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Thanks Ken.

I wish my own PL experiences were positive to me. Although I've never had a regression. I wouldn't even know where to go for one and I'm not sure I want more memories.

Did you read the user comments? Cuckoo, delusional and stuff. That's the barrage of attitudes that anyone who claims a past life seems to face. Is there any hope for us? What's the point in being burdened with PL memories? Just like one of her past lives I feel like a hermit since I remembered reincarnation. Marginalised.
 
Did you read the user comments?
There are some subjects that I enjoy reading those comments, but not about this subject as I know what to expect unfortunately.
What's the point in being burdened with PL memories?
I don't know any universal truths about that, but considering how it has changed your path it would seem obvious. It is just going to take a bit of getting use to what you have learned I guess. I truly am sorry that it has been such a burden for you. I suppose it is difficult to both "own" a past life and yet realize it isn't really the current "you" - that it was merely a moment in your evolution, like a passing thought that you have now rejected.
 
I always have a hard time reading media accounts of past lives
It usually involves "claims he/she was....." "believes to be...."
Sure the kid decides someday to make up stories and have nightmares of, lets say, getting shut down or blown up
So I always start reading with scepticism and avoid the comments section all together

For me, my PLs often feel like a burden as well, I remember most of my memories since childhood but sometimes I wonder and feel guilty that I stopped remembering the names of all of my buddies

In order for people to be more acceptable towards reincarnation and PL memories, besides our merry little inside crowd, the media needs to get a different approach to reporting it 9/10 times and not allow comments to it, just my 2ct
 
Hi Jim,

As I have made clear at one time or another, I know what you mean about PL memories. Nonetheless, I'm beginning to feel like I've come to the end of my break time and will start delving again. One thing is that buried memories of bad stuff (as exemplified in the story) always seem to lead to bad stuff, whether they are bad PL memories or bad "this life" memories. It is hard to deal with them, but until we can assimilate and deal with them we can't get rid of the problems they cause and move on.

However, that is still an "I wanna have an untroubled earth life" type of attitude. The other side of it is that PL memories deconstruct that way of looking at things. They are a peek backstage and behind the curtain--there is something much bigger going on than the "Play" we are involved in. This includes the fact that multiple lifetimes as different people means that you and I are something beyond any of these temporary identities, just like an actor playing multiple roles in the same play is obviously something beyond the roles he/she plays. It kinda lays things bare.

I don't know where we go with that realization. I guess that depends on whether we're ready to go on to something more yet (or as I put it in the post I just made under "dreams"--whether we're tired of playing with the same old toys in the same old sandbox). I'm not sure yet myself, but I believe the time will definitely come.

Cordially,
S&S
 
The comments with the most up votes are the ones saying if it works for her, to let it be. As a skeptic myself I was pleasantly surprised by that.

That lifelong sadness from birth is certainly familiar though.
 
Yes Ken, except it wasn't so much a passing thought that I rejected as it was an entire worldview and way of thinking I have to unshackle myself from. I'm finding it impossible to be honest.
 
Yeah CanSol. I didn't just decide to believe in my past lives. I saw it with my own eyes played out in my sight. Thats how my pl memories occur. If I had my way I'd forget they ever existed. As much as I'm trying to change I find those who say 'claims, believes to be etc' in regards to my experiences with reincarnation to be an offense. I keep tripping up on not fighting them though.
 
Hi S&S. My PL memories certainly deconstructed notions of heroism for me. It showed me that heroes are only seen as heroes because they have something to learn from it. That's why we are all equal in spiritual terms. Heroes have to be no cleaner than the villians they pursue. They are still brutal and ruthless, even if they weild their power over others wisely.

Reincarnation showed me that even those people build up to rarified heights are just souls working through their karma. One positive to come out of PL knowledge is that I'm a lot less judgemental than I used to be.
 
I'm learning more and more that I spent a decent amount of time as/around people history has deemed to be important. And one of the best things about it is seeing them as fallible human beings. They make mistakes. And they don't spend all day doing "important" things either; sometimes they just take the afternoon to enjoy a nice view or something. Fame is just a label and it often doesn't denote any other differences between people other than being at the right place at the right time.
 
