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this is interesting - about the star of bethlehem

Posted on Dec 12th, 2007 by Thomas

this is interesting - about the star of bethlehem

one of my poems is about this - inspired by a visit to Bethlehem in 1997... also, I hope to launch the Truth and Reconilication Commission for the Middle East in Bethlehem / and Galilee next August, 2008


The Star of Bethlehem: The Legacy of the Magi

"The Star of Bethlehem: The Legacy of the Magi has stunning new insight and approach, which finally gives a confident answer to a question that has fascinated all Christians through the ages. ... don't buy any other book on the Star of Bethlehem, because the old astronomical views are guaranteed to be irrelevant." - Prof. Bradley E. Schaefer, Yale University

Could the purchase of an ancient coin have led to an important clue about the Star of Bethlehem? The above illustration is a Roman coin from Antioch, Syria which shows the zodiacal sign, Aries the Ram. In trying to understand the meaning behind this coin, I found that Aries was the sign of the Jews. Realizing that this is where ancient stargazers would have watched for the Star of Bethlehem, I embarked on searching for the celestial event that signified the birth of the Messiah in Judea.

Superposed on the photograph of the coin is what I found: Jupiter underwent two occultations ("eclipses") by the Moon in Aries in 6 BC. Jupiter was the regal "star" that conferred kingships - a power that was amplified when Jupiter was in close conjunctions with the Moon. The second occultation on April 17 coincided precisely when Jupiter was "in the east," a condition mentioned twice in the biblical account about the Star of Bethlehem. In August of that year Jupiter became stationary and then "went before" through Aries where it became stationary again on December 19, 6 BC. This is when the regal planet "stood over." - a secondary royal portent also described in the Bible. In particular, there is confirmation from a Roman astrologer that the conditions of April 17, 6 BC were believed to herald the birth of a divine, immortal, and omnipotent person born under the sign of the Jews, which we now know was Aries the Ram. Furthermore, the coins of Antioch and ancient astrological documents show that there was indeed a Star of Bethlehem as reported in the biblical account of Matthew.

The Book

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"The Star of Bethlehem is a fascinating contribution to the immense literature that attempts to come to terms with the Christmas star reported in Matthew's Gospel.  In my opinion, this book is the most original and important contribution of the entire 20th century on the thorny question of how events recorded there should be interpreted." - Prof. Owen Gingerich, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

Frequently Asked Questions

Many people have claimed to explain the Star of Bethlehem. What makes you think you have the correct answer?
I am told that I have the best answer. Whether it is the correct answer can only be determined by your examination of my findings. But researchers who have read my book tell me that my historical approach based upon a lucky finding is the most important analysis of the Star of Bethlehem in the past century. See the review page.

Why did you investigate the Star of Bethlehem? Was this for religious reasons?
I have always presumed that the story about the Star was more or less explained by my fellow astronomers. I held that view until I came across a Roman coin which showed me that they were not only looking in the wrong constellation but they were also looking for the wrong celestial phenomenon. Having this clue from the coin I felt compelled to uncover the basis to the story about the Wise Men's Star. My initial investigation quickly uncovered that many investigators were not examining the historical records. They were recasting historical events to fit their modern expectations. Some well meaning people also let their religious beliefs affect their investigation. Thus, my motivation was to take a neutral religious stance and try to uncover any historical evidence.


How did you find the coin and what did it tell you?
My hobby is collecting ancient Roman and Greek coins that have celestial symbols. In the spring of 1990 I purchased a lovely bronze coin from ancient Antioch which portrayed the zodiacal sign, Aries the Ram looking back at an overhead star. I bought the coin for $50. But the coin turned out to be priceless because I found that this was the sign of the zodiac that represented King Herod's kingdom. The so-called "bible of astrology" the Tetrabiblos of Claudius Ptolemy explained that Aries the Ram controlled the people of "Judea, Idumea, Samaria, Palestine, and Coele Syria" - lands ruled by King Herod. I think the coin was issued by the Romans of Antioch to commemorate their takeover of Judea in AD 6. (p. 120-121) Maybe that's not the entire answer to the coin, but the important point about the coin is that it led me to find where any celestial omen about the birth of a king of the Jews had to appear. That would have been in Aries, not the constellations proposed by other investigators. This finding started me to think more about the Star of Bethlehem.

Star of Bethlehem coin

What if the Tetrabiblos is wrong about Aries as the sign of ancient Judea?
There is very strong evidence that it is not wrong. In my book I give other supporting ancient sources (p. 46, 96, 111), but the best proof lies in my explanation of the report by the Roman historian, Suetonius, about an astrological prediction concerning the Emperor Nero. Suetonius says that astrologers claimed Nero would be overthrown in Rome and rise up in Jerusalem. I show how they looked to Aries the Ram in Nero's horoscope to predict he would recover his lost throne in Jerusalem! Although he was overthrown he never made it to Jerusalem. But Christians and Jews feared he would arrive in Jerusalem, which is the basis for the stories of the rise of the antichrist (or as Jews called him, the antimessiah.) (p. 109, 113) This illustrates how ancient stargazers looked to Aries the Ram for events involving Judea. That is, Aries is where the Magi watched for the Star announcing the birth of the King of the Jews.

