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Is it unusual to have Korean or Japanese past lives if you are from the west?

Ahjumma

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Hello,

I am currently a white American female in a mid-west state. I have some strong memories of being a Korean grandmother/fishmonger and a Japanese teenage girl. I could go into more detail about these lives but I feel concerned that maybe its all in my head. I was raised Catholic and some of my family members are firmly against reincarnation. I have been doing some research lately on the subject reading some books by Dr. Ian Stevenson and he mentioned that most people reincarnate into the same family, culture, and general location where their previous life was. That's not true in my case at all, I've had vivid memories of being Korean and Japanese which explains some of my obsession with general Asian cultures as a child. I'm just worried these memories are false and my head is just making them up because I love Korean and Japanese culture so much. Is it possible to reincarnate into a different culture? How come I don't ever remember any past life similar to the one I have now?
 
First of all, anything is possible. A soul isn't tied to any one culture, place or thing, unless it wants to be. Secondly, I've had someone suggest to me and from what I've seen on the forum (meaning there's some evidence to back it up) cultures that are more "ethnic" and believe in reincarnation and live in multigenerational families, often reincarnate together and in the same cultural area. Most of the western / European people that I've met on the board tend to recount lives that seem to bounce around from place to place with no discernable ties.

People like me, who claim a series of Asian lives, but live in the west, seem to be in the minority. I personally have also seem to have reincarnated with my family as well, so that makes it even a little more unusual, given the average. So it's entirely possible to live in the west but have memories of other countries.

I was raised catholic too and reincarnation is probably the last thing on anyone in my family's mind, but it is what it is ha ha.
 
When I was the Korean grandmother I remember having a daughter and she had given me a granddaughter. I loved my granddaughter very much and was so happy when they came to visit me. I also remember scolding my daughter and telling her to visit me more. My daughter seemed to brush me off but my granddaughter gave me a huge hug and was so happy to see me. I think my daughter was ashamed of me because I was a fishmonger at the local market and didn't have a very high status. But I loved living near the water, in fact my house was near the market and the docks. I know I was Korean because I loved to watch daytime dramas and that's what they were speaking while watching my stories. I had a one room home with a smooth floor like linoleum and a little entrance for everyone to put their shoes. I also had a small t.v. with antennas kind of like in the 80s.
 
Can I ask, do you study Korean, or do you just think it’s Korean?
Not judging by the way, just want to make sure.

I don’t know about Korea but in Japan there have been many cases of being being ashamed that their parents (usu. fathers) were fishermen, so they try and hide it. I can image this shame isn’t culturally specific though, I can imagine it being in Korea as well.

Edit: I did a university module on Korea last year, it’s a custom for grandparents to look after their grandchildren whilst the parents work. (Although in the 80s ish generation of the new grandparents didn’t want to do that, instead they wanted to enjoy their retirement which had a big effect on their children’s lives)

So if you didn’t look after them then your daughter must have lived far away, or perhaps the other grandparents did. Lots of reasons.

In Japan many children leave more rural areas to go and work in the cities though, leaving the older people by themselves (I suppose it’s the same in a lot of places). perhaps Korea is like this as well?


double edit: I suppose on one hand I can understand that perhaps these memories could be inspired by watching and reading East Asian related stuff. But what have you watched/read? Just anime and manga? Or modern dramas too?
If you’ve watched modern dramas it could have been inspired by that, but if you’ve only watched like ancient historical dramas, or animes etc then I don’t see why that would have caused this.

perhaps your study of East Asian material caused you to remember? Who knows. :)
 
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There really isn't any real if any limitations when it comes to matters of the soul where basically every type of incarnation is not only possible but has already existed in some form or another beyond what the modern mind can process. As to this it is very normal and there is no reason to doubt being that incarnating across both gender and racial lines is not only normal but expected after all most souls in this world has been doing so for a very very long time.
 
