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Past Life Regression

Hypnotherapy
By:
Steve G. Jones, M.Ed.

Clinical Hypnotherapist
www.SteveGJones.com
Transcribed by: Katherine T. Sinclair
Copyright 2007
All rights reserved. No material in this book may be reproduced
or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or
mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any
information storage and retrieval system, without permission
from the author.
For April OConnell, Ph,D., my college academic mentor in the

early 1980s. Thank you for your encouragement before moving
on to your next life.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Intro to PLR Theories
Chapter 3: Priming the Pump
Chapter 4: PLR Pre-Talk
Chapter 5: PLR Inductions and Deepenings
Chapter 6: PLR Script
Chapter 7: Ending your Session
References
Resources
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Past Life Regression Hypnotherapy
Foreword
In the 1950s, the American Medical Association took
notice of hypnosis after a patient underwent a
thyroidectomy (removal of the thyroid) while in a hypnotic
trance induced by a hypnotherapist (Blakeslee, 2005). No
other painkiller or anesthesia was used.
Since then, hypnotherapists have made powerful
strides toward changing public perception about hypnosis.
Doctors continue to use hypnosis to calm their patients,
and to ease pain during procedures (Bierman, 1995). They
regularly tell patients how easy recovery will be.
Additionally, doctors tell patients that a procedure is
common and meets with a high degree of success.
Because these phrases are delivered by an authority
figure, they act in exactly the same way as hypnotic
suggestions, and become reality for the patient. More
obvious hypnotic suggestions are also sometimes given to
patients by doctors trained in hypnosis, and for over a
century, dentists have used hypnosis to ease discomfort
during dental procedures.
In addition to using hypnotic techniques themselves,
doctors and dentists regularly refer patients to
hypnotherapists for help with weight loss, smoking
cessation, and overcoming fears about dental and surgical
procedures. Before the 1950s, the medical profession
scoffed at hypnotherapy, but today it is being readily
embraced as a complement to long-standing medical
procedures.
According to the southern Medical Journal (2004), as
many as 40% of Americans use some form of
complementary and alternative medicine such as
hypnotherapy.
For the latest information about the hypnotherapy

world, visit www.americanallianceofhypnotists.org the
website of the American Alliance of Hypnotists, of which I
am the founder and director. The organization started in
America as a network of hypnotherapists, but it is now
open to practitioners worldwide. Among other things, this
site lists hypnotherapists and classes available in your
local area. Become a member. Its free.
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Chapter 1: Introduction
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Before we look at past life regression hypnotherapy, it

is important for you to have a good basic understanding of
hypnotherapy in general. Hypnotherapy is not a Zen-like
trance in which the client, also referred to as the patient, is
in some sort of metaphysical state. From time to time,
clients will experience this state; however, the goal of
hypnosis is to get the client into a very light trance, also
known as Alpha. When in Alpha or deeper, a clients
brain waves are altered (Blakeslee, 2005) and they are
more suggestible than when they are in Beta. They are
therefore more able to receive messages that influence
positive change.
Anything deeper than Alpha (Delta or Theta) is helpful
but not necessary.
Stages of Consciousness
Hypnotherapy deals with four stages of consciousness:
Beta, Alpha, Theta, and Delta.
Normal waking consciousness is called Beta. In Beta,
a persons brain is fully functional and in an alert state. It is
paying attention to, and processing stimuli from the outside
world.
In Alpha, the person is slowed down slightly and is
therefore more focused and able to dedicate her train of
thought to one thing. Equate Alpha to the state you are in
when watching TV, or when you have been driving for a
lengthy period. When driving, your attention is focused on
the elements of driving. Outside stimuli play a lesser role.
At first, you may be aware of things around you such as
cars and pedestrians. After prolonged driving, your
attention shifts to what is happening directly in front of you.
This is Alpha.
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Alpha is a not-really-here, not-really-out-of-it phase.

In Alpha, outside stimuli no longer distract the client, who
is then able to receive habit-altering messages from the
hypnotherapist.
It is important to note that similar to driving in a trance,
patients in hypnosis still can react as things happen. A
common misconception is that clients under hypnosis
cannot react, and that therefore the hypnotherapist has
ultimate control over the patient. In Alpha, the patient is
always in the drivers seat, and is fully capable of reacting
and making decisions.
Some hypnosis patients go deeper than Alpha into
Theta or Delta, and most patients will transition between
Beta, Alpha, Theta, and Delta during the session. Some
patients will never attain Theta or Delta, regardless of what
the hypnotherapist does.
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However, almost everyone will fall into Alpha on the

first session. Techniques for guiding patients to Theta or
Delta are more complex, and are beyond the scope of this
course. Those techniques are taught in my advanced
class.
You should know, however, that there are tests for
ascertaining how deeply a person has fallen. Some
methods of hypnotherapy are more effective in Theta and
Delta. (Incidentally, the person whose thyroid was
removed while under hypnosis was in Delta.)
Because patients generally toggle among stages of
consciousness in any given hypnotherapy session, most
will have the experience of only remembering some of the
things the hypnotherapist has said. Patients often believe
that they remember everything but, actually remember
very little.
What Is Hypnotherapy?
Hypnotherapy is a combination of hypnosis and
therapy, and this is one of the many attributes separating it
from stage hypnosis. Traditionally, a hypnotherapist will
spend about half of his or her time talking to the client
while the client is in Beta (normal waking consciousness).
The remainder of the time, the client will be in hypnosis
(Alpha or lower). Hypnotherapy works by combining
hypnosis with precise, outcome-oriented therapy and
targeting the subconscious mind.
Hypnotherapy is quite different from traditional therapy.
Instead of spending years with a therapist, clients who
undergo hypnotherapy will have an efficient, fast, reliable
means of altering negative behavior. Hypnotherapy
produces the most immediate results for changing beliefs
and/or behaviors.
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It is important to note that hypnotherapy is not for

everyone. Some patients want to spend years in traditional
therapy; getting to know themselves and examining the
roots of their behavior. Some patients will even respond
better to long-term, non-hypnotic therapy. Hypnosis is just
one of the thousands of ways a person can achieve her
goals; however, if your patient wants immediate results,
hypnotherapy is the most effective tool.
The beauty of hypnosis is that a persons body does
not know the difference between imagining something and
having it happen. As far as the body is concerned, the
physiological responses are the same, regardless of
whether the client is imagining something or actually
experiencing it.
The client therefore has the advantage of intellectually
knowing that a situation is happening only in the
imagination, and physically responding as though it has
happened. The client gets the benefit of tackling her fears,
losing weight, or becoming motivated without ever having
left the hypnotherapists chair. The client is still reclined in
the chair, yet as far as her body knows, she has
conquered her cravings, lost weight, learned how to speak
to romantic interests, and so on.
This means that when it comes time for the client to
eat healthy foods, go on a date, or stop procrastinating,
her body will feel as though she has already done this.
Therefore, she will have the confidence and ability to move
forward.
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Ethics
To help move hypnotherapy into the mainstream,
hypnotherapists should adhere to the following guidelines:
1. Do no harm. This book provides powerful tools for
tapping into the subconscious mind. In doing so,
you must first make a commitment to making only
positive changes in your patients lives.
2. If hypnotherapy is not working on a given patient,
stop treatment and refer the patient elsewhere. If
you continue to treat a client who is not getting the
results she wants, you will have wasted your clients
time and money and damaged not only your
reputation, but also that of hypnotherapy in general.
Not all patients will respond to hypnotherapy, and
not all patients will respond to your method of
hypnotherapy. Accept this, and move on if goals are
not being met.
3. Follow all state and federal laws. For instance,
legislation in early 2003 required hypnotherapists in
California to disclose certain information to their
clients. It is YOUR responsibility to know the law in
your area concerning hypnotherapy. Consult an
attorney if you have to. Do the right thing in your
practice. Unlike many medical professionals,
hypnotherapists are given a lot of leeway, and in
many states, are not strictly regulated. In any
situation, you have a built-in compass for right and
wrong. Use it. Treat people with care and respect.
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Hypnotherapy Overview
A general hypnotherapy session begins with a pretalk.
This is where you explain hypnosis to the client and
reassure her about the power of her mind. Next comes the
induction, which is the initial attempt to drop the client into
a light trance. After the induction, the hypnotherapist will
conduct a deepening that drops the client into an even
deeper trance, as the name suggests. The hypnotherapist
will then use a script, which is the therapy portion of the
session. The script includes a suggestion for change.
Upon finishing the script, the hypnotherapist will segue into
amnesia, which suggests that the clients mind will forget
the session. Do not use amnesia when doing a past life
regression. You will want your client to remember as much
of the session as possible. That is what they are coming to
you for. Finally, the hypnotherapist will use trance
termination to bring the client out of hypnosis. In this
course, each of these steps will be covered in detail.
However, each client is different, and so the therapy
session might be changed depending on the clients
needs. Hypnotherapists should be flexible and able to
think on their feet. Do your research so that you can take
an alternate path if you are on a course that does not
seem to be working.
When conducting a hypnotherapy session, learn to
speak monotonously and slowly. Throughout the session,
you will want to lengthen your words. Your tone should be
dull and boring. (See Chapter 3, Inductions, in my book,
Basic Hypnotherapy for Professionals, for more details.)
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You will also want to use positive words. For instance,

when I work with people on procrastination, I do not call it
procrastination. I call it motivation, because this is the
positive way of looking at the situation. Learn to spin things
positively. Instead of saying that a person is afraid to fly,
say that she wants freedom to fly. Experiment with
phrasing things positively.
Some professionals believe that hypnotherapists
should not use the word no or not, because they
believe that the subconscious mind drops these words. In
other words, instead of hearing, You will not eat
carbohydrates, they believe the client will hear, You will
eat carbohydrates.
I often use the words no and not with positive
results. However, to be on the safe side, you may choose
to avoid using negative words. Instead, say, You will be
done eating foods with carbohydrates, or You will crave
foods that are low in carbohydrates.
Recording Your Sessions

