| Hypnosis is the principle method used to regress | | | | experience. It is possible to go to a traumatic episode |
| someone to a past life. As a result, clients often | | | | during a regression, but though the experience might |
| express concerns about the safety of both hypnosis | | | | be quite dramatic, it is invariably constructive. In a |
| and the regression process. It is therefore necessary | | | | therapeutic setting it is frequently the aim of the |
| to dispel any misconceptions or apprehensions about | | | | therapist to enable a patient to recall a traumatic event |
| hypnosis before one can deal with the question of | | | | which is at the root of a particular symptom and |
| whether or not past life regression is safe. | | | | thereby purge any associated pathogenic memories |
| Many years ago, I was asked to be on a phone-in | | | | through the process of catharsis. In a non-therapeutic |
| radio program dealing with past life regression. I recall | | | | setting, it is advantageous to temporarily detach the |
| one caller who asked if I knew that hypnosis was a | | | | client from the scene so that they are looking down at |
| tool of the Devil. I responded by saying that I was not | | | | what is happening while remaining calm and relaxed. |
| as familiar with the Devil as he might be, but if the Devil | | | | The client can view the events to completion while |
| used hypnosis, it must be a very effective tool. A | | | | remaining composed. |
| frequent concern about hypnosis is that of control. Is | | | | Yet another concern is that one may find out that they |
| the hypnotized person controlled by the hypnotist? The | | | | were extremely evil in a past life. While this is possible, |
| answer is that all hypnosis is self hypnosis and the | | | | most people who encounter such a life tend to avoid |
| hypnotist is a facilitator who enables their client to go | | | | exploring it unless it is particularly relevant to their |
| into trance. The client is always in control and they | | | | present life. If they do go to such a life, all I say is, |
| won't do anything they don't want to do. There are | | | | "Look how far you have progressed!" It is also |
| several other common misconceptions and concerns | | | | important to remember that you may have chosen |
| about hypnosis which I will not go into in this article. | | | | such a life to facilitate the development of other souls. |
| Some clients or students who have not experienced | | | | Knowledge of having lived a life of evil is not |
| past life regression have concerns about the safety of | | | | something to brag about, but it is not going to be |
| the process. One common fear is that they might be | | | | devastating. It is easy to counter such a life with one |
| open to being possessed by some malevolent spirit. | | | | that was selfless and noble. |
| This sentiment has been expressed by certain well | | | | Past life regression is a potent technique for |
| known writers. I do not adhere to this conviction, but I | | | | therapeutic change and for personal growth. It is, |
| will place a protective white light around a client who | | | | however, no more dangerous than meditation which is |
| expresses this concern. I do not believe in possession | | | | also a powerful tool for self development. The only |
| by evil spirits and I certainly do not believe that you | | | | problem with meditation is that it takes self discipline |
| expose yourself to any external harm during a | | | | and years of practice to achieve constructive results. |
| regression session. There is the concept of walk-ins | | | | Past life regression can achieve results in a much |
| which can occur, but only by mutual consent and | | | | shorter period of time. It is not uncommon for a phobia |
| never during a regression session. (A walk-in is a soul | | | | to be eliminated or for a relationship issue to be |
| who takes over a body when the original soul decides | | | | resolved in one session. Both past life regression and |
| that they cannot continue in the life they are in. The | | | | meditation are valuable techniques; both are completely |
| new soul takes it over because it feels it can benefit | | | | safe. The only danger that can come from exploring |
| from that life. ) | | | | your past lives is from those people who disapprove |
| Another fear that is frequently expressed is that the | | | | of past life regression. Such disapproval is often |
| person might go to a traumatic event in a past life and | | | | spawned from ignorance. |
| that they may be psychologically damaged by the | | | | |