Hello,

I am currently a white American female in a mid-west state. I have some strong memories of being a Korean grandmother/fishmonger and a Japanese teenage girl. I could go into more detail about these lives but I feel concerned that maybe its all in my head. I was raised Catholic and some of my family members are firmly against reincarnation. I have been doing some research lately on the subject reading some books by Dr. Ian Stevenson and he mentioned that most people reincarnate into the same family, culture, and general location where their previous life was. That's not true in my case at all, I've had vivid memories of being Korean and Japanese which explains some of my obsession with general Asian cultures as a child. I'm just worried these memories are false and my head is just making them up because I love Korean and Japanese culture so much. Is it possible to reincarnate into a different culture? How come I don't ever remember any past life similar to the one I have now?


Ahjumma, Yes soul can incarnate in any culture, race or nationality it needs to be in. However nature is kind in blocking out memories of our past lives until such a time when the soul is ready for that kind of information. Soul in its natural state resonates beyond time, space and matter as we understand it as human beings in the higher dimensions of our universe. It has no gender, no race, no culture, or all the other things we identify as being human on this planet. Those things are what the soul experiences while here in the physical world so that it can gain experience, spiritual maturity and hopefully down the road wisdom and enlightenment. Therefor one lifetime is not enough for soul to gain all those qualities it needs to become spiritually mature as a spiritual being. So this is why we come back a lot.

However since soul is eternal anyway just as god it has all the time in the world to gain this experience. One of the things I have learned over the years in my spiritual journey is that soul does not come from sin. It comes from divine love. In my opinion man for some reason has this backwards. Yes we make mistakes along the way, as that is a part of being human and also part of the learning process as soul. However it's not the goal that changes us as much, but rather the journey getting there that does.

I wish you peace, joy and happiness in your journey in discovering who you really are as an eternal spark of consciousness from the source of all that is in the cosmos or what man terms as god. You are apart of divine love and always have been.

Love and peace.

P.
 
To Sheeply:
I am studying Korean currently and that’s how I could recognize it. I will admit to watching some Korean dramas but I only watch the historical ones just like in my past life. The dramas I watched in my past life were Chinese but with Korean dubs. I also liked playing cards. Wow this is so weird I’m remembering so much stuff while I’m typing this! My daughter had moved to a big city to find a good job. I had worked so hard because I wanted her to be educated unlike me. She ending up staying in the city and got married. I lived in the country but near the ocean. I loved the ocean. My daughter’s husband and his family were more upper middle class. Not rich but certainly better off than me. I don’t know what happened to my husband but I only have the one daughter. Although we loved each other she didn’t like broadcasting where she came from. It out a strain on our relationship so I showered my granddaughter with affection instead. I was so lonely.
 
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I remember when I was 12 helping my dad unpack a ceiling fan he was going to install and it had been packed in newspaper. I couldn’t stop staring at it and my dad asked me if I could read Chinese. I told him no it’s Korean you can tell because of the “o’s” It was weird because I had never seen or been exposed to Hangul at that point. Wow now I remember tying my bathrobe as kid just like you would a Hanbok (traditional Korean dress). And there was a book that I got from the library when I was 6 I think? In the book a grandmother who is wearing a hanbok takes her grandchild to the park and feeds them some gimbap she made for them. Does this happen to everybody? Once you start writing about a past life do more and more things come to you?
 
Ahjumma, Yes soul can incarnate in any culture, race or nationality it needs to be in. However nature is kind in blocking out memories of our past lives until such a time when the soul is ready for that kind of information. Soul in its natural state resonates beyond time, space and matter as we understand it as human beings in the higher dimensions of our universe. It has no gender, no race, no culture, or all the other things we identify as being human on this planet. Those things are what the soul experiences while here in the physical world so that it can gain experience, spiritual maturity and hopefully down the road wisdom and enlightenment. Therefor one lifetime is not enough for soul to gain all those qualities it needs to become spiritually mature as a spiritual being. So this is why we come back a lot.

