I’d wanted to try a guided journey for years, but I wasn’t quite ready to take the plunge. When the topic came up with one of my best friends, I found out her sister and brother-in-law had been to several reincarnation sessions. I was eager to hear every detail because reading about these experiences online or in books feels very different from hearing about them from someone you know. I even got the phone number of the man who guided these journeys, but I didn’t call him for a long time. Years passed before I finally decided: now’s the time. I booked my appointment, and the big day came quickly.
I Worried About Things I Didn’t Need To
At first, I was nervous about whether it would even work for me. I wanted some kind of confirmation, proof that the soul exists and is much more than what we officially know. I feared that if I couldn’t reach the right state or nothing happened, I’d become convinced reincarnation isn’t real.
Then I worried about what the experience would be like. If reincarnation and karma are real, I feared I might see something I’d have to pay for in this life. Since I’m really uncomfortable with violence or harshness in any form—I can’t even watch intense movies—I was afraid the journey would be a bad experience.
What I Experienced Was Completely Different From What I Expected
When I imagined my past life, I clearly saw myself as a woman suffering because of circumstances created by others. I have no idea where that thought came from, but it stuck with me. In the end, though, nothing during the journey matched my imagination.
I arrived at the session with specific questions on my mind. There were things that bothered me daily, and I just couldn’t get past them. One was feeling like I never had enough time, that I was always rushing and stressed—even though I always finished everything on time. I wanted answers about why I felt this way, though I didn’t share this upfront.
When we began altering my state of consciousness, I felt very strange. I was fully aware of my surroundings and answered every question. For a while, I thought it wouldn’t work because I was too alert. At one point, I even thought the whole thing was pointless and that what I was seeing and feeling was just my imagination.
I saw various scenes and images, like a house, but when my guide asked me to enter, nothing happened. It felt like I was a statue—I couldn’t look around or move forward.
I lay there for several minutes, trying to dive deeper, when suddenly the world started spinning, and I felt a downward pull at my navel. My guide told me to let the vortex take me and see what I’d find.
I Felt More Than I Saw
I expected to watch a full movie of my past life, but instead, only brief images popped into my mind. The emotions, however, were intense. They came from nowhere, and I couldn’t tell why or where they came from.
If you remember, I mentioned wanting to understand why I always felt pressed for time. My memory started with riding a horse—this time as a man. (I clearly felt like a man and saw mostly colors and sensed surroundings rather than a clear story.) My guide kept asking targeted questions, and through them, I realized I was rushing desperately somewhere, urging the horse on, feeling guilty but knowing I wouldn’t make it. I felt clearly that I was late and that a tragedy had happened because of me.
Once I surrendered to this altered state, I got my first answer. Was this really from another life? Is this why I now feel like I’m always rushing but never doing enough?
What I saw next was both exciting and shocking. I never imagined I’d lived the kind of life that unfolded before me. Now, I’m the complete opposite of what I experienced in that other world. Based on what I saw, I lived my entire life alone and isolated, spending a long time reflecting on what truly matters.
My guide helped me move through the story and encouraged me to forgive myself for many things along the way. She highlighted feelings I’d expressed, like “I don’t have enough time” and “I feel powerless,” and I had to let each of these go.
Finally, I even saw my own death, which was as uneventful as the life I’d led. Still, it felt peaceful. I’d been afraid before the journey that I might have died violently and that’s why I’m uneasy with harshness now, but that wasn’t the case. In fact, I felt relief when my death came. It wasn’t scary or painful, and the sense that it was about to happen came out of nowhere. My guide asked questions and led me, but everything came from my own mind (or who knows where) and she never tried to influence me.
After “Waking Up” From the Reincarnation Journey
Though I didn’t see a movie, I noticed clothes, surroundings, and architectural details. At one point, my guide asked what year it was, and I immediately sensed a number, a century. When I checked later, it matched perfectly: people really wore those clothes and those buildings were typical then.
If you asked me before, I would have guessed this was from a much earlier time based on my history knowledge. But after checking, I realized my impression during the journey was accurate. Of course, I could also say that in this state, I recalled my history lessons better.
At the end of the session, I asked, “Did this really happen?” Everything I saw and every answer I got fit together so perfectly that it was hard to imagine otherwise. My guide said we can’t be sure, but this process definitely helps release blocks and balance energies, which matters a lot in the present.
I think I’d be truly convinced of past lives if I saw or sensed something that identified the person I once was. My guide said there have been examples like that, but for me, my own experience is what really matters.
What I’ve felt since then has been amazing. For weeks, I was almost delirious, feeling like my sense of time had changed—or rather, that time around me had shifted. A deep calm settled over me, and the feeling of being late or running out of time completely disappeared. I still get everything done as before, but without the pressure, rushing, or constantly checking the clock.
My movements became calmer, and a pleasant feeling wrapped around me like a soft blanket, encouraging me to stay light and easy.
So, whether past lives really exist or if I just experienced a strange trick of my mind, I still don’t know. But I’m sure that releasing blocks works, and that this special, meditative state helped me find answers to the feelings that made life harder.
