What the heck is past life regression?!!!
What IS past life regression?
For starters, you don't need to believe in 'past lives' to experience the benefits of past life regression.
There's at least three different, equally valid, ways* to think about the images and experiences that tend to arise in a past life regression session ...
1. Conventional Reality - Client Initiated Metaphor - This idea of reality presumes that we only have one life. Therefore the impressions that people get during a past life regression are considered helpful metaphors created by their mind that relate to their life.
2. Spiritual Reality - Higher Consciousness - This idea is based on the premise that we have one soul that travels through time, learning lessons along the way. Many religions adhere to this idea.
3. Ultimate Reality - Superconscious - This idea transcends the limits of time and space and contains the understanding that we are all part of one harmonious energy.
It doesn't matter which one you subscribe to: they all 'work'.
Personally, I've gone from a one to a two to a three. However, I don't expect you to believe any of this. Why should I? I didn't even KNOW about any of this stuff - let alone believe it - until three years ago.
If your brain is freaking out at this point - yet you are intrigued - I suggest you go off and read a book by Dr Brian Weiss
This is what MY understanding of past life regression is based on: it's based on having acquired a science PhD, researched and practiced psychology for 15 years, helped hundreds of people, read MANY books on psychology and spirituality, talked to MANY academics, clinicians and therapists from a range of disciplines, trained myself in a range of disciplines from the humanistic therapies, behavior science and habit modification, to hypnotherapy, and having been on the receiving end of therapist practitioners ranging from CBT to psychotherapy to Reiki to hypnotherapists to spiritual therapists.
In the interests of research, I've even attended a burlesque show with a clinical psychologist and sex therapist (If you like, you can read about that here).
So, based on all that research, this is what I understand so far:
Basically, reincarnation is a thing. Even more, we choose our lives based on the lessons we want to learn for our soul's progression - enlightenment, if you will.
But it's more that we choose lives that will offer us opportunities. Our free-will comes in to play in that we choose to learn the lessons - or not.
You don't need to view this from a spiritual perspective (viewpoints 2 & 3) for it to make sense. Think of the person who goes from destructive relationship to destructive relationship. They clearly have lessons to learn. That person may be you. (I speak as someone who spent far too long in destructive relationships - but I have finally learned the lessons :)
The lessons invariably come back to forgiveness, compassion and unconditional love. Again, you don't need to be spiritually inclined to view those as worthy aspirations and practices.
I just read this Instagram post which sums it up pretty well:**
Anything that annoys you is teaching you patience
Anyone who abandons you is teaching you how to stand on your own two feet
Anything that angers you is teaching you forgiveness and compassion
Anything that has power over you is teaching you how to take your power back
Anything you hate is teaching you unconditional love
Anything you fear is teaching you courage to overcome your fear
Anything you can't control is teaching you how to let go
I also suggest reading what to expect in a Past Life Regression session
* Thanks to Sara Wilson of the NZSPH and MindGarden Hypnotherapy for these three definitions
**From The Age of Enlightenment - reposted on Soul 33's Insta stories 14/08/20
Click here to pay for and confirm a past life regression session
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Click here to read testimonials about moi
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Click here to read FAQ about past life regression
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Click here to read goss about Dr Rebecca Stafford aka Dr Habit
There's at least three different, equally valid, ways* to think about the images and experiences that tend to arise in a past life regression session ...
1. Conventional Reality - Client Initiated Metaphor - This idea of reality presumes that we only have one life. Therefore the impressions that people get during a past life regression are considered helpful metaphors created by their mind that relate to their life.
2. Spiritual Reality - Higher Consciousness - This idea is based on the premise that we have one soul that travels through time, learning lessons along the way. Many religions adhere to this idea.
3. Ultimate Reality - Superconscious - This idea transcends the limits of time and space and contains the understanding that we are all part of one harmonious energy.
It doesn't matter which one you subscribe to: they all 'work'.
Personally, I've gone from a one to a two to a three. However, I don't expect you to believe any of this. Why should I? I didn't even KNOW about any of this stuff - let alone believe it - until three years ago.
If your brain is freaking out at this point - yet you are intrigued - I suggest you go off and read a book by Dr Brian Weiss
This is what MY understanding of past life regression is based on: it's based on having acquired a science PhD, researched and practiced psychology for 15 years, helped hundreds of people, read MANY books on psychology and spirituality, talked to MANY academics, clinicians and therapists from a range of disciplines, trained myself in a range of disciplines from the humanistic therapies, behavior science and habit modification, to hypnotherapy, and having been on the receiving end of therapist practitioners ranging from CBT to psychotherapy to Reiki to hypnotherapists to spiritual therapists.
In the interests of research, I've even attended a burlesque show with a clinical psychologist and sex therapist (If you like, you can read about that here).
So, based on all that research, this is what I understand so far:
Basically, reincarnation is a thing. Even more, we choose our lives based on the lessons we want to learn for our soul's progression - enlightenment, if you will.
But it's more that we choose lives that will offer us opportunities. Our free-will comes in to play in that we choose to learn the lessons - or not.
You don't need to view this from a spiritual perspective (viewpoints 2 & 3) for it to make sense. Think of the person who goes from destructive relationship to destructive relationship. They clearly have lessons to learn. That person may be you. (I speak as someone who spent far too long in destructive relationships - but I have finally learned the lessons :)
The lessons invariably come back to forgiveness, compassion and unconditional love. Again, you don't need to be spiritually inclined to view those as worthy aspirations and practices.
I just read this Instagram post which sums it up pretty well:**
Anything that annoys you is teaching you patience
Anyone who abandons you is teaching you how to stand on your own two feet
Anything that angers you is teaching you forgiveness and compassion
Anything that has power over you is teaching you how to take your power back
Anything you hate is teaching you unconditional love
Anything you fear is teaching you courage to overcome your fear
Anything you can't control is teaching you how to let go
I also suggest reading what to expect in a Past Life Regression session
* Thanks to Sara Wilson of the NZSPH and MindGarden Hypnotherapy for these three definitions
**From The Age of Enlightenment - reposted on Soul 33's Insta stories 14/08/20
Click here to pay for and confirm a past life regression session
or
Click here to read testimonials about moi
or
Click here to read FAQ about past life regression
or
Click here to read goss about Dr Rebecca Stafford aka Dr Habit