However since soul is eternal anyway just as god it has all the time in the world to gain this experience. One of the things I have learned over the years in my spiritual journey is that soul does not come from sin. It comes from divine love. In my opinion man for some reason has this backwards. Yes we make mistakes along the way, as that is a part of being human and also part of the learning process as soul. However it's not the goal that changes us as much, but rather the journey getting there that does.

I wish you peace, joy and happiness in your journey in discovering who you really are as an eternal spark of consciousness from the source of all that is in the cosmos or what man terms as god. You are apart of divine love and always have been.

Love and peace.

P.
Thank you that’s very comforting to hear. I don’t think this was a bad past life though. I loved my daughter and granddaughter very much but I was very lonely and wished I could see them more often.
 
Written Korean is a phonetic language, like English, in which each set of characters has a sound and combined, they make a word. This is different from nearly every other written Asian language, which is all based on Chinese.
 
I’ve had a lifetime in Feudal Japan, I was a Geisha courtesan, so yes it’s possible.

Polaris was on the money, and I don’t think any of us could add much more to what he said. Very wise gentleman.

Hope you find what you’re searching for,
Eva :)
 
What time period was this? I ask this because it is uncommon for a woman to be a fisherman. Was your husband deceased and you had to work? What was he working as if he was alive?
 
Hm, if I read the posts right, Ahjumma mentions that in her past life she owned a small TV set with an antenna like in the 1980s. So the time period would be 20th century, with her being a grandmother around the 1980s.
She also says something about selling fish at the market, but doesn't mention whether she caught the fish herself or not.
 
Hm, if I read the posts right, Ahjumma mentions that in her past life she owned a small TV set with an antenna like in the 1980s. So the time period would be 20th century, with her being a grandmother around the 1980s.
She also says something about selling fish at the market, but doesn't mention whether she caught the fish herself or not.

Hi, Seeker,

All over the world it's the men that catch fish and their women (mothers, wives, mother-in-laws, sisters etc.) that sell it.

The fisherman's profession is too hard for a woman.

In South Italy you can see sometimes men or even teenager boys selling fish (sea-foods, in general), though.

 
Here is a rare one since Asian lives often get passed over by most in the west. Fair warning this one is pretty intense so those of the whole new age love and light that never faced any real difficulty are going to have a hard time with this one. Personally it has been a good while since I had anything like this come up in my own experience so I have to repeat this story is intense.

https://www.reddit.com/r/pastlives/comments/rq8nnf/i_died_in_the_aftermath_of_the_bombings_of/
 
I'm sorry, I found this thread a little late, but when I saw it I knew I had to reply.

Greetings from Japan!

I have a very similar case and it brought me to both Korea and Japan. I'm sorry
this might be a little long but it's difficult to explain in just a paragraph or two.

First of all, I have had a strong inherent belief in reincarnation since my earliest
cognitive thoughts, just from age 4 or 5 I knew that was what happened when you die.
I went to Catholic school and when they taught Christian beliefs, little me defiantly
declared, "That's not happens when you die!" only to be scolded and reprimanded.

After I finished high school I considered myself more or less agnostic/atheist.
But I started getting curious about outside cultures/languages because my small
hometown was very bigoted and close-minded, so I took a road trip to Quebec, Canada
and it was the first time I was in an environment where English was not the dominant
language, it was magical and something inside me clicked, I started to feel like language
was the window to the soul so I decided to study French in university. It was fun but I felt
that it was too similar to English and the western world in general.

After this, I began to study Japanese and Korean and learn about the history of both
countries. I'm not sure what the exact trigger was but anyway, it happened. (Also, it was
not some kind of "otaku" interest either because I'm not interested in Japanese manga/anime/etc.)
Next, I felt a strong urge to actually go there, either country. I felt that it was something I
had to do, it's unexplainable but the urge was overwhelming and I felt like I had no
choice but to follow it, so I did.