What were the other suggested constellations for the Star?
For religious and astronomical reasons people have proposed Pisces the Fishes as the site of the Star. A fish is a powerful Christian symbol. Also the spring equinox moved into Pisces close to the time of Jesus' birth. So people assumed that Pisces was the sign for the dawning of Christianity - a beautiful but erroneous conclusion. Others have proposed Leo the Lion (thinking that this was the Lion of Judah), and others like Virgo the Virgin (believing that this was the Blessed Virgin Mary). Another notion claims "the manger" of Cancer the Crab. There are other clever ideas using Greek mythology and Christian symbols which have no basis in the ancient texts on Greek astrology. (p.28)

Do your findings contradict religious teachings?
No. In fact I receive email from people around the world thanking me for reinforcing their faith that there is an historical basis to the Star. I get great pleasure hearing from these happy people. This was an unexpected and pleasant result.

Do you believe Jesus was born under the Star?
No one knows that answer. The birth of Jesus was never recorded. However, the evidence is that the early Christians did believe Jesus was born under the Star because the prophecy of Balaam (Num. 24:17) said the Messiah would be revealed by a regal Star. (p. 124)


Your research focused on astrology. Why? Aren't you an astronomer?
Yes, I am an astronomer. I received my Ph.D. in astronomy from the University of Wisconsin - Madison in 1971. My research shows that astrology and astronomy were indistinguishable during Roman times. Moreover, astrology coupled closely to religion and philosophy. When people of those times spoke about celestial portents or signs, they were referring to astrology which was highly regarded in the Roman world. My work also finds that many modern researchers in their disdain for astrology have erroneously rewritten the historical record to downplay the role astrology played in Western culture. Thus, they never looked for an answer in Greek astrology, the astrology of Roman times.
Greek Astrology Horoscope of Hadrian

Emperor Hadrian's horoscope
also had Jupiter in the east.


Did you find any evidence outside of the Bible supporting your work?
Yes. Firmicus Maternus, an astrologer of Constantine the Great's time in AD 334, described the conditions I found to be those for a world ruler with a divine and immortal nature. We know that Firmicus converted to Christianity close to when he wrote his Mathesis on astrology. I argue in the book that he was referring to his new found faith in Jesus Christ. (p. 101-109)

What was the Star?
On April 17, 6 BC two years before King Herod died Jupiter emerged in the east as a morning star in the sign of the Jews, Aries the Ram. The account in Matthew refers twice to the Star being in the east with good reasons. When the royal star of Zeus, the planet Jupiter, was in the east this was the most powerful time to confer kingships. Furthermore, the Sun was in Aries where it is exalted. And the Moon was in very close conjunction with Jupiter in Aries. Modern calculations suggest that this was close enough to be an occultation (eclipse). But the Sun's glare would have hidden that event. Saturn was also present which meant that the three rulers of Aries' trine (Sun, Jupiter, and Saturn) were present in Aries. Saturn and Jupiter were said to be "attendants" on the rising Sun, another regal aspect for astrologers. By modern expectations this is trivial, but for ancient stargazers this configuration was truly awesome. (p. 96-101)

Was the Star the lunar eclipse (occultation) of Jupiter?
The lunar occultation of Jupiter on April 17, 6 BC was not the Magi's star. Knowing that lunar conjunctions (close approaches) with Jupiter were one condition for a king's birth, I looked for the closest conjunctions, namely occultations in the time frame biblical scholars claim as likely for the birth of Jesus. I quickly focused on the occultation of April 17, 6 BC after realizing that Jupiter was also "in the east" in Aries. "In the east" is mentioned twice by Matthew because astrologers such as the Magi said this was the most important time for Jupiter to produce future kings. Moreover, the Moon's incredible nearness to Jupiter amplified that power. Jupiter "in the east" in Aries was the Magi's star. (p. 64-84)

Why didn't King Herod and the people of Jerusalem see the Star?
Jews of King Herod's time did not practice the astrology of their neighbors because it was tied to pagan Greek philosophy. So Jews did not recognize the Star. But they knew the time of the Messiah was at hand, and the Magi's message confirmed their expectations and hopes. (p. 11)

How rare was the Star of Bethlehem?
The conditions of April 17, 6 BC never repeat perfectly, but the core elements as I discuss on pages 17, 26, 71, and 101-102 have a period of 60 years. By modern expectations this seems short, but it was very long for ancient times - a once in a lifetime occurrence. This does not mean everything aligned every sixty years to produce a powerful regal condition; the planet Mars, for instance, was notorious for ruining potentially great horoscopes.

Could a comet have been the Star?
Comets indicated that a reigning king was going to die or that there was an impending war or disturbance - hardly the stuff for a great regal birth. In the book I list the comets of Roman times and the interpretations of those events. None was claimed to foretell the birth of a king. (p. 17-21)

Some people claim the Star was a Supernova. Was it?
There is no historical evidence from ancient times that a supernova meant the birth of a king. Like the theory of the comet, this idea is a modern notion. And it was started by Johannes Kepler's observation of the supernova of 1604. (p. 21-25)

Could the Star have been a miracle?
The great astronomer/astrologer Johannes Kepler (p. 24) thought the Star was a miracle accompanied by natural phenomena such as a triple conjunction and a supernova similar to what he observed in 1604. Most people, however, believe that it was not a miracle but something with a natural basis. My work shows that we do not need a miracle star to explain the Star of Bethlehem.


