PAST LIVES

[markus]

HI EVERYONE MARKUS HERE CAN ANYONE PLEASE GIVE ME SOME INSIGHT INTO ANY OF MY PAST INCARNATIONS. MY NATAL DATA IS 06/09/81 LUTON BEDS ENGLAND. UNSURE OF MY BIRTH TIME MAY HAVE BEEN AROUND NOON UMMM. THINK IM A SCORPIO RISING OR LIBRA. IM TOTALLY NEW TO ALL THIS. THANK YOU :)

[Arian Maverick]

I know very little of past life astrology--in fact, I am embarking on a similar quest myself--but I have discovered through my studies that retrograde planets in your natal chart can shed some light on possible incarnations.

Here is a link you might find helpful...hopefully it will work:

http://karma.astrology.com/pastlife.html

There's good news and bad news; without an accurate place and time it is very difficult to come up with an accurate natal chart reading. However, if you are simply interested in past life incarnations and wish to use the basic method of Retrograde planets I suggested before, this should not disrupt things too greatly. According to my research, you have several stationary and retrograde planets in your chart--Mercury stationary (R), Saturn stationary (D), and Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto retrograde.



Remember that reading are supposed to apply to retrograde planets, so I'm not sure if they will be accurate or not. I know the descriptions are vague, but this is the best I can do for now. I'll see if I can determine if the motions of these planets are correct if I can get more accurate information...

Best of luck,
Aquarian Maverick


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[Lapis]

markus,

What I'm going to say has nothing to do with you natal chart OK? I haven't looked at your chart. I just had a couple of images/emotions pop into my mind's eye while reading your post and then Aquarian Maverick's. So this may be nothing at all or it may give you something to think/feel about.

Many years ago I taught classes on how to reconnect with some of our "past life" memories etc. I also did past life regressions, so I'm slightly familiar with how to consciously reconnect with them. I'll share one really simple but effective thing you can do to help get you on-track with remembering all on you own.

Make 3 lists. On the first list I want you to write down everything that you really like, I mean deeply, without any understanding why you love them type things. Example - Old Japan and most all Japanese things, the color yellow, old ships, the smell of inscense buring, American Indian things, large earrings, tropical birds, cold weather, the Renaissance period, heavy rain, the sounds of south African drums being played, white horses, etc. etc.

List all the things that you have always loved, liked, been drawn to no matter how strange they seem to you now.

Next, make another list but this one will be of all the things that you REALLY hate, fear, can't stand, repulse you, make you angry, make you sick, scare you, etc. etc. Example - Fear of drowning, smell of burning oil, knives, swords, falling, too many people in a small space, being alone, being in the woods alone, the color red, ancient Greece, earthquakes, dark-skinned people from ???, or light-skinned people from ???, floods, etc. etc.

Again, honestly list all the things that you hate and fear no matter if they make any sense to you now.

Lastly, make a list of all the things if any, that are 'wrong' with your physical body in this life now. Example - Bad eyesight, stomach pains, heart problems, pains in the head, neck, physical scars on your body, body parts that don't work as well as they should normally, any physical abnormalities or imbalances, etc. etc.

The trick with writing these 3 separate and highly personal lists is to be brutally honest. Like I said, they may not make any sense to 'you' now, but you will usually discover a 'theme' or two running through your 3 lists! And many times just doing this work and spending time deeply focused on these issues, will begin to open parts of yourself to the other parts of yourself. Spend some time with your lists and see if you can find the connections between all 3 of them. They are there.

Now, on a totally different note......while reading your post I keep 'seeing' India of a couple hundred years ago. How do you feel about India in general around this time period? You don't have to answer this, just suggesting a location and time period for you to ponder and feel.

Also 'saw' what looked to me to be an Irish male working so hard in the fields, plowing in the blowing cold winds. Then the next image I saw was a male on a war ship out at sea. Now these images I saw may not be 'you' at all, just passing on what I did get while reading your question. Please don't let any of these things I've mentioned sway you with you lists! Good luck and I hope this helps you even though it went outside 'Astrology'.

[Draco]

Hi Markus,

AM,

I think when Markus states 'Luton Beds', that Beds., is an abbreviation of 'Bedfordshire', which is the English county that the town of Luton is in.

I think the coordinates 51n53, 0w25 are the right ones.

According to the chart I get, no planets are retrograde, but Neptune is stationary (D). I take the bracketed 'D' to mean that the planet will move direct after it's stationary period. So there are no retrograde planets, unless we include Chiron, which is.

Markus,

You don't need to shout! :wink: (just kiddin')

There are many methods of trying to glean information upon 'past' lives in the natal chart, or to put it another way, try and find out about 'alternate existences'.

The method of considering retrograde planets as indicators of unresolved prior incarnations is one interesting method. Analysing the North and South nodes is another.

I'm not a wizard when it comes to the technicalities of astrology, I'm more of an imaginist, but for a brief explanation of what the nodes actually are, they are the points at which the path of the Moon crosses the apparent path of the Sun around the earth, and are therefore points of power in the natal chart. When eclipses occur they are always in conjunction with the nodes.

The South node is the past, it is fate, that which cannot be changed, it is the karma we have accumulated and where we are coming from. So in consideration of the topic of 'past' lives, it may have something to tell us about the nature of our existence before we arrived here. The South node is 'the path of least resistance' in this life. It represents that which is least challenging to us, because it embodies old modes of being and that which we are most comfortable with, and so it shows that which we are meant to be evolving away from. As it is fate however, it shows that which we cannot help being, what we cannot change and must work with as a basis for approaching our destiny.

The North node, on the other hand, is our future and our intended destiny. The North node presents us with a challenge to evolve and develop into the nature of that which its placement represents. This is 'the path of most resistance', because unlike the South node, the qualities of the North node do not come automatically, fatedly, but must be worked upon and strived for in order to align ourselves with our intended destiny, and grow into that which we are meant to be in this life, and break the habitual patterns of old.

Your South node is at 0 degrees Aquarius, which is interesting as the transitting Sun was here when you asked your question, which perhaps had something to do with why your inquiry was stimulated in the first place (the Aquarius ingress will always be a good time for you to review the past).

Your North node is at 0 degrees Leo, and is in conjunction with Mars.

I call the South/North node axis, the 'axis of fate and destiny'. Here's my take on what these placements may mean for you.

I don't intend to try and specify incarnations here, but just to give a brief oveview as to where you are coming from and where you are going in the grand scheme of things.

Leo is a sign concerning individualism, pride, self concern and personal glory, as opposed to Aquarius, which concerns the welfare of the whole, shared visions and ideals, socialism and interdependence.

In past lives you may have had your independance and freedom of expression curtailed by the groups or societies of which you were a part. There is a communal spirit about Aquarius, and your South node placement suggests that your individality was hampered by the customs and conventions of those who were around you. it was required of you to keep the peace and to not 'rock the boat' with creative thinking and independant activity. There are past lives in which you were a part of sects, communes, groups or clubs in which a certain uniformity of dress, thought, behaviour and action were required. Perhaps you have been part of cult movements or socialist political regimes. In this life it is your fate to encounter circumstances in which you would naturally forsake your own identity in order to preserve the status quo, to satisfy those around you and to do what is expected of you by kith and kin. This will be easy for you because it is what your soul is accustomed to. It is your 'path of least resistance' to keep your associates happy by not breaking the rules or going your own way by not doing what is expected of you, but these are your circumstances because you are called upon to cultivate independance, creative expression and self concern. You are meant to rebel and do your own thing which is a challenge for you because you are placed in circumstances in which it would be so much easier to keep the peace to act for the good of all around you.

Your North node in Leo is where your challenge and life's purpose lies. You are destined to manifest individual creativity and achievement in your life. You are called upon to break convention and assert your independance regardless of convention or the good of the collectives of which you are a part. Leo is about pride, flamboyance and self concern. In this life you must cultivate understanding of the importance of flaunting one's own ego and opinions. The North node's conjunction with Mars enhances the fiery, lion like qualities of it's Leo placement. You are destined to assert yourself and defend a rebellious and dramatic individuality with tooth and claw. It is required of you to be the king of your own castle, to set the trends and not to follow them, to lead and not to tarry behind, to do the telling and not to be told, and force these qualities through with all the gusto and strength of willpower appropriate to the god of war. A hunting lion would be an appropriate symbol of your Leo/NN/Mars placement, or more appropriately, a lion-cub learning how to hunt, due to the youthful, very early degree in which the North node is placed. Meditation on this symbol can align you with insight into your intended destiny. In what ways in your life have you acted as a lion on the rampage? These are times when you are aligning yourself with your destiny. Do not be a person that whispers rather than roars. This is the pattern you have been following of old. Be a fighter when neccesary rather than a peacemaker to suit all around you. Sharpen your claws and prepare to fight. This is what you are here to learn.

Just a few ideas I had. Tell me what you think.

Draco :wink:

[sita]

Draco,
I just learned a lot from your post; thanks for sharing!. I have a question regarding nodes that I haven't been able to find the answer on, and I am wondering if you might have any ideas on the matter? When I look at my chart with current transits, I notice that the True Node is transitiing into a conjunction with my Natal South Node in Aries, and I am wondering what effect this might be having on my experiences.. I have not heard people talk much about the transitting true node placements, which makes me question their importance.

Any ideas?
Sita

[Arian Maverick]

I think when Markus states 'Luton Beds', that Beds., is an abbreviation of 'Bedfordshire', which is the English county that the town of Luton is in.

I think the coordinates 51n53, 0w25 are the right ones.

Ah, that would explain it...ok then, ignore all of the information I gave in my last post . I should have know I would muck things up, but at least I tried :roll:

The method of considering retrograde planets as indicators of unresolved prior incarnations is one interesting method. Analysing the North and South nodes is another.

As Homer Simpson would say, "D'oh!" I knew I was missing something obvious...

In a futile retempt at intellectual redemption, I believe that looking at the planets and the sign in your 12th house can also reveal about your past lives. Also, Saturn--being the Lord of Karma (i.e. debts from past lives)--adds another factor to this complex equation. I shall lead further interpretation to those more experienced than I, but at least I may be able to mention something that will guide someone in their exploration.

Hopelessly Hopeless,
Aquarian Maverick

P.S. Can anyone possibly do a past life/karma interpretation of my chart? I'd like to know what experiences I had in a past life would make me so critical of myself today...I was born on April 5, 1989 at 3:44 AM in Teaneck, NJ. Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Aquarian Maverick,
Take everything I say with a really big grain of salt. I'm not focusing on past lives, because what you are experiencing is here and now. I share a few of your placements so I have some ability to relate, but you are the one who really knows the anwsers.

