Understanding a Past Life Dream

Working through a past life dream is challenging and rewarding. There is no need to feel victimized by dreams and nightmares. Dreams are for healing, learning, and enlightenment (through a process of true acceptance and an action of forgiveness). Mastery of our dreams and past life memories can heal emotional and physical concerns and enhance mental, emotional and spiritual growth.

Past lives reveal the roots of our current patterns of life programming. You can identify: 1.Your coping skills, and hidden strengths and skills: 2. The root of maladaptive behaviors (alcoholism, eating disorders, feelings of financial insecurity); 3. The roots of emotional issues (anxiety, depression, post traumatic stress); and 4. The programming that leads to poor personal relationships at home and work.

How do you know you are working with a past life dream? The dream will feel historical and if you look for skin color, historical modes of dress (look at your feet), transportation, tools, etc.—you will see them. Sometimes a specific name or date sticks in your memory as you awaken. There will be a deep sense of “realness”---this was my life.

Be aware that we have all played many roles: males and females; heroes and villains; victims and victimizers; rich and poor, long lives and short lives; loved and despised; various races; various cultures; and various beliefs.

There are many books that give insights and techniques. For some people and dreams it is enough to recognize the dream as part of yourself, to accept and not judge (forgive). To understand a past life dream, you must look for patterns of cause and effect. (The idea of reward and punishment is too simplistic.) You could try this method:

• Write the dream down---write the dream in first person—“I am___, I did____”
• Tell yourself this is who I was in the past—I am not that person today, I do not have to be that person today
• If you saw something ugly and feel emotionally shocked pray for strength to help you heal---put the dream away until you are ready to work with it.
• Write down specific images that illicit strong emotions and make note of the emotion
• If every thing is hidden in blackness, ask yourself “Am I blind? Is something covering my eyes? Is this so horrible I refuse to see (accept) this event?”
• Go into a meditative state visualize strongly and re-experience the past life
• One of the most important things to do is heal your death---do not take negative thoughts into the next life. For example, say to yourself  “I leave behind fear of drowning—I take perfect beauty, health and self-respect into my next life.”

An actual past life memory, which emerged in a dream:

In the dream I am myself now, but I am looking back into the darkness following the chain links of lives and events. I see various people attached to the chain who are all me.

The blackness makes me feel as if I do not want to see what is happening. It reminds me of a previous dream that was all black, no visuals, just an intense feeling of regret, remorse and horror. (A dream I had close to 20 years ago) I did not want to see it and I did not want to talk about it, because it was so awful. When I awoke from that dream I was in shock. I could not think or focus my thoughts. I felt like I had done something so wrong my heart was a black empty hole.

I know now that I am looking at what I could not face in the previous dream. I am now ready to see the pattern of my past.

In this current dream I am looking back down the black iron chain to other past parts of myself. I am very aware of the links in the chain.

The self nearest me in time is unclear and basically unimportant at this time. He is a man who had died of syphilis. (His importance was made clear after I worked with the dream.)

The next person back in time was a Catholic nun.

The focus of my attention is on next person back in time. She is a richly dressed courtesan woman in a red dress a large veiled hat with a feather. This woman has leprosy. She seems to be the focus of the past life memory. She is deeply conflicted. (I can feel her inner conflict and shame.) She is trying to pretend she does not have leprosy. She does not want to be isolated and shunned. She is dependent on her beauty to survive and does not care if she puts others at risk. She cannot bear to give up her lifestyle---to be alone.

A nun confronts the woman about her self-absorption and tries to stop her evil and wickedness. The nun tells the leper courtesan to separate herself from the people of the community. The courtesan will not stop. The nun's beliefs and sense of duty drive her to kill the courtesan. She buries the leper women in unconsecrated ground.

As I am the leper woman in spirit, I watch as the nun buries my body by a tree. I can see into the graveyard to the place where the good people are buried. I feel isolated and alone. In the spirit I feel compassion for the nun who has killed me. I know she has damaged her soul to protect the people from leprosy. (In spirit I am standing behind the tree as the nun reverently buries my body.)

Again as I look back further down the chain of past lives I see another lifetime hiding in the blackness. When I allow myself to feel it I can see it.

I see the lifetime when we as people had been bioengineered. (Lemuria? Atlantis?) We have the ability to destroy our enemies by looking at them. This technology is supposed to protect us from what we fear so we always feel safe. But the technology has mutated. Anytime we look at anyone else, even in friendship, this self-defense lazar mechanism activates. Our fear has created our own prison. I see myself as burned and mutilated and lost in my isolation. 

