125. Orthodox Christian on Past Lives & Reincarnation | Occult to Orthodoxy Series (Part 11)125. Orthodox Christian on Past Lives & Reincarnation | Occult to Orthodoxy Series (Part 11)
Raised & Redeemed
Michaela reflects on her journey from New Age and occult beliefs about past lives to an Orthodox Christian understanding of identity, the soul and the afterlife. She contrasts reincarnation with Orthodox teaching, shares personal experiences of spiritual delusion, and offers steps for renouncing false identities and embracing life in Christ.
12:50•29 Apr 2026
From Past Lives to True Identity: An Orthodox Look at Reincarnation
Episode Overview
- Reincarnation is presented as a very old belief with roots in India, Greece, Celtic and African traditions, but is contrasted with Orthodox teaching on the soul and resurrection.
- Michaela shares how past-life beliefs as a witch and temple prostitute shaped her behaviour, relationships and sense of purpose.
- She explains prelest as spiritual delusion, where demonic lies are mistaken for divine revelation and used to script someone’s identity.
- Four spiritual dangers of reincarnation are outlined: erosion of personhood, the trap of self-salvation, adopting a demonic script for life, and procrastinating repentance.
- Practical steps offered include renouncing false identities, letting Scripture define who you are, and coming into the life of the Orthodox Church.
“God did not need to try again with you over 50 lifetimes. He knit you together once with intention and care.”
What drives someone to seek a life without alcohol? For Michaela, it wasn’t just about substances, but about the spiritual beliefs that fuelled them. Part 11 of her "Occult to Orthodoxy" series takes on past lives and reincarnation, framed through her journey from childhood trauma, substance abuse, New Age practices and occult rituals into Orthodox Christianity.
Here, you’ll hear how she once believed she’d been a witch and temple prostitute in past lives, and how those stories shaped her choices in the present – from strip clubs and sex magic retreats to a relationship she justified as a "twin flame" connection. Looking back, she calls this spiritual deception, explaining the Orthodox concept of *prelest* – accepting a demonic lie as if it were divine truth.
Michaela walks through the ancient roots of reincarnation in India, Greece, Celtic and African traditions, then contrasts them with the Orthodox Christian view of the soul, judgment after death, and the hope of resurrection. She stresses four spiritual risks she sees in reincarnation: losing a sense of personhood, the illusion of self-salvation, living under "demonic vision" for your life, and procrastinating repentance because you assume endless lifetimes ahead.
One of her most striking lines sums up her message: "God did not need to try again with you over 50 lifetimes. He knit you together once with intention and care." From there, she offers practical steps for anyone who has built their identity around past-life readings, divination or New Age archetypes: renouncing those identities, letting Scripture shape a new sense of self, and finding grounding in the Orthodox Church.
If you’ve ever used spirituality, substances or rituals to patch over deep wounds, this conversation may hit close to home and might get you asking: whose story about you have you been living in?
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