In light of personal experience, having an Aries Sun can lend one to imaptience and frustrattion when goals are not immediately gratified. It is a very fiery forward action-focused energy, but when blocked because something in one's consciousness or Divne order is preventing it from expression, thiis "block" is the experience of anger. Anger is the same beautiful fire, just stalled in resistance, which is not the way that makes Aries happy. Sometimes this stall is really to one's benefit, as Aries energy represents self consciousness, and can sometiimes lead one to be oblivious to the group while one is in pursuit of strong personal interests. Aries sun in the 2nd house may also bring primary security needs to the foreforont, which may lend you to feel that what you are working for is just so much of a NEED that when things happen in a way you don't anticipate (block), you might feel like your whole personal security is being denied. Too much blocked action (anger) can accumulate into a variety of different experiences, which can include redirecting it at ourselves which might make us feel angry with or critical of our own selves. You have a loaded Aries second house and this might just be that you need to accomplish something, anything, and physicallly HAVE that accomplishment in your possesion. I might try getting involved in a martial art, a vigorous sport (competitive or non), or something else work related (carpentry?) which might give a physical release and a sense of tangible accomplishment, so that you have a clearer channel and more open space in which you can relate with yourself and others.

Then we have that Aquarius Rising. In my personal experience, the Aquarian energy is humanitarian idealism at its strongest. But the flip siide of idealism is reality and our disenchantment with it. This is energy can effectively drive one to pursue humanitarian future goals, starry or other-worldly connections, global consciousness, or can be a rose colored lens through which to look at life and keep one on the bright side while we work for change. Sure, we can fly ourselves into the new utopia (no sweat), but are we willing to make accomodations when those ignorant, needy, archaic parts of ourselves or others did not arrive in destination at the same time we did and are still stalled in a "baggage check" we have no choice but to retrieve? .What do we do then, when our vision did not accomodate for reality, and thus has to encounter it again? Its insanely frustrating when we are not yet who we know we can be, but we don't have all the information, and life and time are what hold the keys. Aquarian energy is fundamentally friendly and can be used to detach and look for new routes or new ways of seeing things, It can also lead us into blind and bonkers rebellion if we do not have other stabilizing forces like pragmatic common sense (capricorn), or the resources or ability to take action (aries).

In looking at your chart, I find that 11th/12th house of yours quite intriguing, with a Saturn /Neptune conjunct a vesta/Uranus thing all in Capricorn. I think you are quite fortunate to have Saturn and Neptune working well together, and can already imagine many ways these energies can work really well together to make you a functional, friendly, sensitive, leader.

Capricorn is a nose-to-the-grindstone kind of a sign, which is also a strong indication of where this sense of "criticism" might be coming from. It might not be all that bad of a thing, it depends on how you use it or how you respond to it, or what you are hoping it might do for you and the whole. It might help you to use some of the Aquarius Rising energy along with the Pisces True Node energy to soften the square between that Aries and Capricorn and make it more of a continuum. Picture it like a mediation between Aries and Capricorn with Pisces and Aquarius in between the two to help dissolve the boundaries (pisces) , and keep it friendly (aquarius) while figuring out how we are going to get these two to each give and recieve a bit more mutally. A sk yourself some questions about your feelings surrounding criticism of and from self and others? Does it hurt? Does it motivate? is it constructive in any way? Are the people in your life critical or alternatively opinionless? Is the critic too harsh to be effective, and if so, would he listen to others encouraging him to soften? What does one really have to lose in being criticised? Is communication an offense/defense game? What is the real purpose of criticism... is it covering something else up, filling a void of what I don't yet know what to do, or actually serving a real purpose for me that I can live with?

Aquarian Maverick, these are just some ideas, really. If I'm off the mark with you just disregard what I've written, because maybe someone else (myself included) might get something from it instead. I'm not yet much of chart reader, but I do hope to help.

Sita

[Anonymous]

Take everything I say with a really big grain of salt.

Isn't that an oxymoron? Sory, I couldn't help myself. :lol:

You have a loaded Aries second house and this might just be that you need to accomplish something, anything, and physicallly HAVE that accomplishment in your possesion. I might try getting involved in a martial art, a vigorous sport (competitive or non), or something else work related (carpentry?) which might give a physical release and a sense of tangible accomplishment, so that you have a clearer channel and more open space in which you can relate with yourself and others.

This is a great interpretation of my particular Aries stellium placement, though oddly, I cannot relate too well with it. This part of my chart has always perplexed me, because I am MUCH more mental/emotional than physical in my approach to life. Perhaps my Aquarius Rising is exerting a greater pull on my personality and outlook than this intense combination of energies? It doesn't make much sense, because my first house is empty, but I relate extremely well with the Aquarius energy...I'm surprised I don't have more planets there. Though I'm sure my Higher Self had some good reason for choosing my particular natal chart :roll:

Yes, I've always been intrigued by my 11th/12th dynamics as well, though I never realized Vesta was involved there. I've got a lot of subconscious fears and restrictions, and I think the placement of these planets suits me well. Especially the Neptune/Saturn conjunction...I read a fascinating article about these combined energies here:

http://www.astrologyforthesoul.com/billstreett/satnepgestalt.html

Thank you for your thought-provoking and insightful words...I greatly appreciate any help I can get in learning to live with myself and accept who I truly am.

Aquarian Maverick

[Arian Maverick]

Sorry about that, I can't believe I forgot to log in...

Now let's attempt to get back on topic before my Aquarian Rising impels me to meander yet again...not very Aries-like of me to stray from the topic, huh? So much for that stellium 8)

Aquarian Maverick

[Lapis]

This has become an interesting discussion. I really enjoyed the article about "Saturn and Neptune", thanks for that one Aquarian Marverick. I have Pisces rising (Neptune) and a Capricorn Sun (Saturn) and natally my 'rulers' are conjunct in Libra in 8 with two other planets. So this is why I found that article so interesting plus it's tied into this other subject believe it or not.

OK.......this Past Lives thing. I knew when I decided to talk about my take on past lives and astrology in my article, that it wouldn't be highly popular. I know that we'd all like there to be ways to clearly see (using our 'left brains') one or more of our personal 'past lives' in our current natal charts. So let's define 'past lives' and past lives!

I'm sure there are indications in our current natal charts about certain energetic patterns from other learnings in other times/places. But this is totally different than what I'm referring to as 'past lives'. What I mean when I use this term is exactly the same as remembering very vividly both emotionally and visually, what you lived say last Tuesday. The events and emotions you had that strongly effected you last Tuesday and how they imprinted on you then. My first post was one simple way to consciously connect with some of your actual past lives using other areas of your brain. "Use it or loose it" as the saying goes! :wink:

IOW's there's worlds of difference (and you'll know this when you experience it) between some influences from (say) Uranus being retrograde in your current natal chart, and clearly remembering a past life during (say) the French Revolution, where you lived through that dramatic, very dangerous, and changing time period. You witnessed dozens and dozens of public executions in the form of decapitations and may have even died that way yourself. And because of all this, in this life maybe some of the more rebellious and wild Uranian/Aquarian 'down with the establishment' type charteristic's and/or insane 'crowd mentality' type stuff makes you crazy with fear and panic. Possibly you even get a pain in your neck as the muscles tighten and a serious headache/migraine when in a situation where things could quickly turn into an out-of-control, possibly dangerous mess, because of what the people around you are doing. Hear that guillotine slicing through the air? I do. Yep, I had a 'past life' during that time.

Could that past life experience emotionally, karmically, psychologically, and energetically be shown in this life's natal chart? I believe psychological and energetic aspects of it may. But the actual life during the French Revolution and all that imprinted upon you due to it? No IMO. I still believe that we need to use more of our selves, more of our brains to access all the new information we're after. I think trying to use only Saturn to get at it won't do the job. But again, this is my personal (Saturn/Neptune) opinion based on the different things I've experienced. Just trying to point out that other road over there......the one that hasn't been used by us for so long now but who's time has returned finally.

[Anonymous]

This has become an interesting discussion. I really enjoyed the article about "Saturn and Neptune", thanks for that one Aquarian Marverick.

I actually provided some useful contribution? Wow! :D

OK.......this Past Lives thing. I knew when I decided to talk about my take on past lives and astrology in my article, that it wouldn't be highly popular. I know that we'd all like there to be ways to clearly see (using our 'left brains') one or more of our personal 'past lives' in our current natal charts.

Ah yes, it is a natural tendency of humans to compartmentalize things into neat and tidy boxes when no such things truly exist in a multidimensional universe. Actually, I originally felt the French connection more by using your intuitive method than looking at my chart...quite frankly, I was just fishing around for something--anything--that would my verify my instincts, as I never learned to properly trust them.

I appologize for jumping to such hasty conclusions.

I am quite sure I died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, though. I remember studying this briefly in grammer school, and I was horrified of the idea of being locked in a burning building...I obsessed about it at night, asking my parents if we had proper escape routes, etc. I really didn't like History that year, so it was quite unusual for me to become emotionally involved with a topic that was only mentioned briefly in passing. Many years later, I was attending my best friend's sleepover party and in attendance was someone who had quite a natural gift with the Ouija board...I know this isn't the most accurate of things, but it revealed that I died in a Triangle "Circle" Factory (that's how I always remembered the name, and I immediately recalled that history lesson). Supposedly my name was Bertha, so I checked out a list of victims to see if a name sounded similar to mine. Indeed, there was a woman named Bertha Zeltner--my name is Beth Ellen--a great match I think.

In case anyone is curious, you can find the list of victims here. I'm the very last one on the bottom of the page:

http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/triangle/trianglevictims2.html

Also, here is a site about reincarnation cases...this is where I found some general things that supposedly "carry through" from life to life.

Hope this was interesting.

Aquarian Maverick

[Arian Maverick]

Ugh...this is the second time I forgot to sign in. I'm not used to having to manually do this each time; it used to be automatic. Oh well. :oops:

Anyway, I forgot to post the last link. Here it is:

http://www.johnadams.net/cases/samples/Semkiw-Adams/index.html

And there is something else I forgot to mention before, a very interesting synchronicity that still disconcerts me slightly...

While I was researching possible past life connections, particularly the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, I stumbled upon a link for a TV special about psychics. This detailed a particularly talented man who would be led into an unidentified place--blindfolded--and give his impressions of what had happened there. Indeed, he was to be led to the site of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory...and the show would be airing at 8 o'clock THAT NIGHT! I was extremely excited at first, but then I realized I had a music rehearsal at that time and would have to miss it. Ah, but wait! I received an unexpected phone call a few hours later informing me that the rehearsal was canceled for the night!

My eyes are unexpectedly filling with tears as I recall the moment the psychic was giving his impressions and describing what had happened in the particular building he was in...I felt this flood of emotion, I was almost jumping out of my chair thinking, Yes, that's exactly what happened! Unfortunately, the experience did not conjure any exact memories in my mind's eye, but the feelings were there. Not fear, though it was truly a terrible event, but pride. I felt so proud that I had been a part of something so great, had given my life in order for reforms to be made in the labor movement. There is no doubt in my mind that I was present during the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire...whether that was in physical body or spirit makes little difference. Of this I am certain, no matter what my chart may reveal.

