This is episode 26 of paranormal stories. This week the books are 'Glimpses of Magonia: A Memoir of My Anomalous Experiences' by Emma Woods and 'Past Lives: The Evolution of the Soul' by Paul Williamson.Paul Williamson, 'Past Lives: The Evolution of the Soul'.The notion of past lives is intriguing. If we have lived other lives besides this one, are we able to remember them?What is it that lies in the depths of our consciousness?Is it safe to go there?Will I find memories from far distant times in history?Are past lives real?What will these ‘memories’ tell me about my soul?Do I have the courage to explore and delve into these hidden unknown experiences that lure me?If I go there, I may discover things that change me, that give me a different, deeper outlook about my life. Am I prepared to do that?What about my fears? I do not want to find out something that I would not like. Should I listen to my fears?What if it is all stuff that I make up?To learn about our past lives is a spiritual journey of self-discovery. Do we step forward or go another way? It is up to us. The path we tread is our choice.Paul Williamson shares his experiences based on his work as a past life therapist. He has been doing past life regression work professionally for over 33 years.BioReincarnation is a subject that has fascinated me from the time I first became familiar with it as a teenager.I was born in Australia and spent my years growing up in the country town of Bathurst in NSW and then my teenage years in the desert city of Broken Hill. From a young age, I was very interested in religion, and although I was brought up as a Church of England Christian, I could never quite feel at ease with that as my faith.Then, when I was 18, having moved to Sydney, I was listening to the radio one Sunday night when I heard a broadcast by the Theosophical Society. For the first time, I heard comprehensive accounts about the concepts of reincarnation, karma and the evolution of the soul, and at once this felt like ‘coming home’ and was the beginning of a life-long dedication to this subject.From my teenage years, I was interested in alternative views of society, and as I moved into my 20s, I learnt meditation, started exploring self-development workshops and became fascinated by the New Age Spiritual community in Scotland called the Findhorn Foundation. In the north of NSW, there was an offshoot community connected to Findhorn, called ‘Homeland’ and I became inspired by the ideals of people living from their hearts, attuning to the ‘God’ within and building a world where this would be the norm. When I was 24, I left Australia to stay at Findhorn. I then travelled through Europe, but eventually returned to Findhorn to live at NewBold House. Here I learnt to lead personal development workshops and my interest in the mind and our souls increased.From my wish to go deeper into this, I trained in Hypnotherapy to learn past life regression and in 1988, I became a qualified Hypnotherapist. Having left NewBold House, I then set out to earn my living as a self-employed therapist, leading workshops and conducting individual therapy sessions with people. In the 1990s I trained with Dr Roger Woolger for 3 years, and became inspired by his teachings on Past Life Therapy. I also formed a healing group with Marjorie Wilson and learnt about Spiritual Channelling and Healing.From there, I wrote books, and until now, have had 8 of my books published. In recent times, I have studied the works of Dr Michael Newton and completed my training with the Newton Institute to become a qualified Life Between Lives Therapist. In recent years, I have been travelling internationally to a variety of locations, mainly between Australia and the UK. I have been attending Mind Body Spirit festivals...