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Past Lives: Some Helpful Information, by Marilou Trask-Curtin

(Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.)

A short while ago I had a phone call from a friend who had read of the upcoming release of my book Reincarnation: One Woman's Exploration of her Past Lives. Deep into the upbeat conversation she admitted to me that she had always had both a fascination and a fear of the subject of reincarnation. She also admitted, somewhat hesitantly, that she had always wanted to try a past life regression but was worried about the results she might be given—meaning that she didn't want to hear she had been a really nasty person in another incarnation. She was also concerned about the trust factor with a regression therapist and wanted information on what a session felt like, and any other details I could give her.

I was happy to oblige, and gave her information from my own experiences. Of course I alerted her to the fact that a past life regression would be different for each individual, and once she said she understood that we were off.

I began by telling her that it had been a huge step for me to begin regression sessions back in the 1980s (and this despite the fact that I had been brought into the presence of a person ideally suited for the job of leading me onto the next magical part of my spiritual journey). I admitted to my fear of finding out about my previous incarnations, but I also had to admit to a feeling of trust in the timing of the whole thing; I stated that I believed in that saying, "When the student is ready the master will appear." This trust I had in the absolute synchronicity of meeting my therapist had translated to a feeling of trust in the man and in the panorama of events playing out in my life at that time.

I then told her something I had learned after my regression sessions: a way to find clues to past lives from her present lifetime—clues often present since early childhood. It was a very simple technique and required no other person to be involved.

I told her to ask herself four questions:

1. What things deeply interested her? (Music, art, writing, any job or hobby she would be willing to do for hours and that gave her a sense of time being non-existent)
2. What time periods of history held a fascination for her?
3. What periods of history or even specific geographic locations made her uncomfortable or even repulsed?
4. What scared her? (Here would be things like fire, water, heights and so forth)

As examples I told her of my youthful fascination with ancient Egypt and medieval times. I touched on my terror of water and my almost equal fear of childbirth that had been present since I was very young. I loved writing and reading, and as a four- or five-year-old had enjoyed copying text over onto a notepad. So, it was not a surprise to me when after my regression sessions ended most of my loves and fears were echoed in my past lives.

She was amazed and said that she would begin to write out a list of answers to the four questions that very night. She admitted it was a comfort knowing that she could get a handle on her past lives by following these easy steps.

Then she wanted to know more about what a regression session actually felt like. Again, I told her I could only speak from my own experience and that a session would most likely be very different for her.

My initial regression session actually began without much warning. I had gone for an appointment with the regression therapist so that we could talk about reincarnation, ghosts, and so forth. During the appointment he told me he would like permission to regress me immediately, and that request catapulted me into something akin to both fear and fascination. Of course, I decided to take that first step and never looked back. And yes, I told my friend, there was an element of trust and also of being aware on a soul level that this was somehow the right time for me to be going through this experience.

As for what it felt like to be regressed, I have a favorite sentence for what I experienced: "It was like being awake/asleep." I was both aware and alert to my physical self being in the office of my therapist, but I was also fully living and being present in the times and circumstances I was regressed to. I had full and total awareness of feelings of sun warmth on my body, scents of flowers, cold winter winds, and so forth. I interacted with the people I met in each time period and they interacted with me. Some of it was like playing a role in a movie of my past selves, and yet also watching that story play out. It had some fearful moments but even then I had a safety net in place with my therapist who had given me instructions on how to deal with those moments. And even when I moved into the phases of a lifetime where I was transitioning to death, there were boundaries in place that made that not seem so bad.

I concluded by stating that I truly believed that my regressions had been a necessary part of my life journey. The time spent in these sessions brought me into great understanding of myself as an eternal and immortal being. I learned many valuable lessons about myself and my fellow humans during those months with my therapist. Most importantly, I learned that we had been taught wrongly about ourselves—that we were not bodies with souls but rather we were souls using a physical body to gain experiences in lifetime after lifetime.

This knowledge changed my entire outlook on life and death, and from that I continue to grow and learn every day of my life during this incarnation.

My friend was quiet after my explanation and then uttered a soft, "Wow."