I lived and worked in South Korea for almost a decade then came to Japan where
I've been living almost the same amount of time.
The pathways that opened to find work and make opportunities in both countries were
almost magical, like some greater force was opening the door for me and guiding me along
the way. Every time one opportunity dried up, another one almost magically appeared to
continue here, this particularly happened every time I tried to or considered going back
"home." Japanese or Korean people constantly tell me that when they talk to me they feel like they
are "talking to a native" (not necessarily in terms of language, although I can speak both pretty well)
but rather in terms of personality.

But there's another twist to the story. I feel like I was female in one of these countries
and wish I could be so again, although I'm male now. I've always had somewhat of gender
dysphoria but I won't get into that because it would further stray from the topic and make
a long post even longer.

Although I've gotten very settled in Japan, so much so that going back to Korea would
probably be too difficult and a chore at this point, looking back I feel more like I had lived in
Korea when I compare my experience in both countries. However, I still feel like I could also
have lived in Japan or more likely both countries.

I hope what I said doesn't come off as creepy (particularly the being a girl part), please interpret
it with an open mind. I don't know why I feel this way, I didn't choose to, but rather I feel
that something chose me. The biggest/only part I regret is not being able to see my family for
holidays or much in general (especially now because of the pandemic), but they respect my decision.

I suppose I'll just live the rest of my life out over here. I'm not sure if I'm "happier" here but something
bigger drew me here and I fit in better with mannerisms and norms despite obviously looking different.
I hope I can be "me" again someday, whomever that may be...
 
I'm sorry, I found this thread a little late, but when I saw it I knew I had to reply.

Greetings from Japan!

I have a very similar case and it brought me to both Korea and Japan. I'm sorry
this might be a little long but it's difficult to explain in just a paragraph or two.

First of all, I have had a strong inherent belief in reincarnation since my earliest
cognitive thoughts, just from age 4 or 5 I knew that was what happened when you die.
I went to Catholic school and when they taught Christian beliefs, little me defiantly
declared, "That's not happens when you die!" only to be scolded and reprimanded.

After I finished high school I considered myself more or less agnostic/atheist.
But I started getting curious about outside cultures/languages because my small
hometown was very bigoted and close-minded, so I took a road trip to Quebec, Canada
and it was the first time I was in an environment where English was not the dominant
language, it was magical and something inside me clicked, I started to feel like language
was the window to the soul so I decided to study French in university. It was fun but I felt
that it was too similar to English and the western world in general.

After this, I began to study Japanese and Korean and learn about the history of both
countries. I'm not sure what the exact trigger was but anyway, it happened. (Also, it was
not some kind of "otaku" interest either because I'm not interested in Japanese manga/anime/etc.)
Next, I felt a strong urge to actually go there, either country. I felt that it was something I
had to do, it's unexplainable but the urge was overwhelming and I felt like I had no
choice but to follow it, so I did.

I lived and worked in South Korea for almost a decade then came to Japan where
I've been living almost the same amount of time.
The pathways that opened to find work and make opportunities in both countries were
almost magical, like some greater force was opening the door for me and guiding me along
the way. Every time one opportunity dried up, another one almost magically appeared to
continue here, this particularly happened every time I tried to or considered going back
"home." Japanese or Korean people constantly tell me that when they talk to me they feel like they
are "talking to a native" (not necessarily in terms of language, although I can speak both pretty well)
but rather in terms of personality.

But there's another twist to the story. I feel like I was female in one of these countries
and wish I could be so again, although I'm male now. I've always had somewhat of gender
dysphoria but I won't get into that because it would further stray from the topic and make
a long post even longer.

Although I've gotten very settled in Japan, so much so that going back to Korea would
probably be too difficult and a chore at this point, looking back I feel more like I had lived in
Korea when I compare my experience in both countries. However, I still feel like I could also
have lived in Japan or more likely both countries.

I hope what I said doesn't come off as creepy (particularly the being a girl part), please interpret
it with an open mind. I don't know why I feel this way, I didn't choose to, but rather I feel
that something chose me. The biggest/only part I regret is not being able to see my family for
holidays or much in general (especially now because of the pandemic), but they respect my decision.

