Past Life - Reasons We Do Not Remember

Frequently people ask me why we generally do notdisease, etc. When we bravely look at them, we can
remember our past lives. There are three basicmake the necessary changes, that ensures that we
reasons - cultural perspectives (society does notdo not repeat such things again. The most effective
believe, or there may be persecution), avoidance ofand rapid growth comes from the most challenging of
memory (shame, fear, hurt, sadness, etc. that wesituations - that is why boot camp is tough. Yes, it can
would rather not review), and life's distractions (we arebe difficult to see some aspects of a life time, but the
so busy that we do not pay attention to the subtle andmore you are willing to look, accept and work on them,
persistent memories that float into the conscious mind).the easier it gets, the more mature one becomes,
Deje vu experiences are often times a past lifebreakthroughs become easier and more frequent, and
floating into consciousness--unfortunately we passthe big gift is the wisdom and character that is
them off as a novel experience or something amusingdeveloped.
and slightly weird. Paradoxically, remembering allows usDoing Past Life Regression working solo can be a
to address our issues, learn more about ourselves andchallenge in the beginning. A good facilitator will keep
expand our consciousness-a benefit that spansyou on track and hold the space (not forcefully, but
eternity.with compassion) while you face things that you may
It may hurt to remember-until you can achieve aotherwise shy away from. The practitioner can also
broader perspective. Those memories andhelp you to discern whether you are really reviewing a
experiences are in your unconsciousness somewhere.past life, and encourage you to continue to explore,
If they stay hidden from your conscious mind, they canwhen you have doubts. Thus, helping you to stay with
fester and burst forth in ways that are less pleasant -the process, until you have completed the work you
habits, self-destructive behaviors, patterns, and evenneed to do.