Why is there amnesia?

[BigJohn]

Originally Posted by Altair

How's it now? You have recovered from it?

Haven't had those experiences in decades.
Back then, it was a major challenge.

[BigJohn]

Originally Posted by Starman

When I have had out-of-body experiences there was so much knowledge which came with those experiences, and it was such profound wisdom, but when I returned to my physical body my brain could not contain what I had acquired beyond this physical realm.

I suspect when we were in our Mother's womb, the darkness provided the means for us to journey 'out of body'.

When we were 'born', this 'World' was so much different then the World we had explored that we 'forgot' what we had previously 'learned' and immediately started devoting our time surviving in this 'New World'.

[Miss Hepburn]

Originally Posted by Starman

... Human memory is just not setup to accommodate the spiritual realm, although lots of people do have flashes
and strong feelings about previous lives they have lived.

I'm sorry, Starman, you know I love ya...but I disagree with this.
Our brains are exactly set up to exp the Spiritual Realms and were made for intimacy with God Himself...
whatever concept one has - an Eternal Spirit, internal/external, the All That Is..Krishna...doesn't matter, from my experience.

:) For those interested:
Ref: The Spiritual Brain, The God Part of the Brain, anything by Dr. Caroline Leaf,
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-sr...brainongod.htm
An article by a leading neuroscientist, "How God Changes The Brain'',
Dr. Candace Pert (RIP) and Bruce Lipton books.
'How God Changes the Brain' by another neuroscientist.
'Whole Brain Living' by a neuroanatomist, neuroscientist, all PhDs.

Also, of interest as to the ability of the Brain to understand or exp spiritual things that might blow someone's mind...the famous Mellon Thomas Benedict NDE: https://schmidtpetersen.dk/2021/01/n...omas-benedict/

Side note: Our brain has the capacity to store approx 3 million years of information -Ref: Dr. Caroline Leaf

[Redchic12]

We have tests to pass in this life and if we remembered our past lives then we would know the answers. So maybe that’s why we have the memory erased.

Just a thought.

[Miss Hepburn]

If you contemplate God long enough, something surprising happens in the brain; neural functioning begins to change
and different circuits become activated, while others become deactivated.
New dendrites are formed, new synaptic connections are made, and the brain becomes more sensitive to subtle realms of experience.
Perceptions alter, beliefs begin to change, and if God has meaning for you, then God becomes neurologically real.

-Said by a neuroscientist

[Altair]

Originally Posted by Miss Hepburn

I'm sorry, Starman, you know I love ya...but I disagree with this.
Our brains are exactly set up to exp the Spiritual Realms and were made for intimacy with God Himself...

Why is not obvious then for most people?
I think Starman makes a good point. What if we were to see a completely new colour? You can't describe it. You just can't.

Personally if I had remembered even just my last lifetime, I would have never interacted with some people in this one, given what "has been done" to me in the last life. But I think it would be "spoilers" of some sort, and we would veer off course. I'm not really adamant on destiny or anything like that, but there is definitely something there. It's like at some point when you connect the dots you just can't deny some things happen for a reason, seemingly leading you by the nose. And I do not remember much from the last life, just snippets here and there that I didn't really ask for.

Although.. I would have regretted not interacting with these specific people.

[boyce]

Originally Posted by Altair

I don't know if we reincarnate or not, but if we do, why do we forget the past?

DO we forget the past or is it that our brains' memory predominates in incarnate life - at least for most of us?

Our memories are said to be recorded chemically in our brains. If we experienced previous lives, any memories of those times could not have been recorded in the same way that memories are recorded now.

Past life memories will be recorded in our psyches (to a greater or lesser degree) and someone sensitive is more likely to be able to access them than someone who is not psychically-sensitive.

[Miss Hepburn]

Originally Posted by Altair

Why is not obvious then for most people?

That's always a good question.
You'd have to know the Mind of God - or God's Plan, I'd say.
Better to exp this for yourself -rather than have someone tell you why, imo.
But, wait, (I get people mixed up), maybe you don't believe in a Creator.
If so, then that would be hard.

[Altair]

Originally Posted by Miss Hepburn

But, wait, (I get people mixed up), maybe you don't believe in a Creator.
If so, then that would be hard.

Really? Sounds exclusivist. Others may disagree.