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Peter (not his real name) is in his thirties and is a civil servant.
He still lives at home with his parents and brother, whom he doesn't
get on with.
His experiences were:
1st life: Alfred Harris, born 1812 in America, lived with
father (Peter) and his girlfriend at a port. Never knew mother,
did not have any brothers or sisters. Met wife Susan when she worked
in a cake shop. They had one son (Toby) who went off to study. He
writes stories and poems. Some published in local papers. Living
in Wisconsin in 1864 having moved up from the south. Published book
"The Lavender Box". Wife Susan seems to do all the work,
he says he "won't break his back for anyone".
He dies on own overlooking the sea in 1885.
Alfred describes his death - "The full moon is shining reflected
in the sea, something to the side of the moon is moving. Feels there
are people there and a picture is opening up, people are just coming
through, one doesn't look good, he has antlers on his head and is
wearing a loose shirt and a waist coat. He could be Nordic if he
wanted. There are some with yellow curly hair, very nice just waiting.
They want to take me out of the picture out through the tear. Father
has appeared but doesn't look like I remember him. Everything is
bright. I can see a ship coming home with its sails down.
There are a group of people wearing red cloaks, I'll just go and
follow them. There is a building with a moat and a bridge. Soft
light. A big stone anti-chamber then things starts to change, there's
the sea again, and a mountain, it feels as if I'm out in space.
I feel like a stranger but I'm not.
Looking at a funnel, moving down inside it, a bit bumpy. I'm being
born again".
Life 2
Name is Paul, being delivered in a back room by grandmother. Father
Saul is laughing as he couldn't do a thing, mother is Judith.
There should be more family. Born 1911, surname Schwartz, in New
York. Family Jewish. Living in Creswell. Can now remember 5th birthday
in back garden, the sun is out its April. Large family and friends,
comments that Jews keep to themselves. Get all the best jobs. Have
to be secretive.
Going to 15 all he can see is a photograph.
Back to 12 - only thing he can remember is a house being burnt down,
Rose died; her husband shot her and then burnt the house down.
He is witness to her murder but is not really there - can not explain
how he knows.
Forward to a significant point - He's 32 and is lying on his back
in the street having been hit by a car; there is a corner shop and
a bakery. His girlfriend Eloise is there with him. Paul's working
in an office, he builds generators/machinery, he does bookwork,
and he's a clerk. He's been the chief clerk for 12 years.
Surrounded by people and Ellie is crying. (This would make it 1943)
Moving forward in time, he describes the scene:
"The building has changed; it was black, now it's yellow,
facing looking at where I was stood. I'm on the road where I fell.
People and cars going by. No one can see me". He described
something and looked puzzled and then realised he was in the middle
of a large roundabout.
I asked was he still Paul, and he said, No I'm Andy Sewell and when
asked where he was and how old he was he replied, I'm in Birmingham
England and I'm 22. It's 1956. (So he was born in 1934!)
Life 3
Andy is living at a friends house, sleeping on the sofa. He hasn't
got a house, he moves around a lot. He lives with his girlfriend
and this couple. He has no contact with any previous family. He's
a free agent; don't have to account to anyone, as long as you've
got your friends.
Fast forward to latter part of life. In hospital, body is packing
up, my dad's there a few people round the bed, I'm 48 (making it
1978) - Peter was born in 1972!
Born in London, drank self to death.
Described lots of geometric shapes growing blurry
Then tells me an account of being a doctor in a long ago war where
he wasn't allowed to tend to the wounded.
The End
Conclusions
As you can see as far as the evidence is concerned there is little
logic. Having researched their names and places, especially Paul
Schwartz and Andy Sewell, none have really come up with any evidence.
Research into "The Lavender Box" found there is a modern
day story by that name written by a woman .
There are interesting elements which stand out to me, knowing Peter
as I did at this point - his relationships with his family tended
to be one of estrangement. In his life today, Peter is more attached
to his family than most men his age. I thought the first life sounded
a bit like it was out of a Hemmingway novel and about 6 months later
he was telling me about the Hemmingway book he was reading. He liked
reading about a wanderer's life but never would experience anything
like that for himself. I also felt the description of Andy to have
elements of his disliked brother in it.
Peter wanted to be a doctor when he was a child but realised he'd
never be clever enough, but always hankered after a caring job,
so the last part I feel was kind of justification for this desire.
The names of his father and mother made appearances during the session.
The jumble of geometric patterns and
merging from one set of images to another are very common for the
brain when it's got sensory deprivation.
Having been in trance for 4 hours this was probably why all is went
a bit weird like this.
When checking with him 6 months and a
year later he had no recollection of what happened.
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