Hi Spirit Sword. That's the major difference between history, dramatic reconstructions and hagiographies and my PL memories. Not every moment is dramatic and important, I mostly just remember people being people the same as they always were, even with the weight of conflict on them people are just people expressing and interacting as people do. The most revealing thing to me about PL memories is that the past was just normal, people living day to day just like nowadays. The thinking, fashions, technological developments and beliefs etc were different but people themselves haven't really changed, they just got used to different standards of living and different reasons to fight than modern man is used to. That's what my PL memories showed me, that the past was usually so normal.
 
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Did you read the user comments? Cuckoo, delusional and stuff. That's the barrage of attitudes that anyone who claims a past life seems to face. Is there any hope for us? What's the point in being burdened with PL memories? Just like one of her past lives I feel like a hermit since I remembered reincarnation. Marginalised.

Jim78, I guess we could be talking for a long while here, knowing each other's stories as we do (at least a little), but somehow I just feel to comment on this one. Who cares about what others say? I've learned those of us who are different, whatever the reason (here we're talking about reincarnation but it can be anything), are bound to be attacked by those who unknowingly just want to judge others or have a bit of fun at their expense. I used to feel like you at the beginning (back in 2011-12 when I started to remember), I couldn't even talk of my experiences in supposedly open-minded groups like those dealing with NDEs and other types of spiritual experiences. I was quickly mocked and nobody wanted to know more, they were comfortable just believing in or even denying reincarnation, only hoping death was not the end. With time I've realized what others think doesn't matter. This is an individual path that only belongs to each of us. It's often tough, it's incredibly lonesome, I can only open up in my own sites, not even here even when there are some people who do understand. But I've also met a number of great souls along the path, and for that I'm grateful. We can find comfort in people who have gone through similar journeys. They helped me when I needed it, the same way I now help others. I think that's enough. Let the rest of people watch and laugh at us, they don't know what they're missing, for good or for bad.

Is there any hope for us? Of course there is. We don't need to be "accepted" by others, we don't need reincarnation to be worldwide considered a reality so that we can talk of our past lives naturally. We have each other, we can support one another in places like this. Our communities are small but strong. I believe there have always been people with past life memories in the past, I think there will always be, and probably we will never be in a major proportion in society. At the beginning I used to hope we would grow in future generations as people reached higher levels of spiritual evolution. Now I'm not so certain recalling past lives is linked to spiritual evolution, I tend to think it's just a physiological process, something we all need to do now and then to process old emotions.

So, what's the point in being burdened with past life memories? Well, for me it's a gift, not a curse, even with all its toughness. And yes, there've been instances when I also felt like you, isolated and misunderstood, but I feel so fortunate each time I can recall a past life event that answers any of my current thoughts or feelings. I feel so fortunate I know exactly where I come from, why I feel so depressed in certain anniversaries, why I miss certain things so much. When I see other people living their lives so "unconsciously", as if this is their first time on Earth, I feel so terribly old beside them, but at the same time I feel they lack so many things... a sort of "profoundness", a meaning behind their lives.

I feel quite identified with the woman in the article, as my own journey also started due to depression issues, but what she tells is nothing compared to all the things I've remembered. Has it been a burden? It is sometimes, at least in my case, when you're deep in past life mood and you just can't seem to shake it off, but once you're done with that stage, a greater burden is lifted. My depression wasn't letting me live. Now I do live, and better or worse, I try to carry on doing what I like with more hopes for the future and not thinking about suicide. Life is hard, we all know that, but it's also so awesome to be here and be able to have a long-term vision that allows you to see centuries back and sometimes even in-between lives, don't you agree?

I liked your last post:

Not every moment is dramatic and important, I mostly just remember people being people the same as they always were, even with the weight of conflict on them people are just people expressing and interacting as people do. The most revealing thing to me about PL memories is that the past was just normal, people living day to day just like nowadays. The thinking, fashions, technological developments and beliefs etc were different but people themselves haven't really changed, they just got used to different standards of living and different reasons to fight than modern man is used to. That's what my PL memories showed me, that the past was usually so normal.

Don't you think only for this it is worth remembering past lives?
 
