Wayne
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I’ve always enjoyed reading reincarnation stories, and have been re-reading some of them lately. As I've read them, I’ve thought many here on PR might enjoy them as well. But since these stories are not online, I thought I would do a bit of a “reader’s digest” exercise, and retell a few of them on a thread here in a shortened form.
These stories are primarily from a small annual publication called the Eckankar Journal, and as such, reflect a bit of an Eckankar perspective. I feel however that these stories reflect broad spiritual principles, and so I think they could be enjoyed by others from any number of different spiritual orientations.
The journal stories touch on a number of different spiritual experiences, but I’m going to primarily focus on the reincarnation stories, and the deep spiritual insights gained by those remembering past life details. In re-writing these stories, I’m going to try to use as many words and phrases from the author as I can to keep the totality of the story as intact as possible. -- With that bit of an introduction, I’ll start out with this story, written by a man from Australia that was first published in 1996.
I Knew My Wife in a Past Life
This middle-aged man relates how he and his wife felt an “instant recognition” when they first met, and after getting married, enjoyed a great sense of love and spiritual togetherness. After a time, this man began to become increasing angry and agitated, and most of his anger was directed at his wife. This was highly unusual, because he had never experienced anger like this in his entire life. As he put it, he went from being a calm and well-balanced person, to one who was completely out of control, and eventually stopped feeling anything and just “closed down”.
At his bleakest moments, he asked for spiritual assistance, and two dreams came to him in the same night. In the first one, he’s in a total rage, rampaging around the house, breaking everything in sight. In the second dream, he’s lying on the ground, badly wounded. He’s a Sioux Warrior and has slipped into shock amidst a fierce battle. He had experienced past life recalls before, but he said nothing could have prepared him for the horror, pain and fear he experienced in this dream.
Soon, his beloved tribal chief showed up on a white horse. His heart opened as the chief looked over him, feeling he was now safe. But then the horse reared, and the chief thrust his spear with all his strength into him. As he watched the chief, his face turned into that of his current wife. The shock and pain of the impact was immense, and soon his world melted into a blackness. He ended up leaving that lifetime feeling an immense rage and sense of betrayal.
After this experience, he found himself filled with anger and sickness. As he began to share this dream with his wife, he could feel his rage begin to stir. But as he continued to speak, he could feel the healing balm of Spirit entering his consciousness. As his awareness increased, he could see a higher perspective. He had been badly wounded, with no possibility of saving him. The terrible tortures he would suffer as a captive were well known in his tribe. So his chief had done a loving thing, ending his life quickly and releasing him to the freedom in the inner worlds.
It took many weeks for this healing to slowly filter into all the levels of his being, which he described as being lifted up out of a heavy gray cloud. During this time of healing, he was filled with awe as he recognized the bond of love they once shared as Sioux Warriors, and best of all, how this love they shared grew even greater after this experience.
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I’ve remembered this story many times over the years. — So many principles involved; I would be most interested to hear comments, or other interesting reincarnation stories you’ve read or heard about.
Best Regards, Wayne
These stories are primarily from a small annual publication called the Eckankar Journal, and as such, reflect a bit of an Eckankar perspective. I feel however that these stories reflect broad spiritual principles, and so I think they could be enjoyed by others from any number of different spiritual orientations.
The journal stories touch on a number of different spiritual experiences, but I’m going to primarily focus on the reincarnation stories, and the deep spiritual insights gained by those remembering past life details. In re-writing these stories, I’m going to try to use as many words and phrases from the author as I can to keep the totality of the story as intact as possible. -- With that bit of an introduction, I’ll start out with this story, written by a man from Australia that was first published in 1996.
I Knew My Wife in a Past Life
This middle-aged man relates how he and his wife felt an “instant recognition” when they first met, and after getting married, enjoyed a great sense of love and spiritual togetherness. After a time, this man began to become increasing angry and agitated, and most of his anger was directed at his wife. This was highly unusual, because he had never experienced anger like this in his entire life. As he put it, he went from being a calm and well-balanced person, to one who was completely out of control, and eventually stopped feeling anything and just “closed down”.
At his bleakest moments, he asked for spiritual assistance, and two dreams came to him in the same night. In the first one, he’s in a total rage, rampaging around the house, breaking everything in sight. In the second dream, he’s lying on the ground, badly wounded. He’s a Sioux Warrior and has slipped into shock amidst a fierce battle. He had experienced past life recalls before, but he said nothing could have prepared him for the horror, pain and fear he experienced in this dream.
Soon, his beloved tribal chief showed up on a white horse. His heart opened as the chief looked over him, feeling he was now safe. But then the horse reared, and the chief thrust his spear with all his strength into him. As he watched the chief, his face turned into that of his current wife. The shock and pain of the impact was immense, and soon his world melted into a blackness. He ended up leaving that lifetime feeling an immense rage and sense of betrayal.
After this experience, he found himself filled with anger and sickness. As he began to share this dream with his wife, he could feel his rage begin to stir. But as he continued to speak, he could feel the healing balm of Spirit entering his consciousness. As his awareness increased, he could see a higher perspective. He had been badly wounded, with no possibility of saving him. The terrible tortures he would suffer as a captive were well known in his tribe. So his chief had done a loving thing, ending his life quickly and releasing him to the freedom in the inner worlds.
It took many weeks for this healing to slowly filter into all the levels of his being, which he described as being lifted up out of a heavy gray cloud. During this time of healing, he was filled with awe as he recognized the bond of love they once shared as Sioux Warriors, and best of all, how this love they shared grew even greater after this experience.
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I’ve remembered this story many times over the years. — So many principles involved; I would be most interested to hear comments, or other interesting reincarnation stories you’ve read or heard about.
Best Regards, Wayne