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Old Sep 26, 2013, 02:19 AM
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I've thought for a long time that I'm either the reincarnation of my dead brother or more likely that I contain both my own soul and the soul of my brother. I'm not sure what that would be called...so if anyone knows what the name of that is, if there is one, please let me know.

There are several reasons why I think this.
1. I was conceived immediately after my brother died (well at the next possible time my mother could have gotten pregnant, so within 2 weeks, give or take...maybe less)
2. I've always felt like I'm not completely female, but I don't feel like I'm a guy born into a girl's body either. Rather I feel female with a male entity within me.
3. I've always wanted to go by the nickname of "Andy" and even though it isn't a common nickname for my real name, it can be a nickname for it. This didn't seem that significant until today when my mom found a list of baby names and discovered that my brother's name was Andrew. Keep in mind that I had always thought his name was Matthew, but that would have been my name if I had been born a boy. So, I have a strong yearning to be called Andy (I don't know why I feel nervous about getting people to call me that...I guess it's just weird when I've never gone by that in my life) and my brother's name was Andrew...

So does anyone know of any religions or beliefs that talk about dual souls? Or is it more possible that I am a reincarnation of my brother? I feel like dual souls makes the most sense, but I haven't really heard of that before.
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Old Sep 26, 2013, 09:22 AM
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Have you checked the internet? What about our social forums here for a discussion?
I'm sure you'll find the answers... but I'm not so sure that you need to look for a religion to satisfy the search for identity.
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Ok. Not saying i believe any of it but hey there's prob more we don't know than we we do so i've got an open mind. Check out a book by Anthony Peake. I think its called 'Is there life after death.' It used to be free on WOWIO but i'm not sure if it still is. Google Wowio and have a look. Tell me what you think.

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Old Sep 26, 2013, 01:50 PM
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Looks to be free still. Also check out 'The Daemon'. Or maybe $1
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Old Sep 26, 2013, 03:02 PM
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I've thought for a long time that I'm either the reincarnation of my dead brother or more likely that I contain both my own soul and the soul of my brother. I'm not sure what that would be called...so if anyone knows what the name of that is, if there is one, please let me know.

There are several reasons why I think this.
1. I was conceived immediately after my brother died (well at the next possible time my mother could have gotten pregnant, so within 2 weeks, give or take...maybe less)
2. I've always felt like I'm not completely female, but I don't feel like I'm a guy born into a girl's body either. Rather I feel female with a male entity within me.
3. I've always wanted to go by the nickname of "Andy" and even though it isn't a common nickname for my real name, it can be a nickname for it. This didn't seem that significant until today when my mom found a list of baby names and discovered that my brother's name was Andrew. Keep in mind that I had always thought his name was Matthew, but that would have been my name if I had been born a boy. So, I have a strong yearning to be called Andy (I don't know why I feel nervous about getting people to call me that...I guess it's just weird when I've never gone by that in my life) and my brother's name was Andrew...

So does anyone know of any religions or beliefs that talk about dual souls? Or is it more possible that I am a reincarnation of my brother? I feel like dual souls makes the most sense, but I haven't really heard of that before.
Nope, I haven't come across what you are describing as dual soul but I don't know everything!
It could be that when your brother passes his soul lingered around for a while and when your Mom conceived you, you inherited part of him? That maybe why you feel a strong male energy in your body, this doesn't mean you were meant to be born male. You are who you are and love all of you!
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Old Sep 26, 2013, 07:09 PM
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I don't mean to say that I think I should have been born a male, just that there's a male presence within me. It does feel like I somehow "inherited" some of him and perhaps that's why I feel made up of both genders.

@ptangptang: Thanks. I'll check out those books when I have a chance.
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Old Sep 26, 2013, 09:55 PM
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I don't mean to say that I think I should have been born a male, just that there's a male presence within me. It does feel like I somehow "inherited" some of him and perhaps that's why I feel made up of both genders.

