Am I my aunt reincarnated?
QUESTION: Masters, I grew up in Child Protective Service custody having suffered extreme child abuse, neglect and molestations. In my adult life I have had abusive relationships. I have struggled with healing my entire life. I keep being drawn back to the thought of my aunt who was raped and killed 16 months before my birth—it is still an unsolved crime. I have read that when we die tragically we will bring those problems to our next life. I feel drawn to my aunt and I think about her even though I never knew her. I keep these things to myself but I think maybe I could be her. I want to find myself for I always felt lost and broken and drawn. Please help me understand why so I can move forward in this life. I am very confused and need answers for I have no one to confide in. ~Kim, USA
ANSWER: Everything that you planned for yourself in this life was of a traumatic quality. The underlying energy has been to find your self-worth and self-love. You are a soul who has had many lives in which you were preparing for this extreme experience. You have many friends on the other side who have been with you, trying to let you feel them and render a sense that you are not alone.
Your aunt is one of your guides, so therefore you are not she. She is from the same soul group as you. A “soul group” is made up of all the souls who were broken off from Source at the same time and have a lot of the same characteristics. You and she have had many lives together and have alternated being the guide and the person having experiences on Earth. She had chosen the transition in the manner she did so she would have some personal experiences with some of the lessons she hoped to be able to assist you to understand in your own life.
It is true that lessons you undertake in one lifetime, if not completed and understood because of leaving before they are finished, may be revisited in another life. This is not necessary if you learn the lesson in some other fashion, such as figuring out something similar and then being able to apply that knowledge to the trauma.
Trying to believe your life has been so horrendous because it was a continuation of your aunt’s has taken a little strain off of the fact that each soul is alone in the lessons they choose. The soul who was your aunt loves you dearly and constantly sends you love. Close your eyes and feel the love that is coming through. Take that energy and place it in your heart so you may access it any time it is needed.
That unconditional love is the essence of all souls. Using that energy, you will be able to understand your experiences so you may learn from them and heal. The universe is everywhere—you are never alone.