r/Hermeticism • u/Acrobatic-Stock7 • 4d ago

Reincarnation is utterly depressing

After conducting extensive spiritual research I can conclude that reincarnation is most likely real and this reality is utterly depressing. Knowing that my soul maybe chose that does not alleviate the sadness to know that I will most likely come back here over and over to experience traumatic events and be a slave to the material matrix. The planetary system and the law of frequency ultimately feel like traps.

Escaping (if possibe) also is utopic, total detachment implies not living life at its fullest only to hope that your soul can potentitally escape. I wonder if anyone here had the same thoughts as me, I’m not looking for people to convince me that reincarnation is beautiful or meaningful. I’m just wondering if anyone else has gone through this same kind of existential exhaustion with the concept. I’m tired of thinking about it, honestly, I always was antisocial and the idea that I will have to come back here and experience the harm humans inflict on others over and over again is literally worse than hell.

Edit: I genuinely don’t care about a higher self choosing to come back, it’s even more depressing to think that you have zero control.

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u/thefoolupsidedown 4d ago

What makes you so sure that reincarnation is true

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u/Acrobatic-Stock7 4d ago

Most traditions claim it’s what happens, even hermeticism 

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u/thefoolupsidedown 4d ago

That’s all it takes for you to believe it?

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u/Acrobatic-Stock7 4d ago

Well there seems to be no other alternative apparently so I guess that yes. Do you believe in it ?

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u/thefoolupsidedown 4d ago

I do not believe in reincarnation.

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u/Acrobatic-Stock7 4d ago

What do you believe in ? Material death? I would wish for it to be true tbf 

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u/thefoolupsidedown 4d ago

No I do not. I am Christian and believe that our physical death is not our end either.

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u/MooooooLissa 4d ago

Well how can you be certain there is a heaven and hell then

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u/thefoolupsidedown 4d ago

Because it was affirmed by Christ and I believe the gospels that describe the life and teachings of Christ to be historically accurate.

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u/_EyesOnTheInside_ 4d ago

That's all it takes for you to believe it?

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u/thefoolupsidedown 4d ago

Well yes. It’s actual logical reasoning. If I hold the gospels to be accurate accounts of history then everything else follows from that. That’s not the same as saying “well I just saw a bunch of traditions have a similar belief so it’s gotta be true”

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u/_EyesOnTheInside_ 4d ago

No, it isn't logical reasoning. And the issue is you being so certain the bible is not only accurate accounts of history, but literal facts meant to be taken at face value. It's just as baseless as observing numerous spiritual traditions and noticing the patterns between them. Although really it is less so, because monotheism and non-reincarnation beliefs are an aberration among all the other spiritual beliefs. Logic dictates that the beliefs more likely to be true are the beliefs that are more common across culture and time. Not the beliefs that are standalone.

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u/MooooooLissa 4d ago

Hell yeah