PAST LIFE

REGRESSION
2009
Certification Training

By: Rene A. Bastarache, CI

American International Association
6/23/2009
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Introduction

"I'm having the best time of my past life"

Welcome to your Past Life Regression Certification Home Study Course. You
will find this course to be a journey of growth, learning and understanding. In
addition to teaching you about this concept of past life regression you'll also learn
many other aspects of Spiritualism and life in general that will truly make you look
at everything in a different light.

This journey will teach you more about yourself and how you came to be the
way you are. With the knowledge you will gain with this course you will find that
the possibilities of what you can do within the realm of spiritual travel to be
virtually limitless. You will learn the key ingredients often regarded as secrets to
unlocking your psychic ability and how to use that ability to help yourself and
countless others.

I would like to congratulate you on making the decision to learning more about
your spiritual side and hope that you will find everything you are seeking for in
this life and in the past.

It is my wish that while taking this course you have the best time of your life,
present and past.

Sincerely,

Rene A. Bastarache, CI
Founder, the American School of Hypnosis

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How to Use this Manual

This manual has been designed to be given to you in an incomplete format. It is

an outline or a beginning with the purpose of challenging your thought process. It
is your responsibility to complete it.

The right half of each non-script page is designed for you to take notes of the
points that you feel are important. As you are listening to your instructor in the
videos as well as during class discussion if you are in a live training course, take
the time to write, draw or even doodle key points. When you decide to refer to this
manual in the future, you will find it to be much more beneficial to you than a
complete curriculum of text.

Should you decide to network with other certified Past Life Regression
Certification graduates, your manual will be a key ingredient for discussion as each
one will be different. You will find that what others had written down and found
to be key principles may be very helpful to you as well.

Enjoy your journey.

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Table of Contents

6 What is Past Life Regression?

9 Theories of Reincarnation
10 Several Classic Cases
15 Purposes for Travelling to the Past

16 The Subconscious Works

17 Four Rules of the Subconscious
22 A Residual World
26 Brainwave States
27 Remembering
29 The Spiritual Mind
30 Imagination
31 Removing Any Sravel Blocks

32 Getting There – “It’s simpler than you think”

33 Hypnosis
35 When Does Hypnosis Really Begin?
36 Arons Depth Scale
36 Judging Trance Depth Criteria
38 Arons Depth Scale Chart
39 Open Ended Regression Technique
39 Meditation
39 Lucid Dreaming
40 Affect Bridge
42 Instant and Rapid Inductions
44 Arm Pulling Method
45 Hand Release Method
46 Instant Induction from Handclasp Test

47 What you can do in Sessions

47 Single Life Session
47 Multiple Lives in One Session
47 Return to a Same Life as Much as you Like
48 Ghost of Christmas Past

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48 Scanning Multiple Past Lives for Similarities

49 From your Death Scene
49 It's all in the Eyes-Recognition
50 Take Good Things from your Past With You
50 Leave Garbage from your Present Behind
50 Connecting with Spirit and Animal Guides

52 Expectations & Misconceptions

52 How can I get the Most out of my Experience?
52 Is it Real or Imagined?
53 What Will I See?
53 Will I be Able to Hear you?
53 Will I Remember Everything?
54 Is it Dangerous?
54 Will I Experience Negative Memories?

55 Safety Issues and Ground Rules

55 Cones & Circles & Spheres oh My!
56 If you Believe it, it Can Happen
56 How Do I Deal with Resistance?
59 True and Pseudo-Regression
60 Avoiding Confabulation
62 The Remote-Controlled technique
63 Regression Calendar Technique
64 Other Regression Techniques

65 Record Keeping - Keeping a Journal

66 Journal Pages

72 Session Format
74 Inductions
75 Progressive Relaxation
77 Simple Body Scan
78 Depth Test
79 Spot on Hand
80 Yardstick
81 Deepeners
82 Elevator

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83 Staircase
84 Past Life Transition Scripts
85 Path, Bridge & Spirit Guide Visitation
87 Sands of Time (Beach)
88 Past Life Transition Script (Analytical)
90 Hall of Life Choices
92 Past Life Transition Script (Problem)
93 Floating into the Past
95 Stepping Stones
96 A Spirit Guided Head Start
98 Movie Theatre Guides

99 Awakening I

100 Scripts and Session Preparation

100 Creating a Spirit Room
101 Creating a Spirit Room (Script)
104 A Complete (simple) Session
106 Past life Questions that can be Asked
107 Questions
108 Advanced discovering:
108 Questions in a Complete Script for Groups
109 Past Life Regression Script
112 Creating your Own
113 Demonstration (Notes)

118 Life Between Lives (Familiarization only)

119 Preparing for a Session
120 Conducting the Session

122 Present Life Progression (Familiarization)

122 Can Fate be changed?
122 Timeless Time
123 How to Travel Forward

124 Back to the Future - Future Life Progression (Familiarization)

125 Business Aspects

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125 Group Sessions

128 Individual Sessions
128 How to Conduct Lucrative Telephone Sessions
130 Teaching Adult Education
122 Weekly Workshops
132 Marketing

133 Business Operation

133 Videotaping and recording devices
133 Prevention and Care of Abreaction
133 Ethical Behavior
134 A.I.A. Association Bylaws
135 Association Bylaws Agreement
136 Registration Form
137 Assignment Form

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What is Past Life Regression?

THE CONFUSION

Just as with the topic of religion ... there are

more religions in the world than there are pages in
the Bible. Each one claiming that their way is the
right one. Past life regression unfortunately has
much of the same problem. So many Spiritualists,
Hypnotherapist, and various so called
Regressionist all claim they have all the answers.
You see this by the numerous books written on
past lives, the spirit world and it's many levels or
degrees, and various concepts in reincarnation.
Which is the right one? Who knows? Just as with
anything of a spiritual nature ... we probably won't
know for sure until we cross over and become
permanent residents ourselves.

Definition:

Past life regression is a technique that uses

hypnosis to recover what most practitioners
believe are memories of past lives or incarnations.
Past life regression is typically undertaken either in
pursuit of a spiritual experience, or in a
psychotherapeutic setting. Most advocates loosely
adhere to beliefs about reincarnation, though
religious traditions that incorporate reincarnation
generally do not include the idea of repressed
memories of past lives.

The technique used during past life regression

involves the subject answering a series of
questions while hypnotized to reveal identity and
events of alleged past lives, a method similar to
that used in recovered memory therapy and one
that similarly misrepresents memory as a faithful

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recording of previous events rather than a

constructed set of recollections. The use of
hypnosis and suggestive questions makes the
subject particularly likely to hold distorted or false
memories. The source of the memories is more
likely confabulations that combine past
experiences, knowledge, imagination and
suggestion or guidance from the hypnotist than
recall of a previous existence. Once created, the
memories are indistinguishable from memories
based on events that occurred during the subject’s
life.

Techniques: Past-life regression practitioners

use hypnosis and suggestion to promote recall in
their patients, using a series of questions designed
to elicit statements and memories about the past
life's history and identity. Some practitioners also
use bridging techniques from a client’s current-life
problem to bring "past-life stories" to conscious
awareness. Practitioners believe that unresolved
issues from alleged past lives may be the cause of
their patients'. (Wikipedia)

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Theories of Reincarnation

Reincarnation, literally "to be made flesh

again", is a doctrine or metaphysical belief that
some essential part of a living being (in some
variations only human beings) survives death to be
reborn in a new body. This essential part is often
referred to as the spirit or soul, the "higher" or
"true" self, "divine spark", or "I". According to
such beliefs, a new personality is developed during
each life in the physical world, but some part of
the self remains constant throughout the successive
lives.

Belief in reincarnation has ancient roots. This

doctrine is a central tenet within the majority of
Indian religious traditions, such as Hinduism
(including Yoga, Vaishnavism, and Shaivism) and
Jainism. The idea was also entertained by some
ancient Greek philosophers. Many modern
Neopagans also believe in reincarnation as do
some New Age movements, along with followers
of Spiritism, practitioners of certain African
traditions, and students of esoteric philosophies
such as Kabbalah, and Gnostic and Esoteric
Christianity. The Buddhist concept of Rebirth
although often referred to as reincarnation differs
significantly from the Hindu-based traditions and
New Age movements in that there is no
unchanging "soul" (or eternal self) to reincarnate.

Some researchers, such as Professor Ian

Stevenson, have explored the issue of
reincarnation and published evidence of children's
memories of earlier lives in peer-reviewed journals
and elsewhere. Skeptics are critical of this work
and say that more reincarnation research is needed.
(Wikipedia)

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Several Classic Cases:

Case#1 Indian and the Bear:

(Group Session)

I conducted a group of past life regression

session and one of my offices that included
approximately 35 clients. After the session we
were going around the room interviewing everyone
individually as to what they had experienced.

One client stated that he was an Indian that

during his death scene portion of the session he
had gone into a cave to kill a bear with his bow
and arrow and was killed.

After the session had ended an interesting thing

happened. I was walking the clients to the door
while saying my goodbyes as one of the clients
who had been quiet following the session asked if
he could speak to me privately for a moment. He
told me that the reason he had not spoken up about
the results of his session during the class was that
he was a little embarrassed. He asked if he could
take a moment to tell me what had happened to
him in his best life. He then reluctantly stated that
he was a bear sleeping in a cave as an Indian came
in and killed him with a bow. He didn't accuse the
other client of being the Indian that actually killed
him but due to the similarities did not want to be
laughed at and once he mentioned his results.

Case#2 A 17 Year Old in Moscow:

During her session this young lady reported that

she was in Moscow in the early 1900s. She
described being on Red Square to perfection. I had
spent 10 days there a week earlier so I decided that

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I was going to close her as much as possible as to

what was surrounding her in every direction. This
would help me to understand whether she was
really there or simply confabulating it. The only
things different in her description from what I had
remembered from being there one week before
were the modern conveniences such as the malls
and storefronts.

An interesting point is that after the session she

had reported to me that she had never been to
Moscow in her life and didn't really know anything
about it.

Case#3 Bridge to War

Here is an example of how the British

technique was used to experience a past life in a
rather accidental manner.

This one-man was it made him walking on a

treadmill. As she was walking on the treadmill he
began to experience a slight pain in his side fairly
early but did not want to quit. Instead he began to
walk faster as in a speed march, concentrating on
his breathing and silently counting cadence to
himself while marching. After continuing this
routine for some time he reports that he was
somehow mentally transported to the past where
he found himself marching on a dusty road
wearing what appeared to him to be a British
military uniform, combat boots and a British type
helmet. He was with a large group of other
soldiers through a desert and it seemed like they
were leaving one battle and marching quickly to
another. He reported that the feelings he was
experiencing was very similar to the ones he had
while walking on the treadmill.

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It's interesting to know that all of this happened

while he was continually walking on the treadmill,
and the gym.

Case#4 Stuck in Cycles:

Life 1 In the first past life regression for this

young man, he appeared to be an Indian of dark
skin who was a guard within a large army. He
remembers himself standing on the ridge of a large
valley where he could see countless slaves
working in the hot sun moving large stones as it
was building a monument in the shape of a
pyramid. He stated that it did not feel as if he was
in Egypt but felt he was somewhere in the southern
American continents.

Going ahead in this life to his death scene he

found himself lying down on the ground holding
onto a spear that someone from an opposing army
had thrust into his chest. It seems that they had
been attacked by a larger group and defeated.

On his deathbed he had mentioned that he felt like

he was a "loser" and could just never get ahead.
When I asked him why he stated because he on the
losing side of the battle and because of his skin
color he had to be a guard is life and was therefore
killed

Life 2 In his second life upon taking him to his

death scene it was found to be quite similar to the
last one and that he was a native, with dark skin of
a tribe of Indians in what appeared to be a very
warm content. Possibly Africa from his
description. In this life also, he was in a security
position and was ultimately being overtaken by a
larger army of light skinned people. He was also
killed in this life. When asked how he felt about it,

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once again he stated that he felt like a loser. He

again felt like he just could not win because of his
stature in life.

You can see the similarities between these two

lives being that he was of dark skin both times, and
the military or security type of field, felt like a
loser, could not get ahead in life and was very
frustrated.

Present Life The interesting thing that I found

upon interviewing this client is that in this life he is
a Caucasian, and had spent the last few years of his
life in the military, in a security position. Due to
unexpected medical problems that occurred he was
given a medical discharge from the military and
was now having a very confusing, frustrating life.
He seemed to have no direction and was spiraling
downward very quickly.

Now here is where it gets interesting. In this

life he happened to be extremely prejudiced
towards any one of dark skin. This prejudice was
so strong that it was to the point where he had even
joined two hate groups through all his life which
will remain nameless. He felt that every one of
dark skin were "losers". He felt that there were
just there to get in his way at getting ahead in life.

Assessment Can you see the similarities between

the two lives in his present one? It seems as if
there is a cycle that keeps recurring that has not
been broken. It's a two past lives which was
similar he was a man of dark skin who felt like a
loser that just could not get ahead. In his present
life it's as if he was given a chance to break the
cycle from a different angle as a person of light
skin however he still continued to be a victim by

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blaming all his problems on the dark skinned

people.

Upon further conversation I was able to explain

to him the cycle and actually get through to him.
Not realizing what that that made an immediate
change or not, I am pleased to announce that this
young man has changed his feelings drastically
and is on a productive path leading a positive life.

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Purposes for Travelling to the Past

Who were you and how does it impact you

now?

Karma
Healing your karma – Correction
Changing your destiny by
investigating and clearing
your past Karma.
Unfinished business
Forgiveness and re-paying of past
Debts

Find abilities and talents you possessed

Past-Life for deep healing

Finding soul-mates
Soul-Mate connections
Uncovering Déjà vu

Releasing subconscious blocks, negative habits,

Phobias, recurring cycles, fear and pain

Exploring Past-Life roots of present day

relationships

Entertainment & curiosity

What other purposes can you think of?

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How the Subconscious Works

The purpose of the subconscious mind is simply

to take in information. It is like a sponge where it
comes to input. It acts in a manner similar to the
hard drive of a computer. Everything that you
have experienced since the day you were born is
logged right now in your subconscious mind. It
receives everything that it can through all of your
senses that is within its range. Whether the
suggestion is positive or negative, good or bad it
accepts it all. The subconscious mind does not
make any judgment on the input it receives. That
is the purpose of the conscious mind.

Another feature of the subconscious mind is

that it is extremely innocent and naïve. It acts very
similar to a five year old child. Your subconscious
mind wants to help you and certainly has the
power to help you in any way that you wish. In
most cases however it does not know the proper
way to help you unless it is given detailed
instructions. Being similar to a five year old child,
in addition to giving the detailed instruction it is
also very helpful to give it a reward for
accomplishing the task. Giving a reward is not
something to be taken lightly. Just think of
yourself for a moment as an example. If someone
in your family were to ask you to wash a sink full
of dirty dishes your response may not be too
enthusiastic. However if they offered you $25.00
to do the dishes you may look at the entire project
a little differently.

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Four Rules of the Subconscious

1. Obedience to the Conscious Mind at all

Times

The subconscious mind does exactly as the

conscious mind desires: It does not always do
exactly what the conscious mind “says” however;
many times what you say and what you desire are
two different things. Wherever you place your
thoughts, focus and attention, that is what you are
drawing to you. This is called your point of
attraction.

