Modern science knows of only a fraction of this planet’s complete history.

Modern, Western religions’ biblical historians tell us that “creation” occurred about 13,000 years ago and that the first human (“Adam”) appeared around 11,000 years ago.

In contrast, conventional science says the Earth is around 4 billion years old and that humans (Homo sapiens) first appeared around 60,000 to 200,000 years ago.

True, there are more people hence, souls, here on the planet than ever since the start of recorded history (less than 10,000 years ago).

However, Earth has undergone many major changes over its billions of years of history. Pole shifts, floods, massive earthquakes, glaciers, and devastating impacts from cosmic debris; most visible traces of past civilizations on planet Earth have been repeatedly destroyed, pulverized, and buried out of sight.

New archaeological finds often suggest that modern science knows of only a fraction of this planet’s complete history.

50 miles south of Florida, in 1200 feet of water, the top of an eighteen-story high pyramid (sonar was used to measure it) rises up through the ocean floor.

Miners were startled to discover silver pots and dishes along with a lengthy man-made wall a mile beneath the Earth’s surface in Europe while excavating for natural resources. These items are untraceable to any known civilization in the planet’s past.

International researchers, including archaeological experts from the University of Poitiers in France, unearthed evidence of the oldest human ancestor (to date) in Chad, Africa in 2001. An approximately 6.5 million-year-old hominid skull having both old and modern qualities was discovered, blowing apart traditional theories on the history of the human race.

Considering that hypothesis or theory cannot be proven, only invalidated, it’s still possible that at some point in Earth’s history the population of intelligent beings has been as high as or even higher than it is today.

Furthermore, Earth is not the only place where souls incarnate. Astronomers tell us that there are over 100 billion galaxies throughout the universe. We live in the Milky Way Galaxy with our Sun and neighboring planets. Given that that there are billions of stars like our Sun, it’s likely there are millions, if not billions, of inhabitable planets throughout the universe.

There are also other dimensions and possibly other universes as well.

There is no shortage of souls throughout the universe and no shortage of places to incarnate.

We especially like the tenants of reincarnation because they disallow the concepts of blame and victimization and nobody “gets away” with anything. You don’t have to believe in reincarnation, but if we all acted as if it was true our world would be a better place.

“Since the beginning of recorded time, history has been written by the ‘winners’ (those societies and belief systems that conquered and survived). Despite an obvious bias in this accounting method, we still measure the ‘historical accuracy’ of a given concept by examining how well it concurs with our existing historical record. Many historians now believe (as I do) that in gauging the historical accuracy of a given concept, we should first ask ourselves a far deeper question: How historically accurate is history itself?” –Dan Brown

Copyright © 2005 Scott Petullo, Stephen Petullo

Many have asked, “If there really was a God, why would he or she allow all the violence, poverty, and suffering that is so prevalent in our world?”

This question implies a belief that God is only good and that some antichrist is behind all our problems. If we could only get rid of this antichrist, we would live in a utopia of never-ending peace and perfection.

In this reality, we must have dark and light, cold and heat, cops and criminals, hate and love, etc. There’s a necessary polarity in this world and to have only bliss and perfection is impossible.

First, we would not recognize it as such, and second, none of us are here on earth to live a life without flaws and lessons.

Regarding the “injustices” in this world, we are responsible for everything that happens to us. Due to the laws of karma, all thought, intent and actions from past lives spill over into the present, whether or not we consciously remember them and whether or not our current personalities choose to accept this.

More information about the tenets of reincarnation, along with case histories, can be found in Your Love Life and Reincarnation.

The good news is that we have free will to react to situations any way we choose. Instead of resisting life’s challenges that seem impossible to change, we have the option of accepting them, which leads to peace of mind. Of course, acceptance is not always easy, but delving into the “why” of things (from a spiritual standpoint) makes it easier. We also have the option to take responsibility for everything in our lives, which empowers and sets us free.

Copyright © 2007 Scott Petullo, Stephen Petullo

Too often, there are reports of people claiming to have been glorified historical figures in past lives.

It’s a frequent misconception, perhaps encouraged in part by somewhat unscrupulous psychics who tell clients how important they were in their past lives. When people are regressed and see their own past lives, it’s common to perceive experiences as being both rich and poor, male and female, powerful and powerless, productive and unproductive, and so on. If people perceive themselves as a famous historic figure such as Cleopatra, Joan of Arc, one of the Disciples of Jesus, or even as Jesus himself, there are four possible explanations for this:

1. The person really was the historic figure in a past life.
2. The person is identifying with personality patterns associated with the historic individual to such an extent that the person believes he or she was that individual.
3. The person’s ego is adding to the session. For example, perhaps he or she perceives through regression the ancient civilization of Egypt and a woman who looked like Cleopatra, or they may have been associated with Cleopatra, but the regressed person wasn’t actually Cleopatra.
4. The person is somehow connecting to the energy or consciousness that was once part of the historic figure.

Regarding those who consider people who believe in reincarnation and past lives to be escapists and cowards, it actually takes more courage to accept and live within the ideals of reincarnation and karma because it means you have to take responsibility for everything you do, say, intend, and feel for all that happens to you. There is no such thing as a victim, you can’t blame anyone for anything, and you “get away with” nothing.

Furthermore, physical death may be the end of our body, but we are far more than just a body. Our soul consists of energy or life force. Science has proven that energy never dies and can’t be destroyed; it just takes a different form.

Past life regression can be used for entertainment purposes, but more importantly, even if you don’t believe in past lives, it can be a very useful and therapeutic tool.

Finally, it doesn’t really matter if the theories of reincarnation and karma are valid or not, but if we all acted as if they were, our world would be a much better place.

Copyright © 2004 Scott Petullo, Stephen Petullo