In CE 543, the Roman Emperor Justinian I manipulated the 5th Ecumenical Council, and the pope refused to attend as a gesture of protest. The emperor condemned Origen as a heretic and ordered that all his writings be burned. This condemnation caused teachings on reincarnation to be banned by the Church.

Religious organizations typically do not provide their members with much information on the afterlife. But independent exploration into reincarnation is offering a fascinating look at reality beyond the physical plane of existence. Accordingly, in the U.S., reincarnation is increasingly accepted among Christians. Based on 2021 data released by the Pew Research Center, 30% of Christians in the U.S. believe in reincarnation (Pew Research Center 11.23.21).

Note: This section comes with several qualifications. In Earth’s three-dimensional material world of linear time, reincarnation is traditionally viewed in terms of current and past lives. However, in the non-material existence beyond space and time, all lives and experiences are simultaneous. Therefore, ultimately, reincarnation is a relative truth: It is relative to the incarnate soul or spirit in which consciousness happens to be localized, but the highest frequency levels reveal a single field of consciousness in which past and future lives exist simultaneously.

The books and videos referenced in this section are from a variety of sources. They include past life regression, children’s past life memories, mediumship, and historical documentation of reincarnation.