@ptangptang: Thanks. I'll check out those books when I have a chance.
Sorry, if the way I responded seemed to imply that you were born male in a female body.
If you believe in reincarnation it states we live many lives in different forms.
According to our Karma we are reborn in different realms.
Of all creatures and genders, so the male energy you feel today could have carried over to this life. I will do some exploring and see if any info is available.
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I've thought for a long time that I'm either the reincarnation of my dead brother or more likely that I contain both my own soul and the soul of my brother. I'm not sure what that would be called...so if anyone knows what the name of that is, if there is one, please let me know.

There are several reasons why I think this.
1. I was conceived immediately after my brother died (well at the next possible time my mother could have gotten pregnant, so within 2 weeks, give or take...maybe less)
2. I've always felt like I'm not completely female, but I don't feel like I'm a guy born into a girl's body either. Rather I feel female with a male entity within me.
3. I've always wanted to go by the nickname of "Andy" and even though it isn't a common nickname for my real name, it can be a nickname for it. This didn't seem that significant until today when my mom found a list of baby names and discovered that my brother's name was Andrew. Keep in mind that I had always thought his name was Matthew, but that would have been my name if I had been born a boy. So, I have a strong yearning to be called Andy (I don't know why I feel nervous about getting people to call me that...I guess it's just weird when I've never gone by that in my life) and my brother's name was Andrew...

So does anyone know of any religions or beliefs that talk about dual souls? Or is it more possible that I am a reincarnation of my brother? I feel like dual souls makes the most sense, but I haven't really heard of that before.


I found this information useful and wanted to share with you. It is a concept called "walk-ins" which involves souls sharing the same body. Also there is something called "soul braiding" and "soul merging"

I'd done some research on it quite a few months ago and had to look for the term "walk- in" (I'd forgotten it) today in order to answer your question.
So yes, there are some belief systems around what you are describing especially in reincarnations, past life events, and when we have twins that have died or siblings or soul mates that we have "contracted" with to share a same existence.

I hope I am making sense here...it's hard for me to explain. I hope you can follow these two links and get the info you need.
Walk-in - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Past Forward: Walk-Ins- Soul Braiding: (Spiritual - Adult Walk-Ins)
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Old Sep 28, 2013, 10:01 AM
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This is interesting. I have an experience that is not the same (but, I have a friend whose brother told her that he always wanted to know "Where is my brother?"; and it turned out, neither knew this till much later, that he had been born a twin, the twin died at birth and was never mentioned by the family)
My own experience is more about seeing two people in one (in a soul-wise sense). When my son was born and I was changing his diaper, I suddenly felt strongly, inexplicably that he was, in some way also my brother (my brother was alive at the time and out of touch, there wasn't a resemblance I saw or anything but this sudden internal certainty---and I am not religious in any sense---my son is near 30 now, my brother dead, and I still (and did as he grew up) have the same feeling (it isn't as strong now, but throughout his childhood I had an unreasonable fear of calling him by my brother's name (my brother, years later killed himself and I felt somehow Very relieved I had not let my tongue slip although they often became confused in my own mind, never even told his dad, and never wanted to tell anyone; I think it was the not wanting to tell anyone that was "telling" for me, something about it felt strange and yet very real). One thing I tell myself is that we really are all one in a sense, from the same ancestor, stardust, the offshoots of an original primordial something...and it makes sense that as we have physical commonalities, we could also share spiritual, emotional, unconscious commonalities---(think of Jung and the collective unconscious --- and how disparate societies share, in different forms, the same kinds of rituals, roles...)
Maybe it is like (I do go on) semi-permeable membranes; information can be passed in one direction or another...but I believe what you feel is Real, however it occurs, and the name was there somehow, preverbal, but there for you...
I think it would do no harm to embrace this feeling and be called Andy....and to explore the feeling, the experience. Whatever it is, it is Special, a kind of gift. Now, I am going to check out the info Mimi posted....
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Old Oct 08, 2013, 08:17 AM
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Hi I.AM.THE.END, I've been following along with your thread for a few days now and I wrote a comment a few days ago and I accidentally pushed the forward arrow and lost it and I was like "Dratz!" lol but I'm going to rewrite the thoughts now so here goes: I believe you are correct in your assessment that your brothers' spirit is present with you in your own body/mind/psyche and I'll tell you why.

