209: Past Lives

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We haven’t gotten existential about death in a while, so let’s talk about past lives! We touch upon the religious and philosophical origins of rebirth and reincarnation, and discuss the modern interest and study of past life regression. </span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Content Warning:</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode contains conversations about or mentions of death, parapsychology, pseudoscience, child death, religious persecution, war, World War II, colonialism/cultural appropriation, mental illness, scientific experimentation, and racism.  </span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Housekeeping</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Recommendation</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">: This week, Julia recommends</span> <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/822/9781250313188"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at</span> <a href="http://spiritspodcast.com/books"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">spiritspodcast.com/books</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Merch</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">: Check out our new digital merch, including the Cool Cryptid Compendium, at</span> <a href= "http://spiritspodcast.com/merch"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">spiritspodcast.com/merch</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Multitude</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">: Check out the other shows on</span> <a href= "https://multitude.productions/shows"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Multitude</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Sponsors</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-</span> <a href= "http://stitchfix.com/spirits"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Stitch Fi