Do our PLs influence our passionate interests in this life?
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This is very interesting. I was hoping to find out a little bit about past life influences when I decided, just moments ago, to join this community.
Just a day ago, me and my friend were talking about past lives. This same subject came up. He told me that you would usually have a deep interest in certain things and eras that you experienced and lived through in a past life. I knew nothing about this, but was wondering a few days before that if the reason I was so into knights and crusaders, was because I actually was one in a past life. It is very interesting that the thought came up.
I also have an uncanny gnack for wilderness explorations, I love just walking through the wild growing trees, and plains. I am especially drawn to animals, they just love me, even the wild ones. Whenever I write, I just seem to be able to place the words where they need to be placed, I might not even know what the word means, but I just know it belongs.
I have a deep love for chivalry and honor, and ever since I was a little boy, have loved knights and everything to do with them. Like Moondansyr said, I seem to miss those times, almost as if I'd lived them. Of course, the times when a man was as good as his word, when one could just wander the fields, and the air was clean and clear of pollution that we so readilly pour out into our lands. I am just inexplicably drawn to swordplay, and valor.
Anyway, it seems to be a common belief.
Just a day ago, me and my friend were talking about past lives. This same subject came up. He told me that you would usually have a deep interest in certain things and eras that you experienced and lived through in a past life. I knew nothing about this, but was wondering a few days before that if the reason I was so into knights and crusaders, was because I actually was one in a past life. It is very interesting that the thought came up.
I also have an uncanny gnack for wilderness explorations, I love just walking through the wild growing trees, and plains. I am especially drawn to animals, they just love me, even the wild ones. Whenever I write, I just seem to be able to place the words where they need to be placed, I might not even know what the word means, but I just know it belongs.
I have a deep love for chivalry and honor, and ever since I was a little boy, have loved knights and everything to do with them. Like Moondansyr said, I seem to miss those times, almost as if I'd lived them. Of course, the times when a man was as good as his word, when one could just wander the fields, and the air was clean and clear of pollution that we so readilly pour out into our lands. I am just inexplicably drawn to swordplay, and valor.
Anyway, it seems to be a common belief.
McDebra
New Member
Welcome to the forum, Outrider.
I believe my passion for studying the history of the Mormon Curch comes out of a PL experience. On a trip west, I was trying to rest in the back seat of the car when I heard a voice say "This is the place", I looked up and saw we were at a historical marker while heading east out of the city confirming that this was near the place that Brigham Young made that statement. I turned to look behind me and I could see the valley spread beautifully before my eyes.
I think I have stated something to this effect somewhere in this forum before
Thanks, this is a great thread.
Happy New Year Everyone
I believe my passion for studying the history of the Mormon Curch comes out of a PL experience. On a trip west, I was trying to rest in the back seat of the car when I heard a voice say "This is the place", I looked up and saw we were at a historical marker while heading east out of the city confirming that this was near the place that Brigham Young made that statement. I turned to look behind me and I could see the valley spread beautifully before my eyes.
I think I have stated something to this effect somewhere in this forum before
Thanks, this is a great thread.
Happy New Year Everyone
tiltjlp
A Recycled Soul
Good to see you here Outrider. It seems to me that too many of us have interests that might be past life related to simply shrug this off. While not every thing we feel passionate about probably points to a past life, at least some of them could. Explore the site, and offer your opinions whenever you want.
John
John
Thank you guys for the warm welcome. This all very interesting stuff. While I haven't had such familiarities with landscape and such. I have felt a pull toward Ireland and its people. I do have strong ties to Ireland through my family. We come from a long line of Irish Nobility and Royalty.
Actually, if wisdom and memories can transcend the boundaries of life and death, then I don't see why interests couldn't. The interest probably comes from the familiarity that you had once had with that certain era, craft, or culture or what not when ever you were living those other lives as your past self.
Actually, if wisdom and memories can transcend the boundaries of life and death, then I don't see why interests couldn't. The interest probably comes from the familiarity that you had once had with that certain era, craft, or culture or what not when ever you were living those other lives as your past self.
Prudence
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I definitely think they do. It also seems our talents can be similar, and can in fact bring back memories.
