I believe the soul is infinite. The spirit is good for a lifetime. It filters what the soul needs. Why am I fearful to say that I believe in reincarnation? Maybe because I have had the "clutch the pearls" reaction too many times. I am basically conservative in life and this idea even surprises me. I feel like I have lived before and will go on to live another life, and another...I just see God letting us go off into the world at birth, we find our way, and ultimately I think God waits for us to find our way back to him. In a way that makes us better and better every go around. There are no failures, just a varied amount of lessons to be learned.