Who were the Magi?
Magi originated from a caste of Zoroastrian priests. During Roman times they were recognized as physician-astrologers who healed the sick, interpreted dreams, and cast horoscopes. Their art included "magic" - a word derived from their name. They were considered to be "Wise Men" who were truly knowledgeable. Most importantly, they were well known for practicing astrology. (p. 33, 36-37)

Star of Bethlehem with Wise Men

From where did the Magi come?
Magi were known throughout the Near East: Mesopotamia, Parthia, Syria, Persia. We have no firm evidence about their specific origins. (p. 33) I notice that the Romans depicted them in Parthian garments, so the Magi may have been from there. But no one knows for sure.

How did the Star lead the Wise Men to Bethlehem?
The Star, namely Jupiter in the east, was in Aries the Ram. This along with the other important astrological aspects showed astrologers that a king was born in Judea, Samaria, Palestine, Idumea, or Coele Syria. Not knowing the precise location they went to the capital of these lands which was Jerusalem. King Herod's advisors told the Magi that the prophecy said the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem. So, the Magi went there. (p. 46-47)

Did the Star sit above the infant Jesus?
Not unless it was a miraculous star. Matthew reports that the star went before and stood over the child, which is how the Greek interprets into English. But this does not make any realistic sense for any normal object in the sky. However, if the message of this passage is astrological, (that is, Matthew did not understand Greek astrological terminology) the intended meaning of these Greek words describes retrograde motion and stationing, respectively. As it turns out, these were important secondary regal conditions that happened later in 6 BC. See p. 89-93 for a thorough discussion of these concepts.

Why do we celebrate December 25 as Jesus' birthday?
Early Christians did not know the birth date so they adopted and converted a pagan holiday, the birthday of Sol Invictus, the Unconquerable Sun. As I explain in the book it was not the Roman Saturnalia that was converted into Christmas, but the birthday of the pagan sun god. (p. 55-57)

Something does not make sense: The Star appeared in 6 BC, not AD 1 the start of the Christian system of counting the years. Why?
The system of counting the years was miscalculated by Dionysus Exiguus, a Christian monk in AD 533 (p. 55-57). Even his colleagues thought he dropped a few years in counting the lengths of the reigns of the Roman emperors. Well meaning people, however, have tried to move various dates around to rectify this discrepancy. For example, that Herod died in 4 BC has been challenged by a few people, but mainstream historians and numismatists (coin experts) stand firm with the spring of 4 BC for Herod's death. (p. 55-57) If Jesus were born during the reign of King Herod, he had to be born in or before 4 BC.

The Gospel of Luke says that Jesus was born during the census of Quirinius in AD 6. But the Gospel of Matthew says the birth was in the time of Herod the Great who died 10 years earlier in 4 BC. How do you explain this?
Biblical scholars have long argued about this problem. Most tend to think that Jesus was born during Herod's reign as recorded in Matthew's account. Quirinius was the Roman governor of Syria and conducted in AD 6 the enrollment (census) for taxing the Jews. Some researchers have tried to move Quirinius' census closer to Herod's reign (while others have tried to move Herod's death closer to the census.) But leading historians find no compelling evidence to change those dates. Biblical scholars have suggested various ideas such as that Luke was referring to an earlier census such as the one in 8 BC. I suggest, however, that the problem may have been the coins of Antioch which Luke's sources may have used to help him reconstruct the timing of Jesus' birth. (Remember, he was writing his Gospel around AD 80.) Anyone examining the coins with Aries looking at an overhead star would think that they depict the Star of Bethlehem. The coins were first issued around the time of Quirinius' census in AD 6, which would make some people think that these coins were timed with the birth of Jesus. (p. 116-123) Whether the coins played such a role is purely speculative, but it is an intriguing thought!

What objections have been raised about your ideas?
Oddly, objections come mostly from people who have not read the book. One person claimed that my ideas could not be historically relevant; however, numerous scholarly reviewers commended the strength of the book's historical perspective. Another "reviewer" wrote that my book claims the Magi predicted the occultation ("eclipse") of Jupiter by the Moon. But pages 39, 86, 151, 156 explain how such events were not predictable in ancient times: Occultations had to be verified visually. He also claims that the occultation never happened because vagaries of the Moon's orbit limit the accuracy of computer predictions. Perhaps that may be true, but the occultation predicted by my computer uncovered a day pointing to the birth of the Messiah in Judea. If we ignored the significance of the occultation, we still find so many other incredible astrological aspects that make the day momentous for a great king's birth in Judea. But are we to believe that an erroneous prediction uncovered such a day? I tend to believe the computer program is reasonably accurate because it located a day announcing the birth of the King of the Jews. (The accuracy has been verified by other astronomers.) Even if only a close conjunction happened, that too would have been another indication of a king's birth accompanying the long list of important astrological aspects on April 17, 6 BC.