“Wherever you place your thoughts, focus and

attention, that is what you are drawing to you.
This is called your point of attraction.”

Unfortunately the conscious mind does not

always make the best decisions. A good example
of this is the story of one of my past clients who
came to see me because he had a strong desire to
pass the bar-exam to be a lawyer. Before coming
to see me he had attempted to pass the exam on his
own but had failed miserably on four separate
occasions. In our session I gave him all of the
suggestions and assistance he would need to
improve study habits, increases memory and to
have greatly enhanced recall of all the information
he had studied. Finally the day of the test came
and of course he did his best. As a result of the
test he failed once again but by only one point.

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He was actually excited that he came so close to

passing the test that he decided to come back to my
office so we could do another session. I mentioned
to him that I felt that there was a little more at
work here than simply study habits and test taking.
There seemed to be something deeper that was
holding him back from passing the test. During
our discussion I asked him what he does right now
for work to which he responded that he worked for
a law firm doing research and paperwork. It was a
good job and he got paid well. Then I asked him
what he would be doing if he actually passed the
bar exam. To that he responded that he would be
still working for the same law firm but now instead
of doing research and paperwork he would actually
be an independent attorney and responsible for
bringing in his own clients. He was a bit worried
about this because he doubted his ability as a
salesperson and felt that if he didn't produce
enough clients that he would be terminated.

From listening to his responses you may have

already figured out what was going on within his
mind. Remember that the subconscious mind acts
similar to a five year old child. How would a five
year old respond to the two options just given in
the previous paragraph. He may respond by
saying, "Even though I didn't pass the test yet, I do
have a great job. If I do pass the test I might get
fired. I think I'll fail the tests on purpose so I can
be safe."

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Even though my client said that he wanted to

pass the bar-exam, subconsciously that really
wasn't his desire. His desire was to have a good
job. His desire was to remain the same and
therefore that is exactly what happened. This goes
to show you that sometimes what you say and
what you feel are two different things. You need
to take the time to examine your true thoughts and
feelings to make sure that what it is you want to do
is truly what you really want. Your subconscious
mind will get confused with crossed signals.

2. Does not Understand Negative

The Subconscious does not understand

negative. When you say that you don’t want
something, that is exactly where you are placing
your attention; on what you “don’t” want. The
subconscious mind will always give the conscious
what it asks for but sometimes there is confusion
in the asking. So when you say, “I don’t want to
be sick.” You are placing your attention on being
sick and that is what you will get more of. Instead
you should say. I want to be healthy.

Here's a little test for you…

Right now, do not think of an apple.

Did you think of it? Of course you did. In

order to "not" think of something, you need to
focus on what "not" to think of. By telling you not
to think of an apple, the first thing that popped into
mind was an apple.
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This is one of the biggest reasons why people

fail. (Even Adam and Eve had problems with an
apple.) 

People have a tendency of saying what they

don’t want. Many times in coaching, when asking
people what they want they will usually answer
with what they “don’t” want instead.

“I don’t want to be broke.”

“I don’t want to keep fighting with my spouse.”
“I don’t want to be sick.”

With these three previous statements, what are

they placing their focus on? Being broke, fighting
and being sick, so the subconscious mind will say,
“Make it so!”

3. Does not Understand Humor

The subconscious mind does not understand

humor like we do. It is very similar to a five year
old child as mentioned earlier. It will take
whatever you say literally even though you may be
joking. If you were watching a comedian perform
who was extremely funny, and you turned to your
five year old child and said “This guy really kills
me!" how do you think your child would take that
comment? He would probably wonder why this
comedian wants to kill you and then begin crying
due to the worry of losing you.

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4. Does not Understand Sarcasm

Remembering that you are dealing with a five

year old mentality again, you must be careful how
you word things. There is actually no productive
or positive use for sarcasm. It is simply a
humorous way to hurt or insult someone. How
would a five year old child understand and react to
comments such as;

“That guy is a real pain in the neck.”

“I’d give my right arm for a glass of water right
now.”
“Break a leg!”
“Stop worrying or your heads going to blow
up.”

These statements when heard by a five year old

are taken literally and obviously not the way they
were intended to be taken. How do you guard
against this in the future? Don’t use them.

“Thought is the vehicle of creation.”

“Imagination is the gas that gets the vehicle moving.”

“Emotion supercharges the gas.”

Take a moment to look around yourself right

now. Everything you see around you, before it
was created in this physical world began as a
thought by someone. This book that you're
reading right now in fact, before it became this

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book was a thought. It came about as a result of

years of research, study and practice as a success
coach, hypnotherapy instructor, U.S. Army drill
sergeant, national sales trainer and author. As a
result of all these experiences I develop the
thoughts of wanting to create something that
would help everyone who used it. You’re looking
at the results of my thoughts.

If you are sitting down right now, the chair that

you are sitting in began as a thought. Its creator
decided he would like to make a chair. In his mind
he had the thought of creating a chair and allowing
his imagination to take root. From these thoughts
he designed the completed product in his mind.
Even the color of the chair or whether it is painted,
stained or upholstered was part of his thought
process. Then utilizing this mental blueprint he
had created he may have drawn physical blueprints
to work from or simply created the chair from his
imagination. The finished product is the chair that
you are sitting in.

A Residual World

We live in a residual world of secondhand

creations because the originals were created as
thought. Due to the limited tools and resources
that we have available to us, we are not always
able to create things exactly as we had imagined
them. Therefore the original chair that was in the
creators mind as a thought may have been much
more spectacular than the actual finished product.
Through the use of his imagination it may have
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had rainbows emanating from it with colors that

were indescribable. However due to these
limitations, it was made as close to his thought
process as it could be.

Without the thought, the chair would not have

been created. As you know chairs do not create
themselves. Therefore the thought does precede
the action. This same concept works with
everything. Every single thing that you can see
which was created was initially a thought.

All communication begins with thought as well.

Before you speak, you must take a moment to
think about what you want to say. Even though
many times it would seem that some people don't
think before they speak, in actuality they really
did. The challenge is in verbalizing exactly the
same thing that you are thinking of. Thoughts can
be very difficult to transform into words. A good
example of this would be a young man desiring to
tell his girlfriend how he feels about her. In his
mind he is thinking of many wonderful things. His
thoughts may create images filled with romantic
music, fireworks and little cupids shooting their
arrows through hearts. Then finally he looks at her
to verbalize his feelings and the only words that
come out are, "You're cool". How would his
girlfriend take those two simple words? Would
they be received by her in the same manner that he
intended to deliver them?

In this residual world of reality your words may

not quite describe your true intent. They
sometimes can seem to be second best, or an
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inferior copy of the original. Have you ever found

yourself saying something to someone that did not
come out quite the same as you wanted it to? I
think everyone had experienced that at least one
time in their life.

Even the way your body looks began with a

thought. An example of this would be to look at a
professional bodybuilder. The reason that they
have so much muscle and are so well developed is
at some point in their life they decided that this is
what they wanted to be. They had the thought of
being bodybuilders. And they realize through this
thought process that in order to be bodybuilders
that they would have to eat properly, exercise and
be consistent in their efforts of working long hours
to attain the goal that they had desired. They did
not just go to bed one night as weaklings and wake
up in the morning looking like Mr. Olympia.

The same goes for people who are energetic,

overweight, healthy or sickly. Somewhere along
the line a thought had preceded the actions that
were taken to achieve where they presently are.
Often times that statement raises a lot of eyebrows
when people hear me say that even sickness was
created as a thought but it was. Many have a hard
time accepting that they created their own sickness
so I will explain that further.

Thoughts are created or inspired or by

suggestion. Suggestions are coming to you
virtually all the time of day and night. These
suggestions come to you through input received
from yourself, friends, relatives and associates and
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virtually everyone you come in contact with on a

daily basis. They come from the media,
advertisements in every form, the supermarket, at
school, at church, at the gym, at the coffee shop, at
the restaurant, in the airport, on television, radio,
the internet, in the mail and many other areas as
well. How many thoughts might go through your
mind on a daily basis as a result of coming in
contact with or within earshot of any of the places
I just mentioned?

The average human being has approximately

64,000 thoughts each day. These thoughts are
positive as well as negative. What are you doing
with your thoughts? Are you dwelling on
negativity or only the positive things you come in
contact with? While you are out at the local coffee
shop having morning coffee with your friends your
subconscious mind is accepting suggestions
coming from the TV set just a few feet from you
giving the details of many tragedies that happened
earlier that day? Even if you are not listening to
them consciously and having conversations with
your friends, your subconscious mind is always
working, recording input. Remember the purpose
of the subconscious mind is to constantly take in
information. It is like a sponge, accepting every
bit of input within its access of senses. Therefore
everything that is going on around you that can be
heard, seen (even within your peripheral vision),
felt, tasted and even within your sense of smell is
being logged in your subconscious mind. Much of
this information begins the thought process
whether you want it to or not.

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Brainwave States

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Remembering

When children are first born right up until the

age of two they are in the Delta brainwave state.
As you learned earlier, the Delta brainwave state is
one of universal consciousness. Because of this
they still have total remembrance of everything
including what or who they were previously.

Between age 2 and 6 children are in the Theta

brainwave state. As this is not the universal
consciousness (Delta) any longer it is still a stage
of open consciousness and remembrance. This is
the same level that you are in when you are
daydreaming. This is the same level that you are
in when you are drifting off to sleep at night. This
is beyond the level that you would be in while
conducting a past life regression session.

Many times young children between the ages of

four and six will speak about their previous
families or even about what they did previously.
Many of these young children will be found
actively speaking to spirits that they may have
known during a different existence. Unfortunately,
as adults we often stifle their communication or
memories and dismiss them as imaginary friends.
After all, it is not socially acceptable for someone
to walk around speaking to someone who is not
there for others to see. Some even consider this
behavior rude. Rather than dismissing this
behavior as odd or strange it should be
encouraged, observed and learned from.

Watching children play can give you clues to

whether they remember a past life or not. Pay
attention to the names that they give their toys,
dolls or imaginary friends. Do any of the names of
their friends seem familiar? Are any of them the
names of deceased ancestors? Are there any

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certain things that they like to do more than

others? Do they seem to display talents in any
certain area such as music, art, athletics or even
cooking?

There have been documented cases where

children upon reaching the age of speech will utter
things that only an adult would usually say. In
some cases the child seems as if they are trying to
continue their previous adult life. This can be seen
in instances with the child is arguing with their
parent almost in a manner that suggests that the
child knows best. They seem to argue with
authority and conviction. Perhaps they were a
responsible parent in their previous life as well.

From age 6 about age 12 children are primarily

in the Alpha brainwave state. It is interesting to
note that use of the frontal lobe for original
thinking or the Beta brainwave state does not even
enter into the picture until approximately age 12.
Understanding this shows us that we must use a
completely different approach to trying to
communicate with young children. You can see
that trying to communicate with them on an
intellectual level can be virtually useless. You
may as well be speaking a different language.
Children in these earlier ages learn from
observation and not from lecturing.

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The Spiritual Mind

How is it that we are able to communicate in

the spiritual world? Where do these images,
thoughts, impulses or input comes from? Are you
able to see things from the other side? Can you
hear people speaking to you? Will you be able to
taste the foods that you are seeing on the other
side? Why is it that some people can see so much
while others see nothing at all?

These are all questions that I hear coming from

students and clients quite often. It is important to
be able to react to them in a convincing manner.

First of all we are taught that every human

being has five senses. They are the senses of:
Sight (visual) - hearing (auditory) - tasting
(gustation) - touch (kinesthetic) - and smell
(olfactory). These are the senses that we use to
experience what is in our mortal world.

The spiritual world is a completely different

place. Many times clients at the conclusion of a
spiritual session would report that they were not
able to see or feel what was being said. Site and
feeling/touch are two of our five mortal senses. In
order to experience anything in the spirit world
you must use what is known as the sixth sense.

The 6th Sense just as it implies is a separate

sense from the other five. It does not involve site
or touch. Those are two of the other five senses
which answers the question of why a client could
not see or feel what was being said. But still what
is this sixth sense?

“The sixth sense is your imagination.”

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Imagination -The language of your mind

Saying that to a class always raises a few

eyebrows. Then the hands begin to fly up and
questions abound:

If it's imagination is its still real?

How can it be imagination when it's

something that happened before?

Imagination is something silly that kids use,

isn't it?

Let's start from the beginning. We have learned

that children often remember and communicate
with the other side or the spiritual world
remembering their past lives. We understand that
the group of children that do this the most often
and are old enough to speak happened to be
operating in the Theta brainwave state.

How can they remember, explain and even

describe what they are seeing to us? Why is it so
vivid to them? The answer is because they have
such a vivid imagination. They haven't even had
time to develop their imagination or conscious
thought in this life yet but are very descriptive of
what they can remember. In other words the
imagination that they have developed or are using
has been carried over from the other side. It is the
receiver or receptor of their communication.

Another way to explain it would be to imagine

for a moment the radio waves traveling through the
air all around us and through us at this very
moment. How can we receive those radio waves?
We must have some form of receiver that can
identify one wave from another so we can tune
into a specific transmission. That receiver is the

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device that receives the radio waves and

transforms them into something that we can
understand. In the same manner the imagination is
something that we use to receive and make sense
of spiritual vibrations. It is the receiver

Removing any Travel Blocks

Often times when clients are participating in a

virtual journey they tend to run across various
blocks that hinder them from progressing. Keep in
mind that the spiritual world runs according to
your imagination. Knowing this sheds a whole
new light on your abilities there.

If you find yourself traveling down a path and

suddenly a door stands in your way that you
cannot open, use your imagination to get past it.
You can do this by commanding it to open,
pushing it opened, imagining that you are placing
dynamite at the base of it to blow it up, turning it
into a revolving door and even imagining that it
turns into water and washes away. With this
newfound power of your imagination you are now
in control with the ability to do whatever you can
imagine.

To put it more clearly, if you run up against a

block or hindrance in your progression, you have
the ability of eliminating it at any time. If you are
not able to eliminate it perhaps you should take a
moment to reflect on the situation as the block is
most likely self made for some reason.

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Getting There – “It’s simpler than you think”

Alpha is the place. On a previous page the

brainwave stages were described to you. Although
most spiritual travel such as out of body
experiences are conducted in the Delta brainwave
state, past life regression is conducted at a much
lighter stage.

The Alpha brainwave state is all that is required

for past life regression. Within past life regression
you are not required to contact the spirits of others
who had passed on or to read anyone's mind. The
basic ability of past life regression is memory. In
order to remember people or events in this life or
another simply requires relaxation. The Alpha
brainwave state is home of relaxation and memory.

There are many ways to reach the Alpha

brainwave state or various vehicles to begin a past
life regression session. Often-times people make it
much more difficult than it needs to be. The Alpha
state is extremely easy to attain. Following this
section you will learn several ways to attain the
Alpha brainwave state for past life regression, the
most common of which would be through
hypnosis.

