Past Lives.… Are YOU a Believer?

I recently had a past life regression session in Newport with Kerstin Zettmar. I had been to her group sessions and enjoyed them with friends. These experiences led me to schedule a one-on-one appointment with her. In anticipation of our meeting, I looked forward to once again being touched by her gentleness, enthusiasm and ability to lovingly hold space for people.

After slipping off my shoes at her door, she led me to a beautifully painted room for our time together. We chatted briefly and then got down to it! Kerstin guided me into a relaxed state and then we discussed what I saw and felt. She asked clarifying questions throughout so that I could have a deeper understanding of what I was experiencing. I won’t bore you with all of the details here, just highlight the significant points. Seeing my past life come into my awareness began with, “Do you see or feel something? Where are you?” and I was off…

I saw myself somewhere in Europe, England or Ireland. I thought it was the late 1800s or early 1900s. I wasn’t sure because I’m not historically savvy. I entered a large home, dressed in a full length long-sleeved dress with lace cuffs and boots with small buttons from toe to ankle. I had returned home from my trip to New York City. As a clothing designer and seamstress I was there on business.  …I saw a celebration, a marriage… Eventually, I found myself back in New York City, walking down the middle of a street. Kerstin inquired, what year is it now? I replied, “1905, no 1907, no 1911.” There was a huge fire in one of the buildings! Women, young and old, were in the streets, screaming and crying. The fire overtook the building. Kerstin asked me to step forward in time again. I saw myself in a large home in upstate New York with a large number of teens and young adults operating sewing machines. At the end of the session, Kerstin asked me to ask a passed loved one what I learned. My grandmother shared that in this, and in many lifetimes, I helped young people, but always alone. I will again be helping young girls, but this time I will need other’s asssistance in order to do so. (I believe I already know how…now to find the others!)

When I returned home, I felt the urge to research. I searched for pictures of clothing from that time period. Check. Was there a large fire in NYC in the early 1900s? Jackpot! On March 25, 1911, the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire occurred. A factory of primarily teenage girls from Russia, Lithuania, Poland and Italy were sewing Shirtwaist dresses when the building went ablaze. (I am Lithuanian.) Doors were locked for fear of theft. Elevators became overloaded and fell, inoperable. 144 girls either jumped to their deaths or were trapped and engulfed in flames. Devestating. There had also been a previous fire there in 1907! (…the years I mentioned!)

I shared my experience with my daughter. When I told her I saw a building afire on the streets of New York, she stopped me from speaking further.  Days prior she had listened to a podcast about the Shirtwaist Fire. I exclaimed, “Yes, that’s the one!” She further explained that she had been quite shaken up while listening to it. Chills ran through her body; her eyes filled with tears and she felt sick to her stomach. I told that that she was there too! We both were! 

So… what do you believe?