I finished listening to Many Lives, Many Masters: The True Story of a Psychiatrist, His Young Patient, and Past-Life Therapy by Brian L. Weiss, M.D., narrated by Brian L. Weiss, M.D. on my Audible app.
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I had been curious about this book for awhile. I have a strong faith in reincarnation and the choosing of our lives, in a Higher and Divine Intelligence.
As far as I can remember I have been a seeker of knowledge, knowledge of a Higher Power. I was raised in the Methodist church, attended a weekly Sunday morning service, went to choir practice on Sunday evenings and went to a weekly Wednesday night church program. After all of this church I cannot hardly remember a Bible verse and to this day, even with my upbringing I do feel a sense of connection with Christianity.
But I did connect and understand in a Higher Power or God as most call the Creator and hence I sought what resonated with my soul. I can recall seeking knowledge outside of my religious upbringing sometime during high school. There used to be these book clubs one could join, paying a minimal amount each month foe the book of the month to arrive at your door step, and this particular publication was called One Spirit. The book titles almost screamed at me it seemed, many of the titles referring to Eastern Philosophy, natural and alternative medicine, yoga, etc. I joined without hesitation and the books started to roll in and I became consumed with reading anything I could get my hands on.
The seeker in me continued, although I didn’t quite realize it at the time, into college where I earned my BA in Humanities with concentrations in Religious Studies and Spanish. Still, the New and Old Testament did not speak to me as the Eastern religions. I did however believe in a God but I believe it is the same God or idea of God all religions are referring to when using regardless of the tradition. I had come to the consensus that all paths are equal, all are leading up the same mountain and what resonates deep within our soul is the path which we should be on.
Just a week shy of graduation my oldest son was born and his birth kept me on my spiritual path. I had a very strong faith in that if there is this Higher Intelligence , that we in human form are created perfect and with that being said there was no need for vaccines and if we treat our body as a temple, feed and nourish it with wholesome and healthy foods, etc. then all will be well. With the decision to skip vaccines, I was told I need to find a school that would accept him.
While a young mama at 24, just out of college with no plans on what was next for me, I kept my gig waiting tables at The Meridian Cafe in Saint Matthews. I was there 3.5 years and it also just happened to be where my water broke with my son too. That place was like home and the people whom I worked with became my family, and the customers did too.
It was through the meeting of several families, parents of autistic children, my dear friend Leo being one of them, that I made the decision not to vaccinate. That wasn’t the only insight I received there, I also met some wonderful families who had children at the Waldorf School of Louisville there, a school which I had heard the children did not need vaccines in order to attend. Enrolling in their parent-child class led me to the teachings of Rudolf Steiner, anthroposophy, confirmed my beliefs of reincarnation and that we choose our parents based on the needs we have for our current lifetime.
The story continues …and I won’t bore you with the details, but what I know is that there are no chance encounters. All experiences we have are here for our soul growth, the meeting of each being, all events in our lives whether happy or sad. All is as it should be. I had one of those, what some might call ‘crazy’ encounters this past week. I ran into a parent whom I did not know at all, other than in passing, and it just so happens we are both seekers, share similar beliefs, and agree that there is something much bigger at work than we can really grasp. We have read some of the same works, and specifically the writings of Brian Weiss.
It was a year and a half ago after being cracked right down the middle, serious heartache and loss, I found the book Broken Open by Elizabeth Lesser. It was her book that her book that introduced to Weiss’s book, Only Love is Real and I bought the book instantly upon reading it’s premise. I knew there were a handful more Weiss books I wanted to read, and upon the meeting of this parent, I knew I needed to revisit the works of Weiss. I knew that this meeting was also not a chance encounter, but the push to continue on my path as seeker, push to learn more about past life regressions for self-discovery and healing.
And so it is, I share this book with you in case you too are on a path of self-discovery, healing and the desire to know the Divine within.
Find your light…over and over and over again!
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