First off I'd like to say that I am a recovering fundamentalist to set the stage for my mindset here:

In families it is often said, "You have your Grandfather's eyes, your Mother's nose, your sisters' vivacious spirit" etc. I DO believe that reincarnation is true, but I also believe that we are not alone in ourselves. Have you ever had a conversation with yourself (silently) and then YOU answer yourself? Who is that speaking to you? It seems that it is a separate entity, but then again one that can be so compliant, agreeable, or quiet at times that we doubt it could be anyone else but us? Then why does it sometime disagree with our own thoughts, or come up with something that never crossed our minds previously? You know what I'm saying? It seems possible that these are our ancestors' spirits/consciousness that are eternally connected with our own, and with the lack of a physical vehicle (body) they remain with us. A theory, but it does seem to have something there.

I have felt "presences" all of my life on and off, and especially now that my brother passed on in 2009. I, like Winter4Me, believe that my son could likely be the reincarnation of my brother Aaron. My son Judah was born in 2011, 2 years after he passed. I also have 2 older children who were born before he passes that he met and he was part of their lives. Grief washed over me and I was lost as lost could be. I named this son Judah. I did not begin believing that he was somehow related to my brother spiritually until he started walking and talking. The resemblance is uncanny within their personalities. My brother used to always pretend to be a puppy (when he was little of course) and my son does the same. Sometimes my son says things that just make me think, what? How could you be so like someone you have never met? Nor does he have the mental capacity to understand that I had a brother before he was born etc. He is a joy to be with and I am so grateful to be his mother. Be that as it may, my husband and the Father of my children has also noticed this phenomenon and commented, which is rare and out of character for him to believe such 'ridiculous' things, and even go so far as to suggest them. We cannot get past the striking similarities. Perhaps it is true, although unknown with certainty, that spirits indeed travel to Earth together and undertake this human existence together, especially families.

I have been studying Near Death Experiences and overwhelmingly that is what is being reported from the other side: that this is not only possible, but common. I take things with a grain of salt but if the shoe fits, wear it my dear. I think the comment I had written the other day was more spot-on but I hope you can decipher this jumble anyhow and perhaps it can add to our understanding. Best of luck on your quest for truth my friend.
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I'm sorry if this sounds too religious, but I can only offer from what my Buddhist teachings give.

Rebirth is a result of our karma. When we die, our mind leaves our body and enters an intermediate state known as the Bardo. There, it "drifts around" for a while until karma "blooms" and it is pushed in the direction of its rebirth. That mind is neither male nor female, it only carries with it the imprints from it's previous lives. It then is born as a boy or girl or whatever its karma is.

It is very possible that you could have been your brother (it doesn't mean you are, but that you were). Interestingly how the timing works out. A child will carry with them the imprints of past lives so it's possible that you feel comfortable with your brother's name and personality (or maybe some other Andy ...) because you used them previously. (Not really you ... it gets really complicated fast.)

There was a case in England where a child's first words were dog whenever she would see a dog ... but she used the Tibetan word, not English even though her parents couldn't speak Tibetan. Possibly an imprint from her previous life.

Very long story short, from my own little perspective, its quite possible you could be the reincarnation (reborn is a better word) of your brother or are at least have a very strong karmic connection to him.
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Interesting stuff. I believe you and he could be in the same body.
The love of my life, long lost, told me he was a hermaphrodite in a past life - his psychic grandmother had told him, and had told him he was about to meet his soul mate with my description. We would laugh - along with him - doubting that was a truth. We lost touch except for in dreams, I was married it was not meant to be in this lifetime. So many years later, I went to a psychic fair and had a 20 minute session with a woman. My question was if I'd been a healer in a past life... She went in detail about 5k years ago, I was born to a native tribe, no I was not exactly a healer but, "Oh wow, this is special, they know you're coming, they are very excited... you are a hermaphrodite baby, very revered, but they don't know where to raise you - with the women or with the men? so the shaman and medicine woman decide to raise you between them, since they both don't have children. It's so interesting, you are not at all lonely, you will never marry but you are ok with it... the tribe considers this very lucky that you came to them..." ... so I very much believe her. I know it's true. I still miss him every day and wonder if it has to do with feeling so lonely in this life. - That's the short version.

