Past life regression is a psychological or spiritual phenomenon associated with the New Age movement and a belief in reincarnation. It can be conducted through hypnosis, guided or facilitated meditations, or other trance inducing activities. It takes a variety of forms though is always the process of a person being regressed to learn about their past lives, particularly traumas and karmic events associated with issues and patterns in one's current life.

Past Life Therapy (PLT) utilizing clinical hypnotherapy/ de-hypnosis claims to allow unconscious experiences from past life traumas or emotionally charged events to become fully conscious. Past Life Therapy aims to resolve any unconscious, survival-based scripts that could be negatively affecting one’s present health, behaviors, or quality of life. Supporters of PLT claim that it can allow for a more thorough resolution since it gives the mind permission to locate past life sources affecting present day challenges or obstacles. Further claims are that PLT can uncover patterns and unconscious dialogue from many lifetimes of trauma or confusion associated with an event and that individuals often re-create similar experiences unconsciously as an attempt to complete or heal an unresolved past life experience.

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