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Does anyone know anything about past life regression? My wife is very interested in this and I don't have a clue where to even start learning about it. I know there is a place about an hour away that they say that they can do past life regressions but I don't even know if this is a good idea. Does anyone have any ideas or thoughts about this?

I'll be honest about this,I am highly sceptical of 'past life regression'.I see profits and anywhere there is profits and New Age therapy,there usually follows scammery and trouble.

Just my opinion though.

I believe that some people genuinely do recall 'past lives' or at least parts of such.now,for me that means a strong ancestral influence and an awakening of 'genetic/inherited memory' ,so to speak.

I have heard of cases where the subject can recall false or implanted memories and sometimes this is a side effect of an inept therapist who dosen't really understand what they are doing,other times,it profits the therapist to'create' some dramatic results,as it keeps the mark sorry,I mea nclient,intrigued and willing to pay for more sessions...ahem.

In conclusion my advice is this : Caveat Emptor.

I feel a bit cynical today,but I am always wary of letting any stranger inside my head and I certainly wouldn't pay one money for attempting to get inside my head,either.

For me it's a very interesting ''journey''...i know how it feels,i've been there.The part of hypnosis is safe so you don't have to think twice...the most important thing is to trust the practitioner with your own life...and that's very difficult to find.I know it can help a lot...unresolved issues from alleged past lives may be the cause of a big problem...so...go for it !!!

Thanks for the insight. I am inclined to tell my wife to stay away from past life regression right now as she has no idea about occult anything. I think maybe she can study a little on her own first before trying something that big. Most of the info I have found on it is not very promising anyway. I personally have never felt that interested in past lives because I still have plenty to learn in this one.

jimmyjames wrote:Thanks for the insight. I am inclined to tell my wife to stay away from past life regression right now as she has no idea about occult anything. I think maybe she can study a little on her own first before trying something that big. Most of the info I have found on it is not very promising anyway. I personally have never felt that interested in past lives because I still have plenty to learn in this one.

I have been a greek philosopher in my past life but I know only a minimum about him and I plan to keep it that way. Just because your reincarnated soul was that person does not mean you are fated.

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The best way to find out if any past lives have occurred for you, is to develop your connection with yourself. But it is a process that takes years and any information you should get shouldn't feel like some shocking revelation, but a feeling of confirming of what you already know. As someone else was recently asking me to tell them about their "past/other" self, and I said know, I explained that is something only you can do. Going to someone else to teach you about you is a dangerous game. The extent of listening to others should be simply listening to perspective of others and merely considering the idea. Any truth of self should and always be self-validated.

Also, whatever identity seems to be true with you, always leave wiggle room for that you may be wrong, for example I'm 95% confident in who I was, so that's a 5% chance I'm wrong. But the real important part is not to be attached with who you was, as it doesn't really matter, you are who you are in the moment, right now. Figuring out the past stuff just helps gives you experience, wisdom, or find old friends (but at the same time enemies).

I really don't understand how any of you can simply forget your past regardless of what life time it was in.I can relate to having trouble remembering something right off because of being old but I can still recall it within the hour.I've heard some people's higher self sometimes hides this stuff from them but personally I fail to see any reason to truly justify such deception and were I ever to try to hide anything from myself I would give myself a beating I would never forget no matter how many lives passed.Granted the fact there isn't any lines separating me from myself makes it rather challenging to hide anything from myself as I would already know what I was doing if I tried it.

Also about what Nahemah said.Personally I would pay for somebody to try to get in my head.I know I'd be walking away with more cash than I came with.

akimbomoss wrote:

jimmyjames wrote:Thanks for the insight. I am inclined to tell my wife to stay away from past life regression right now as she has no idea about occult anything. I think maybe she can study a little on her own first before trying something that big. Most of the info I have found on it is not very promising anyway. I personally have never felt that interested in past lives because I still have plenty to learn in this one.