I suppose I'll just live the rest of my life out over here. I'm not sure if I'm "happier" here but something
bigger drew me here and I fit in better with mannerisms and norms despite obviously looking different.
I hope I can be "me" again someday, whomever that may be...
Kind of not related, but how would you compare the two countries regarding how similar they are and how different they are?
 
Kind of not related, but how would you compare the two countries regarding how similar they are and how different they are?

I'm happy to answer.

On the surface both countries seem quite similar. They are in terms of influence from Confucianism and respect for elders, those in higher positions (manager, boss, etc.),
trivial things like taking your shoes off when entering a home/temple, bowing as a customary form of greeting, using chopsticks, rice as a staple food, etc.

But these are just superficial differences. When you actually live in these countries you realize they are indeed very different.

Japanese have two sides: a public face and a private face. This is not merely opinion, there are actually words for this and this is how they are taught to behave. In public, Japanese will go
far out of their way to help you if you seem troubled, particularly if you are lost, and if you lose something it will almost certainly be returned to the nearest lost and found even if it is cash.
Curtains are closed firmly at night and it is eerily silent as people live their private life. They tend to be very quiet and reserved in public but may be a completely different person behind closed
doors.

On the other hand, if you go to Korea as a tourist it would perhaps be more like going to New York City. If you look lost, it would depend on the person to decide if he or she will approach you to
help you. In other words, there is no artificial public face. Before I lived in either country I went to each country as a tourist, after having visited Japan first I thought Koreans were cold and rude but
most countries would look like that compared to Japan. Again, this is only a surface-level impression and does not reflect people's true character.

That being said, it is much, much, much easier to make Korean friends. Anyone who has lived in Japan can vouch for this, you can have a Japanese friend for a long time and still feel
like you don't know that person. Japanese also tend to avoid saying their true feelings, so it's like a guessing game trying to figure out what he or she is thinking. Because of that, it can be
really hard to make friends in Japan, or to know if that person is really your friend or not. You can meet a Korean person after just one time and feel embraced and welcomed if you hit it off.
Koreans will give a big hug to a friend, Japanese become very shy if you try to hug (most people). Koreans will almost always treat you to a meal and foot the bill, Japan not necessarily and it
largely depends on the person. You also share your food at a Korean meal with everyone, no individual dishes. Lastly, Koreans will tell you directly how they feel about you, sometimes too bluntly.

So in terms of sociability, Korean is much better despite Japan's better surface image. Both countries value group harmony, but in different ways. This is also a result of Confucianism.
In Japan, in high school, being a part of clubs is very important, this is to prepare for a work culture where everyone works as a team and no one can go home until the boss is also finished, even if it
is late at night. Korea has a similar work environment but not so similar high school environment. Korean students usually study 10 hours/day, 6 days a week to prepare for a very competitive national
university exam.

Korea has much more rigid and conservative rules about "fitting in" to preserve group harmony. Being over 35 and single looks very bad, you are supposed to have a family or at
least be married by that age. In fact, age is everything in Korea, after ask your name, the 2nd question will always be your age. But it's not necessarily to be rude, it's know how to respect you
and if you are speaking Korean, which honorific words to use. In Japan however, no one will really care if you are single. Every car in Korea is black, white or gray, a friend once said to me
"nobody wants to be the only guy with a red car." In Japan, you'll see red cars, but there is an ancient Japanese proverb that says "the nail that sticks out gets hammered down." So, each country
embraced these Chinese-rooted Confucian beliefs in different ways with big pros and cons.

So trying to explain both countries brings about constant contradictions with many similarities as well.
In fact, it's probably something that can only be felt and not explained, but at the end of the day, most people will draw the same or similar conclusions.

To sum up, both countries are similar but very different at the same time.
 
I'm sorry, I found this thread a little late, but when I saw it I knew I had to reply.

Greetings from Japan!