When doing a past life regression hypnotherapy
session, it is a good idea to offer a recording of the session
to your client at no additional charge. This accomplishes
two things: 1. It gives the client a record of what happened
during the session. 2. It serves as a markting tool for you.
The client will probably play it for friends and relatives
privately and at parties. The friends and relatives could
become your clients after hearing the fascinating journeys
recorded on the CD or mp3.
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Controlling the Environment

You will want to establish an office space that allows
you to control the environment. Cut your clients off from
the outside world and demand their complete attention.
You must have them relaxed and have them in an oasis
from the outside world.
In controlling the environment, first make sure that the
client has gone to the restroom. Dropping your client into
Alpha and sustaining hypnosis is difficult if she is
squirming with discomfort. So ask her before you start, Do
you need to use the restroom before we begin?
Likewise, make sure that the clients cell phone or
pager is turned off. Make sure that she is in an
environment where no one and nothing is going to disturb
her. There should be no barking dogs or sounds of traffic.
Control the environment.
Make sure that the client is not too cold or too warm.
Give the patient the option of being reclined. A
comfortable, reclining chair is perfect for this. Get one.
I prefer to have my clients reclined in a nearly
horizontal position with an eye covering, like the ones that
are sold for sleeping or airplane trips, over their eyes to
block out any light. The client listens to my voice through
headphones.
I want to completely control the environment, and for
this reason, I generally avoid going to a persons house to
conduct a hypnotherapy session.
The client is not going to see anything because his
eyes are going to be covered. He is not going to hear
anything except my voice and the sound of gentle ocean
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waves that I play in the background. The client is perhaps

going to be covered with one or two blankets, depending
on the temperature.
Again, your job as a hypnotherapist is to prevent
anything that could interrupt the session.
I learned this lesson the hard way in 1986. I had a
patient, a doctor, who wanted to be hypnotized. She was
on call during our first session, and she kept getting up
during the hypnosis session to respond to her pager. She
was not respecting the session. I immediately formed a
strict policy against this disruptive activity. If your patient is
on call, tell her to come back another day. Do not allow
yourself or your client to be disturbed.
Some clients like to multitask, but hypnosis is not the
place for multitasking. Think of it like surgery it would
not be acceptable if someone knocked on the door during
surgery, or if the doctor stopped operating so that the
patient could take a cell phone call. Show your clients how
you want them to respect the hypnosis session.
The bottom line is this: control the environment! Its
YOUR responsibility.
Clients to Refer Out

Occasionally, you will receive a call from someone who
is not an appropriate client for a hypnotherapist. You will
know when you are in over your head. It is always a good
idea to refer out (send to a more appropriate healthcare
provider) anyone who informs you that she is, for example,
schizophrenic or psychotic. These are serious mental
health conditions that you are NOT trained to handle. Also,
refer out anyone who wants to uncover past memories of
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abuse. You are NOT trained to deal with the emotional

fallout of such scenarios.
As hypnotherapists, we work with changing behavior in
otherwise high-functioning clients. This means they are
stable individuals who simply need help with losing weight,
gaining motivation, being more confident, stopping
smoking, and so on. We enable behavioral changes that
stem from changes in their belief systems. We do not turn
insane clients sane or psychotic clients normal.
I cannot list all of the types of cases that you should
refer out, but use your judgment. Never take a client just
for the money. If you feel you are not qualified to handle
the case, you are RIGHT. Refer them out.
Helpful Tip
Go to a hypnotherapist for a general session on
motivation, and pay attention to how they do things. You
can get some great ideas from other hypnotherapists. You
can also see what it is like to be a client. And you can
decide what NOT to do in your practice. This visit will pay
for itself over and over again.
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Test Your Knowledge on Chapter 1 - Introduction

(See back of book for correct answers)
Question 1
List three examples of the Alpha state that can occur in
everyday life.
Question 2
How long does it take to form a new habit?
Question 3
Whose responsibility is it to control the office
environment?
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Chapter 2
Introduction to Past Life Regression Theories
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Time Theories
Many people look at time as a linear experience moving in
a straight line. Perhaps when you imagine time you think
of a straight line and on the left is the past and on the right
is the future. This however, is only one theory of time.
Another theory is that everything which occurs past,
present, and future happens at the same time. This can be
represented as several lines being drawn on a piece of
paper, one below the next.
I dont know how time occurs. In fact, I am inclined to
believe that time doesnt actually exist. When you think
about the time of idea it quickly becomes apparent that
time is simply the movement of objects through space. We
say that it is noon when the Sun is directly overhead.
However, the Sun is directly overhead simply because of
the position of the Earth in relation to the position of the
Sun. We infer from this observation that it is noon and that
a certain amount of time has passed since the Sun has
now moved directly overhead. However, the only thing that
has actually happened is that the Sun is now directly
overhead. This thing which we call time cannot be seen or
touched or heard. We only have some very faint evidence
of time.
The official time is kept in Greenwich, England and is
measured by the exact frequency of the microwave
spectral line emitted by atoms of the metallic elements
such as cesium and rubidium. This official time is called
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). The motion of these atoms
is considered to be constant so that we can base time on
it. However, once again we are left with the challenge of
time simply being the movement of objects.
I bring all this up to enlighten you about the concept of
time. If there is a past, then it is quite possible that it is
occurring right now. So, additionally, it is possible that the
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past does not actually exist and that it is simply a concept

that we hold in our minds that helps us understand our
reality a little more clearly and gives us a grasp on our
existence. I think that it is important for any author to
clearly express his or her biases before launching into a
discussion about any topic. Aside from the fact that I dont
know if time really exists, I also want you to know that I
dont know if past lives really exist.
My initial experiments with past life regression occurred
when I was in military school in the early 80s; it was a high
school. I had gotten a book on hypnosis that mentioned
past life regression and I began to hypnotize my
schoolmates. I used the bunk bed where I slept, that was
my office chair and I never had a shortage of clients.
So I was able to conduct numerous experiments in past
life regression. Keep in mind that I was simply an eleventh
grader in military school and I was trying to find something
that would entertain me and pass the time. Little did I know
that what I was doing then as a teenager would lead to an
entire career as a hypnotherapist.
At the time that I was initially hypnotizing people to see
their past lives, I fully believed in past lives and
reincarnation and karma. Later, from 1990 to 1995, I would
become a preacher for the Church of Christ. During that
time I completely renounced my belief in past lives and
when I left the church in 1995 I, again, embraced the idea
of past lives. I am not completely convinced that the belief
or disbelief in past lives necessarily goes along with or
contradicts Judeo Christian teachings. However, during
those five years of my life I felt it was a conflict for me to
continue practicing the past life regressions I had been
doing up to that point.
Currently I dont know if past lives really exist or not.
However, I want you to know that I feel that whether past
lives exist or not makes no difference in the therapeutic
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value that you can bring to a persons life. Clients have

come to me who could not wear jewelry or even turtle
neck sweaters around their necks. In regressing them to
past lives, I and found that they were hanged from a tree.
They saw that as a cause of not wanting to wear jewelry or
a turtle neck or anything else around their necks in this
lifetime. I have set that client free from a limiting belief. So
now they are able to wear jewelry around their necks or a
turtle neck or whatever else they choose because in their
mind they are free from that former limitation. They
attributed the limitation to something that happened in a
past life.
Honor the Belief System of the Client
It is important to realize in this particular scenario that
whether or not the past life actually occurred is
unimportant. It has no bearing on the outcome of the
therapy. If I regress a client to a past life and they are able
to release something they were holding on to from that life,
the only thing that matters is the belief system of that
client. If they truly believe that they had a past life and that
something happened to them that is still having an effect
on this current life, then the release of that thing is going to
be powerful for them.
I usually dont share the fact that I dont know if past lives
exist when talking with clients, unless they ask. The
reason is that I dont want to affect the quality of the past
life regression. I have certainly seen and read plenty of
books and articles that indicate to me that past lives are
real. But I have also seen and read many things which
indicate that not all past live regressions are actual past
life regressions.
Many of the past life regressions which Ive read about, or
witnessed or performed myself seem to be situations in
which the client is fabricating a past life based on
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information about their current life. Again, I want to