Aquarian Maverick

P.S. Sorry if this is a bit off-topic from astrology, but the story practically burst from me--it simply had to be shared.

[Anonymous]

Aquarian Maverick,

And that is exactly how we usually remember a past life!!! Well done A.M. Yes, when you reconnect with one of them, and usually it's a highly unpleasant or traumatic part of or death.....you instantly know there is a direct connection. We usually remember these type of extremely traumatic ones first. Thanks so much for sharing this life with us here.

It's funny because the only reason I knew what you were talking about was because I too saw that TV show! I watched with interest from the standpoint of a psychic to see how and what that man 'picked up' psychically from those different places. I was comparing! The fact that you were IMO, one of those young women that worked and died there........amazing. Do you have any problems with fire now? It sounds like you've integrated all this however. Again, very well done you!

It's amazing but from this higher perspective we do feel so passionately about our 'lives and deaths' and like you said, not from a point of fear, but one of pride. While out-of-body we have absolutely NO fears about pain or dying etc. It's only when we get back into a body/incarnation that 'we' go......what was I thinking!? :wink: I also like that you hinted that this past live could have been an actual physical one, or that you could have been there and 'lived' through the horrible event but without a physical body! Wise you again. :) I too remember 'lives' or incarnations that were not physical and on Earth. They were lives between physical lives and they're just as important. They all are important.

Again thank you so much for going a bit off topic because sometimes that's the only way we're going to get to what's needed at that time! You're contributing far more than you or I realize. Isn't that great? Oh ..... I think I forgot to log in twice, so I'll add now that this is Lapis. :)

[Arian Maverick]

And that is exactly how we usually remember a past life!!! Well done A.M. Yes, when you reconnect with one of them, and usually it's a highly unpleasant or traumatic part of or death.....you instantly know there is a direct connection. We usually remember these type of extremely traumatic ones first. Thanks so much for sharing this life with us here.

No, I believe I have to thank you first...for being courageous enough to stress using our intuition to recall "past lives" even when you knew it would not be a popular idea. I was a bit frustrated by this at first, I admit...I tend to be a person who prefers clear-cut descriptions and instructions to follow (Virgo South Node, maybe?)...but your posts triggered something inside me and now I feel oddly liberated, vindicated even.

And also, I'm beginning to realize...it doesn't really matter who we were in a "past life;" I believe we are experiencing all of these lifetimes, simultaneously--and all of it is just the culmination of who we are...right now!

Wow, that was intense...must take a deep breath. :idea:

It's funny because the only reason I knew what you were talking about was because I too saw that TV show! I watched with interest from the standpoint of a psychic to see how and what that man 'picked up' psychically from those different places. I was comparing! The fact that you were IMO, one of those young women that worked and died there........amazing. Do you have any problems with fire now? It sounds like you've integrated all this however. Again, very well done you!

Wow, that's awesome. Interesting enough, I actually don't have any exagerated fear of fire now...but the idea of locked inside that building with the smoke, the flames...feeling trapped, knowing I'm going to die...that terrifies me. Not to the point that I won't go near a stove or light a pair of matches in this current incarnation, though.

It's amazing but from this higher perspective we do feel so passionately about our 'lives and deaths' and like you said, not from a point of fear, but one of pride. While out-of-body we have absolutely NO fears about pain or dying etc. It's only when we get back into a body/incarnation that 'we' go......what was I thinking!? I also like that you hinted that this past live could have been an actual physical one, or that you could have been there and 'lived' through the horrible event but without a physical body! Wise you again. I too remember 'lives' or incarnations that were not physical and on Earth. They were lives between physical lives and they're just as important. They all are important.

Yes, exactly! Well said, indeed! I do not recall feeling an ounce of fear or even sadness in meeting such a tragic end. My tears were tears of joy! To experience this lifetime--any lifetime--as a human being is a tremendous gift! Too bad we can't retain this beautiful perspective as clearly while we experience lifetimes on the "other side of the veil"...and I am not refering to Heaven, the Source, etc. as this "other side", but our familiar earthly plane of polarity and illusion...yet I suppose all of this is appropriate and even necessary for our test, whatever it may be.

Again thank you so much for going a bit off topic because sometimes that's the only way we're going to get to what's needed at that time! You're contributing far more than you or I realize. Isn't that great? Oh ..... I think I forgot to log in twice, so I'll add now that this is Lapis.

I agree...and yes, this is wonderful! What a feeling, to experience such a deep connection and to share it with others! This is our true purpose here, I believe :D

Aquarian Maverick

[Light]

Hi All

Thanks for the information here, I'll get down to absorbing it fully soon!

Lapis: thanks for writing the answer to the question I was dithering over! Just as I 'found' a book on the subject ( I buy books by the bagfull and then loose them :oops: ), you come up with the answers!

Can we come straight back? Pick the next available flight back here, as it were? Especially if we went prematurely last time?

Putting it back on an astrological angle - if we can find our ancestors in our chart, how far back can we go? Or is this something I am imagining? Are ancestors past lives?

Sorry for all the questions, these posts have resonated and have raised all sorts!

AM


I'm beginning to realize...it doesn't really matter who we were in a "past life;" I believe we are experiencing all of these lifetimes, simultaneously--and all of it is just the culmination of who we are...right now!

Exactly! :D I totally agree with you.


Still, its interesting to wonder, though. Maybe that's ny neptune conj my ASC from the 12th?

Take care, everyone

hel

[Arian Maverick]

Thanks for the information here, I'll get down to absorbing it fully soon!

I don't think I've even absorbed it fully yet...and I was the one who had the experience! :wink:

Sorry for all the questions, these posts have resonated and have raised all sorts!

Don't be sorry, this is a wonderful thing! It is only when we stop asking questions will we truly be defeated...

Aquarian Maverick

[Lapis]

Aquarian Maverick,

I too have my North Node in Pisces/South in Virgo, so I think that for you and I, we have to learn how to balance these 2 extremes this time around. I too like viewing big portions of 'reality' through my Virgo S. Node lens. It's easy, tidy, and comforting actually. Manageble is the word I'm looking for!!!. It's scary sliding over into the Pisces side and releasing all that Virgonian teeth clenching lazer like focus.....to float free in that massive Ocean of Awareness....and just trust. :| But there it is!

Because of this, and other things, I keep reminding folks (even though they don't usually want to hear it :wink: ), that we're so much more than just "one trick ponies". This is the beginning of functioning with the new Aquarian Age energies and consciousness IMO.

And, you are so right about remembering some of our past lives. Doing so isn't the main reason for trying to remember them, even tho it's highly interesting and helpful! Expanding our minds, our sense of what we think of as 'ourselves' is. Relearning how to do this is. This to me is what all "Esoteric" work or studying is really all about. Not soley what hidden treasures we unearth in the process, but that we consciously expand our limited awareness and become more of what we each are. And yes, I too believe that all time is simultaneous. I've gotten to experience this a couple of times and it was amazing and wonderful.

I want to thank you again for such an enjoyable Piscean side of the fence type discussion. :wink: We both did well leaving our Virgo South Nodes behind for a bit and swimming in the larger pool. Surfs up!

[Arian Maverick]

Because of this, and other things, I keep reminding folks (even though they don't usually want to hear it ), that we're so much more than just "one trick ponies".

That vivid expression made me laugh, but the idea behind it is so true. For the longest time, I did not value myself as a person (in fact, I'm still struggling with that)...not only did I detest any imperfections I displayed, I actually berated and punished myself for them. My family and others who cared about me told me this was part of being human, that I was not a machine and simply could not possibly be the best at every endeavor--even the ones I focused exclusively on. I considered myself a "one trick pony," only as valuable as my next academic achievement. This was my raison d'etre, an extreme yet typical Virgo South Node way of existing. Without my perfect grades (I actually cried over an A sometimes)--I was nothing.

It's scary sliding over into the Pisces side and releasing all that Virgonian teeth clenching lazer like focus.....to float free in that massive Ocean of Awareness....and just trust. But there it is!

Yes, it certainly is...as others here have interpreted my Pluto apex yod, control is extremely important to me. This coupled with my Aries stellium (need to be #1) and my Virgo South node, sprinkled with a stellium of planets hovering in or around the 12th house...well, when I inevitably exhausted my reserve of that legendary Aries energy (and it took many, many years :wink: ), I fell into extreme despair. I had a true Balsamic Moon experience...I was forced to let go, and this turned out to be the greatest thing I ever did.

I want to thank you again for such an enjoyable Piscean side of the fence type discussion. We both did well leaving our Virgo South Nodes behind for a bit and swimming in the larger pool. Surfs up!

You have no idea how much this means coming from you...thank you.

Aquarian Maverick

[Lapis]

Hi All

Can we come straight back? Pick the next available flight back here, as it were? Especially if we went prematurely last time?

Putting it back on an astrological angle - if we can find our ancestors in our chart, how far back can we go? Or is this something I am imagining? Are ancestors past lives?

hel

hel141,

Hi you, so glad to hear from you again. New Rule starting now OK? You no longer need to apologize for anything! I know we females carry this feeling like we're the reason things go wrong and we must apologize repeatedly for just about everything........BUT WE DON'T!!! OK, end of mini lecture. I've many times heard angels and other higher dimensional beings telepath to me, to humanity......"We can't wait for you to remember how great you REALLY are!" :D

About the reincarnating back again very quickly. Yes in many situations this is the case. The Higher Self feels that, because of numerous different things like current astrological planetary positions, that this aspect of Itself can greatly benefit (and not be harmed in any way) by sort of turning right around and reincarnating again for another go at it. AND, taking this one more step, sometimes and usually at one or more of the major life transits (Saturn Return, Uranus Opposition, Chiron Return etc.) more of 'us' will enter or be added on to ourselves during these powerful transits, IF we've done the previous work and then this increasing of ourselves won't harm us in any way. We literally add on more of ourselves to our incarnated selves during these intense transits!

Personally I feel that there's been a lot of this turn-around reincarnating happening over the past 100+ years or so because of the countdown to the 2012 Mayan Calendar cycle end. Like Aquarian Maverick said, each one of us are lucky and highly qualified to be incarnate now, to attempt this "Harvest" to another level of learning. We've earned the right to be on Earth now at this time and go for the gold! :wink:

As far as locating our ancestors in our natal charts, I don't know. This is a totally new concept to me. Hopefully someone else will add their knowledge about this issue. Of course in this life, genetically, we always have direct access to all of our family line right in our physical genes. I'd think that with this alone we could access, like a library, all sorts of amazing things right through these current bodies!? Karmically we've been working, healing, much of not only our own 'stuff' but also the ignored 'stuff' throughout our genetic line! I feel this in so many ways now.

