Why past lives

For a list of academic papers written by our faculty on the study of past life memories please see Publications on Past-life Memories. Learn More. For a list of books about the study of past life memories, please see to Books on Reincarnation written by our faculty. The list includes two books written by our director, Dr. Ian Stevenson. Among the many ground breaking books by Dr.

In this page, two volume set, Dr. Stevenson wrote about his extensive research into cases of birthmarks and birth defects which appeared to strongly correlate to memories of a past life in particular subjects.

Stevenson also wrote an excellent abridged version on this subject called Where Reincarna ti on and Biology Intersect. Past life regression therapy exists to help people explore lives gone by. But does it work, and is it even a good idea to begin with? Here's what experts in science and spirituality have to say about it. Past life therapy presupposes reincarnation, the concept that our soul or consciousness lives on through multiple lifetimes. As child psychiatrist and past-life researcher Jim B.

Tucker, M. Some people believe that memories, feelings, and even traumas from past lives can still affect them today. Past life regression expert and author of The Past Life Perspective Ann Barham explains that most of her clients want to explore their past lives in order to resolve issues from previous lifetimes or simply learn more about themselves and the nature of reality in general.

In her work, Barham has seen that learning about past lives can help people "look at what's been carried forward [into this lifetime] so it can be processed and released," noting that sometimes, our prior life experiences can affect us in ways we're not consciously aware of. When you receive a past life regression therapy session, the therapist guides you into a relaxed state not unlike hypnosis and prompts you to recall memories from your past lives.

Barham, who's been doing past life regression therapy for over 20 years, explains that this can help you identify details about the individual you were, the circumstance of your past life, key events, places where energy or emotions have been blocked or stuck, and even other people in that prior lifetime that may be here now.

In a session, you also might be guided through the death of that past life and into the realm between lifetimes, she adds. There, "we can do a life review and look at the lessons [from past lives] and how they might be impacting the person. In this work, it's not uncommon to call on higher guidance, whether from a spiritual guide or your higher self.

Barham notes her clients will "often get some pretty deep and helpful guidance for the next steps in their current life or an overall message. According to Barham, doing past life regression work on yourself is very different from going through a guided session.

However, there are some strategies that she believes can help you tap into your inner knowing and potentially a past life memory, which she outlines in her book. Before you get started with any of them, she cautions that you never know what could come up upsetting memories aren't off the table and should proceed slowly and with caution.

One of the easiest ways to start tapping into a past life is to look at the things that feel familiar and natural to you. I will only ask you to expand on what you are already seeing. Do you take me to the time I passed away during a regression?

Yes, but will only do so with your consent. I take clients to the time of, and the time immediately after, their passing. They are not harmed or traumatised by this. Instead it opens up a new understanding of self and certain behaviours brought into this lifetime.

I also take clients to the time between lives, again only with their consent. How long does a Past Life Regression session last? The regression itself generally lasts around 1 hour and 45 minutes and this is followed with discussion about your experience. I like to talk with you before and after the session, so I would ask for at least 2 hours to be kept aside.

In essence, the length of the session will be determined by what unfolds. Every session is unique. Does my session have to be face to face, or can it be online?

Zoom allows us to meet face to face online for as long as we need to. I will send you a link to access our meeting some time beforehand. Please note: you do not need to sign up to any subscription with Zoom to gain access to our online session I take care of that part. If holding your session on Zoom, you will need to ensure that all notifications are silent throughout the session. How much does a session cost? You can pay by bank transfer or we can forward you an invoice via Stripe similar to PayPal which allows you to pay quickly and safely online using a credit card.

Please note though that I can only book individual sessions on a flexible basis. So if a tour booking came in for that same day, then the tour booking would take precedence and we would need to move your session to another day.

This is the only basis on which I can offer individual sessions unfortunately, or they would block off too much of our touring diary. We encourage parents to write down any statements about a past life that their children make.

This is particularly important in cases where the children give enough information so that identifying a deceased individual that they are describing might be possible. In such a situation, having the statements recorded ahead of time would be critical in providing the best evidence that the child actually had experienced memories from a previous life.

At the same time, parents should not become so focused on the statements that they and their children lose sight of the fact that the current life is what is most important now.

If children persist in saying they want their old family or old home, it might be helpful to explain that while they may have had another family in a previous life, their current family is the one they have for this life. Parents should acknowledge and value what their children have told them while making clear that the past life is truly in the past. We do not recommend that children undergo past-life regression hypnosis.

See Concerns about Hypnotic Regression for more details. Parents are sometimes more upset by the statements than their child is.