hi, rocky there is one example that comes to mind that avoids the "starting over" mode and that is via a spiritual operation called a "walk-in". from ll research it seems that the entity we know historically as lincoln despaired of carrying out its purpose in 3-d; an arrangement was made whereupon another entity volunteered to step into the body to finish the task. this is not a case of a soul swapping bodies but rather -- in an admittedly limited apparent sense --we have here a bod swapping souls omraam mikhaël aïvanhov
ps a keen observation from from a notable one of yore: "‘nastradine hodja, when will the world end?’ his disciples asked him one day. ‘but that’s very simple; let’s see now,’ he replied. ‘it will end when i die.’ and, in a way, he was right;when someone dies, the whole world disappears with them, and when they are alive the world is also alive. there’s something to think about! yes, it depends on you, on your state of consciousness, as to whether the world is alive or dead, spiritual or material, subtle or gross, beautiful or ugly.you will say, ‘but we’ve known that for ages!’ well then, if you know it, why don’t you manage to make it a reality? you know everything, yet you do nothing. do something; resolve to change your inner glasses, so that the world and the people in it become truly alive for you. " omraam mikhaël aïvanhov