Keep in mind that simply closing your eyes

blocks out approximately 80% of Beta activity. So
if you think of that statement, you would derive
that closing your eyes brings you 80% into Alpha.
To bring you the rest of the way into Alpha simply
take a few deep breaths and you are there. You
can see how easily that was done. Keep in mind
that even though you may be able to get there that
easily, it may not be a practice you should use with
your clients. Due to their many misconceptions
they expect that it should take longer and be more
difficult. Unfortunately, sometimes we need to

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give people what they think they should have in

ordered for them to feel that they got what they
deserved or wanted.

An example of that would be if a client came into

your office for a hypnosis session to be deeply
relaxed. They are expecting a long induction, a
long deepener and which they can really let go and
they may expect the entire session to last 30 to 45
minutes. It is however entirely possible to conduct
the entire session in approximately 10 minutes
utilizing an instant induction which would give
them just as much relaxation and results as the
previous session. You may even find that the
client is very satisfied with this shorter session
until they look at their watch and see how long it
took. Even though it was extremely effective the
client will feel like they were shortchanged
somehow and not be satisfied with the outcome.
This is why we tend to make a session lasts
between 30 to 45 minutes for past life regression
whether it is required to attain the goal or not.

Hypnosis

Hypnosis is probably the most common vehicle

used to bring someone to a past life regression
session. Included with this course you are
receiving a clinical hypnosis manual that will teach
you the entire process of conducting hypnosis.
The basic segments that you will want to include
in your individual session are:

Induction
Deepener
Depth test
Past life transition script
Past life regression session
Awakening

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The basic segments that you would want to

include in a group past life session are:

Induction
Deepener
Past life transition script
Past life regression session
Awakening

The only difference between the two is that the

individual session should have a depth test
whereas it is not required in a group session.

You'll also find that more preparation in the

way of a pre-session will be required for an
individual session rather than a group one. In an
individual session which is being conducted in
your office, and client most likely has never met
you in is in a unfamiliar location. Because of this
they will be nervous from the very beginning.
Your job of course during the pre-session will be
to create a good rapport with them and to set their
mind at ease by speaking of the common
misconceptions that people have. There is an
entire pre-session format in your clinical hypnosis
manual.

In conducting a group session, you will not

have the problem of people being nervous as they
will be there with many others in attendance. Your
pre-session which may have lasted close to 30
minutes for an individual session may only require
approximately 5 minutes with a group. With a
group all you will need to do is give them the basic
instructions of what is expected of them and any
tips that might help them to experience the most
and while they're session.

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When Does Hypnosis Really Begin?

Where does it end? At what point does

someone go into hypnosis? Does anyone know?
No one really knows when exactly a subject goes
into or comes out of hypnosis. However, maybe
you can draw your own conclusions…

Exercise - Stand with your feet a comfortable

distance apart and extend your right arm with your
fingers tightly clenched in a fist, so you can feel
your fingernails pressing into your palms. I want
you to think that you cannot open your fist. As
long as you feel your nails pressing into your palm,
you’ll be unable to open your fist. I’ll count to
three and at the count of three your hand will be so
tightly clenched you’ll be unable to open it.
Think, you cannot open your fist! … 1 … your
hand is getting tighter and tighter … you will not
be able to open it … 2 … tighter and tighter ... you
can feel your nails in the palm of your hand as it is
fused shut … and … 3 - try, you cannot! You
cannot! … and stop trying

Were you in hypnosis? When did hypnosis

begin? When did it end? Does it begin or end at
any time? Will we ever know, or will it remain a
mystery?

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ARONS DEPTH SCALE

In this course we will be working with the

Arons depth scale. It has all the levels we will
need.

There are Two Divisions

1. The first three stages are known as the Mnesic

stages. (memory retaining)

2. The last three stages are known as the Amnesic

stages. They are also known as the forgetting
stages. Most subjects while in these stages will
awaken and have no recollection of what
transpired.

Judging Trance Depth Criteria

Catalepsy - The first three stages pertain to

varying degrees of catalepsy - (muscular control)

Amnesia - Divides the third and fourth stages.

Third stage - Unable to articulate the word.

Fourth stage - Unable to remember the word.

Anesthesia - Divides the fourth and fifth stages.

Hallucinations - Fifth stage –

Positive hallucinations - Seeing and hearing what
is not really there. A mirage

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Negative hallucinations - Not seeing or hearing

what actually is there.

The entire concept of a negative hallucination

can be hard to grasp. An example would be if you
had a chair in the middle of a room and under
hypnosis you were told that you could not see that
chair anymore, and were told to sit down … you
would be looking all around the room for another
chair, not seeing the one that was in the middle of
the room. However, in looking for the other chair,
you would not trip or fall over the one that was
made invisible. In order for the mind to not see
something that is actually there, it must first
register what not to see. Therefore, you would
walk around the chair, look over it, look under it,
and maybe even look through it, but you would
walk “around it” while searching the room.

Here is a chart that breaks down the six stages

of the Arons depth scale.

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Open Ended Regression Technique

In just a moment I am going to count from one

to five, when I do you'll go back to the place where
your problem first began. Trust whatever comes
into your mind, do not second-guess it. Whatever
it shows you will be the source of the problem.
Now I will begin counting with five … four …
three … two … and one… describe to me what
you are experiencing at this moment…

Meditation

Meditation is also a wonder full vehicle to

experience past life regression use whatever
method of meditation you prefer. (You can find
countless books on meditation in the book store or
online.) Once you are in a relaxed meditative
states (alpha) simply focus your mind on a past life
event you are focusing on. Once again allow your
mind to accept whatever impressions come
through.

Lucid Dreaming

You may utilize Lucid dreaming to attain

immediate regressions. Lucid dreaming is
basically controlling your dream consciously.
Have you ever been having a train during the
evening in which you suddenly became conscious
of the dream and began to direct it in a way that
you wanted it to go? If you did then you had
experienced Lucid dreaming.

Lucid dreaming is also very similar to

daydreaming but keep in mind that the key
ingredient to Lucid dreaming is you are in control.

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In fact the process of daydreaming is actually

conducted in the Theta brainwave state.

Understanding that, now you can see that Lucid

dreaming is something that does not even require
the depth of relaxation utilized for daydreaming.
In fact many students during classroom lectures
will experience daydreaming and since it is in the
Theta brainwave state once they emerge from their
daydreaming state they realize that they have no
memory of what had happened around them for the
entire time. This phenomenon is known as “losing
time” or "lost time". This is a phenomenon that is
often associated with alien objections. That is
because they attained the amnesia state.

Affect Bridge

Using the Affect Bridge allows you to access

Past lives quickly.

Basically through utilizing intense emotions,

words, visions, phrases or physical sensations you
are able to associate these emotions with the first
time you had ever experienced them.

The Bridge Technique is used in conjunction

with regression as a way to find an initial incident
that may have been covered up or hidden by the
subconscious mind. The concept of the bridge
technique is to take the subject back in their mind
using regression to the first time that they could
remember whatever incident or event they are
searching for. When the clients remembers the
first incident they could recall having to do with it
and when they begin to display some emotion
related to the initial situation, tell them at that point

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to go back to the first time they could ever recall

feeling that feeling they are presently experiencing
at this moment.

Tell them with some authority and then ask

them where they are right now. They should have
bridged the gap back to the real incident that
caused the panic attacks to occur. If they do not go
back to another incident either they do not
remember it or the first recollection they already
have may have indeed been the first time.

The principle is that emotions remain within the

subconscious mind as they are such a strong
stimuli. Each emotion that you have presently is
usually associated with a previous emotion
pertaining to a similar event. An example would
be if someone were to ask you to walk a tight wire
over a high ravine. If you have ever fallen in the
past and gotten hurt you might find yourself
feeling anxiety about walk over the tight wire.
This anxiety will immediately bring you back to
the first time you ever fell and hurt yourself.

This is an extremely common phenomena as

approximately 90% of every decision that humans
make are responded to from their past. Very few
decisions are made through original thinking. It is
as if we are continually running programs over and
over in our minds. When a decision needs to be
made, there is a form of tape recording playing
from your past that tells you the best way to make
that decision. This is what happens once a habit is
formed. It plays over and over whenever

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something similar is required to help make a

decision in the future.

Because we have all these recordings playing on a

daily basis it allows us to be able to access these
recordings which were carried over with us from
our past lives.

Instant and Rapid Inductions

The purpose of an incident or rapid induction is

to bring your clients to be alpha state in order to
begin their session in a much quicker manner than
using a progressive relaxation or other form of
drawn out process.

It is important to realize while no one is

immune to instant or rapid inductions, anyone can
resist them if they decide to. Therefore you are
going to use one on your client to be sure they are
aware of what you're going to do before you do it.

It can be an advantage to use and instant induction

during a session so you can have more time
dedicated to the research part of the process. If
you have a client coming to see you for multiple
sessions, you may want to use a progressive or
longer type induction for their first session and the
instant induction on the second or subsequent
sessions once they are comfortable with you.

While conducting these rapid and instant

inductions, at the instant when the client is being
pushed backward or body is being jarred in some

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manner with their eyes closed, this produces a

“shock” type effect to the conscious mind. At that
split-second the conscious mind is placed off-
balance and is trying to retain control. However
while it is off-balance and trying to regain control,
any “one word” commands given in that same
moment will not meet resistance by the conscience
mind and will be acted upon immediately by the
subconscious. Two of the most effective words
that may be given are the words “sleep” and the
word “heal”.

Another important point to realize while

conducting instant or rapid inductions is that once
you have performed this to your subject and
especially if they did not realize that you are going
to be doing this, it will surprise them very much.
Because of the sudden shock to their system it is
important that immediately upon performing the
rapid or instant induction that you continue
speaking to the client in a calm steady manner. If
you do not continue speaking to your client and
they do not hear your voice they will come out of
trance just as quickly as they went in. Your voice
serves as a soothing anchor to help them to realize
that they are safe. It doesn’t really matter what
you say to them when you speak or whether you
even speak to them or to the audience at this point,
all that is important is that they continue to hear
your calming, anchoring voice.

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Arm Pulling Method

Instant induction

By Rene A. Bastarache, CHI

(This can be used as a very quick “instant induction” or included in a relaxation

as a rapid induction.)

I’d like you to shake my hand and continue holding it as you close your eyes…
(make sure they close their eyes) and relax … now lock your elbow (put your other
hand on their elbow, securing it) and … SLEEP! (Say the command as you gently,
but sharply pull her hand towards you and the exact same instant you say SLEEP!)

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Hand Release Method

Rapid induction

By Rene A. Bastarache, CHI

This method can be conducted either sitting or standing. With this method you
would tell your subject to place their left arm straight out in front of them locking
it at the elbow. Now place your hand palm upwards under their wrist and tell
them to push down on your hand as hard as they can as if they were trying to push
your hand down to the ground. Then say “The harder you push down on my hand,
the more tired you will become.” and repeat it several times if you do not feel they
are pushing very hard then continue by saying “You are so, so very tired that all
you want to do is just “ sleep”.” (As you say the word “sleep” simply lower your
hand quickly a few inches and as you do their arm will drop. As it drops they will
go into a deep sleep.)

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Instant Induction from Handclasp Test

By Rene A. Bastarache, CHI

Once you have conducted the handclasp test (see suggestibility tests for details)
and their hands are still extended outward together you say this …
“Your hands will remain stuck until I come by and touch them, and as soon as I
touch them your hands will drop down to your side and you will drop into the
deepest state of relaxation.” Remember, if they are standing you should tell them
that they will not fall.

If there is only one person you are doing this with, you would simply place your
hand on top of their hands and then push downward on their hands, saying the
word “sleep“, and notice their head drop down as they go into a deep hypnotic
sleep.

If you have many people you are doing this with for a larger show you would
simply do the same thing saying sleep and pushing their hands downward, then
going to the next one in line doing the same with them going down the line to each
one of them.

If they are sitting you can also tell them that as soon as you touch their hands,
their hands will drop to their sides and their head will fall sideways onto the
shoulder of the person on the right of them. This works out to be a very funny
routine for a comedy hypnosis show, but beware that the last person in line will
have no place to put their head. You will want to tell them that their head will go
the opposite direction on top of the head of the person to their left.

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What you can do in sessions

Although your imagination is the limit as to

what can be done, here are a few suggestions of
the ways that you can conduct sessions to give you
more insight.

Single life session

This is a basic past life regression session

process. It is to bring a client into one past life
experience to find out whatever information it is
they are searching for. It is a basic session that
most of the scripts are designed to conduct.

Multiple lives in one session

Another option is to bring a client into several

lives within the same session. This can be done
one after the other simultaneously or it can be done
using a form of bridge, bridging the client from an
emotional event and their present past life
experience to when they may have experienced it
in another past life.

Return to a same life as much as you like

Occasionally you will find a client that desire is

to go back to the same past life regression
experience because they felt there was so much
more to uncover. This can be done by having
them simply imagine themselves at the same past
life during the next session that you conduct. It is
completely their choice where they decide to go.

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The Ghost of Christmas past

Be a fly on the wall (Listen)

If you have ever read or seen on television,

Charles Dickens "A Christmas Carol", you would
understand the concept of meeting the ghost of
Christmas past, present and future. You can even
utilize past life regressions in this manner by going
to the past and simply observing what is going on
as an innocent bystander. You can also associate
what you have learned from this past life to your
present life. You will also find that later on in this
manual that you can even go to the future to see
how things are working out then for you. So you
can now see that Charles Dickens must've been
advanced beyond his years to create such a novel.
Is his novel science fiction or fiction?

Scanning multiple past lives for similarities

Once you are ready to begin the past life

segment of your session instruct your client to
simply relax and tell them that they will be
scanning many past lives at once in order to find
similarities within them. You can have them use
their imagination in any way they choose to do
this. One way they can do this is by having them
imagine as if they are typing the specific incident
into their computer as a search. Once they press
the enter button they will be able to imagine all
these similarities from various past lives come
across an imaginary computer screen in front of
them.

The advantage of doing this is to be able to

find cycles of certain behavior that they have
perhaps been burdened with in the past so they
may be able to break the negative cycle in this life.

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Learning from your death scene

It can be advantageous to have your client

experience their death scene as a positive
experience to learn from. Keep in mind that while
they are experiencing their death scene that they
will be doing so as if they are watching themselves
as an actor on a movie screen in front of them.
This way they will not experience any pain or
emotional distress first hand.

While they are on their death bed they can

observe what is being said about them as well as
the thoughts that are presently going through their
head. It is a good time to reflect upon their lives.
Is there a positive moral of their life that they
would want to take back with them? Is this
something that they wish they could have done
differently? Who were the people that were
closest to them? Is there anyone in the room in
their last moments that they recognize? Do they
recognize this person as someone from this present
life?

It's all in the eyes-recognition

It is said that the eyes of the gateway to the

soul. When trying to recognize someone from a
past life to see if you know them in this life, it is
good to look at their eye first. You may recognize
them right away. Don't let the eyes be the only
form of recognition. The best way is to see how
you feel about them. Do you feel any kind of
emotional bond whatsoever? Do they feel like
they are someone important to you? If so, who?
Let your feelings run free and allow the first
impressions you get to guide you.

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Take good things from your past with you

Upon the conclusion of your past life regression

session you may want to ask your client if there is
anything positive from that life that they would
like to take with them to this life. Possibly the
feelings of love, happiness or having a happy
family. If so they can take it with them to their
present life to enhance it.

