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lorijacz23

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I am new to the idea of past lives but I strongly believe that I had a dream (actually two of them) about a past life. One dream stands out more than another one. I'd appreciate any input as to whether this is valid or not.

Some basic information about me that correlates to this dream is that my husband is a truck driver and is gone a lot a nights. He has done this now for almost 2 years and I have suffered great anxiety when he is gone at night. I am terrified of someone breaking into my home. It has gotten to the point where I needed medication just to get to sleep. Nothing worked and I was getting only a few hours of sleep at night. I have two young kids so obviously this wasn't going to work forever. A few months ago I started using contemplative prayer and meditation to calm my mind at night so I could rest better.

Then one night after I meditated I went to bed and started dreaming. I was in the 1800's out west somewhere. I was a tall female restaurant owner. It started when I was sweeping the hardwood floors and I remember hearing my shoes tapping on them as I moved around the room. It was closing time but there were some men in a private room off to the side who were meeting there for business. It was dark out but I'm unsure of the time. Suddenly I hear loud gunshots coming from the room and I run outside darting around the back of the house. I seem some bushing and I dive under them. I can feel the branches scratch my face and spider webs sticking too me ( I hate spiders with great feeling). I look up at the window above me and shots rang out and shattered the glass. Then it was quiet. In the daylight hours some men came (I'm assuming it was some sort of authority figures) and I was in such a state of panic that I couldn't really explain what happened. One man in particular came to me to try to calm me down. I couldn't see his face but I felt like he was golden (blonde hair, tanned skin). He pressed his face against mine and I could actually feel his whiskers scratch against my face. His presence calmed me to where I could tell him what happened. But this is where it gets confusing. As I was retelling what had happened the scene changed and I was reliving it over again but there was a few differences. This time the restaurant was crowded and I was working hard going from person to person. Shots rang out from the private room and everyone ran including me. This time though the men in the room caught me. There was three of them and they held me to the ground. The one I most remember was tall with a black top hat. He had very nice clothing. His eyes and hair were dark. He laughed and in a mocking voice he called me the image of perfection. I didn't stick around to see what happened next. I woke up..



This sounds so ridiculous when written out but I can't forget this dream. And since then I've been able to sleep better at night. Any thoughts or ideas? Could this simply be projection or something else?
 
Hello Lorijacz, welcome to the forum. We're glad you found us.


Dreams and meditation have been used to explore past lives. What you have written here could be a past life memory. It's a beginning! I would suggest you keep a journal of everything you feel past life related. Sometimes writing out memories helps with recall. It's interesting how it seemed to heal your sleepless nights. Dr. Brian Weiss is big on healing current life difficulties with past life memories, have you read any of his books?


Again welcome!!


Tman
 
Welcome to the forum. It sure sounds like a past life memory to me. The fact that you are starting to sleep better after having the dreams indicates it may very well be a past life memory. Start keeping a journal. You will probably be getting more information either through dreams, flashbacks, or even just thoughts. See if you get any more details as to dates, locations, etc. Were any of those people someone you know now? That's not unusual either.
 
I want to welcome you to the forum. That was a very interesting dream, and very coherent. That's a quality PL dreams often have.
 
PL Trauma


For what it's worth, I'm a firm believer that Past Lifetime (PL) trauma and issues can sometimes have a large impact on our current lives (depending on the severity and/or the emotion's involved in the earlier PL) more than we know.


Certain phobias, fears, predisposition towards certain disease conditions and other things, such as the fear of loud noises/heights/animals and others are often some of the commonly seen reasons.


Some of these phobias, often in the midst of the attack, will lead the patient to believe their very existence is at stake, so real are the raw emotions involved in the phobias, AND THE PHOBIA'S ARE VERY REAL, to the people who experience them.


IMHO, these phobias can be dealt with, often to the point of eliminating them from our lives, by "taking the Bull by the proverbial horns" and facing the phobia/problem head on and working, often with a good "Regression Therapist" to track the phobia/fear/disease back to it's causative beginning.


This often lays the groundwork for a successful conclusion to the phobia attack's in this lifetime, that can often "clean up" the residue from a previous PL.
 
Wow! I really appreciate everyone taking the time to read and comment on this experience. I've gone through a lot of posts and read how detailed everyone else's experiences were and I almost didn't post but I'm glad I did.


I can't say for sure that I knew anyone in particular but I do feel a strong sense that the person who comforted me the most was or is my current husband. My husband now was a Marine for 4 years and had an interest in law enforcement but I didn't want him to do it. I did leave out another person who I saw in my dream. I had a daughter who very much looked like my daughter now. I only saw her a moment in period clothing. I don't know what happened to her. I have tried to meditate to recall more details but I never get anything concrete like this dream was. I saw myself at a distance getting shot by the man in the dark hat but I get really uncomfortable and I jerk myself awake. I also know he had on a beige colored coat and mustache. These details seem pointless though.


It is strange though that after a year and a half almost two of not sleeping that some nights I go to bed and I don't even think of anyone breaking in. I remember laying awake thinking that every noise in my house was someone. I would lay awake anticipating the noise of shattered glass. I would think every shadow was a person in my home. But now it's been two months or so after this dream and I really don't feel the same.


I will take a look at some of these books you guys suggested. I'd like to learn more about it.
 
I believe most cases of OCD, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, are past life related. I had an OCD that gradually went away after I found where it came from in a self-regression. People who go to traditional therapists for treating OCD are wasting their money. A past life therapist could cure them in one or two sessions.
 
I find the two variations on the dream interesting. Is it possible that you are a lucid dreamer? Perhaps your mind knew which way the memory was going and wrote an escape scene for you?
 
That's an interesting idea, Shiftkitty. It sounds very possible that lorijacz changed the ending because it was too traumatic, although the second scenario sounds almost as scary. I suppose where there's life, there's hope.
 
I suppose it's a possibility but I would think that I would be aware of what's going on and realize it's just a dream. What was happening was that I was going through it like I was this person and I had no control over the situation. Although in the dream one episode ran into the other like they were one, I woke up thinking that it was two different episode as if one took place one day and the very next day the same people came to my place of business where I met my end. I wish I could recall more details of my surroundings and where I was at. I keep trying because this dream is the one that seems to stick with me. I can't forget.
 
lori, I think your explanation of the events occurring on two separate days sounds likely. You are of course, correct about lucid dreams. When I have one, I know I'm dreaming. Did any of the villains have the feeling of being anyone you know now?
 
To be honest, I don't believe I've ever had a lucid dream. I've always been a vivid dreamer but I never seem to be able to control or even be aware of myself dreaming.


Whoever these people were, they were full of hate. The man who held me down and mocked me, hated me. I could feel his hatred of me. I have no idea why though. I believe I wasn't married but I did have a daughter. I believe I was very independent and the restaurant was mine. I owned it and I ran it. I believe I was tall for a woman and that I was attractive. Without any details pervious to the incident any of these things could be the cause of such violence. Maybe he's a jilted lover? I felt a lot of anger from this man in the dark hat. It was intense.


I thankfully have never came across anyone like this now although I think I'm much more aware of people and I tend to stay clear of anyone who give off bad vibes. The person who I think I know as my husband was the man who's presence gave me comfort. He was full of light. I couldn't see his face because of it. But I think he was too late to help.


It's interesting that KDB pointed out the lawmen were often criminals themselves because I couldn't figure out for the life of me why on earth would I allow the same people who shot up my place back in. But I may not have had a choice.
 
It doesn't sound silly at all. I'm a big believer in past life trauma causing present-day issues. I firmly believe my Asperger's syndrome and anxiety is linked to one of my previous lives.
 
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