Hey, speaking again of random memories from past lives - I literally just woke up, moments ago, from such a strange dream I had, which centered on the possible second of the Biblical past lives I had!
In my dream, I was living as that young Essene woman named Salome again. It was like a short series of those memories which come like flashes. I was standing near the edge of this wide, flat river, which was glistening in the bright morning sunshine, on this slight incline that overlooked that part of the river, though it wasn't too high up. There was a large patch of reeds like bullrushes near me, which were deep green and rather lush-looking, and I was looking at some blue herons walking on the other side of the river. A couple got up and flew away, and then all of a sudden, this middle-aged man came up from behind me, put his hand on my shoulder, and said something like, ''Salome, I'm sorry, but your uncle, Joseph of Aramathea, is dead.'' And I turned around and looked at him, seeming to not quite understand at first. And then I recall that the second thought that went through my head, for some reason, right after I the news of my uncle's death finally sank in, that it would be time for me to get married soon. For some reason, Joseph of Aramathea's death meant that I'd now have to find a husband. I wish I knew why. The third thought that went through my head, proceeding marriage, was the fact that I was uncomfortably hot and thirsty.
I'm so happy that my computer was working today, so I could post this seemingly random memory before I forgot it! Now, I'm going to have to look up on Google or somewhere, if there were, or are, actually blue herons living in ancient Israel. I don't think that the birds I saw in my dream were even ibises, but real herons. They were a dusty, almost bleak shade of gray-blue. And Joseph of Aramathea? He was Jesus' uncle too, wasn't it?
I've never even given that man that much thought before, but why would I have suddenly dreamed about him? Could I have actually known such a famous person in the past life in which I was Salome?