Although...heh, the four lives I know for sure (counting this one) were so different - - and spread out over the globe. But the talents, passions, and interests were similar, to degrees. The life I live now seems to be a combination of the former three, inasmuch as a 16-year-old girl can live her own life.
Although...heh, the four lives I know for sure (counting this one) were so different - - and spread out over the globe. But the talents, passions, and interests were similar, to degrees. The life I live now seems to be a combination of the former three, inasmuch as a 16-year-old girl can live her own life.
Val
Member
As a child up through my teen years I had a passion for gymnastics. I had some talent for it, but time and money prevented me from persueing this passion. I have a strong feeling this is because I was not meant to explore that avenue in this lifetime.
Skating is another thing I enjoy passionatly, and have talent for, but again, I sense that this is another road that I have choosen not to go down in this life.
Skating is another thing I enjoy passionatly, and have talent for, but again, I sense that this is another road that I have choosen not to go down in this life.
tiltjlp
A Recycled Soul
Val said:
That's a very interesting suggestion you've made Val. Nearly every life I'm sure of relates to the writing craft in some way or other. So I wonder if writing has been such as strong theme in my lives, or maybe it's simply that I remember them now because I'm a writer in this life? Maybe another poll would be in order.
John
Justin Smith
New Member
From my earliest childhood, I knew I wanted to be a scientist or mathematician when I grew up.
I'm sure that had a strong past-life connection. In one of my past lives (16th century England), I think learning was my only refuge from unpleasant circumstances (in a wealthy but very brutal family).
Perhaps this established a pattern that has persisted for centuries: in my present life, I grew up in slums and hid out in libraries.
I'm sure that had a strong past-life connection. In one of my past lives (16th century England), I think learning was my only refuge from unpleasant circumstances (in a wealthy but very brutal family).
Perhaps this established a pattern that has persisted for centuries: in my present life, I grew up in slums and hid out in libraries.
Aaron
Senior Registered
I have one main passion that bleeds through every time.....music. The problem with this life is that video games are around and they are too fun to pass up. 
I am sure this will follow me for a few lives after this one. :laugh:
John, I like to write too, but mine is more on the creative side. I like to leave illusions behind when people are done reading.
I am sure this will follow me for a few lives after this one. :laugh: John, I like to write too, but mine is more on the creative side. I like to leave illusions behind when people are done reading.
tiltjlp
A Recycled Soul
Aaron said:I have one main passion that bleeds through every time.....music. The problem with this life is that video games are around and they are too fun to pass up.
John, I like to write too, but mine is more on the creative side. I like to leave illusions behind when people are done reading.
Aaron, what I've read of your writing has been both thought provoking and inspiringly reflective. You really should put down that video game controller and pick uo your pen more often.
John
Val
Member
In-born talent
My daughter, who just turned 21, seemed to be born with talent for writing. I have always struggled with spelling and grammar, while she just seemed born with this knowledge.
She got her GED at the age of 16 because mainstream high school was highly stressful for her. She stayed home and fought depression for two years than started community college. She has almost finished her AA degree with a 3.8 average.
It seems like she is just relearning things she has already known. She wants to be a writer, but she doesn't want to do it for a living, because she says it would take the passion out of it.
My daughter, who just turned 21, seemed to be born with talent for writing. I have always struggled with spelling and grammar, while she just seemed born with this knowledge.
She got her GED at the age of 16 because mainstream high school was highly stressful for her. She stayed home and fought depression for two years than started community college. She has almost finished her AA degree with a 3.8 average.
It seems like she is just relearning things she has already known. She wants to be a writer, but she doesn't want to do it for a living, because she says it would take the passion out of it.
tiltjlp
A Recycled Soul
Val said:
I wish your daughter well Val. As someone who has written since I first held a pencil in my hand, it can be a rewarding and fulfilling career. And it's extremely difficult to actually earn a living as a writer, although I was lucky enough to earn extra income over a 40 year period. So I do believe it's possible to make money from writing without loving your passion, and without compromising your ideals. If she has an interest in poetry, she might enjoy my site, Word By Word. She can follow the link below, and we'd welcome her participation.
John
Val
Member
Thanks John. I will let her know about your poetry site. Her favorite poet is Emily Dickenson. Stephanie is more into Science fiction and fantacy as a writer, but she likes to read profound poetry.
