Journey into a past life

I do not hold any particular religious belief; however, I do believe in the theory of karma which talks about the cause and effect law. It focuses on the Newtonian principle that every action produces an equal and opposite reaction. Every time we think or do something, we create a cause, which in time will bear its corresponding effects.

This cyclical cause and effect brings forth the concepts of birth and reincarnation. The dictionary defines karma as "the effects of a person's actions that determine their fate in this life and the next incarnation."

The belief in reincarnation is an ancient phenomenon must spoken about and referred to in most eastern religions and traditions. In the last few decades, even the westerners have developed a belief in the concept of rebirth. According to such beliefs, a new personality is developed in each life in the physical world, but parts of the self remain constant throughout successive lives.

The idea of incarnation or reincarnation always fascinated me, though I wasn't sure if rebirth really did happen. I had read a lot about reincarnation research and past life experiences and lives between lives, all of which spoke about people remembering a previous life they lived or successive rebirths leading to liberation and spiritual rebirth. While the evidences, gathered through narrations from people and other experiences, seemed to support reincarnation, my scientific mind, the mind which questions everything without a scientific basis most often refused to take things at face value. It is one thing believing what you hear but totally different when you experience it!

It was around this time, that I began pursuing a course in hypnotherapy to enhance my skills as a psychologist. As part of the advanced level course, we had a module on past life. Now, this is what I call the "meant to happen" laws of the universe. Guess I was meant to travel a journey I had always wondered about....

I volunteered to be the class demo subject, and that set pace for my transit to a time I could never have dreamed of, even in my dreams....

I sat on the green reclining chair and stretched my legs out as a leaned back and got into a relaxed and comfortable position. As I was guided into a state of hypnosis, a feeling of calm and peace set in. With the therapist guiding me, I saw myself quickly entering a new world.

I saw myself as this little girl from the Victorian era, in a living room (just as I had visualized in my dream book) and there was the grand piano (have always had an affinity for the grand piano... guess now I know why)... and even more surprising was that my grandfather in that life is my Papa in my current life... and I spend most of my time reading... I had lots of books... (I still love reading)... too many coincidences.. and that's not all... my Mom in that life is my Mom in this one too... amazing, isn't it?... Totally!!

Now, you could say, this is figment of my imagination... but it most certainly is not... as I couldn't possible have come up with lots of things which I said or felt during the session....

And so... now I do know that I had a previous life and I very well did experience one!.. wonder how many more I had...before this life!....