Life After Death
There are many people and cultures in our world that believe after we die, our souls still live on without our physical beings. Reincarnation is one way of looking at how our souls still live after we part ways with our body. Many psychics believe that we are not entirely gone when we die. For as many cultures that believe in life after death, there are ones that believe once you die, that's it; your soul is stuck in one place for the rest of eternity. Though there is nothing that proves or disproves life after death, it is still something that is debated quite often.
Reincarnation is the belief that once a person dies their soul is then put into the body of a newborn. Your actions in the life you lived before dictate how your life will be in the next one. While your physical body is not present, it is your soul or spirit that continually lives on through many different lives and times. The concept of reincarnation is accepted in most eastern cultures and in new age cultures. In Hinduism the way a person gets reincarnated is through their karma, whether it be good or bad. In the New Age philosphy, reincarnation is one's soul progressing through eternity.
Psychics are avid believers in life after death. Many psychics, such as Allison Dubois, Lisa Williams and Slyvia Brown, have written books on the subject. Allison Dubois has written three books on the subject, weaving in the experiences of herself and others who have come in contact with the afterlife. In her first book, Don't Kiss Them Goodbye, Allison writes about how the people we love are never truly gone, even when they die. Their spirits stay and watch us, sometimes even helping to guide us in the right direction.
Most western cultures, such as Christianity, believe that once a person dies, that is it; there is nothing more for them. The way life after death is viewed is by the soul moving to one of two places after they leave their physical body. If a person is good, then their soul can go to Heaven and be among other beings of light. If a person is bad, their soul gets cast down into the pits of Hell where they are tortured for the rest of eternity. This idea started back in ancient Greece where evil do-ers were thrown into the pits of Tartarus while heroes were allowed access to the Elysian Fields.
Many religions accept it while many others deny that it happens. Our souls can either continue on until the end of time, picking new bodies or we may simply end up in Heaven or Hell. Life after death is something that is going to be debated for the rest of time as nobody can prove or disprove it.