emphasize that this makes no difference whatsoever in the
effectiveness of a properly performed hypnotherapy
session. So in this book I am going to teach you to perform
a proper past life regression hypnotherapy session. If you
believe in past life regression, I think thats wonderful. If
you dont believe in past lives, I think thats fine. Any
therapist should realize that the beliefs of the therapist are
unimportant when compared to the belief system of the
client. You as a therapist can believe whatever it is that
you want to believe as long as you respect the beliefs of
the person you are helping. If your client believes in past
lives, you have an obligation to them to work within the
framework of their belief system. If you were to say to
them, Past lives dont exist. Where would that leave you?
You would have violated the belief system of the client.
You would have failed to follow through by offering what
could have been a powerful and productive past life
regression hypnotherapy session and you would have in
general displayed your ignorance about therapy.
Lets say, on the other hand, you happen to not believe in
past lives. And lets say that you have a client who comes
to you seeking help with a past life and you perform a
past life regression. During that session, you find out
information which is helpful to that client in their present
life. This is a result of that past life regression. You helped
them undo something they have been struggling with. You
have performed a valuable service to that client.
So my point is this, if you dont believe in past lives, dont
worry about it and dont freely offer this information to your
clients unless they ask. Just perform the past life
regression using the method I am going to teach you and
allow the client to heal themselves.
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Chapter 3
Priming the Pump
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Proper Preparation
As with anything you are going to do in life, you need to
prepare properly. The way you prepare properly for a past
life regression session is by priming the pump. When you
prime an actual water pump, you introduce water into the
system that draws the water from below the earth to the
surface and starts the pump flowing. The pump can then
work fine on its own without you needing to introduce any
new water to the system. The same is true when doing a
past life regression session. You need to introduce some
ideas into the clients mind initially. They will then begin to
generate their own ideas. From that point forward, you will
no longer need to introduce any new ideas.
It is important to introduce these ideas in a very subtle way
so as not to lead a client in any particular direction. The
way I like to do this is to have audio tracks of music from
different periods in the past. Keep in mind, that if your
client is thirty years old and the year is 2010, they were
born in the year 1980. Therefore you do not need to play
any music that was made after the year 1980 because
your client was involved in this present lifetime from the
year 1980 forward. So, you will want to have specific clips
of popular music dating back as far as possible. I have a
specific piece from the 1980s that I like to play for people
born after the 80s. I also have a music piece from the
1950s that was very popular at that time. I have a music
piece from the 1920s which was popular at that time. And
so on all the way back to about the year 1700. Before that
it can be slightly challenging to find remakes of popular
music of the time. Do the best you can when getting
examples of popular music from certain periods. I
recommend playing about ten seconds from each clip and
a ten second pause between each clip. So, for example,
for the clip from the 1980s I might play something by the
rock group, The Police. From the 1950s I might play
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something by Chuck Barry and so forth and going all the

way back to approximately the year 1700.
So I can then prime the pump by playing these music clips
for my clients. Before we begin the hypnotherapy session,
they simply close their eyes and listen. I ask them before
they listen to allow any thoughts that they have about that
music piece while listening to come into their mind. And to
examine those thoughts without bias, without judgment,
without a filter, just to let those thoughts come into their
mind. After all of the samples are done playing, I ask the
client to share with me their impressions of the music
pieces.
Usually I find that clients have an affinity for one particular
period of time. So if you find that your client has an affinity
for the 1950s, for example, you may want to focus on the
1950s during the hypnotherapy session. Or the client may
naturally gravitate toward the 1950s during the
hypnotherapy session.
The second part of priming the pump is having the client
get in touch with their ability to create pictures in their
mind. Keep in mind that everything I have told you so far is
done before any hypnotherapy is done. For example,
when they are listening to the musical pieces, they are not
in hypnosis. They are simply closing their eyes and letting
impressions come to them. Likewise, during this part of
visually priming their mental pump, they are not in
hypnosis. They are just closing their eyes and allowing
images to form in their mind. Think of this visual priming
part being similar to turning on a TV set and letting the
picture develop. We need to make sure that our television
set is going to show a picture clearly before we try to
watch a movie on it. If the television set is not showing
pictures then we are not going to have a good movie
viewing experience because we will just being looking at a
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distorted screen. This preparation for a past life regression

hypnotherapy session is designed to make sure that
everything is working smoothly. The reason for the musical
pieces is to make sure that the client is in tune with at least
one period in history that they can potentially move back to
during a hypnotherapy session. The reason for this visual
preparatory component is to make sure that they can see
images clearly when they do move back to that period. If
you skip either of these steps you will jeopardize the
potential success of your past life regression session with
that client. So take your time before doing any hypnosis
with your client and make sure they are properly prepared.
When you prime the pump visually it is very simple just to
have them initially recall standing in their kitchen and have
them look all around and notice the colors, notice the
appliances, notice the color of the appliances, notice the
color of the wallpaper or paint, the texture of the ceiling,
the floor and what the floor is made of. Also, let them look
down at themselves, see what they are wearing on their
feet, see what kind of clothing they are wearing. All of this
will help them with a hypnotherapy session in which they
are recalling things. Due to the nature of past life
regression, we also want to give the client the ability to be
comfortable with images which are not familiar during a
past life regression. Often times images will come into the
clients mind that are potential images from a time long ago
and these images will look foreign, odd, and out of place
when the client initially sees them. We need to make sure
that the client is comfortable receiving these sorts of
images rather than seeing them and dismissing them as
fantasy. There have been studies done at Stanford
University that people who get true psychic impressions
initially dismiss what they see. In one study, one person
was put into one room and another was put in another
room and the two people couldnt see each other. One
person was asked simply to imagine what the other person
was doing. What was found in many cases, was that the
person who is asked to imagine what the other person was
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doing was actually able to determine psychically what they

were doing. However, they usually dismissed the psychic
impressions they were seeing by simply being their
imagination at work. So it is important for you to explain to
your client that images that come to his/her mind, although
they may seem to be fiction, they may be actual memories.
So you will have your client imagining themselves standing
in their kitchen and noticing the colors and also noticing
any sounds or smells associated with the kitchen. This is
all designed to prime the pump to get things flowing from
their memory. Additionally you will want to have them
imagining themselves in a scenario that they have not
been in before. For example, I like to use the scenario of
standing in the woods and looking at the trees. Now, they
have probably been in the woods before, but these woods
they are just making up in their mind. Again, priming the
pump. They would imagine themselves standing in the
woods and then they would see a friendly person walk up
to them in the woods and say hello and you would have
them describe the woods and describe the person. This
process of having them generating something in their
minds and fine tuning their ability to see it clearly will come
in handy during the actual hypnosis session.
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Chapter 4
Past Life Regression Pre-Talk
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About the Pre-Talk

As you may know from my book, Basic Hypnotherapy for
Professionals, it is important to give a pre talk to a client
before any hypnotherapy session. Pre talk is a short talk in
which you explain to your client exactly what they can
expect and not expect from a hypnotherapy session. It is
an opportunity for you to display your expertise and to put
your client at ease so that they know that they are at the
hands of a trained professional. In addition to the basic pre
talk, explaining hypnotherapy in general, you should also
do a past life regression pre talk with your clients before
doing any regression work. The following is the pre talk
which I use with my clients before I do a past life
regression. It puts them at ease, answers many of their
questions, and reassures them that I know what I am
doing. After delivering the pre talk to the client, I of course
give them the opportunity to ask questions. Here is the
pre-talk: Hypnotherapy allows you to tap into your
subconscious mind. All of the things we have ever
experienced in this life or in other lives are stored in our
subconscious mind. Memories are compartmentalized
generally. Usually you only have conscious access to
memories that you need. For example, where you put your
car keys, what you have to do today, what your name is,
that sort of thing. Other memories that are less important
to your everyday life are stored at a deeper level. For
example, what you did on your tenth birthday or where you
went on vacation with your parents when you were five.
You probably could remember those types of things
consciously if you just took a moment to yourself and
quietly focused on your memories. Except in the case of
traumatic childhoods, those memories are usually
accessible with only a minor amount of effort. There are
other memories in your subconscious mind that are a little
more difficult to access. The reason is that these
memories do not play an important role in your everyday
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life. Nor are they generally necessary to recall at any point.

