When a Book Becomes a Bridge Across Lifetimes

 

An Unforgettable Past Life Regression Experience with a Young Woman from Japan

I have been practicing Past Life Regression Therapy for almost two decades, and during these years I have witnessed many fascinating experiences. Yet, every now and then, a case comes along that leaves me thinking about the mysterious ways in which life brings people and circumstances together.

Recently, I had one such experience.

What makes this story particularly interesting is not only what happened during the regression, but also how this young woman found her way to me in the first place.

A Remarkable Journey to India

The young woman was from Japan. She is currently doing a course in the Netherlands, where students have the opportunity to choose a country in which to spend six months.

She chose India.

She arrived in India on 7th August and was staying in Udupi.

Quite unexpectedly, she happened to be staying in a house where my husband and I had previously stayed during one of our Couchsurfing experiences.

And there, on a bookshelf, was my book on Reiki.

She picked it up.

Although she was not very fluent in English, she became so interested in the book that she actually finished reading it within a single day!

While discussing the book with her host, she mentioned her interest in it. The host then told her,

"I know the author very well. She has stayed with us, and we have also stayed at her home."

The young woman was immediately intrigued.

She said that she would like to experience a Past Life Regression.

And what happened next was incredibly quick.

She had arrived in India on the 7th.

On the 15th of August, just eight days later, she was sitting with me in Belgaum for her Past Life Regression session.

Sometimes life creates connections in ways we could never plan ourselves.

The Hall of Doors

During a Past Life Regression, I often use an imagery technique in which I guide the person to imagine walking into a long hall.

There are many doors on either side.

I tell them that one of these doors represents a lifetime that is relevant for them to explore at that particular time.

They don't have to choose intellectually.

They simply allow themselves to notice which door seems to be calling or pulling them.

Something very unusual happened with this young woman.

She entered the hall and told me:

"I want to go through two doors."

This had never happened to me before.

I simply told her, "That's perfectly fine. We can explore them one at a time."

And so we did.

Her Fascination with Stones

One of the things she had always experienced in her present life was a deep fascination with stones.

Since childhood, she had loved collecting stones.

She was naturally drawn to them and would collect them whenever she found interesting ones.

During one of the regression experiences, she found herself in another lifetime.

She experienced herself dying.

She was alone, outdoors, in an open space.

Then she witnessed something extraordinary.

She saw her body after death gradually disintegrating and becoming incorporated into the stones around her.

For her, this experience seemed to provide an answer to something she had always wondered about:

Why am I so deeply fascinated by stones?

Of course, Past Life Regression experiences are deeply subjective, and they should not automatically be interpreted as historically verifiable memories.

But from a therapeutic and symbolic perspective, the experience can sometimes be profoundly meaningful.

For this young woman, the connection between her lifelong attraction to stones and what she experienced during regression was striking.

It gave her a completely new perspective on something that had been part of her life since childhood.

The Most Beautiful Part of the Session

But there was another aspect of the session that touched me even more.

As we continued, she began experiencing scenes from her life—both from her present life and from the lives she was exploring.

And what was remarkable was that she wasn't seeing only painful or difficult experiences.

She was experiencing beautiful moments.

She was enjoying them.

She was feeling the emotions associated with those experiences.

As I watched her, I could see her face changing.

Her face began to glow.

There was happiness in her expression.

She was smiling as she experienced these beautiful moments.

As a therapist, watching that transformation was deeply satisfying for me.

So often, people come for regression because they are struggling with fears, unexplained emotions, patterns or difficulties.

But this session reminded me that our inner journey does not have to be only about searching for pain or trying to find something wrong.

Sometimes it is also about remembering the beauty.

Remembering joy.

Remembering love.

Remembering experiences that make us feel alive.

What Stayed with Me

This session was memorable for another reason.

Look at the sequence of events.

A young woman from Japan chooses India for her six-month stay.

She chooses Udupi.

She happens to stay in a house where my husband and I had previously stayed.

She notices my Reiki book.

She reads it in a day.

She discovers that her host knows me personally.

She decides that she wants a Past Life Regression.

And within just eight days of arriving in India, she finds herself sitting in front of me in Belgaum.

Was it coincidence?

Was it synchronicity?

Was it simply a series of seemingly unrelated events coming together?

I don't think we always need to have an immediate answer.

Sometimes it is enough to simply observe how beautifully life unfolds.

Every Journey Is Unique

After nearly two decades of working with Past Life Regression, I have learned that every session is different.

Some people encounter difficult experiences.

Some discover patterns that help them understand aspects of their present life.

Some experience symbolic imagery.

And sometimes, as in this case, a person encounters something completely unexpected.

The purpose, in my view, is not to become attached to proving whether every image or experience represents a literal historical past life.

The deeper value can be in what the experience reveals to the person about themselves—their emotions, patterns, fears, attractions, relationships and inner world.

For this young woman, the session brought an intriguing insight into her lifelong fascination with stones.

But perhaps even more importantly, she experienced something beautiful:

the joy of her own inner journey.

And for me, that was equally precious.

As I watched her face glow with happiness while she experienced those moments, I felt grateful to have been able to accompany her on that journey.

Sometimes, we don't know where a book will take us.

We don't know where a journey will take us.

And we certainly don't know where a single curious thought will take us.

But perhaps life has its own way of bringing us exactly where we need to be.

A book on a shelf.
A chance meeting.
A journey across countries.
A regression into another time.

And one unforgettable experience.

Perhaps some journeys are meant to happen.

We simply have to be open enough to recognize them when they do.

You can listen to her experience HERE