Leave garbage from your present behind

While your client is deciding whether there is

anything good from their past life to bring back to
the present you can also ask them if there is
anything negative from their present life that they
would like to leave in the past.

If they are having anger issues, family

problems, frustrates and this with different events,
depression or even anxiety, they can leave those
negative hindrances in the past and replace them
with positive things.

Connecting with spirit and animal guides

There is nothing that says that a past life

regression must be experienced alone. When
creating your scripts or conducting a sessions you
may want to give the client the opportunity to meet
with their spirit guides, spirit animals, guardians,
angels, loved one's or whatever else their personal
belief may be.

You can use this spiritual meeting as an isolated

conversation where they can get advice and
blessings or you can actually have their spirit guide
travel with them as they go along their journey. If

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you decide to have a spirit guide travel along with

them, keep in mind what the purpose of your
journey is so that the spirit guide does not become
a hindrance along the way.

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Expectations & Misconceptions

Just as with any other form of metaphysical

practices, hypnosis included, there are many
misconceptions as to what past life regression
really is and what will occur. It is important to try
clarify as many of these misconceptions as
possible before you attempt an individual past life
regression session.

Here are some of the most commonly asked

questions with basic responses.

How can I get the most out of my experience?

You will get the most out of your experience if

you come to the session without preconceived
notions of how it should be. Past life regression
tends to be different for each person just as each
person's mind is different.

Allow yourself to be relaxed, open-minded and

receptive to your feelings and imagination.

Is it real or imagined?

The easiest way to answer this is, "reality" is in

the eye of the beholder. Whether it seems a real or
imagined is totally up to the client. What may
seem totally fabricated to you may be 100% true to
the client.

There is no such thing as absolute reality.

Reality is completely different from person to
person as it is created by each individual person.
When someone ask you if it was real or imagined,
respond to that question with another question.
How did it feel to you? The reason that it is a

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tricky question to answer is that imagination is the

tool that is used to receive the images during past
life regression. Imagination is also the tool that is
used to create your present reality. Whenever you
have goals or desires, you must imagine them in
order to attain them. So were your goals that you
attain real or imagined? The answer is, both!
Imagination is the sixth sense.

What will I see?

This is a common question in past life

regression. Of course the answer is entirely up to
the individual person. Keep in mind that sight is
one of the first five senses. Although even though
it is one of the first five senses your client still may
see things in her experience or hear things.
Everyone's imagination works differently.

Will I be able to hear you?

Yes you will be able to hear the person

conducting the session as you will only be in the
alpha brainwave state.

Even in the deeper brainwave states the client

does actually hear everything that is being said,
they just cannot remember it afterwards.

Will I remember everything?

Depending on how deeply relaxed you are you

will remember everything that occurred. You will
have a notepad available to you upon opening your
eyes so you can take some time to quietly write
down everything you remember while it is still
fresh in your mind. Sometimes immediately after

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a session, you will remember everything however

it will start to fade away as time goes on. This is
similar to waking up from a dream where you
remember everything but within approximately
five minutes you have forgotten it.

Is it dangerous?

No, it is no more dangerous than relaxing in a

recliner.

Will I experience negative memories?

Only if you choose to. If the purpose of your

regression is to open negative memories from the
past, then chances are you will experience negative
memories.

Whether your client experiences the negative

memories actively or passively determines on
whether you as the director had the client in
pseudo or true regression.

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Safety Issues and Ground Rules

Just as with any other forms of journeys into

the mind is important that preparations or
guidelines are made and understood in advance.

Cones & Circles & Spheres oh My!

If you believe you are safe then you are.

Depending on your religious or spiritual beliefs
there may be many different things that you can do
to create safety around you during this trip. You
may choose any of the following methods or create
one of your own.

Imagine a cone of protection around you. This

is a cone similar to the shape of a large ice cream
cone. You are able to travel freely within it but
nothing from the outside is able to penetrate it
unless you wish to.

There have been many cases where certain

groups of religionists have traveled into the spirit
world while having their fellow parishioners create
a circle around them while praying. This is a form
of an impenetrable circle that is a form of safety.

Imagine a round sphere of protection around

you. Imagine it as a large wall surrounding you
entirely that actually penetrates through the floor
and follows you as you walk. You can make this
ball as large or as small as you like simply by
imagining it. Once again nothing can penetrate the
ball unless you allow it to.

You can create anything you like that will work

the same way. You may want to create a bodysuit
of protective armor around you.

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You can have a safe word or slogan that you

recite to yourself that can be used when you feel
any form of anxiety.

In this manual we have created a script to create

a spirit room that works with the same purpose in
mind. It is a room that you create while in the
alpha state that is a very safe place. You can invite
people to come into your room if you wish and you
will be protected. This is also a great room for
meditation, deep relaxation or contacting spirits.

The bottom line is, if you use your imagination

and feel that you are safe, you will be safe.

If you believe it, it can happen

Ghost, Goblins, Goons and Monsters. I often

have clients ask if they will see ghosts, demons,
winged creatures or even gargoyles on the other
side. If these creatures are part of your reality
than they may likely be on the other side as well.
Remember, everything works according to her
imagination. If you are continually imagining evil,
scary type things, chances are that you will see
them everywhere. Therefore it is not a good idea
to travel into the spiritual world after watching a
horror movie on television.

If you allow it to happen it will. If you do not

allow it to happen it will not. Your level of safety
is up to you.

How do I deal with resistance?

Handling resistance to regression is important

for the therapist to handle before the client attempt
to regression. Whenever possible, it is a good idea

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to condition your client to be able to relax easily

and hypnosis prior to the session. This can be
easily done if you have prior sessions or other
issues before the past life regression or through
recorded CDs or MP3s for the client to listen to to
begin conditioning themselves at home before they
come in for the session.

If you are not able to precondition your client

with live or home session you will want to be sure
to have an extra long induction and possibly even
several speakers before bringing them to the
regression. Of course is always good to test your
clients a disability during the session with a trial
run to see if they are ready yet.

Occasionally when a client does not respond

well to your session in may be because you are not
using the proper modality that pertains to them
specifically. If your client is primarily kinesthetic
and you will using visual terminologies they may
not respond well. Keep in mind that not everyone
has the same primary sense. While the majority of
the public are visual, kinesthetic subjects are a
very close second.

Occasionally a client will be afraid to confront

something emotionally painful a disturbing and
will thereby sabotage their own process. Be sure
to inform the client that they will be completely
safe at all times and if they are feeling any stress or
anxiety that they should let you know so you can
bring them to a happy place.

Some clients will continue to open their eyes,

speak to you or nod their head in agreement each
time you asked him to do something. Often times
this is a sign of insecurity. When this happens
simply tell you client to keep their eyes closed. If
they are responding to you with the suggestion,

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informed them that they do not need to do that and

to remain silent for the optimum success. If they
are continually nodding or moving, simply suggest
for them to keep still as much as they can.

Consciously thinking too much which

encourages the conscious mind to take over.
Encourage the client to simply let go and relax,
that everything which needs to happen will, even if
they are not thinking about it

Trying too hard which discourages the client if

they do not attain what they expect immediately.
Trying too hard is a sure way to be unsuccessful
and hypnosis. Many times trying to hard will turn
into a form of self sabotage which will limit
progress. Encourage your client once again to
relax and let go.

Client has the misconception that they must be

unconscious and not hear you. This is a classic
misconception which many people have. They
feel that if they can hear you that they are not "in"
and hypnosis. The best way to eliminate this is to
explain what hypnosis actually is before you begin
the session. Let them know that they would just be
relaxed and still be able to hear everything you
say.

Note: While it is true that in the deeper states of

hypnosis the client will not remember anything
when they come back, the steps out to deep for
past life regression. In the Alpha state, the client
will remember everything which is important so
they can put their experience down on paper and
learn from it. Any deeper than the Alpha state
your client will not remember as they are entering
the states of amnesia.

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Have a tendency of falling asleep. This is

something that will happen if you tend to have
your sessions too late in the evening. It is natural
for clients to be sleepy later in the day. If they
only fall asleep once or twice, you may continue
but be sure that they are awake while you speak. If
you find they are falling asleep more often, you
may want to reschedule for another day.

True and Pseudo-Regression

There are two different forms of regression true

and pseudo. It is important to understand the
difference between the two and also when you
should use either one. True regression is when
your subject is experiencing regression first hand
as if they are in it. They are experiencing events as
if it were happening live. They can smell the
smells and feel the emotions; they may even
experience fear and anxiety.

Pseudo regression on the other hand is as if they

were experiencing the situation in the third person.
It would be as they were sitting in a movie theater
watching themselves on a screen. As if they were
an actor or one of the participants on the screen. In
pseudo regression they would be describing what
was going on in the third person and would not be
feeling the actual emotions or pain.

It may be advantageous at times to bring

someone into regression through pseudo regression
so they do not experience the event emotionally all
over again. However in many cases, depending on

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the certain therapy that you’re performing you may

need to bring them into true regression to solicit an
emotional response such as in performing a bridge
technique.

It is important to know that even if you are

conducting a session with the subject in pseudo
regression, many times they may slip into true
regression on their own. You must be aware of
how they are speaking during the regression,
whether they are speaking in the first or third
person. If you need to keep them in pseudo
regression, you may have to stop them from time
to time to bring them back. To do this you would
remind them that they are sitting in a movie theater
watching themselves on the screen, and that they
will not become emotionally attached.

Avoiding confabulation

Leading & non-leading questions

It is important while conducting regression

techniques to be careful of how you word your
statements. In regression what you are seeking is
the true events that the subject had experienced
however there is always the possibility of
confabulation to occur. Confabulation is an event
or memory that is made up by the mind either due
to the subject being led or steered in a certain
direction by the Hypnotherapist or maybe by other
memories that the subject may have stored in their
mind. In most cases the subject will feel that these
memories are true. But as the Hypnotherapist you

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must be conscious so as not to lead your subject to

confabulate something that has not occurred.
Therefore be very careful how you ask questions.
Do not ask leading questions. However you
should ask open ended questions. Questions that
would leave the subject to choose their own
answers and not ones that you would have them
choose.

In most cases while the subject is in hypnosis

and trying to recollect incidents that happened, it
will seem to you like they are taking a very long
time. When in fact the subject does not realize
how long they are taking because they are so
relaxed. It is important to give them the proper
time needed to answer the questions. If you cut
them off because you are impatient when you think
that maybe they have given you the entire answer
you may lose important information that they were
just about ready to say. So helpful wording while
you are asking a subject questions if you feel that
you are not sure if they were finished would be to
simply say things such as “go on …” or “and …”or
“okay …” or “and then what …”. Each one of
those statements can aid your subject to continue
without frustrating them to stop.

While in regression if you ask a question and

you see that your subject does not have the answer
or does not know the answer it is important not to
push them to give you an answer because this may
also cause confabulation. It is best to ask the
question a different way or to move on to another
question rather than to frustrate them.

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The remote-controlled technique

Many times while in regression you may have

to find out certain things that have occurred that
may require you to use detective type techniques to
uncover them. A good example of this would be if
you were hypnotizing someone to go back to an
event where a hit and run accident occurred so as
to find out the license number or a vehicle
description that fled the scene. One technique that
I’ve found very effective in doing this is the
remote-control technique. This is done by having
your subject imagine that they are holding a
magical television remote control unit. With this
unit you can have them stop the scene as they’re
watching it, or fast-forward, rewind, pause, zoom
in, zoom out, and even slow the scene down frame
by frame. Now as you are regressing the subject to
the event that they’re trying to remember you can
do any function you need to with the remote
control. If they are not able to see clearly the
license plate, you can tell them to pause the scene
and to zoom in. In many cases they can suddenly
see the license plate that they couldn’t see earlier.
Or in a situation where they cannot remember
seeing something, you may want to rewind the
scene and then go forward frame by frame very
slowly so they can see what they have missed. It is
a very strong technique that can be adapted to suit
many needs.

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Regression Calendar Technique

The Calendar Technique is just as it sounds. If

you can remember back to when you were a child
you may have seen certain cartoons where the
cartoon character was going back in time and there
was a desk type calendar, the type with one sheet
per day setting on the desk. As a wind blew
through the room blowing each page over, page by
page, day by day, back as it went further back in
time faster and faster, the cartoon character went
back in time until the calendar finally stopped on
one certain date, and the cartoon character had
been regressed. This is exactly what the regression
calendar technique is. Imagine one of those desk
calendars that has the many sheets, one sheet per
day, and the wind blowing each sheet day by day,
going backwards. Have them visualize the
calendar with one day per sheet starting with
today’s date, and as the pages flip back you see
yesterday’s date, you even imagine what happened
yesterday. Then the next day flips over, then
maybe five days at a time. Then the calendar
continues to keep flipping back faster and faster, a
week at a time, a month at a time, even years at a
time. It begins a slowdown just before the date
that you’re trying to regress the subject to. At this
time the client is where they need to be in the
regression.

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Other Regression Techniques

There are many different forms of regression

techniques other than the calendar method that are
limited only to your imagination. The hallway
technique would be having your client visualize
themselves in a hallway. This is a long hallway
with a door down the other end. As they are
walking down the hallway they are walking back
in time. As you walk down the hallway you walk
back in time a few days, few weeks, years, and as
you slowdown you come to a door that will open
just before the point you need to be regressed to.

Using the same kind of technique you can do it

with an elevator, a stairwell, or even a fluffy cloud
that takes you into the sky and as you descend you
descend exactly where you need to be at the
certain time or place.

The previous techniques are just vehicles to get

your subjects where they need to be. However
depending on your confidence level you do not
even need to have a vehicle or manner to bring a
subject back in time. Instead if you know you
need to bring them back to a certain date, just tell
them to go back in their minds to that certain date,
and they will do so. Or if you’re trying to find a
certain item that your subject had lost you would
tell them in their mind to go back to the last time
that they recall actually seeing it. Once they have
gotten there you just have them tell you step by
step what they are doing from that moment and
continue until they actually find the item.

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Record Keeping - Keeping a journal

It is important to encourage your clients or even

yourself to create a past life journal. This journal
will help you to unscramble much information that
may not have made sense initially.

As soon as you emerge from a past life regression

session, immediately write down everything you
can remember from the session. No matter how
irrelevant or even silly it may seem, write it down

Initially it will seem as if it is a jumble of mixed

images, thoughts, feelings and occurrences. You'll
find however that as you continue entering
information from additional lives that much of the
confusion will turn into valuable information and
clues about your past lives.

You'll eventually began to see patterns and be able

to tie information for one life to another. Your
journal will become the center point of knowledge
that you can use to learn about yourself. As you
progress you'll find your entries becoming more
descriptive and clear. It is a growth process.

You should begin immediately writing in a journal.

You may even want to start by writing your
personal beliefs of past life regression, spiritual
travel and reincarnation. It'll be interesting to read
these initial entries six months down the road to
see how they have changed.

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Session Format

In this section you will learn how to put

together a past life regression session.

Although we have included some premade

scripts, you'll find that most of your sessions will
be created as you are doing them. The reason for
this is that each session is different and the
responses that you get from your clients will also
be different. Because of this there is no way to
make a standard type scripts for the past life
process.

The other parts of the session from the

beginning all the way until the past life script can
however be read from a script using a standard
pattern if you wish.