As I awaken from the past life dream I feel confused, guilty and ashamed. What do I do with a dream like this? Are these people my past? First I must always face the emotions. The emotions verify the reality of the significant dream.  No life is perfect, but by accepting the truth we are set free.

First, I accept my emotions. I draw on my spirituality and accept what I have seen. God forgives the repentant person. The hard part is to forgive myself. Forgiveness is essential to be free of the past programming. Past lives' feelings and actions are not me now.

Negative self-judgment is not useful. When I allow the strength of the mental mind to take over, I can look at the dream with discernment.

The dream seems to lacks internal logic. How can I be the nun killing the leper woman and be the leper woman at the same time? Is this truly a chain of connected past lives? Answer: I am not the nun killing the leper woman. However, the words of encouragement and faith she said at my death scene set a desire in my soul (soul code) that leads to choosing my next life time as a nun.

The unconscious mind is like a blank slate, or computer waiting for code. The unconscious mind of every person is in contact with the unconscious mind of every other person. Because I am aware of the emotions and drives of the nun who killed the leper (me), my soul was emotionally coded by her conscious thought process. Her words became my thoughts at death.

The negative aspect of cause and effect:  The death scene codes future life programming on the soul, however it may not be evident for several lifetimes. I see the fear of isolation, and an overwhelming need for human contact and connection as initiating in the Atlantis lifetime. I see the coding of unresolved issues and needs: for a loving relationship, for physical connection, personal need fulfillment creating a diseased outcome (bioengineering=leprosy=syphilis).

The positive aspect of cause and effect:  Soul coding created a life-path where: to become a nun is to live in a community, personal need fulfillment focuses on knowledge of good health practices, loving relationships are characterized by acts of service (like the life of the nun), and physical connections are based on respect for the other balanced with personal need.

A horrible past life is not a justification for current bad behavior—it is an opportunity for healing. Typically we do not dream of joyful, enlightened lives because those lives do not need healing. If you dream of a past life that is joyful and enlightened, it is a reminder to live those gifts in the here and now.

George Santayana wrote (in The Life of Reason, 1905) “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”

 https://www.nationalchurchillmuseum.org/blog/churchill-quote-history/

Mind/Body Spirit Synergy for Healing

I have been on a quest to find a way to confirm my knowing and explain the reality of the Mind/Body Spirit synergy. I have been reading, searching the web, and, of course, participating in intense dinner party discussions with family and friends as I search for the ultimate truth.

Mind: is defined as the element or complex of elements in an individual that feels, perceives, thinks, wills, and especially reasons; the conscious mental events and capabilities in an organism; the organized conscious and unconscious adaptive mental activity of an organism. Body: is the organized physical substance of an animal or plant either living or dead; the material part or nature of a human being; something that embodies or gives concrete reality. Spirit: an animating or vital principle held to give life to physical organisms; a supernatural being or essence.

The Peoples of the East, the Orient, China/Japan/India have always embraced a Mind/Body/Spirit belief. Over the years, I’ve explored Energetics, which study the human aura, chakras and the impact and use of known and unknown life energy meridians in the body to promote health. There is great knowledge and healing power in these modalities and my understanding is superficial. I truly appreciate Western healers who are bringing this knowledge into their practice. The Creator has given all peoples and cultures pieces of the Truth in the hope we will learn to cooperate and live together.

These Energetic approaches are highly related to concepts found in biologic dentistry, iridology (the study of the eye’s iris to identify body dysfunction), and reflexology (manipulating energy points on the hands and feet to encourage healing of body organs.) It has been of great benefit to me to experience Reiki healing, acupuncture, acupressure and reflexology.

Recently, I’ve investigated the theory underlying German New Medicine (GNM), proposed by Dr. Ryke Geerd Hamer, which understands the body as a unified organism. In GNM the psyche (Spirit/Mind) is the integrator of behavior (our perception, understanding and actions) with life experience.  In GNM all areas of conflict are conflicted thought patterns, which are emotional shocks where the person perceives Life as being threatened.