I have been a greek philosopher in my past life but I know only a minimum about him and I plan to keep it that way. Just because your reincarnated soul was that person does not mean you are fated.

very interesting !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! may i ask in which philosopher you are refering to?

Belial wrote: Also about what Nahemah said.Personally I would pay for somebody to try to get in my head.I know I'd be walking away with more cash than I came with.

Maybe this is possible...i mean for someone to get into your head !!!! It's a great experience.let me say that in the end all that you'll feel is....relieved !!!! [wink]

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akimbomoss wrote:

jimmyjames wrote:Thanks for the insight. I am inclined to tell my wife to stay away from past life regression right now as she has no idea about occult anything. I think maybe she can study a little on her own first before trying something that big. Most of the info I have found on it is not very promising anyway. I personally have never felt that interested in past lives because I still have plenty to learn in this one.

I have been a greek philosopher in my past life but I know only a minimum about him and I plan to keep it that way. Just because your reincarnated soul was that person does not mean you are fated.

very interesting !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! may i ask in which philosopher you are refering to?

I don't know. I only connected the dots recently.

Very interesting...i hope you'll soon discover your ''second'' self !!!! Good luck.

As someone else said above, past life regression is a personal journey, and I think that in most instances that it would be unwise to involve another person in the process.
Hypnosis, in general without any mention of past lives, can be iffy as it is, since it can put the mind in a very vulnerable state. If the results can only be achieved through hypnosis, I recommend self-hypnosis.

However, past life memories come about mainly through self-discovery. Studying the essence of one's character, instincts and seemingly incongruous parts, beliefs, fears and feelings, and learning about lots of history and anthropology can be helpful. I identified a "past life"/genetic memory/ridiculous neurosis through trying to understand why I have psychosomatic sensations that correspond to a body that does not match my own.

If your wife believes that she has lived other lives in the past, she will probably "remember" or at least have some sense of them, because it is rare that a person doesn't find what they are looking for in such matters. If she doesn't believe, but wants to, it is also likely that she will have some kind of experience. If she's merely curious, she's less likely to have the experience unless there are genuine memories to be had.

I don't have a good book recommendation really, but Otherkin often have a LOT to say about past lives and how to remember them.

It is just a curiousity for her. She went to an occult shop with me a month ago and heard some women discussing it and then we were on a day trip a week or so later and saw a shop that was offering tarot card readings. We got our cards read and there was a sign offering past life regressions so see was asking about it. I think she has forgotten about it now. The good think to come out of it though was she was not thrilled about my study of magic, tarot, astrology, etc but now she seems to have warmed up to the idea and seems intersted in some of these subjects herself.

I personaly am quite interested in "Past Life Regression" as a concept however I think that it is odd to think that past lives are somehow relavent to our current ones, regardless of whether or not they actualy happened. There does seem to be the possibility of learning more about yourself from your past lives however their souls are equaly battered by experience as our current lives.

In the end, unless a possible 'true past self' relates to an archetype then a sophisticated understanding of who we once were would only serve to muddle our understanding of "who we really are". A less developed understanding, one which merely acted to prove reincarnation would likely encourage escapism in moments of weakness.

I think that this area of self-exploration is less wholesome than it is commonly thought to be, and merely acts as a method of seperation from the self. This is only my opinion and if you can find valid reasoning against my understanding of the subject then feel free to disregard this. [tongue]

Cleft,
I don't completely disagree with you, but I do think that there are some instances in which that kind of study can actually be beneficial.

For example, I either have a full-time, constant, full-body hallucination caused by neurological misfiring, a genetic memory that overflows into my physical senses, or something "attached" to my being that is simply too obnoxious to be ignored. Until I began considering the possibility of past life/genetic memory, this not only greatly disturbed me but it prevented me from focusing on things of import in this life, especially since a medical cause was never identified.
However, now that I've gained some (tentative) understanding of what I'm experiencing daily, I've learned to adapt to it, and integrate it into my life. Without doing research into anthropology, archaeology and lots of meditation and dream work, I would probably still have problems sitting down, typing, and doing a lot of other normal things.
For me, this was an absolute real necessity, not escapism. =]

Cleft wrote:I personaly am quite interested in "Past Life Regression" as a concept however I think that it is odd to think that past lives are somehow relavent to our current ones, regardless of whether or not they actualy happened. There does seem to be the possibility of learning more about yourself from your past lives however their souls are equaly battered by experience as our current lives.