I think I'm going to start a new thread elsewhere for all the Metaphysical questions and answers that stray outside the borders of Astrology. That way at least there will be a place to talk about all sorts of things too. :)

[Arian Maverick]

Hi you, so glad to hear from you again. New Rule starting now OK? You no longer need to apologize for anything! I know we females carry this feeling like we're the reason things go wrong and we must apologize repeatedly for just about everything........BUT WE DON'T!!!

Great rule, Lapis! Now if only we can all remember to follow it :D

I've many times heard angels and other higher dimensional beings telepath to me, to humanity......"We can't wait for you to remember how great you REALLY are!"

This sounds very familiar...have you ever heard of the Kryon channelings before?

http://www.kryon.com/k_25.html

AND, taking this one more step, sometimes and usually at one or more of the major life transits (Saturn Return, Uranus Opposition, Chiron Return etc.) more of 'us' will enter or be added on to ourselves during these powerful transits, IF we've done the previous work and then this increasing of ourselves won't harm us in any way. We literally add on more of ourselves to our incarnated selves during these intense transits!

Yes, I've heard of this before...but it seems strange that I may only have 2/3 or so of my soul now :?

I think I'm going to start a new thread elsewhere for all the Metaphysical questions and answers that stray outside the borders of Astrology. That way at least there will be a place to talk about all sorts of things too.

Excellent...can't wait to check it out!

Aquarian Maverick

[Arian Maverick]

In an attempt to get back on topic to astrology, I am going to attempt to research the idea of locating our ancestors in our natal charts...I'll post back if I can find anything. :wink:

Since we are no longer allowed to appologize I won't...instead I'll try to steer my free-flowing Aquarian Rising energy back on track.

Aquarian Maverick

[Kite]

I too have my North Node in Pisces/South in Virgo, so I think that for you and I, we have to learn how to balance these 2 extremes this time around. I too like viewing big portions of 'reality' through my Virgo S. Node lens. It's easy, tidy, and comforting actually. Manageble is the word I'm looking for!!!. It's scary sliding over into the Pisces side and releasing all that Virgonian teeth clenching lazer like focus.....to float free in that massive Ocean of Awareness....and just trust. But there it is!


If only your south node and my Pluto could really learn this lesson! So often I want to have "all the truth and nothing but the truth) which for Virgo is basically all the facts. Facts help me form judgements which is another 7th house manifestation with Pluto in there squaring my Sag Saturn conjunct the MC.

Taking the deep dive into the Pisces ocean of awareness is so antithical to my Virgo Pluto..which also btw squares the nodes. Letting go of the facts, the details, the utlimate judgements that help ground me is something I've obviously had to relearn this lifetime as Pluto square the nodes has been characterized as a "shortcut" position by Jeffrey Wolf Green meaning not doing the full work to move from the past to the future.

Understanding past lives for me then has to overlook the details and get to the emotions underneath and release the Karma from my cellular memory. By acknowledging the trauma and absoring it/trasmuting it, I can free myself and the others involved from having to repeat it. I call this clearing my emotional body - the etheric body. The clearer I get, the lighter I feel and the more empathatic I am. I imagine with thousands of lives some of us old souls have lived/are living - it would be impossible to pay off all the karma incurred. Therefore, using this self's focus to include all of those selves and to join them in unity and purification would allow one to ultimately rise above the Karma...which speaks to my North node position in Scorpio conjunct the MC.

Kite

[Arian Maverick]

I don't have Pluto in Virgo, but it is the apex of one of my yods and receives the energies of a tight Sun/Mercury/Venus conjunction and a Mars sextile--pretty intense stuff indeed. Also, my Virgo South Node is part of a boomerang involving what appears to be Uranus and the Moon, and it also receives the focus of a T-Square.

Are there any other possible indicators of past lives besides the placement of the South Node? I've heard that the 12th house is sort of a vague collection of feelings and memories from prior lives, a "rubbish bin" so to speak...but as such, it is difficult to use it for this purpose.

Aquarius Maverick

[Kite]

Recent Channeling from Tobias and the Crimson Circle that relates to my post above loosely http://www.crimsoncircle.com/channelseries/clarity/06clarity01-06.htm
You may need to register to get into the site..but well worth it.

Kite

[Arian Maverick]

Interesting link, Kite! And no, I didn't have to register in order to read the information...which is good, because I don't think I can keep up with any more account information :?

I have a question, though...who is the Shaumbra they refer to?

Aquarian Maverick

[Anonymous]

I have a question regarding nodes that I haven't been able to find the answer on, and I am wondering if you might have any ideas on the matter? When I look at my chart with current transits, I notice that the True Node is transitiing into a conjunction with my Natal South Node in Aries, and I am wondering what effect this might be having on my experiences.. I have not heard people talk much about the transitting true node placements, which makes me question their importance.

Any ideas?
Sita

I am recently studying the transits of the moon's north node in my own birthchart. Some of the best questions have come out of Raymond Merriman's Evolutionary Astrology p213-217. I recommend finding the midpoints to your cardinal angles (they'll be in your 2nd, 5th, 8th, and 11th houses. Then make a circular timeline of your life, looking up in an ephemeris the dates that correspond to when the north node transited each of your cardinal angles and their midpoints. Give yourself plenty of time to retrieve memories from the dates you get. If you're not used to doing this kind of excercise, it might take you quite a few times (days, weeks, months of contemplation) before you arrive upon the special circumstances and events that characterize what the universe was trying to hand to you.

This north node transit through Aries is now over...but I would imagine that you can, now with retrospect, pinpoint what the north node was bringing up in you. I would have to look at your whole chart before knowing or reading anything really helpful, but I can assuredly guess that the north node transit was pointing toward authenticity, asking you to acknowledge yourself and your progress. My experience is that the north node touches off some very key experiences (indicated by the house placement and the corresponding themes.) These experiences are generally big. You would know how to measure the relativity and development of your north node transit by making that circular timeline.

Good luck!

[Anonymous]

Forgot to say this:

You will feel your own talent, including--but not limited to--sheer drive. You will have a comprehensive impression of many lifetimes' worth of fighting. You will feel all the courage and self-orientation you need in order to face whatever's next, especially as justice in your relationships and beauty in your arts demand your strength of character. Embrace what you are.

Being spontaneous might feel significantly pleasant right now. If you go for it, rest assured you will learn a lot (good and bad.)

Two of my most favorite times in my relationship with myself (uncovering of myself so far) happened during n.node transits of my s.node. It's fun.

I'm curious; is your Chiron near your south node?

[Anonymous]

This north node transit through Aries is now over...

Oh how I hate to make mistakes! The north node will be in Aries until June 22, 2006. But I don't know what degree your s. node is, so I can't say whether your transit is over or not.

[markus]

hi markus here :) my question has started up a lot of interesting conversations. past lives are very interesting. Thanks to aquarian maverick lapis and draco for replying. :wink:

[Draco]

Your welcome. :wink:

[Arian Maverick]

Glad to here from you again, Markus! Like what's happened with your original quesiton? :D

Aquarian Maverick

[Anonymous]

Just want to say that I LOVE the excitement in the air!! Its pure cosmic gold being thrown around on this forum. And, I agree,Lapis, it would be great to start another thread about this sort of stuff. I'm sure we'd be blitzed at what we'd be able to help each other understand.

Happyraccoon, thank you so much for your insight and starter fuel. I just love new assignments!!! All of your pointers resonated,and I'm looking forward to getting those midpoints and checking back. It should be a fun dig in the pit. You asked about my Chiron, and yes, it looks to be about 30 degrees from my South Node and 11 from my Aries Sun. I don't think it technically makes a stellium, but there seems to be a lot going on for me in that neighborhood. I think the transit is over for me, but here's a peep at my chart, if you're still interested.

http://www.astro.com/cgi/chart.cgi?nhor=1&nho2=3&btyp=24&mth=gw&hsy=&zod=&add=18&add=19&add=20&add=22&add=12&add=13&add=14&add=15&sday=30&smon=1&syr=2006&rs=&orbp=&cid=8d3filegbpf9Z-u1132608114&lang=e&gm=a1&ast=1181%2C+h13

I want to thank everyone for sharing these past life posts. Excuse the irony, but I feel so less alone (ha ha) to know that others are going through a similar past life re-integration process. It can be quite a load to integrate past life w/ trauma, be here now, heal a childhood. and simultaneously get to work on time, as many of you know. So, Thank You All For Sharing. Just another reminder that we're all one being, always waking up to our many faces/facets.

Somewhere on this ever expanding thread someone asked about particular chart aspects that might indicate past Iives. I don't know where EXACTLY to source this info , but I read somewhere that a natal Pluto inconjunct Venus aspect at 150 degrees could indicate a past life as a prostitute. Which.... drum roll, please... I have in my chart and KNOW that I've been in atleast one past life, as a "high class whore" to the court of Loius XIV in France's pre-head chopping days, but probably have been in many more. :oops: My Pluto is iin H8 Libra, too, giving that H3 venus some mightly "directed" mutual receptivity. Not sure, but I would guess the Pluto in anyone's chart (planet of death and rebirth) would be a strong indication of another place to look for past lives, as it was with certainty for me.

Sita

[Lapis]

sita,

I'm sure we've all got some old concubine, whore, temple Priestess, prostitute past lives in us no matter what our sex is this time around! :lol: After all they claim it to be the oldest profession! :wink:

I just started a new "Metaphysical" thread at General Chat so we now have a place to get carried away with all sorts of other interesting things too.

I hear ya about the need for 'multi-tasking' at the speed of light now! Ascension 101 :lol:

[Arian Maverick]

Just want to say that I LOVE the excitement in the air!! Its pure cosmic gold being thrown around on this forum. And, I agree,Lapis, it would be great to start another thread about this sort of stuff. I'm sure we'd be blitzed at what we'd be able to help each other understand.

I see from your chart that you're also an Aries...leave it to us rams to energize a forum...or anything else for that matter! 8)

Somewhere on this ever expanding thread someone asked about particular chart aspects that might indicate past Iives. I don't know where EXACTLY to source this info , but I read somewhere that a natal Pluto inconjunct Venus aspect at 150 degrees could indicate a past life as a prostitute.

That was probably me...I have an Aries stellium in my second house (Sun/Mercury/Venus) all inconjunct Pluto in Scorpio in my ninth house. Perhaps I was a prositute in a past life (we all know what region Scorpio governs :wink:), but I have a strangest inkling that I was a midwife.

EDIT: I have just created a new board, Astrological Influences That May Indicate Past Lives (http://www.astrologyweekly.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=894). As the title indicates, the intention of this thread is to provide a place strictly for discussing "astrological influences that may indicate past lives"...not for sharing the past life memories themselves. Lapis has kindly created The Metaphysical Corner (http://www.astrologyweekly.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=893) for this specific purpose and others, which can be found in the General Chat Boards (http://www.astrologyweekly.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=8). Hopefully, this will help tidy things up a bit :wink:

Aquarian Maverick

[Anonymous]

Will it be a bit too late posting this reply? :roll:

I was really impressed after reading through Aquarian Maverick's experience of past life.

