Reasons Why...

BASIC ASSUMPTION #5: THERE IS LIFE AFTER DEATH

Personally, I would be delighted if there were
a life after death – especially if it permitted me
to continue to learn about this world and others.
It is really quite striking.
People in different cultures, with different religious assumptions, still report remarkably similar
near-death experiences about rising towards a brilliant light and having some glorious figure waiting for them.
My guess is that there are just too many cases of that sort
– cross-culturally homogenous – for these experiences
to be just conventional descriptions or useful figures of speech.
- Carl Sagan

If our lives have reason and purpose, it follows that that our souls existed before we were born and will return to another dimensional existence after we “die.”

Ninety percent of the world believes in life after death. And most, if not all, religions include some form of afterlife, the place our souls return to when they leave our earthly bodies. In fact, it’s nearly impossible to have a belief in a Higher Power and not believe in some continued existence. Otherwise, what’s the point? Even if you take the more scientific approach and think of the Divine as higher-level energy, you know from Einstein that energy continues as it evolves. I’ll discuss life after death in more depth in the chapter on resolving your Reason Why, but it’s important that you have some belief in (or hope for) life after death.

BASIC ASSUMPTION #6: EACH HUMAN HAS 3 SELVES OR ASPECTS TO HIS OR HER BEING

“You are a three-fold being.
You consist of body, mind and spirit.
You could also call these the physical,
the non-physical, and the meta-physical.
This is the Holy Trinity, and it has been called by may names.
Your psychiatrists have recognized this triumvirate and called it conscious, subconscious and Superconscious.
Your philosophers have called it the
id, the ego, and the super ego.
Science calls this energy, matter and antimatter.
Poets speak of mind, heart and soul.”
– “God” (Neale Donald Walsh)

Have you ever…
…been driving and zoned out, thinking about something, and arrived at your destination without conscious effort?
…gotten inspiration that felt outside of yourself?
…gone to sleep with a question, and almost miraculously woken up with the answer?
…gotten angry or upset, and you knew your reaction wasn’t really rational?
…instantly liked – or disliked – someone you’ve never met?
…been searching for something, but only once you let it go and relaxed, you found it?
…eaten something without remembering any of the bites you took?

These are all examples of the three selves, inside any of us, and how they affect our lives when we’re disconnected.

Whether termed Id, Ego and Superego; Inner Self, Outer Self and Higher Self; Subconscious, Conscious and Superconscious; Basic Self, Middle Self and Higher Self; Lower Self, Mask and Higher Self; Unipili, Uhane & Aumakua; Body, Mind Spirit; Nefesh, Ruach, and Neshamah; or Father, Son and Holy Ghost, a lot of belief systems and scientific disciplines acknowledge that we’re all made up of three Selves. Although the theories of Freud, Jung, Murphy, Millman, Pearsall and other experts differ somewhat on the definition of the 3 selves, many of the principles are the same.

• Our Inner Self or Subconscious is below the surface, usually not recognized by the conscious mind, and is the seat of our emotions. It is also the physical being and the automatic functions of our bodies. This is the “self” that reacts emotionally. It’s also the self that regulates our physical bodies, and it’s the part of us that unconsciously fulfills our conscious wishes, like continuing to drive to a destination without our thinking about it.
• Our Outer Self, Conscious, Middle Self, Uhane, Ego or Combined Self is the thinking, logical, conscious mind. This “self” makes decisions and is sometimes considered the parent of the Inner Self or subconscious, because it often will guide or direct the subconscious toward specific goals.
• The Higher Self, Superconscious, Superego or Spirit Self is our soul connection to the Divine, Infinite Intelligence, and Unconditional Love. This “self” is our source of inspiration. It’s also the part of us that continues after we die. (See Basic Assumption #5). Napoleon Hill, in his classic book Think and Grow Rich, describes Higher Self guidance as Creative Imagination:

Creative imagination: the finite mind has direct
communication with Infinite Intelligence. It is the faculty
through which “hunches” and “inspirations” are received.
This is where all new ideas are handed over to man.
- Napoleon Hill

Have you ever felt “in the zone” – when everything felt connected inside yourself? When you were focused on what you were doing, and you knew you were aligned physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually? That’s how you feel when all three of your Selves are aligned toward a goal. Recognizing and understanding our 3 Selves is very important in understanding, resolving and preventing Bad Things. You’ll get more information on the three selves and how to connect with them later in this book.