Past Life Memories: Difference between revisions

[['''Past Life Memories]]''' are memories that a reincarnated character gains from previous incarnations of their soul.

When [[Reincarnation]] and [['''Past Life Memories]]''' are presented as being real within the context of a story, It often works in a way similar to [[Genetic Memory]], by giving the character knowledge and skills that they would otherwise be unlikely to gain for themselves. [['''Past Life Memories]]''' often manifest as [[Dreaming of Times Gone By]]. On rarer occasions, an entire identity from a past incarnation my start to emerge, resulting in a [[Split Personality]]. Sometimes a character will undergo a [[Split Personality Merge]], with their current identity combining with that of a previous incarnation, giving them complete access to the memories and skills of the previous incarnation and resulting in a major [[Level Up]].

In most works with [[Reincarnation]], the majority of characters do not gain [['''Past Life Memories]]''', so having them is often a sign of being a particularly important soul, perhaps even [[The Chosen One]].

Of course, in other works, [[Reincarnation]] is presented as not being true, and claims to having memories from past lives are treated as a sign of eccentricity or even insanity. A character making a claim to having [['''Past Life Memories]]''' still invokes this trope.

[[Real Life]] public figures that can be verified as making claims to experiencing [['''Past Life Memories]]''' are acceptable examples, as long as it is clear that these are claims only and this is not the place to debate whether or not these beliefs have any foundation in reality. [[Troper Tales]] should not be included under the [[Real Life]] heading.

* The film ''[[Dead Again]]'' has a hypnotist who specializes in [[Past Life Regression]] hypnotherapy of his subjects -- tosubjects—to help them overcome psychological obstacles, and to help him find and procure antiques they encountered in their previous lives. He even does it to the film's protagonsists.