So if we go with the idea you are the 2 souls in the 1 body - I'm so curious do you feel lonely or complete or any theme like that in this life? I would believe that the agreement to go in together was made before your birth while you were both in pure light spirit form, to be together or help each other, or help the family. What do you think?
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I've thought for a long time that I'm either the reincarnation of my dead brother or more likely that I contain both my own soul and the soul of my brother. I'm not sure what that would be called...so if anyone knows what the name of that is, if there is one, please let me know.

There are several reasons why I think this.
1. I was conceived immediately after my brother died (well at the next possible time my mother could have gotten pregnant, so within 2 weeks, give or take...maybe less)
2. I've always felt like I'm not completely female, but I don't feel like I'm a guy born into a girl's body either. Rather I feel female with a male entity within me.
3. I've always wanted to go by the nickname of "Andy" and even though it isn't a common nickname for my real name, it can be a nickname for it. This didn't seem that significant until today when my mom found a list of baby names and discovered that my brother's name was Andrew. Keep in mind that I had always thought his name was Matthew, but that would have been my name if I had been born a boy. So, I have a strong yearning to be called Andy (I don't know why I feel nervous about getting people to call me that...I guess it's just weird when I've never gone by that in my life) and my brother's name was Andrew...

So does anyone know of any religions or beliefs that talk about dual souls? Or is it more possible that I am a reincarnation of my brother? I feel like dual souls makes the most sense, but I haven't really heard of that before.


check out the spirits book by Allen Kardec.
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I know the original post of this thread is pretty old, but I want to thank you janewarning for the author recommendation.
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I was once told a legend, an evil spirit defiled a baby in the mothers womb parting him of the Pneuma (spirit) and devouring it, and slipped the Underworld into his soul and newly shaped skull. The boy was just mindless as he grew but at the age of 5 he tells his mother about this nightmare he had the previous night. He was in his bedroom with his microscopic family (between carpet strands) he kept yelling get back because there was a women throwing dynamite outside the house trying to get in (he could see through walls) the nightmare switches like flipping through the channel on a TV and he's looking at himself in his nightmare, he suddenly is aware that he is watching himself sleep and 3 big eggs come falling covering his whole body then he woke up. The boy snapped up scanning the room quickly noticing that his door was wide open, he saw these yellow eyes with black pupils come out from the corridor and a being forms into a big body and wide head of a static red energy it had arms and legs resemblaning a praying mantis abstract to the dark stalking past his doorway. The boy remembered it till he grew a mature age, learning his whole past life almost at once, and was told by a teacher that a Visitor had a approached him the time of his nightmare and he learned that he was an audience to a Goddess. The young man learned he was bestowed Wisdom of Love, and the evil spirit chained him to Death. He walked fearing no man for his trail was Metaphysical and all could be answered in the hands of Human so long as he was attached to the Matter.

The legend had not ended for this life never ended, but the man was never recorded after this one interaction.
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This is basically what I believe too. About 7 years ago I stumbled upon a book called "Matrix V Gold Edition". It talks about re-incarnation (although the book explains it more in depth; apparently on Earth we live in multiple time periods but get the experience all at once; very interesting)... How the spirit is not male or female, but androgynous;both at the same time. About "The HigerSelf" which is the real YOU but multi-dimensional in nature. Even about out of body travel and ways of finding out how to train yourself to do it. I have finally taken steps to do the out-of-body stuff which is supposed to affirm every thing the author talks about. I have been very successful at it.

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