She has decided to go into animal research thats related to psychology for a career choice. And to follow her passion by writing fiction novels that she will try to get published. Joy Adamson (sp?) is one of her favorite authors, Steph had read all her books by the time she was ten years old. I used to think she may have been Joy Adamson in a previous life, but now I doubt it.
She has decided to go into animal research thats related to psychology for a career choice. And to follow her passion by writing fiction novels that she will try to get published. Joy Adamson (sp?) is one of her favorite authors, Steph had read all her books by the time she was ten years old. I used to think she may have been Joy Adamson in a previous life, but now I doubt it.
zetascair20086
New Member
I have the same passion for writing science fiction. But unfortunately I usually can't type more than a page or two a night. I probably write 10-20 times as fast as I type but my handwriting is terrible. Interests definately carry over, hopefully my bad handwriting won't however! I can also see my passionate support of Socialism as being from another life. I know I wrote similar things in other lives as well, so the material is also similar, with variation due to cultural differences however.
zetascair20086
New Member
The bad handwriting probably is in part due to the fact that I often have to write things down very rapidly, as my thoughts usually come to me faster than I can write them down. The unfortunate result is when I go back to read it it's totally illegible much of the time, and I mostly concern myself with punctuation only in the finished typed product. It's worse when I try to write things down at night when I'm falling asleep. At night is also when I have alot of my most vivid past & future life memories, so it's dissappointing when morning comes and I can't read what I wrote, or remember it. As long as I can read a few words though I can remember what I was thinking, so long as it is only a short time after I wrote it. Handwriting also suppossedly can be used to tell your personality. In high school I saw this book on graphology in the library and when I looked at my handwriting and what it says about you I found it to be completely accurate.
My other problem, which the graphology book picked up on actually, is that I tend to write in a disorganized manner. I write everything in the same notepad pretty much. Now that I'm going back and trying to type the novel I wrote, I must sort through hundreds of pages of my terrible handwriting and try to type it up. Then once I've finished typing it will be the even bigger task of putting it in order! When I started college I was glad that everything had to be typed because of my bad handwriting but I'm a very slow typer and make alot of typos as well. It takes me between an hour to two hours just to type a page, though I type small in single spaced, times new roman, 9 point font, so it's more than it seems on notepad. But I could probably handwrite 20 pages in that same time.
Your daughter might be interested in this computer program I have called Viavoice. It's a program where you speak into the microphone and it types what you say. It can help in typing things up faster. It doesn't always work great though. It very frequently misinterprets words and phrases and has to learn to understand your voice, which takes time. If you speak too loud, too soft, with a different tone, it often doesn't understand. Sometimes it makes so many mistakes it's not worth using, but when it is it helps alot. Generally I only use it when reading something pre-written by hand. For things like posts here or e-mails I usually don't use it as it can't keep the pace. But despite those problems I'd still highly recommend it for your daughter. When it is working correctly it's really great.
My other problem, which the graphology book picked up on actually, is that I tend to write in a disorganized manner. I write everything in the same notepad pretty much. Now that I'm going back and trying to type the novel I wrote, I must sort through hundreds of pages of my terrible handwriting and try to type it up. Then once I've finished typing it will be the even bigger task of putting it in order! When I started college I was glad that everything had to be typed because of my bad handwriting but I'm a very slow typer and make alot of typos as well. It takes me between an hour to two hours just to type a page, though I type small in single spaced, times new roman, 9 point font, so it's more than it seems on notepad. But I could probably handwrite 20 pages in that same time.
Your daughter might be interested in this computer program I have called Viavoice. It's a program where you speak into the microphone and it types what you say. It can help in typing things up faster. It doesn't always work great though. It very frequently misinterprets words and phrases and has to learn to understand your voice, which takes time. If you speak too loud, too soft, with a different tone, it often doesn't understand. Sometimes it makes so many mistakes it's not worth using, but when it is it helps alot. Generally I only use it when reading something pre-written by hand. For things like posts here or e-mails I usually don't use it as it can't keep the pace. But despite those problems I'd still highly recommend it for your daughter. When it is working correctly it's really great.