Evolution of the soul is the goal of the spiritual journey. When we dedicate ourselves to a deeper understanding of Self and our place within both our communities and the cosmos - looking at our beliefs, our habits, our karma, our familial and cultural conditioning to assess what is/isn’t aligned is part of the process. We are called to learn, to heal and evolve. How we answer that call is between each person and God.
Full transparency - I don’t know if our understanding of reincarnation is what actually happens. I know I get flashbacks and memories that occurred outside of this lifetime. Reincarnation as a linear concept is limiting, because if time is a human construct, couldn’t memories be from the future? Or a parallel timeline? And… once I look at the soul as “mine”, the ego is in the mix. Perhaps it is one soul that has lived multiple lives, but I do think it’s possible reincarnation is a concept we don’t fully comprehend.
That all said, the idea of reincarnation can serve us well. It gives us a helpful, working container to see that we arrived in body with an agenda, with an emotional and spiritual body that has been imprinted with experiences from another time. For ease of conversation, we’ll call them past lives.
By knowing what the soul has come to heal, to learn to grow through, we gain insight into the why’s of the experience. We also cultivate an awareness of how best to move through life, knowing the tools and skillsets Spirit gave us for healing.