reincarnation theme

The belief, typical in Indian religions, that there is some non-corporeal us (a soul) the after our death is reborn in a new physical body.

13 total · 5 major · 8 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
bbf2x01 major Minbari professed belief in
movie: The She-Creature (1956) major Key to the story was that people had past lives that could be recalled with the help of hypnotic regression. Dr. Lombardi used this technique to question Andrea about her past live as an Englishwoman who lived during the reign of King James.
talesoftheunexpected1x07 major Louisa believed the great Hungarian composer Franz Liszt had been reborn as the cat.
tz1985e1x12a major Daniel speculated that the soul of Nola may have been reincarnated into the hologram generator. Nola later revealed to Kevin that he was the reincarnation of her long deceased husband.
tz1985e3x06 major Mary woke up one morning in a world where it was taken for granted that virtually everyone had lived past lives.
ldr2019e4x09 minor The smart toilet despaired over its existence and wondered if it had been Stalin in a past life, implying that its current life was punishment for the dictator's sins.
movie: Ghostbusters II (1989) minor Vigo the Carpathian hatched a plot to reincarnate himself into Baby Oscar.
movie: The Man from Beyond (1922) minor Felice Strange believed herself to be the reincarnation of her ancestor Felice Norcross
movie: The Robot vs the Aztec Mummy (1958) minor Flora had lived among the Ancient Aztecs in a past life as a woman named Xochitl.
novel: A True Story (180) minor Lucian reported that Pythagoras had been reincarnated seven different times before consenting to join other men of renown on the Island of the Blessed.