| Past life regression is the process of going back in | | | | fueled by pure imagery, or possibly the hypnotist's |
| time to one's previous existence, while under hypnosis. | | | | suggestions. |
| Past life regression, also known as PLR fist became | | | | The past life regression therapy begins by being put |
| known in the case of Bridley Murphy in 1952. Virginia | | | | into an unconscious or relaxed state, through hypnosis. |
| Tighe while under hypnosis reported a vision of a 19th | | | | This can be done in a private session, through audio |
| century Irish woman named Bridley Murphy. | | | | tapes, or in a small group. People gain better results |
| Further investigations still have not determined if there | | | | from PLR therapy when it is done under the watchful |
| ever was a 19th century Irish woman named Bridley | | | | eye of a hypno-therapist. While in this state of |
| Murphy. It is fact however, that Ms. Tighe as a child | | | | hypnosis the patient is asked several questions to |
| lived across the street from a girl named Bridlie | | | | reveal their identity. Afterwards, they begin to speak of |
| Murphy Corkell who was of Irish decent. Many believe | | | | what they believe to be their past lives. The whole |
| what Ms. Tighe envisioned as visions of a past life | | | | process takes about one hour. Therapists say, while |
| were actually memories from her childhood. Could this | | | | under this state of hypnosis their clients begin to make |
| be where the factious Bridley Murphy came into play? | | | | amends with their past. The process known as PLR |
| Many people were amazed at Ms. Tighes hypnotic | | | | gained its credibility because some advocates had |
| encounters. Skeptics claim they were not encounters | | | | possessed legitimate credentials, while performing this |
| at all; they were just simply evidence of a confused | | | | procedure. |
| memory or fraud on a count of the hypnotist. | | | | A 1976 study found that out of 100 people forty |
| Many people have a developed belief in reincarnation, | | | | percent described new identities while under past life |
| the rebirth of ones soul in another body. The pure | | | | regression therapy. Biblically it is said that everyone on |
| unknown draws millions to past life regression. PLR | | | | earth had a veil placed in front of our eyes to shield us |
| therapists believe that PLR is healing and helpful for | | | | from the past. It states that each of us had a |
| their patients. Past life regression therapy is supposed | | | | pre-mortal existence before we were born. Then why |
| to enable people to connect with their former selves, | | | | is it through past life regression that people envision |
| while unlocking the secrets of the past. | | | | themselves in factious beings? Further investigations |
| Others would state that PLR is more dangerous for | | | | on past life regression have yet to constitute to the |
| the patients then helpful. PLR encourages patients to | | | | therapy as being true or not. Regardless of the fact, |
| create delusions in their minds, of what they believe to | | | | past life regression therapy is here to stay. Skeptics |
| be this past existence. In reality, however these so | | | | believe it is truly a thing of our imaginations. But, could |
| called "visions" are simply memories of the past. They | | | | past life regression bear some truth? You be the |
| are memories of the patients own past that they have | | | | judge. |
| purposely chosen to block out of their minds. PLR is all | | | | |