I continued with a little more advice sensing she might like it. I admitted that I had been very fortunate because of the timing of various mentors who came into my life just after I had had a third near death experience. And then my regression therapist entering my life in the way he did and at the precise time that my soul was ready for him to appear was a continuation of the miracle of timing. He was a professional man and a certified hypnotherapist and he led me carefully yet firmly along the path I needed to follow for the next phase of my journey in this incarnation. He opened my eyes to the vastness of eternity and brought me to understanding of so many of the fears, loves, and ideals that were a part of my present lifetime. Without this knowledge I might have stumbled through my life unmindful of so many things that would have probably impeded my soul's growth. Without my regressions I knew my life would have been mostly one dimensional and devoid of a greater understanding. I will be forever grateful to my mentors and my therapist for being the lights I needed in my life.

My friend wanted to know how she could find a past life regression therapist. I told her that the first place to start might be locally. Many cities—even the smaller ones—often have a good base of spiritually enlightened people. The world has thankfully changed a great deal as it regards spiritual communities since the time I was undergoing regression sessions. Contacting one of these groups is usually relatively easy.

There are also online sources, and in this more modern time, past life readings can also be done at a distance and often without the need to be regressed by hypnosis or in an office.

I cautioned my friend to make sure that any therapist she may choose is one she has checked out. If the therapist has a website, check it out. Read any testimonials there. Call the person and speak with them on the phone. Where did they get their training? Could you have a reference or two to speak with about the therapist's work with them?

If the therapist asks for any info other than perhaps your name or phone number or email address (some may ask for a date of birth) give that info but no more. Readings can be sent as an email attachment and they don't usually require a physical address. Never give out your social security number. My therapist knew my name, date of birth, and mailing address and that was it.

Find out the cost for the session or sessions. The cost should not be exorbitant.

By the time our conversation was winding up, my friend had decided to write out her list of answers to the four questions and go ahead and seek out a regression therapist. I wished her the very best of luck as she began the next phase of her spiritual journey. I told her that I admired her courage and her open-mindedness, and she thanked me for my time and promised to order my book—for which I thanked her.

When we spoke a few months later, she told me she had found a marvelous regression therapist who was out of state and doing long distance sessions with her. Amazingly enough she had discovered a lifetime spent in ancient Egypt, and so far not one "nasty" thing had been uncovered about her past incarnations.

Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal. Copyright Llewellyn Worldwide, 2014. All rights reserved.

I am having recurring dreams about my father, who departed this life a couple of years ago. I don't usually remember what leads up to the point in the dream where my dad shows up, though sometimes, it seems like I'm sleeping (in the dream) and I wake up and he is there. He is talking to me, but I either can't hear what he's saying, or can only barely hear a whisper and can't make out the words. I'm wondering if he is really visiting me. If so, why can't I hear him? It's so frustrating! If he's really visiting me, is there some way I can turn up the volume or something so I can hear what he's trying to say? Also, have you ever heard of something like this before? Thank you!

- Angie

Dreamchaser:

Yes, Angie, your father really is visiting you. It is SO much easier for spirits on the Otherside to contact us when we are sleeping than when we are awake.

When we are sleeping, our logical/human minds are shut down. We are not thinking and rationalizing. Our subconscious/soul is in charge. Therefore, beings from the Otherworld can communicate with us and we can actually accept these experiences as true contact.

I speak from personal experience when I say that I know how much we want to be able to reach out and touch our loved ones in some way after they pass over. When my father departed this life, I would beg him to come and talk to me. I am sure that sounds like an odd thing for a psychic to say, but we are human beings too.

It is not necessary at this time for your mind to remember what your father has been saying to you. Your soul knows and remembers everything. I know your logical human mind wants to remember, to grasp on to something concrete from your father, but your mortal mind is only a very small part of you.

There are four equal worlds. (I must emphasis EQUAL here.) They are the mental, emotional, spiritual, and (the one we humans usually deem the most important) the physical. I know it is incredibly frustrating for you to come so close to communication and then fall short, but if you get really quiet, meditate and balance in whatever way you need to balance, your soul will take over.

As he grows stronger in spirit form, and as you become more balanced and in touch with your spiritual side, your father will start to make more and more contact. You will also start to remember more of these encounters.

Remember, when we first get to the Otherside, we are used to being human. Sometimes it takes a while for us to remember how to be spiritual beings. We have angels and teachers over there who help us remember how to work on a spiritual level.

Your father is actually trying to learn how to contact you while you are awake. My father learned how to do it. I never actually saw him, but I could sense his presence. He communicated to me in the form of my own thoughts. It was like I "heard" his voice in my head. So keep the faith, Angie.

