celticnoodle
My slant on past lives is perhaps not relevant here? As a hypnotherapist I have taken people on a journey back to their past lives and have also experienced this myself. However I am not convinced that we are able to recall previous lives; to me a more likely cause is that our mind is using stories to help solve issues, problems and challenges we are facing in the here and now. I have known people (myself included) who have gained much insight into their current life through a regression they have had. What does it matter if the experience assists them in healing and moving forward.
Spiderwoman
what a very interesting occupation you have, spiderwoman! wow! I can understand what you believe and I am sometimes believing the same thing, but then........
I just don't know.
especially when I read/hear of stories, such as of one woman who suddenly began to speak in a foreign language, one that she had never heard or studied before, and she recalled that in a previous life (not all that distant), she was another woman, living in this foreign country (foreign as not in the USA)--married and the mother of children.
She was able to describe that life in detail. Finally they researched this--and found the home AND children! All was 100% correct and the children were shocked to hear all this. I can't recall if the hub was still alive--but I think the woman had died young and then 20-30 years or so, this woman was born. She was an adult when all this came back to her after an illness/accident, whatever.
As you can tell, I don't really remember much of it, but I recall either reading about this story or seeing it on television some years back.
It did leave a huge impression on me. Just not enough to remember more details, I'm afraid!