The Problem

After spending some time with the Times Article posted below, I’ve decided that it doesn’t move the conversation forward for Regression Therapy or it’s professionals. The western world is too caught up on the proving or disproving of the existence of past lives. We can’t move past that to say “Ok. We’re probably not gonna figure that out, at least not like this and definitely not with empirical evidence.” The media is clearly still hung up on this point, but I’m encouraged to see recognition of it’s success rate, it’s speed compared to talk therapy and it’s lasting positive effects. It’s difficult to blame a side, be it the media, the conservatives, skeptics or the therapists. This profession is still so new, about 30 years old. It wasn’t until the 80s that my father would openly say he used “Past-Life Hypnotherapy”. He was one of a handful in the entire country. Brian Weiss, one of the world’s pre-eminent Regression Therapists, was censured by the American medical establishment after publishing his book in 1988 which has gone on to sell millions. 

Imagine though that this work is simply a technique that combines elements of deep relaxation, talk therapy and hypnosis as a way of communicating with the sub-conscious. It involves no drugs, and does not require long term commitment. (Depending on the client and the issue being addressed) The experience takes place in the mind, but they feel it. It is that feeling we carry with us, and that feeling that we must sometimes discover the origin of and release. All of this adds up to a new framework, a new perspective for the client to see their own life. This construct may or may not be a past-life. 

I’m still figuring out how to talk about it myself. The above paragraph is imperfect, but you understand. Maybe they are past lives we’re exploring, and maybe not. Who cares? The work is results oriented. The work is about you right now.