Hildegard of Bingen In the 12th century said that the soul is not in the body. The body is in the soul.
This reminds me a little bit About Plato. He hypothesized that reality had 2 aspects - the physical world and the unchanging realm of perfect forms, and the soul belonged to the second realm, and that's why he knew or hypothesized that the soul would survive death and even existed before birth.
It also leads me to think about the new neurology that says the brain may be more of a receiver and the mind or soul or consciousness is sending thoughts to it and directing it.
All the current information about near death experiences also comes to mind in relation to all this.
There are intriguing thoughts to explore here. I am fairly certain that our essence, our soul, existed before we were born. I actually started thinking about this when my children were born. They were so different right from the very 1st moments of their lives here in earth.
I have come to believe that earth is a school for our souls to have experiences, to develop, and to grow. I am fairly certain the main broad outlines we decided before coming to earth. I am also certain that our soul continues after we leave our body to earth. If you have read my latest book you know the story about how my certainty was born.
So I am somewhat aligned with Plato then. I'm also aligned with Hildegard. And I am convinced by the life after life, near death experiences, at least some of them. I don't really know enough about neurology to know if the new model is accurate, but it does seem To hold merit.
It seems to me we are responsible to learn our life lessons. We are here with a purpose You have a purpose, or purposes, as have I. Let's strive to do our best with the raw material of this life. Turn darkness into light.
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