posted May 05, 2005 10:54 PM         

I've never been able to "read" any past lives. But there are things that I feel very drawn to and very repelled by. Could these things be clues?

I'm drawn to Ireland, but I had a stepmother who is Irish (she and my father divorced when I was younger.) I went to Ireland for about three months when I was seven and I lived in Germany for three years. I still feel very drawn to these places, but I assume it may be nostalgia.

I have always been repelled by China and Japan. I don't know why... I actually find a lot of beauty in their ways. I recognize this intellectually, but something within me tells me that I never want to go there.

And I feel very drawn to Seattle. I've never been there, nor do I have any reason to go. For some reason it feels like it may be "home" to me in some sense.

The Harlem Renaissance also seems significant to me. I wasn't even familiar with it until about a year ago, but since I first learned about it I've developed some kind of fascination with it, but it doesn't feel like a curiosity kind of fascination. I just have a "feeling" for it.

I generally tend to disregard these feelings because they seem really random and I've had events in my current life that may be triggering my current feelings. (Except the China thing... that I can't explain.)

These may just be ramblings, but I'm contributing them in the event that they may mean something.

Thank you for asking!

If you don't get to me, I understand. You have a long list already! Maybe in time. I'm not going anywhere.

posted May 06, 2005 11:09 AM         

I was an authority figure amongst a group of "future" settlers because I was pretty good at and courageous in moving around despite the “rules” – I helped people “escape” our living conditions but I kept coming back. I think I lost reasoning as to staying one place or the other. I’m not sure if it was because of my attachments or the shear satisfaction that I was good at what I did and to be confined to one or the other was just a decision I never tried to consider. I had an honest love affair with someone "detached" from the situation - I think they were not interested in what I was doing one way or the other - those were my peaceful moments besides some joyful moments during the journey's with the settlers. I had some fun moments. Thing was, I made the choice to continue helping settlers and ended up getting caught or the "authority figures" figured enough was enough which sounds more like it since I knew them, I was a bit unorthodox for that time. I believe I was beheaded (to this day – no matter how many gory movies I’ve watched and never got creeped out about – I definitely cringe at the sight of a guilotine). I remember the cart and the people’s heads. A few months ago, I noticed there were children’s heads in the cart as well. I remember thinking that I was responsible for their deaths for a few moments. Some people in the audience felt the same, I suppose. I didn't feel much love from them *smirk* that's okay, I didn't much care of that nor dying at that time. I was satisfied.

I have also had memories of being on a ship but their must have been some really bad situations that happened because to this day I am deathly afraid/respectful of sharks. I was satisfied at the end of that situation too.

posted May 06, 2005 02:20 PM         

amisha121877,
The way you remember is actually more the usual/norm. Generally the more intense or "hectic" of these, the more exciting/traumatic the past life experience was, come in the clearest. These memories more often than not; come to us in quick snippets or flashes of insight, or feelings alone; attraction/repulsion/ to things, places, situations,etc., that often manifest in our present incarnation as phobias or yearnings.
That gnawing of the mind; the "it was on the tip of my tongue, but I forgot what it was" sensation. Even I have experience many of my personal rememberings this way. Sometimes there are no pictures, only intensity, or even simply vague emotion to something that cannot be substantiated by, or has any direct correlation to experiences one has had in their present incarnation.
Visual recalls are usually in the form of quick moving "movie-like" small "clips" of memory or "still picture vignettes", much like a faded photograph, or a picture where the focus is central, but the background is blurred or the focus fades around the edges/perimeter of the picture. Dreams can be clearer, but often come in more symbolic, or metaphoric, and need translated/interpreted afterwards...that is if we can remember the dream(s). Many recalls come to us in short quick forms...well...at first. For example, one of mine, that took 41 years for me to remember it all. Why? It was NOT TIME FOR ME TO KNOW! Some recalls require the "missing keys" to other "vaults", not of one's own, but stored within another's soul memories. When we finally meet the person/persons who shared past life connections with us, it often can trigger the rest of the memory; in them and in us. When the pieces are put together, voila! We often get the rest of the story, we may have been wondering about for even as long as decades. Deja vu is often one aspect of that.. Or Vuja de.."visions of futures past". When I was two years old I had many odd dreams. For years these dreams repeated themselves, in exactly the same way; the only exception was that with each successive redreaming, down through the many years; the way I perceived the dreams were viewed from an older and more life experienced point of reference. What a two year interprets/percieves, will not be exactly what someone many years later will. Age and our life experiences in our present incarnation adds depth.
In one such dream/flash...I was running in a golden leaved, hazy,cool,but pleasant, early Autumn, sunny beech wood forest. It was late afternoon, early evening, that gilded time of day where the sun casts long shadows,and the golden light moves onto amber, then deep russets, and onto ruby and fired embered sunsets. I was running up a long path, it sloped upwards along the side of a tor(man made hill/small
"mountain") which had a high,but partial, grey stone retaining wall on the path side. I felt such an urgency to reach the flat top of the tor, but would always lose the vision or wake up just as I heard the silence of the golden autumn broken by the sounds, first of birds and animals scurrying and flying away, then the urgent and excited voices of many men. I knew they were after me, but could not remember why. It wasn't until I met, in this incarnation, two people who had the same dream, for many years, but "from their perspectives!" This led to one of them introducing me to a third person who had even more pieces of the puzzle. The memories are nearly complete of those events, but I sense another person will be coming to supply another key, to open yet another vault on this matter. The intensity of these encounters, with these people, who triggered in me, and I in them, the missing pieces, was to say the least, most revealing!
What we remember and how, varies greatly from one to another, and recall can be sudden and complete, or take a long time. Also take into consideration the span of lifetimes down through the millennia, and that we have "forgotten" much more than we remember. There are many many more past lives for each of us than are being posted here.
Your recall is just fine. I will reply to you and everyone else posting here, but I wanted to address your and Philbird's basic concerns, as it is a question/observation, that as a group, many posting here may have.