Here goes mine
Date back when I was a child, I watched a movie about the ancient Chinese making human into clay statues and burrying them alive. I cried fiercely while I was watching that scene. It was like 3 years old when I watched that movie, and 19 years later I could still remember that scene clearly. At the very beginning, I didn't link the movie up with my own experiences for I was only a kid at that time and thought that was only something fictitious. In the later school life, I started to learn keywords of my own language as well as English (ah yes I do not speak English as my primary language:P). I found myself being very sensitive to the word "suffocation" no matter what kind of language it is. I couldn't spell and pronounce difficult words correctly when I was a kid except that one. Everytime I read through Chinese history up to the time at around 300 B.C, in which the king of Qun dynasty burried 400k people alive, my hands couldn't stop shaking, and I feel like I go through the feeling of suffocation again. The feeling is horrible that I could stop keep deep breathing.
My mom told me during the time my father died when I was 6, I requested to check carefully if father was really dead, I said not to bury those who are alive by mistake. (I couldn't remember if I had really said these, I was told by my mom)

Until the time I got in touch with astrology, it was the first time I tried to link up the clues I found in this life. By using the approach by AT Mann in another thread, I've got my moon dated back my past life in 366 B.C in which my moon stands alone in the buchet pattern

Once I glimpsed through an essay about Ketu and Rahu of Vedic astrology, (just very occasionally, Vedic theories are too difficult for my standard) it said when south node lies in 12th house it is more easily to experience the feeling from past lives and you should learn your tasks through it. I don't know if the essay explains correctly, but I do have my south node in 12th conjuncting my Uranus in Sagittarius (hmm, I am still trying to figure out what's the meaning of that conjunction, any ideas? :P )

Sometimes right before I get into my dream when I sleep, some scenes sound familiar to me blink through my head. I couldn't clearly distinguish them between imaginations and experiences cause I blame it onto my day-dreaming skill brought by my neptune -asc conjunction.

Well well, I don't know if I've gone to far and got off-topic. :P Just some of my experience sharing :P

Cheers
Enid

[Narcissus]

Sorry I forgot to log in:P the guest was me

[Lapis]

Narcissus,

Thanks for sharing your really intense memory with us. You perfectly described how we usually remember a past life. A big trigger! Something in this life will resonate so strongly with something we've lived through or died through in a past life, that this trigger (whatever it is) will instantly reconnect us to that past life faster than the speed of light!

We have a wise saying here in the USA and it goes....."Out of the mouths of babes!"

So very true it is too. As children we often still have a clear connection with our real multidimensional Self and we'll pop out with the most telling sentences about ourselves. When I was about 4 my parents took me to an amuzement park where I got to ride on my first merry-go-round. (A huge ride for kids with beautifully painted fake horses. It goes around in a circle and up and down.) My parents even took pictures of me riding on this.

Everytime I'd pass by them, they'd be waving and smiling at me. I however was like a 40 year old driving on the freeway at rush hour! Typical Capricorn! There's photos to prove this sad fact. :roll: When the ride stopped and they helped me off it, they asked me why I wasn't having fun and if I was afraid. I begged for them to let me back on the ride again because I loved the horses. I told them that, "One must pay close attention whenever riding a horse because one could die if not careful."

My parents believed in reincarnation and put me back on the ride and stopped waving and smiling at me each time I circled around! :lol: They allowed me to pay close attention to my horse riding without any distractions!!! Cool parents. :wink:

400 thousand people died from being buried alive by some Chinese *&#* ruler. Can we say karma??? Wow! Are you doing OK with this issue now? My mom died from suffocation in a past life too and she still gets freaked out when she has trouble breathing in this life. She has asmatha, chronic bronchits and it turns into pnuemonia really easily in this life. Makes you wonder dosen't it?

[Arian Maverick]

You might want to repost this--or at least continue your discussion--on the Past Life Memories Board (http://www.astrologyweekly.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=905). Your story is fascinating, by the way! :D

Aquarian Maverick

[CalicoDreams]

Another indicator of my alamo-y past life ..or two, actually...

I have a fear of things popping up, or being hidden away from me behind a wall... in the Alamo, it was only walls that seperated the 180 men inside from the thousands of Mexican troops outside ..in fact, in the 2004 movie ..they show a point of view from the inside, looking just over the wall at the thousands of Mexican combatants and ..God, that just freaks me out.

..Then there's loud noises and explodey.. type noises. I don't like those. But, I can be amidst them. It's strange. Right now I'm visiting my father on the indian reservation (I'm native american) and it was like a warzone down in the village. People setting off even the largest kinds of fireworks, and I'm just ....I can't be near those. It took a lot of coaxing, but once I was out there I was able to take it. I still didn't like it, but ... I didn't run away or anything. What amazed me too, is that there were rockets at the alamo.

[Claire19]

For past life clues I always look at the south node and its aspects but in a tight orb of 3 or 4 degrees only in my opinion. It gives an idea of the sort of situation you were in the past. Also 12th house can give clues especially with issues coming from the past such as weaknesses. The moon gives clues to our family hereditary and memory. The north node is our path this time around and depending on the aspects, how difficult or easy that may be. Martin Schulman's book on Karmic Astrology, the Moons Nodes and Reincarnation is interesting.


The "transitting nodes" are not valid in my view. They belong to the person born on that day.

Claire

[ashakamath]

Friends this has been my fav subject ever since I read the series of books on Past lives by Dr. Brian Weiss.
I am born on January 19, 1951 at 10:10 am at Hubli, India 75E10 15N21

according to western method my chart is as follows

Ascendant pisces 21
Sun 28 capricorn
Moon13 gemini
Mercury 4 capricorn
Venus 14 aqua
Mars 27 aquarius
Jupiter 8 pisces
Saturn 2 libra
Nep 19 lib
Pluto 19 leo
True node 20 pisces

I have been told by several people that this is my first lifetime as a woman!! and totally by people who know nothing abt me. I was born in an orthodox south indian family. I was always a different child-always ready to break the mould. At age of 8 or 9, I still remeber my teacher asking me as to who helped me to write my essays. They were so descriptive of places that I had never seen. Now at age of 56 I look at my life, I know whats Kabala, I know all about Judaism. I know a lot about Islam as well. I have traveled the globe and feel no fear of strange places.

My parental family has been as good as a first class enemies-my younger brother and sister will do anything to cheat me out of my skin if they can. My father hated me is putting it mildly.

what could be the past life reason-I always wonder. if anyone could shed light that would be great
what could it be

[virgo96019]

I started looking into my past lives lately because i feel so connected to the roman empire, palaces, or at least a connection to this time period. Not really sure what it is exactly but I am thinking that I was around for the great fire of rome and that I may have died at the hands of it. But my question is this, I am not a big fan of Sylvia Brown, I watch her every wednesday, and think she is half dead on and half full of ****. But she does mention to people when they are on their "last life". Is there a way to see in a natal chart if someone is on their last life? She mentions that when we detach oursleves from life and the people and places around us that we are on our last life...kinda like a been there done that and seen it all type thing. This is how I feel about my life now, I feel like an old soul. I don't want to come back, sounds weird I know, but I have had all that I can handle in this one, I can't see myself wanting to come back for more! Hell no! I'm not quite sure who makes that decision though!
Thanks!
Virgo

[ashakamath]

Dear Virgo,
I am very curious but do not know how this is to be done at all. I have done the exercise that prescribes writing down of various strong feeling that we get, things that we like, things that we fear-I am unnaturally afraid of any violence even in a movie. Must have been surely killed violently(no kidding) in last life.

[pale as death]

i didnt read what did u all wrote,so i dont know did someone said the same thing but...
comon is to put your asc in the 12.th hause (of your past life).
everything else must stay the same -ex. if your pluto is in scorpio in 1.st hause,when you "replace " asc ,its still going to be in first hause but in sagg.
then you can look in which signs r the other planets n try too find the time of your birth.
we all heard about astro.com ,so...


here is an interesting chart of a wicca (born on halloween :confused:)who drowned in river for being a witch in her past life also.
she says that she remembers her previous life by dreaming about it.
now she must fufill her religious path.
her egzecutor is going to fall in love with her in this life.
what do u think about this chart?
http://www.astrologyweekly.com/forum/http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/290/coprnjicabo8.gif (http://imageshack.us)

[Belgianmoonguy]

How do you look astrologically at past lives?
I know SN has something to do with it, but are there other factors, we should consider?
Grtz

[virgo96019]

I'm still trying to figure it out. I did a tarot reading to find out about my last life and it was all work work work. Now I know why I feel the need to relax and take it easy in this life....but my family does not allow for this to happen often so I take it when I can get it lol.

Virgo

[Lissa]

Well,I joined this discussion a little bit late,but anyway,I leaped trough some of the posts(I didn't read all of them loool)and wanted to give my opinion.

I'm not sure about what to think about past lives.Some people's lifes seem to be filled with all sorts of powerfull events that seem to be connected to each other in very powerfull ways.My life simply lacks that little "fate" touch.That's actually really good-I believe it can be freally rustrantig when you feel like you keep being pushed towards one direction,when you keep having the same problem over and over again or always meet the same type of person,basically,when the world desperatly wants you to learn a specific lesson,but you don't know how to do it,or why you need to do it.Anyway,I would like to know what specific factors we need to consider when searching for any indication of past lives on our birth charts.I think my Chiron/South Node conjunction(squaring both Venus and the IC) must mean something important(I don't I even realised I had a Chiron/South Node conjunction before entering this forum,so thanks to the people who made me aware of that:) ).

The story Pale As Death told gave me the creeps.I noticed the emphasis on Scorpio on the chart(well,when you look at the chart,that's really all you can see at first).I think Scorpio is a higly pshychic sign-I actually think it is much more psychic than Pisces.All of the people with Scorpio Moon's I know seem to be in touch with a kind of a"supernatural"world,having a strong intuition.Most of them actually already had "supernatural"experience.

[Kaiousei no Senshi]

I noticed the emphasis on Scorpio on the chart

Yes, it may very well have been the reason why she remembers her past life so vividly. Though it would do well to remember the medium in which she remembered: her dreams. Scanning over the chart very quickly, I find Neptune, what appears to be, exactly conjunct the second house cusp. Following the ideas that the second house is what we came into the world with. Psychic gifts and experiences must be a big part of this person's "gifts". Especially since I note this Neptune is applying a Sextile to the chart ruler, which I'm going to assume suggests the "being visited" aspect of her psychic experiences.