Your mind has determined that their importance is minimal
or non-existent. So they have been put in the basement of
your memory bank where they are stored safely in a file
cabinet, yet it can be difficult to access it without the help
of a trained professional or without the knowledge on how
to get to that room and which key to use. These memories
will include things such as being born in this life or living
past lives. These memories, although they are there, are
not readily accessible even when you sit quietly and try to
remember them. But make no mistake, they are there and
they are accessible, it just takes a little more work. That is
why we are together today so that you with my assistance
can access the memories of your past lives. It is in fact a
very simple process and once you know how to do it, you
will be able to do it all by yourself. I also want you to be
aware of the different states of hypnosis. There is alpha
that is the lightest state of hypnosis, just like when you are
driving a car or reading a book or watching TV or when
youve just woken up or youre just going to sleep. Its a
not really here, not really out of it, state. Have you ever
driven a car somewhere without remembering the ride?
Well thats an example of your brain powering down to
alpha. In alpha you can be fully aware of everything that is
going on yet you are actually in a state of hypnosis. The
state below alpha is theta. Theta is a sleep state. And the
state below that is delta, the deepest state of hypnosis. For
our purposes today, I will keep you in alpha because in
alpha you will be able to communicate with me. I will be
able to ask you questions about your past life experience
and you will be able to answer my questions. If at any time
you go below alpha into theta or delta, I will bring you back
up to alpha in a very gentle way and then we will continue
with the interview style past life regression. I will also
record the past life regression for you so that you will have
a recording of it so that you can share with your friends or
just keep for yourself. This can be very helpful in
remembering what we talk about in this session since
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some of the memories may tend to be less easy to access

when you are not in hypnosis. So in todays session what
will happen is I will use a brief induction, that is the part of
the session where I induce a hypnotic trance by having
you picture yourself walking along the beach or walk in the
woods or doing something relaxing involving all of the
senses so that it becomes very real for you and very
relaxing. I will then do a short deepening, a deepening is
the part of the hypnotherapy session where I am just
intensifying that state of relaxation. If you were walking
along the beach, I would have you imagine the sun setting
and I would count down as the sun sets, something along
those lines. Then I will do the actual past life regression at
which I will start recording the session. (You do not have to
record the session, but it is always a nice professional
touch to record the session and give the client a copy of
the session as a CD or mp3 at no additional charge.)
During the past life regression I will be asking you
questions about where you are, who you are, whether you
are male or female and I will be guiding you to specific
events in your life and taking you to the end of that life.
Today we will examine one life and if you want to look at
other lives in future sessions or if you want to review that
life in more depth, we can do other sessions after this one.
NOTE: CUT AND PAST PRE-TALK FROM BASIC BOOK.
Sample Pretalk 1
The lightest state of hypnosis, Alpha, is achieved easily.
Everyone enters a hypnotic state every day, several times
per day. Its that state you are in when you are watching
TV, reading a good book, playing video games and, yes,
even driving. It's also the state you are in when you are
just waking up or just going to bed. You are not fully
conscious, but you are not fully unconscious either. In this
state, youre up to 200 times more suggestible than when
you are fully awake, in Beta.
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Many people, when they hear about hypnosis, say, Well, I

can't be hypnotized. These people have been
misinformed, mostly by Hollywood, about what hypnosis is
and is not. It is not necessary to be in some sort of an
otherworldly trance to be in hypnosis. Hypnosis is a
natural state that everyone moves in and out of throughout
each day. Many of our everyday normal activities are
actually performed under hypnosis without us being aware
of it.
Hypnosis is just like the state you are in when you have
been driving a car for a long distance. You know that
feeling. Its not that you are oblivious to everything, it's just
that you have tuned out all of the unimportant stimuli. Your
focus is the road. If something were to happen that
required your attention, such as a car trying to pass you,
your body and mind would be able to properly respond.
You would be able, at any time you chose, to notice the
beautiful trees or old farm mills or anything else you may
be driving past.
As I mentioned, another example of hypnosis is playing
video games. Some people can play video games for
hours in a sitting. If someone were to talk to them while
they were in a video game session, they would be able to
respond. However, the game player often feels that he has
only been playing for a fraction of the time that he has
actually played! This is because he was in hypnosis and
has experienced time distortion. That is perfectly normal,
and you may experience that today during our hypnosis
session.
A third good example of a hypnotic state is working on the
computer. People who are using a computer are focused
on what they are doing, but can intelligently answer the
phone when it rings.
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So hypnosis is no different from driving a car, playing

video games, or working on a computer. Most people
engaged in these activities would not think that they are in
a trance, but they are. They are in a light hypnotic trance
known as Alpha. (By the way, since reading is a form of
hypnosis, surprise! Youre in hypnosis!!! Okay, lets get
back to the pretalk.) In Alpha, your mind is slowed down
just a little, your focus is narrower, your breathing is
slower, and you are relaxed. Most people have driven a
car, played a video game, worked on a computer, or read
a really good article. Therefore, to say that you cannot be
hypnotized is to misunderstand the true nature of a
hypnotic state. Since you are up to 200 times more
suggestible even while you are in the light state of Alpha,
anything beyond this is unnecessary for most purposes
(programming someone to lose weight, stop smoking,
overcome a fear of flying, and so on). You can have an
extremely effective hypnosis session while being aware of,
and able to recall every word spoken by the
hypnotherapist.
You also dont have to worry if you fall asleep during
hypnosis. It has been discovered by several research
groups that your hearing acts like a surveillance camera.
Your eyes close, but your ears cannot close. They always
remain open, taking in information constantly. When a
mother is asleep and hears her baby cry, she will
awaken immediately. The truth is that we never really
sleep; a part of our brain is always alert our hearing. It
stays alert to protect us or our offspring. If someone
breaks into your home while you are asleep, you will be
alerted as soon as you hear a noise. Your hearing is on
24/7, taking in information and recording it. In hypnosis, we
use this to your advantage, so even if you fall asleep
during the session, your brain is still recording all the
information in your subconscious.
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In case you are worried about being too intelligent to be

hypnotized, intelligence is directly correlated to
suggestibility. The more intelligent you are, the more easily
you can be hypnotized. People of a below-average IQ find
it difficult to go into a hypnotic state. Geniuses are
naturally close to a hypnotic Alpha state most of the time,
and therefore enter hypnosis easily. This accounts for their
ability to transfer information from their subconscious mind
to their waking life and bring their creations to the world.
And there is no need to worry about not waking up. This
cannot happen. Less than 10% of the population achieves
such a deep trance state that they dissociate, or black
out, like they do when they receive anesthetic. Such
people are called somnambulists, and they do not
consciously remember what happened during hypnosis
unless the hypnotherapist suggests that they will.
However, even these people will wake up at the end of a
session. Most people achieve only a light trance state
(Alpha) in which they are aware of what is happening,
although they are completely relaxed and focused.
Sample Pretalk 2
The first thing I would like to do today is explain in detail
what hypnosis is and what it is not. For starters, most
people have experienced hypnosis several times a day
throughout their lives. If you have ever been absorbed in a
good book, really involved in watching a movie, or working
at your computer and one hour seemed like 15 minutes,
you have experienced hypnosis.
Our minds function in four stages of consciousness. The
first stage is called Beta; this is the stage where you are
awake and able to make conscious decisions. The second
stage is called Alpha. This is when the brain slows down
and narrows its focus. It turns out that during Alpha, your
brain is two hundred times more susceptible to suggestion
than when in Beta. This is why marketing companies
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spend millions of dollars on advertising, they get to deliver

their message while youre very focused on your favorite
show. Alpha is the stage necessary for us to bring about
positive change. The third stage is Theta. Theta is when
you are in a light sleep. In Theta, you can be awakened
fairly easily by a sound or a light touch. For example, this
is when you are just falling asleep and when you are just
waking up. The final stage is Delta. Delta is a deep sound
sleep. As you can see, you are in all of these stages in any
given day. Alpha is the only stage necessary for
hypnotherapy, and you will experience that shortly.
In the 1950s, the American Medical Association took
notice of hypnosis after a patient underwent a
thyroidectomy (removal of the thyroid) while in a hypnotic
trance induced by a hypnotherapist. No painkillers or
anesthesia were used. Since then, hypnotherapists have
made influential steps toward changing public perception
about hypnosis. Doctors continue to use hypnosis to calm
their patients and to ease pain during procedures. Doctors
tell patients that a procedure is common and it comes with
a high degree of success. Because these phrases are
delivered by an authority figure, the patients act exactly the
same as they would with hypnotic suggestions. There are
also more obvious hypnotic suggestions given to patients
by doctors trained in hypnosis. And for more than 100
years, dentists have used hypnosis to ease pain and
discomfort during dental procedures.
In addition to using hypnotic techniques themselves,
doctors and dentists regularly refer patients to
hypnotherapists for help with weight loss, smoking
cessation, and overcoming fears about dental and surgical
procedures. Before the 1950s, the medical profession
didnt really take notice of hypnotherapy. Today, doctors
are readily embracing hypnosis as a complement to longstanding medical procedures.
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Hypnosis has countless uses in psychotherapy, psychiatry,