posted May 06, 2005 04:38 PM         

I have to tell you - there is a sight that I was "led" to go off the vision of this cabin in the woods that I saw once (among other things occurring in my life that i would deem out-of-the-ordinary). It was really strange. It led me to this site and another site to learn more about telepathy. From there, I ended up here. From there, it seems that I may have met my fellow companions from that cabin in the woods from what I've been observing over the past year. It also led me to a family member who I had no idea was interested in metaphysical studies and such - because he too saw a cabin. He added that he saw a dragon who happened to be outside of the cabin. BTW - when I saw the tv made movie of Alice in Wonderland and they had the dragon and the castle - I felt instant connection with it. Anyway, in my family member's vision, someone in the cabin opened the door and the dragon started running towards the doors/towards everyone in the cabin and my family member pushed to close the door and that was the end of what he saw.

Before the cabin in the woods that I saw, I remember walking through a forest and I was being led by someone. they kept saying, don't pay attention to what you see around you which kind of reminded me of the story about Lot and his wife (you know, the pillar of salt?). there were all these creatures around -some of them flew, some didn't, some had human-like faces, they had wings and everything, etc. The forest was dark (or the trees were so tall that the sunlight didn't penetrate where we were), we weren't on a particular path that i could think of and i remember reaching out for their hand but never actually grasping it. i didn't understand what that meant then but i do now.

Not to mention, I had two dreams in one day back in 96' - here was the scenario:

1) I was with my "best" friend (at the time) and we were at a carnival. we were standing by the ferris wheel with two guys. i was holding balloons and all of a sudden, i started floating upwards and kept going - i went outer space and everything. I started coming out of the ground and saw my friend again, i was curious at this point and ended up going again. i came back out of the ground and this time, i'm asking my friend to hold my feet so that i wouldn't float anymore but i must have slipped from her grasp. at that point, i woke up. i didn't know what it meant then but now i do because she isn't remotely interested in the type of discussions we have here at lindaland nor the discussions i have with people in this particular telepathy site and i feel we have grown apart tremendously and rapidly since that dream.

not to mention, she had a dream that i came late to her slumber party. everyone was sleeping and i came strolling in with a guy and put the music on loud. she asked me to leave. i didn't then understand the dream but again, now i do.

2) this dream i had i was having a big party in a place that resembled a castle. i had live animals and everything there. in one particular room, i had lions in a cage. my brother opened up the cage and i kept pushing everyone in front of me to get out first. one of the lions jumped at my back and i woke up. i didn't understand that dream then either but i do now.

posted May 06, 2005 05:01 PM         

Fayte~ Thank you for your reply. I will be looking forward to hearing what you find! I have a question for you: Does this stuff make you tired? It seems that it could be a very draining experience!

posted May 07, 2005 04:58 AM         

This question has been intriguing me for a long time and now a days it has resurfaced..IS THERE ANY WAY I CAN KNOW WHAT I WAS IN MY PREVIOUS LIFE/LIVES???? Where did i belong to...who all were with me..what was my relationship with my present relatives/friends???
Can someone help me in this? I would like to clarify that I dont have any kind of superpowers to see what is happening or sumthing like that..but still would like to know the above in a layman's way...

posted May 10, 2005 01:03 AM         

I have to try some more past life regression teqniques. I feel a very strong connection with Ancient Egypt. There has to be something there also.

meratti you might want to take a look at these search results about your past life in Brooklyn.

I found these: http://aolsearch.aol.com/aol/search?query=Margaret+Phelan+brooklyn&invocationType=spelling

posted May 19, 2005 07:06 PM         

Are you conveying to the people that life is an cycle in the universe with no way out of this cycle?

In the old testament, do you remember the story of how a seer (medium) was frightened to death when God smit her.

