"Don't I Know You From Somewhere?"

[munchenruth]

If someone were to approach me online (which hasn't happened, yet), I would open myself to the possibility, but not set my heart on it. I wouldn't wait for "one perfect thing," but if the majority of signs other than obvious ones like same city, etc., then I would lean toward likely. Nonetheless, being from a big city most of the time, the criteria is higher (because people 3 blocks away in big cities can go without knowing each other their whole lives).

[doctorwhat]

this happened to me the other day actually lol. it was kind of weird. someone sent me a message on facebook of all places, where i dont talk about this type of thing. someone messaged me saying "i think i knew you in Versailles." i was like "o...k...." i dont talk about that life, because i WASNT in Versailles. lol. i lived around Versailles, not IN Versailles. all i remember from meditation/dream/whatever you wanna call it, is seeing the Queen's coach drive by, when i was a little kid in my dream. and it was sooooo clear in my dream/vision/whatever in this life. i remember wanting to be IN Versailles, and go into the palace, and really liked the palace, but i wasnt in it at any time as far as i know. in this life i really like the palace, i think it's pretty, and feel a connection to it, not based on "oh i was Marie Antoinette or whoever" but as a symbol of that life? if that makes sense. but yah. it wasnt even Marie Antoinette or someone who was in the palace like a courtier or servant or royal. it was the previous King and Queen's reign. Louis the XV? i think that was the one. i havent messaged her back yet, cuz it took me aback.

but that was the only incidence. and i thought it was strange.

[Laurasia]

Good question Inhaltslos.

I haven't had that happen...yet. Actually that's not true! Prien first approached me thinking that I was referring to the Hans Bothmann that had served on his U-Boat! It took all of 1 second to discount it when he showed me the guys' picture though...plus the fact that I never served on a U-Boat back then. LOL!

That was a genuine mistake though, I've yet to have one of my former friends, co-workers, victims, etc approach me. If it did happen? Hmm, I don't know how I would respond. Shared memories would be a very good start. And since I don't make public every single memory that I have from Hans' life that could be a good indicator if they recalled one of those memories. Personal feelings, & the persons' obvious stability, would have to be a factor for me as well.

Sincerely,
Laurasia

[eiszeit]

It's funny, because usually, I'm the one finding people and almost never the other way around! I'm beginning to wonder if I have an ability to just... find people I knew/who were back then. I found my sister about five years ago, and I met Rosenrot quite on accident three years ago. I met them through the Internet (I know, so sketch XD), but had absolutely no doubt in my mind that I had met them before. It was like I had definitely known them before, and (while I was obviously very careful about my RL business) I got to know them in this life. Both times, I had no doubts in my mind that they were who they said they were, especially after several instances of memories matching up (literally, my sister and I would have conversations back and forth about memories, finishing each others' thoughts and completing the images we both saw).

Mainly, though, it just... felt right. I have always been an intuitive person and gone with my feelings, and most of the time they've been right. I've learned to just go with my gut, especially when it comes to matters such as this. If it feels like I knew them, I'll ask follow-up questions and such.

No one has approached me outright, to ask me about if I knew them or not, mainly because this isn't something I broadcast to the general public on forums. I say "I believe in reincarnation" and leave it at that, unless they want details and I feel like they can be trusted. I don't think anyone would believe me, even if I told them out of the blue. Like I said, "Of COURSE you were in the Third Reich. *roll eyes* You're only slightly obsessed with it" would be the reaction I would get.

[Iseke]

I've been on the other end of this, as a matter of fact.

My first reaction to a claim like this made by someone I didn't know well would be "oh yeah, what lifetime?" I'd be inclined to hear them out and see if there was any truth to their claims. Generally I've been the one to recognize first so if it'd happened the other way around I'd at least like to know why they felt that way.

Then again, the more prominent lifetimes in my memory have not been famous ones so that may help, as not many would be likely to know me from a distance.

[Miss Bothmann]

I think that I echo most people in this thread that the number one thing would have to be shared memories. But I would really have to be impressed with the information that they offered up. It couldn't just be "I remember being at the Vienna operahouse with you." They would have to offer up at least a part of the conversation that the two of us had at the operahouse. I am a very wary person when it comes to that sort of thing, and I hold a lot of my PL memories close to my chest. The best "evidence" for me would be if someone approached me with a shared recollection that I had not posted anywhere or told anyone about.