(Dallas, Texas) Anytime TV or the movies get a hold of a topic, there is always room for them to take liberties and twist things around in order to make things interesting, though sometimes it distorts the facts in order to get ratings.
While it would be much more effective to handle the 'regressions' in a different way than they do on the show, decisions were apparently made to present this in a way that would dramatize the subject, rather than presenting to more common and more effective way of dealing with these types of memories using hypnosis.
"While some people do mention past life memories when they call or come into my office for a past life regression session, the majority of people do not talk about their recall in such detail as the Past Life Show would suggest, " said Mark Johnson, a Clinical Hypnotherapist who specializes in Past Life Regression and Life Between Lives Spiritual Regression in his Dallas, Texas office. "I have found that the most effective way to recover these memories is through the use of hypnotic regression, which allows the client to return to the most appropriate time and place in order to help them in the very best way possible. In this way we can uncover the details that are affecting them and determine the best way to resolve the challenges that result from those memories," Johnson continued.
The introduction of Past Life Regression into the mainstream was a result of the book The Search for Bridey Murphy, which was also made into a movie in 1956. Bridey Murphy is the name of a woman that U.S. housewife Virginia Tighe (April 27, 1923 – July 12, 1995) claimed to have been in her previous life. The book and movie increased the awareness of Past Life Regression in the U.S. and encouraged many hypnotists to explore and experiment with Past Life Regression. This eventually opened the door for well respected people like Dr. Brian Weiss and Dr. Michael Newton to work with Past Life Regression and Life Between Lives Spiritual Regression clients which led them to write some of the most interesting and inspiring books on the subject. Other authors who have written on the subject include Dolores Cannon, Dick Sutphen and Henry Bolduc.
Although therapists who work extensively with Past Life Regression clients may have decided to present the topic in a way that is more inline with the way Past Life Regression Therapy is practiced in the real world, The Fox show Past Life will likely provide many people with the motivation to locate a qualified Hypnotherapist in their area so that they can uncover the mysteries of their own Past Lives. Although these people may discover that their past lifetimes may not have been as dramatic as what they have seen on the Past Life TV show, many of these people will discover the self healing benefits that are available with Past Life Regression Therapy.
Mask Johnson created his Past Life Regression webpage, http://www.hypnomark.com/
