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From radiotimes.com, tonight, BBC1, 10:45pm

"I am the royal wizard," announces Merlin, perched on his sofa in a satin cape. "Touch me." It's a generous offer. But given that Merlin is not, in this case, the fêted conjuror of Arthurian legend, but a 58-year-old eccentric called George, it's probably safer to decline. Like the other subjects of this astonishing observational documentary, George believes he is the reincarnation of a dead luminary. Whether this conviction is down to delusion, self-obsession or serious mental illness is unclear. Indeed, there are times - particularly those involving the bipolar Julian, a witty gent who believes he's God - when you may feel that the film's withering humour is misplaced. Still, while there are enough moments of empathy to assuage most suspicions of exploitation, the oddballs' unswayable bravado is, in a strange way, quite admirable.

Sounds like fun as well as being an interesting lesson in what the mind's capable of believing as absolute fact without any evidence whatsoever.

Sounds great

I saw a clip this morning where the wizard guy claims that in one of his formers lives he built stonehenge and in another he was good friends with queen Victoria

it always amazes me that when people are reincarnated, they are very rarely anything like "dave the milkman", or "erica the dutch toilet cleaner"...its always something exotic...

akorah's "sam" is 7 year old ancient etheopian i believe...

abraxus wrote:it always amazes me that when people are reincarnated, they are very rarely anything like "dave the milkman", or "erica the dutch toilet cleaner"...its always something exotic...

akorah's "sam" is 7 year old ancient etheopian i believe...

Odd, innit. It's almost as if they're making up for being disappointed with their life this time around by telling people, "do you know who I used to be?"

Tomo wrote:

abraxus wrote:it always amazes me that when people are reincarnated, they are very rarely anything like "dave the milkman", or "erica the dutch toilet cleaner"...its always something exotic...

akorah's "sam" is 7 year old ancient etheopian i believe...

Odd, innit. It's almost as if they're making up for being disappointed with their life this time around by telling people, "do you know who I used to be?"

i imagine if someone got turned away from a nightclub they'd yell "dont you know who i used to be?! bloody Leonardo thats who! now let me in..."

my uncle used to be derek akorah's spirit guide....he's not dead, just a good researcher...boom boom...

Tomo wrote:From radiotimes.com, tonight, BBC1, 10:45pm

[i]"I am the royal wizard," announces Merlin, perched on his sofa in a satin cape. "Touch me." It's a generous offer. But given that Merlin is not, in this case, the fêted conjuror of Arthurian legend,.

Hey that's Mandrake isn't it?

Apparently I used to be some little old lady who liked gardening in my last life, not quite as exciting as someone like Joan of Arc

abraxus wrote:my uncle used to be derek akorah's spirit guide....he's not dead, just a good researcher...boom boom...

Love it! I think I'll be Shirley Ghostman's "Sheba"

There should be some kind of online registry so that there are no clashes of past lives. Imagine it: it'd be like having two IP address the same on a network. Chaos! All those Cleopatras running about brandishing snakes, getting fruity with the multiple Mark Anthonys and demanding impractical baths.

Mind you, I have met two people who claim to be the reincarnation of Merlin, so at least one of them is wrong. I just wish I knew where they lived so I could invite them round to fight it out.

Lady of Mystery wrote:Hey that's Mandrake isn't it?

Nah - I keep offering to let people touch me but thay all want money first .

Tomo wrote:Mind you, I have met two people who claim to be the reincarnation of Merlin, so at least one of them is wrong. I just wish I knew where they lived so I could invite them round to fight it out.

Maybe they timeshared

Tomo wrote:Mind you, I have met two people who claim to be the reincarnation of Merlin, so at least one of them is wrong. I just wish I knew where they lived so I could invite them round to fight it out.

Don't forget about Buddhist beliefs. The Dalai Lama is supposed to reincarnate after one dies and there have been times where different aspects of the Dalai Lama have been reincarnated into different people at the same time.

I have a question for everyone in the forum: If you could be any person in history, who would you be?

monker59 wrote:

Tomo wrote:Mind you, I have met two people who claim to be the reincarnation of Merlin, so at least one of them is wrong. I just wish I knew where they lived so I could invite them round to fight it out.

Don't forget about Buddhist beliefs. The Dalai Lama is supposed to reincarnate after one dies and there have been times where different aspects of the Dalai Lama have been reincarnated into different people at the same time.

I have a question for everyone in the forum: If you could be any person in history, who would you be?

yeah, but that's aspects, rather than complete personas...

there's a zen buddhist quote that says "if you meet buddha - kill him"

anyway, in answer to your question - i would want to be hugh heffner's fingers...

monker59 wrote: I have a question for everyone in the forum: If you could be any person in history, who would you be?

Just 1?

Gilgamesh.
I just like the name really but pretty cool, two thirds god one third human, or maybe Jim Morrison.

I'd like to be the bloke who discovered the secret of immortality

Vlad the Impailer

I just like the name......now where did I put my spike?

actually..i'd come back as tom jones or maybe stevie marriot (without death by fire) or quite possibly Stevie Winwood...

ginger baker would be fun for a day...but i've never fancied heroin...herons yes...