I have a very similar case and it brought me to both Korea and Japan. I'm sorry
this might be a little long but it's difficult to explain in just a paragraph or two.

First of all, I have had a strong inherent belief in reincarnation since my earliest
cognitive thoughts, just from age 4 or 5 I knew that was what happened when you die.
I went to Catholic school and when they taught Christian beliefs, little me defiantly
declared, "That's not happens when you die!" only to be scolded and reprimanded.

After I finished high school I considered myself more or less agnostic/atheist.
But I started getting curious about outside cultures/languages because my small
hometown was very bigoted and close-minded, so I took a road trip to Quebec, Canada
and it was the first time I was in an environment where English was not the dominant
language, it was magical and something inside me clicked, I started to feel like language
was the window to the soul so I decided to study French in university. It was fun but I felt
that it was too similar to English and the western world in general.

After this, I began to study Japanese and Korean and learn about the history of both
countries. I'm not sure what the exact trigger was but anyway, it happened. (Also, it was
not some kind of "otaku" interest either because I'm not interested in Japanese manga/anime/etc.)
Next, I felt a strong urge to actually go there, either country. I felt that it was something I
had to do, it's unexplainable but the urge was overwhelming and I felt like I had no
choice but to follow it, so I did.

I lived and worked in South Korea for almost a decade then came to Japan where
I've been living almost the same amount of time.
The pathways that opened to find work and make opportunities in both countries were
almost magical, like some greater force was opening the door for me and guiding me along
the way. Every time one opportunity dried up, another one almost magically appeared to
continue here, this particularly happened every time I tried to or considered going back
"home." Japanese or Korean people constantly tell me that when they talk to me they feel like they
are "talking to a native" (not necessarily in terms of language, although I can speak both pretty well)
but rather in terms of personality.

But there's another twist to the story. I feel like I was female in one of these countries
and wish I could be so again, although I'm male now. I've always had somewhat of gender
dysphoria but I won't get into that because it would further stray from the topic and make
a long post even longer.

Although I've gotten very settled in Japan, so much so that going back to Korea would
probably be too difficult and a chore at this point, looking back I feel more like I had lived in
Korea when I compare my experience in both countries. However, I still feel like I could also
have lived in Japan or more likely both countries.

I hope what I said doesn't come off as creepy (particularly the being a girl part), please interpret
it with an open mind. I don't know why I feel this way, I didn't choose to, but rather I feel
that something chose me. The biggest/only part I regret is not being able to see my family for
holidays or much in general (especially now because of the pandemic), but they respect my decision.

I suppose I'll just live the rest of my life out over here. I'm not sure if I'm "happier" here but something
bigger drew me here and I fit in better with mannerisms and norms despite obviously looking different.
I hope I can be "me" again someday, whomever that may be...

Soulcat,

What you said about being a girl was not creepy at all being soul in its natural state has no gender. We are for lack of a better word gender neutral in the higher dimensions of our universe in between incarnations. We only experience gender when we reincarnate here in the physical plane because it is here, we experience duality. As everything here as its opposite light, dark, negative, positive, male, female, ect..... So, we have all lived lifetimes as the opposite gender at some point in our journeys while on the earth plane.

As for moving to other countries with different cultures there is an extreme pull towards moving to those places. You can bet you have had past lives in those other countries just recently in the past. As the experiences of those lifetimes tend to leave a mark or bleed thru impression that is left within the astral body which is the seat of emotional awareness within man. This is also why many tend to pick up foreign languages much easier as well. Not always but in most cases yes. You just feel right when you are in those other environments and cultures during your travels there. It's also like instinct or a knowing you belong.

I have had this sensation while traveling aboard mostly in Europe. Some of them very pleasant while others very bad feelings. I believe that when you visit certain places the sight and smells of those places bring back long forgotten memories to the surface. The present personality does not know what to do about these sensations, but you feel as they are familiar to you on a much deeper level.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and experiences with all of us.

Love and peace....

P.
 
