comparative religion part 12
TRANSCRIPT
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 ?