As a refresher from the hypnosis section earlier in

this manual here is the format used through
hypnosis for the individual and group session.

The basic segments that you will want to include

in your individual past life session are:

Induction
Deepener
Depth test
Past life transition script
Past life regression session
Awakening

The basic segments that you would want to

include in a group past life session are:

Induction
Deepener

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Past life transition script

Past life regression session
Awakening

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Inductions

An induction is simply the part of the session

which is used to relax each individual part of the
client's body. By the end of the induction your
client should be already in the alpha brainwave
state.

Included are two inductions that you may use.

The first one known as the "Progressive
Relaxation" is the most commonly used an
induction for any form of hypnosis. It is longer
than the second, "Simple Body Scan".

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Progressive Relaxation
(Non-analytical) A.S.H.

Close your eyes and relax. Take a deep breath … and take a second deep breath
… and on you third deep breath, hold it for about three seconds … and exhale and
relax.

I’m going to have you relax, every part of your body starting from the top of
your head all the way down to the bottom of your feet. And as you relax each part
of your body, I’d like you to use your imagination to visualize … and even feel …
each part of your body relax and let go completely … starting with the top of your
head … your scalp and your forehead … your eyebrows and your eyelids … and
feel that relaxation going down through your cheeks and your nose … relax your
mouth and especially all those muscles around your mouth and lips … make sure
your teeth are not clenched together … and just relax … relax your chin and your
jaw … and allow all of those muscles in your face to just let go … and your neck
relaxes … starting with the front part of your neck … and the back part of your
neck … all the way down to your shoulders … just feel your shoulders relax
completely … get rid of any tension that might be in your shoulder area … it
should feel good to do that … and your arms relax … starting with your upper
arms … going down to your elbows … relax your wrists … your hands … and
even the fingers just relax and let go … Notice how deep and regular your
breathing has become … so much more than just a few moments ago when we
began … feel your breathing … feel the rhythm of your breathing … notice the
contraction and expansion of your diaphragm and your chest … and allow your
chest muscles to relax completely … all the way down to your stomach … just feel
your stomach muscles relax and let go … get rid of any tension that might be in
that area … just allow everything to let go completely … and your back muscles
relax … those larger muscles in the upper part of your back … going down your
spinal column … into your lower back … and allow all those smaller muscles in
the lower part of your back to relax as well … and your hips relax … and
especially your legs … starting with your thighs … your knees … and feel that
relaxation going down into your calves … and your ankles … relax your feet …
and even your toes just relax completely … as you begin to drift into a deep

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relaxed state … just letting yourself go … letting your mind and body become one
… just feeling so good …

In just a moment I’m going to count from 20 down to 1 ... and as I do … you can
allow yourself to relax at your own pace … but before I do that I’d like you to use
your imagination … I’d like you to imagine a custom cloud snuggling up to your
body in the shape of a chair … and imagine that this chair has arms on it ... it’s a
very warm and comfortable cloud … it’s your personal cloud … notice how it
snuggles up to your body … now it is going to take you to a very beautiful place
… a special place in your life … a place where you’re happy … a place where you
feel good … and a place where you’re totally relaxed … So as I begin counting
just allow yourself to relax completely on that comfortable cloud and let it take you
to that wonderful place where you’re happy … relaxed … and very calm … Just
allow yourself to be there for a moment as I begin to count … and you allow
yourself to go deeper and deeper into relaxation.

20 ... just let yourself go completely … 19 ... 18 ... all the way down deep … 17
... 16 ... deeper and deeper … 15 ... 14 ... just let yourself go … 13 ... 12 ... give
yourself the permission that this is what you want to do … 11 ... 10 ... allow
yourself to let go … 9 ... 8 ... deeper and deeper … 7 ... 6 ... all the way down deep
… 5 ... 4 ... tired and drowsy … 3 ... 2 ... so very relaxed … and finally … 1 ...
deep … deep … relaxation.

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Simple Body Scan

(Non-analytical)

By Rene A. Bastarache, CHI

Close your eyes … take a deep breath … take a second deep breath as deep as
you can … and on your third deep breath hold it for about three seconds … and
exhale and relax … with each breath that you take, allow yourself to relax deeper
and deeper …

I’m going to have you relax each part of your body starting from the top of your
head, going all the way down to the bottom of your feet … and as I mention each
part, just allow everything to let go … starting with the top of your head … your
scalp and your forehead … let go of all the tension and stress … your eyebrows …
your eyelids … feel that relaxation going down through your cheeks and your nose
… relax all the muscles around your mouth and lips … relax your chin and jaw …
and allow all those muscles in your face to just relax and let go … feel that
relaxation going down into your neck and shoulders … get rid of any tension that
might be in your shoulder area, it should feel good to do that … relax your arms …
all the way down to your hands and fingertips … just let go … let go completely
… and notice how deep your breathing has become … so much more relaxed than
just a few moments ago … and as you breath in deeply and exhale slowly … allow
all the muscles in your chest to just relax … all the way down to your stomach, get
rid of any tension that might be in your stomach area … down to your hips … just
let go completely … and your legs relax … your thighs … your knees … relax
your calves and you’re ankles … feel that relaxation going down into your feet …
and even your toes just relax completely … as you drift down deeper into a very
relaxed state …

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Depth Tests

A depth tests is exactly what it sounds like, a

test that is used to find out what level of hypnosis a
subject is in.

To the average client listening to a hypnosis

session it may seem as if there is no rhyme or
reason why you say certain things at certain times,
that the success or failure of a session depends on
sheer luck or how they would be feeling at a
certain time.

This is far from the truth, as there is a science to

bringing someone into hypnosis. The trained
conductor can bring the client to the exact level of
hypnosis he or she needs to be for the specific
issue. The way this is done is through depth tests.

On the next pages are several two of the most

common ones which will help you with this
process.

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Spot on Hand
Depth Test

In just a moment I am going to have you bring your right hand up in front of
your face with your palm facing you, about 8-10 inches away, fingers pointed
upwards and lightly pressed together ... Then I am going to have you try to open
your eyes and focus on one spot on the palm of your hand, looking nowhere else in
the room, just focusing on that one spot … The one thing that you must accomplish
is you must remain totally relaxed, and completely at ease, even with your hand in
that position.

So now remaining totally, completely relaxed … I’d like you to raise your right
hand up in front of your face with your palm facing you, about 8-10 inches away,
fingers pointed upwards and lightly press together … that’s good … Now try to
open your eyes and focus on one spot and only one spot on the palm of your hand
… and as you focus on that spot your fingers are beginning to separate … that’s
right as you focus on that spot, your fingers are separating … wider and wider,
more and more relaxed … and don’t let it bother you now that your fingers have
separated ... it’s a very natural and normal sensation, and in just a moment as I
begin counting … you’ll notice that your eyelids are becoming heavier and heavier
… that’s right heavier and heavier … as your fingers separate even more ….

1. Your eyelids are becoming heavier.

2. The more you concentrate … the more your fingers separate … wider and
wider.

3. All outside sounds are just fading away into the distance …

4. So tired and drowsy … Let your eyes close all the way down … and

5. Return your hand down to your (lap / or to the chair), as you go deeper into
relaxation ….

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Yardstick
Depth Test

I would like you to use your imagination. Imagine a yardstick if you would …
as you know a yardstick has numbers from 1 to 36. Imagine that the number one
represent the least relaxed you could be … as if you were wide awake …. and the
number 36 represents the deepest that you could be relaxed … Between 1 and 36
there are many numbers … one of those numbers best represent exactly how
relaxed you are at this present time ... I’d like you to think about how relaxed you
are right now and about which number best represents how relaxed you are … In
just a moment I will ask you to tell me which number it is that you are relaxed at
… So now remaining totally completely relaxed … tell me, what number are you
relaxed at right now? (If they are not relaxed at a high enough number then do
another deepener)

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Deepeners

A deepener is used to help your client relax even

more. This is the part of the session that the
majority of hypnosis clients seem to enjoy the most.
There are many different forms of deepeners and
you'll eventually find that you can create deepeners
around the likings of your clients. You can use any
topic from winter scenes, ocean scenes, forests,
valleys, watching waterfalls, outer space and even
underwater relaxing adventures.

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Elevator
Deepener

I’d like you to use your imagination for a few moments. Just imagine that right
in front of you within a few feet is an elevated door, visualize the door clearly in
your mind … the color … the texture … how tall it is … how wide it is … what it
is made of … in just a moment you’re going to enter the elevator and it will take
you on a wonderful relaxing journey. It will be a very comfortable, spacious
elevator, and at no time will you feel closed-in or uncomfortable. You will only
have wonderful, relaxed feelings ... Now the elevator doors open as you imagine
yourself walking in and turning around so you’re facing the doors and you see
them close in front of you. You notice how comfortable you feel and how much
larger the elevator seems on the inside than you thought it would be. As you are
looking at the doors of the elevator you notice just to the right of the doors a large
panel. On this panel there are 25 buttons arranged from 25 on the top going all the
way down to the number 1, which represents the bottom floor. Visualize this panel
as clearly as you can, if you can’t see it clearly, just imagine it and the same
purpose is being served. What are the shapes of the buttons? Are they square, or
rectangle or round? What color are the buttons? What color are the numbers on the
buttons? Are they large or small? See as many details as you can … you are on
the 25th floor, and in just a moment, you are going to press the number 1 button and
you’ll feel yourself descending downward. With each floor that you descend,
you’ll feel your body relax more and more until you get all the way down to the
bottom floor, and when the doors open, and you’ll find yourself more relaxed than
you have ever been before. So let’s go ahead and begin.
Imagine yourself reaching down and pressing the number one button ... as you
feel the elevator descend downward to the 24th floor … and you allow yourself to
relax 23, 22 … deeper and deeper … 21, 20, 19 … with each floor you descend,
you go deeper and deeper … 18, 17, 16 … more and more relaxed … 15, 14, 13 …
all the way down … 12, 11, 10 … peaceful and serene, all outside sounds just
fading away into the distance … 9, 8, 7 …deeper and deeper … 6, 5, 4 … total
relaxation, feeling wonderful in every way … 3, 2, … and finally … 1... Deep ….
Deep … relaxation, and you can remain in this deep relaxed state, and even deeper
if you decided too, for the remainder of the session.

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Staircase
Deepener

As you sit there, very comfortable and relaxed - I want you to visualize a
staircase in front of you … A beautiful staircase with a beautiful banister running
down alongside and a deep, rich carpet underneath your feet … As you look down
the stairs you notice that there are ten steps leading gently down … Ten steps
leading down, down, down … These are the steps that will lead you deep into
relaxation … and in a moment, as I begin to count you will walk down those steps
and you will find that the deeper down you go, the more comfortable and the more
relaxed you will become.

So take hold of the banister and begin to slowly descend the stairs starting with
the top step…

10 - Deeply relaxed …
9 - Let yourself go more and more …
8 - More and more relaxed …
7 - Deep, deep relaxation …
6-5 More and more and more relaxed …
4 - Deeply relaxed, soooo comfortable …
3 - More and more relaxed …
2 - Almost at the bottom now, just one more step to go … and
1 - Deep, deep relaxation, all the way down…

Now that you have reached the bottom step, and you are totally relaxed … just
allow yourself to let go completely as you go deeper and deeper…

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Past Life Transition Scripts

A transition script is designed to be used to gap

the deepener to the actual past life regression
script. Before using a transition script be sure that
you have first read the deepener, transition script
and the beginning of your past life script to ensure
that you can create a smooth flow from one to
another.

A transition script may not be required in each

instance of class life regression. For instance if
you are using a bridge technique to go to a past
life, a transition script will not be needed.

If you are attempting a past life regression

through meditation as well, a transition script will
not be needed. It is designed primarily to be used
within a hypnosis session.

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Path, Bridge & Spirit Guide Visitation

Past Life Transition Script

By Rene A. Bastarache, CI

In just a moment you are going to step through a beautiful white light ... This is
a warm, healing white light that makes you feel very cozy and happy ... and
especially more relaxed than you could have ever expected you could be ... Now
experience yourself moving through this white light ... Feeling anxious to see
what's on the other side ... and as you pass through the light ... you find yourself
out in the country on a beautiful sunny summer's day ... You are standing on a
path, going through the forest and flowers ... such a happy colorful place ... It
seemed just like the ones you read about in fairy tales ... perfect in every way ... As
you walk down the path you notice that just up ahead is a small bridge, going over
a babbling brook ... On the other side of the bridge, the path splits off into three
different directions ... as you approach the bridge, you notice that someone is
standing on it, blocking your path ... This person seems mysterious ... as he or she
is wearing a long full length robe, and their head is covered with a hood ... You
wonder who it is as you get closer ... It is a brown robe made from a very fine
material ... you feel good about this person, and as you finally arrive, right in front
of this guardian of the bridge ... and look into the hood ... you realize that you
recognize this person ... and that they are here to help you ... to guide you through
this journey, and protect you ... This person also has magical powers, and can cast
a sphere of protection around you ... and as this person does that, you notice that it
is a clear sphere ... in the shape of a large bubble ... You know that it will protect
you throughout this journey to come, and will stay with you until you are back ...
This person, your guide, reminds you that wherever you choose to go from here,
you will be safe, and will not experience anything first hand ... instead it will be as
if you are sitting somewhere, watching your journey unfold in front of you, like on
a movie screen ... You thank them, and are finally allowed to pass ... As you
approach the three paths, you notice three signs labeling each one... The one on
the right says past ... the center one says present ... and the one on the left says
future ... You decide to go to the one on the right, and proceed along your journey
... You notice up ahead that there are smaller paths going off of this main one on
either side, each one seeming to disappear into a white blanket of fog ... You

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realize that each one of these paths represents a different life that you may have
had ... You decide to walk down the path, until you feel one path is beckoning you
... or you just feel that you have a desire to go down one ... You choose that path,
and enter the comfortable fog, realizing you are safe ... As you emerge on the other
side of the fog, you find yourself in a past life ... Just feel for a few moments all the
sensations around you ...

(At this point once your client nods, go to the questioning)

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Sands of Time (Beach)

Past Life Transition Script

By Rene A. Bastarache, CI

I'd like you to imagine that directly in front of you is a door that will open up to
an ocean scene. Imagine yourself opening the door and stepping through it. You
are now outside on a beautiful summer's day.

Directly in front of you, you can see the beautiful blue ocean. Stretched out to
the left and the right of you are long sandy beaches as far as the eye can see. You
can feel the warmth of the sand on your feet. The sand feels very soft and
comfortable to walk on.

These sands are the Sands of Time. If you were to walk on the beach to the
right of you, you would be walking back in time to before you were born. To the
left of you are the sands directing you to the future.

Right now I'd like you to imagine yourself walking to the right along the beach
heading back in time. At no time will you experience anything negative. You will
only experience positive, happy emotions and events as you are going back in time.
As you continue to walk imagine yourself traveling back in time, away from your
present life, a day at a time, a week at a time, a year at a time.

As you are walking on the beach imagine that a fog is moving in from the
ocean and surrounding you. It is a comfortable white enjoyable fog. You notice
however that you cannot see more than a foot or two ahead of you. Remember you
are completely safe as you are walking and you notice that time seems to go faster
and faster as you find yourself going back to your youth, your childhood and all
the way to your infancy.