and various medical specialties. The use of hypnotic
techniques by these professions has increased steadily in
recent years because hypnosis is gaining widespread
acceptance as a safe, reliable, effective, and comfortable
alternative. In the modern climate of skyrocketing
healthcare costs, hypnosis is also proving invaluable as an
aid in speeding recovery from physical and mental
problems, which can really cut down on medical costs.
Clinical hypnosis is by no means a new healing tool. The
first usage of hypnosis by health professionals occurred in
the late 1800s. In its early days, clinical hypnosis was used
to treat hysterical conditions, and was also very useful for
the induction of anesthesia in surgery in the days before
anesthetic drugs. For example, James Esdaile, a Scottish
physician working in India in the early part of the
nineteenth century, performed over 340 major operations,
including amputations and removal of large tumors, with
hypnosis as the only anesthetic. Around the turn of the
twentieth century, Sigmund Freud used hypnosis
extensively in the first years of his psychiatric practice. In
the first half of the twentieth century, hypnosis was often
viewed as an exotic or fringe method in medicine and
psychology, but it eventually gained respect as a powerful
clinical tool. It finally earned formal recognition as a
valuable tool in health care in 1958, when the Council on
Mental Health of the American Medical Association
recommended that instruction in hypnosis be included in
medical school teachings. The American Psychological
Association similarly embraced hypnosis several years
later. Thousands of psychologists, dentists, and physicians
in various specialties now have thorough training in
hypnotic methods within their specialty areas. Professional
organizations in clinical hypnosis provide extensive
training and continuing education in hypnosis, and provide
their members with specific ethical guidelines for the
professional use of hypnosis.
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Sample Pretalk 3
Many people feel somewhat apprehensive and have
numerous questions when they consider the possibility of
seeking clinical hypnosis for their problems. These are
some pretty common questions.
How does it feel to be hypnotized? There is really no such
thing as a specific hypnotized feeling. As described earlier,
a number of different experiences are commonly
associated with the hypnotic state. The most unique
characteristic, the one that people tend to remember best
and find most surprising, is perhaps the subjective sense
of "involuntariness" of things happening without you
(seemingly) acting to make them happen. You may also be
aware of everything I say during the session, and thats
okay, because you will still be in hypnosis!
Will I lose consciousness? As mentioned above, hypnosis
is not sleep. Ordinarily, you will be conscious of everything
that goes on when you are in the hypnotic state.
Sometimes, though, you may relax so much under
hypnosis that you may drift off and lose track of what is
happening or even fall asleep!
Will I reveal deep secrets about myself? In some
psychotherapeutic applications of hypnosis, it is important
to uncover mental material that is related to the problem
being treated, material that you have been ignoring or
keeping secret from others and even from yourself.
However, no such uncovering is needed in many
applications of clinical hypnosis, and if you were very
uneasy about the possibility of introspective exploration of
this kind, we would discuss that when beginning our work
together. Uncovering techniques may not be needed at all
to deal with your problem. Hypnosis can be used in many
different ways.
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Will I do something embarrassing or silly? A clinical

hypnotist will not make you cluck like a chicken or do other
things for amusement at your expense. You do, however,
sometimes act differently under hypnosis than you do in
the normal waking state. You may become more emotional
or feel more childlike. And generally, the benefits of these
hypnotic states are quite simply amazing.
What if I do not want to lose control of myself? Hypnosis
does involve a certain amount of letting go of yourself, and
opening up to a new experience. However, you are not
really losing control of yourself when you respond to what I
suggest. You are making the decision to go along with my
guidance at every step. You can benefit from hypnosis as
long as you are willing to go along with the instructions. It
may be helpful to think of me as your personal coach a
person helping you to master new ways to use your own
mind.
Can I be made to do things I do not want to do? Contrary
to a popular belief, people under hypnosis are not captive
and spellbound. They can resist direct instructions that are
at odds with their wishes or moral standards. For this
reason, it is not as easy as one might think to make people
do things against their will with hypnosis.
What if I cannot be hypnotized? The odds are against it.
While the degree to which people are receptive to
hypnosis varies from individual to individual, the great
majority of people, perhaps three out of every four, can be
hypnotized to a sufficient degree to enjoy some of the
benefits that hypnosis can offer.
Aren't gullible or simple-minded people most easily
hypnotizable? Not at all. In fact, researchers have found
that more intelligent people are slightly more hypnotizable.
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It seems that openness to new experiences rather than

gullibility is related to hypnotic ability.
Are women more hypnotizable than men? Research has
conclusively shown that, on average, there is no difference
between men and women in their hypnotic suggestibility.
Can hypnosis be dangerous to my mental health? The
state of hypnosis is generally very safe and free from
complications, probably no more disturbing to your mind
than ordinary sleep. For most people, however, the
experience of hypnosis is pleasantly relaxing and
refreshing. The only after-effects that you are likely to
experience are possible drowsiness and disorientation for
the first few minutes afterwards, and possibly a stiff neck
or (rarely) a minor headache. All these side effects are
transient and harmless.
Can people hypnotize themselves? Yes, they can.
Entering hypnosis is simply a mental skill, and
hypnotherapists commonly believe that regular hypnosis is
nothing more than assisted self-hypnosis. It is just more
easily learned under the guidance of a skilled hypnotist.
However, once you have mastered it, you can do it on your
own. This is the goal in my practice of clinical hypnosis,
when processes such as pain control can be made
available at any time.
I would like to give you an opportunity to ask any further
questions you might have at this point. Otherwise, Im
excited to start working together. Are you ready to begin?
Sample Pretalk 4
Many people have seen stage hypnotists in the movies
and on TV, and believe that a hypnotherapy session
leaves the participant at the mercy of the hypnotist. I can
assure you this is not true with this form of hypnosis. In
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fact, you may be aware of everything I say. You may be in

the Alpha state, which is the lightest state of hypnosis.
This happens to you many times during the day.
Drivers often experience the Alpha state while driving. We
often end up at our destination safe and sound without
remembering much of the trip. We arrive at our destination
on a kind of autopilot. You were still in control of the car,
but you tuned out most of your surroundings. Also, when
we read a great book, we often become unaware of our
surroundings. We become lost in the story. This is the
Alpha state. So this is something you have experienced
many times.
Have you ever seen a child immersed in a video game?
She is so lost in the world of space creatures or other
worlds that she takes no notice whatsoever of her
surroundings. People can do this for hours. They are in an
altered state, but they are still very much awake. This is
the Alpha state, the state that you will be under for
hypnosis. The difference is that instead of playing a video
game, you are using that hypnotic state for your own
healing.
Even though you are aware of everything I say, you will
still be under hypnosis. Remember, you are in control. If
for any reason you would like to stop the session during
hypnosis, merely count to three in your mind, and the
session will be over.
Once again, you may be aware of everything I say during
hypnosis and that is okay. You are still in hypnosis, and
you are always in control of the session. You are here to
change the things you want to change.
You will be very relaxed during our session and may be in
the Alpha state. Also, if you fall asleep, you will still be
listening to what I am saying and getting the same benefit
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from this session. Your hearing never turns off, even when
you sleep. Your subconscious will be getting all the
information needed to make positive changes in your life.
So if you do feel yourself drifting off to sleep, that is okay.
You will still be benefiting from what I am saying.
I would like to talk a little about the history of hypnosis,
because hypnosis has been used since the beginning of
history. The use of hypnosis has been traced back to
3000BC in Egypt. Hypnotherapy has been used for
centuries in different forms by different cultures. Both the
new and old testament of the Bible talks of what could be
deemed as hypnosis. The ancient Greeks and Romans
had sleep temples where peoples dreams could be
recorded.
The term hypnosis comes from a Greek word meaning
sleep. People under hypnosis are alert and are able to talk
and move. Modern hypnosis began with Anton Mesmer in
the eighteenth century. He became Europes foremost
expert in magnetic healing. James Braid, a Scottish
surgeon, coined the term hypnotism in 1843. He found that
some people could go into a trance if they fixated their
eyes on a bright shiny object.
Hypnotherapy regained popularity in the mid-1900s thanks
to Milton Erickson, a psychiatrist who used hypnosis
successfully in his practice. Because Erickson was wellknown and had so much success with hypnosis, the
medical community began to recognize hypnosis as a valid
and important therapy.
Dave Elman brought acceptance to hypnosis from the
medical profession in the U.S. when the Council on
Medical health of the American Medical Association
accepted the use of hypnotherapy in 1958, recognizing
hypnotherapy as a compelling medical procedure. Since
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1995, the National Institute for Health has recommended

