Ancient people, especially the Japanese, Australian aborigines, Africans, modern Wiccans and many other New Age religions, believed the idea of reincarnation. This is about the thought that all people had past life and the person you are now and the behavior you have now has everything to do with that particular past life.
The person you are today; physically, mentally, socially has been a result of your varied past life experiences. This is why you need to actually delve in all your past lives and gather an understanding of why and how you became this self that you are today. You need to understand the weaknesses and the problems and even acknowledge your strength so as to become a better and more equipped person in this life and the future ones.
How do you know if you have experienced past lives? You may never know, however, in many cases disturbing memories or dreams that do not belong to you may visit you while you are awake. Reincarnation is a very popular belief among many individuals. However, when doing the math, it makes a great deal of sense that there are some new souls. Other indications include:
* An overwhelming attraction or love of some culture that you have not experienced and do not relate to your present life For instant, if you adore Mesopotamian art, that era and region may be familiar to you from a past life. You should find out more concerning the art that you find interesting, especially if it is a distinct and rather minor period. It may be a good indicator of a past life.
* Odd or strange reaction whenever you see a particular historical structure or whenever you hear a certain part of the history but when it comes to other historical incidents you do not react at all. This could be because you were once a part of that incident in your past life.
* Fears which are irrational and not connected to your present life childhood. Allergies, psychological problems which don?t have a cause in the present life time may have a link in the past.
This is of course, not an extensive list. Having such indicators does not mean that you are actually remembering a past life. Observe the patterns of your life, the range of things that you find attractive for some reason. You may be able to tune into some of the likenesses that can aid you in piecing the idea of what your past life or lives may have been like to live.
Past lives can be accessed with hypnotism and self hypnosis as well. A visit to a past life regression specialist may unravel more mysteries for you. The specialist hypnotizes you and puts you in a deep state of relaxation which helps you to tap your subconscious memories.
You may want to consider using the hypnotic techniques that has a relaxation effect, once you made your decision about hypnotism. Allow your self to be comfortable and relaxed for a while before you proceed to past life regression.
There is nothing to worry about from the safety aspect point of view. In a past life regression you experience the shadows and the feelings of a past life as if you are living that life for that moment.
As you begin to recall the past life memories, you will be able to distinguish the good ones from the bad ones through the after-results. Good memories usually trigger good feelings while bad memories irritate your feelings causing you to feel bad. When you wake up, you will notice that it feels like you just had a bad dream. This means that you had a bad life in the past. Do not think that recalling unpleasant memories are bad for you; this is actually your key to know your past life.
All you need to really do is remember your past life and move on. You don’t need to suppress the memories consciously or subconsciously. What is required is an understanding and unconditional acceptance of all the past happenings and having a fresh perspective on this life.
The Karma theory states that what we sow in this life, we will reap in the next life. Hence, the bad consequences and negativity are a result of bad behavior in the past life and vice versa. So we need to remain good so as to have good lives else we will need to make atonements for all our deeds till we become good.
However, there does seem to be some confusion about this interpretation. Some individuals do not believe we are destined to suffer from any bad things we deserve because of one of our past lives. They believe that with each new life, we are born anew, with the choice to do as we please. After realizing that a particular memory is from a past life, we are no longer bad examples and we can continue on, enjoying our present life.