What convinced you?

[AppleSeed]

Interesting thread! What convinced me to open my mind to the material at LLr was the fact that the reductionist materialist worldview I grew up with so miserably failed at explaining to me my own reality. The channelings came close enough to describe many things I found to be true in my life, that the things that seemed too weird to me could at least be stashed in a "look at later" pile, rather than just being discarded. The "choice" concept didn't really resonate with me at first, because that was just never a question for me - it seemed like my choice had been pre-made way before "I" came around. Well, finding the wanderer concept cleared that one...

I have to say that I don't think it's a coincidence that this contact was carried out through a "non-numbers" person. It's not that I don't have a head for math, it just doesn't interest me very much, and this way I think the material is accessible to a wider range of people than if it was stacked with graphs and numbers. Since I'm not going to go there myself, I'm more than delighted to see in this thread that you who are interested in pursuing that line find that it still makes sense.

I hate to be pessimistic, but what if someone locked you in a shed for the entirety of your life? The only way this can be seen as a choice is if we accept the notion that before incarnation we predestined ourselves for a life of captivity. I'm not saying this isn't possible, actually the LOO suggests this is how it really works, but once in that scenario choice is clearly out the window.

As hard as it is to wrap our minds around, indeed, every major theme we run in to is basically a product of pre-incarnate decisions. This is not just espoused in the Law of One, but also in the works of Michael Newton, a now retired hypnotherapist who explored the inbetween life stages for well over 30 years. He's written two books that talk about this in great detail, 'Journey of Souls' and 'Destiny of Souls'.

Although it would seem pointless to chose to become a captive for your entire life, it actually may be exactly what that person needs in their overall life to find balance in some way. Maybe that person was boisterous or overly something or other in 10 previous lives, or was themselves the cause of someone elses captivity in a similar fashion. I don't believe in some divine Karmic force, but I do believe we as disincarnate souls have the clearest picture of what we need to evolve in the best way possible.

Also, you never lose the ability to chose things.

Or, you may ponder in your non-incarnational state: "Hmmm... I wonder what would happen if I plunged into 3d and got locked in a shed for an entire lifetime. Would I lose my mind completely, or would I be able to focus and become an enlightened master in no time?"

Yes, we always have the inner choice.