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As I cataloged various past life impressions and obtained new insight to several of them, I noted a particular theme which, the more I examined, the more obvious it became. I went back over both my notes and memories and meditated to obtain more impressions and was able to find one very clear theme spanning at least four previous lives and seems to be finding a foothold in this life...each of which is based in law and the search for justice and the ability to properly apply it. The sequence and circumstances follow:
Late 1200's Nottinghamshire: as lord of the manor I was the judge and the jury for my fiefdom; I meted out justice for those who had perpetrated crimes "against the King" within my boundaries...matters of equity (moral or fairness) were dealt with by the church. One message of this lifetime (among many others) was that justice and right has value beyond what can be seen and felt, with impact well beyond those involved with the issue.
Late 1600's to Early 1700's London: initially a barrister, then a judge...lawlessness became rampant and the king demanded his justice system clean up the criminal element; simple assaults and batteries, and any crimes committed "on a person" became capital offenses and were dealt with swiftly. I was one of the "hanging judges" who became a target when the king died...my brutal murder was at the hands of a mob in the street. One of the messages of that lifetime was the need to find a balance in delivering justice.
Late 1700's United states: a colonial planter educated as a lawyer; rewrote portions of statutes enabling colonial governments to convert to state governments and ensure all aspects of royal administration were removed and the principles of the revolution and its philosophy of justice implemented. A message of that lifetime illustrated an intent to provide a direction and framework within which society may establish and maintain justice in a manner consistent with the rights of man.
1870's Arizona Territory: initially a Chicago lawyer, appointed to the federal bench, and took a territorial judgeship in northern Arizona to replace a corrupt judge and attempt to bring justice to an area intent on finding justice through "might makes right". I applied the law to crimes which had heretofore been either overlooked or bought off. Local resistance to change was powerful but I was intent on providing meaning to justice and the law. At one point the locals adverse to my efforts followed me home and employed first physical "persuasive tactics" intent on softening my resolve, though when obvious I wouldn't comply, they implemented vivisection and mutilation, and dragged my body through town to set an example. Word quickly got to the federal seat that locals killed a federal judge and the perpetrators were caught and dealt with and permanent law was established in that area ensuring justice would continue. A message of that lifetime was one of understanding that justice matters, even more than the life of one man.
Mid-1900's to current: obtained a law degree through a string of serendipitous events, pulled into a successful practice through another string of unlikely circumstances, being drawn to teach ethics and the necessity of properly applied justice to law students and watching with incredulity as various opportunities to do just that arise.
It strikes me that the lives I have lived illustrate an ongoing theme...a focus on justice and establishing its proper application. In this lifetime, I have always very clearly seen matters in which justice was improperly applied or simply ignored, and while the unfairness was worthy of comment my level of frustration and an intense sense of inefficacy resulted in my inaction. Now my apparent path is putting me in a position to focus attention on injustice or improperly applied justice and the manner in which I am to do it is becoming more and more clear. I see this as a very meaningful and useful benefit to the knowledge of my past lives, and it further grants me greater self assurance and understanding of the impressions I get regarding matters of justice...in my mind I've "done it all before".
Late 1200's Nottinghamshire: as lord of the manor I was the judge and the jury for my fiefdom; I meted out justice for those who had perpetrated crimes "against the King" within my boundaries...matters of equity (moral or fairness) were dealt with by the church. One message of this lifetime (among many others) was that justice and right has value beyond what can be seen and felt, with impact well beyond those involved with the issue.
Late 1600's to Early 1700's London: initially a barrister, then a judge...lawlessness became rampant and the king demanded his justice system clean up the criminal element; simple assaults and batteries, and any crimes committed "on a person" became capital offenses and were dealt with swiftly. I was one of the "hanging judges" who became a target when the king died...my brutal murder was at the hands of a mob in the street. One of the messages of that lifetime was the need to find a balance in delivering justice.
Late 1700's United states: a colonial planter educated as a lawyer; rewrote portions of statutes enabling colonial governments to convert to state governments and ensure all aspects of royal administration were removed and the principles of the revolution and its philosophy of justice implemented. A message of that lifetime illustrated an intent to provide a direction and framework within which society may establish and maintain justice in a manner consistent with the rights of man.
1870's Arizona Territory: initially a Chicago lawyer, appointed to the federal bench, and took a territorial judgeship in northern Arizona to replace a corrupt judge and attempt to bring justice to an area intent on finding justice through "might makes right". I applied the law to crimes which had heretofore been either overlooked or bought off. Local resistance to change was powerful but I was intent on providing meaning to justice and the law. At one point the locals adverse to my efforts followed me home and employed first physical "persuasive tactics" intent on softening my resolve, though when obvious I wouldn't comply, they implemented vivisection and mutilation, and dragged my body through town to set an example. Word quickly got to the federal seat that locals killed a federal judge and the perpetrators were caught and dealt with and permanent law was established in that area ensuring justice would continue. A message of that lifetime was one of understanding that justice matters, even more than the life of one man.
Mid-1900's to current: obtained a law degree through a string of serendipitous events, pulled into a successful practice through another string of unlikely circumstances, being drawn to teach ethics and the necessity of properly applied justice to law students and watching with incredulity as various opportunities to do just that arise.
It strikes me that the lives I have lived illustrate an ongoing theme...a focus on justice and establishing its proper application. In this lifetime, I have always very clearly seen matters in which justice was improperly applied or simply ignored, and while the unfairness was worthy of comment my level of frustration and an intense sense of inefficacy resulted in my inaction. Now my apparent path is putting me in a position to focus attention on injustice or improperly applied justice and the manner in which I am to do it is becoming more and more clear. I see this as a very meaningful and useful benefit to the knowledge of my past lives, and it further grants me greater self assurance and understanding of the impressions I get regarding matters of justice...in my mind I've "done it all before".
. Thank you for sharing