In the end, unless a possible 'true past self' relates to an archetype then a sophisticated understanding of who we once were would only serve to muddle our understanding of "who we really are". A less developed understanding, one which merely acted to prove reincarnation would likely encourage escapism in moments of weakness.

I think that this area of self-exploration is less wholesome than it is commonly thought to be, and merely acts as a method of seperation from the self. This is only my opinion and if you can find valid reasoning against my understanding of the subject then feel free to disregard this. [tongue]

You are who you are in the very moment of now. You aren't who you was in the past and you aren't who yourself to be in the future. You are, who you are, right now.

The purpose I've ever found about learning about my lengthy past is that from that knowledge I was able to take those memories and incorporate them as experiences from which I can draw from, and hopefully, act as a wiser man. It also can help with integrating all parts of your personality into one, sometimes we have feelings, strong feelings, about something but we don't understand why. Cluing into your past can explain why you carry these with you right now as they bleed through your soul. In order to take control of yourself, you have to understand yourself, and part of that will be learning about some of your past.

However, like you and I have both previously said, this is a journey only you can take alone. You should never learn attempt to learn who you are from another, it is dangerous and often wrong. The extent others should be involved is in offering perspective on the actions and words you take, so that you can consider things about yourself you hadn't considered before, but you must think critically about what is said and decide what is actually valid.

In any case, hypnotherapy is probably similar to dreams. The problem with dreams is that you sometimes can learn about parts of yourself (past/current/future), but alot of the time its just stuff your mind makes up for various psychological reasons (too many to describe), going to someone for hypnotherapy for the purpose of past life regression while possible, is likely going to just have your mind make shit up and then you are going to be convinced its true simply by the method it was recalled and that someone was there getting the information.

You would have better odds putting down random guesses on a piece of paper, labeling them with numbers, then rolling dice to see which one is true.

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akimbomoss wrote:

jimmyjames wrote:Thanks for the insight. I am inclined to tell my wife to stay away from past life regression right now as she has no idea about occult anything. I think maybe she can study a little on her own first before trying something that big. Most of the info I have found on it is not very promising anyway. I personally have never felt that interested in past lives because I still have plenty to learn in this one.

I have been a greek philosopher in my past life but I know only a minimum about him and I plan to keep it that way. Just because your reincarnated soul was that person does not mean you are fated.

very interesting !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! may i ask in which philosopher you are refering to?

Ok I'm starting to narrow it down. I was on the council of The Great Amphictyonic League of Ancient Delphi Greece. I was tasked with protecting the hall / temple of Apollo. It's funny because I was ignorant of Greek culture until now. I believed that I might have been involved with the Phocians around 200 BC but I am not 100% sure about this. I have this very very strange feeling that I was in fact the 18th and hidden member. I think I was shunned because I believed in too many things.

Life it seems it not without a sense of irony

Agree with what many others have said here about PLR being a personal journey. Of course there are many frauds and deceivers out there who, for a fee, will be happy to tell you that you were Alexander the Great or Joan of Arc in a past life, but most of them will lead you astray. If you read some of my previous posts, you will see that I just had a horrible experience with a clever occultist who attempted to feed me false past life memories, so beware of humans who offer to guide you.

In my experience, I had a spirit guide to lead me into the past, not a human guide. It was much easier to verify the things my spirit guide told and showed me, thus establishing trust with that particular guide over a period of time. To explore just ONE of my past lives, the entire process took 8 years of my current life to reveal all that was important for me to know about that previous lifetime. So it takes a great deal of patience and constant application if you really want to travel this road. It is not for the merely curious or those with short attention spans.

