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Informationen zum Autor Michelle Brock Klappentext "A powerful guide to manifesting the happiness and satisfaction we desire in the present by reconnecting with our experiences from the past, from a master intuitive and expert life coach In our identity-obsessed culture, it is easy to think that who we are is determined by what we see in the mirror. But what if we open our minds to the notion that we are souls journeying through many lives over time? How would it change the way we think about ourselves now to remember how we lived before? Michelle Brock has helped thousands of people discover the stories of their previous lives-their traumas and triumphs, losses and loves-and has witnessed incredible results. When we learn our stories from the past, we can reach unprecedented heights of self-awareness in the present. Asking questions about our other lives is inherently human-and essential to our spiritual development. With Brock's enlightening guidance, and prompts throughout to encourage self-reflection and compassion, you will be inspired to reject any limiting notions of what defines you, heal from the ordeals of previous lives, and embrace a joyful, emotionally fulfilling existence in the here and now"-- Leseprobe One You Are Not Your Name Imagine you are attending an enormous conference, held in a gigantic room like a hotel ballroom, and hundreds of people are lined up to enter. As you get to the door, you see a table with a bunch of markers and name tags that read, "Hello: My Name Is ___________." Before you enter the room full of strangers, you write your name on a tag, allowing you to identify yourself to potential friends or colleagues without having to say a word. How relieved are you that you can wear that name tag? How glad are you that you can easily read the names of the others at this conference before you begin a conversation? By writing down your name, you have claimed your identity and displayed it, giving yourself a human presence among the crowd. Our name is the first way we create an identity. It begins at birth, or even before, while our parents are imagining us and who we might become. In many ways, the process of thinking of a name for an unborn baby makes it real-the fact that you are about to create and raise a human being. This is true whether a baby is planned or unplanned. A child is born into this life and given a name. Even though we have lived many times before, our name is often what first gives us our humanity. Because you have lived before, in past lives, you have had different names in other times, in other places, and in other bodies. And when you died, you left behind that name, along with that body, to continue on with your journey into your next life. But when you were alive in that past life, your name was the way you connected to your own sense of self, or your identity, just as it is now. Names reflect background and culture and the way parents and family want their children to be seen. They are often a direct line to your ancestors, perhaps once belonging to a beloved grandparent, aunt, or other family member, chosen to be revered in this new child. Some people even have the same name as their father or grandfather and are referred to as "junior" or "the third." Different cultures around the world have unique traditions around names. In China, it is the custom to have the surname (or family name) come first, before the given name of the individual. In Spain and Latin America, babies are often given two surnames, one from the father and one from the mother. This practice ensures that the mother's family's name will continue to live on in the child (and makes for some very long names!). Many names contain a reference to a specific culture, helping maintain an identity within a tribe, group, or ethnicity. In South Africa, the Zulu often give a child a name that represents...