As you continue to walk through the fog you have traveled from the present
time to before your birth. As you continue walking you will find that the fog will
begin to dissipate and you will once again be able to see clearly. When this
happens you will find that you are in the past life that you have been wanting to
find for whatever reason you may have. So continue to walk and as soon as the
fog clears nod your head for me so we may continue.

(At this point once your client nods, go to the questioning)

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Past Life Transition Script (Analytical)

Past Life Transition Script

By Olga Ritvin, CHT

(The purpose is to confuse client as much as possible. Ask him questions about
people and places – exact names, numbers and colors, demand all kind of details.
Make him tired, weary, unable to resist.)

I’d like you to use your imagination. You will only experience positive
experiences.

Imagine yourself on a train. You are sitting in a spacious compartment in a

most comfortable chair.

There is a big window, and as train goes, you can enjoy the beautiful scenery
outside.
What do you see now? ...

Now the train stops at the station. This is the city of your youth.
What do you see outside? ...

Who came to meet you? …

Do you recognize people? What are their names? Who are they to you? (One
person at a time)…

You can talk to these people, if you want. You can wander on the streets of the
city. Did it change a lot? …

Now it is time to return to the train. As it moves, what do you see outside? …

Next stop is a place of your childhood. Who came to meet you? Do you
recognize people? What are their names? What do you remember about them?

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Do you recognize your friends? Classmates? Games? Toys? …

Now it is time to continue your journey. You can see beautiful places behind
the window. Cities, flowers, birds, pretty houses, like a fairy tale.

Now the train goes thru the horizon. You can see nothing but wonderful magic
light. It is a very soft palaceous intriguing light.

Little by little, this light is dissipating. When everything clears out, you can
see that the train stopped at the next station – your previous life.

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Hall of Life Choices

Past Life Transition Script

By Rene A. Bastarache, CI

I'd like you to use your imagination right now. Imagine that you are standing at
the beginning of a large hallway stretched out in front of you. At the end of the
hallway you see what appears to be a shining white light. Curious about this light,
you begin to walk down the hallway… with each step you take you feel yourself
going back in time… and you will find that within this entire journey you are about
to take, you'll be completely safe… you will feel wonderful and only have good
images and experiences… as you continue to walk you’re going back a week in
time… a month in time… two months, three months… a year… two years... five
years… back to your childhood … even your infancy… as you're approaching this
door of light that you can now see clearly at the end of the hallway… you realize
that as soon as you step through the door of light… you will be traveling back
through your birth… to the other side… completely safe …. and comfortable.

Go ahead and step through the light now… enjoy the feeling of this wonderful
light energy surrounding you… as you step out on the other side… you are
surprised to see another hallway … this one stretches out as far as your eyes can
see… on either side of the hallway are many doors… each one of these doors
pertains to a past life that you may have had …

In just a moment to have you began walking down the hallway… and as soon as
you feel that there is a door that you would like to enter… just stop there for a
moment … stand in front of it without going in yet… and nod your head for me so
I know you found it…

Go ahead now and begin walking… until you find a door that you feel is
beckoning you… or one that you feel is drawing you to it for some reason...
if you are not able to find one that is drawing you… you may choose anyone that
happens to be there and see where it takes you… take your time and begin your
walking now… and remember to nod your head once you found it…

In just a moment it will be time to open the door but I want you to understand
that anything you experience, you will experience it as if you are sitting in a movie
theater seat watching yourself on the large screen… at no time will you experience

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anything negative, emotional or stressful. You'll simply be an actor on the movie

screen. If you understand that nod your head.

Good… not reach for the door handle, opened the door step in the room and
close the door behind you… taking a few steps away from the door and take a few
moments observe everything around you…

(At this time you would use the questioning portion of the past life regression
script if it is a group session or begin interviewing your client if it is an individual
session)

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Past Life Transition Script (Problem)

Past Life Transition Script

By Janna Lerner, PLR

I’d like you to use your imagination. Imagine yourself in a big comfortable
armchair. This is most comfortable armchair in the world.

There is a big screen in front of you – like in a movie theater. You can see little
coffee table next to your armchair. There is remote control on this table. It is
magical remote control. Once you punch a number, you’ll see an episode from
your own life – at that age - on the screen. For example, if you punch the number
10, you’ll see yourself at age of 10. If you punch number 5, you’ll see yourself at
age of 5. You can punch 0 and see your own birth. Or you can punch the big red
button and go to one of your previous lives.

You can see any moment of your life on the screen. Now, please, pick up
remote control and punch number 20. What do you see? …

Now, please, punch number 10. What do you see? …

(If client came with specific problem, ask him/her to go to the time when this
problem began, or when it was bothering him the most.
Or go to the happiest days of his life.
Or go the most important event – one that he would like to find explanation for.)

Now, please, have your question clear in your mind and punch the big red
button.

Now you could see a time from your previous life that will help you to find the
answer you are looking for.

What do you see now? Is the picture black and white or do you see colors? Is
it 3-dimentional? Is there a sound?

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Floating into the Past

Past Life Transition Script

By Doreen Marchetti, PLR

I would like you to use your imagination right now. Imagine you are walking
down a path. A calm, peaceful path, surrounded by the safety of trees. You can
hear the gentle sound of water up ahead. As you continue on the path, feeling the
ground under your feet, you are anticipating reaching the water. You know that
this water will be taking you where you want to go. You are very happy when you
see the path lead you onto a sandy beach where you can now see the clear, calm
water.

To the right of you is a solid, well made dock with hand railings. Right now I’d
like you to go to the dock and walk towards the end of it holding onto the railing,
completely safe and excitedly anticipating what will be waiting for you there.
When you reach the end of the dock you see three boats tied up, just waiting to
take you into the life time you came here to visit. The boat on the left represents a
journey into the past, the boat in the middle represents this present lifetime, and the
boat on the right represents a journey into the future. For this journey you will be
stepping into the boat on the left, the boat to a past life.

So now, step into the boat on the left. As you do that you notice how well made
and solid the boat feels under your feet. As you sit down on the comfortable
cushion, you notice that the boat stays very still with no rocking even as you lean
over to untie the boat.

You are now floating on the water, moving away from the dock. As you float
away you are moving back in time, away from this life towards a past life. You
float past your teen years, your childhood years, your toddler years, past the day
you were born.

As you float along towards the past life that holds the answers you seek, you
will know you are there when you feel your boat gently beach itself. When that

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happens, step out of the boat, back on to solid ground, in the past life you’ve been
guided to visit and nod your head so I know you are there.

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Stepping Stones
Past Life Transition Script

By Mark Keene, PLR

Close your eyes. Now take three deep breaths. One in ... out. Deeper this time
in ... out. In and hold for three seconds ... Now out. Now I want to relax your
total body and mind knowing that you will feel great and that you are in a safe
place. We are going to start with the top of your head and move all the way down
to your toes the tension will go out through them. Relax the top of your head ...
Your forehead ... Your ears and eyes ... Your cheeks, nose and mouth ... Now your
chin and jaw muscles ... All the muscles in your neck now... Your shoulders and
upper arms now ... Your elbows now and your for arms wrists ... Now your hands
and all the small muscles in your fingers and it feels great ... You feel so relaxed ...
Now your chest and back muscles ... With each breath feeling more and more
relaxed ... Now your stomach area and your lower back ... Your pelvic area ...
Now your hips down to your thighs ... Your knees and calves plus the ankles ...
All the way down to your toes ... All the stress's goes right out of your toes ... It
feels great!

Now I want you to imagine that you see a path in front of you. There are
twenty stones to walk on in the path. At the twentieth stone there is a door way
that is filled with light. A bright beautiful blue radiant light. Now you start to
walk on the stones. Twenty, Nineteen, eighteen, seventeen ... Feeling deeper
relaxed with each step. Sixteen, Fifteen, fourteen. Relaxing more and more with
each breath also ... Thirteen twelve eleven ... Feeling more and more relaxed with
each number. Ten, nine, eight … Just listening to my voice and if you hear
outside noises that they are just the sounds of everyday life and that they won't
bother you just make you more relaxed ... Seven , six, Five, knowing you are
almost there ... Four, three, two ... and one…

You are now in the door way... Now step though the doorway ... Now imagine
that you see a path in front of you ... Imagine walking down the path. As you
head down the path you see that it splits three ways. There are three signs by each
path. The one on the right says future life. The one in the middle says in this life.
The one on the left says past life that you may have lived!

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A Spirit Guided Head Start

Past Life Transition Script

By Anne Korosec, PLR

As you stand at the bottom of the staircase ... I want you to imagine a long,
inviting hallway stretching out before you ... There is a luxurious, thick carpet
under your feet … The walls are painted a beautiful color … You are pleased to
see that it is your favorite color … You notice many doors on the left and right
leading down this inviting hallway … You even notice another door at the far end
of the hallway … You instinctively know that that each door to the right will take
you to a past life that you may have had … and … that each door to your left will
take you to a future life that you may live … You see a door at the far end of the
hallway that leads to your present life ... You notice how very safe and comfortable
that you feel at this moment … at this place … You understand … you know …
that you will have only wonderful and positive experiences ahead of you.

Go ahead and allow yourself to start walking down this inviting corridor … you
are in control and completely safe … you will decide which door to open and
which room to enter … As you walk down this beautiful corridor...you find
yourself drawn to one of the doors on your right … a door to a past life … You feel
happy ... almost euphoric ... as your hand reaches for the doorknob … Go ahead
and allow yourself to open the door ... and step inside the room.

You are amazed at how beautiful this room is … There are so many interesting
things to see … Allow yourself to take it all in ... You may touch or pick up any
objects that appeal to you ... As you examine the room and the many objects in it ...
you notice a high back chair in the middle of the room ... the back of the chair is in
front of you ... so, you cannot see who is sitting in the chair ... Instinctively ... you
know ... that the seated figure in the chair is waiting for someone ... waiting,
perhaps for you ... You feel that you may already know who is waiting ... You
decide to walk around the chair to see who it may be ... You notice that the figure
is wearing a shimmering hooded robe ... and this robe changes colors before your
eyes ... All the colors of the rainbow are revealed to you in this beautiful robe ... As
this figure pulls back the hood ... you feel an immediate sense of knowing ... and

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you are completely at ease ... The figure stands up and quickly and completely
places a sphere of white protective light all around you ... above and below
you...You know that this pure white light will protect you ... no matter where you
choose to go...You know that you will be perfectly safe at all times ... You
instinctively know that you will not experience anything first hand ... It will be as
if you are viewing yourself on a movie screen ...You will be completely safe at all
times ...

The figure motions for you to go to a door across from where you entered the
room ... you excitedly go to the door ...turn the handle ... and push the door open ...
You see a beautiful ...inviting ... white mist ... Realizing that you will be
completely safe ... allow yourself to step through the door ... into the comfortable
white mist ... You are excited to experience what is ahead ... and you walk through
the mist and find yourself in a past life ... Take a few moments to just experience
the sensations ... the sounds ... the smells ... and the sights around you ... nod if you
can hear me ...

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Movie Theatre Guides

Past Life Transition Script

By Joe Marchetti, CHT

I’d like you to imagine that in front of you is a door that will open up to the
inside of a movie theatre … Imagine yourself opening the door … and stepping
through it … You are now inside the movie theatre … As you look ahead you
notice there is a person standing there in front of you … You recognize this person
… and know that it is someone you trust and feel very safe with. This person is
there to protect and guide you … The only thing you have to do is choose the
movie that you wish to view … There are three movies to choose from … a
movie showing your past …, one showing a movie of your present… and one
showing the movie of your future ... You have chosen the movie of your past …

Your guide now leads you through the door on the right … The guide reminds
you that what you are about to experience are events from your past … Although
they are true experiences that you have lived through … they are only movies for
your viewing … you will be safe at all times … only good can come from this
experience … you can choose any scene in this movie you wish … as it contains
many different past lives you may have had … you can also choose a scene at
random … and let your intuition guide you to one of these lives that can give you
some valuable information that will help you on your quest for knowledge …

Your guide now hands you a very special remote control … this will allow you
to stop, pause, rewind, fast forward, zoom in and out, and rotate the picture on the
screen in any direction … as you now choose a scene from the movie of your past
lives … your guide leads you to a very comfortable chair and you relax … and
begin to see the events as they unfold … as the images begin to appear on the
screen…

GO TO QUESTIONING.

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Awakening

By Rene A. Bastarache, CHI

In just a moment I am going to count to five … and at the count of five you will
come all the way back from hypnosis to the here and now … feeling totally relaxed
and comfortable.

1. You are beginning to emerge from hypnosis …

2. Feeling wonderful in every way …

3. Your mind is clear and alert …

4. Your eyes are starting to open … and …

5. Eyes wide open, fully awake … and feeling fine.

(Good Morning…)

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Scripts and Session Preparation

Creating a Spirit Room

This script was originally created for helping

abuse victims and others in need of a place to
resort to so they could feel safe. It is a private
room created by your client that no one knows
about that they can go to any time they want
simply by giving them a post hypnotic suggestion
to take a deep breath and saying relax now as they
exhale. Doing this is a form of self hypnosis for
them too.

Throughout the years I have found this script

helpful in the metaphysic arena too. It is a great
starting point for any spiritual journeying and an
ideal location to use for contacting spirits. It can
be made to be a safe and secure place where they
can comfortably conduct one of many different
tasks. It is a room of meditation, prayer, rest and
to relax from stress. It is something that I have
used quite often in my own hypnosis practice.

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Creating a Spirit Room (Script)

By Rene A. Bastarache, CHI

I’d like you to use your imagination right now, just imagine that you are in an
empty space and you are going to create a beautiful, relaxing, peaceful room. This
will be a room that you can resort to any time you like. A safe place that no one
else knows about but you.

First of all, I would like you to create the most comfortable chair or piece of
furniture that you can imagine. It can be something that you already own, or
something you have seen in a store or on television, or maybe even something that
you have created in your mind that doesn’t even exists yet. Just create the most
comfortable piece of furniture that you can think of whether it be a very plush
recliner or even an overstuffed featherbed. Create it in your mind right now, see
all the details of it, the color, the texture, even experience the smell of it. See it as
clearly in your mind as possible. Now imagine yourself sitting or lying on this
piece of furniture and relaxing completely as we continue our task.
Imagine the walls of this room. How big or how small would you like the
room to be? What are the walls made of? Imagine that you have an open
expense account that you never have to pay back so whatever you want to imagine,
you can have. You can create anything you have ever seen or maybe even things
that do not exist yet. The only limitation you have is that of your own imagination.
So once again imagine the walls, are they painted? Are they made out of cement?
Or plaster? Are they wooden or glass? Now I would like you to take a moment
and imagine what you would like to have for a floor. What is the floor made of?
Is it made of wood, cement, tiles, linoleum, sand or maybe even grass? Make it
out of whatever you would like. It can also be whatever color you would like.
Just see it clearly in your mind’s eye. Now how about the ceiling? What is the
ceiling made of? You can make it as fancy or as simple as you like. You can even
put recessed lighting or even a chandelier if you care to. Create the ceiling now
and make it look however you would like to. You have now created the complete
parameters of your room. Look around now and see if there is anything else you
would like to add to the parameters of your room before we continue, such as

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windows, doors, skylights or any other permanent fixtures. Take a moment to

finish any of these tasks.

