Permalink Reply by Aine on January 4, 2009 at 3:48pm
I think the most common way is through hypnosis. I also feel that if I have a real attraction or fear of something, there must be some kind of past life connection for me. Google it, see what you find. I also know there are psychics and mediums out there that will help you discover your past lives.
I've had glimpses. There is at least one guided meditation for it - basically you go under a big tree into an endless descending stairway at the bottom of which is a door. You go through the door and there you "see" a past life.
Delusional check: Many claim to have been Cleopatra, Napoleon, etc. If you saw yourself as someone famous, do some research on that person to see if what you saw matches what happened or at least could have happened. It's very easy to believe pleasant things about your status in a previous lifetime.
I was a Caribbean pirate - boy was that a short life. I was also a British pilot in WWII, and a soldier in Alexander the Great's army. I was a sacrificial king in Ireland a very long time ago and saw myself being sacrificed. I also remember being a primate living in a tree.
in my experiences of remembering my past lives, it was always through my dreams. the easiest way to recognize a past life in dreams is that the dream is very lucid. u can feel, and taste the surroundings and emotions as if u r right there. i remember being a witch in 1 past life and i was burnt at the stake. i could actually feel the heat and agony of the flames burning my flesh and when i woke up i could still feel it and i could smell burning hair and flesh. of course, it is always good to do some research about what u saw in ur dream. this way of remembering past lives is discussed in the book The Wicca Handbook by Eileen Holland, and there r a few other books that discuss this as well but i can't remember the names out of the top of my head. I hope this helps u.