Recalling past lives: a practical approach

This is a useful and advanced technique which involves group work where one or two helpers (facilitators) assist a “client” to obtain a deep state of conscious recall of past lives by identifying and touching areas on the body that are keyed into the stress of past-life traumas (also termed samscaras). However, to do this effectively, the participating parties must first master a technique termed “opening the third eye”.

The opening is best done when seated in a relaxed sitting posture. The lotus position is suitable. The eyes are then gently closed and a mental focus is then applied to an internal point between, and just above, the eyebrows. Upon first closing the eyes it will be noted that internal colors may tend to swim aimlessly in the “mind’s eye”. Proceed by allowing relaxed concentration to be maintained until a coloured spot or bulls-eye can be evolved and stabilized. This may take up to half an hour or so to accomplish the first time. Once it is accomplished, practice allowing the spot to expand, contract and change colour. Dissolve the spot into waveforms, spirals or through successive ascending or descending planes. Search for “lights” (presences) or growth patterns involving coloured geometric forms. Note: the spot should not be confused with a physical “after-image”; it must be developed as an internal function of consciousness without a physical light. The purpose of this exercise is to expand consciousness, in effect the procedure creates a state very similar to that developed through hypnotism.

Once the technique has been mastered it normally takes about 15 minutes before the next step is implemented.

When both the client and the facilitator(s) have shifted consciousness. The client will then lie supine in front of the seated facilitator.

Prior to this and after learning to open the third eye a further technical point should be practiced to sensitise the hands. For this, the facilitator briskly rubs the palms of the hands together for a few seconds, in an up and down motion, just in front of the face. When the palms are subsequently held close to but not touching the face, a field consisting of heat and bioelectric radiation may be detected.

The facilitator, with the client laterally supine to front, passes his or her “charged” hands over the client’s body within about one third of an inch (half a centimetres) of the surface. For reasons of excess sensitivity the genitals and the face are avoided. The facilitator is searching for a spot on the client’s body having a disrupted feeling. This means the area is warmer or cooler than the surrounds. The decision to this effect, made by the facilitator, is final. This spot is the point on the body of the client where energy dynamics of the two people involved combine to release memories of a past life. This is done in the following manner: upon location of the spot the facilitator then places the two fingers of the right hand gently on the spot. The facilitator may switch hands when tired but he or he should place the alternate fingers on the spot before releasing the tired hand.
The body-scan should last for about 5 to 10 minutes only. The spot so located is usually (but not necessarily) associated with a samscara, a powerful past-life emotional trauma and the memories of the incident are held in the spiritual body at this position. The facilitator then proceeds to question the client as to the nature of the feelings associated with the spot. The questions are similar to those that might be used by a past-life regression expert. Questions might start with "what do you feel about this area?" This could be followed by "is there any specific feeling involved here and if so what do you think might have caused it?" Try not to suggest answers but let the client fill-in increasingly specific details. A degree of patience and sensitivity is required but the elements of a significant past-life will be revealed over maybe one or two hours. Occasionally, where the client experiences great difficulty in the recall or when huge traumas are uncovered, it may be advantageous for two facilitators to be involved with one seated to either side of the client.