Dear Hari,
is it possible, that for some persons some sort of expression or activity is connected with some sort of a "trigger", which brings to life the negative or positive reactions from previous lives? I've seen sometimes, that when people have a fear to do things that are actually quite normal for others, there may be good reasons for that in the sense that they somehow know about such "triggers". For example someone don't want to drive a car or fly. And especially with such people occur nasty things which are actually quite rare in reality such as car accidents.
"Triggers" in life
It is definitely possible. I am aware of such triggers, or at least one of them, in me! Whenever I encounter one specific situation, I am thrown into a state of unexplainable emotion and I shudder involuntarily. Since I personally experience it, I am not only sure it is possible, but see it as a very real factor in my life and in the lives of others.
Our minds operate within our personal energetic environment and carry memories of events or feelings from previous lives. These memories can be stimulated by altered states of consciousness such as meditation, hypnosis, or chemically induced. Some of these memories are surcharged with negativity. Sudden trauma, fatal situations, shocking emotions, or any highly charged event create memories that are burned into our consciousness. Considering the power of these events and the emotions that arise when they are recalled, people bury them internally to seek relief. Since burying memories does not cleanse them away, they can be unexpectedly accessed when we are stimulated by a similar situation.
For example, someone who was forcibly drowned at night while the wind was blowing and the moon was full, will be unexplainably terrified simply by being on a dock during the night of the full moon while the wind blows, even when they are with someone they love and all is peaceful around them. Since the responses they make are not connected with the present moment they cannot understand why they should feel this way. This confuses them. Those who are aware how buried memories can powerfully affect the present learn the art of dealing with these feelings in a more appropriate manner. Thus this awareness is a very positive capacity.
Sometimes we are stimulated by particular objects, rather than a situation. One who, in a former life, was cut by an axe can feel terror when someone comes near them with an axe even if only to show it to them!
Our minds operate within our personal energetic environment and carry memories of events or feelings from previous lives. These memories can be stimulated by altered states of consciousness such as meditation, hypnosis, or chemically induced. Some of these memories are surcharged with negativity. Sudden trauma, fatal situations, shocking emotions, or any highly charged event create memories that are burned into our consciousness. Considering the power of these events and the emotions that arise when they are recalled, people bury them internally to seek relief. Since burying memories does not cleanse them away, they can be unexpectedly accessed when we are stimulated by a similar situation.
For example, someone who was forcibly drowned at night while the wind was blowing and the moon was full, will be unexplainably terrified simply by being on a dock during the night of the full moon while the wind blows, even when they are with someone they love and all is peaceful around them. Since the responses they make are not connected with the present moment they cannot understand why they should feel this way. This confuses them. Those who are aware how buried memories can powerfully affect the present learn the art of dealing with these feelings in a more appropriate manner. Thus this awareness is a very positive capacity.
Sometimes we are stimulated by particular objects, rather than a situation. One who, in a former life, was cut by an axe can feel terror when someone comes near them with an axe even if only to show it to them!