hypnotherapy as a treatment for chronic pain. Hypnosis is
used for many conditions, including phobias, depression
and addictions.
Hypnosis has become popular because it is an effective
tool used to help people safely and quickly heal from many
different conditions.
The power of the subconscious and the mind is limitless.
Hypnosis is a well-respected practice and is used by
doctors, psychologists, and even law enforcement.
Hypnosis has even been used in cases where anesthesia
cannot be used. People have had teeth extracted with no
anesthesia by using only hypnosis. People have had
operations with no anesthesia in deep states of hypnosis.
This shows how powerful the subconscious mind is.
Hypnosis is also used for self-improvement. It has been
used to successfully cure diseases and phobias, such as
depression or fear of flying, when traditional methods have
failed. This proves how powerful the mind is. You are here
today to tap into the power of your subconscious and to
create the changes that you want to make.
We now understand how powerful the mind is, and that
hypnosis is a powerful tool used to make positive changes
in our lives. Once again, you are in control of the
hypnotherapy session. You may be aware of everything I
say, and you are still under hypnosis.
Some people have the belief that they are too intelligent to
be hypnotized. They feel that not being intelligent is
directly correlated to suggestibility. Actually, the more
intelligent you are, the more easily you can be hypnotized.
You can be hypnotized and you can make positive
changes in your life.
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Hypnosis is perfectly natural and, as I just mentioned, it is

also widely used and accepted. You are not asleep or in a
trance, you are just very relaxed. You are not under my
power. You will only do what is in your personal comfort
zone, moral code, or value system. You are still you, just
very relaxed. You will remember everything and will feel
relaxed during and after hypnosis.
You always have a choice and can come out of hypnosis
whenever you want. Just count to three in your mind and
you will be out of hypnosis. You are able to get away from
the noise and stress of daily life and immerse yourself in
peace and relaxation. You are here to use the power of
your mind to help you. You are always in control, and as I
said before, if you want to come out of hypnosis it is very,
very easy to do so. Just count to three in your mind, and
the session will be over.
I learned hypnosis because I had discovered how powerful
the mind was in my own search from healing from a
chronic illness. I had made many changes in my thinking
that helped my own body heal itself. It was through
hypnosis and working with holistic doctors that I finally was
able to be cured. If the mind can make someone heal
when doctors give no cure or hope, imagine how much
power our mind has and how much we can heal our own
lives in so many ways.
I want you to just sit back and relax now as we begin the
session. Once again, I want to tell you that you may be
aware of everything I say and you will still be under
hypnosis. Trust that you are safe and protected at all
times. You have come here with the intent to heal and so it
shall be. You may be aware of everything I say and that is
okay. Remember, you are still under hypnosis and you are
safe. So please close your eyes and relax.
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Helpful Tip
Clients can be quite diverse educationally. In the same
day, you could have an MD and a tile installer as clients.
Rather than changing my pretalk for each person, I have
found that everyone appreciates simplicity. If you can
explain concepts in simple terms, you avoid any confusion.
You also avoid seeming arrogant or like you are trying too
hard.
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Chapter 5
Past Life Regression (PLR) Inductions
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About Inductions
The next step is to have the client close his or her eyes
and have them relax by you doing a very short induction.
You can read about inductions in my book, Basic
Hypnotherapy for Professions. You should do an
abbreviated induction, about five minutes long. The risk in
doing a long induction is that the client might fall asleep. If
the client falls asleep you will need to bring them up
slightly so that they can interact with you verbally. Its best
to avoid having to do this by simply doing a very brief
induction. An induction is simply a walk along the beach or
in the woods or in the desert, just a relaxing walk
somewhere in which you involve all of the senses. You are
trying to induce a hypnotic state and at the same time you
are telling them to relax. So you are having them walk
along the beach, enjoy the beautiful blue sky, the beautiful
sound of the waves, the feel of the Sun, etc. while they are
relaxing more.
You may want to do a brief deepening also. A deepening,
as I also describe in my book, Basic Hypnotherapy for
Professionals, is simply having them either go down
something or see something going down. A typical
deepening is ten counts. In other words, the Sun would go
down to the count of ten and you would tell them that as
the Sun goes down at the count of ten, they will relax more
deeply. So, by the time you reach number one, they will be
relaxed completely. You simply count from ten to one and
tell them that the Sun is going down a little lower with each
number and they are relaxing a little more deeply with
each number. However, in a past life regression session,
you want to make sure that they do not go too deeply. So
you would abbreviate this and have the Sun go down to
the count of five. The idea here is the fewer the numbers,
the lighter the trance. So the Sun will go down as you
count down from five to one and they will relax more
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deeply as the numbers go down. Then you begin counting

and have the Sun go down. That is one example of a
deepening. The induction and deepening should take a
total of approximately seven minutes. Five for the induction
and two for the deepening.
Sample Induction 1
Youre in your car; its afternoon; its early spring. Youre
driving on a smooth, curving road that leads through the
hillside. The grass is vividly green, and colorful wild flowers
are in bloom on the sides of the road. There are trees lush
with leaves. The air is fresh and clean. You feel yourself
begin to relax. The road curves gently to the right, and
your car hugs the curves of the road as if it were on a
track. The mist in the air rises and clears as you drive. You
feel the warm air against your skin as your car follows the
road. You notice that your car is the only one on the road.
The engine of your car purring gently is the only sound. Its
quiet. Its safe. You havent a care in the world; you are at
peace, enjoying the beautiful scenery as you drive. The
sky is blue and it is clear, but for a few wisps of clouds.
You are so comfortable and serene. Youre driving slowly,
taking in the beautiful scenery.
You approach a gravel road. It calls to you, so you turn
onto it. You hear the light crunching of the tires on the
finely ground gravel. The road leads through a wooded
area. The sun filters through the trees; it is warm and
bright. There is beauty all around you and you take it all in.
You come to the end of the road. It is large and circular.
You see a clearing and a path and you park your car close
to the clearing. The car door closes gently as you walk
toward the trail. As you approach the trail, you notice that it
is wide and carpeted with the same fine gravel as on the
road. As you walk past the trees, you hear some birds
singing. You walk slowly, taking in all the sights and
smells. You see a honeysuckle bush, and you stop and
smell the flowers. You pick a flower. The flower smells so
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sweet and the honeysuckle tastes like honey. You savor

the taste and continue on the path.
You hear the gurgling of water nearby. As you continue on
the trail, the gravel path turns to grass, and there are
stepping-stones that lead to a waterfall. You take off your
shoes and carry them along with you. There are beautiful
purple and yellow flowers on either side of the trail. The
stepping-stones feel smooth and warm on your feet. Each
stone is a different color of the stone rainbow. As you step
on each stone on the path, you become more relaxed. The
stones are beautiful. Each step relaxes you more. You
continue on the stepping-stones, relaxing more with each
step. You are getting closer to the waterfall. The waterfall
ends in a calm, clear pool of water. You set your shoes
aside on a rock near the pool. You put your toe in the
water to test the temperature. You find it warm and
inviting. You wade into the pool and find a large rock to sit
on. You sit down on the rock. You put your hand in the
water and move it slowly back and forth, feeling the
warmth of the water between your fingers and around your
hand.
You take a deep breath through your nose. You can taste
the freshness of the air as your chest rises and your lungs
fill with the clean air. You open your mouth slightly and
exhale slowly. You take another slow, deep breath through
your nose, and again exhale slowly though your mouth.
Once again, another slow, deep breath. The water gently
falls into the pool and ripples in the water traveling slowly
toward you. You watch the ripples of the water and
become more relaxed as each ripple floats by you. Two
purple dragonflies hover on the water. They linger a few
minutes and then fly off. They take with them any cares
and anxieties that may have remained. You take another
deep breath and feel so calm, so relaxed.
You look around and see a hammock hanging between
two trees. You slowly lift yourself out of the pool and walk
toward the hammock. The hammock is covered with a
large pillow that perfectly fits the hammock. You easily get
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into the hammock. The hammock supports you

effortlessly. You feel as if youre floating in the softness of
the hammock. The trees filter the warm sun and you feel
safe, comfortable, supported. You close your eyes and
rest your mind.
Sample Induction 2
Now close your eyes. Take a nice, deep, full breath and
exhale slowly. Take another deep breath and exhale. Feel
yourself beginning to relax now from the very top of
your head all the way down to the very tip of your
toes. One more time. Breathe in. Take a nice, deep, full
breath and hold it in. Now let it out completely, and feel
yourself relaxing even more.
I want you to imagine now that you are looking at a clear,
blue sky. It is a brilliant blue, like no other color you have
ever seen. And in the sky, a sky-writing airplane is writing
your name in fluffy, white, cloud-like letters. See your
name floating fluffy, white and cloud-like in a clear, blue
sky. Reach out and imagine what the clouds feel like. Light
and airy. Also, hear the birds. Not only can you hear their
calls, but you can also hear the flapping of their wings as
they increase their speed. You hear the silence of their
wings as they glide through the sky. You relax with the
increasing silence.
Now let your name just disappear with the wind. Let the
winds just blow your name away into the blue of the sky
and forget about your name. Forget you even have a
name. Names are not important. Just go on listening to my
voice and let yourself relax even more. You no longer hear
or see the birds. You are at complete peace with yourself.
There are no distractions. You relax even deeper.
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Sample Deepening 1
You are completely relaxed and contented as you stand at
the edge of the lake, and hear the rocking of a small
rowboat as it floats gently next to a small dock. The dock is
inviting, and you hear the call of baby ducks as they swim
circles around their mother, safely and securely, near the
end of the dock.
The well-constructed wooden dock has ten evenly spaced
planks for steps, and handrails that lead to a wide
platform, to which the small white rowboat is tied. There is
an antique iron park bench sitting at the end of the dock,
overlooking the lake. There are tiny peeping noises
coming from the ducklings. You will go down the steps,
one by one, confidently. And you will count them
backwards from 10 to 1. And as you count them, you will
go deeper and deeper into your trance with each and
every step you descend
You know that you are safe and secure as you grab hold
of the sturdy handrails and move calmly to the top step.
Ten. And you are going deeper and deeper. You feel
comfortable and relaxed as you step onto the next step.
Nine.
You can feel the smooth, wooden handrail as you slide
your hands along it and go down another step and go
deeper, and deeper. Eight. The planks are warm from the
sun and inviting on your feet as you go down another step.
Seven. You slide your hands a little further down the
handrail and step down again, going deeper and deeper.
Six. You see the baby ducks swim into the cool shadows
of the dock as you take another step down.
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The bump, bump, bump of the rowboat continues as you

