BY LIV WALDE
The scientific understanding of dreams remains elusive, with some researchers suggesting they serve as a means for memory processing, and recurrent dreams or familiar dream figures possibly hinting at buried memories from past lives and relationships.
That electric jolt of déjà vu, a sense of familiarity, might stem from brain glitches or buried memories, but what if it's a doorway to forgotten memories from past lives?
Our brains can generate false memories that feel vividly real, like being sent home from school for misbehavior, even if it never happened in your current lifetime, potentially hinting at memories from past lives.
Your inexplicable terror of large bodies of water, such as lakes or swimming pools, may hint at a past life trauma, potentially related to drowning, suggesting the need to address trauma that has endured through death and rebirth alongside healing from this lifetime.
If you effortlessly excel in a particular field or hobby, such as playing the violin at a young age, it could be a sign of skills carried over from a previous life, even if you recognize the peculiarity of your natural affinity.
Birthmarks may potentially hold clues to past lives and the circumstances of past selves' deaths, with over 200 recorded cases of children reporting such correspondences between birthmarks and past wounds, although the exact reason for birthmarks remains a mystery.
Exploring different beliefs and cultures is encouraged, but a deep sense of familiarity in unfamiliar places might suggest a connection from a past life.
James Leininger, a young American boy who recalled detailed memories of a World War II pilot's life shortly after his second birthday, presents a puzzling case suggesting a connection to past lives, as his knowledge of plane terminology at such a young age remains difficult to explain.