Hi all, new to this site but not new to past life regression and such.

First of all, I noticed a few posts down, there's a post that argues the possibility of a soul reincarnating from an animal's/plant's body into a human's body. I, for one, believe very strongly that the same soul can start out an animal or a plant and end as a human being, and vice versa. The reason for this belief is plain and simple, I was an animal in a previous life. Throughout my entire life, especially as a young child, I've had many quite vivid dreams of being a beautiful Canada Lynx running through a beautiful boreal Canadian forest, and then remember being captured in a cruel bear trap and being taken away by a hunter (who seemed to be Asian). The dream would end there, but every now and then I'd have an extension to that dream and I'd find myself scared s**tless in a cage watching the Asian man skin a helpless animal. Then it was my turn, the man repeatedly smashed my skull in with a hammer which didn't kill me and I was skinned alive and fully conscious. Most horrible end to a life, it has terribly affected me emotionally in this lifetime. I still burst into tears everytime I think about it. In case people are still skeptical, there is quite a lot more evidence to my belief of this that I won't go into unless someone asks...

Back onto the main topic, the past year or so I've been having dreams of swimming in the ocean. Sometimes I'll be swimming close to a reef, other times I'll be swimming along side whales. I never really got a good look at myself though, so I was led to believe I was in the form of a fish or dolphin or whatever. And then one night, and lots of nights after that, I finally saw myself. I had a long, very pretty goldish yellow scaley tail and features somewhat like a human female, but my fingers were quite long and webbed. I also had breasts like a female. In this dream I was just resting in the water, and then I felt something brush past behind me so I turned around and there was another mermaid. Her face was close to that of a human but still not the same. She had quite a long face, and instead of ears there were a pair of gills. She just floated there looking at me with a playful look on her face, and then I realised we were playing tag so I swam after her. We swam so fast, faster than any sea creature I've seen, it was the most awesome feeling, I'd say the rush I got was equivalent to flying. The dream ends there, but continued a few nights later with the mermaid I was playing with swimming out of sight and me being chased by a hammerhead shark. Although this shark chased me I was still too fast for it. That's it for the dreams.
I also feel I have a strong connection with the ocean. I just want to swim, and strangely enough I want to swim topless. Coincidentally, I am a very good swimmer from birth, no lessons ever needed, and I'm a very fast swimmer compared to most.
I know that by telling you this I'm pretty much asking to be admitted into an assylum. I sort of don't believe it either. I have no belief in mermaids whatsoever. But it seems too real to pass it off as "just a dream". The feelings I felt, the things I saw, the sounds, all felt way too real. I'm hoping for a reasonable explanation besides "it was just dreams". Otherwise, could mermaids really exist? And was I one of them?
Sorry for such a long post, I like to talk :P

I dunno if thats possible, but it sounds absolutely beautiful. I love mermaids. Mermaids and fairys are my thing.  Im so sorry about your experiences as the lynx...it breaks my heart. Ive never heard of the idea of being animals in past lives, but of course anything is possible. And if you say you think you were a mermaid...you probably were.

Hugs peace and blessings.
Jen

you could have been a mermaid all myth have some fact in them you mermaid could have die out over the years and it could be you may come to know life as per your dreams they have something to teach you so you may want learn from them it was once said we could change form at will in our dreams then you done what most only dream of that anice thought as far as being nuts you want to write your dream as story and make money other have we each bring something form our past life with us dreams or knowing about something you know with knowing that the best knowing of all so I like here more from you on posting here and as always have a nice day:-)

I have a thought...  there are theories out there that some dreams are crossing into parallel dimensions, and that time isn't linear, but dimensional, and that our souls do not belong to this single dimension, but to many.  Maybe you're not experiencing past lives, but crossing into other dimensions, where other splits of your soul exist.

it's an interesting idea, anyway...    

Sorry, haven't been on here in a while

Silvermoon, that's an interesting theory you have there. I'm actually hoping that that is, in fact, what is happening, it's just the best feeling I'd love to be able to go through it again and again. Although, ever since I posted this topic, the dreams have stopped :( If it really is a past life of mine, I guess my dreams were wanting me to tell people about it and tell them mermaids aren't the fictional beings people make them out to be.

Either way, thanks for the responses I just felt I needed to get it off my chest