comparative religion part 12

Comparative World Religions

Compiled by Dr Glen Christie

Faith Bible College Part 12

Reincarnation

Psychic Surgery

Rosicrucianism

Reincarnation

The return to a new corporeal life of a soul that had previously been embodied and passed through bodily death.

UFOsAlien

Abduction Paranormal experience of being abducted by aliens of other universe.

Intense Experiences - missing time, or seeing and communicating with aliens

Non-intense experiences - seeing unidentified lights in the sky

Fantasy-prone personalities are typically excellent hypnotic subjects, but are also noted for their profound fantasy lives.

The most frequently noted claim as evidence of an alien abduction is 'Waking up paralysed with a sense of a strange person or presence or something else in the room'.

At the extreme end of the continuum of temporal lobe epilepsy where a seizure is preceded by odd sensations, deja vu, hallucinations and mystical feelings

Fantasy-prone? - Sleep Paralysis?

Perhaps Temporal Lobe Activity?

Near-Death Experiences The panoramic review of one's major life

events.A 'point of no return' at which one must

'decide' whether to return to the body.Coming back - A sense of making the decision

to return.Telling others or not revealing due to fear of appearing insane.Effects on lives-changes in views on life and other people.New views on deathCorroboration- Independent confirmation of elements of the NDE by others.

Out-of-Body Experiences

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Psychic Surgery

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Rosicrucianism

A secret society, existing in accordance with its manifestos

Spiritual enlightenment through personal means.

Alchemy as a representation of human regeneration and change

Who are the Rosicrucians ?

Who founded Rosicrucianism ? Johann

Andreae wrote the three manifestos

Had a background in contemporary religion

Professed the manifestos to be products of his imagination

Alternate Origins of Rosicrucian Symbol:

Martin LutherChurch professed Rosicrucian movement as production of Luther disciples

Luther’s Letters reference crosses, roses, and gold

The Rose Cross is modeled after Luther’s coat-of-arms

Luther’s Coat-of-Arms• Similar to the second of the Rosicrucian symbols

The Basic Rose Cross

Union of opposites and dualism in nature

Descent of spirit into matter

Axis of the solstice and equinox cycle

Divine Pentagram• Divine as evidenced by celestial movement of Venus• Five synodic periods represent a rose

The Second Rose CrossUnfolding petals symbolizes spiritual unfolding and discovery

Golden heart Ten petals corresponds to divine calculations

Is There A Connection With The Masonic Order ?