I suggest that as you are lying in bed at night, right before you go to sleep, just send out the following request:

"Spirit (or God/ Universe/ whatever term you use), please allow my father to visit me tonight, and please allow my human mind to remember our interaction very clearly. Thank you."

Then go to sleep and see what happens. Most importantly, remember that you have many experiences you don't consciously remember.

I wish you a busy night's sleep.

*****

Astrea:

Many people experience visits from their departed loved ones and have trouble communicating clearly with them. I hear about things like this nearly every day, and have had visits from my own loved ones in Spirit like what you describe.

Often while I have a feeling of understanding about what the person is trying to tell me, I haven't heard it in words. Other times, when I wake up, I'm completely in the dark about what this person wanted me to know.

It's wonderful that you're seeing your dad, and I know you must be really frustrated that you can't really hear him. "Turning up the volume" is going to take some practice; it's certainly possible, though it may not be the same as talking to a living, breathing person.

One thing you should know: This is not your imagination. He is actually visiting you and trying to tell you things.

Your dad may be whispering because he's tentative about talking to you. He may worry about how you will feel seeing him this way. Our loved ones in Spirit do not want to upset or bother us, so they are careful at first.

Also, this sort of communication is new to them too, and it takes some time to master the skills involved. Speaking out loud is difficult for some of them, and they may learn to use symbols, pictures or gestures to communicate with us. Your dad is still trying to find his own best way to communicate with you.

It's interesting that in your dream, you feel you're sleeping and he wakes you up. Perhaps he is trying to "wake you up" to something in your life that you need to be more aware of.

Pay attention to other details in these dreams too, such as the environment where you two "meet." Be aware of anything he's doing there, especially with his hands. Does he smoke? Is he playing with something?

I never saw my grandmother touch a deck of cards when she was living, but in my dreams, she is usually playing solitaire, and I've learned to see which cards she has face up to determine the meaning of those dreams. My grandfather gives me clues via the colors of the clothing he's wearing.

You have to ferret out the meanings of every little thing you can remember. Write them down, and you'll become an expert before too long.

Also, just because someone crosses over, that doesn't mean they'll instantly become a great communicator. If someone couldn't communicate with us on a soul level while they were living, they will probably have a hard time doing it from Spirit.

You'll both get better at understanding one another with time.

Look at this as a new relationship with your Dad. It's one you can enjoy forever, because death hasn't broken your strong loving bond.

Astrea:

Many times in life we hear, "You will always have what you NEED, but not necessarily what you WANT." Your spirit must have needed to experience the feeling of leaving your human body, and the suggestion in the next chapter of Sylvia Brown's book was all it took to get you there.

Even though you hadn't read it yet, your SOUL recognized the title of that chapter as something it had been seeking, and your soul, knowing that you had that reference to read after your experience, got with it and out you went!

While I don't usually recommend her books, Sylvia Brown has a wide reaching and powerful effect on lots of people. A Gemini like you would be able to relate easily to her writing and put it to good use. Synchronicity - you gotta love it!

I like your description of "getting caught." That's exactly what it feels like, isn't it? One minute you're free and hovering above the room, and the next minute, ZAP! back down into your corporeal form you go!

As a little kid, I loved that "feeling of return." With practice, most of the time we can control that event, but sometimes, when our physical ears hear a distracting noise or something else occurs to knock us back into reality, back we go. With practice you will be able to control your return better.

I find it interesting that you were visiting your mother-in-law and not someone in your own genetic family. Evidently, you and your husband got married for reasons that are even deeper than love. His family's interest in "psychic stuff" will nurture your children in such matters and help them to grow into their own abilities.

You'll never have to be concerned that when your daughter visits them, she'll be discouraged from exploring her own psychic life and power. My parents encouraged me to develop my psychic senses in a time when it wasn't nice to even discuss such things in public. Heck, it's STILL not considered a great topic at the dinner table in some families!

Your kids will get to talk about it ALL and ask questions and read and study. This is going to give them such an edge in life! Talk with your husband about how you want to present this to your kiddos, so that you are united in your approach and ready to tell them their experiences are all natural and okay.

A word or two of warning: Geminis often have difficulty staying grounded in REAL LIFE. Don't get so strung out on your ASTRAL life that you neglect what you're doing here on Earth.

You are at the beginning of a long journey to learn where your power really lies. Try to be patient with this process and take your time.