I know its not my business to tell you what to do or don't, but I am really worried of you.

posted May 19, 2005 08:02 PM         

Ah!...But They are doing the remembering, I am asking the questions to help them remember. I take what I do with great seriousness and I understand responsibilty. I NEVER tell someone something unless I first ask God, "may I? Should I". So I only give more if it is time for them to know. The fact that they are telling shows they are curious and have rememberings already. I have no intentions of telling anyone of all or even one past life they are not in tune with already. And if I did get something they did not know, I would most definitely commune with God before speaking/or not.
Then you said:Quote:
Don't you think it will affect your karma? Why would you risk it?

No. I am not violating the ways of God. That is the absolute source of the gift that has been entrusted to me. I do not charge for it. I do not make up things, I understand that it is a gift and with it comes much responsibility, and trust that God is with me. My soul and heart are clear of wrongdoing. With God, and always listening to God, how can this be bad for my Karma? God has entrusted me with this blessing and gift to use by way of God. It would be bad for my Karma to ignore that which God has granted me. I am not religious, but there are many stories in many religions, that say, when God gives you a gift, or asks something of a person, it is not to be ignored. I was born this way. Then you said;Quote:
Are you conveying to the people that life is an cycle in the universe with no way out of this cycle?

No... but eternity is a limitless time. What is meant by getting out of the cycle? Do you wish for a mindless oneness with no individuality left? What we each will become in time, more than transcends anything we can yet begin to imagine! Do you think that once this world has been consumed by the sun, that that is the end? The time will come when memory is not lost, and we grow beyond what we are now. That is immortality, and continued existence as individual entities, no matter what form we live as, wether of flesh and blood or something else. Eternity/Infinity would be illogical and a cosmic joke if we stopped the cycle of life and continued growth and exploration of this infinity to just sit on a cloud contemplating bliss forever! That to some would be a Hell! That is not eternal growth, but stasis/stagnation, no matter how lovely it may be. And how long before insanity of the soul occurs? Then You said;Quote:

In the old testament, do you remember the story of how a seer (medium) was frightened to death when God smit her.

Yes...but she was not working with a gift entrusted to her by God. The OT is also stock full of contradictions when it comes to seers, prophets etc. I am not getting into that here. There is alot of illogical/irrational statements about this matter in the Bible. Some things just do not add up. Enough on that for now. That is a complex issue. I work by way of God. I listen to God.
Then you said;Quote:

I know its not my business to tell you what to do or don't, but I am really worried of you.

Concern for another is one's business! Please clarify your fears, your worry for me.
With God all things are possible, and I know God is with me.

Here is also a little from the "Gospel of Thomas" which is one of the ways I believe.

TO ALL WITH LOVE!
Jesus said, "let him who seeks continue seeking until he finds. When he finds, he will become troubled. When he becomes troubled, he will be astonished, and he will rule over the all."
Jesus said, "Recognize what is in your sight, and that which is hidden from you will become plain to you. For there is nothing hidden which will not become manifest."
From "The Gospel of Thomas"

posted May 20, 2005 04:08 AM         

How do you know who is on side of the good?
Even Bush claims that "God speaks to him" and has asked him to attack Iraq. I am just asking for you to take care, thats all. Even though good and bad is intertwined in human beings, the water sign people being very perceptive, can attract the darkest power. I am a water sign cusp myself and explains where I am coming from.

I just watched Star Wars III and absolutely loved it. In it Anahin indeed has the potential to be the best because he has seen both side of powers, the good as well as the dark. If it wasn't for his age(experience), he could have defeated his master. In that movie, he tries to save the life of his lover and decides to go bad from good. It appears to me that the power of death is given to the dark powers.
Whats your comment on that?

Now that my thinking cap is on, I was thinking about how Yeshua raised Lazarus from the dead. I really wonder, if he had been in training in Egypt and learnt some of the mysteries? Why Egypt? Its because Egypt then was considered to be the hub of dark powers.

All were my opinions.

posted May 20, 2005 10:00 AM         

Enough for now...this is a past life thread not a forum for right/wrong light/dark beautiful/ugly wonderful/terrible good/evil etc.
However...everyone and anyone feel free to ask any Questions...I shall endeavor to answerr them to the best of my abilties.
Movies and telvision have much impact on our minds. I will elaborate on that issue and the clouding of our minds. Later people!
PS. Death is of the darkness? The darkside? So much terror and fear and misunderstanding do I sense there dear one. Death of the physical body, or the soul, the ultimate death...which do you speak of? One is only a sort of illusion, when we think that we are our bodies, the other mindless thoughtless non existence, where one would not even exist to know there was darkness or self. All that they were would not exist.

posted May 20, 2005 11:15 AM         

The whole point was that the past only brings pain. As Kat pointed out the symbolic meaning of Lot's wife becoming a stone when she looks back.

If it was important, our creator would have ensured that we remember our past. Looks like he wants us to focus and work only on our present moment. Because by working on the now I cocreate my future.

When the time comes, each one gets their memory flash for their own evolvement. No need for external aids. I believe that each one that you give readings to, you must know them. Aim to provide a holistic reading. Otherwise it could be very dangerous for the subjects, including yourself (because of the Karmic system-what goes comes around).