Now it is time to put the other furnishings in the room. What other kind of
furniture would you like to create in this room that would help it to be a very
relaxing, comfortable place for you to be in? Go ahead and create now any other
pieces of large furniture that you would like, maybe a bureau, or tables, a desk,
vanity, maybe even an easel so you can do some art work. Whatever you would
like to create, do it now and see it in as much detail as possible. Take your time
and be creative …

Now that you have created the larger furniture, create any smaller furnishings
you would like to have in this room. You may want to create some lamps,
knickknacks, books, maybe a small bookshelf. Create everything down to the
smallest detail, even picture frames, figurines and personal items. Take a few
moments now to create all the little things that will make this room comfortable
and personal to you. All the things that make you happy, safe and secure.

Now look around at everything you have created in this room and commit it to
memory. Look at every detail so that you can remember it at a moment’s notice
any time in the future. Also, remember that you can change this room anytime
you like. You can add items, remove items or even change the main features of the
room if it suits your liking. So take some time and remember this room as clearly
as you can. Any time in the future that you desire to come back to this room you
can do so and you’ll return to being as relaxed, safe, and content as you are right
now. All you need to do to come back to this room whenever you like, is to take a
deep breath and as you relax, simply say to yourself “relax now”. Immediately
upon saying “relax now” you can allow yourself to return to this room. It is a safe
place that no one else knows about but you, a place where you can come to when
you are stressed and in the need to relax or unwind. You can also come here when
you want to meditate, think, pray or need a place to simply be creative.

Another feature of this room is that whenever you are in this room you will
always be completely safe from any harm. Nothing can harm you in this room as
you are totally protected from all negative. This is also a great place that you can
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use as a starting point in many metaphysical practices if you choose to. For
example, you can invite the spirit of anyone you like to come into this room and
visit you, and they will do so. This is your special private place away from the
world.

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A Complete (simple) Session

By Rene A. Bastarache, CHI

(Induction)

Close your eyes and relax. Take a deep breath … and exhale … and take a
second deep breath … and exhale and on you third deep breath, hold it for about
three seconds … and exhale and relax.

I’m going to have you relax, every part of your body starting from the top of
your head all the way down to the bottom of your feet. And as you relax each part
of your body, I’d like you to use your imagination to visualize … and even feel …
each part of your body relax and let go completely … starting with the top of your
head … your scalp and your forehead…your eyebrows and your eyelids … and
feel that relaxation going down through your cheeks and your nose…relax your
mouth and especially all those muscles around your mouth and lips … make sure
your teeth are not clenched together … and just relax … relax your chin and your
jaw … and allow all of those muscles in your face to just let go … and your neck
relaxes … starting with the front part of your neck … and the back part of your
neck … all the way down to your shoulders … just feel your shoulders relax
completely … get rid of any tension that might be in your shoulder area … it
should feel good to do that … and your arms relax … starting with your upper
arms … going down to your elbows … relax your wrists … your hands … and
even the fingers relax and let go … And notice how deep and regular your
breathing has become … just so much more than just a few moments ago, when we
began … feel your breathing … feel the rhythm of your breathing … notice the
contraction and expansion of your diaphragm and your chest … and allow your
chest muscles to relax completely … all the way down to your stomach… just feel
your stomach muscles relaxing and letting go … get rid of any tension that might
be in that area … just allow everything to let go completely … and your back
muscles relax … those larger muscles in the upper part of your back … going
down your spinal column … and into your lower back … and allow all those
smaller muscles in the lower part of your back to relax as well … and your hips
relax … and especially your legs … starting with your thighs … your knees … and

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feel that relaxation going down into your calves … and your ankles … relax your
feet … and even your toes just relax completely … as you begin to drift into a deep
relaxed state … just letting yourself go … letting your mind and body become one
… just feeling so good …

(Deepener)

In just a moment I’m going to count from 20 down to 1 ... And as I say each
number I’d like you to imagine the number, think about it and quietly spell the
number to yourself which will help you to deepen your own relaxation allowing
you to relax at your own pace.

So lets begin with 20 as you spell it … t-w-e-n-t-y …19 … n-i-n-e-t-e-e-n ... 18

... All the way down deep… 17... 16... deeper and deeper …15 … keep on spelling
the numbers to yourself quietly ... 14... just let yourself go… 13... 12 ... give
yourself the permission that this is what you want to do …11 ... 10... allow yourself
to just to let go … 9 ... 8 ... deeper and deeper … 7 ... 6 ... all the way down deep
… 5 ... 4 ... tired and drowsy … 3 ... 2 ... so very relaxed … and finally …1 ...
Deep … deep … relaxation.

(Insert past life regression transition script)

(Insert Past Life Regression Session Here)

(Awakening)

In just a moment I am going to count to five … and at the count of five you will
come all the way back from hypnosis to the here and now … feeling totally relaxed
and comfortable.

1. You are beginning to emerge from hypnosis …

2. Feeling wonderful in every way …
3. Your mind is clear and alert …
4. Your eyes are starting to open … and …
5. Eyes wide open, fully awake … and feeling fine.

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Past life Questions that can be Asked

In conducting a past life regression session with

a group you will be able to read from a prepared
script as all of the clients will be answering their
own questions individually to themselves and
remembering the answers to discuss after the
session is over. Since there is no interaction in a
group session you can read from a script. There is
no need for deviation.

In conducting an individual regression session

you will be unsure of the answers you will receive
from the questions asked. Once you receive the
answer you will be on your own to choosing the
next question in accordance to their previous
answer. In other words there is no prepared script
that you can use as everyone's answers will be
different.

Here’s a list of questions that you may ask to be

used as a guide during an individual session. You
may use whichever questions are appropriate while
you are in the process of guiding the session to
uncover the answers that the client had discussed
with you previously. Consider yourself a form of
detective with the purpose of uncovering your
client's mystery.

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Questions:

Look down at your feet if you have any, what kind

of footwear are you wearing? Are you wearing
shoes, sandals or nothing at all?

What kind of clothing are you wearing?

Look at your hands, describes them.

What do you look like? Imagine you can see

yourself in a mirror.

Is it daytime or nighttime?

Are you inside or outside?

Is it warm or is it cold?

What is the current date? What year is it?

Where are you? What country, city or locale?

Observe everything around you, describe your

surroundings.

Are there any plans, trees, buildings or even people

around you?

Imagine yourself standing in front of your current

dwelling. Describe it.

Imagine that you are in the local meeting place

where others of your kind congregate. Describe
the meeting place, what you can observe and the
people.

Do you recognize anyone? (If yes, have some

elaborate)

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You can move forward or backward in time as

needed.

Advanced discovering:

At this point you can leave your client into

exploring whatever the purpose for the session
was.

You can guide them through this process or allow

them to explore anything of significance that they
choose and understand how it correlates to your
present life. Be sure that they are vocal while they
are doing this process so you can record the results
and continue to guide them deeper.

Questions in a Complete Script for Groups

These questions would be inserted in a group

session directly after the past life transition script.

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Past Life Regression Script

3 Stages

By Rene A. Bastarache, CI

I will be asking the questions, to help you with your journey, and the first
thought, or impression that comes to mind is the right one ... Don't try to analyze it
or think critically of it, just let it happen ... So get an idea of where you are now,
your surroundings ... Take in all the feelings, the sensations ... First of all, where do
you think you are right now ... Is it light or is it dark ... Is it cold or warm ... Do
you think you are indoors or outdoors.... Once again remembering the first
impression that comes to you is the right one ... Get a feel for yourself, does it
seem as though you have anything on your feet ... If so what is the texture like ...
what do you think you are wearing ... What about clothing, if you have clothing on,
describe them as much as you can ... How tall are you? ... How old do you think
you are? ... Are you male or female? ... What color is your hair if you have any? ...
your eyes? ... What are you noticing around you? ... Are there any landmarks or
things that would give you an idea of where you are? ... or maybe even what year
it is ... Describe your surroundings to yourself in detail ... If you are outdoors ...
what's there? ... What can you see? ... If you can't see much, then walk a little ways
to see if you can see more there ... If you are indoors, describe everything you see
... If there is not enough for you to get an idea where you are, then walk over to a
window or an opening, somewhere where you can see outside ... Is there anyone
there with you? ... What do they look like? ... Describe them ... Who are they? ...

Now take a deep breath ... and as deep as you can, and as you exhale just relax
completely ... I want you to feel yourself going ahead a few years now in the same
life if you can, alright now stop ... and wherever you are, get a good feeling for
yourself and your surroundings again, and answer to yourself the same kind of
questions that I asked you earlier ... First of all, where are you now? ... Is it dark or
light? ... Is it cold or warm? ... Do you think you are indoors or outdoors? ... Get a
feel for yourself ... Does it seem like you have anything on your feet? ... What do
you think you are wearing? ... How about clothing, describe them as much as you
can ... How tall are you? ... How old do you think you are? ... What color is your
hair? ... Your eyes? ... Who are you? ... What do you think your purpose is? ...

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What is your name?... What do people address you by? ... What are you noticing
around you, are there any landmarks or things that would give you an idea where
you are? ... Or maybe what year it is? ... Where do you live? ... Imagine your
dwelling right in front of you ... What does it look like? ... Describe your
surroundings to yourself in detail right now ... If you can't see that much, again
take a little walk to see if you can see more ... If you are indoors, describe
everything there ... You may even want to walk to a window or an opening to see
what is outside ... Is there anyone here with you? ... What do they look like? ...
Who are they? ... Describe their face ... Their mouth, hair, eyes ... Look deeply into
their eyes ... Do they remind you of someone you might know? ... Who are they in
relationship to you? ...

Once again take a deep breath ... as deep as you can ... and exhale and relax ... I
want you to move ahead again, just feel yourself moving ahead in time ... and I
want you to stop approximately a few minutes just before your death scene ...
Whatever you died of ... remember you will be viewing this as if you are sitting
someplace comfortable, watching yourself on a movie screen, so you will feel no
discomfort, or pain, or anything negative whatsoever ... You will just be watching
it on a screen ... So bring yourself now to just a few minutes before your death
scene ... Get a feeling for what's going on around you ... Sensations, sounds,
smells ... What do you see? ... Where are you? ... Is there anybody there with you?
... If so who are they? ... What kinds of things are they saying? ... What are you
dying of? ... Describe yourself wherever you are ... What do you think is wrong? ...
What kind of thoughts are going through your head right now? ... Feelings? ... Is
there anyone close to you nearby, relative, loved one? ... Who is it? ... Once again
describe their face to yourself, look deeply into their eyes ... Do you recognize
them as anybody you might know in your present life? ... Do you have any regrets,
anything that you feel you might have wanted to do differently? ... Are there any
nice things, or things you'd like to remember, or bring back with you? ... Reflect
on your life ... Is there any lessons you can learn, or is there a "moral" to the life?
...

Take a deep breath ... and exhale ... and imagine a large door of light right in
front of you ... warm, comfortable, inviting light ... Go ahead and step through the
light now leaving that life behind ... As you step through the light, you are coming
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to a comfortable, relaxing, wonderful place ... If there are any memories you want
to keep from this past life ... Any good things, you can take them with you ... If you
have any negative thoughts or feeling or any negative baggage from your present
life ... you can leave it back there, you don't need it ... Bad thoughts, anger, hatred
whatever it might be, just throw it in that past life and leave it there before you
come back ... You turn away with your back to the light and you see that path in
front of you once again you came down initially, and you go back down that path
heading back to the present time and place ... walking down the path going back to
the bridge ... at the top of the bridge you see your guardian back there... Walk up
to guardian ...you can take a few moments if you'd like to speak to your guardian
... to ask any questions ... to learn from your guardian ... or even to reflect on some
of the circumstances and things that you experienced from this past life ... take a
few moments now to speak to your guardian .... (Pause for about 1 1/2 minutes) ...
At this time you can say goodbye to guardian ... and thank them for helping you
and protecting you, throughout this journey ... As you go back down the path
through that other door of light ... that you initially came through ... walking
through the door of light, you come out on the other side ... and you feel yourself
coming back to the present day and time, seeing the calendar moving back a day at
a time, a month at a time, a year at a time, five years at a time, all the way to the
present date ... The calendar slows down, and you find yourself right back ... To
today's date and time... Right back here feeling wonderful and refreshed from the
journey.

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Creating your own

What are the two main things you would like to learn from Past Life
Regression?

1. ___________________________________________________

2. ___________________________________________________

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Demonstration (Notes)

This demonstration / note section is to be used for your notes while you're
hypnotizing others. When being hypnotized you would use your journal pages so
you can track your journeys.

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Demonstration (Notes)

This demonstration / note section is to be used for your notes while you're
hypnotizing others. When being hypnotized you would use your journal pages so
you can track your journeys.

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Demonstration (Notes)

This demonstration / note section is to be used for your notes while you're
hypnotizing others. When being hypnotized you would use your journal pages so
you can track your journeys.

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Demonstration (Notes)

This demonstration / note section is to be used for your notes while you're
hypnotizing others. When being hypnotized you would use your journal pages so
you can track your journeys.

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Demonstration (Notes)

This demonstration / note section is to be used for your notes while you're
hypnotizing others. When being hypnotized you would use your journal pages so
you can track your journeys.

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Life Between Lives (Familiarization only)

Life Between Lives is a the state in the afterlife

between incarnations. It is a place of rest,
relaxation and reflection. It must be obtained in a
deeper state than past life regression. The success
of Life Between Life hypnosis lies in part in the
length of the session and the depth of the hypnotic
state. Sessions typically last between three and
four hours, sometimes longer. This is why life
between lives is only attempted after a complete
past life regression session has been conducted.
The past life session is a form of conditioning tool
that will prepare the client as well as bring him
through the Theta brain wave state and ultimately
to the Delta state.

Many spiritualists believe this Life Between

Life stage to be the ultimate location is virtual
travel. Others know it as "home".

Within this relaxed state you are able to

experience your true home. You are able to learn
the reason why you chose the body and life that
you now have. Why you chose to be in the family
that you chose to be with. Answering questions
such as your spiritual or soul name, connection
with your soul group and whether you know them
in your current life, connection with any possible
specialty groups, who current family members are
in your soul life as well as getting answers to the
age-old questions of: “Who am I?” “Why am I
here?” and “Where do I come from?”

A major benefit of life between life attainment

is to be able to have direct contact with your spirit
guides and teachers. This is a way to receive
guidance and knowledge to assist you in your
present life as well is to understand the
connections of your past lives.

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It is a place of:

Reflection
Super conscious – Universal awakening
Discovering Destiny
Finding the pieces to your puzzle
Learning

Preparing for a Session

Before you attend a session you should spend

some time contemplating exactly what it is you
want to learn. Have your client take some time to
do a bit of homework and praying this list of
information to you before a session begins so you
can review it and discuss it with your client.

They she create a list of the important, key

people in both their present and past lives. This is
a list of the people that are important to them such
as family members, friends, teachers, coworkers,
mentors, relationships, children and spouses. This
list should also include names of anyone who
affected or helped to shape their life in a
significant manner both positively or negatively.
Create a write up next to each person as to how
they affected your life. Also ready few words
about the character of each one. Be brief but to the
point when creating the sheet so it can be read
easily and understood by the therapist.