Woolger and Bowman both emphasize that the HEALING is the most important part of past life work. Not the proof of who you were. It's a plus but not necessary. If you're still having bad feelings and experiences I would suggest - keep going ~ with an expert. You haven't remembered all of it or what you need to to heal. ;)
 
The same with me: I never discuss reincarnation or spirituality with random people. There is no point in losing my energy in this field. I will never defend myself and I have absolutely no interest in convincing anybody.
I don't think that people with no interest in reincarnation or spirituality are lesser souls. Their amnesia is just stronger than mine, that's it. I always assume there must be some good reason why they don't remember anything. It's probably not in their soul's interest for this moment.
On the other hand: a lot of people who joke around are in fact sensitive themselves. They only joke because it is their way of filtering their surroundings. Making (bad) jokes is just their way of 'testing' people, like a defense mechanism. Sometimes it is so obvious. And when you take a short-cut and ask them their real opinions, you could be very surprised. It's the fear of the unknown for them but beneath their surface of bad jokes, stupid comments or hollow phrases, there might be real interest and even a lot of suppressed experiences.
 
On the other hand: a lot of people who joke around are in fact sensitive themselves. They only joke because it is their way of filtering their surroundings. Making (bad) jokes is just their way of 'testing' people, like a defense mechanism.
Heh. I often "jokingly" reference reincarnation in whatever ways are socially acceptable. "We get along so well; I must have met you in a past life! Hahaha...." It's a good way to get a sense of the other person's reaction, and gives them a chance to join a gradually more serious conversation without having to initiate the topic themselves.
 
Heh. I often "jokingly" reference reincarnation in whatever ways are socially acceptable. "We get along so well; I must have met you in a past life! Hahaha...." It's a good way to get a sense of the other person's reaction, and gives them a chance to join a gradually more serious conversation without having to initiate the topic themselves.
I was in class today all happy and talkative but then my teacher mentioned world war 2 very lightly and I was sad and quiet.
 
Heh. I often "jokingly" reference reincarnation in whatever ways are socially acceptable. "We get along so well; I must have met you in a past life! Hahaha...." It's a good way to get a sense of the other person's reaction, and gives them a chance to join a gradually more serious conversation without having to initiate the topic themselves.

I actually joked myself into believing in reincarnation. After enough different instances of "wouldn't it be funny if...", I was no longer able to see a different way of putting those pieces together without including past life experiences.
 
I have a very dark sense of humour, comes with the things I've been through as a kid in this life and seeing death and destruction overseas but reincarnation isn't something I make jokes about, other than the very ocaissional sarcastic comments

Also keep in mind that there are completely new souls in each lifetime, they still have to learn, screw up etc, they're literally just babys
That's also why some behave like teens at much later times for example while others seem wise beyond their years and can feel old and out of place (I've read and heard that quite a few times and I'm definately in the latter group)
 
CanSol, I assure you I never made a mockery of the concept or the real feelings and experiences people have. I don't think that anyone in this group would do such a thing. Merely, I, and likely others, make sarcastic comments or light-heartedly say "we must have met in a past life" or "how did you know that unless you were there in a past life?" For those uninitiated in the ways of reincarnation, it's just a conversational piece that has little weight, often earning a response of a smile or slightly uncomfortable laugh. But every now and then, the laughter is followed by a "hey, wait a minute..." Sometimes, there is no connection there, but it still will get someone to think. And sometimes it's a good way to find someone else who is open to the concept of reincarnation.
 
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CanSol, I assure you I never made a mockery of the concept or the real feelings and experiences people have. I don't think that anyone in this group would do such a thing. Merely, I, and likely others, make sarcastic comments or light-heatedly say "we must have met in a past life" or "how did you know that unless you were there in a past life?" For those uninitiated in the ways of reincarnation, it's just a conversational piece that has little weight, often earning a response of a smile or slightly uncomfortable laugh. But every now and then, the laughter is followed by a "hey, wait a minute..." Sometimes, there is no connection there, but it still will get someone to think. And sometimes it's a good way to find someone else who is open to the concept of reincarnation.
Never suggested you did, think none of us that are even remotely aware of it do, those that are oblivious make the jokes like they do about everything else that they don't understand

I too make those off handed remarks "in another life maybe" or "been there, done that, still working on perfecting it" (whatever 'it' refers too) and sometimes a comment like what you mentioned opens a door of some kind
 
I just wanted to make certain the idea of a light-hearted approach did not offend your sensibilities.

