Have you ever wondered about past lives? Sure, it's an interesting concept in theory but how can you be sure that it's real? And how can you find out what your past lives looked like?
The biggest indicator that you have stumbled upon something real from your past lives are your emotional reactions. The reason for this are the memories of our past lives which are stored in your emotional body: the mind forgets but the heart remembers. The heart knows who or what feels familiar and it also recognizes the dangerous or painful things it has experienced before.
The traces of your past lives are also present in your current life, not only through the memories of your heart but also through other, more tangible things. Throughout your life, you are being given clues about what your previous existences might have looked like; if you know where to look for them, you can piece them together and get an idea of what you might have lived through in different lifetimes. Here are 8 ways to help you start.
1. YOUR LIKES AND PREFERENCES
The things you enjoy can be major clues to your past lives. This includes any activities, subjects, specific places, historical eras or anything else you feel inexplicably drawn towards, especially if you never came into close contact with these things in your current life.
Have you ever had a strong interest or even an obsession with a particular place, culture or time era? Maybe you always wanted to visit a specific place or perhaps you feel drawn to study the language of that place. Perhaps you like to study about a particular historical era or you even participate in events that are connected to it. You may even enjoy wearing clothes from that time or collecting particular objects from that era. Do you feel like you fit more into that particular time period than in the modern world? It is not a coincidence that you feel such a strong pull towards something, especially if it is accompanied by a cozy, familiar feeling. This is your first clue to your past lives.
2. YOUR TALENTS
Is there something you are very good at without really putting much effort into it? Such talents are often a result of a previous lifelong commitment to a skill. Consider any ability that comes to you naturally, especially if it takes other people a lot of time, studying or practice to perfect the same skill.
Have you ever tried something for the first time and you realized you were really good at it? Is there a skill or an activity that you have mastered before you were of the proper age to do so? This could be a relatively basic skill, like reading or writing or perhaps a subject at school. The fact that you have found it easier to grasp certain concepts shows that you have already had some prior experience with it, so you didn't really have to be shown or taught how to do it, you simply knew how to do it. Consider how these skills might be practically applicable. In what kind of professions or activities would you be able to use them? These are your clues to discover how they have served you in your past lives.
3. YOUR DISLIKES
If there are things you don't like but you can't explain it with any personal bad experiences, it is possible that these things are remnants of your past lives. Think of any activities, subjects, specific places, historical eras or anything else towards which you feel an unexplained resistance or aversion.
Is there something you just can't stand but you can't explain why? Have you ever seen something or been somewhere for the first time and yet you felt strangely uncomfortable? There was no logical explanation for such feelings at the time, you just knew that you didn't want to be there? This could have to do with a place, a country, a historical event, a subject or even a specific person! Your dislikes often indicate some bad, uncomfortable or even dangerous previous experiences. Think about what gives you that kind of strange feeling and consider what it might indicate about your past lives.
4. YOUR FEARS
Do you have phobias that can't be explained? Such fears are usually connected to past life situations that have caused you misery, problems or personal suffering, so they may actually represent your past life burdens or pains. Since you still remember their effect on some level, you may feel a strong resistance towards them.
Phobias are an especially clear indicator of something that has gone wrong in your past lives. Your subconscious mind has stored those negative memories and it still remembers the things that have been a part of this bad or dangerous experience. Understanding the origins of such fears can be extremely healing, especially if these fears are holding you back or disrupting your life in a significant way.
5. YOUR GREATEST CHALLENGE
What seems to be your greatest challenge or burden in this life? This is a great clue to the things you have been struggling with in your past life, as it represents the things that were left unresolved. They are brought into your life once again, so that you can finally get past them and free yourself from them once and for all.
Is there something that keeps coming back to you, like a problem or an obstacle that you can't seem to get past? It is very likely that you have been dealing with the same issue in some other life. Think about what that obstacle is trying to teach you. The reason it keeps resurfacing is that it is trying to get you to resolve something important.
6. A SPONTANEOUS REGRESSION
Some people experience a spontaneous regression. Out of nowhere, they get a vision that feels like a memory but is not in fact an actual memory from their current life. Such regressions can often be triggered by visiting places or doing things that were an important part of the past life. There tends to be a strong emotional reaction to the vision, so it can't be written off as a figment of your imagination.
Such an experience is a very strong indicator of something you recognize on some level. This could have to do with a nice memory or an uncomfortable one but it feels familiar. In that moment, you just know that it is not the first time you are having this particular experience. You can see a specific scene or event happening in your mind's eye and there is something about those particular circumstances that is speaking to you on an emotional level. You simply know that environment or those circumstances.
7. A PAST LIFE REGRESSION SESSION
If you are curious about your past lives, you can also visit a regressionist. During a guided session, they will help you access memories of your past life. This is a wonderful option, especially if you are trying to understand the origins of any possible phobias or personal challenges that are holding you back.
A past life regression gives you instant access to you past life story. You are not just getting random bit and pieces, you can see all the most important parts of your past life. Often you will be taken to one significant event in that life, so that you can understand how it has impacted you and how it is possibly still impacting you. The experience of the regression can be very intense, you may be able to really tap into you emotional memories of that life.
8. A KARMIC READING
If you can't piece the clues together on your own, you can always get a reading from a karmic astrologer. They will look at your birth chart and outlay the main points and stumbling blocks of your past life, as well as your current life challenges. This will help you connect the dots between your past life and your current life.
In a karmic reading, we look at the main points of you past life story; these are represented by the planets and other points in your birth chart. Since astrology is a symbolic language, the karmic story we uncover with its help is also meant to be symbolic. We are not looking to see what exactly has happened (in terms of time/space/circumstances), we are trying to uncover the main points of the story and understand what it felt like to live that life. Like we said in the beginning, the heart remembers: if you can connect to the story on an emotional level, then you know it's real. On top of that, you can also understand what needs to be worked on and resolved; personal growth is after all the main objective of such analysis.
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