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Palehorse Redivivus
I'm with CF and Caelrie, mostly.
As of now I believe this depends largely on the consciousness and awareness level of the individual. If someone lives unconsciously then I see no reason why that would suddenly change upon death, and thus the incarnative process is pretty much a matter of being shuffled through an automatic system, where the life they get is based on what their soul is reflecting at that time. But there's no real conscious input in it, and how it actually plays out is largely a matter of luck.
Once the individual begins the process of awakening, they begin to exercise more conscious choice in the matter, not from being "allowed" by some external authority but rather mostly by learning that they can. This is where pre-life planning and guides and etc. come in. As for actually living one's life, again, I believe what goes on and how is a matter of awareness. In physical existence you've also got the complications of incarnative amnesia, and possible interference, deliberate or not, by negs and the choices of other people. So, the task is to 1. figure out that there IS some sort of purpose or reason for your being here, 2. figure out what that purpose is and 3. start moving towards it.
The next factor to consider is that although plans may be made "on the other side," once one incarnates, to a large extent all bets are off. We create a lot "on the fly" and may go off the predefined track, either due to not knowing there was a track, or by being aware and consciously choosing a different direction. And, I don't believe there's necessarily anything wrong with that; after all, it IS our life, not someone else's to decide whether we lived it the "right" way or not. In that sense there is no right or wrong; only experience.
Anyway keep in mind that I've been wrestling with this question a lot lately in light of recent experiences, I've got a lot more questions than answers and a whole lot of stuff is in the "pending" file, so anything I say on the subject should be regarded as such.
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