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Reincarnation and Natural Aptitudes
Apr. 12th, 2022 10:05 amA question from a friend that I thought I might be somewhat qualified to answer based on theoretical occult knowledge I've picked up (not my own direct experience!!)
Q: How would you say knowledge from past lives is retained into this one?
Here is my best attempt to take a stab at answering. I do realize I'm largely parroting what modern Western Occult Philosophy has to say on this matter, especially drawing on JMG's answers to similar questions on various Magic Monday posts.
A: It's not so much direct/concrete knowledge, but experience and impressions that are retained and influence future lives. For example, you might become an accomplished pianist in this life. In your next, you won't "remember" exactly how to play piano, much less musical theory relating to piano playing, but you will have a natural aptitude with learning to play a music instrument and a general sense of harmony, rhythm, ect. You'll have more of a natural talent for music stating in your next life than you did starting this current one. As you can see, these natural aptitudes, inclination, and attitudes are cumulative.
To use a closer example, right now, in this life, the habit you've gotten into of reading philosophical works, will certainly help sharper your intellect more and more. In your next life, intellectual and philosophical subject matter will come even easier to you. Now this doesn't mean in your next life you will remember the specific school(s) of philosophy you have studied in this life. Nor does it mean you will take up study in those same schools in the next life. Again, this is more a question of general inclination.
Q: How would you say knowledge from past lives is retained into this one?
Here is my best attempt to take a stab at answering. I do realize I'm largely parroting what modern Western Occult Philosophy has to say on this matter, especially drawing on JMG's answers to similar questions on various Magic Monday posts.
A: It's not so much direct/concrete knowledge, but experience and impressions that are retained and influence future lives. For example, you might become an accomplished pianist in this life. In your next, you won't "remember" exactly how to play piano, much less musical theory relating to piano playing, but you will have a natural aptitude with learning to play a music instrument and a general sense of harmony, rhythm, ect. You'll have more of a natural talent for music stating in your next life than you did starting this current one. As you can see, these natural aptitudes, inclination, and attitudes are cumulative.
To use a closer example, right now, in this life, the habit you've gotten into of reading philosophical works, will certainly help sharper your intellect more and more. In your next life, intellectual and philosophical subject matter will come even easier to you. Now this doesn't mean in your next life you will remember the specific school(s) of philosophy you have studied in this life. Nor does it mean you will take up study in those same schools in the next life. Again, this is more a question of general inclination.