You should also have a list of questions that

you would like to have answered during the life
between life session.

Keep in mind that due to the long length of this

type of a session that it should not be taken lightly.
The average Life Between Life session usually

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runs as we mentioned earlier between three to four

hours and costs upwards to $400-$500 per session.

Conducting the Session

Be sure to have taken the time to interview

client, that they have done their homework
mentioned in the preparing for a session section
and are prepared to be with you for a while.

You would initially begin by conducting a Past

Life Regression session. Take your time and
ensure that it is a long session utilizing a long
induction and possibly even several deepeners.
The key here is to ensure that your client is
relaxed, is responding well to the past life
regression session and has progressed to a deeper
brain wave state than normal. Preferably the Delta
state.

Once you have gotten to this point he was then

take them from the past life, experiencing their
death scene and eventually crossing over to the
other side. (The between life state) Once there
you would begin asking them questions you had
prepared prior. Take your time and go through all
the questions that they had given them time to
exhaust their answers and experience as much as
possible.

If for some reason you are not able to get your

client in a deep enough brain wave state that the
past life regression session is not going well, you
may have to postpone the session for another time.
The theory here is if you have not been able to
bring your client into the Alpha and then the Theta
brain wave state, you will certainly not be able to
bring them into the Delta state. It is a progressive
process in which stages cannot be jumped.

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In this case you may want to schedule one or

two more past life regression sessions as a way of
conditioning your client to be able to react well in
the past life session and to be able to attain the
deeper brain wave states.

Of course before abandoning the session you

should certainly try more deepeners and possibly
even an instant induction to see if you can attain
the deeper level while they are there.

In some cases you may just not be able to do it

Not that the client is not able to attain the deeper
brain wave state but simply because it may be
something bothering some of some form of
hindrance at that specific time. These hindrances
could include anything from exhaustion, stress,
pain or worry occurring from their present
situation.

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Present Life Progression (Familiarization)

It's amazing how many people do not

understand or cannot accept the process of present
life progression however they believed in psychic
readings in the use of divination tools. They are
basically the same thing.

Traveling to the future with present life

progression is a form of divination in which you
are able to go ahead and see how things will work
out in your life. It can be used as a gauge for
success. An example would be if you're working
on an important project that is going to be taking a
few years to complete and would like to see the
results, you may travel ahead in time to see how
things have resulted. If you liked the way things
have worked out you should remain on your
present path. However the beauty of this tool is
that if you do not like the way things will work out
you always have the opportunity of changing your
present path which will in turn change your future.

Can Fate be changed?

Nothing is cast in concrete. Even with this I

psychic reading, if you don't like what the psychic
has told you that is going to happen, simply change
your present path and it will not happen. You
always have the choice to change your direction
anytime you wish. Knowing this, yes they can be
changed.

Timeless Time

The only place where time exists as we know it

is in mortality. In mortality there is a beginning, a
progression and an ending to everything. In this

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virtual world there is no time. If there is no time

then that would mean that the past, present and
future are all the same. Therefore if we can go
back in time to a past life, we can also go ahead in
time to a future life. In quantum physics they have
determined through mathematical equations that
there are even parallel worlds, but we will leave
that discussion for another time.

Basically, as you can see, in this spiritual world

of unlimited possibilities, of imagination, anything
is possible.

Something to think about - Recently, Raluca and I

had gone for a walk when we began having a
discussion about past lives and spiritual time travel
in general. We spoke about how so many past
lives that we have heard before were so interesting
and how life seemed to be so much simpler in the
past than it is now. I told her that I was not excited
about the prospect of my next life due to the state
the world is in right now. Then suddenly it came
to me, in my next life I want to go back in time and
become an American Indian before the settlers
came to America. I realize that my desires have
nothing to do with where I'm going next but it was
an interesting conversation.

If there is no such thing as time in the spiritual

world to you think this would be possible? Think
about it.

How to Travel Forward

Future travel would be conducted utilizing the

same format as the kids not a past life regression
but heading in the opposite direction. You would
begin utilizing the same hypnosis format:

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Induction

Depth test

Deepener

Transition script -"Bridge & Spirit Guide

Visitation" if you choose or you may create your
own transition.

Future Script - this would have to be designed

according to exactly what you are seeking after.
Take a moment to speak your client to find out
what it is they are looking for.

Awakening

If you use the transition script, "Path, Bridge &

Spirit Guide Visitation" you will have an outline
that will bring you to the point where you'll be able
to travel to the future in this life.

Once you have traveled over the bridge you

will find yourself faced with three paths. The path
to the right goes to the past, he path to the left goes
your future and the path to the Center continues in
your present life. When you get to this point
simply continue on the center path and go ahead as
far as you would like.

Back to the Future - Future Life Progression

(Familiarization)

Where would you go in your future life? How will

your present Karma affect your future? Is there
anything you should change in this life in regards
to your, that can help you in your future?

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The process of going to a future life is very similar

to going to the past. In fact two of the transition
script you have in this manual are designed for
future life travel as well. An example would be, in
your "Sands of Time Script" you are told that he
sands to the right of you go to the past however the
sands on the left if you go to the future. All you
would do is use the exact same script that you
would for past life regression however when you
get to the point of being on the beach you would
take a left instead of a right. From this point you
would guide your client with similar questions as
you did in the past life regression however they
would be geared towards a future life instead.

You also have the same option and the "Path,

Bridge & Spirit Guide Visitation" transition script.
Once you have traveled over the bridge you will
find yourself faced with three paths. The path to
the right goes to the past, he path to the center
continues in your present life and he path to the
left goes your future lives. When you get to this
point simply go to the left.

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Business Aspects

Below is a brief format and the presentation

that you would utilize to conduct a group
presentation for a past life regression. For more
information and ideas go to your clinical hypnosis
manual under the "miscellaneous" chapter.

Group Sessions

Presentation

Introduction - Give your credentials and

describe why they are there.

Finger Gun - A great ice breaker (In Clinical

Hypnosis Manual)

Orientation - Give a brief description on group

hypnosis and how it works.

You may want to conduct a couple suggestibility

tests with the group as a way to show what can be
done, to amaze them and build expectancy. My
favorites are to conduct the

Finger test (In Clinical Hypnosis Manual)

… first, then the …

Arms rising and falling test (In Clinical

Hypnosis Manual)
… I keep my eye on the audience to see who
reacts the best. I choose the most suggestible
person I see and invite them to come forward to
the front of the room and then conduct a …

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Session - Begin the session -

Explain to them that the best way to sit is with

their feet flat on the floor with their hands resting
on their lap.

Start the background music and from this

point you just have to read the scripts. That
simple…

Here is what I would use to begin with … Once

you get comfortable, you may substitute and create
your own.

Progressive Relaxation

Elevator Deepener

Past Life Regression Transition Script

Past Life Regression Script

Awakening

Interviews - This is the most interesting part

of the session. Give each person a moment to
describe what the experience and past life
regression. It was a large group, only pick the
select ones who appear to have experienced the
most.

Closing remarks - Congratulate them,

thank them for attending, and be sure to mention
your items for sale at the reception table.
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Individual Sessions

Earlier in this manual you have the complete

format for conducting an Individual Session. It is
important that you do a Preliminary Session before
the hypnosis session begins. To find the detailed
format on the parliamentary session go to your
Clinical Hypnosis Manual where you'll find a
complete breakdown in Chapter 13 titled "Building
a Complete Session"

Also in Chapter 13 of your Clinical Hypnosis

Manual you'll find an Intake worksheet that you
will use to gather information on a client as well as
a Post Session Report Form that can be used to
collect information afterwards.

How to Conduct Lucrative Telephone Sessions

Another option that may be viable for you

especially if you live in a location where there is
not much population is to conduct telephone
sessions.

Telephone sessions are conducted identically to

an individual session however rather than sitting
beside your client they are on the other end of a
telephone. The obvious drawback for telephone
sessions is that you cannot see your client's
reactions. Occasionally during your induction
process you may have to ask your client a question
or questions to ensure that they are still listening
and have not fallen asleep such as, "If you can hear
me, say yes."

The good thing about it is that when your

clients begin telling you what you are experiencing
throughout their journeys over the telephone you
will not have to interrupt them to find out if they

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are sleeping as they are presently speaking to you.

You may on occasion have too asked them to
speak louder if you are not able to hear them.

In order to conduct a telephone sessions you

will still need to do a preliminary session with
your client over the phone to find out exactly what
it is they are searching for and to get their basic
information.

They will need to know in advance before the

session begins what they will need to have ready
for the session. Here is a list of the basic
requirements.

*They will need to have paid their sessions see in

advance. (We require 48 hours prior)

* They will need to find a comfortable place to sit

where they can remain without being interrupted
for approximately 60 to 90 minutes.

*We require that they have a headphone that they

can plug into their cell phone or landline to listen
to the session. The advantage of a headphone is
that they can hear you better without the
interruptions from the room and you will be old to
hear them better especially since most of the
session that will be speaking very softly. Another
disadvantage of using a telephone or cell phone
directly is that once the client becomes extremely
relaxed the telephone may slip from their shoulder
onto the floor.

*If they have any pets in the room they must be

put outside of the room where there will not be a
hindrance.

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*We inform the client that if we lose connection

with them that we will call right back to continue
the session. If we lose connection a second time
and it is due to their faulty equipment they will be
charged for the entire session and we will not call
back a second time. If it is due to our equipment
and he cannot be corrected immediately we will
reschedule.

Teaching Adult Education

Many cities and towns to what the United

States offer Adult Education or continuing
education classes. These are sometimes sponsored
by local high schools, colleges or other
organizations. Contact your local continuing
education sponsor and ask them if you would be
old to teach two or three group classes on past life
regression.

The advantage of teaching for continuing

education organizations is that many of the
students you will have in class may come to your
office for individual sessions at a later date.

Another advantage is that these organizations

usually have a very large mailing list and will
advertise your service throughout their entire area
which is usually one to two cities. This alone
makes the entire process worth it as this type of
advertising would be very expensive if you would
do it yourself. Being in a manual with many other
type of courses gives you credibility that he would
not get just advertising in a local newspaper on
your own.

The final advantage is that these organizations

will also pay you for teaching your class. You
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usually have an option of taking a flat hourly fee or

a commission on the amount of students that
attend.

These classes would be conducted exactly as he

would conduct the group format mentioned earlier
in this manual. The only difference is at the
beginning of the class is a good idea to go around
to each student and asked them to introduce
themselves, tell a little bit about their background,
why they came to your class and what they expect
to find. Be sure to take the time to go through
each attendant at the end of the session so they can
tell everyone what they had experienced.

Weekly Workshops

Still sponsored workshops can be very lucrative

business opportunity for you as well. This is a
simple process where you would simply rent a
large room from a hotel conference center, school
classroom or even a hall from a fraternal
organization in your area.

Then you would simply place an ad in the local

newspaper, radio and or even television
community bulletin board, which ever you think
would work best in your area.

This is a form of impulse buy type items so you

would only advertise three to four days at most
before the event. The excitement of trying
something new and intriguing will attract the
client's however having them wait too long by
advertising a week or two in advance often times
make some change their mind.

When placing my ads in the newspaper I

usually do not include a telephone number to add

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to the impulse buy. I was simply put something to

the effect of:

Past Life Regression Workshop

Who Were You?
You are invited to find out
Only $49.00

Sunday, May 13th, 7-9 p.m.

Sheraton Tara Hotel,
Main Mall Road, S. Portland, ME

This ad is simple and to the point. If you want to place a picture beside or
behind the ad it would be even more effective. Remember a picture is worth a
thousand words and often grabs people’s attention before words do. I have often
used the picture of a pyramid which has been effective for me.

Marketing

In the package materials you are receiving with this course courtesy of your one
year’s free membership with the American International Association you have two
marvelous marketing manuals:

1. Triple your Clients in 30 Days

2. Build a Top Ranked Webpage in 60 Days

If you follow the advice and information outlined in these manuals you will find
that you can figure business up and running in a very short time. Referred to these
marketing manuals frequently and you will be a success.

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Business Operation

Videotaping and recording devices

Use of videotaping and recording devices can be very advantageous to use with
your clients especially in the areas of life between lives and future life progression
which both require your client being in a deeper brainwave state. Remember once
a client has entered the Theta brainwave state that they will most likely not
remember anything that occurred within the session. By watching the videotape or
listening to the audio tape afterwards they will be able to make sense of their
journey and put it to good use.

Whenever using a recording device with a client be sure that they are aware of
it and you have their permission.

Prevention and Care of Abreaction

Abreaction is a psychoanalytical term for reliving an experience in order to

purge it of its emotional excesses. Sometimes it is a method of becoming
conscious of repressed traumatic events.

You can prevent these abreactions within your sessions by remembering to keep
your clients in pseudo-regression rather than true. Remember that if pseudo-
regression your clients are experiencing the session as if they are sitting in a movie
theater watching themselves on the screen.

If you find that your clients are experiencing this abreaction, in a calm manner
simply remind them to go back to that movie theater watching themselves on the
screen. You must keep reminding them to remain detached. It is interesting to
note that in an average session and clients can keep popping back and forth from
pseudo to true regression and unlimited amount of times depending on your
wording within the session. Be aware that this can happen and alert for it.

Ethical Behavior

We require that all of our certified practitioners are familiar with and integrate with
our code of ethics before they will be issued any form of certification.

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A.I.A. Association Bylaws

(School copy)

We are an association of Hypnotherapy professionals dedicated to helping each other to grow

and advance the field of hypnosis. We require all members of our association to agree with and
conform to all the articles stated below in order be part of our association.

PURPOSE: An association network at your disposal where you can:

Call for help or advice for sessions, information and advertising.
A national referral database where you can refer clients to and receive referrals from.
A place where you can share information in your areas of specialty.
Receive added credibility through referrals and association.

I - I am willing to adhere to all articles of the A.S.H. Code of Ethics.

II - I agree to assist and promote members to the best of my ability in a professional manner
when I am called upon for assistance or advice as well as in all dealings with association
members or A.I.A. officials.

III - If I am called by a client or member for a referral I will respond in a positive manner giving
the most accurate information I can. If I am unable to assist I will refer them to someone who
can or to the A.S.H. main office.

IV - I will refer clients not in my area or in need of services to an associate office if one is in the
appropriate area.

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The American International Association

Rene A. Bastarache CI.
(215) 586-1818
[email protected]
www.choosehypnosis.com

ASSIGNMENTS
(Member copy)

All assignments must be turned in on or before last day of class. Certification

will not be awarded until assignments are completed and turned in.

Please take your time and double check your assignments for grammar and content.

1. Create 1 scripts on any title you prefer full past, present or future life travel. (Originals)
You are encouraged to write about a title that you are interested in. Keep in mind that new
students in future classes will have the opportunity of using these in their practices.

(Please create your assignment on a computer and email them in Word or Works format to:
[email protected]) If you do not have those formats simply enter your script in the
body of the e-mail

2. Read the entire training manual.

* All assignments and materials handed in, photographs or videos taken during
class become property of the American School of Hypnosis and may be used for
advertising, training or promotional purposes.

I understand the individual assignments and that they are required as a

prerequisite to graduation of this course. It is my responsibility to report or send in
final results to the ASH.

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