Regression Hypnosis: Is it Real?
Excerpt by Peter Woodbury
Sometimes a person has a wonderful regression. Powerful, emotional, spiritual & there's a profound shift in the consciousness for the better. Then a few days later, they email me, "I think I just made all that up!" It makes me sad. Here's my most recent response on this subject:
A long time ago, thru my experiences with meditation & regression, I understood the Hindu concept of Maya - this world of illusion. We have become convinced that this world of illusion is in fact "real". I now know that thru trance states, we access deeper states of reality, of oneness, of spiritual healing and of the eternal. The escape valve out of the mayan/illusory matrix is the imagination. It's a reason that the logical mind so denigrates the imagination and the related mystical experiences achieved thru the imagination. It's really about the egoic state's fear of losing control. It knows it is finite and doesn't want you to eat of the "forbidden fruit" of the imaginative forces which lead to the true infinite soul consciousness. So, the egoic mind, which is again fear based, needs to be reassured.
So we need to reassure the finite ego mind in meditation, in regression, "Relax. I won't be gone long. I'll be back soon." Then after the session, notice if the effects of the regression are "real" in this maya world. We have acquired the spiritual gift and it stays with us.
We know that regular meditation practice has positive physical, mental and spiritual benefits. How so? Where did we go? How did it happen? It's the same with a regression or near death experiences too. However, I don’t recommend you try the latter.
So, was the regression experience emotional? Was it experiential? Was it spiritual? Did something shift in us for the better? Unfortunately, often after a session, the childlike egoic mind will try to tear down the experience in order that you stay stuck in maya consciousness and remain believing that this is the one and only true reality. It wants you to stay close. Stop flirting with other levels of consciousness. It gets jealous. Fears abandonment. Like any child.
It's helpful to know we have many levels of consciousness and one of the egoic levels is the "doubting Thomas" consciousness, the part of us which won't believe anything until the reality is accessible to the 5 physical senses. This is the visitor that often accompanies a significant regression experience.
But blessed are those who believe without just physically seeing. Those who can see with the spiritual eye. And can believe.
So maybe if we worry less about the strange tree that has borne this wonderful fruit, we learn to enjoy the fruit instead, for that is really how you judge an experience.