The Book

The Star of Bethlehem: The Legacy of the Magi is published by Rutgers University Press. (ISBN: 0-8135-2701-5) In the book you will see why the star was not a comet or supernova. Nor was it the famous "triple conjunction." The practices and beliefs of astrologers during Herod's reign show why Jupiter and the planets in Aries the Ram on April 17, 6 BC signified a Messianic birth. You will also find confirmation by a Roman astrologer, Firmicus Maternus, that the conditions of that day when Jupiter was in the east were those for the birth of a "divine and immortal" person. The evidence is that Firmicus was a Christian convert, and I argue that he had the birth of Jesus in mind. The book also explains how astrologers interpreted Emperor Nero's horoscope to predict that he was to survive his overthrow and rise up in Judea - a story that evolved into tales about the antichrist. Finally, I explain the relationship of the coins of Antioch to the Star of Bethlehem and the census of Quirinius described in Luke.
"In support of an original interpretation of the Star, Molnar has assembled an impressive range of astrological and numismatic data, much of which will be new even to expert readers." - Prof. Virginia Trimble, University of California, Irvine and University of Maryland, and author of Visit to a Small Universe.
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MORE REINCARNATION RESEARCH

Posted on Dec 11th, 2007 by Thomas
Adrian Finkelstein, M.D.

A psychiatrist by profession since 1972, Dr. Finkelstein has subspecialized in hypnosis, and its medical and psychiatric applications beginning in 1965. Since 1977, he has been doing research into past lives and past-life therapy. He has been researching and practicing psychic and spiritual healing and discovering their application in the contemporary holistic medical field.

Adrian Finkelstein, M.D.
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Tel.: 310-456-1044; Fax: 310-457-3790; e-mail: sardro@gte.net
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Brief Bio:
M.D. Graduate of Hadassah Medical School, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel. (1968)

First Distinguished Research Graduate Award Recipient from the prestigious Menninger School of Psychiatry. (1972)

First Distinguished A. E. Bennett Award from the national forum, Central Neuropsychiatric Association. (1972)

Board Certified Psychiatrist, (1979) more than thirty years experience as a psychiatrist.

On Medical Teaching Staff at Cedars Sinai Medical Center, teaching UCLA Psychiatric Residents, Medical Students, Psychologists, Social Workers and Nurses basic concepts and applications of Complimentary and Alternative Medicine, including Therapeutic Hypnosis, Past-Life Regression Therapy and Spiritual Healing. (Since 1990)

Former Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Chicago Medical School, University of Health Sciences in Chicago. (1972-1975)

Former Chief of Outpatient Psychiatric Department at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Chicago. (1972-1975)

Former Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Rush Medical School and University in Chicago. (1975-1990)

Former Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA since 1990 with a hiatus in teaching of several years due to intense past-life research and therapy; then resuming teaching of UCLA Psychiatric Residents and Medical Students since 2002.

Word-Class Expert, Author and Pioneer for over three decades in Past-Life Regression Therapy.

Member of the American Medical Association.

Member of the Alumni Menninger Association.

Member of the American Holistic Medical Association

Member of the International Association of Regression Research and Therapies (IARRT)

Gave the keynote speech at IARRT at its annual conference on September 2006.

Authored or published:

Your Past Lives and the Healing Process, A Psychiatrist Looks at Reincarnation and Spiritual Healing (1985)

A Psychiatrist Search For God, Back to God Finding Joy in Divine Union (1996)

A Search For Love Through Many Lives (Manuscript 1999)

Search For Love, Screenplay (2000)

Knowing Your Past Lives Can Heal You (Manuscript 2000)

Time travel Video (2002)

A Psychiatrist's Notebook, Practical Self-Discovery & Self-Help Spiritual Guide (2005)

Marilyn Monroe Returns: The Healing of a Soul published by Hampton Roads Publishing Company in June 30, 2006

1977-1980: Research on past life regression with over 700 volunteers at random from the general population. The data was used to publish the book in 1985 titled: "Your Past Lives and the Healing Process-A Psychiatrist Looks at Reincarnation and Spiritual Healing".

2000: The screenplay "SEARCH FOR LOVE", favorably reviewed by Shirley MacLaine.

2000: Assisted Jane Seymour, as world-class expert in past-live regression therapy, in her movie about reincarnation: "Yesterday's Children". This movie was aired on NBC on October 15, 2000.

2005 and 2006: Created the following web pages: http://www.pastlives.com, www.marilyn-monroe.ca and http://www.healingourselves.com. On the first web page there is a new link pioneered by Dr. Adrian Finkelstein for do-it yourself reincarnation exploration streaming video, for past life regression, professionally guided by him.

2005: Psychiatrist's Notebook, Practical Self-Discovery and Self-Help Spiritual Guide," endorsed by Bernie S. Siegel, M.D., Former President of The American Holistic Medical Association. Also, he endorsed Dr. Adrian Finkelstein's previous books: Your Past Lives and the Healing Process and A Psychiatrist's Search for God.

1985-present: Dr. Adrian Finkelstein appeared many times on TV and Radio and was featured on many press publications on the subject of past life regression and spiritual healing. They include CNN, MSNBC, Coast to Coast Radio, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Boston Globe, Sunday Telegraph, Eve Magazine, UK, New York Daily News, Pittsburg Tribune and numerous others.

2006 "Marilyn Monroe Returns: The Healing of a Soul," edited by the same editor of the best seller, "Conversations With God" by Neale Donald Walsch. Favorable Reviews from the prestigious Library Journal, recommending it to University Libraries. Judged by Publishers Weekly, as standing up among all other books lately written on this subject, as an unparalleled work. Favorably reviewed by the American Parapsychological Association Journal.