[pale as death]

ok........
so im being ignored.
sn is representing your acheavement in your past life,but like i said it was in the past n u must turn to your nn ,which will bring succes in this life.
eg.:u have sn in leo in 1st hause,so that means that nn is in aq. in 7th.
you were egoistic person thinkin only about yourself, but now that is only goin to make people hate u .
in this life ,you must stop thinkin about yourself n open to others(7th. h. in aq.)
the other way to use nn is to take the hause thats before that one in whitch is th nn n replace it with your curent asc.
if nn is in 3rd in aries-take the 2nd in taurus n put is as your asc-do not replace any planets ,just signs.

[Claire19]

As I have no retrograde planets I cant comment on those. The 12th house is karmic. However, the nodes will tell a great deal. Look at your sign house and degree for the south node and read as much as you can on it. I recommend Martin Schulman's book on Reincarnation and the Nodes. Also Saturn as lessons to be learned this time stemming from the past. Have you ever done past life regression sessions or had a reading say with psychometry???. I have and they have been interesting and I identified with them upon reflection, to a great extent. Look at your Saturn aspects, sign and house.

Good luck

Claire

[pale as death]

i know that saturn is 1 of main things to look at,when it comes to karmic astrology.
in my case-its in 11th house-i know that i was an autistic person,i still kinda am (hes a ruler of my asc),sextile sun in 9th-i lived abroad(i believe london!)
my sun is in libra ,i also believe i lived in the end of 19th century n that i was a "genetelman" -literally:)
i do have some recalls of my past lifes(neptune in 12th)-but this position of neptune also indicates that i killed myself with booze-n no wonder i only drink h20 !


the 8th hause shows our looks n ways of thinkin "back then".
yes,n ruler of signs in this house r important.

[Claire19]

Hi Markus,

AM,

I think when Markus states 'Luton Beds', that Beds., is an abbreviation of 'Bedfordshire', which is the English county that the town of Luton is in.

I think the coordinates 51n53, 0w25 are the right ones.

According to the chart I get, no planets are retrograde, but Neptune is stationary (D). I take the bracketed 'D' to mean that the planet will move direct after it's stationary period. So there are no retrograde planets, unless we include Chiron, which is.

Markus,

You don't need to shout! :wink: (just kiddin')

There are many methods of trying to glean information upon 'past' lives in the natal chart, or to put it another way, try and find out about 'alternate existences'.

The method of considering retrograde planets as indicators of unresolved prior incarnations is one interesting method. Analysing the North and South nodes is another.

I'm not a wizard when it comes to the technicalities of astrology, I'm more of an imaginist, but for a brief explanation of what the nodes actually are, they are the points at which the path of the Moon crosses the apparent path of the Sun around the earth, and are therefore points of power in the natal chart. When eclipses occur they are always in conjunction with the nodes.

The South node is the past, it is fate, that which cannot be changed, it is the karma we have accumulated and where we are coming from. So in consideration of the topic of 'past' lives, it may have something to tell us about the nature of our existence before we arrived here. The South node is 'the path of least resistance' in this life. It represents that which is least challenging to us, because it embodies old modes of being and that which we are most comfortable with, and so it shows that which we are meant to be evolving away from. As it is fate however, it shows that which we cannot help being, what we cannot change and must work with as a basis for approaching our destiny.

The North node, on the other hand, is our future and our intended destiny. The North node presents us with a challenge to evolve and develop into the nature of that which its placement represents. This is 'the path of most resistance', because unlike the South node, the qualities of the North node do not come automatically, fatedly, but must be worked upon and strived for in order to align ourselves with our intended destiny, and grow into that which we are meant to be in this life, and break the habitual patterns of old.

Your South node is at 0 degrees Aquarius, which is interesting as the transitting Sun was here when you asked your question, which perhaps had something to do with why your inquiry was stimulated in the first place (the Aquarius ingress will always be a good time for you to review the past).

Your North node is at 0 degrees Leo, and is in conjunction with Mars.

I call the South/North node axis, the 'axis of fate and destiny'. Here's my take on what these placements may mean for you.

I don't intend to try and specify incarnations here, but just to give a brief oveview as to where you are coming from and where you are going in the grand scheme of things.

Leo is a sign concerning individualism, pride, self concern and personal glory, as opposed to Aquarius, which concerns the welfare of the whole, shared visions and ideals, socialism and interdependence.

In past lives you may have had your independance and freedom of expression curtailed by the groups or societies of which you were a part. There is a communal spirit about Aquarius, and your South node placement suggests that your individality was hampered by the customs and conventions of those who were around you. it was required of you to keep the peace and to not 'rock the boat' with creative thinking and independant activity. There are past lives in which you were a part of sects, communes, groups or clubs in which a certain uniformity of dress, thought, behaviour and action were required. Perhaps you have been part of cult movements or socialist political regimes. In this life it is your fate to encounter circumstances in which you would naturally forsake your own identity in order to preserve the status quo, to satisfy those around you and to do what is expected of you by kith and kin. This will be easy for you because it is what your soul is accustomed to. It is your 'path of least resistance' to keep your associates happy by not breaking the rules or going your own way by not doing what is expected of you, but these are your circumstances because you are called upon to cultivate independance, creative expression and self concern. You are meant to rebel and do your own thing which is a challenge for you because you are placed in circumstances in which it would be so much easier to keep the peace to act for the good of all around you.

Your North node in Leo is where your challenge and life's purpose lies. You are destined to manifest individual creativity and achievement in your life. You are called upon to break convention and assert your independance regardless of convention or the good of the collectives of which you are a part. Leo is about pride, flamboyance and self concern. In this life you must cultivate understanding of the importance of flaunting one's own ego and opinions. The North node's conjunction with Mars enhances the fiery, lion like qualities of it's Leo placement. You are destined to assert yourself and defend a rebellious and dramatic individuality with tooth and claw. It is required of you to be the king of your own castle, to set the trends and not to follow them, to lead and not to tarry behind, to do the telling and not to be told, and force these qualities through with all the gusto and strength of willpower appropriate to the god of war. A hunting lion would be an appropriate symbol of your Leo/NN/Mars placement, or more appropriately, a lion-cub learning how to hunt, due to the youthful, very early degree in which the North node is placed. Meditation on this symbol can align you with insight into your intended destiny. In what ways in your life have you acted as a lion on the rampage? These are times when you are aligning yourself with your destiny. Do not be a person that whispers rather than roars. This is the pattern you have been following of old. Be a fighter when neccesary rather than a peacemaker to suit all around you. Sharpen your claws and prepare to fight. This is what you are here to learn.

Just a few ideas I had. Tell me what you think.

Draco :wink:

Really good Draco!!

Without exact ascendant I would hesitate to say too much because of the house positions. I think our Moon and also Saturn can give a clue as well as the aspects and placement of the South Node as described. 12th can describe what neuroses and weakness we bring in from the past and the 8th house the means by which we can get in touch with the past lives such as regression and communication with the other side. Researching reincarnation also.

Claire

[sara31tx]

Hi Markus,

AM,

I think when Markus states 'Luton Beds', that Beds., is an abbreviation of 'Bedfordshire', which is the English county that the town of Luton is in.

I think the coordinates 51n53, 0w25 are the right ones.

According to the chart I get, no planets are retrograde, but Neptune is stationary (D). I take the bracketed 'D' to mean that the planet will move direct after it's stationary period. So there are no retrograde planets, unless we include Chiron, which is.

Markus,

You don't need to shout! :wink: (just kiddin')

There are many methods of trying to glean information upon 'past' lives in the natal chart, or to put it another way, try and find out about 'alternate existences'.

The method of considering retrograde planets as indicators of unresolved prior incarnations is one interesting method. Analysing the North and South nodes is another.

I'm not a wizard when it comes to the technicalities of astrology, I'm more of an imaginist, but for a brief explanation of what the nodes actually are, they are the points at which the path of the Moon crosses the apparent path of the Sun around the earth, and are therefore points of power in the natal chart. When eclipses occur they are always in conjunction with the nodes.

The South node is the past, it is fate, that which cannot be changed, it is the karma we have accumulated and where we are coming from. So in consideration of the topic of 'past' lives, it may have something to tell us about the nature of our existence before we arrived here. The South node is 'the path of least resistance' in this life. It represents that which is least challenging to us, because it embodies old modes of being and that which we are most comfortable with, and so it shows that which we are meant to be evolving away from. As it is fate however, it shows that which we cannot help being, what we cannot change and must work with as a basis for approaching our destiny.

The North node, on the other hand, is our future and our intended destiny. The North node presents us with a challenge to evolve and develop into the nature of that which its placement represents. This is 'the path of most resistance', because unlike the South node, the qualities of the North node do not come automatically, fatedly, but must be worked upon and strived for in order to align ourselves with our intended destiny, and grow into that which we are meant to be in this life, and break the habitual patterns of old.

Your South node is at 0 degrees Aquarius, which is interesting as the transitting Sun was here when you asked your question, which perhaps had something to do with why your inquiry was stimulated in the first place (the Aquarius ingress will always be a good time for you to review the past).

Your North node is at 0 degrees Leo, and is in conjunction with Mars.

I call the South/North node axis, the 'axis of fate and destiny'. Here's my take on what these placements may mean for you.

I don't intend to try and specify incarnations here, but just to give a brief oveview as to where you are coming from and where you are going in the grand scheme of things.

Leo is a sign concerning individualism, pride, self concern and personal glory, as opposed to Aquarius, which concerns the welfare of the whole, shared visions and ideals, socialism and interdependence.

In past lives you may have had your independance and freedom of expression curtailed by the groups or societies of which you were a part. There is a communal spirit about Aquarius, and your South node placement suggests that your individality was hampered by the customs and conventions of those who were around you. it was required of you to keep the peace and to not 'rock the boat' with creative thinking and independant activity. There are past lives in which you were a part of sects, communes, groups or clubs in which a certain uniformity of dress, thought, behaviour and action were required. Perhaps you have been part of cult movements or socialist political regimes. In this life it is your fate to encounter circumstances in which you would naturally forsake your own identity in order to preserve the status quo, to satisfy those around you and to do what is expected of you by kith and kin. This will be easy for you because it is what your soul is accustomed to. It is your 'path of least resistance' to keep your associates happy by not breaking the rules or going your own way by not doing what is expected of you, but these are your circumstances because you are called upon to cultivate independance, creative expression and self concern. You are meant to rebel and do your own thing which is a challenge for you because you are placed in circumstances in which it would be so much easier to keep the peace to act for the good of all around you.

