I don't believe that I have lived a past life, or many past lives. I don't believe in reincarnation. To do so would invalidate every theory and idea I have been taught, and brought up with. I suppose that doesn't mean it isn't real does it?
I know of someone who offers regression therapy. It has always fascinated me that we could have had past lives, and to be honest a little bit of me feels scared but envious of people who firmly believe that happens. That we are on a never ending loop of living, on and on. It belies the Christian faith, but is more similar to paganism where a belief in rebirth is usual. I jolly well wish that if I have had some previous lives I would remember them, and would have learned by them, but maybe it would be too traumatic for me to cope with?
Past life regression uses hypnotism to recover memories of past lives, or at least that is what the practitioners say happens. I think that there are too many influences around us to believe that anyone has lived a past live. A film, a book, listening to stories from your parents, and all sorts, could imprint enough on your mind to make that appear to be a past life if you had regression. How do you know it is not an influence from this life rather than a memory of a previous life? I am fascinated by the Egyptian age, and it's been suggested that could be because of a past lingering memory deep in my mind. I dream a particular dream, and dream about particular people, a lot. But surely that is because deep in the recess of my mind I have watched or done something that is a memory of this life now? I have met those people. I have seen that film. I have read that book. I don't dream about famous people, but there is someone who appears in my dreams regularly. Is it a secret longing I want to be with them? Or is it because we were together in another life? I just can't believe that. Nope.
Surely if you lived other lives the purpose would be to learn from them? If you can't remember those lives what would be the point in having lived them? Knowing my luck you can jolly well bet that if previous lives were true I would have been poor in them. None of this gracious rich living for me. I've traced my ancestors as much as I can, and even the relatives of my direct line. They are all the poor agricultural side of the family, and so pooh to being regressed. I bet I would have had a hard life, and that's not what I want to hear to be honest. Mind you I have no idea what I would want to hear, and if I am honest I am curious. I would really love to do it, but cannot get that lingering doubt out of my head that it isn't true.
Past life regression is all about healing. That past traumatic episodes have caused problems for the person in this life. The regression is to help them come to terms with that trauma, and resolve it, therefore being able to move forward in this life. A form of hypnotism or relaxation is used to help you access past memories in past lives. I have a vivid imagination so goodness knows what I would come up with! I still believe that, because I read a lot of fiction, dream a lot of dreams and watch films and use the internet, how can I not be influenced by those if I had a regression session? How can you be sure that something you have watched or seen is not what you think you remember from a past life? I frequently have cats, and a little boy of around two years old in my dreams. I think that is because, when my sons were small, I seemed to have quite an easy happy life and subconsciously I wish for that again? It's not because of some event in a past life. I also have a reoccurring dream, but I can change this dream. It's like a film I can pause and fast forward and I know what will happen. I have never quite got to the end, although quite close, but surely it's from my imagination not for some other reason that I dream this?
I couldn't go through regression because I think my imagination is far too lively. Even if I did remember something I would be sceptical that it was not my imagination. It's been explained to me that when you regress you have options of going through doors, and you can chose the door. You never 'die' in your regression because that would be traumatic for the mind, and that is not the point of this therapy. I did ask this person if they had ever had anyone not see any doors to open and the answer was yes. A person had regressed and there was nothing. The life this person was in now was their first life. I am not sure I totally understand it all. Part of me would hope it is true. That you can go on and on living somehow, and that there would be some benefit in that, but knowing history and how hard lives were in the past, unless you were rich or prosperous surely a life in the past would be quite stressful. The idyllic picture of a farming life in the country, or maybe that of a country squire all Jane Austin like, is nice to think about, but what if you were so poor you were starving, or you were a criminal?
I think we would all like to believe that if regression works, and is real, your previous life was easy and rich and wonderful, but that just cannot be the reality.....if it's true. Most of us would have had a hard time, dealing with daily toil. I think our lives here may be intense and sometimes very difficult, but it's got to be far better than history shows us the normal person would have coped with in the past?
I am a sceptic. You can see this by what I think, but I accept that for some people it is a therapy that is helpful and yes, exciting. My only criticism is that there seems to be an awful lot of people who claim to have been Cleopatra! They cant all have been her, so what's the real story? I'd love to know. I am still curious.
https://www.betterhelp.com/advice/therapy/regression-therapy-what-is-it-and-can-it-help-you/
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