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Past Life Regression Therapy Explained for Boomers

Past life regression therapy or PLR is based on the principle of re-incarnation. It means that all of us have had many past lives and that life and death are a part of a constant cycle. According to the believers of past life regression therapy a lot of our present problems may result from the cellular memories of our past lives. For instance a phobia of water could be the result of death by drowning in a past life. PLR therapists claim that unexplained pains and aches in the body, a variety of psychological problems, negative relationships and sometimes even some diseases could be the result of painful or troubled past life memories.

How does PLR therapy work?

Past life regression therapists use clinical hypnosis to delve into their client’s subconscious. According to believers of PLR, the memories of all our past lives are buried somewhere in our subconscious, we may believe that some of our actions and thoughts are our natural instincts but they are actually directed by our subconscious. For instance an instinctive dislike towards someone could be the result of a negative relationship shared with them in a past life.

The therapist starts a PLR session by inducing a trance like state in the client, then with the help of visual imagery one is supposedly transported to a past life. The client sees images and scenes of a past life (which may be affecting his/her present life) replayed in front of his/her eyes like a movie, some may see it as flashes and to others the images appear as they do in the mind’s eye. The therapist takes the client through the important years of the life they are seeing and finally moves towards the time of the client’s death in the previous life. The client sees himself/herself dying, feels like he/she is floating towards the sky, with the help of suggestions from the therapist the client is able to see his/her angels. Most people report receiving messages at this stage about the purpose of their previous life and sometimes even about the purpose and problems in their present life; with this the session is concluded and the therapist brings the client out of their trance (hypnosis). People who have undergone this therapy claim that seeing a past life is like standing at a distance and watching yourself, you feel real emotions, yet you know you are only a silent by-stander watching images of a life you have already lived.

It is believed that once you realize that your present problems are the result of painful memories from your past life, you will able to overcome them.

Does it have scientific validity?

The scientific and the medical world do not endorse and strongly disagree with claims of past life regression therapists. They attribute any positive effects of past life therapy to the placebo effect, which means that people believe they are getting better because, they are told that the therapy would help them. Moreover, non-believers also suggest that what people call an “image/scene of a past life” is actually just their imagination and the suggestions from therapists make them feel that their imagination is real. According to psychiatrists sometimes we confuse a lucid dream or vividly imagined experience with an actual memory(these are called false memories). We recall the imagined or dreamt experience as real, even though the event or incident never happened in real life. Past life memories according to many psychiatrists and doctors is exactly that, our imagination which seems real.

So should one believe in it?

Though there is no proven research which suggests that we actually have multiple lives or that our past lives have any affect on our present lives, a lot of people not only believe in this therapy but claim that they have benefitted from it. In fact a famous psychiatrist Dr. Brian Weiss is one of the most talked about and prominent advocates of this therapy. Yet, if one listens to the voice of so called “rationality” doubts are bound to arise. Moreover all religions do not agree with the concept of re-incarnation either, therefore to believe or not to believe becomes a matter of faith and choice.

Past life regression therapy or PLR is based on the principle of re-incarnation. It means that all of us have had many past lives and that life and death are a part of a constant cycle. According to the believers of past life regression therapy a lot of our present problems may result from the cellular memories of our past lives. For instance a phobia of water could be the result of death by drowning in a past life. PLR therapists claim that unexplained pains and aches in the body, a variety of psychological problems, negative relationships and sometimes even some diseases could be the result of painful or troubled past life memories.

How does PLR therapy work?

Past life regression therapists use clinical hypnosis to delve into their client’s subconscious. According to believers of PLR, the memories of all our past lives are buried somewhere in our subconscious, we may believe that some of our actions and thoughts are our natural instincts but they are actually directed by our subconscious. For instance an instinctive dislike towards someone could be the result of a negative relationship shared with them in a past life.

The therapist starts a PLR session by inducing a trance like state in the client, then with the help of visual imagery one is supposedly transported to a past life. The client sees images and scenes of a past life (which may be affecting his/her present life) replayed in front of his/her eyes like a movie, some may see it as flashes and to others the images appear as they do in the mind’s eye. The therapist takes the client through the important years of the life they are seeing and finally moves towards the time of the client’s death in the previous life. The client sees himself/herself dying, feels like he/she is floating towards the sky, with the help of suggestions from the therapist the client is able to see his/her angels. Most people report receiving messages at this stage about the purpose of their previous life and sometimes even about the purpose and problems in their present life; with this the session is concluded and the therapist brings the client out of their trance (hypnosis). People who have undergone this therapy claim that seeing a past life is like standing at a distance and watching yourself, you feel real emotions, yet you know you are only a silent by-stander watching images of a life you have already lived.

It is believed that once you realize that your present problems are the result of painful memories from your past life, you will able to overcome them.

Does it have scientific validity?