Your North node in Leo is where your challenge and life's purpose lies. You are destined to manifest individual creativity and achievement in your life. You are called upon to break convention and assert your independance regardless of convention or the good of the collectives of which you are a part. Leo is about pride, flamboyance and self concern. In this life you must cultivate understanding of the importance of flaunting one's own ego and opinions. The North node's conjunction with Mars enhances the fiery, lion like qualities of it's Leo placement. You are destined to assert yourself and defend a rebellious and dramatic individuality with tooth and claw. It is required of you to be the king of your own castle, to set the trends and not to follow them, to lead and not to tarry behind, to do the telling and not to be told, and force these qualities through with all the gusto and strength of willpower appropriate to the god of war. A hunting lion would be an appropriate symbol of your Leo/NN/Mars placement, or more appropriately, a lion-cub learning how to hunt, due to the youthful, very early degree in which the North node is placed. Meditation on this symbol can align you with insight into your intended destiny. In what ways in your life have you acted as a lion on the rampage? These are times when you are aligning yourself with your destiny. Do not be a person that whispers rather than roars. This is the pattern you have been following of old. Be a fighter when neccesary rather than a peacemaker to suit all around you. Sharpen your claws and prepare to fight. This is what you are here to learn.

Just a few ideas I had. Tell me what you think.

Draco :wink:How do I find out what my South Node is?

[tikana]

Hi

i believe in previous life thingie. i am 99.9% sure that iw as born in germany in my previous life. too many wierd things have happened to dismiss the possobility

Cheers
tik

[Arian Maverick]

How do I find out what my South Node is?

Create your natal chart using Astrodienst and look for the glyph that looks like a horseshoe. This is your North Node, and your South Node is located in the opposite sign. Here's a list of opposite signs that will help you if you are unfamiliar with the concept:

Aries North Node - Libra South Node
Taurus North Node - Scorpio South Node
Gemini North Node - Sagittarius South Node
Cancer North Node - Capricorn South Node
Leo North Node - Aquarius South Node
Virgo North Node - Pisces South Node
Libra North Node - Aries South Node
Scorpio North Node - Taurus South Node
Sagittarius North Node - Gemini South Node
Capricorn North Node - Cancer South Node
Aquarius North Node - Leo South Node
Pisces North Node - Virgo South Node

Arian Maverick

[KayBug]

I have been thinking about past lives in the last couple of weeks. Not in respect to me having 1 or more as I have no memories, flashes, etc of a past life. Just thinking on past lives in general.

If we have past lives wouldn't that mean God recycles souls?

[Gewitter]

I have been thinking about past lives in the last couple of weeks. Not in respect to me having 1 or more as I have no memories, flashes, etc of a past life. Just thinking on past lives in general.

If we have past lives wouldn't that mean God recycles souls?

Sorry, but this idea makes me laugh. Or was this your intention? This is funny, I think. :)
hm... well... if you say this than you are also saying that the purpose of the soul is to be part of a human or an animal (whatever you believe to have a soul). Is this the way you see it? That would mean souls are serving god to make it possible that there is life on earth and souls are something that can be used. Souls as a product of divine industry.
No. I don't think so. :p

[KayBug]

NO, this post was not meant to be funny and you're not funny either. But if I were you I can see where I would be laughing too, as small minds tend to think like you do.


KayBug
Pisces/SCORPIO/SCORPIO

[Gewitter]

Sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you or something. That was just how I got it and what I thought about it. I just don't think that reincarnation has anything to do with recycling.

[mdinaz]

I'll have to study the Node/Angle/Midpoints thing further. Looking back, both of my marriages occurred in the same month or within a month of a Node/Angle-Midpoint transit, and I met my 2nd wife during another Node/Angle transit. The trines/squares to those angles and midpoints also have significant events.

Node conjunct major angle:

Sep 2003 broke off long term relationship, got back with an ex
Jul 94 Met 2nd wife, within month of job change and cross country move
Oct 90 graduated college, cross country move and new job


Node conjunct angle midpoint:

Apr 83 graduated high school following month
may 97 married 2nd time
sep 92 married 1st time within month
dec 87 out of active duty military, returned from overseas, joined reserves

Even squares and trines to those points have major events:

trine sept 2000 separated from 2nd wife
trine may 88 broke off romance
trine nov 92 within month of 1st marriage
trine aug 97 interviewed for new job (which i got following month)
square aug 2004 2nd divorce
square may 2008 within month of child due to be born to fiance
opp nov 98 new job, cross country move
trine jun 86 job change and world move in military

Maybe its all coincidence, but a lot of major events seem to have occurred during those transit periods.

[Claire19]

I have been thinking about past lives in the last couple of weeks. Not in respect to me having 1 or more as I have no memories, flashes, etc of a past life. Just thinking on past lives in general.

If we have past lives wouldn't that mean God recycles souls?
sure we always have the same soul I believe, it is indestructible and eternal. Just the bodies that it houses change. I believe it is a piece of the godforce housed within the human form through the eons.

:)

[Claire19]

Hi

i believe in previous life thingie. i am 99.9% sure that iw as born in germany in my previous life. too many wierd things have happened to dismiss the possobility

Cheers
tik

If you have strong feelings about things German, or German people or have visited that country and it feels familiar and deja vu type of thing that is a good indication of past lives lived there, sure.

:)

[tikana]

I attract Germans like flowers attract bees. LOL
yeah i was in frankfurt.. i didnt want to leave
in one dream i knew exactly where and how i was killed in Germany.. I woke up with a sense of a bulliet going through my back.

Same goes for Scandinavians as i noticed recently!

Really really interestng

Tik

[Claire19]

I attract Germans like flowers attract bees. LOL
yeah i was in frankfurt.. i didnt want to leave
in one dream i knew exactly where and how in germany I died.

Same goes for Scandinavians as i noticed recently!

Really really interestng

???
Tik

Do you have any major Pluto or Saturn transits at the moment to give you the interest in reincarnation and the past right now????

[tikana]

I have always been facinated by reincarnation.. I have had dreams when i am awake and when i am asleep of lives i have never seen.

so far 3 scared daylights out of me. All 3 places were confirmed to be true. I never knew the existence of those towns. In 1 dream *i was awake* i smelled the air of that town, I did talk to soemone who lives near by .. she said that is exactly how it is even now. I never been there nor knew of its existence not even mentioning i saw a specific item that was only made at a particular century never repeated ever again.

very mysterious if you ask me
Tik

[Rasalhague]

I always find my karmic astrology notes very funny. I have a north node conjunct Mars in the 7th house trine Uranus. I think I was a leader of some sort of revolution. And now in this life, it is time for me to be humble! Humble *****;) I've always had a little problem with my Mars. I got a little too much of it. I was definitely a man in my previous life. Despite the good aspects I have trouble integrating Mars in my life without disturbing the status quo.

[Claire19]

NN 7th house conjunct Mars trine Uranus. A lawyer or advocate for the rights of others. A sense of freedom in partnerships and dealing with revolutionary ideas and humanitarian issues especially with long term relationships. It is also the house of nephews and nieces so that may play a part.

SN 1st house used to doing your own thing, being independent and using initiative. This time around mediation, taking into consideration the needs of others, mediation, agreement and accord.
:)

[prettypiscesxoxo]

PAst live regression is interesting stuff- Chiron & North Nodes are more indicative to past life cluse wo self & others- its pretty complicated stuff- its very facinating in synastry- conjunctions (especially), trines & sextiles- tell a lot about soul connections- get a book on moons NODES- the info is very useful & interesting.

Best of luck xoxo

[ashakamath]

Friends, I have been reading all the posts for long.
I am a Pisces Ascendant with North Node and Jupiter in ascendant. I have mars and venus in aquarius, sun in capricorn, mercury in sagitarius, saturn in Virgo, moon in gemini

where was I born in previous lives?
I am born in India in Brahmin family. have travelled the world and am comfortable any place. have no problem with any kind of food.

[sltaverna]

Hi all,

Oh...what an interesting topic! I have been trying to find the significance of my North Node-Saturn conjunction in Virgo/5H. I know it is significant because for some reason, it keeps coming up over and over again. Does anyone have any ideas on this? It is square Mars and Neptune, but is trine Chiron in my 12H Taurus.

Any insight would be sooooo appreciated, as this is something I have been trying to piece this together because I think it is so fundamental to my personality.

Thank you so much...I hope I didn't steer too far off topic with this.

All the best!
Steph

[cassanra]

Thanks for the topic....it gives a new spin on my chart and my own wierd frights and scars...the north node sits on my dsc in libra and south in (of course) mars....at five years old I was bit by a dog right betwen my eyes leaving a wonderful scar....I wonder what past life that came from or just your basic martial/mars tendency to stick my nose where I shouldn't:) I am not one to ascribe to past lives much but you have given me to ponder. I have three retrograde planets and one is saturn sitting right at the top and conjunct my MC in capricorn...I have no idea what that could mean but there it is....

[Claire19]

Hi all,

Oh...what an interesting topic! I have been trying to find the significance of my North Node-Saturn conjunction in Virgo/5H. I know it is significant because for some reason, it keeps coming up over and over again. Does anyone have any ideas on this? It is square Mars and Neptune, but is trine Chiron in my 12H Taurus.

Any insight would be sooooo appreciated, as this is something I have been trying to piece this together because I think it is so fundamental to my personality.

Thank you so much...I hope I didn't steer too far off topic with this.

All the best!
Steph



I will say that Saturn in the 5th Virgo can mean only one child and perhaps as a single mother. It can also signify craftwork as a hobby, being interested in alternative health matters, gardening, perhaps an interest in farming especially the animals. With the South Node in 11th Pisces you are coming from a place of group associations that deal with religion, or spirituality in some way, also charity work or healing.

But we need the whole chart for an overall analysis. Cant take just a few aspects out of context.

[sltaverna]

I will say that Saturn in the 5th Virgo can mean only one child and perhaps as a single mother. It can also signify craftwork as a hobby, being interested in alternative health matters, gardening, perhaps an interest in farming especially the animals. With the South Node in 11th Pisces you are coming from a place of group associations that deal with religion, or spirituality in some way, also charity work or healing.

But we need the whole chart for an overall analysis. Cant take just a few aspects out of context.
Thank you very much, Claire! I am definitely without children, and really have no aspirations for motherhood anytime soon, so that is totally correct.

Point well taken...it is rather hard to see what is actually going on without the whole picture. Here is my natal if would help at all..

http://www.astro.com/tmpd/cxc3fileh41Lg1-u1123989844/astro_2gw_01_stephanie.58069.29246.gif?29317

Thanks again for taking the time.

Take care,
Steph

[Zoroaster]

This is a most fascinating thread! I have a question for you, whom seem to be experts on this subject. I have been in America for the past year, going to university here. I was walking with some friends and we passed a psychic shop. My friends wanted to go in for fun, but I take such things very seriously. The woman inside the shop would not speak with them, but became fixed upon me. She told me she had been waiting on me and that she was to tell me of my former life. She knew that I was from Iraq, and from a small village near the ancient of Ur! At this point, I became quite scared. The hair on my arm began to stand up. Not only because she knew where I was from, but because she spoke of the ruins of Ur. I had played there all my childhood. I was always drawn there and felt like it was my real home. Especially at night, when the stars were bright and the moon new. She told me that I was born there, about 4,000 years ago and that I had been a priest of the God Sin and had served in his "temple" (it's called a ziggurat, but means temple). My friends had to wake me up, for I had fainted. I was outside when I awoke, so I don't know what else she had to say. My question is, can this be verified through my chart? I've always been interested in the stars, but my knowledge of astrology is very basic. I was born on February 13, 1976 at 3:15 pm in Nasiriya, Iraq.

