From T.

Oscar, your blog is utterly wonderful. This subject matter completely fascinates me but at times is a little over my head. So let me ask you this: Are you saying that when you die your "soul" is not reincarnated but basically becomes part of the universe and that it is your physical body that is reincarnated? And if so, what happens if your body is cremated and not buried?

T

Dear T: Your query becomes the first entry on Dr. Om's blog. Your questions are excellent. The answers I have found are from the Kabbalah., as follow: The highest part of the soul becomes dissolved in the world soul, thereby becoming a part of God. The middle part of the soul retains identity and ascends into the blissful presence of God for eternity. which is commonly called heaven. This middle part achieves immortality along with all of the other blessed. The lowest part of the soul remains in the graveyard or, put another way, is literally bound to earth. A ghost is of this lowest part, as are demons and monsters. The Golem is an ancient Judaic anthropomorphic monster, which, according to legend, can be called forth by reciting the first three words of Genesis. The Kabbalah makes no provision for reincarnation, as Hinduism does. Whether buried or burned, the physical body returns its chemical constituents to the earth where each elemental chemical has the capacity to become, in part, a part of new life. The chemicals in the water my mother drank and the food she ate while I was in her womb, became the constituents of my body, which I shall pass on. Please question further if you so wish. OM

Addendum: Dr. Om must point out that his blog deals with the occult, legend, mythology, and the paranormal. As for personal belief his reference must be to the Apostles' Creed.

Regarde' your questions, especially note the references to resurrection of the body: "He [Jesus] arose from the dead," and all of the last stanza. These tenets, Dr. Om accepts as a matter of faith. As a clairvoyant and mythologist he is interested in all that the world ofthought, intuition, and imagination has to offer.

THE APOSTLES' CREED

I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
the Creator of heaven and earth,
and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord:

Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost,
born of the virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;

He descended into hell.

On the third day He arose again from the dead;

He ascended into heaven,
and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost;
the holy Catholic Church;
the communion of saints; (all of the blessed in heaven)
the forgiveness of sins;
the resurrection of the body;
and the life everlasting.

Amen.

I hope that this addendum further answers your questions. OM