I watched Avatar this past weekend, and it got me thinking about the
fantasy worlds created from human imagination, like Avatar’s Pandora,
the world of wizards in Harry Potter, and the comic book universes of
superheroes. What I’ve come to wonder as a lover of science fiction
and fantasy stories is whether these worlds might be created out of
lingering subconscious memories of past incarnations somewhere other
than Earth.

There have been studies of past and between life regressions where
several people have independently given very similar accounts of
incarnations upon other planets, and have described strong opinions of
spirits about the different planets on which they have lived. Is it
possible that some of the fantastical things created by what we
believe is our imagination might be faint recollections, or even
nostalgic longings for these other worlds?

The theory gleaned from past and between life regressions is that when
a spirit inhabits a new human on Earth, the person should start out
with no conscious memory of where they come from, or any detailed
awareness of the nature of the spiritual universe or any past
incarnations. However sometimes, especially as we grow into our adult
maturity, we start to feel a nagging sensation that maybe we come from
a place much warmer, brighter, and more loving, and that feeling can
consume us if we don’t feel connected to or motivated by our lives on
Earth, with all of its hardship and suffering. For some people, this
feeling can even lead them to commit suicide to escape a life on
Earth.

Likewise, we can start to feel more connected to fantasy worlds than
we do to the “real” world. Some people feel so connected to a fantasy
world that they start living as if they really are a vampire, a
wizard, or a member of Starfleet. People might just call them geeks,
but what if they are channeling memories shared in our collective
consciousness of these other worlds on which our spirits have
previously incarnated?

If there are worlds out there on which we have superpowers, magical
powers, or any other abilities that we don’t have here, that could
help explain our human race’s compulsive obsession with acquiring
power, and why for some people, no amount of power on Earth will ever
be enough to satisfy them; if what they really want is to once again
be able to fly, breathe underwater, connect psychically with animals,
or shoot lightning bolts from their eyes, then mere money and material
possessions won’t compensate for their limitations.

The idea of superior worlds or superpowers is so ubiquitous among
humans’ creativity, and so many people feel such a strong connection
to these fantasy worlds, it makes me think that maybe we didn’t just
invent them from nothing. It would be amazing to find out after my
spirit moves on that Superman’s home planet of Krypton and Avatar’s
Pandora were based on real planets, and that somewhere in the
universe, we really do use magic wands on a daily basis.

Even if those worlds are created from our deepest memories, while we
are here on Earth, they are just fantasy. Obsessing about what we
can’t do won’t help us learn what is possible. Committing to who and
where we are right now will help us feel more at ease on this crazy
rock. But if those other worlds are real, I wonder what memories about
our lives here are recalled, and what the fantasy world of Earth as
seen through the eyes of an alien would look like. What are the most
amazing and special things about being a human on Earth that we will
long for after we are gone?