[jamiescott]

Can you post your chart Zoroaster. Was 2000 BC Babylonian or Sumerian? Fixed stars will give clues. The first recorded mythologies of the stars are from insciptions around that region.

[jamiescott]

Zoroaster, you will need :

This site: http://www.constellationsofwords.com/Fixedstars.htm

This book:Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning (http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FStar-Names-Their-Meaning-Astronomy%2Fdp%2F0486210790&tag=constofstars-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325)

As an example, my Moon is on Zosma, in constellation Leo. From the site:On the Euphrates they were Kakkab Kua, the constellation of the god Kua, the "Oracle".

There is a method to determine a date in history from a planets position on the zodiac. I can't remember now but it's out there somewhere.

Also look at the Moon's Nodes. Some say that each reincarnation we have the same rising star.

[Zoroaster]

Here is my chart. http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f156/coke3rd/2454745304631.gif

[jamiescott]

Zoroaster, you have a most fortunate star on your Sun, you lucky bugga! Sadalsuud (http://www.constellationsofwords.com/stars/Sadalsuud.html) . If your native language is similar to Arabic, you should get a lot of insight from star names.

[Zoroaster]

My native language is not Arabic, but required to learn in school. That is a very interesting insight! If my N. Node is in Scorpio, then where is my S. Node?

[jamiescott]

Exactly opposite.

[Zoroaster]

I see. My S. Node is Taurus. What do my retrograde planets say about my past lives?

[jamiescott]

In your particular case, and ONLY in your case, it means you misused power and this time you will be punished.

Edit - severely punished.

Edit - Psychically tortured to death.

Edit - I'll keep your sister for myself.

[jamiescott]

Let's share her mystary girl
http://www.astrologyweekly.com/forum/imagehosting/794148e4afed93eb6.jpg

[funkspunky]

We still got your chart boy.

[enigmas]

nice photo ;)

[funkspunky]

I can think of a nicer one I'd like.

[GeminiSagRising]

markus,

What I'm going to say has nothing to do with you natal chart OK? I haven't looked at your chart. I just had a couple of images/emotions pop into my mind's eye while reading your post and then Aquarian Maverick's. So this may be nothing at all or it may give you something to think/feel about.

Many years ago I taught classes on how to reconnect with some of our "past life" memories etc. I also did past life regressions, so I'm slightly familiar with how to consciously reconnect with them. I'll share one really simple but effective thing you can do to help get you on-track with remembering all on you own.

Make 3 lists. On the first list I want you to write down everything that you really like, I mean deeply, without any understanding why you love them type things. Example - Old Japan and most all Japanese things, the color yellow, old ships, the smell of inscense buring, American Indian things, large earrings, tropical birds, cold weather, the Renaissance period, heavy rain, the sounds of south African drums being played, white horses, etc. etc.

List all the things that you have always loved, liked, been drawn to no matter how strange they seem to you now.

Next, make another list but this one will be of all the things that you REALLY hate, fear, can't stand, repulse you, make you angry, make you sick, scare you, etc. etc. Example - Fear of drowning, smell of burning oil, knives, swords, falling, too many people in a small space, being alone, being in the woods alone, the color red, ancient Greece, earthquakes, dark-skinned people from ???, or light-skinned people from ???, floods, etc. etc.

Again, honestly list all the things that you hate and fear no matter if they make any sense to you now.

Lastly, make a list of all the things if any, that are 'wrong' with your physical body in this life now. Example - Bad eyesight, stomach pains, heart problems, pains in the head, neck, physical scars on your body, body parts that don't work as well as they should normally, any physical abnormalities or imbalances, etc. etc.

The trick with writing these 3 separate and highly personal lists is to be brutally honest. Like I said, they may not make any sense to 'you' now, but you will usually discover a 'theme' or two running through your 3 lists! And many times just doing this work and spending time deeply focused on these issues, will begin to open parts of yourself to the other parts of yourself. Spend some time with your lists and see if you can find the connections between all 3 of them. They are there.

Now, on a totally different note......while reading your post I keep 'seeing' India of a couple hundred years ago. How do you feel about India in general around this time period? You don't have to answer this, just suggesting a location and time period for you to ponder and feel.

Also 'saw' what looked to me to be an Irish male working so hard in the fields, plowing in the blowing cold winds. Then the next image I saw was a male on a war ship out at sea. Now these images I saw may not be 'you' at all, just passing on what I did get while reading your question. Please don't let any of these things I've mentioned sway you with you lists! Good luck and I hope this helps you even though it went outside 'Astrology'.

I actually had a lot of fun making this list, and since you seem so knowledgeable about this I thought I would share my lists with you and get your opinion.

Stuff I really Like: Japanese Culture, Arts and crafts, technology, computers, video games, music, books, reading, writing, poetry, painting, drawing, art, art galleries, hiking, cats, wearing crazy colorful outfits, "dark" "gothic" stuff, LGBT community, parades, protests, tattoos, piercings
Stuff I really dislike and hate: being told what to do, rules, authority, violence, ignorance, racism, fighting, arguing, republicans, needles, large machinery, work, the "popular" crowd, conforming, serious people, authority

Health problems: Really poor eyesight, scars easily, poor circulation

Also check out my chart, tell me what you think! Thanks!

[Valis]

Hi,
I'm new to this forum but I have been swept away reading this thread. It's so interesting. I have had some past life experiences (mostly faint), most recently in connection with my marriage. I saw my husband first time in a dream when I was seven. In my country little girls do a midsummer's spell where they collect flowers that they put under their pillow to dream of their future husband. It's definitely not a thing that usually works..:rolleyes:
I however had a very disturbing dream and my now husband was in it.
We're both musicians in the "underground scene" and in 2005 we almost met. He was touring here and I had been given a VIP that night to a club he played. I remember seeing him with a promoter I know and a voice inside of me said "that's your husband", but the logical voice inside of me said "Yep, that's a charismatic good-looking man and you need to keep your hormones in check. If he's THE ONE, he'll find you again! And you just lost a loved one and you're under enormous stress..you could could be unstable..." (My inner logical voice is very sarcastic...) Now I work a lot with charismatic, good looking and talented men: It doesn't really impress me, it comes with the job...;) He remembers me too. He said he got a very strong compelling feeling to come talk to me.
We finally met face to face again in 2007 in a local club on a thursday. He had been on tour and lost his passport had to stay behind. He was out with some friends that night. I was taking photographs of the Helsinki underground scene for an art paper. He saw me and knew I was his wife. I saw him and I knew who he was. We were inseparable for the 3 days he was in the country. After pretending to have just met for a couple of hours he finally said "You know it took me so long to find you. You're my wife from before too." I can see glimpses of his true soul or spiritual being sometimes in his eyes. We both have a feeling we were separated as some kind of a punishment for bad deeds and that this is our time to set it right. I don't know when we met but I have a feeling of the dark ages, maybe ancient Egypt. Though...you know...sounds like a bad soap opera plot. Why not pig farmers in Denmark I always wonder...but that's the feeling I get.
We had to work hard with outer obstacles just to be together as we lived on different continents and had obligations. People close to us thought we were nuts. We married as soon as we could and our first baby is due this march. I say first because I have been told on two chance encounters I'd marry a foreign man I'd meet at 27 and have 3 sons. His ex had told him after he returned to the states after we met that she'd been told by her psychic friend that he'd meet his wife in Finland and he'd move here because this woman will have a baby. That's my story.

My data
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f99/CHANCEY666/mychart.gif
My husbands:
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f99/CHANCEY666/husbandchart.gif
Synastry:
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f99/CHANCEY666/synastry.gif


I'm pretty new to astrology, but I do know my moon on his MC should mean I represent the ideal wife to him. There's obviously a strong sexual attraction with his mars my venus conjunct in Gemini. And a "dark" side at that with the saturn mars aspects...(Run for the hills!!!!);) As for those saturn and pluto contacts we've got plenty..

I also have a couple of questions...I wonder if anyone can help...
1.) I have jupiter stationary direct in virgo in the 7th house. Stationary direct???
2.) My north node is in the 7th house, but also in leo...I just find that contradicting. Any thoughts?

And my list:

Strong antipathy for maggots, sharp objects, needles, organized religions, groups, social injustice, haunted houses, st.Paul for some reason, sexism, violence, numbers, oppressive atmospheres in places and around people.
Strong instinctual liking to ancient Japan, martial arts, buddhism, western mysticism, Nietzsche, music...and actually German expressionism and the romantic movement ;) (that neptune saturn connection..and I loved the matrix) Old photographs, egyptian and greek mythology, poems, symbolism in art, the desert, old ships and stormy seas, gardens, primary colours and for some reason I can carve wood very well....
Bodily nuisances:Pains in bones when the airpressure changes, bad eyesight, low bloodpressure, a serious case of scatterbrains. Used to have chronic larynxitis, and often times inflammation of the upper respitory tracts before pregnancy. Also had trouble breathing for some years after taking yoga classes ten years ago with singinglessons.

[cancergr]

Hello to u all.

My name's John and Im from the sunny Greece. Im huge fan of astrology and I've been studing natal & horary astrology for the last 6 years. I find out about this Community thru a friend who also happens to be fan of Astrology.
I thing that we're going to exchange so much knowledge with u guys in topics that involve natal and horary stuff.

Recently i came up interesting in Karma Astrology. I tried to find out about past lifes and how they marked on the present's life natal chart. The information i found wasnt that much. So, i direct my questions on you seeking for a bit of help.

Looking to my chart u'll find , a serius amount of retrogate planets. Mars , Saturn , Uranus , Neptune and Pluto parade backwards.
In the 12th house there's Pluto strong connected to the whole chart.
Retrogate Neptune with strong aspect to Sun and Moon.
North Node in 6th in Aries (creatin a Tsquare with Mars and Mercury's opposition) and S. Node in 12th in Libra.

Well u can get the whole idea by viewing my chart below... Any clue about past life incarnation would be helpfull !!!



(http://www.north-node.com/astrology-tutorials/nodes)

[Misa]

Hi! I'm pretty into learning what my past life might be, but I'm not sure how to get an accurate reading. Can someone help me figure out who I was in my past life. I was born on 5/17/91 at 8:05pm in Washington DC.

[paulomercurio]

Regarding Karmic Astrology can anyone give me a clue about a opposition of my Saturn in Gemini 0 Degrees Retrograde to Neptune at 04 degrees of Sagittarius, houses 3 and 9, well maybe thats why i never finished my studies and when i try always something happens...and then i get depressed and on and on...a therapist told me some years ago that i suffered from a karmic depression...:crying: