Knowing what happened in previous incarnations *can* act as a teaching tool, in my experience and understanding. The memory of what happened in previous life time can aid this current incarnation in a way of having an even more vivid and intensive learning experience in the now. But there are some problems with that.
My memories come to me automatically, by themselves. For some time they have caused me, and I guess that they still do, discomfort because of not understanding what to do with them. What I understand now, is that they provide a very intensive teaching tool, a very intensive one.
The problem that I see with having memories is that it is very easy to get lost in the details and emotions of previous incarnations for instance, instead of drinking that very essence in them, which is learning. And our current incarnation is already so rich in intensive catalysts, that putting on top of it, the previous ones, one can perhaps get the picture of sometimes being overwhelmed, which I have been and still am many times.
What happens, when I start to remember, is that when starting to speak or when seeing/meeting certain entities, the memories of having had previous life experiences with them, are beginning to flow over me. I begin to re-live these memories, again. It doesn't happen that often though.
Anyway, I will tell a little memory now, and how these memories can aid or how they can be used in this current incarnation as a teaching tool.
I met a certain entity, and there it was - I remembered being a priest in Egypt. I was tall, good looking and had what could be called charm or charisma. I had also sharp intellect and could read most of the people well, by observing them. But I didn't use these "talents" well, and I was an arrogant a-hole so to speak. I supressed and controlled my sexuality for instance, in a way of when seeing that somebody wanted me, I almost never gave them that pleasure, but enjoyed manipulating them and having power over them. I climbed up very high in the hierarchy of the society I was living in, and I enjoyed those wordly things and the power I had.
Then something happened. I met a woman. In the beginning she tried to play this game with me, having me "chasing" or courting her. I understood right from the start what she was doing, and never gave her that pleasure. But then something else happened. She came to *me*. She was in love with me, and she was vulnerable. Oh boy, was she beautiful! She had long, black hair, and shiny, dark eyes. Those eyes were shining with love, that genuine love. And she opened up to me, still fearing what I would do - I could see it, but she was so beautiful being that vulnerable and open in that situation. I can still see it in my mind. I chose to love her.
After unions with her, I was transformed. And in the social arena my heart started to open up, more and more. I stopped playing all those games, and I stopped being a dick. I actually started to love and serve people.
That incarnation has many more details. Some things are very vivid, and some come simply as understandings or "knowings".
That incarnation has been serving as a teaching tool for me as to show me in a more vivid and more intensive way, the imbalances and distortions that I still have. It was, and is, simply showing me that the path that I want to take goes through love, through an open heart, but that I still struggle with such and such difficulties.
Remembering an incarnation, in my experience, is like watching a movie about the self. The stuff that I don't want to see in that movie is that same stuff that I still struggle with, in this life time.
Memories are my teaching tools of things that are in need of balance in this life time, but are very intensive and difficult tools, because I oftentimes lose myself in emotions and judgements and details of previous experiences, instead of seeing the core of it, of what is important.
For instance, I don't know what happened to me and to her in that incarnation. I remember that there were some kind of social gatherings, and that I had to tell her to "control herself", because she was showing her love too much, openly, but our relationship had to be kept secret, or somewhat secret. She was higher than me in social rank, like being a part of the "royal" family, and we were not meant to be a couple. And these are the kind of details that I'm talking about here. One can lose itself in many unimportant things. What is important is that lesson. In my opinion.
My experience is also that all those lessons that one has had in past incarnations and has not yet learned, if they are important, they are here in this incarnation too, so there is no reason of looking in the past. But, if these memories are used well, they can show you yourself, in a more clear way, bringing that clarity about the self. But the past life memories can at the same time act as a huge distraction, from the lessons to be learned now, and from this present moment, and at the same time they indeed provide an even more intensive learning experience.
But this is just my experience and understanding of this. Each has its own.
Spaced, my heart goes out to you, brother. Thank you for sharing.
My memories come to me automatically, by themselves. For some time they have caused me, and I guess that they still do, discomfort because of not understanding what to do with them. What I understand now, is that they provide a very intensive teaching tool, a very intensive one.
The problem that I see with having memories is that it is very easy to get lost in the details and emotions of previous incarnations for instance, instead of drinking that very essence in them, which is learning. And our current incarnation is already so rich in intensive catalysts, that putting on top of it, the previous ones, one can perhaps get the picture of sometimes being overwhelmed, which I have been and still am many times.
What happens, when I start to remember, is that when starting to speak or when seeing/meeting certain entities, the memories of having had previous life experiences with them, are beginning to flow over me. I begin to re-live these memories, again. It doesn't happen that often though.
Anyway, I will tell a little memory now, and how these memories can aid or how they can be used in this current incarnation as a teaching tool.
I met a certain entity, and there it was - I remembered being a priest in Egypt. I was tall, good looking and had what could be called charm or charisma. I had also sharp intellect and could read most of the people well, by observing them. But I didn't use these "talents" well, and I was an arrogant a-hole so to speak. I supressed and controlled my sexuality for instance, in a way of when seeing that somebody wanted me, I almost never gave them that pleasure, but enjoyed manipulating them and having power over them. I climbed up very high in the hierarchy of the society I was living in, and I enjoyed those wordly things and the power I had.
Then something happened. I met a woman. In the beginning she tried to play this game with me, having me "chasing" or courting her. I understood right from the start what she was doing, and never gave her that pleasure. But then something else happened. She came to *me*. She was in love with me, and she was vulnerable. Oh boy, was she beautiful! She had long, black hair, and shiny, dark eyes. Those eyes were shining with love, that genuine love. And she opened up to me, still fearing what I would do - I could see it, but she was so beautiful being that vulnerable and open in that situation. I can still see it in my mind. I chose to love her.
After unions with her, I was transformed. And in the social arena my heart started to open up, more and more. I stopped playing all those games, and I stopped being a dick. I actually started to love and serve people.
That incarnation has many more details. Some things are very vivid, and some come simply as understandings or "knowings".
That incarnation has been serving as a teaching tool for me as to show me in a more vivid and more intensive way, the imbalances and distortions that I still have. It was, and is, simply showing me that the path that I want to take goes through love, through an open heart, but that I still struggle with such and such difficulties.
Remembering an incarnation, in my experience, is like watching a movie about the self. The stuff that I don't want to see in that movie is that same stuff that I still struggle with, in this life time.
Memories are my teaching tools of things that are in need of balance in this life time, but are very intensive and difficult tools, because I oftentimes lose myself in emotions and judgements and details of previous experiences, instead of seeing the core of it, of what is important.
For instance, I don't know what happened to me and to her in that incarnation. I remember that there were some kind of social gatherings, and that I had to tell her to "control herself", because she was showing her love too much, openly, but our relationship had to be kept secret, or somewhat secret. She was higher than me in social rank, like being a part of the "royal" family, and we were not meant to be a couple. And these are the kind of details that I'm talking about here. One can lose itself in many unimportant things. What is important is that lesson. In my opinion.
My experience is also that all those lessons that one has had in past incarnations and has not yet learned, if they are important, they are here in this incarnation too, so there is no reason of looking in the past. But, if these memories are used well, they can show you yourself, in a more clear way, bringing that clarity about the self. But the past life memories can at the same time act as a huge distraction, from the lessons to be learned now, and from this present moment, and at the same time they indeed provide an even more intensive learning experience.
But this is just my experience and understanding of this. Each has its own.
Spaced, my heart goes out to you, brother. Thank you for sharing.
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