‘I was a monk on a r emote hilltop’
World-renowned past lives expert, David Wells, answers your questions – this week he’s chosen Karen Bee, 53. Karen works in sales and lives in Alford, Lincolnshire with her husband Matthew, 51, and son Aaron, 24. Here, she tells us what came through in their encounter.
Have you always believed in the spirit world and past lives?
I didn’t really think about it until I started losing people I loved. The first was my nanny – Dorothy – who died when I was 11. Just before she passed she said to me: ‘Look at that golden flock of birds at the end of the garden. I feel like I could fly away with them’. I never forgot it and it made me wonder what happens to our souls when we die. I’d also get déjà vu and think: ‘How do I know this place? I’ve never been here.’
Talk us through your reading with David…
David saw me in a monastery in the 18th century. I was a monk! The monastery was somewhere in Europe, possibly Italy, and set high on a steep hill or mountain.
As I went up the steps, on a cold, foggy day, I slipped – and there was no bannister, so I plummeted to my death off the side of it. He said that could trigger a fear of staircases in this life. Also, he added that my life as a monk could also have left me with a permanent sense of hunger, as food was scarce, and a need for everything to be organised.
‘The monastery was in Europe, maybe Italy’
How did you feel afterwards?
Amazed and surprised! For as long as I can remember, I’ve had a huge fear of open-tread staircases or those without proper bannisters and have visions of myself falling! As a little girl, I was in a shoe shop with my mum which had one, and all I could think about was getting my leg stuck. I didn’t tell Mum because she’d have thought I was being stupid! Last year, we went to Benidorm and there was a steep, stone staircase to a castle.
I was petrified. My husband had to go up and down in front of me and I put my hands on his shoulder. I avoid theatres where the seats are up high steps. I also have an issue with overeating, and when I see food I do feel compelled to eat it, so that made sense, too. I’ve had problems with my weight ever since I was young, and I’m definitely a stickler for everything being in the right place.
Did it help?
It’s helped loads! Being able to rationalise and understand my fear of staircases is such a relief. I’m not going mad! A real test will be if I say yes to concerts now where the only seats left are up high steps!
Understanding why I overeat – because, as a monk, I didn’t know when I’d get another meal – is a revelation. I’m hoping that will help me change my attitude to food. The reading also made me realise why I like things to be orderly, and insist the dishwasher is stacked a certain way – though I’m sure I’ll still be horrified when I find my husband hasn’t done it!
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