go down another step, and you are relaxed and contented.
Five. Stepping further down, the mother duck calls her
babies, and you are going deeper. Four. The rhythmic
waves lap onto the shore, and you lower yourself onto the
next plank. Three. You are more relaxed, as you calmly go
down another step. Two. The ducklings come out from
under the dock, to join their mother, as you take the step
safely onto the platform. One.
Sample Deepening 2
Take a step down now down to the ninth step. Smoothly
and easily. Feel yourself going deeper. Now down to step
eight going deeper still.
Now down to step seven going deeper down to step
six deeper still going further down to step five and
step four step three two one. Now you are
standing on the floor below. There is a door in front of you.
A sign on the door reads Doorway to the Beach of
Relaxation. Reach out and turn the doorknob. Open the
door. A stream of golden sunlight pours through the open
door. Walk through the door into the golden sunlight.
Before you, stretches a beach of pure white sand. Beyond
the edge of the beach is an endless ocean of clear blue
water. Walk on the beach until you come to the place
where the dry sand meets the wet sand, near the waters
edge. Stand here a moment and notice all of the sights
and sounds.
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Notice the seagulls in the sky above. Watch them diving

for fish in the sea below. Listen to their chatter as they
return to the sky. Notice the other birds around you. They
show their appreciation for life in their smooth flight and
the happy songs they sing.
Notice the majestic expanse of the ocean in front of you. A
gentle wave comes ashore and rushes past your feet. Feel
how it pleasantly glides past your feet as it recedes back
into the ocean. This ocean is the sea of relaxation. With
each wave that touches the sand, you are feeling more
and more deeply relaxed.
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Chapter 6
The Past Life Regression Script
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About the PLR Script

The most important part of any past life hypnotherapy
session, and therefore the most important chapter of this
book, is the script.
A script is the meat of the hypnotherapy experience. It
is where the therapy occurs. If you do not have a script,
you are not doing hypnotherapy. You may be hypnotizing
your client, but you are not helping her. A script is the
portion of the past life hypnotherapy session during which
you find out what happened in the past life. The pretalk,
induction, and deepening all prepare the client for the
script.
Research clearly indicates that a script can be helpful
in dealing with many issues. Some examples include
overcoming alcoholism (Jayasinghe, 2005), dealing with
IBS (Weil, 2007), improving efficiency for increased
financial success, attracting romantic partners, weight loss
(Holt, Warren, & Wallace, 2006), memory improvement,
smoking cessation (Rouse, 2007), academic success
(Bloom, 2007), improved confidence, or whatever the
clients challenge may be.
As part of a regular self-hypnotherapy session, a
hypnotherapist could even write a script to enhance her
creativity to suggest to her subconscious mind that she
is going to write more creative scripts!
If you are new to hypnotherapy, you might want to start
with a past life regression script written by someone else.
You can borrow one of my scripts or use one from the
countless books available on this topic (see the
recommended resources at the end of the book).
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When using a script that someone else has written,

make sure that you have read through it before the
hypnotherapy session. The worst thing that you can
possibly do is go into a session without previously having
read the script.
You want to be familiar with the script for several
reasons. First, you do not want to trip through words and
concepts while reading the script during the session.
(Because your clients eyes are covered, you can read a
script and every other part of the hypnotherapy session
except the pretalk. You do not have to memorize it.)
Second, you need to carefully evaluate the script prior to
reading it to your client. Each client is different, so you will
need to find and eliminate those things in the script that
are not going to apply to a particular client. You need to
have a full understanding of the script so that you can
tailor it to achieve the best possible results.
Do your due diligence. Do not allow yourself any
excuses. Prepare every time.
Beware of procrastinating and ending up in a situation
that causes you to stumble. During a live sermon, for
example, a preacher can say, I am sorry. I made a
mistake. Let me backtrack. But you cannot do that under
hypnosis. Every word you say goes into the patients
subconscious.
Be prepared. You are dealing with the most precious
part of a human: their mind. Treat it delicately. I do not say
this to scare you. I say this to prepare you.
Be prepared.
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Go through any script you intend to use. Make sure

that there are no surprises. If someone hands you a script
and says, Here, use this when you have someone who
wants to view a past life, make sure that you go through
the script ahead of time.
Do not be afraid to alter a script. Scripts are not written
in stone. Make the script something that flows freely from
your mouth.
The main rule for modifying scripts is this: never insert
anything that could cause harm.
We do not harm people. We help people. Say good
things. Do not say frightening or harmful things. Do not
excite your client. Bore her. Everything is calm. Everything
is peaceful. Everything is beautiful. Everything is positive.
As long as you remember not to harm people, your
script will be fine.
If you do not have a script to modify, you will have to
write your own script. I am inviting you to use your
creativity in writing the scripts. I am inviting you to reach
inside and pull something out of yourself, something that
will be helpful. I am not going to tell you that these
methods are written in stone, because that would limit
your creativity. Just let it flow. Keep your plan, your idea,
and your motive in mind. Your motivation is to help the
client.
A persons body does not know the difference between
imagining a past life and having it actually happen. This
means that the client has the advantage of knowing
rationally that the situation is not occurring, but physically
and emotionally, she feels that she has experienced the
event.
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For general scripts on a variety of topics, I recommend

the following books:
Havens, Ronald A., and Catherine R. Walters.
1989. Hypnotherapy Scripts: A Neo-Ericksonian
Approach to Persuasive Healing. Oxford: Taylor &
Francis Group.
Hammond, D. Corydon. Handbook of Hypnotic
Suggestions and Metaphors. 1990. New York: W.
W. Norton and Company. (A Norton Professional
Book from the American Society of Clinical
Hypnosis.)
Jones, S.G., Hypnotherapy Scripts Volume I, 2007
Jones, S.G., Hypnotherapy Scripts Volume II, 2007
The last two are written by me and can be found on my
website at http://www.stevegjones.com/books.htm.
I also encourage you to write your own past life regression
script. Here is the script I use in past life regressions. Feel
free to use it.
Past Life Regression Script
And now I want you to imagine that in front of you is a train
and that this train travels along a track, a smooth
uninterrupted track; it goes off to the left. You now board
the train; it is a beautiful, luxurious, comfortable train. You
are the only one aboard. You are alone and safe and
protected. As now the door closes behind you and the train
begins to slowly move along the track and it moves a little
faster now and this train is taking you to your past. Up
ahead is a tunnel. This tunnel represents the barrier
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between this life and a previous life. You are so very

relaxed and as you past through this tunnel now you are
comfortable and calm and very centered. And now you are
approaching the end of the tunnel and at the end of the
tunnel, you will be in one of your past lives. It can be any
past life, a past life of your choosing. When you reach the
end of the tunnel you will be at age fifteen in one of your
past lives. You are so relaxed now as the train leaves the
tunnel and delivers you now to a past life, a past life of
your choosing where you are age fifteen. You are fifteen
years old in another time, another place, and another life.
I want you now to exit the train. You are safe and
protected. No one and nothing can hurt you or disturb you
as you now look around and you will remember everything
that you experience in this session. Are you outdoors or
indoors? Answer to yourself and remember your answer at
the conclusion of this session. Trust your sub conscious
mind, it knows. If you are indoors, what is your
environment? Are you on a mountain, a prairie, a desert,
by the see? Are you in a village, a town? Enjoy sensing
your environment. If you are indoors, look around you how
large is the room? Look down at the floor, what is the floor
made of? Are there any furnishings, doors, windows,
decorations? See and sense and feel your involvement.
Alright now, is it daytime or nighttime? Answer to yourself.
If it is daytime, what time of day is it? Look at the light. Is it
daybreak? Midday? Afternoon, perhaps? The golden glow
of sunset. Use all of your senses, bring them all into play,
all five senses. Smell the air. Hear the sounds around you.
See the surrounding environment. Feel the air on your
body. Is it warm, cold, hot, just right? Take it all in, enjoy
each sensation. Alright now, the impressions are coming in
more and more vividly now. Trust your subconscious mind
more and more. As you relax deeper and deeper, my voice
becoming less and less important now. look at yourself.
Are you male or female? Your mind knows. Now at the
count of three look down at your feet. Notice what you are
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wearing on your feet, sandals, boots, barefooted, shoes.

