My Journey Through Time: A Spiritual Memoir of Life, Death, and Rebirth

My Journey Through Time: A Spiritual Memoir of Life, Death, and Rebirth

My Journey Through Time is a spiritual memoir that sheds light on the workings of karma— the law of cause and effect that creates one’s present circumstances and relationships—as we see it unfold through Dena’s vivid memories of her previous births. We travel back in time as Dena learns of a life in early 20th century Russia, ranging from the overthrow of the Czar through Nazi Germany; then it’s back further to a life in early 19th century America in the Deep South, and before that to a time in Africa in the early 18th century. Her lives in the East—in Persia, Japan, and India—go back to the 15th-17th centuries. Wth each past life, we can see the way in which it has impacted her present life, how it has stemmed from the end of the previous birth, and how it will influence her next life. Dena Merriam is the founder of an interfaith organization, the Global Peace Initiative of Women. A long-time disciplined meditator, Dena’s access to her past lives brings a clearer awareness and purpose to her present life, and also overcomes any fear of death. The memories are triggered when Dena meets a new person or visits a new place in her current life. The memories bring remembrances of past suffering, but also recollections of spiritual teachers and wise guidance. She has not used and does not advocate past-life regressions or hypnosis as a way to prompt memories to return. Dena has decided to share her story, despite being a very private person, in hopes that it can provide comfort and awaken the inner knowing of your own ongoing journey through time. “Reading My Journey Through Time is like drinking from the precious stream of true spiritual teachings. Merriam's writing is excellent. The stories of her past lives are interwoven with a profound commentary on the truth and meaning they bestow to the serious spiritual adept.” ―Lama Palden Drolma, author of Love on Every Breath “I cannot stop thinking about this remarkable book. It’s a most satisfying can't-put-it-down kind of read! It has inspired me to reflect on my own life and the glimpses I've had, over the decades, of past lives that appeared to have contributed to what has unfolded for me in this one.” ―Lynda Terry, author of The 11 Intentions: Invoking the Sacred Feminine as a Pathway to Inner Peace Read this book to discover the unity of all religions―one truth, one Divine reality expressed through many narratives and our awakening consciousness. Discover that living in two worlds, that of our dreams and remembrances and daily life, is often a way for us to know more about ourselves. ―Sheryl Glick, RMT, host of Healing from Within Dena Merriam is a renowned international interfaith leader and was Vice Chair of the Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious Leaders at the UN. She convened a meeting of women spiritual leaders also at the UN and founded the Global Peace Initiative of Women (GPIW) in 2002. For 45 years she has been a student of Paramahansa Yogananda. She holds an MS from Columbia University. In 2014 she won the Niwano Peace Prize for her interfaith peace efforts. She is the author of My Journey Through Time: A Spiritual Memoir, The Untold Story of Sita, and When the Bright Moon Rises. My vision of myself as a small child in Russia had not awakened any memories of that time. Intuitively I knew what I had seen was true. Without a doubt I knew myself to be that child, but I knew no more of the story. I had a natural curiosity, but I had never really been obsessed about knowing the details. I was too busy living this life. But from the moment Jay started speaking to me in Russian, something shifted. It didn’t matter that I didn’t understand him. What mattered was that he was speaking to me in Russian as if I should understand. It is said that every act and every thought that has ever emerged from any being is recorded and stored in the ethers, in what is often referred to as the Akashic Records. Nothing is lost or gone, only hidden from sight. Masters are able to access these records. We, too, have that ability as we develop spiritually. That night I was driving back home from my office in the city, about halfway through the one-hour trip. The sound of Jay speaking to me in Russian was going through my mind. Although I didn’t understand the words, I was reflecting on the feelings the sounds had evoked―feelings of sadness, which I didn’t understand but couldn’t shake. Locked in this sadness and confused by it, I suddenly saw her. She arose in my mind’s eye and I saw her as clearly as if she were standing before me in physical form. Her gentle violet eyes were filled with love, the darkness of her hair a vivid contrast to her pale white skin. Her hair was pulled up and wrapped around the back of her head with bits of wave falling to the side. Her waist was very slender. Papa took great pride in Mama’s slender waist, even after bearing three children. She was dressed according to the fashion of the early 1900s. She was beautiful and, at th