From the perspective of those (such as LH) who subscribe to a "many lifetimes" model of the human spirit, the question arises whether one goes through cycles of creation, growth, change, decay and extinction as a soul -- a spiral involving, say, hundreds of lifetimes linked by a common theme.

I would think the symptoms of being late in such a spiral would be similar tot he individual life cycle pattern: accrued wisdom, crankiness, impatience, and a tendency to forget things.

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