Author Seann Aswell (related photos) joined guest host Richard Syrett to discuss how reincarnation shapes trauma, talents, and spiritual growth over centuries. Aswell emphasized that recognizing a past life as the Guangxu Emperor began unexpectedly after meeting his co-author, Sara Chou, at an Albuquerque metaphysical workshop. Their immediate connection, Chou's resurfacing memories, and vivid dreams led Aswell to believe in a deeper karmic bond. He described continued research and synchronicities—including Chou's teacher's revelation that she was the Pearl Concubine and unsettling dreams of drowning—as compelling evidence of the reality of reincarnation and their connection across lifetimes.
Aswell described how reincarnation carries past life trauma into the present. Sarah carried a lifelong fear of water, rooted in her violent death by drowning as the concubine, and only recently overcame it. Aswell developed an aversion to eating leftover food, a reflection of the Emperor's death by poisoning, which faded after he and Chou reconnected. These patterns, he suggested, highlight how unresolved trauma can reappear unconsciously across lifetimes. He revealed how dreams convey these hidden past-life experiences until research or spiritual exploration unearths their context.
Aswell emphasized that their experiences illustrated a broader journey of the soul through reincarnation, not limited to one shared life but spanning centuries, including the Ming Dynasty. From his perspective, reincarnation is a process of growth and refinement, where talents, personality traits, and even spiritual abilities evolve over lifetimes. He identified his own enduring metaphysical interests and psychic sensitivities as the result of prior lifetimes devoted to monastic study. He framed reincarnation as a narrative arc of soul development, where each life builds upon the last, offering opportunities to heal, expand, and serve.
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Open Lines followed in the latter half of the program. Bill from Tennessee expressed his difficulty reconciling reincarnation with his Christian faith, noting his Lutheran faith tradition. He described a remote viewing experience where he visited the dark side of the moon and saw a cavern used as a mausoleum for extraterrestrial fighters. Bill revealed that synchronicity and the mind's connection to the cosmos can facilitate remote viewing. He described the extraterrestrials as having gruesome features and suggested that there are good, bad, and ugly elements in the universe, much like on Earth.
Aaron from Arizona shared a vivid dream about seeing three multi-colored UFOs flying over downtown Phoenix. He described the UFOs as being large and flying in a triangular shape, causing him to feel frightened. Reggie from Georgia phoned in to express his condolences for Charlie Kirk's family and reflected on the issue of hate and intolerance. He criticized the quick judgment of people with different beliefs. Richard shared his belief in spiritual warfare and the fallen nature of the world. Reggie acknowledged the difficulty of changing the world's fallen state and the importance of trying to make it better.