The past lives test is a symbolic imagination exercise inspired by reincarnationist traditions, present in Indian philosophies (Hinduism, Buddhism), in the theosophy of Helena Blavatsky (1831-1891) and in the anthroposophy of Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925). It works on the idea that the psyche preserves traces of previous experiences manifesting today as affinities, fears, talents or places we feel "at home".
On Tarotsi we offer this test in a divulgative and symbolic key. Contemporary psychology does not consider "memories of past lives" as real historical recollections: it reads them rather as archetypal imagination, narrative constructions of the Self that may reveal something about us in the present. This is the perspective in which the exercise is offered, without assuming or denying the reincarnation phenomenon.
The test proposes a series of open questions: which era do you feel most connected to, which place in the world feels "at home" without ever living there, what inexplicable fear have you always had, what natural talent seems to come "from nowhere". The tool processes the answers and builds a symbolic life scenario: era, social role, context, lesson that character seems to bring to you today.
In Hinduism and Buddhism, reincarnation (samsara) is part of the cosmological picture: the soul is reborn in cycles under the karma law. In 20th-century theosophy this concept was popularized in the West with "akashic memory" exercises. In late-20th-century transpersonal psychotherapy "past life regressions" work with deep relaxation states to explore imaginative material. None of these traditions should be taken as medical practice.
No. It remains a philosophical-religious framework accepted by some traditions and rejected by others. Alleged "regressions" do not produce verifiable data.
A deep relaxation or light hypnosis technique inducing a state where imaginative scenarios described as "past lives" are explored. Therapeutic value is debated.
No, it is just a symbolic questionnaire. For sensitive people it may bring up emotional material: talk about it with trusted people or a professional.