Haven't we met somewhere before?
By Eileen Blacklock
With the onset of early winter, shorter days and a drop in temperature, we all get a bit nostalgic and retrospective in outlook. Hopefully we enjoyed a pleasant summer and are looking forward to the beautiful colours on the trees as nature does its own thing when summer draws to a close. It tends to be a time of looking backwards. In late October we tend to look forward to cosy nights in front of a crackling log fire, but it is too soon for that yet. For now we just look back at the summer and with it, the holidays, social occasions such as barbecues, fun on the beach etc. We enjoy reliving those memories and often chose this time to sort out the photographs we took and put them in an album to look at some other time. Happy memories are very precious to us all.
It is no surprise then, that this is the prime time for people to wonder whether they had past lives and if so, what sort of lives were they? Specialist hypnotherapists all over the country report autumn as the busiest time for people to show their curiosity and book appointments for past life regression. Enthusiasm for the subject has grown to such an extent there is even a professional association for those specialising in the subject. All hypnotherapists could theoretically regress a client but it takes many weeks of specialist training to get the best from a session. If you are planning to do it at any time, do check that the therapist has special qualifications in the subject. There have been many possible explanations put forward as to what past life experiences may be, and you are free to choose whichever theory feels comfortable with your beliefs.
REINCARNATION: The belief that we return to this world many times in order to experience and evolve. I personally believe that this is the only concept that can explain all the experiences that I have dealt with during many hours of regression therapy.
GENETIC MEMORY: A theory suggesting that our memories are passed on from one generation to another through the cell structure or DNA. This can’t explain why most people regress back to many different cultural backgrounds.
FANTASY: Are we just making it all up? I do get asked this occasionally. There are many cases that can be documented through historical research, which can prove the accuracy of the information, far beyond the chances of random imagination
SOUL MEMORY: The idea that people can access the memory of another soul, through the Akashic records - the spiritual record of everything that has ever happened. This can be quite acceptable to some, but it doesn't account for the continuity of character traits which seem to pass from on life to another.
Regardless of personal beliefs, past life regression can work for everyone, so the important thing is to accept it and enjoy the benefits that it brings. People come for Past Life Regression for many different reasons. The main ones are:
THERAPY - Our character today represents a culmination of all the experiences we have had over numerous lifetimes. These past life events affect many aspects of our behaviour, and in some cases, past deeply emotional traumas can cause psychological problems which can not be cured with ordinary psychotherapy. Past life therapy can release these repressed thoughts and bring about a beneficial change.
UNDERSTANDING - Exploring your past lives offers a whole new dimension to the understanding of your own character. You suddenly realise for the first time why you are drawn to certain places or have a particular interest in something.
INTEREST - Many enjoy the experience of tracing their past lives purely from the point of curiosity. Certain past existences in particular can be pieced together with great detail, producing names, dates and places. Many of these details have been researched and authenticated, resulting in some fascinating literature on the subject.
RELATIONSHIPS - Quite often, groups of interacting souls reincarnate together and take on the roles of relations, friends or even rivals. Many believe this happens to balance the laws of karma - the harmony or disharmony caused by people’s behaviour towards each other. Have you ever met someone for the first time, yet feel you have known them all your life?
© Eileen Blacklock Dip Hyp Dip PLT & SRT
www.effective-hypnosis.com
Eileen is a member of the General Hypnotherapy Register and Past Life Therapist Association. She has given hypnotherapy sessions in association with Spelthorne Council and gives supervisory and teaching support at the European College of Hypnotherapy