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JOURNALISTS, MARILYN MONROE'S FANS, AND ALL INTERESTED ATTENDED THE PRESENTATION OF MARILYN MONROE'S REINCARNATION, RENOWN SINGER, SHERRIE LEA LAIRD, BY ADRIAN FINKELSTEIN, M. D., AT LILY DALE ASSEMBLY, IN LILY DALE, NEW YORK, ON AUGUST 13, 2005! DR. FINKELSTEIN AND SHERRIE LEA LAIRD PARTICIPATED IN THIS PRESENTATION AND BOTH DR. FINKELSTEIN AND SHERRIE LEA LAIRDANSWERED QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE. THE PRESENTATION WAS VERY WELL RECEIVED. WALTER SEMKIW, M.D. (http://www.johnadams.net/) and KEVIN RYERSON (http://www.kevinryerson.com/) SUPPORTED AND VALIDATED THE PRESENTATION.  KEVIN RYERSON, A WORLD FAMOUS MEDIUM CHANNELER, APPEARING IN THREE OF SHIRLEY MACLAINE'S BOOKS AND IN HER MOVIE: "OUT ON A LIMB," IS CONSIDERED BY MANY TO BE, A "SECOND EDGAR CAYCE." IN ADDITION TO THE SCIENTIFIC PROOF OBTAINED THROUGH SIX AND A HALF YEARS OF RESEARCH BY DR. ADRIAN FINKELSTEIN, THAT SINGER SHERRIE LEA LAIRD IS THE LINEAR, THUS ONLY REINCARNATION OF MARILYN MONROE, KEVIN RYERSON, THROUGH THE ANCIENT EGYPTIAN SPIRIT AHTUN-RE, NOTORIOUS FOR ITS ACCURACY, GAVE THE SAME CONFIRMATION. More...

  Sherrie Lea No Ordinary Love

After six and a half years of study, September 1998-May, 2005, Dr. Adrian Finkelstein and subject Sherrie Lea Laird are confident to announce their discovery and findings. Documentation shows that Sherrie Lea Laird is the Reincarnation of Marilyn Monroe. Coincidentally or not! June 1st, 2005 date was in fact predicted by Kenny Kingston that Marilyn Monroe's reincarnation would appear. Lea, a singer at the top of recording charts in Cannada, Europe and worldwide with her song, No Ordinary Love, is alive and well, residing in Toronto, Canada.

With lightheartedness and childlike curiosity we chose this date to announce, as Marilyn was deeply interested in the occult and enjoyed predictions. We found this could not possibly have timed better with our research, and Dr. Finkelstein and Sherrie had made it official in the May 26, 2005 issue of Malibu Surfside News.

Scientific research, including many hours of video taped past life regressions in a somnambulistic hypnotic state, tantamount to Truth Serum Interview, analysis of hundreds of "coincidences," similarities in face bone structure, including nose, mouth, chin, forehead, eyes, eyebrows and ears architechture, hands, feet, body build, handwriting, voice recognition, linguistics, personality traits assets and liabilities, were all conducted on Sherrie Lea Laird by Adrian Finkelstein, M.D., pioneer and world foremost expert in Past Life Regression Therapy and Complimentary/Alternative Medicine, former Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Health Sciences and Rush University in Chicago, Illinois. Awaiting also a test result on PPL-IRCT (Past and Present Lives, Iris Recognition Comparison Test), test deviced and patented for the first time by Dr. Finkelstein, as well as PPL-VRCT (Past and Present Lives, Voice Recognition Comparison Test) and PPL-FPCRT (Past and Present Lives Fingerprint Recognition Comparison Test). It appears that the "Junk DNA," could also disclose not the parental DNA influence, but in Carl Jung's term, the DNA "Archetype" that transmigrates through all reincarnations of the soul and remains constant from life to life. This DNA "Archetype" is physically best identified in the physical, persionality and linguistic features Dr. Finkelstein investigated and proved above.
Kevin Ryerson, famous American medium channeler, who is the Edgar Cayce of our time, known fom his appearance in Shirley MacLaine's movie Out On a Limb, channeled the ancient Egyptian spirit of Ahtun-Re, known for its accurate readings, confirming on June 18th and July 14th, 2005 that indeed, Sherrie Lea Laird is the only alive reincarnation of Marilyn Monroe.

This is only a preliminary announcement. A book on this subject by Adrian Finkelstein, M.D., titled: Marilyn Monroe Returns, The Healing of a Soul, will be published by Hampton Roads Publishing Company that published the best seller , Conversations with God by Neale Donald Walsch, and will be soon made available to the public.

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As one of the early pioneers in the field of past-life therapy and healing, Dr. Finkelstein has appeared many times on television and radio, and been the subject of various newspaper articles. His seminars are particularly pertinent today, for they deal with ways to cope with stress in a rapidly changing, workaholic society, over which hangs an additional fear of annihilation, as people are alienating and distancing from themselves and others. To expand acceptance for holistic health care, his research has led Dr. Finkelstein to Asia, Europe, and Mexico.

Dr. Finkelstein is a former assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Health Sciences and Rush University, and former Chairman of Outpatient Department of Psychiatry at Mount Sinai Medical Center, University of Health Sciences, in Chicago, Illinois.

