Reinca ation & Karma – 4 Reasons People Think They Lived Past lives as Famous Historical Figures

Too often, there are reports of people claiming to have beennglorified historical figures in past lives.

It’s a frequent misconception, perhaps encouraged in part bynsomewhat unscrupulous psychics who tell clients how importantnthey were in their past lives. When people are regressed and seentheir own past lives, it's common to perceive experiences asnbeing both rich and poor, male and female, powerful andnpowerless, productive and unproductive, and so on. If peoplenperceive themselves as a famous historic figure such as
Cleopatra, Joan of Arc, one of the Disciples of Jesus, or evennas Jesus himself, there are four possible explanations for this:

1. The person really was the historic figure in a pastnlife.

2. The person is identifying with personality patternsnassociated with the historic individual to such an extent thatnthe person believes he or she was that individual.

3. The person's ego is adding to the session. Fornexample, perhaps he or she perceives through regression thenancient civilization of Egypt and a woman who looked like
Cleopatra, or they may have been associated with Cleopatra, butnthe regressed person wasn't actually Cleopatra.

4. The person is somehow connecting to the energy ornconsciousness that was once part of the historic figure.

Regarding those who consider people who believe innreinca
ation and past lives to be escapists and cowards,nit actually takes more courage to accept and live within thenideals of reinca
ation and karma because it means you havento take responsibility for everything you do, say, intend, andnfeel for all that happens to you. There is no such thing as anvictim, you can't blame anyone for anything, and you "getnaway with" nothing.

Furthermore, physical death may be the end of our body, butnwe are far more than just a body. Our soul consists of energynor life force. Science has proven that energy never dies andncan't be destroyed; it just takes a different form.

Past life regression can be used for entertainment purposes,nbut more importantly, even if you don’t believe in past lives,nit can be a very useful and therapeutic tool.

Finally, it doesn't really matter if the theories ofnreinca
ation and karma are valid or not, but if we all acted asnif they were, our world would be a much better place.

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