One, two, three. Now as I count again to three, step
outside of yourself. See what you look like. One, two,
three. Alright now, there you are. You know if you are male
or female. Now, what are you wearing? What kind of
clothing? What is it made of? What kind of fabric? What
color? What kind of style? Look at yourself. You are fifteen
years old. What color is your hair? How is it cut? How is it
styled? Now that you know what you look like, whether
male or female, how are you dressed? What is your
environment like? Is anyone there with you? If anyone is
with you, who are they? What are you doing? You are
fifteen years old. You are knowledgeable. What year is
this? What are the numbers that come to mind? First
numbersecond numberthird number and fourth
number, sense it now. Is it BC or AD? Now you have the
year. I am interested in knowing what country you are in.
Trust your subconscious mind, it knows. Let the letters or
the name of the country, the letters or the name of the
country or place where you live come into your mind. Dont
question it. Dont intellectualize. There are many countries
and places. Let it come to your mind. There are even
places that many people have never heard of, just sense
the name or the letters. Let it happen. You should have the
name now.
Now, at the count of three lets move forward through a
very significant and important event in this lifetime you are
exploring. An event that will happen in the future of this
lifetime we are exploring. And as I count from one to three,
time will pass. You will be growing older, a few years or
many, many years. Youll be going to a very significant
experience or event. One, two, three [pause]. Alright now I
want you to remember all that you are experiencing.
But now it is time for you to move on. At the count of three
you will find yourself working in your trade or experience in
the way you spend your days. As I count to three, vivid
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impressions will come to your mind. One, two, three

[pause]. And you will remember all of this upon awakening.
You will remember all of this. And you know that you can
use this recording as often as you like to experience as
many past lives as you choose. So relax now, relax
comfortably.
And now you imagine your train in front of you again. Your
beautiful, luxurious, comfortable train and now you get
back into the train and it slowly moves along the track,
bringing you back, back to the present. You move faster
and faster and past through the tunnel, dividing your past
lives from your present life. And you now arrive safely and
comfortably, and peacefully back at your present life. And
you are so very relaxed. And you still have and will always
have the memories of the past life you experienced.
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Chapter 7
Ending your Session
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In a typical hypnotherapy session in which you are

trying to get your client to lose weight, or stop smoking, be
more motivated, etc. you would use amnesia. Amnesia is
designed to scramble the conscious recollection of the
subconscious programming you are doing with the client
so that they have difficulty analyzing it and undoing what
you have done. In a past life regression hypnotherapy
session it is important for you to skip amnesia because
you want them to have a clear recollection of everything.
The whole purpose of the past life regression is so that
they will recall after the session exactly what happened to
them in a past life. So you would skip amnesia.
Trance termination describes the process of
bringing a client back to Beta. During trance termination,
you want to allow the person to slowly transition from
Alpha, Delta, or Theta to Beta (normal waking
consciousness).
As you know, being awakened abruptly is not
enjoyable. It works, but it is not that much fun. Waking up
is a more pleasant experience when you have completed a
dream and sleep cycle and you awaken easily.
The process of ending a hypnosis session is similar.
Trance termination is like waking up gently and coming
back to the world. Remember that unlike you, the client is
in a state of total relaxation prior to trance termination. Put
yourself in your clients shoes, and ease her into normal
waking consciousness.
Based on my experience, your client will want to
stay in your chair all day. You have brought the client to
that place of total peace and relaxation, and she does not
want to leave it. You will want to be gentle but firm. Your
voice should transition from a smooth, monotonous tone to
a more lively tone.
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The following is an example of a trance termination.

Now, in just a few moments, you are going to come back
up at the count of three. When I bring you back up, you are
going to feel comfortable. You are going to feel relaxed.
You are going to feel as though you have had a peaceful
One: beginning to come up, feeling very good, filled with
energy, rested, feeling as though you have had a peaceful
nap. (Pause)
Two: coming up even more, beginning to move now,
beginning to stir and you are totally at ease. And at the
count of the next number, you will be wide-awake and
completely out of hypnosis.
And, at the count of the next number, you will be
completely awake (this prepares the client one last time for
beta, full waking consciousness).
Three: eyes wide open, relaxed, refreshed and feeling
wonderful.
Note that there should be a considerable build in the
volume of your voice between one and three. Gradually
begin to speak louder. By the time you get to the count of
three, you should be speaking slightly louder than your
normal conversational volume.
Notice that I told the client ahead of time that I
would count from one to three, at which point she would be
awake. I preempted the count not only to give her time to
prepare, but also to reinforce that her mind would absorb
the script that I read to her earlier, that the process is
going to work, and that it will become stronger and
stronger for her each time.
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I did not just say, You are going to come up at the

count of three. One, two, three.
I was very soothing, gentle, and affirmation-filled.
When I finally brought her up, it was made more powerful
by a transition in my voice, as I eventually spoke slightly
louder than a normal conversational tone.
After the trance termination, you want to allow the
client to relax for a reasonable amount of time. After you
bring her back up, she probably will not jump up and walk
right out the door. Most people want to relax and get up
slowly. In fact, many times after I bring people back up,
they remain in the position they were in while under
hypnosis.
When this happens, rest assured that everything is
fine. Let that person relax for a minute or two. If the client
still is not moving, you should suggest to her that she will
begin moving.
Since I have the client listen to me through
headphones while in my office, I simply increase the
volume and repeat the One, Two, Three portion louder
and louder until she awakens.
After the termination, it is advisable to give the client
ample time to adjust. Adjustment may be assisted through
the introduction of a conversation in a normal speaking
tone, increased volume of any background music, the
turning up of any lighting, the opening of any curtains, etc.
Hasten the adjustment smoothly and gradually, but don't
take an exorbitant amount of time.
Once the client is sufficiently awakened, give them
a pen and paper or recording device so they can record
their impressions of the past life regression session.
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Resources
Steve G. Jones, M.Ed., Clinical Hypnotherapist
(The official website of Steve G. Jones)
http://www.stevegjones.com
American Alliance of Hypnotists
(Membership is free in this worldwide online directory)
http://www.hypnotistsalliance.com
Classes on Hypnotherapy
(Become a certified clinical hypnotherapist online in
eight weeks)
http://americanallianceofhypnotists.org/classes.htm
Hypnotherapy pre-recorded sessions
(Over 250 specific topics such as weight loss on CD
and mp3)
http://www.stevegjones.com/products.htm
Hypnotherapy Scripts
(Mostly written by MDs and Ph.D.s)
Hammond, D. Corydon. Handbook of Hypnotic
Suggestions and Metaphors. 1990. New York: W. W.
Norton and Company. (A Norton Professional Book
from the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis.)
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Books by Steve G. Jones, M.Ed.

Available at http://www.stevegjones.com/books.htm
and select bookstores worldwide.
-Basic Hypnotherapy for Professionals

-Advanced Hypnotherapy for Professionals
-Hypnotherapy Inductions and Deepenings Volume I
-Hypnotherapy Inductions and Deepenings Volume II
-Hypnotherapy Scripts Volume I
-Hypnotherapy Scripts Volume II
-Hypnotic Techniques for Dating Success
-Business guide for Hypnotherapists (Office set-up,
websites, forms, advertising online, search engine
optimization, creating and selling hypnotherapy CDs and
mp3s)
-Hypnotic Sales Mastery Techniques
-Hypnosis for Laymen
-Past Life Regression Hypnotherapy
-Hypnotherapy Case Studies
-Weight Loss with Hypnosis
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Past Life Regression

Steve G. Jones, M.Ed.

Transcribed by: Katherine T. Sinclair

For April OConnell, Ph,D., my college academic mentor in the

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Alpha is a not-really-here, not-really-out-of-it phase.

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However, almost everyone will fall into Alpha on the

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It is important to note that hypnotherapy is not for

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You will also want to use positive words. For instance,

Recording Your Sessions

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Controlling the Environment

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waves that I play in the background. The client is perhaps

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abuse. You are NOT trained to deal with the emotional

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Test Your Knowledge on Chapter 1 - Introduction

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past does not actually exist and that it is simply a concept

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value that you can bring to a persons life. Clients have

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information about their current life. Again, I want to

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something by Chuck Barry and so forth and going all the

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distorted screen. This preparation for a past life regression

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doing was actually able to determine psychically what they

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About the Pre-Talk