In GNM all areas of conflict, emotional shocks, create an imprint of dis-ease in the brain (mind) and body.  The brain is viewed as the main computer integrating all behavioral functions and conflict areas as they interact with body organs. Brain scans have identified shadowed areas on brain, which are linked to disease which is manifesting in associated body organs. In other words the emotional shocks we experience impact the brain and then manifest in the body.

Both theoretical approaches, Eastern energetic modalities and the German New Medicine, have identified specific mind (brain)-body connections. To understand more about the Spirit, Mind-Body connection, read the writings of Louise Hay who has outlined a spiritual approach to the Mind/Body/Spirit connection.

When Louise Hay was diagnosed with cancer, she considered the alternatives to surgery and drugs, and instead developed an intensive program of affirmations, visualization, nutritional cleansing, and psychotherapy. Within six months, she was completely healed of cancer. Her key message is: "If we are willing to do the mental work, almost anything can be healed." The author has a great deal of experience and firsthand information to share about healing, including how she cured herself after being diagnosed with cancer. The timeless message of the book is that we are each responsible for our own reality and "dis-ease." Hay believes we make ourselves ill by having thoughts of self-hatred. She includes a directory of ailments and emotional causes for each with a corresponding affirmation to help overcome the illness. For example, the probable cause of multiple sclerosis is "mental hardness, hard-heartedness, iron will, and inflexibility." The healing "thought pattern" would be: "By choosing loving, joyous thoughts, I created a loving joyous world. I am safe and free." --P. Randall Cohan

Torkom Saraydarian is a spiritual teacher and writer. Saraydarian’s book Cosmic Shocks tells us that spiritual, energetic, cosmic energy originates in the heart of the galaxy. This Cosmic energy travels through space and eventually impacts with Life on Earth. When the Cosmic energy impacts us it triggers crises in our lives in mind, body or spirit. These crises, or shocks, dis-ease are in other words opportunities for personal growth and learning. Cosmic Shocks creates an understanding that helps us comprehend the interactive quality of Life (Nature) that we see in GNM where disease states are initiated by emotional shocks.

Saraydarian’s book and Dr. Hamer’s GNM have added depth to my understanding of emotional shocks as they adversely impact emotional and physical health. The shocks seem to reach the level consistent with the criteria for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. PTSD has a defining characteristic in which a life event cause the person to perceive Life as being threatened---one’s own life, or experiencing and personalizing the death of another.

In the 1990’s I read several books by Torkom Saraydarian (1917-1997). He was a scholar of comparative religions, a great teacher, writer, lecturer, and composer of sacred music. His wisdom teaching stresses ONENESS; that we are not 'separate', but ONE with ALL Life, not just on earth, but throughout Cosmos, each unit a part of a Greater Life or Being.

Larry Dossey, M.D, a long time advocate of integrative and alternative healing approaches, is an expert on role of Mind/Body/Spirit synergy for healing. In the early 1990’s I heard him speak at a conference. Dossey is a traditionally trained physician from Texas. His approach is rooted in science and the value of western medical practice. However, he has also become a recognized advocate for the essential role of the Mind/Body/Spirit synergy to effective healthcare. In the book Reinventing Medicine Dr. Dossey says, "I used to believe that we must choose between science and reason on one hand, and spirituality on the other, in how we lead our lives. Now I consider this a false choice. We can recover the sense of sacredness, not just in science, but in perhaps every area of life."

His words have had a great influence on my understanding of the power of Mind/Body and Spirit working synergistically to maintain and to achieve excellent health—to live healthy.

In Recovering the Soul, as Dr. Dossey discusses the wisdom of ancient texts, quantum physics, mysticism, scientific research, religion and Western medicine developing a picture of our interconnectedness with the universe, and each other. Dossey believes in effective medical intervention, as well as, the need for an effective partnership between patient and healer. He sees us as entering an era of the "non-local mind" where consciousness can accomplish healing outside the confines of one's brain and body. We can influence distant events, people and circumstances through corporate prayer. Dossey empowers us and I view this spiritual empowerment as a key element in living healthy.

Dr. Ryke Geerd Hamer is considered the father of The German New Medicine. He describes GNM as a natural science, based on five empirically discovered laws that can be applied, in a strong scientific sense, to each and every case of disease of man or mammal. Dr. Hammer believes “These [disease processes, which are initiated by emotional shocks] are purely biological, and have nothing to do with philosophy or religion. If you understand these things [his understanding of the natural healing process inherent to the body] and their relationships, and if you instinctively or consciously apply them (as animals do) you have a 95% chance of survival. It's as simple as that!” (I recommend you read the source material in the link below, as my discussion is very limited.)