Every journey is different. But the way it worked for me is that I first connected with my primary spirit guide, a person I had known and been very close to in that lifetime. This guide led me through the initial memories -- usually given as visions that played like a movie in my mind's eye during meditation. Then the guide began to introduce me, one by one, to other spirit entities whom I had known before in that same lifetime. People who had played crucial roles in that life, or whom I had karmic ties to. I was allowed to learn their full names, dates and places of birth, occupations, residences, families, and fully research them through genealogical records to confirm what I was being told by my guide. Each of these spirits also served as guides and provided me bits and pieces of relevant memories and details pertaining specifically to my past relationships with them...over time, it all started to come together. Sort of like putting together a jigsaw puzzle, until I had a pretty complete picture of that previous lifetime.

However, I was NEVER allowed to learn who I was. Not even a first name to go by. Anytime I posed this question (which was often), my guide told me this knowledge was forbidden for me to know in my earthly cycle. Reason? I would naturally become obsessed with the person I used to be and not be able to live my present life to the fullest. I understood and accepted this. It made sense. Sure, it was frustrating because I wanted ALL the answers. But I was given enough information about myself -- what I once looked like, where and when I lived, my occupation, who I knew and loved -- to feel satisfied in the end.

Here's my advice for your wife -- and anyone else interested in traveling this path, for what it's worth:

* If you're only doing this to try and prove that you were once a famous person, you're doing it for the wrong reasons. Chances are, you were not famous. So what? You still lived an interesting life. If you do happen to find out that you were in fact famous, well good for you! Consider it a bonus. But it should not be the reason you seek to learn about a past life.
* By merely expressing your curiosity and desire to know about a past life, you've already set the cosmic wheels in motion. Clues will come to you now that you are ready to explore them. So remain open to them and don't miss the opportunity when it presents itself.
* The first clue will come to you (most likely) in the form of a seemingly chance encounter...walking into a specific place or building that you feel a connection to, or picking up an old book that carries a certain special energy, seeing a photograph of someone from the past who looks strangely familiar....something will spark a memory in you.
* Pay close attention to particular time periods that have always carried a fascination for you. That's a powerful clue. For example, if you for some reason have always had a strong interest in Elizabethan England, or America in the early 1900s, you should take notice of that. Do some research on that time period and see what feelings, dreams or visions may arise once you have put yourself in that frame of mind.

The process of past life exploration is much easier than you might think. You need not waste your time, energy or money on human guides. You can do it yourself by merely opening the doors of perception, taking good notes of what you see, feel, and/or are told by a spirit guide. Then go research what you learned meticulously and get solid confirmation that these are indeed facts, not fantasies.

Hope this was helpful to you. Good luck to your wife and all who are on this amazing journey! It's well worth the effort, believe me.

So why famous people? Because they have a lot of energy. Lots of people love them. Their soul parts branch out after they die. Using chaos magick I was able to connect myself with very interesting people like Spartacus and Cleopatra just to name a few. Chaos magick is very powerful in this respect.

You don't need to look very deep into one person in particular. I just let it happen and surf the chaos. Many souls, one body. Sun dive. It's very simple.

akimbomoss wrote: You don't need to look very deep into one person in particular. I just let it happen and surf the chaos. Many souls, one body. Sun dive. It's very simple.

i agree...!!

More than likely you were not a famous person in your past lives in the same way youre not a famous person in this one, and theres nothing wrong with that. There are plenty of ways of doing past life regression meditations - stepping down a staircase as you work your way backwards through your life in your mind, deep in a meditative trance, and then going further backwards is one I can think of off the top of my head.

The thing Ive always been the most interested in when it comes to past lives is the idea that you always meet up with the same group of people from life to life, and thats why some people you just click with - they are simply friends from previous lives. That would explain why some people you end up just hitting it off with them from the moment you meet them and some people you cant stand instantly.