Ask a Psychic: Past Lives
Curious about past lives? Dr. Deganit Nuur, a world renowned spiritual teacher and clairvoyant, answered some questions around past lives.
Dr. Nuur of Nuurvana has been featured in The New York Times, Vanity Fair, Vogue, and Forbes amongst other reputable publications.
Q: In my past lives, have I always been the same gender?
Most of us have been a little bit of everything in past lives—every gender and every socio-economic background. We’ve lived around the world. We’ve been warriors, sages, murderers, philosophers—most of us have done it all! There are usually themes or patterns that will prevail, such as spending a lot of time on Earth as an artist, but you’ve been a little bit of everything else, as well.
Q: I’m always drawn to one area in my city…I get a strong spiritual tug there. Does this have to do with a past life?
It could absolutely be a past life connection. Some people will feel homesick for a place they’ve never physically been to in this lifetime. Often, when you feel this way, it’s because you once lived in that location and it was likely a very fulfilling time for you.
Q: Do dreams allow you to revisit past lives?
They absolutely can! Sometimes the entire lifetime will play out. Other times, you’ll see a repeating figure in your dreams and it could be someone (or you!) from the past. There are times when you’ll see repeating locations in your dreams and those are likely locations from your past. Medium and Reiki teacher Caitlin Marino describes past lives as alternative lives, in which we perceive multiple dimensions of reality where all versions of ourselves are happening simultaneously. From this perspective, our existence is not linear—our identity isn’t on a timeline that starts at birth and ends at death. Dreams are a great way to access past or “alternative” lives.
Q: Does my intense relationship have something to do with my past life?
You’ve known each other before! When a past life connection is more recent, it can feel really intense. Although “recent” can be hard for us perceive in the big scheme of things. The 1600s, for example, is relatively recent as far as past lives go (they can date back thousands of years). When the past life connection is more ancient, there seems to be more of this subtle underlying peace and familiarity. It’s like instant family, whereas more recent past lives seem to be more like instant sparks. Generally speaking, we’ve shared past lives with almost everyone in our current lives.
Q: How do you release past life pain and find joy now?
Understanding the spiritual significance of the trauma and completing the karma of your past life will help you heal and set you free. For example, you may have had an extremely tough past life to teach you to be humble in this life. The best way to heal is to understand the deeper purpose so you may find the medicine in the situation, benefit from it and release it with love, understanding, forgiveness, and completion.
But wait—there’s more!
While it’s fun to explore our past lives and it’s wonderful to heal past life traumas, try not to become too obsessed with looking backwards. You incarnated in this body, in this part of the world, at this point in time, to live your life here and now. You don’t need to understand your past lives in order to thrive in this life. Continue to work on yourself and your healing and make strong strides forward in this life.
