I wrote the article “The Soul Never Dies” many years ago. I told the story of my experience as a young mother eager to learn about reincarnation. I saw an ad in the newspaper and decided to attend Dr. Helen Wambach’s session on life regression. Experiencing my past lives changed my life choices.
In the early 1970s, I was living a charmed life in an affluent suburb, and my husband was a corporate executive. We had three children. I played tennis and golf at a private club, and my children attended the best schools.
I became aware of student unrest at the nearby University of California. I watched students being manipulated by activists who called for the overthrow of the American government. After returning from a rally, I spent three days in prayer. That was fifty years ago. I asked for an assignment to help strengthen American values. I became involved in my community, and several years later, I co-authored Alternative to Fear: Guidelines for Safer Neighborhoods, which helped launch the national Neighborhood Watch Program.
Over the years, I have written 5 books on family, teen, neighborhood, and citywide safety, drawing on my experience as a neighborhood safety coordinator with Oakland PD and as a county employee in the San Francisco Bay Area.
This is a summary of my experience of my past life.
In 1973, I saw an ad in the newspaper for Dr. Helen Wambach, who offered to regress people interested in learning more about their past lives. I jumped at the opportunity. I called my friends and invited them to join me. Much to my surprise, they all made excuses, so I went alone.
I arrived at Dr. Wambach’s home in Concord, CA, with $20, a pillow, and a blanket. There were a dozen people, and she told us to pick a spot on her family room floor. As everyone settled in, Dr. Wambach sat in a chair in the corner, puffed on a cigarette, and spoke about her research and what to expect.
It took a while to get everyone to relax. Dr. Wambach told us to notice any images that appeared in our minds as she named countries and centuries, including Greece, Egypt, Europe, and America in the 1600s, 1700s, 1800s, and 1900s. I didn’t “see” any image until she mentioned the 1800s. I saw a vague silhouette of a lady in a long white dress.
Dr. Wambach said, “Focus on the strongest image.” Since I had only one, I focused on the lady in white. She told us to go to a window and notice the surroundings. I was on the second floor of a large house with stables and a dirt courtyard for horses and carriages. Then she told us to go to the medicine cabinet and look inside. I saw small bottles and jars, but I thought I was creating what I wanted to see. Then she told us to look at our hands; I was surprised! I looked down and saw tiny hands, which didn’t make sense because the lady in white was a grown woman. I realized I was seeing the lady in white as a small child sitting at a table with her family. They were poor and sad because a brother had died. At that moment, I understood that the lady in white was me. I wanted to know more, but Dr. Wambach moved on to observe the lady on her deathbed. I felt no discomfort as I thought of what my children had accomplished. I felt grateful!
Dr. Wambach encouraged us to reach back into a much earlier life. I saw a small Indian boy in the Southwest setting a snare trap, but the image shifted to a grown Indian man. I was confused because I knew I had violated a woman. My enemies lured me to an isolated place, where an arrow pierced my chest. As I lay dying, I was angry that my enemies had tricked me.
After several hours, Dr. Wambach guided us back to reality and encouraged us to share our stories. One man slept through it all, while others described their everyday lives across many countries. Several people excitedly discussed their unique journeys and drew designs they had seen in their villages or on their clothing, which could help them do research. We all filled out a form about our experiences to contribute to Dr. Wambach’s research. Over the years, I read that she had regressed more than 2,000 people.
As I headed home, I realized my journey was to raise successful children despite my difficult childhood of being abandoned and to make a positive difference as I continue to evolve. I understood that we are here to learn from our challenges. That experience changed my life, and fifty years later, I am still working to fulfill my mission to empower families, neighborhoods, and communities.
We live in challenging times! When we can’t think for ourselves, we can find a false sense of power by engaging in violent behavior.
Individual choice allows us to grow in self-awareness or to suffer the consequences in this or another life if we let anger, hate, revenge, or violence fester toward ourselves or others. Perhaps the confusion about sexual orientation has to do with being the opposite sex in a past life. There is so much we don’t know about the complexities of human beings.
I pray you are on an exciting journey of self-discovery and enlightenment that will help make our planet safer and create an environment where every child feels loved and appreciated.
Check out the numerous stories of past lives on YouTube. Every life has a story to tell, and each person has unlimited potential.
As human beings, we have a long way to go in working together to stop all forms of destructive behavior. Understanding the consequences may help us move toward a more peaceful reality in this lifetime.
Stephanie L. Mann, Founder, Safe Kids Now
Crime and Violence Prevention Consultant
www.safekidsnow.com
