| Many of my clients have asked me how they could | | | | to visualise, and to keep focused. |
| best prepare for their past life regression session so | | | | Although it is perfectly possible to conduct a past life |
| that they can get the most from this experience. As | | | | regression session using senses other than visual, most |
| everyone's personal requirements and abilities are so | | | | people are so used to using their visual sense to the |
| varied, I've selected the following top 10 factors which I | | | | detriment of their other senses that if they don't get |
| commonly take my clients through during an initial | | | | clear and profound images they tend to feel they are |
| consultation, and prior to the session itself. I've found | | | | doing something wrong, or that the information coming |
| that this to be a big help in improving the quality of the | | | | through is not 'true'. This isn't helped by the depiction of |
| experience; the richness of the information retrieved, | | | | past life regression sessions on television, a very visual |
| and to boost the overall level of satisfaction | | | | medium, where there is usually a backdrop created by |
| experienced. | | | | the producers displaying what the regressed person is |
| 1 What do you want to achieve from the session | | | | 'seeing' - which can be a rather false experience and |
| For example, are you simply curious to know what | | | | expectation-raiser. |
| you may have been in a previous life? Are you | | | | Many people struggle to hold more than a snapshot of |
| interested in reincarnation because you feel drawn to | | | | visual information in their head at any one time, so to |
| a particular era or period in history? Are you seeking a | | | | be able to see movement and scenes flowing |
| healing in order to overcome and let go of a particular | | | | seamlessly one into another can be quite a skill. It all |
| behavioural pattern, or to find out if there is a past life | | | | comes down to how much you can exercise your |
| connection to a physical complaint you may be | | | | creative mental 'muscle' and build up your ability to |
| experiencing? Do you want to explore the possibility | | | | focus and concentrate. Deep trance cannot create or |
| that you may have had a connection with someone, | | | | enhance this ability, as this is very much down to the |
| such as a partner, a close friend or family member in a | | | | individual and is what the individual brings to the session. |
| past life? Do you want to experience a 'between-lives' | | | | 6 Choose a time for your session when you are |
| state, or open up to a deeper connection with your | | | | feeling refreshed and mentally alert |
| spirit guides or explore your spirituality? | | | | This is very important. Many people feel they will be |
| By discussing with your therapist your particular | | | | more relaxed at the end of the working day, able to |
| motivation for this work, your therapist can work with | | | | put the cares of the day aside and therefore be able |
| you to help you to acquire these insights, experiences, | | | | to focus more clearly. This may not be the case for |
| changes and information. While it is impossible to | | | | you. If you are relaxed into a deep trance state in the |
| guarantee success in all these areas, like anything in | | | | evening,for example, and are tired from your working |
| life, if you plan and focus on what it is you want to | | | | day, you may be more likely to fall asleep for part of |
| achieve you are far more likely to succeed. | | | | your past life regression session - which will be |
| 2 Choosing your Past Life Regression therapist | | | | frustrating for both you and the therapist who will need |
| Once you are clear what it is you personally want | | | | to spend some time bringing you back up to a level |
| from your session, you will then be in a better place to | | | | where you are focused and responsive. |
| choose a therapist who best meets your needs. | | | | Far better that you attend earlier in the day when your |
| Some therapists may be unwilling to take on a client | | | | energy is higher and when you are mentally more alert, |
| who is purely a 'curiosity' seeker, as they would prefer | | | | or at the weekend when you may feel more rested |
| to be working therapeutically with their clients. In a | | | | and under less pressure. |
| similar vein, if you want to do some in-depth emotional | | | | Your ability to focus, concentrate and use as many of |
| releases or healing during your session, you will want to | | | | your senses as possible is very important to the |
| choose a therapist who is experienced and prepared | | | | successful outcome of a session. If this is to be your |
| to work with you in this way. | | | | first trance session, I often tell my clients to liken it to |
| Does your therapist offer a free initial consultation | | | | the day of their first driving lesson, but where instead |
| whether in person or over the phone? You may find | | | | of just driving around the back streets for an hour |
