...through a guided meditation to find a past talent. When I told her that I didn't see or feel a talent, but I did see myself as a centaur, she said that was called "transmigration". Sometimes people will live different lives as an animal.

Denise has an eclectic background, being involved in many different fields. As a teacher, writer and healer, her expertise ranges from feng shui to space clearing, from past life regression to soul coaching. She is the author of 15 books (Sacred Space is on the best seller list) that have been translated into 26 languages and has been featured on Oprah, Lifetime, Discovery Channel, BBC TV, NBC and CBS. She currently holds retreats at her home in California for Soul Coaching. Read more about Denise at www.deniselinn.com.

The attendees at INATS were presented with copies of one of Denise's books, "Past Lives, Present Miracles." This book clears up many of my own questions. Chapter Four is titled "Tracking Clues...Becoming a Past-Life Detective." In this chapter there are 30 ways you can determine who you might have been in a past life, even without being in an altered state. For instance, as long as I can remember I have written my "7" with a line through it. This is the way the English write their "7's" but I was born in America, as were all my relatives. Past life? I have a knack for wiring electronic things, yet have never taken a class or been an electrician's apprentice. Past life? Denise says to think of yourself as a "past-lief detective" as you gather clues from experiences in your current life.

As a hypnotherapist I have heard people's problems first-hand. But I never considered that the problems may be residuals from past lives. However, an analogy that Denise uses makes sense. "Dealing with problems only in the present can be likened to mowing dandelions. You can cut them down, but they'll keep popping up again and again. It's ony by digging down into the roots that you can prevent them from resurfacing."

I urge you to become a "past-life detective". I am just starting and having a lot of fun with it. Or perhaps you might be interested in one of her other 14 books. Visit her website - www.DeniseLinn.com.

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Until then - Namaste.

Ellen