Unlike Dossey, Dr. Hamer does not see a role for personal philosophy or religion in the process of healing. To Hamer healing is a purely biological process. Dr. Hammer’s excellent description of the biological healing process de-mystified this process for me and removed many of my misunderstandings and fears. However, I believe when Hamer dismisses the role of Spirit in the process he undercuts, or limits, the healing power of the process. It is Spirit that is the energy of aliveness in nature, animals and people. The emotional shock, that initiates a disease processes, could be found in the Mind/Body or Spirit and therefore needs to be addressed in all areas to achieve the desired out come of long term health and vitality. I speculate that dis-ease relapse has within it an element of unfinished business, emotional shocks, or crises left unattended.

Dr. Hamer is critical of standard western, allopathic medicine (symptomatic medicine). “In our former symptomatic medicine - known as school medicine [allopathic medicine]- we considered such things as inflammation symptoms, fever, and bacteria as belonging together. Then we assumed that bacteria were the cause of these symptoms, although 98% of all other people who had the same bacteria in their bodies didn't present any symptoms such as inflammation and fever. If the patients presented cold symptoms - that is, cold hands and feet, loss of appetite and sleeplessness as in angina pectoris, stomach ulcers, cancer, motor paralysis or neurodermatitis, we ascribed them to genetic causes, stress, bacteria or the autoimmune system. In other words, no one knew anything for sure…. In fact, however, there are only about 500 sound biological [cause/dis-eases]. All begin with…a biological shock experience that catches us unawares in a biological conflict (for example, starvation conflict, refugee conflict, water conflict etc.) In the first phase -  - we have cold hands, cold periphery, sleeplessness, and loss of weight as long as the conflict is active. After the conflict has been resolved, which is what happens in most cases in nature, the conflict resolution phase or healing phase… sets in until the consequences of the conflict-active phase have been remedied or until the organism is healthy again and has returned to its normal rhythm. This two-phase character of the sound biological [that which causes dis-ease] during the resolution of a conflict can be observed equally and simultaneously at all three levels (psyche [sense of self/attitudes/values], brain, and organ).

Both Dossey and Hamer (and me as well) agree that the patient must have a valued, empowered role in medical decision-making. Dr. Hamer makes this statement about GNM: Since it is the patient who is "in charge of the process", you can't just apply a therapy without taking the "person in charge" into consideration. The "patient in charge" must understand the sequence of events in his own process, otherwise he isn't in charge any more. We try to provide good, competent specialist and humane support and advice so that together we can find the optimal solution to his biological conflict.

When the empowered individual locates and addresses the roots of dis-ease in all areas of their life, Mind, Body and Spirit, you will find what you seek. After a health crisis and surgery, I asked my Guidance, What should I do? Should I do chemotherapy and radiation treatments, or should I do nothing? My Inner Guidance responded to my individual situation. Whatever You chose to do--- you will end up in the same place. What is it that you really want?

My Guidance did not create fear in me. The allopathic physicians I was seeing were all about creating a state of fear in me to get me to submit to their treatments. It was not an easy choice to go against the tide of Western medicine—their “standard of care.” It needs to be mentioned that the standard of care is often defined by one’s level of insurance coverage. My allopathic physicians viewed themselves as having a team approach and I was shocked to find out I was not a member of the team.

My inner self knew I needed to take self-responsibility for my own health—the truth is--- only the Body can heal itself. I created a health plan that included a variety of spiritual techniques, psychological therapy, the services of an alternative physician, acupuncture, exercise, diet and lifestyle changes.

The end result of my search is that there is a Mind/Body/Spirit synergy that works to promote Life. Because I accept this premise it worked for me. What I am talking about is faith. If you do not accept this premise it won’t work for you. You can have faith in a medical model or particular treatment, faith in Nature and a natural life, faith in Self, faith in God. All healing is faith healing.

Dossey, Larry.  Recovering the Soul: A Scientific and Spiritual Search. Bantam (1989)  

Dossey, Larry.  Space, Time & Medicine. Shambhala (1982).

http://www.vitalitylink.com

http://www.healingcancernaturally.com/hamer.html

http://neue-medizin.com/interv1.htm

http://newmedicine.ca/excerpt.php

http://www.louisehay.com/

http://www.tsgfoundation.org/