Reincarnation: Phoenix Fire by Sylvia Cranston

First published in 1977, Reincarnation: The Phoenix Fire Mystery remains the most comprehensive sourcebook in its field, a carefully researched anthology of reincarnationists thought in the world's religions, philosophies, sciences, and arts. Focusing on the mystery of death and rebirth, this volume will appeal to:

seekers of a basic education in reincarnation: what is supposed to be reborn and why it returns; why people in general do not remember past lives; what happens after death; why human beings do not reincarnate as animals; the evolution of the Great Teachers of humanity through reincarnation; and the significance of the rebirth of solar systems and universes;
scientifically-minded people who question all theories of immortality. It examines the extensive research into reincarnation being conducted by reputable scientists and reported in scholarly books and journals;
students of comparative religion and philosophy. Selections in this volume show that reincarnation is not peculiarly an Eastern idea, but has numerous representatives in every era of Western thought from Pythagoras and Plato onward;
skeptics who have rejected the possibility of reincarnation because "no one has ever come back to tell us." Personal stories and case histories of individuals who "have come back" are recounted in detail;
persons of Western religious background seeking the original inspiration of their Teachers and Prophets. Quotations from the Bible and other religious writings which refer to or imply reincarnation are included, as well as a section on how this ancient tenet taught by some of the greatest of the Church Fathers became divorced from Christian orthodoxy;
lovers of the arts. The thoughts of poets, artists, musical composers, and classical and popular authors on reincarnation are generously represented;
students of history and myth, who will find this volume illustrating the universal prevalence in antiquity of a belief in many lives, a fact which led Carl Jung to remark that reincarnation "must be counted as among the primordial affirmations of mankind."

Critics:
"Filled with encouragement, with the extraordinary eloquence of poetry, myth and religion . . . A massive encyclopedic gathering from the religions of both East and West, from science, psychology, philosophy." -- Robert Kirsch, Los Angeles Times

I enthusiastically recommend Reincarnationa: The Phoenix Fire Mystery. This is one of those rare books which becomes more and more important as time passes. By placing the concept of reincarnation in historical and cultural context, the author demonstrates very clearly that this is no fad. Enjoy! - Brian L. Weiss, M.D., author of Many Lives, Many Masters and Through Time into Healing

Presents writing from people as different as J.D. Salinger and Paul Tillich, G.B. Shaw and St. Augustine. In these days when religious ideas of the East are being re-explored in the West such an anthology should find wide use. - The Christian Century

I read every page of this magnificent book. It is a superb piece of work. Easily the finest and most comprehensive on this subject. - Rev. Leslie D. Weatherhead, former President of the Methodist Conference of Great Britain

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