The following is a list of common questions and answers that are asked by people considering embarking on a session of past life regression hypnotherapy.  Hopefully this will provide the information that answers your questions and we hope to add to this section as we receive more questions over the coming months and years.   Please feel free to email the site administrator if you have anything you wish to ask which is not included on here.

Why do I have to have hypnosis to experience a past life?

Hypnosis is defined as a state of mind, enhanced by (although not exclusively) mental and physical relaxation, in which our subconscious is able to communicate more freely with our conscious mind.  Hypnosis is the tool part of hypnotherapy.   It is often described as being a state of deep relaxation or an altered state of mind.  It is a way of accessing our inner potential to enhance our lives.  By using hypnosis, we can guide your mind to relax to just the right level to be able to access these past life memories for your benefit.

Why is past life regression done by a hypnotherapist?

Hypnotherapy is distinctive from other talking therapies in that it attempts to talk directly to the individual’s subconscious mind, usually while the individual is in a state of relaxation, in order to encourage beneficial change.  It is a form of counselling using psychological techniques together with the state of hypnosis.  It is perfectly safe, usually a very pleasurable experience and remarkably successful.  Hypnotherapy is NOT what you see on television on entertainment shows.

Hypnotherapy is important when you experience past life regression because if your subconscious brings up unresolved issues from a previous lifetime, or the mind decides to create a metaphorical experience for an event in your current lifetime, then there may be an emotional reaction which can occur or be released.  The guidance of a professional hypnotherapist who is highly experienced and familiar with such reactions is both reassuring and comforting to the client and the hypnotherapist can guide you to bring about the most beneficial emotional clearing for you.

What happens if I get stuck in a past lifetime?

The simple answer to that is you won’t.  You cannot get stuck in a previous life because it no longer exists and you are alive in this current life.  What you access under hypnosis are memories and experiences but for the vast majority of people they are still very much aware that they are in this lifetime whilst they are accessing these and, as with all hypnotherapy, you are fully in control at all times.

Whilst there can be no guarantee of accessing a past life, if you do experience one or more as most people do, then the hypnotherapist will guide you back at the appropriate time after any healing has taken place and you will feel fully in touch and back with the lifetime you are currently living once again.

What happens if I see myself as someone I don’t like – like a murderer or thief?

What you need to remember is that for the vast majority of us, we have lived many lifetimes and as a result of these lifetimes we have probably made many mistakes and learned many lessons along the way. 

When you are regressing to previous lifetimes, you will also need to bear in mind that you are probably not regressing into such a civilised society that we live in today.  Things used to be quite barbaric and laws were not applied in the same way as they are in today’s world.  It is likely that somewhere along the line, you experienced something unpleasant in a lifetime but that lifetime has long gone and what is important are the lessons that you learned from it, not what you did.

If your mind takes you back to such a lifetime, it may be that you are still holding on to some emotion that has not yet been released or that the lessons learned may apply to a current situation in your life, so there is always something positive that you can take from the experience.