Dying to Know: How to make the most of your first past life regression

In my past life regression with Valarie, I 'saw' an old red tractor which I had seen previously in my own dismal attempts at mediation!

I know it’s not everyone’s cup of tea, and considering most people wouldn’t even consider the idea of past lives being a sensible part of any intelligent conversation, but for me, the idea that we may have lived before in another time and place seems an interesting topic well worth exploring.

So for those adventurous types who aren’t satisfied with the mind numbing concept of reality bestowed up on by the mass media and society in general I’ll give you some tips on how to make the most of your first adventure into the realms of reincarnation and past lives.

However this is not some grand exercise in escaping reality and floating away with angels and fairies to a land of make believe and then returning to tell your friends you were some American Indian called Chief Buffalo Wing or Cleopatra’s long lost son. It’s a lot more down to earth (so to speak) than that, yet the insights are no less amazing and possibly life changing. For some it’s not the personalities you once may have been but its how the information is perceived that can be the deal breaker, as was for me.

First find a qualified past life regressionist. I was lucky to have found Valarie Coventry who had been trained by none other than Brian Weiss himself - the pioneer of past life regressions. If the person hasn’t been trained, yet says ‘oh I’ll give it a go’, don’t bother. You need someone highly skilled as the key to the regression is that they don’t ask any leading questions, but carefully and wisely facilitate your own experience.
If you’ve never been hypnotised before (like me) don’t panic. It’s nothing like those travelling hypnotists where they make you cluck like a chicken in front of a huge and mainly drunken audience, it should be in a private and comfortable setting where you’re lead very gently into a relaxed and hypnotic state. Your hypnotist should imbue you with complete confidence and explain the entire procedure before you start.
Learn to relax. Yep, if you’re of these highly strung types kept regularly jacked up on caffeine, then I’d stay take a few deep breaths and some quiet time before the session. And yes, lay off the coffee for a few hours beforehand. Hopefully your hypnotherapist will make you relaxed anyway.
Let your critical / doubting left brain take notes while your right brain observes what happens. It sounds way too simple but it’s the most important thing to remember. You’ll see images in your mind’s eye and you’re inner voice will want go “what’s that? That’s just all bullshit”, so if it does, tell yourself you’re just here to observe and take notes, which you can then analyse later. You’re not trying to get rid of critical thinking; you’re just trying not to let it get in the way of information that may be coming through.
Let go and let information flow. Describe what you see in mind’s eye, no matter how ridiculous or random it maybe. Once you allow the information to flow you’ll notice it will follow a story line, so follow it and let it unravel. You may notice you’ll get an emotional response from what you’re experiencing, which is a good sign. Even though you may not understand what you’re seeing yet you start to cry like a baby, just allow it happen. You’re in safe hands. That’s why it’s important to have a qualified hypnotherapist who knows what they’re doing.
What if nothing happens? Don’t panic, something will eventually come through, even if it’s an image of a puppy with a bow around its head. It’ll be your left brain starting to get out of the way which may cause any number of random stuff to come up that’ll pave the way for other things.
At the end of the session, don’t discard anything because it didn’t make any sense to you. You may find you resonated with certain aspects and not others, but that’s ok.

When I had my session with Valarie for my book Dying to Know, Is there life after death, I unearthed three previous lives and while the information was interesting enough, it was how I felt and experienced emotions while recalling what I saw in my mind’s eye that got me all excited. I cried like a little school girl at certain parts which is very unlike me, unless I get stung by a Bee.

You can read all about my experience with Valarie in Dying to Know – is there life after death? Available through Big Sky Publishing in March 2014. www.bigskypublishing.com.au