Robroy
Reality Level 1

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« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2005, 17:14:34 » |
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I recently had a flashback to a previous life in which I was a concert violinist. I also taught children how to play the violin. I felt I should have the desire to play that instrument, but choose the electric organ. I do love to listen to violin tapes however. I was born into a musical family. My father was a church organist and was a general musician. My mother was a professional singer and whisler. At age 15 she sang with the Handel and Hayden society in Boston.
I had a great grandfather that made violins. We had one of them in our house. I was kind of fascinated by it and often played with it, but other things caught my interest, sports, girls, etc.
I took voice lessons when I was in high school. My teacher was a college professor. He said that he thought he could get me a schlorship to a conservatory of music if I wanted it. I didn't follow up on that. I perhaps should have, because I believe that one is born through parents that will provide the appropriate environment for one's spiritual growth and development.
It's strange, but when I performed musically in public I had no fear. However, when it came to public speaking, I was terrified. I had to take a public speaking course to get over it.
In respect to the past life of a concert violinist, I visualized a particular year, 1888, and projected myself back to that time with the intent of finding out who I was at that time. It seemed to be quite easy to do. I haven't done that again since then. I will have to do some more exploring. What one finds has to be looked at objectivly. It could be very disturbing emotionally if one comes upon a character of disrepute.
I had a friend that told me that in a past life his mother was a prostitute, and she would send him into the street as a boy to bring men to her. He didn't feel badly about that because the times were bad and many people were doing things like that to survive.
I have not done this yet, but I have thought of returning to that particular life and learning what wisdom I accumulated that I might apply in this life, that might be helpful in moving along the narrow path.
As Adrian mentioned in Our Ultimate Reality, we create it. It takes a great effort to put the ego to one side to accept that idea. "According to your belief, so be it unto you."
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