Oh believe me I didn't purposely hate him. He doesn't work there now, he quit a while ago. It was just when I was around him I would get that horrible feeling of hate out of no where. The first day I met him I had such strong hatred for him and I couldn't control it and I hadn't even talked to him yet. The whole time we worked together I did try and make an effort with him even after I learned about him and his wife (even though it was hard but I wanted a good work environment.) I tried. But every time I got around him it would just come out of no where. I would feel such anger at him.

I've always been a good judge of character too....unfortunately more so with acquaintances of those around me. People in my own life I tend to trust until I get icky feelings about them...people not within "my circle" I know immediately.

You are very lucky you know these things from the get go!

It happened again a few days ago and today. I met this girl that is a friend of one of my other friends and for some reason I didn't like her at all at first. But since I am trying to keep all negatives out of my life I tried to make an effort to like her. She is a very nice person too from what I saw getting to know her during the day. Yet, later that night when we were all leaving I looked at her and felt really bad anger at her... and it was familar anger like she had done something to betray me. But I have never met her before now and she is a really nice girl. I like her and wouldn't mind being friends with her. I saw her again today in the store and decided to talk to her and we got along fine but the whole time I had that feeling like she has betrayed me.

I'm starting to wonder if this has to do with past lives with some people.

We have only this life to lead.  And empathy is based on your current sensitivities. There would be no need to include that dimension to it.