douglas

Thank you both very much. I'll continue this line of questions (even though I may have the sense of what your answers will be). I hope I'll continue to get responses. Individual destiny? The Universe has a specific plan for each person? (Both really mean "my destiny" and "the plan for my life.") Seems rather self-centered doesn't it?

What of "this life is a school"? -- We each come into this world with individual lesson(s) to learn. -- yes? no?

yes indeed mr. ralph. right-on.

Question: Past lives -- yes? Is life in this world a school, and an individual has many incarnations here as he or she learns (or fails and repeats) certain specific lessons? Or no?

Thank you Cyfnos. That was helpful.

I'd like a little more description of "hooks" in one's energy. Again I'm a little bit reminded of "soul loss." Thanks.

Hi. I'm new here. New to the shamanic. I am also drawn to this site, (and to what I've learned of the maker tradition so far), for some reasons I could try to explain and reason I also can't explain. The timing is perfect. Question: Is recapitulation similar to what is called soul retrieval? retrieving some lost parts of one's own energy body?