| this facility helpful in order to ask any questions you | | | | we're going to be driving the equivalent of London to |
| may have about your session, to discuss any fears, | | | | Edinburgh. This generally helps them to understand the |
| and to establish whether you feel comfortable with the | | | | degree of concentration which is required. |
| therapist and able to maintain a good rapport. | | | | 7 Don't drink or use recreational drugs before or after |
| I generally encourage clients to come along for a free | | | | a session |
| initial consultation prior to any session, as this gives me | | | | This very much ties in with concentration. Whatever |
| the opportunity to explain how I work, to answer any | | | | your particular habits are, if you drink to excess or |
| questions, to manage my clients expectations and to | | | | take recreational drugs the day before, or after your |
| assess their suitability for this work as well as giving | | | | session, not only will you potentially be unable to focus |
| them a brief taster of what it might be like. | | | | clearly during the session, you are quite likely to lose |
| You may also find it helpful to ask for your therapist's | | | | the deep emotional connection with the past life |
| qualifications or training in this work, what their particular | | | | character and their experiences after the session. As |
| interest is in it, and what their experience level is. For | | | | the emotional connection is what for many people |
| example,how many years have they been doing this | | | | makes the whole experience feel very real and |
| work? Have they ever handled spirit releases? | | | | worthwhile, this can have the effect of devaluing the |
| Will you be charged a fixed price for the session, or | | | | session. |
| will you be charged by the hour? Different therapists | | | | In addition, trance work can have a tendency to |
| work and charge in different ways. If you want | | | | intensify experiences, and anyone presenting in a less |
| someone else in the room with you such as a friend or | | | | than clear-headed state is likely to have any |
| a partner, it is best this is negotiated in advance. | | | | substances which are remaining in the body |
| Personally, I won't work a session with anyone else in | | | | strengthened to the point where they might feel |
| the room, as it often puts the client under too much | | | | nauseous. |
| pressure to perform. The client will retain an | | | | 8 Keep the rest of the day relatively clear |
| awareness of the other person in the room and there | | | | A point of particular note for anyone embarking on this |
| may be scenes that they experience which they | | | | work for the first time. As these sessions can be quite |
| wouldn't want the other person to be party to. Often | | | | exhausting, physically, mentally and emotionally, it is |
| having a friend or partner in the room can be very | | | | often better to allow yourself some time to relax and |
| disruptive in terms of energy flows, so I personally | | | | recover after a session. This will also give you some |
| wouldn't encourage it. | | | | time to reflect on the session and any lessons you |
| 3 Discuss any fears or worries before the session | | | | have learnt, or information which you have gained. |
| Once you've chosen your therapist, use their time | | | | Many of my clients benefit from keeping a journal of |
| wisely. If you have any particular fears or worries | | | | their thoughts and feelings about what they have |
| now's the time to raise these issues. Do you have any | | | | experienced. This can, of course, be augmented by a |
| general anxieties about hypnosis or trance work? How | | | | recording or transcript of the session. Most therapists |
| will your therapist handle the situation if you start to | | | | will record or take notes during the session, or allow |
| experience a traumatic memory? Have you had any | | | | you to make your own recording. You should check |
| problems with previous past life regressions or | | | | with your therapist whether they make any provision |
| hypnotic experiences? | | | | for this in advance of your session. There may be a |
| Any unresolved fears or worries may inhibit your ability | | | | charge for this service. |
| to relax and gain the best from your session, so they | | | | 9 Keep an open mind and leave any analysis to the |
| are best dealt with before the session begins. | | | | end of the session |
| Asking about such issues will also help you to feel | | | | This is very important. Although most people relax |
| more comfortable with your therapist and help you to | | | | easily into a trance state, the moment they are asked |
| gain a greater insight into how they work and how | | | | to start describing what they are experiencing whilst in |
| much experience they have in the work and in handling | | | | the trance state, they start to doubt what they are |
| any difficulties which may arise. For example, some | | | | describing and start to analyse it instead. There's no |