The scientific and the medical world do not endorse and strongly disagree with claims of past life regression therapists. They attribute any positive effects of past life therapy to the placebo effect, which means that people believe they are getting better because, they are told that the therapy would help them. Moreover, non-believers also suggest that what people call an “image/scene of a past life” is actually just their imagination and the suggestions from therapists make them feel that their imagination is real. According to psychiatrists sometimes we confuse a lucid dream or vividly imagined experience with an actual memory(these are called false memories). We recall the imagined or dreamt experience as real, even though the event or incident never happened in real life. Past life memories according to many psychiatrists and doctors is exactly that, our imagination which seems real.

So should one believe in it?

Though there is no proven research which suggests that we actually have multiple lives or that our past lives have any affect on our present lives, a lot of people not only believe in this therapy but claim that they have benefited from it. In fact a famous psychiatrist Dr. Brian Weiss is one of the most talked about and prominent advocates of this therapy. Yet, if one listens to the voice of so called “rationality” doubts are bound to arise. Moreover all religions do not agree with the concept of re-incarnation either, therefore to believe or not to believe becomes a matter of faith and choice.

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Past Life Regression Techniques

Past life regression techniques include different proficiencies such as hypnotic techniques and non-hypnotic techniques for recalling the past lives. When individuals approach a PLR (past life regression) therapist, the therapist may use any of the techniques in which they have obtained certification.

In certain past life regression techniques, therapists perform hypnotism on the individuals. It includes the condition in which individuals slip into altered state of mind and consciousness. In this stage, therapists take a particular subject, which is bothering individuals in their present lives. There are two techniques in hypnotism method.

Past Life Regression Technique 1:

In this method, therapists take individuals in hypnotism state as described above. However, in this method, therapists may create or set up an atmosphere so that individuals go back in their past lifetime. In this state, therapists take any particular subject and root it in the mind of individuals by giving constant prompting.

Therapists inquire about the subject in such a way that individuals reach relaxation levels. In this state of sub-consciousness, therapists try to access the past life memories.

After reaching the desired level of consciousness, the subject is then lapsed gradually to the in-utero stage wherein individuals recall flashes of their inter-life conditions, and their past lives memories glitter in the awareness of subject. As a result, individuals describe those memories verbally.

Cause-Effect Or Karma:

Second type of past life regression techniques in hypnotism includes cause-effect method. This method follows the principle of karma (principle of existing, causes and effects). Some therapists believe that, whatever individuals do in past lives, their effects are directly seen in present lives. Thus, if people do something good in their past life, they do not usually encounter problems in their present life.

Therapists consider the birth time, date, and state of the individuals to obtain information about their past life. In short, an individual’s past creates a pertinent effect on the present physical, emotional, spiritual or mental health. For instance, therapists say if past vows, promises, decisions or thoughts remain unfulfilled, then they may create adverse effects on the individual’s present life.

Non-Hypnotic Method:

In non-hypnotic techniques or bridge techniques, intense emotions, words, visions, phrases or physical sensations may instantly bridge conflicts of the present life to the past.
Here, individuals automatically slip into consciousness without having to undergo the formal transition state.

Thus, past life regression techniques help to identify root of problems and this helps to clear unwarranted fears and overcome present life difficulties.

Past Life Regression Training:

Past life regression training helps people whose memories haunt them. Past lives exist in the memories of people. When human soul restores to life, the traumatic memories recreate keeping individuals from living peacefully. They return to conscious awareness due to many factors such as depression, anxiety, obsessions, panic attacks, anger, physical pain that is beyond explanation, nightmare and phobias.

Past life regression training offers individuals to look beyond illusions and confusions of life. It proves beneficial in bringing about past life healing that resounds in present life.

Objective:

Past life regression training helps the emotional experiences or unconscious mind to become conscious completely. Main objective of past life regression training is to resolve the unconscious scripts based on survival, which affect negatively on a person’s health, lifestyle and behavior.

Training Methodology:

Past life regression training in the initial four days makes individuals familiar with how past lives work. Training workshops complete the training for the remaining four days.

While having an insight of any individual’s past, past life regression training covers a wide range of topics as below:

1.It asks directive questions for exploring the past life.
2.Imagery subject to guidance regarding past lives.
3.Past life regression training deals with the experience of death.
4.Identification of shut down points.
5.This program helps to recognize and overcome attachments at the time of death.
6.Past life regression training uses techniques for avoiding any diversion when it explores past lives.
7.It integrates the soul fragments of its clients.
8.It aims at finding techniques so there is forgiveness and reconciliation in the realms of the spirit.
9.Past life regression training uses mediation methods along with the use of guides and spirit helpers.
10.The purpose of such training workshops is to finish the work that was left undone in past life.

Body Therapy:

Here, regression therapists explore and transform present life memory of individuals. The body therapy works with the body patterns. The therapists interview clients so they recollect past memories.

Regression Therapy:

Past life regression training covers past life of an individual, which includes covering memories from recent life too. It resolves the disputes related to past life, which distort an individual’s emotional, physical and mental well-being in recent life.

The training program goes deep into finding the root cause disturbing an individual’s life. Past life regression training heals a person from within and helps to attain emotional, physical and spiritual relief.

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