Like I said, it was the weight of enough of those off-handed comments and "inside jokes" that tore down the veil for me on the whole subject.

And Annabell, I am sorry that happened to you. Some people prefer to handle subjects and situations that make them uncomfortable with humor or irreverence, which does hurt when reincarnation is involved.
 
Whenever my friend jokes about the Holocaust I get so angry and hit her. She says it's dark humor but I still get mad and try not to cry because none of my friends know about this but one.
 
Whenever my friend jokes about the Holocaust I get so angry and hit her. She says it's dark humor but I still get mad and try not to cry because none of my friends know about this but one.
There are certain subjects that should NEVER be joked about, the holocaust directly being one of them, but for sake of honesty, I and many close friends made lots of Hitler jokes (did that back in WWII as well), there's a big difference between mocking AH and joking about the holocaust directly
I almost strangled a former friend once for joking about 9/11, it took atleast 6 people to pull me from him

Off handed or sarcastic comments about disability (I'm pretty much a champ in that area and is usually at my own expense) or reincarnation for example should be fine but it also depends on the audience, there are certain things that I can come up with that are just to dark, practically hanging from the gallow, kind of jokes and comments that I can make and only do that with a certain crowd that's A on the same level and B has the experience themselves to understand the punch line
 
9/11 shouldn't be joked about neither ANY part of the Holocaust. I have to hold everything from all my friends except 1 because they would never understand.
 
Hi Eowyn. I spent years homeless with my reputation lower than the dogs in the street. It took me years to build my reputation up. Now because of reincarnation I belong to the tin foil hat brigade. I resent that. Besides I've untreated PTSD that is partly PL related. I self medicate with alcohol because I can't get treatment for it, as much as I've tried to. This is why its matters to me what others say. Because its holding me back and I want to move beyond my trauma. I can't though, because my experiences are too out there for other people to comprehend, so I'm stuck in a rut. People say "What have you got to be depressed about?" "PTSD is only for war veterans" "your lazy" and so on. It doesn't help me. It just leaves me dealing with my own stuff alone. This site is the only place where I can get some clarity on what's going on with me. I don't get that anywhere else in my life.

But why would we process old emotions if not to progress?

Well I wish I was Bob the Builder or something in a past life. I wish I'd never realised who I was. Affecting so many souls for so long is a heavy burden. I have to keep reminding myself that its in the past and I've done things differently in my current life. I am dismayed that I haven't really changed much, although I'm not as insouicient as I was. I don't take my burdens light heartedly anymore.

I'm glad PL knowledge has helped you with your depression, its had the opposite effect on me however. It is good to have clarity on my souls journey that's for sure. I just wish that same clarity was present in my feelings.

It is worth remembering past lives to remember those kinds of things, I just wish I hadn't learned that I'd been wrong in all of my lives. I view my lives very differently to how I initially did.
 
I don't know any experts Deborah. I don't know anyone who can help me. That's why I'm on this site. To find that stuff out. I'm sure there's someone local to me with experience in reincarnation but, for the life of me, I can't find them.
 
People say "What have you got to be depressed about?" "PTSD is only for war veterans" "your lazy" and so on.

I used to hear those words before I started to remember. People thought I had no reason to be depressed, that I had everything I wanted and I should be happy. I also found out some fo my symptoms could well be related to war traumas and PTSD. I lived the occupation of Prague by the Nazis and was sent along with my German boyfriend to France, as a nurse, and there I lived bombings, I lived fear, I lived the death of my boyfriend, a German officer abused me, I committed suicide. So, did I have reasons to be depressed or not? You ARE a war veteran. The problem is people are not aware we live only one life that doesn't end every time we die and change body. They just can't judge you. Even if they knew all you went through, they just wouldn't understand. They wouldn't even if you had been a war veteran in this life. That's the reason most war veterans just remain quiet, what they know is too horrible for others to digest.

Even now, when depression comes back and I don't feel like doing anything, going out, and I just want to stay at home brooding over my memories and reliving some emotions, I am told I am lazy. I also feel so, so alone, Jim. But we have a path to tread, one that remains hidden for most people. Just walk on, what do you have to lose? Can it get any darker? You will see the light again, you're strong enough, come on, you're a war veteran!