Dr. Finkelstein received his M.D. degree at Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, and then took residency and fellowship training at the Menninger School of Psychiatry, Topeka, Kansas, where, upon graduation in 1972, he received the first Distinguished Award for his research paper titled, "The Relationship between Dreams and Symptoms under Hypnotic, Post-Hypnotic, and Natural Conditions.' This paper also won the A.E. Bennett Distinguished Award by the Central Neuropsychiatric Association at their 50th Annual Convention in Topeka.

Dr. Finkelstein is a member of the American Medical Association and is board-certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He is also a member of the American Holistic Medical Association and is listed in Marquis' Who's Who. His two highly spiritually enriching books, Your Past Lives and The Healing Process, A Psychiatrist Looks at Reincarnation and Spiritual Healing and A Psychiatrist's Search for God, Finding Joy in Divine Union, are the culmination of his work up to date. Two of his other books and a screenplay on the subject of reincarnational therapy are in the process of being published. Dr. Finkelstein has been a speaker in many holistic seminars, experiential workshops on Past Life Regression and offers private individual sessions and group workshops in his office in Malibu, California as well as workshops in other locations which will be announced periodically.

 
 
 
 

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reincarnation research

Posted on Dec 11th, 2007 by Thomas
 
  • United Communities of Spirit
    A global network, linking people of diverse beliefs who want to work with others to build a better world. An extensive database of information seeks for the common factors and universal truths that unite people of all cultures.
  • Children's Past Lives
    This wonderful online book by Carol Bowman explains how past-life memories emerge and how they heal. It gives guidelines for distinguishing between genuine past life memories and fantasy and it tells parents how to respond if their child has such a memory. Illustrated with dozens of original cases, the book shows how to use these experiences as a powerful tool for understanding and helping children. Children who remember their past lives offer the most compelling evidence yet for reincarnation. And as the stories in the book show, when adults listen - really listen - to what the children are trying to say, their own understanding of spirit and of children is changed forever. The accompanying website contains many valuable articles and reincarnation resources.

Children's Past Lives is now available in paperback ($6.50 list), and still available in hardback ($22.95 list). Both can be ordered from Amazon.com (at a 20% discount). (Further books about reincarnation are described below.)
 


  • APRT
    Association for Past Life Research and Therapies
  • A.R.E.
    The Edgar Cayce research organization.
  • Noetic Sciences
    Dedicated to expanding science beyond conventional paradigms. Founded by Edgar Mitchell, the astronaut.
  • Journal for Scientific Exploration
    The journal of the Society for Scientific Exploration.

Birth Psychology
The Association for Pre- and Peri- Natal Psychology and Health.

 

 

Books about reincarnation

The following is a selection of books that contribute to a general understanding of past lives and past life regression.

To make it easy for you to find these books, we have associated with Amazon.com, the online bookstore. To order, click on the title of any book you want and you will be linked directly to the catalog page for that book on the Amazon.com site.

IAN STEVENSON, M.D., Carlson Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Division of Personality Studies at the University of Virginia, has devoted the last forty years to the scientific research and documentation of the past life memories of children. He has collected thousands of cases from around the world.

In each case, he documents the child's statements and behavior with a rigor equal to any in science. He persists to identify the deceased person the child remembers being, and verifies, from witnesses and medical records, the facts of the deceased person's life that match the child's memory. His strict methods and careful argument systematically rule out all possible "normal" explanations for the childrens' memories.

Dr. Stevenson has published hundreds of such cases; other researchers, using Stevenson's methods, have duplicated his results and added to the body of cases. Many people believe that these cases offer the best evidence yet for reincarnation. His work needs to be known because it could be the key to widespread acceptance of reincarnation in the West.

  • Children Who Remember Previous Lives. (Charlottesville, VA: University Press of Virginia, 1987.)
    This is the most accessible of Stevenson's works. It summarizes his research findings, gives a sample of cases, and showcases Stevenson's main ideas and theories about the phenomenon of children's past life memories. If you want to discover what Ian Stevenson's work is all about, but only want to read one book, read this.
  • Where Reincarnation and Biology Intersect. (Praeger Publishers, 1997.)
    A summary of Stevenson's much larger two volume magnum opus, Reincarnation and Biology which presents more than two hundred solved cases that included birthmarks or birth defects. In each case the child was born with a physical mark or deformity that corresponded closely to a wound, often fatal, or scar on the body of the deceased person the child remembers being. This book is in paperback and affordable.
  • Twenty Cases Suggestive of Reincarnation. (Charlottesville, VA: University Press of Virginia, 1974.)
    The seminal work on children's spontaneous past life memories, and essential reading for anyone seriously interested in research of this phenomenon. These are full-blown cases, not summaries, and the best way to get a taste of Stevenson's full methodology and detailed reporting.

Other authors

  • Soul Trek: Meeting Our Children on the Way to Birth, by Elisabeth Hallett. Light Hearts Publishing, 1995.
    Soul Trek is the first in-depth study of contact and communication from children before birth, even before conception. Based on actual reports from parents, it explores the full range of pre-birth communication. Like childrens' past life memories, pre-birth communication gives evidence that children approaching the womb door are much more aware and involved than we normally give them credit for.

Elizabeth has put a wealth of information about Soul Trek on her website: LightHearts.

