Many people have the sneaking suspicion that they have lived before. This is known as reincarnation and is a major principle of several religions. It entails the soul leaving a body when the body dies. The soul then comes back, either immediately or at a later time in the body of a baby to live again. This can happen dozens of times, though there is no definite proof it can happen at all--except for people's gut feelings about it.

The reason why people feel this is because of flashbacks one can experience to situations they know they could not have possibly experienced in their current life. Some people have very strong affinities or ties to certain trades, fashions, music, architecture, or whole decades in general that they have never seen and have no reason to like so much. If this describes a certain way you feel, perhaps you were reincarnated.

If you think you are a reincarnation, visit some sites on the Internet. There is plenty of information, including tips on what to do about it. You can go to therapy with a psychologist who specializes in this subject. You may also want to look into hypnosis to unlock buried memories or meditate in order find things you may have lost over the years.

Some people think the past is best left alone, or some things are better left unexplained. But why would you want to ignore a chance to know yourself better? You could discover a whole range of skills you had never considered you had before. It could explain why you behave the way you do or why certain things upset you. Some have even gotten over phobias by learning that the thing they are afraid of now was what killed them in a past life.

This can let you overcome obstacles that challenge you. If you know why you are good at some things and bad at others, or why you have certain reactions, you can work with them. You could end up being far happier and more successful by knowing these secrets about yourself.

It can also help explain relationships. Some people find that if they are reincarnations, many of the people they are close to in this life are also reincarnations. Souls tend to stay together and help influence each other over several lives. It may not always be the same relationship. If you have a very protective friend now, perhaps she was your mother once upon a time. That could be responsible for your dynamic.

So why does your soul want to live on and on? What about the idea of Heaven? Different religions have different ideas of Heaven. One of the largest religions on the planet, Hinduism, believes your soul does this in order to get to Heaven, or Nirvana. The soul needs to go through a lot of hardship, learn things, and gain skills to become perfect. Once it has lived enough and becomes perfect, it can go to a perfect place.

In Hinduism, this place is called Nirvana. It is just considered to be Heaven in other religions, or Enlightenment in Buddhism. For this reason, you should figure out if you are a reincarnation or not. You can see how many lives you have lived and where you are in terms of getting to Nirvana.