Past Lives and Quiz
I know that many people don’t believe in past lives and that is okay. You’ll probably say the same thing the next time. LOL.
But I’ve always believed in life as a journey and a lesson for the soul. I can only hope I’m not flunking out this time around. :P
Seriously though, it would explain a lot of things. Like why some people feel frightened of water yet never had a bad experience (as far as they know), or why some people can’t drive over bridges. Saw that one day while channel surfing on the telly.
Maybe this would explain why child prodigies exist. I mean, if you spent your entire lifetime as Ludwig van Beethoven, then your next incarnation was 350 years later, wouldn’t that prior lifetime’s abilities shine forth as a young child while still fresh, so-to-speak, in your subconscious?
Three year olds painting masterpieces as if they were Picasso or Marc Chagall?
Take that next step and think…
It could also explain why some children seem to have a talent for languages, speaking as many as four or five different languages as early as toddler age!
I can barely handle English some days–and it’s my native tongue! LOL
To extrapolate this concept further…what if you’d always been born female in your past incarnations, and then suddenly, in this lifetime, you are born male. Wouldn’t you grow up with all these feelings that you were born into the wrong gender? And what of the sexual desires?
Would a past life always mean being the same race each time? I hope not. I mean, how boring would that be?
Maybe next time I’ll get to have beautiful dark skin or gorgeous natural blond hair, or maybe I’ll speak a beautiful, lyrical language like Italian and it will be my native tongue.
Oh and friends! Yes, what of the feeling that comes over you when you first meet someone. Have you ever felt a strong sensation that you’ve known this person before. Had that instant “click” or understanding that goes beyond mere coincidence? Could it be that we subconsciously draw our friends and family back to us each and every lifetime? Perhaps this time your husband from a previous life is now your best girlfriend or even your mother!
It sure is something to ponder.
And if it is so…do we get to choose?
Do you believe in reincarnation? Do you think that we stay the same race/gender/ethnicity through each incarnation?
Do you believe that the people closest to you now have always been around you in some fashion?
That you find each other time after time, drawn to each other as if by magnets?
Or do you think the whole past lives thing is hogwash?
Would you be interested in reading about a hero or heroine who is discovering their past lives?
Let me know what you’re thinking. :)
In the meanwhile, take this fun quiz about your own past life! Who knows, you might find out something cool about yourself you never knew!
February 7th, 2008 at 5:03 pm
Hi Cassandra,
I believe in past lives. It’s the only thing that makes sense to me. One of my friends had a little boy who, at age 2 or 3, used to talk about George Washington as if he’d known him personally. Gave us all shivers. How else to explain something like that?
Lyndi
February 7th, 2008 at 5:07 pm
I took the quiz and gotta say, this is strictly for fun! Here’s what it said:
I don’t know how you feel about it, but you were female in your last earthly incarnation.You were born somewhere in the territory of modern Northern England around the year 1050. Your profession was that of a builder of roads, bridges and docks. [Yeah, right, they had women doing that kind of work in those days! ROFLMAO]
Your brief psychological profile in your past life:
Person with huge energy, good in planning and supervising. If you were just garbage-man, you were chief garbage-man.
The lesson that your last past life brought to your present incarnation:
You are bound to solve problems of pollution of environment, recycling, misuse of raw materials, elimination of radioactivity by all means including psychological methods. [I'm not sure what all this means, but I do recycle. Is that good enough, LOL?]
Lyndi
February 7th, 2008 at 6:58 pm
I don’t know how you feel about it, but you were female in your last earthly incarnation.You were born somewhere in the territory of modern Portugal around the year 1575. Your profession was that of a sailor or shoemaker. Your brief psychological profile in your past life:
Inquisitive, inventive, you liked to get to the very bottom of things and to rummage in books. Talent for drama, natural born actor. The lesson that your last past life brought to your present incarnation:
The world is full of ill and lonely people. You should help those, who are less fortunate than you are.
February 8th, 2008 at 12:48 am
Hey Lyndi! That is so cool about your friend’s little boy. Wow.
Oh my, that quiz is fun and funny, but I don’t think very accurate. LOL. Thanks for stopping by!
February 8th, 2008 at 12:50 am
Hey Lu! I can picture you with your nose in a book, but not as a woman sailor, not back in those days… unless you were going incognito. :)
You helping others is very accurate though. You have a loving and giving heart, hon.
February 9th, 2008 at 6:33 pm
It’s a fascinating topic, Cassandra, and one with no clearcut answers. I do believe in the possibility of reincarnation. It certainly would explain some of my fears.
I would hope we would be reincarnated in different cultures and situations. Otherwise, what’s the point. :-)
February 10th, 2008 at 4:25 am
Hi N.J.! Exactly what I’m thinking! The experience would be worth each and every trip if we could be something different the next time around.
August 28th, 2008 at 12:33 pm
Well I have always been a believer in all things strange and spiritual
I have thought for a while that I might have been an african slave in my last life. Well I took the quiz and here is what it said: I don’t know how you feel about it, but you were male in your last earthly incarnation.You were born somewhere in the territory of modern Central Africa around the year 825. Your profession was that of a handicraftsman or mechanic.
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Your brief psychological profile in your past life:
Seeker of truth and wisdom. You could have seen your future lives. Others perceived you as an idealist illuminating path to future.
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The lesson that your last past life brought to your present incarnation:
Your lesson is the development and expansion of your mental consciousness. Find a good teacher and spend a good part of your time and energy on learning from his wisdom.
Weird huh, although I don’t know about being a male, I am completely girlie!