A review of Soul Trek:
"There's really nothing new about a mother communicating with her child before its birth; it's just that no one has ever documented the fact so exhaustively. This book demonstrates the pervasiveness of a phenomenon that is just as intriguing as near-death experiences. I found it impossible to put down; personal accounts of many women (and a few men) tell of encounters with their children before birth, even before conception! What is remarkable is the variety of ways in which parents received communication; some had vivid dreams, others visions, some just a strange feeling. The loveliest aspect of these stories is the voices of the children: agonizingly pure, but with an earthy practicality... Mysterious, joyful, and touching." -- NAPRA ReView

  • Other Lives, Other Selves: A Jungian Psychotherapist Discovers Past Lives by Roger Woolger, PhD. Doubleday, 1987.
    Woolger is one of the leading theorists and practitioners of past life therapy. His awesome intellect synthesizes ideas from many sources, including conventional psychology, Buddhist and yogic thought, and his own years of clinical experience as a past life therapist. He merges all into a cogent theory and explanation that is accessible to any intelligent reader. This is the most comprehensive introduction to the psychological depths of past life regression.
  • Many Lives, Many Masters by Brian Weiss. Simon & Schuster, 1988.
    A great introduction to past life therapy for the skeptic or the inquisitive reader. Psychiatrist Brian Weiss' credentials are impeccable, and his story is completely credible. An easy and enjoyable read.
  • You Have Been Here Before: A Psychologist Looks at Past Lives by Edith Fiore.
    A primer in past life regression therapy. The transcripts of the cases in the book give the reader a glimpse of what a past life regression is like. This is a classic in the field.
  • Beyond the Ashes: Cases of Reincarnation from the Holocaust by Rabbi Yonassan Gershom.
    Accounts of Jews and non-Jews who sought out Rabbi Gershom because of their puzzling memories of dying in the Holocaust. The Rabbi shares his advice to those with memories, and gives an overview of Jewish beliefs on the afterlife.
  • The Children That Time Forgot by Peter and Mary Harrison.
    Wonderful stories, warmly written, and one of the few books available about childrens' spontaneous memories. Available through Reincarnation International, Ltd., PO Box 10839, London SW13 0ZG, e-mail: reincar@dircon.co.uk; web site: http://www.dircon.co.uk/reincarn/rein-library.html. This website has a very complete list of books on reincarnation, including some that aren't available in the United States.
  • Regression Therapy: A Handbook for Professionals, Vols. I & II by Lucas, Winafred Blake, Ph.D. Crest Park, CA: Deep Forest Press, 1993.
    This two-volume set is the most comprehensive work on past life regression therapy to date, and a must for any professional in the field. Also available from APRT, PO Box 20151, Riverside, CA 92516-0151; telephone: 909-784-1570.
  • Beyond the Brain: Birth, Death, and Transendence in Psychotherapy by Stanislav Grof, 1986.
    An overview of transpersonal psychology by a true pioneer of the mind. Grof writes about the intersection of science, psychology, and spirituality. This book will challenge your conception of reality. Heavy reading, but worth the effort.
  • Across Time and Death: A Mother's Search for her Past Life Children by Jenny Cockell. Simon & Schuster, 1993.
    A remarkable and true past life story.
  • The Tibetan Book of the Dead. Evans-Wentz, translator. Oxford University Press, 1960.
    The classic translation of this sacred Tibetan Buddhist text.
  • The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche, 1993.
    A modern explanation and interpretation of Tibetan Buddhism. Clear, inspiring, written for the Western mind.
  • Lifetimes: True Accounts of Reincarnation by Frederick Lenz, 1979.
    Cases of spontaneous memories in adults. It can happen to you!
  • Life After Life: The Investigation of a Phenomenon--Survival of Bodily Death by Raymond Moody, M.D., 1975.
    The seminal book on near death experiences by the original pioneer of the field.
  • Closer to the Light by Melvin Morse and Paul Perry, 1990.
    Near death experiences of children.
  • Through Time Into Healing. Brian Weiss, 1992.
    Case studies of regression therapy.
  • Reincarnation International Magazine
    The only magazine in the world dedicated exclusively to reincarnation and its implications. Highly recommended. This is a labor of love published in England by author Roy Stemman. They also have a great bookstore and a forum on their website.
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perpetual choirs of britain

Posted on Dec 11th, 2007 by Thomas
 

THE PERPETUAL CHOIRS OF ALBION


The Order of Peace Poets, Bards and Druids are proposing to reestablish the Perpetual Choirs of Britain. In ancient times there were at least three choirs perpetually maintaining a continual tradition of song, in Glastonbury, Bangor-on-Dee, and Salisbury. The Bardic traditions of Britain from the most ancient times esteemed song and music, and Bards were honored by the community, and given precedence in the royal courts of the Celtic tribes, second only to the Druids. The perpetual choirs were sacred places where music was offered continuously as a form of praise to the heavenly realms, and were conceived as having a purifying and spiritually uplifting influence on both the local community and throughout all realms of existence. It is likely that the Bards throughout the land encouraged song and chanting at sacred festivals and rituals coinciding with sacred times of the calendar. Classical authors said that one of the chief Celtic deities of Britain, Lugh /Llew equated to Apollo, the Deity of Music, healing and prophecy.


