Hi all,
I am new to the forum but I have been reading about reincarnation for a few years, my grandfather introduced me to the idea when I was in my teens and since then the more thought I gave it the more logical it seemed. To my knowledge I never conciously recalled past life memories, but now that I have read other accounts it has reminded me of something that happened growing up that I think could very well be past life memories.
When I was 12-13 year old I would frequenly have exactly the same very vivid dream time and time again. Sadly I did not write down the details at the time but I will try to recall as much detail as I can now:
The dream often started in various places in time, but most often it would start in the middle of a battle, the sound was deafening, clashing of metal mostly but also shouts and screams. I do not recall if the shouts were in English but I think they were. In the dream I was already tired and my equipment was heavy, I had a sword shield and helmet, but my vision was not obscured so I assume the helmet did not cover the face. I remember it was cold and the sky grey, the ground was slightly muddy, the dead and dying covered the floor and I had to be careful not to fall over them. The next thing I remember is being confronted by an enemy, in my dream I do not know why he is my enemy but when I see him fear and anger overflow and I know he is the enemy.
He has a sword and shield, a helmet that obscures his face, I do not remember anything about armour or shield decoration. I take the first swings but he blocks them easily with his shield, I use all my strength in the first few blows but quite quickly I realise I cannot beat him, I am already too tired and my sword is becoming hard to lift. Next he is attacking me, I lift my shield and block him, I try to dodge but I am too slow, his blows are hard and fast, too fast for me to do anything but block with my shield, he swings at my face and I faise my shield to block it. Behind the shield I can't see him, I turn to my left but as I do so I feel the sword pierce my side.
Most interestingly in the dream I do not feel pain, but I feel the cold of the blade inside me. I drop to the ground and the blade is ripped out, now I can see feet around me, men still standing and fighting, I feel blood rushing out which is very warm against my skin. The last thing in the dream is the strong smell of muddy/dirt, right before I wake up, often I could almost still smell it as I woke.
The dreams stopped happening after a year or so from the first. I would always wake up at the same point after smelling the earth, but the dream often started in various places through the battle, sometimes just before the battle had begun, but I cannot remember much before being confronted by the enemy. I probably had this dream more then 20 times, they would also occur literally upon falling asleep, and I would wake up just 2 or 3 minutes after last looking at the clock, although the dream sometimes seemed to go on for an hour. I have never had such vivid dreams before or since, certainly smells and feelings have not played such a great part in any other dream I've had.
Lastly I have a birthmark on my side exactly where I dreamed the sword entering, it is about 7cm long and 1cm high...
At the time I did not think of the dream as having any meaning or though it did seem strange to me to be haunted by the same dream time and time again. It was not until my late teens that I first wondered if this dream could be anything to do with a past life.
Has anybody else had a similar experience with recurring dreams? Or heard of something similar?
Thanks.
I am new to the forum but I have been reading about reincarnation for a few years, my grandfather introduced me to the idea when I was in my teens and since then the more thought I gave it the more logical it seemed. To my knowledge I never conciously recalled past life memories, but now that I have read other accounts it has reminded me of something that happened growing up that I think could very well be past life memories.
When I was 12-13 year old I would frequenly have exactly the same very vivid dream time and time again. Sadly I did not write down the details at the time but I will try to recall as much detail as I can now:
The dream often started in various places in time, but most often it would start in the middle of a battle, the sound was deafening, clashing of metal mostly but also shouts and screams. I do not recall if the shouts were in English but I think they were. In the dream I was already tired and my equipment was heavy, I had a sword shield and helmet, but my vision was not obscured so I assume the helmet did not cover the face. I remember it was cold and the sky grey, the ground was slightly muddy, the dead and dying covered the floor and I had to be careful not to fall over them. The next thing I remember is being confronted by an enemy, in my dream I do not know why he is my enemy but when I see him fear and anger overflow and I know he is the enemy.
He has a sword and shield, a helmet that obscures his face, I do not remember anything about armour or shield decoration. I take the first swings but he blocks them easily with his shield, I use all my strength in the first few blows but quite quickly I realise I cannot beat him, I am already too tired and my sword is becoming hard to lift. Next he is attacking me, I lift my shield and block him, I try to dodge but I am too slow, his blows are hard and fast, too fast for me to do anything but block with my shield, he swings at my face and I faise my shield to block it. Behind the shield I can't see him, I turn to my left but as I do so I feel the sword pierce my side.
Most interestingly in the dream I do not feel pain, but I feel the cold of the blade inside me. I drop to the ground and the blade is ripped out, now I can see feet around me, men still standing and fighting, I feel blood rushing out which is very warm against my skin. The last thing in the dream is the strong smell of muddy/dirt, right before I wake up, often I could almost still smell it as I woke.
The dreams stopped happening after a year or so from the first. I would always wake up at the same point after smelling the earth, but the dream often started in various places through the battle, sometimes just before the battle had begun, but I cannot remember much before being confronted by the enemy. I probably had this dream more then 20 times, they would also occur literally upon falling asleep, and I would wake up just 2 or 3 minutes after last looking at the clock, although the dream sometimes seemed to go on for an hour. I have never had such vivid dreams before or since, certainly smells and feelings have not played such a great part in any other dream I've had.
Lastly I have a birthmark on my side exactly where I dreamed the sword entering, it is about 7cm long and 1cm high...
At the time I did not think of the dream as having any meaning or though it did seem strange to me to be haunted by the same dream time and time again. It was not until my late teens that I first wondered if this dream could be anything to do with a past life.
Has anybody else had a similar experience with recurring dreams? Or heard of something similar?
Thanks.