| people worry that they won't come out of a trance | | | | quicker way to come up to a more conscious level |
| state at the end of the session (don't worry, this | | | | than to start to critique or analyse your experience. |
| doesn't happen), or are frightened about experiencing | | | | I usually brief my clients about this in advance, and |
| the death of the past-life character or a between-lives | | | | advise that even if what they are initially experiencing |
| state. So it's important to find out how your therapist | | | | seems contrived, or derived from the realms of |
| would handle these situations, and how open they | | | | fantasy, to just go with it. If it isn't related to a past life |
| would be to ceasing the session at the point the past | | | | experience the scene will soon change and the |
| life character dies - if that's what the client wants. | | | | experience will begin to deepen. |
| 4 Read about other people's past life experiences | | | | When you first start to describe what is going on, for |
| There are a number of good books on this subject. | | | | example, what you are wearing on your feet, your |
| Among the more widely read are the books by Brian | | | | body and the length of your hair etc. you may feel |
| Weiss. From reading more about this work you will | | | | quite silly, as if you are making it all up. Don't analyse, |
| gain a sense of what other people have experienced, | | | | just go with it and fairly soon you will start to feel |
| the fact that you may be male or female in your past | | | | much more settled and established in your role as the |
| life regression, be experiencing a rich or poor life, be | | | | past life character. |
| located in any part of the world and in any period of | | | | Also, once you are asked to speak during a session, |
| history, and that you can enter into your past life | | | | you may feel that you are not quite so deeply relaxed |
| experience at any age (although more commonly | | | | as you were at the beginning of the session. To a |
| between the ages of 10 to 25 years old). | | | | certain degree this is true, as you will need to come up |
| You can also discover the healing that other people | | | | through some of the hypnotic levels in order to speak, |
| have achieved from their sessions, the connections | | | | as this is a much more conscious-state function. Once |
| they have made, the patterns they've been able to | | | | you have described for the therapist what is going on, |
| break. But do bear in mind that you will, of course, | | | | don't worry, you will be able to relax back into the |
| always be reading about the successful experiences | | | | story line and a deeper trance state. |
| the writer has observed and the particularly | | | | 10 Post-session support can be helpful |
| noteworthy experiences people have had - your own | | | | Most therapists will be happy to discuss any points |
| initial experience may be more basic. | | | | with you post-session, either to help your |
| 5 Work your mental 'muscle' and build up your ability to | | | | understanding, or to fill in any missing gaps. You may |
| focus and concentrate | | | | want to check that your therapist is willing to support |
| The clients who achieve the richest experiences are | | | | you should any issues come up after the session |
| usually the creative writers in this world. This is | | | | which you find strange or concerning. Some therapists |
| because they are used to holding plots and scenes in | | | | offer phone or e-mail support for a limited time post |
| their head, and following a creative story line which | | | | -session to help you clarify any issues which may arise |
| sometimes unfolds itself spontaneously, or in which the | | | | as a result of your experience, and you may want to |
| characters have their own very clear voices, | | | | check this with your therapist in advance. |
| personalities and issues. | | | | Enjoy |
| The next best thing to creative writing is to allow | | | | As with all new experiences, the more times you do |
| yourself to read copious amounts of fiction, which will | | | | something the easier it becomes. If you are embarking |
| encourage you to visual characters, scenes, and the | | | | on your first past life regression, be kind to yourself, |
| development of a story line. It will also get you using | | | | make sure you've done some visualisation work prior |
| your other senses - smell, touch, taste, hearing - as the | | | | to the session and have practised going into a |
| story progresses. | | | | meditative state, and allow yourself to trust that what |
| Daydreaming is also helpful, and meditation is great for | | | | comes up in the session will be the most appropriate |
| helping to build up the mental stamina you will need in | | | | experience for you on the day. |
| order to focus and concentrate for the duration of | | | | What you are about to embark upon can be a truly |
| what can be a fairly lengthy session (often up to 2 | | | | profound, rich and rewarding experience. |
| hours). Guided visualisations can also help you to learn | | | | |