Once Britain adopted Christianity as an honoured guest religion,  the ancient Bardic choirs continued their work, infused now with the new teachings of the Christian faith. Singing has been part of Christian worship since the very advent of the faith in these islands. Many Christians think of heaven as being filled with song and music, and some near death experience reports have confirmed this. Subsequently Britain were settled by the Anglo-Saxons, followed by other Scandinavian tribes - whose skalds (Bards) also had an honoured place in their community, and before long, the Anglo-Saxons had fused Christian teachings, received at first from their Celtic teachers, with their pagan, runic wisdom - and their choirs gradually also became tuned and fired up with passion for divine beauty to utter their outpourings of song and melody..

According to John Michell, in his book "New Light on the Ancient Mystery of Glastonbury", these perpetual choirs were active in twelve different sanctuaries across the Celtic land, and the chanting helped maintain the Grail secrets and the life energy of Britain. "...it was largely by chanting that the Druids kept up the spell of enchantment across the Celtic Kingdoms. It can be assumed, from traditions passed down through the Celtic Church, that a perpetual chant...was related astrologically to its time and place and progressed through the seasons of the year. It was a twelve-part chant, based on the twelve notes of the chromatic scale, one for each hour of the day and of the night. Each note corresponded to one of the signs of the zodiac and thus to one of the twelve tribes in a Celtic Kingdom." 

Since the 18th century the Druid community has been encouraging people to observe the Druid festivals at sacred times, and in sacred places. During the 1990's the community struggled for the right to observe the solar festivals at Stonehenge, a right now re-established. The Three Choirs Festival of Herefordshire, Gloucestershire and Worcestershire is another example of an earlier musical revival.


We believe it is time now to reestablish in principle the Perpetual Choirs of Albion, but unlike before, not necessarily that it be attached to specific venues. If people in either Glastonbury, Bangor on Dee or Salisbury wish to seek to dedicate a perpetual choir in those places, then we will support them - but our intentions are larger, and involve the entire country. To this end therefore we are calling for a single concerted effort on the part of the numerous choirs already existing at different places throughout Albion (England, Scotland and Wales) to each offer to mark a particular time in the calendar with appropriate song.


Each  choir that wishes to participate is asked to sing for a three hour period, any time of the day or night, during the year, and to do so consciously holding the flame, so to speak, of the perpetual choir of Albion, for that particular moment. The choir may be either a large cathedral choir, or an impromptu group of friends who get together occasionally. Both are welcome ! We call therefore for the active participation of community choirs, church choirs, cathedral choirs, school choirs, festival choirs, peace choirs etc. We also ask that during the three hours singing, that the intention of contributing to a world of peace and harmony should be present.


The project is designed to create a spiritually harmonious and beautiful atmosphere in the land of Albion, to work on the spiritual levels of cleansing and healing our relationships with each other, and with nature. Choirs might wish to undertake their three hours at sacred sites of their own choosing, or in their regular venues.


Since there are 2920 three hour slots in a single calendar year, we therefore need 2920 separate choirs throughout Britain who are willing to participate in this project to come forward and volunteer. It's launch coincides with the launch of the Stonehenge Eisteddfod (Amesbury) which will be taking place on June 21st 2008, and to which choirs who are involved in the perpetual Choirs project are invited to submit entries. We intend to run the project annually on a repeating cycle from June 21st to June 21st each year.


The Stonehenge Eisteddfod is a new project to showcase the creative arts of Britain, including poetry, storytelling, music, dance, painting etc. Entries must be pre-submitted (on DVD or electronic format or text form) and the winners will be presented with their prizes at the Eisteddfod on June 21st.  (For further details on how to get involved with the Eisteddfod please write in for an entry form).


This is a voluntary project being undertaken by the Druidic and Bardic community of Britain, on behalf of the country as a whole,  and we would love to hear from you if you are a member of a choir who would like to join in the Perpetual Choirs project. There project runs on good will and inspired vision, and a commitment to reinvoke the Divine Muses and the Deity of Song and Music as guardians of the land. We can do with help, volunteers, assistance in matters both spiritual practical, and above all prayer and meditational support, since music and spiritual work are so interconnected. Out hope is to generate a protective peace energy throughout Britain and to gradually encourage the replacement of the war like atmosphere, both in our country and abroad,  and the energy of hatred and terrorism, with that of love, joyism and peace.  As well as restoring the Perpetual Choirs of Albion, we would like to encourage a similar network of choirs globally, and so choirs in other countries who would like to be connected up he magical grid of the Perpetual Choirs of Albion as they develop, or who would like support and help in establishing a similar scheme in their own countries, are also welcome to get in touch. We hope that many other countries in the world might be willing and able to join in this work, since they often carry with them the same enthusiasm for singing and music and the recognition of their spiritual importance, as Britain. Wherever in the globe the sacred flame of sound, of music and love for the Muses is held dear, we welcome your active involvement !


To express interest and support in his project, please contact either of the two organizers: Thomas Daffern, Archdruid of the Order of Peace Poets, Bards and Druids (iipsgp@educationaid.net - www.educationaid.net) and Peace Officer, Council of British Druid Orders, and Caroline Comberti, singer, choir focaliser and sound healer (carolin@vocal-ease.co.uk - http://vocal-ease.co.uk).









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home alone

Posted on Oct 6th, 2007 by Thomas
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spending a quiet weekend at home - its beautiful...  time to muse and meditate and write and think...
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