The Spirit and I: The Evolution of Soul, the second volume of Ben Willemsen's Human Energy trilogy, is a comprehensive introduction to a world that coexists alongside our material one, the world of the spirit. The exploration is far-reaching, offering a profound insight into the evolution of the soul and the PURPOSE OF LIFE on earth.  Below is an excerpt from Chapter 2.


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Chapter 2:

What Dies? The World of the Mind-Set Spirit

As I got out of my car, Shirley and her husband Henry came outside to greet me. Shirley in particular had been looking forward to my visit. We had met at a local high school where I was teaching a course called "The Spirit and I" through the Continuing Education program. Shirley had taken the course, hoping that it might help her understand what was happening in her home.

       Halfway through the course, Shirley approached me. She said she was certain there was someone - or something - in her house. Her husband, she added, had finally admitted that he could find no logical explanation for the strange noises they'd been hearing, and had reluctantly agreed that she should ask my advice.

       Henry was a civil engineer. He had built their home five years earlier, when he and his wife first moved to Winnipeg. The house was a solidly constructed bungalow with a raised basement where the children, two girls and a boy aged between eight and fourteen, had their bedrooms. It was the children who first told their parents about the strange sounds they kept hearing overhead. Over time, the sounds had grown louder and were now recognizable as footsteps.

       For some time Henry had dismissed the matter, calling it nonsense. Shirley, however, had heard the footsteps herself and found them impossible to ignore. By the time I visited their home, the children were reluctant to sleep in their own bedrooms and overnight guests preferred not to stay in the downstairs guest room.

        Shirley and Henry asked me to come inside. I followed them into the living room and sat down on the sofa. Shirley had arranged for the children to visit with friends for the evening. Henry looked a bit uncomfortable, but he started to relax when I told him about my career in manufacturing, which he could relate to more easily. After chatting light-heartedly for a while, I heard a buzzing in my ears, a sure sign for me that we had spirit company. I sensed a presence very close by and, with it, felt a mounting sense of anxiety. As calmly as possible I asked if I might walk around the house. "Make yourself at home," Henry replied. I stood up and went straight into the dining area. There, I began walking in a figure-eight pattern.

       "That sounds exactly like what we've been hearing," Shirley cried out. Henry agreed, adding that it gave him the creeps.

        As I sat down at the table, I felt as if I was choking. Lifting my hand, I gestured that I wanted to write. Shirley hastened to find a pencil and paper and I immediately began writing. "Please forgive me for the pain I've caused," appeared on the page. Henry, who had joined us at the table, read the words aloud, and he and Shirley looked at each other. Henry grew pale.

       "Is that you, Sid?" Shirley asked breathlessly. I continued to write automatically as Sid identified himself and began to communicate his feelings to Henry. When I finally looked up at Henry, I could see that he was deeply moved by what I had written. Both sadness and astonishment were visible on his face.

 


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Chapter 7:

The Path of Spirit and the Evolution of Soul

 

The path of the soul can be represented by a spiral consisting of numerous identity life cycles. The experience and learning of each individual identity contribute to the soul's growth, until the soul has obtained all the energy, or knowledge, it needs from this planet.

       The soul's path passes through many human incarnations, but these represent only a part of its journey. Prior to incarnating in humans, the soul reincarnates many times in animals. This idea may be offensive to some people. On the other hand, there are many others who are searching for the missing link that will connect us to our animal origins.

       Just as I learned that the soul driving me had, in a previous incarnation, obtained the knowledge of the monk, I also learned that before this same soul entered into a human, it had passed through a wolf and an eagle.

       One afternoon, while in a contemplative state of mind, my body suddenly became saturated by a very strong energy. I felt my hands changing into what seemed like an animal's paws. I reached out to the table in front of me and touched it, feeling the cushions and claws against the wood. I was astonished at how real my experience was; this wasn't my imagination. My face felt contorted by a pressure on both cheeks which I recognized as the force of transfiguration. Suddenly, I had an overwhelming feeling of sadness and I began to howl. I was a wolf in pain, having lost my mate. The intensity of the wolf's emotion shocked me; I had never known how deeply an animal could feel. I realized then how closely the animal and human were linked.


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Being in a state of acceptance means seeing ourself as an integral part of nature rather than separate from it.

Ben Willemsen
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