Reviews for Idea of Rebirth Including a Translation of an Essay on Reincarnation by Karl Heckel (1890)

The average rating for Idea of Rebirth Including a Translation of an Essay on Reincarnation by Karl Heckel (1890) based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2021-02-14 00:00:00 Lasse Mogensen Psychic Religion? Of course I downloaded this book assuming it would be a mystery. Well, this is not what it is. I have read a lot about Arthur Conan Doyle being a big fan of Spiritualism. This book is all about it. Doyle begins his story by criticizing religion. Particularly the Old Testament. He believes that most of the problems of this world is because of its literal interpretation. Wars, fear-mongering, poverty and just plain old hoo-haw is because of it. Too much focus on the death of Christ and the penalty for mankind. Now the New Testament, on the other hand, which is more about the life of Christ and how he lived, are about more kinder and gentler stories. He then quickly delves into his views on spiritualism. He blames religious dogma as the reason that people are not only turning away from religion, but have caused the suspicious feelings that people have for spiritualism. He definitely believes in it. He brings forth many arguments and documented evidence of cases where highly respected people have supported it based upon research and self-evidence. He says he, himself, have had many experiences with mediums who have displayed knowledge of things that they could not have known about without psychic skills. If someone is unable to pass a test of their psychic abilities, it just means they are having a bad day. Yep, this is the man who gave us Sherlock Holmes. A strong 3.5 stars. 🌟

Review # 2 was written on 2011-07-13 00:00:00 Charles Gebhart A sort of supplement to "New Revelation". Doyle's overview of and argumentation for what he calls modern Spiritualism, concluding with some particular case studies and, before them, a Spirtualistic method of interpreting the Christian gospels. Interesting to those who are willing to consider the possibility that "nature" is not wholly materialistic.