that war re- Why do we feel as though we have green beans and tell me more about when you enactors may be the most likely group of actually lived in a particular place or setting, but were my age. [] candidates to experience the supernatural on a never have physically set foot in a particular consistent basis. place or setting? Why do we feel as though we Rick Hayes is an Author, National Speakerand Battle sites are hallowed grounds, and personally know someone that lived many years Paranormal Communications Consultant. To one doesn't have to be a psychic or sensitive to ago, yet have no connection to this person? contact Rick, visit www.lifesgift.com or stand in the middle of a battlefield such as The definition of reincarnation is "a www.lifesgift.net or email Rick at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and imagine what it rebirth of a soul in a new human body" mediarelations@lifesgift.com. must have been like for tens of thousands of (Webster's Dictionary). The definition is a men who fought and died trying to gain a few Civil War Re-enactors comparison to overhauling a motor in an Civil War Re-enactors feet of precious ground. These were fellow automobile. It is as though the spirit is 'placed and the Ghost human beings who gave everything they had for on a shelf until needed for placement within a and the Ghost a cause they deemed bigger than themselves. To new shell'. Personally, I have struggled with Experience sense and appreciate these bygone spirits today Experience thoughts of reincarnation, partly due I guess to is to simply be human. the abilities given. Feelings are that we are By Jeff Belanger individually created as a unique spirit, and that You can visit Jeff Belanger's Web site to we are given a unique life's path. Upon learn more about all things haunted: completion of our earthly plan, we move on to Harold "Pappy" Harmon is a United www.ghostvillage.com www.ghostvillage.com life-everlasting. States Civil War re-enactor. He's been dressing "So could we not be placed in a new up as a Confederate Captain and going to battle body many years later and follow another sites since 1993. He is in charge of The 28th earthly plan?" Georgia and 123rd New York Volunteer The question is truly only answered by Infantry - a group of re-enactors based in our creator and there is no doubt all things are Resaca, Georgia. "Pappy" Harmon has been to some of the most infamous Civil War battle possible through our creator. I am in wonder sites, including Kennesaw Mountain and each day of the many blessings both small and Andersonville Prison. While Harmon says he large given to one on their life's path. From the doesn't believe in ghosts, he has had numerous creation and birth of a child, to the beauty of our unexplained experiences while at these historic universe is one that cannot be duplicated. locales. With this said, I share my thoughts While staying near the Andersonville regarding this subject. As stated earlier, I feel Prison site in Georgia back in 2001, "Pappy" that we are each created as a unique spirit and placed within a specially created earthly shell to Harmon and a friend went walking the former follow a unique earthly path. Throughout this prison grounds at night - a site where more than path, we learn and grow to understand through 13,000 Federal soldiers lost their lives due to trials, choices, and blessings. the harsh prison conditions in 1864 and 1865. Upon completion of our earthly plan, we "We went down to the creek down there and we move on to be with those loved ones who have crossed over until we were walking along the bottom land," Harmon said. "We got up on the moved on before us. We then continue our