A Past Life?

[poliphilo]

I had a dream last night that might just incorporate a past life experience. 

I was with a catholic recusant family. I wasn't aware of any details that would date the experience- though I presume we were in the 16th or early 17th century- nor was it clear how I stood with the family: I could have been one of them or merely a friendly observer. One of the sons was about to journey to Rome to train as a priest, accompanied by an older man who I took to be a  steward or trusted upper servant. This older man may also have been going to train as a priest. There was an atmosphere of heaviness and secrecy. 

So was I once an English catholic priest- charged with restoring the old faith- an agent of the counter-Reformation?  It would fit.

Comments

[algabal.livejournal.com]

I'm curious as to where there is something specifically about priesthood that relates to your 'deeper' identity.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

All I know is that this priestly thing has been hanging about me for most of my life. I've tried to shake it off, but it keeps coming back. It seems to inform the way I relate to other people.

I am someone who very much likes to be alone.