Soulcat,

What you said about being a girl was not creepy at all being soul in its natural state has no gender. We are for lack of a better word gender neutral in the higher dimensions of our universe in between incarnations. We only experience gender when we reincarnate here in the physical plane because it is here, we experience duality. As everything here as its opposite light, dark, negative, positive, male, female, ect..... So, we have all lived lifetimes as the opposite gender at some point in our journeys while on the earth plane.

It does make sense that someone's gender can change through lifetimes. But I'm just wondering if sexual orientation can change as well or if it stays the same? For example if there is someone who is only attracted to women so some lives they would be considered straight (if they live as a male) and other lives they would be considered lesbian (if they live as a female). Or can sexual orientation change?
 
What you said about being a girl was not creepy at all being soul in its natural state has no gender.

Thank you. If I write the same thing on a gender dysphoria forum but I mention that I want to be a girl in exclusively
either of those two countries, I get called a fetishist or creep, etc. So I don't really know which forum best is best to talk about this,
probably here. Either way, I just know I want to be *me* again. Thank you for your consoling words.

It does make sense that someone's gender can change through lifetimes. But I'm just wondering if sexual orientation can change as well or if it stays the same? For example if there is someone who is only attracted to women so some lives they would be considered straight (if they live as a male) and other lives they would be considered lesbian (if they live as a female). Or can sexual orientation change?

I truly believe past lives have an influence on sexual orientation. I'm straight in this life as male, but when I think about life as a female I imagine being straight in that form.
I think adapting to different bodies is more confusing, difficult to others but ultimately, we should just live in whichever way makes us happy.
 
It does make sense that someone's gender can change through lifetimes. But I'm just wondering if sexual orientation can change as well or if it stays the same? For example if there is someone who is only attracted to women so some lives they would be considered straight (if they live as a male) and other lives they would be considered lesbian (if they live as a female). Or can sexual orientation change?

Melon,
It has been in my experience both in and out of the body (OBE), that as soul we must experience every possible state of human consciousness that there is to offer on the earth plane. As this is a part of our soul education if you will. So, to answer your question yes! sexual orientation will change as this is a part of the human experience. Remember as soul we have no gender. Because in our natural state as soul we are a balance of both positive and negative polarities of consciousness within self.

However, some lessons are easier to learn if we experience them in the opposite gender. Many of us over the course of our many lifetimes here on earth tend to prefer a certain gender. Which is fine for a while. However, as we evolve, we must experience the opposite gender in order to balance out the polarity within consciousness itself.
This is only my opinion on this but when we do incarnate as the opposite gender there is a bleed thru of the past life personality from the past life into the present. As the astral body is the center of emotional awareness and desire. Sex being a desire then the soul will still have sexual attraction it had in the past life now in the present.
On the surface this seems strange to many on the physical plane as everything here is duality to its extreme. Where, as on the astral plane this would not seems so strange as everything on the astral is in a state of flux and change and is more fluid in nature.

So, a homosexual lifetime is a transitional one for soul as it starts to get used to its new gender as it goes forward. This offers soul a unique opportunity to experience both polarities within one body among other lessons. This is something we all must experience at some point in our incarnations on earth. In the end it does not matter who you love, what matters more is you love. As all life comes from divine love from the source of all this is in the cosmos which man terms as God.

Love and peace...

Polaris.
 
Hello,

I am currently a white American female in a mid-west state. I have some strong memories of being a Korean grandmother/fishmonger and a Japanese teenage girl. I could go into more detail about these lives but I feel concerned that maybe its all in my head. I was raised Catholic and some of my family members are firmly against reincarnation. I have been doing some research lately on the subject reading some books by Dr. Ian Stevenson and he mentioned that most people reincarnate into the same family, culture, and general location where their previous life was. That's not true in my case at all, I've had vivid memories of being Korean and Japanese which explains some of my obsession with general Asian cultures as a child. I'm just worried these memories are false and my head is just making them up because I love Korean and Japanese culture so much. Is it possible to reincarnate into a different culture? How come I don't ever remember any past life similar to the one I have now?
I really think it is possible and having any certain past life from a certain continent has nothing to do with where you live currently as far as iam aware.
 