I'm glad PL knowledge has helped you with your depression, its had the opposite effect on me however. It is good to have clarity on my souls journey that's for sure. I just wish that same clarity was present in my feelings.

It is worth remembering past lives to remember those kinds of things, I just wish I hadn't learned that I'd been wrong in all of my lives. I view my lives very differently to how I initially did.

My past life knowledge has helped me with my depression, but it wasn't over night, it wasn't even a matter of months, but of years. The same old feelings of guilt, regret, sadness... come and go constantly, sometimes a long time after you thought you were quite over it, but that's how it works, I guess, it's a long and painful process, I know. I also know what it is to find out you did "evil things". I was hanged twice. One of them because I poisoned my husband(s), one that mistreated me so much I wished my own death. Recalling you were a victim is hard, but not as hard as recalling you killed people. You have to change your mindset, stop blaming yourself. I can't say you must forgive yourself, that sounded to me so ridiculous in the past, but I learned that sometimes we are just too hard on ourselves. I was as hard with myself as I was with other people, I was unable to see all I did as an Irish man who rebelled against his feudal lords was to protect my family, but I could only see the harm I did killing innocent people that got in my way. You have to dig deeper in your soul to find the reasons why you did what you did, understand why it was wrong, and try to move one. And yes, I say only "try" because I know it's difficult to move on. But you see, we all come out alive again, we all are granted infinite chances to make it better this time. Try to see the light in all this darkness, I'm sure you'll do it in the end.
 
Well I have a home, a bit of work and a daughter so my life seems fairly stable and organised on a superficial level Eowyn. In all my lives, including my current one, I generally took conflict in my stride. It wasn't until my perspective was changed a couple of years ago that I felt real trauma and even before that I was struggling with who I'd been in my past lives. I mean, I'm just Jim right? I couldn't possibly have influenced so many souls. Remembering past lives felt almost too big for me to handle and then, after my perspective had changed, remembering the things I've done in conflict became hellish for me. They all felt like necessary evils at the time. It feels now like all my guilt has caught up with me.

Your right, I am a war veteran. Psychologically it doesn't feel any different no matter how long ago those conflicts were or the fact that I was wearing a different body to my current one for the majority of it. Even to have a pint with someone who was there eludes me. The last veteran of my last full war died a decade ago. Talk therapy worked to help sort my life out in my early twenties, I assumed it would help me deal with my PL memories. No such luck, as far as everyone's concerned its imaginary so it doesn't count.

I do remain quiet about my battlefield memories. I've touched upon then on this site but I haven't gone into graphic detail and those who are or were military in a life don't really need to hear me talk about it. They know what the craic is. That doesn't change the fact that I've no one to unburden some stuff with. At least if I'd been a war veteran in my current life people would know I'd actually been there. No such luck with reincarnation.

Your right, there's always light where there is darkness. Sometimes I wish a forum member could point out positive qualities of my PLs because I can't see any.

The only light I can see nowadays is that I've learned a different morality to the one I knew previously. Something seemingly more in line with what God wants from me.
 
Well, Jim. I don't know quite enough about your past lives to speak directly to what the positives of them are, but we seem to be in a similar boat, so I'll tell you what I've discovered: I was a talented killer, to be certain, but I was a good leader, I was an inspired tactician, I had to put on a good face even when I knew things weren't going to turn out well. These show me that I was strong and that I am strong. And while my world view and occupation have shifted, that strength will always be there for me to pull from. Now I know that I have the potential to impact people on a large scale since I have already done it. But now that I've changed, I can do it in a different and more positive way if I so choose. Or I can use that strength to help me pull through a day of "just being Jim" as you say.
 
Hi Spirit Sword. Thanks for the reply. Like you I was a good leader and an inspired tactician and I have used those abilities in a less intrusive and more peaceable way in my current life, yet I still worry that negativity will continue to follow my ideas. Like you I have also had to put on a good face when I knew things wouldn't turn out for the best. But does any of this mean that I have the ability to be a good person? I know how to inspire people to violence, can I really now inspire people to peace? Do I have it in me? Am I as strong in peace as I am in conflict? These are questions that I don't have an answer to yet. I'm in unknown terrain. Can I be more than I am? I really don't know.
 
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