Past Lives Date: Jan 30, 2009 7:38:39 PM PST Author: Laura When I was about 32, I had my first flash vision of a past life. I say "flash" because it only lasted a moment. At that time, I didn't really have a firm opinion about past lives, but when that vision happened, I realized that was exactly what it was. It came at me out of the blue, really. I was alone, listening to some soothing music, when suddenly this vision flashed in my mind that lasted only a split second, yet in that moment I was completely filled with the most intense rush of emotion. The only way I can really describe it is as if you took a lifetime of emotions and condensed them down into one powerful moment. It was as if I was there in another place and time, and I was feeling something so incredibly intense.... I was feeling a whole lifetime in that one moment... and then the vision was gone, yet I have never forgotten it since then. The vision itself was of a green hillside, kind of like you might see in Greece, covered with adobe-like white houses. The day was sunny, the sky bright blue. The ocean was off to my left as I looked at the hillside. The "place", however, was not so much what overcame me as the feeling that came with it. It was such intense emotion. After that particular vision, my belief about past lives was definite, although I didn't really talk about it much to anyone, though, because I realized that not too many people (at that time) around here were really believers in that sort of thing. If ever I did mention it, I usually got a strange look, and they wouldn't say anything, but I could pretty much hear what they were thinking. After that, I had several more visions. One was of being alone inside a very cool, dark building of some sort. I say "cool" because I could feel it in the moment I saw it. I had the feeling it was some kind of "bath house", like a place to cool off. There were many shallow, rectangular pools all around me. It was very simple inside... nothing ornate... very quiet and peaceful. There was one door that I was facing, and looking out it I could it was very sunny and desert-like... barren...just sand and sun. I felt like I was in the middle east somewhere, maybe in ancient times. I couldn't see (nor was I aware of) anyone else around. Another vision I had was one of being inside a very simple adobe dwelling of some sort, looking out over the ocean. It was a very bright day, and I could feel the gentle ocean breeze. The window itself was just a rectangular opening in the dwelling, and I don't recall anything else inside. It seemed primitive, but that wasn't what I was focused on. The beauty of the ocean, the blue sky and the sun, the way the breeze felt... this is where the emotion I felt came from, and it felt so peaceful. I did not see another soul around, nor did I see any other dwellings... just completely alone on the coast. It reminded me of someplace like along the western coast of South America.. or maybe Mexico or Baja. The other vision I had was of being upstairs in a house overlooking the sun rise on the bay. The sun was very bright shining through the paned glass. I felt like I was tied to the sea in some way... either I sailed on one of the ships in the bay or I was married to someone that did, and it seemed like it was someone of a high rank, maybe a captain or such. It looked and felt like the colonial period on the eastern seaboard. It was a hazy morning sunrise as I looked out over the ocean, so it must have been an eastern port. (I'll continue on another post.. guess I write too much. LOL.. my apologies.)   Reply to this Post

Past Lives entry continued... Date: Jan 30, 2009 7:40:42 PM PST Author: Laura An interesting addition to this harbor/sailing vision is that I have always had some kind of odd obsession with tall ships all of my life. Never sailed on one in this lifetime.. family doesn't sail... it's just one of those strange obsessions that digs down into your soul somewhere. I feel strongly that these obsessions that we can't simply explain are ties to past lives... remembrances, I call them. Do you get "feelings" about a period in time that just seems to tug at you? Do you hear things or see things that seem to trigger some sort of sudden time warp? I remember when I went to the movie theater to see "Master and Commander: Far Side of the World", as soon as I heard the creaking of the ship, something in me triggered. It was pretty freaky. I felt like for an instant I was someplace else in time. Sometimes I feel like some periods are still calling to me, like there is an intensity of feeling, whether it be pain or happiness, that is begging me to remember. Sometimes I wonder if I am wrong for allowing myself to become so absorbed in it that I lose track of so much time. Then there are times when I feel I must remember, like it drives me to try to! I've wondered why these moments were the ones that we remember. Maybe they were moments of revelation of some kind, or moments of intense happiness... perhaps they were moments of sorrow and suffering. For whatever reason, they have remained within our subconscious throughout the ages, to resurface now. It really has filled me with a sense of continuity, a sense that the spirit truly is eternal, and there is such peace in that knowledge. I have a friend who recently asked me if my faith in eternal life can be wavered, and I simply replied, "Nope." There's nothing that can possibly shake knowledge that is ingrained in our soul, once we realize it. I had an interesting past life dream, but that would be another 10 paragraphs..LOL! so I'll tell about that in another post. I'd be interested to hear what past life experiences others have had. I find it so amazing and fascinating, really.   Reply to this Post

Past Lives entry continued... Date: Jan 31, 2009 7:19:53 PM PST Author: Shakanah Originally Posted by Laura: An interesting addition to this harbor/sailing vision is that I have always had some kind of odd obsession with tall ships all of my life. Never sailed on one in this lifetime.. family doesn't sail... it's just one of those strange obsessions that digs down into your soul somewhere. I feel strongly that these obsessions that we can't simply explain are ties to past lives... remembrances, I call them. Do you get "feelings" about a period in time that just seems to tug at you? Do you hear things or see things that seem to trigger some sort of sudden time warp? I remember when I went to the movie theater to see "Master and Commander: Far Side of the World", as soon as I heard the creaking of the ship, something in me triggered. It was pretty freaky. I felt like for an instant I was someplace else in time. Sometimes I feel like some periods are still calling to me, like there is an intensity of feeling, whether it be pain or happiness, that is begging me to remember. Sometimes I wonder if I am wrong for allowing myself to become so absorbed in it that I lose track of so much time. Then there are times when I feel I must remember, like it drives me to try to! I've wondered why these moments were the ones that we remember. Maybe they were moments of revelation of some kind, or moments of intense happiness... perhaps they were moments of sorrow and suffering. For whatever reason, they have remained within our subconscious throughout the ages, to resurface now. It really has filled me with a sense of continuity, a sense that the spirit truly is eternal, and there is such peace in that knowledge. I have a friend who recently asked me if my faith in eternal life can be wavered, and I simply replied, "Nope." There's nothing that can possibly shake knowledge that is ingrained in our soul, once we realize it. I had an interesting past life dream, but that would be another 10 paragraphs..LOL! so I'll tell about that in another post. I'd be interested to hear what past life experiences others have had. I find it so amazing and fascinating, really. I can't say I've had too much experience with seeing past lives, maybe because I haven't focused too much attention on it. I seem to see visions constantly of the future or present moments, almost like a tuning into what's going to happen or what other people are thinking now. I seem to develop a mind connection with certain people and hear them talking to me and once a connection has been made, it doesn't seem to ever end. I think the future visions are what's happening in my future. I don't see others futures, it just seems to be mine and it happens most when I really tune into my higher self, which has been happening pretty intensely lately. It seems like the same feelings that you talked about Laura, as some of it sounded familiar but just a different time frame. I did see a vision once of myself dancing with a man on a rural property, and I had one of those old bustle dresses on. There was a man on the verandah watching us through the window and it was someone I knew. It was strange but seemed quite relevant at the time.   Reply to this Post