I really think it is possible and having any certain past life from a certain continent has nothing to do with where you live currently as far as iam aware.
I guess that makes sense, since naturally I would expect that you can be reborn literally anywhere.
 
I'm happy to answer.

On the surface both countries seem quite similar. They are in terms of influence from Confucianism and respect for elders, those in higher positions (manager, boss, etc.),
trivial things like taking your shoes off when entering a home/temple, bowing as a customary form of greeting, using chopsticks, rice as a staple food, etc.

But these are just superficial differences. When you actually live in these countries you realize they are indeed very different.

Japanese have two sides: a public face and a private face. This is not merely opinion, there are actually words for this and this is how they are taught to behave. In public, Japanese will go
far out of their way to help you if you seem troubled, particularly if you are lost, and if you lose something it will almost certainly be returned to the nearest lost and found even if it is cash.
Curtains are closed firmly at night and it is eerily silent as people live their private life. They tend to be very quiet and reserved in public but may be a completely different person behind closed
doors.

On the other hand, if you go to Korea as a tourist it would perhaps be more like going to New York City. If you look lost, it would depend on the person to decide if he or she will approach you to
help you. In other words, there is no artificial public face. Before I lived in either country I went to each country as a tourist, after having visited Japan first I thought Koreans were cold and rude but
most countries would look like that compared to Japan. Again, this is only a surface-level impression and does not reflect people's true character.

That being said, it is much, much, much easier to make Korean friends. Anyone who has lived in Japan can vouch for this, you can have a Japanese friend for a long time and still feel
like you don't know that person. Japanese also tend to avoid saying their true feelings, so it's like a guessing game trying to figure out what he or she is thinking. Because of that, it can be
really hard to make friends in Japan, or to know if that person is really your friend or not. You can meet a Korean person after just one time and feel embraced and welcomed if you hit it off.
Koreans will give a big hug to a friend, Japanese become very shy if you try to hug (most people). Koreans will almost always treat you to a meal and foot the bill, Japan not necessarily and it
largely depends on the person. You also share your food at a Korean meal with everyone, no individual dishes. Lastly, Koreans will tell you directly how they feel about you, sometimes too bluntly.

So in terms of sociability, Korean is much better despite Japan's better surface image. Both countries value group harmony, but in different ways. This is also a result of Confucianism.
In Japan, in high school, being a part of clubs is very important, this is to prepare for a work culture where everyone works as a team and no one can go home until the boss is also finished, even if it
is late at night. Korea has a similar work environment but not so similar high school environment. Korean students usually study 10 hours/day, 6 days a week to prepare for a very competitive national
university exam.

Korea has much more rigid and conservative rules about "fitting in" to preserve group harmony. Being over 35 and single looks very bad, you are supposed to have a family or at
least be married by that age. In fact, age is everything in Korea, after ask your name, the 2nd question will always be your age. But it's not necessarily to be rude, it's know how to respect you
and if you are speaking Korean, which honorific words to use. In Japan however, no one will really care if you are single. Every car in Korea is black, white or gray, a friend once said to me
"nobody wants to be the only guy with a red car." In Japan, you'll see red cars, but there is an ancient Japanese proverb that says "the nail that sticks out gets hammered down." So, each country
embraced these Chinese-rooted Confucian beliefs in different ways with big pros and cons.

So trying to explain both countries brings about constant contradictions with many similarities as well.
In fact, it's probably something that can only be felt and not explained, but at the end of the day, most people will draw the same or similar conclusions.

To sum up, both countries are similar but very different at the same time.
The weird thing about this, as well as several other things I have seen about Korean personality vs Japanese personality, is that although I am of Korean descent several of my personality traits are more like that of the typical Japanese personality. (But also I was born in and live in America.)

How ironic.
 
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