"Through memory we travel against time, through forgetfulness we follow its course." - Joseph Joubert

The amnion is the membrane which surrounds and protects the unborn fetus while in the womb.

Amniotic fluid is the fluid which protects and nurtures the fetus,and allows it movement, while it is within the amnion.

Amnesia is a loss of recall whereby a person is unable to remember a part of, or the entirety of, their life.

Now what do the words amnion, amniotic fluid and amnesiahave in common with each other?

To start with, each of these words have the same root beginning: amn.

Prior to entering our current incarnation our Spirit resided in the realm of unity; an unknowable and sublime realm of beauty and oneness within The All.

Ancient teachings speak of the process of Incarnation and re-Incarnation which our Spirits participate in, and experience. Furthermore, these teachings also inform us that our Incarnations contain past lives, future lives and our current life. Also, we are instructed  that we may be experiencing many simultaneous current Incarnations in various different realms and parallel universes. And, because time has an entirely different nature in the spiritual realm, it is also possible that all of our Incarnations (past, present and future ) may be all happening at the same time.

And, if all of this is not mind-boggling enough, ancient teachings further inform us that we may have chosen the specific aspects of the Incarnation we are currently experiencing. This means that, prior to descent into matter, our Spirit actually chose the physical time, the planetary location, the historical events and even the parents we decided  to be born to in this current Incarnation of ours. Ancient teachings further inform us that, except for avatars, incarnations and re-incarnations are participated in by spirits not only for the purpose of experiencing the physical world of duality but also for working off, and learning  to rid ourselves of, all of the accumulated Karma from our past,and even possibly future, incarnations. Once our physical experiences are ended and all Karma has been worked away our Spirit is no longer subject to re-incarnations in this realm. At that point we either come to dwell in a much higher realm or we ascend to the ultimate realm of The All.

Matter cannot exist without Spirit . At the moment of conception Spirit and sperm become one in the egg of the womb. The sperm grows into the fetus which lives within the amniotic fluid, which is within the amnion, which is within the womb of the mother. The fetus spends approximately nine-months within the amnion. After this time the fetus breaks free of the amnion, leaves the womb, and enters the world of duality as a newborn child. But, what is happening to the fetus while it is dwelling within the amniotic fluid, which is within the amnion, which is within the womb? This is a very interesting question, and mystery, to ponder!

Let us explore a theory...a scenario.

Let us suppose that we have chosen the time, location, historical period and parents of our current incarnation; all of which are designed  to work off past Karma, refine our spirit, and rid ourselves of sin. Then, as with any other journey we venture into, this would mean that we have come into our current Incarnation with all the necessary tools and skills required to experience this Incarnation and work out all of our past Karma and sin. These tools and skills would be already contained within the Divine Nature of our unique personality; our Ba; our Atman.

Therefore, taking this one step further, if we come into our current incarnation with all the skills and tools that we need this also means that the experiences of our past incarnations are already a part of the spiritual DNA which accompanies us into our
current incarnation. This spiritual DNA, which contains the building blocks and
substance of our personality, can be further referred to as the attitude and destiny (our objective, or "to-do" list if you will) which accompanies us into our current Incarnation.

Now we come to a big question:

If we come into our current incarnation with all the tools and skills we require, what is the purpose of the Amnesia which erases from our consciousness not only the memory of the sublime realm of Spirit, but also the memory of all of our past lives?

And the answer is that amnesia, the loss of recall of both the Spirit realm and past lives, is necessary if we are to fulfill the mission and destiny of our current Incarnation.

In regards to Memory of the Spirit realm:

Amnesia protects us from remembering the sublime beauty of the Spiritual Paradise which our Spirit has temporarily left in order to enter into and experience our current incarnation. For, if we were to remember the sublime beauty of the spiritual
realm while in our current incarnation, we may be severely tempted to end our current incarnation before the mission and purpose of our incarnation is complete.

We hear of many individuals, especially children, who want to commit suicide after having a near death experience whereby the veil between their physical and spiritual realms has been lifted and they once again see the beautiful realm they left when they
entered their current physical existence. Amnesia, in this instance, is necessary if we are to complete the task for which we entered this current incarnation of ours.

In regards to Memory of Past Lives:

Think of how cluttered up our minds would be if we could recall every mistake, every foolish act, and every painful memory we both performed and experienced in all of our past lives Then think of the powerful emotions, and melancholy, that can possess us when we visit, or perhaps just simply think about, the people and places of our distant past; people and places we may not have visited, or thought about, for decades. Now compound this melancholy with the highly emotional thoughts of people and places from an infinitude of past lives; people and places both tender and haunting; people and
places which are now forever closed to us, yet still remembered through Past Life Recall.

These remembrances would be more of a hindrance than an asset to us in our current journey. We would be so overwhelmed, haunted, confused, obsessed, tormented, and burdened by these past-life memories that we would never be able to accomplish the
objectives we set forth for ourselves when we chose to enter our current incarnation.

Therefore, is it possible that the amniotic fluid we exist in while in the womb is not only a fluid that protects and nurtures us but is also a fluid of un-remembrance; a fluid that gives us Amnesia from remembering not only our past lives but the beauty and magnificence of the Spirit Realm as well?

With all these thoughts taken into consideration, the final questions are these:

Considering the Divine Process of Amnesia which our fetus experiences while in the Amnion, is it in our best interest to attempt Past Life Recalls where all of our questions lie?

Or, is it much healthier, grander and beneficial for us to Learn how to tap into and access the Great Subconscious (something also referred to as the Akashic Records) where all the answers of Eternity lie?

Author: Joseph "Joe" Panek

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