In the first article in our past life regression series, we discussed the question of whether a past life memory was "real", that is could it be a historically valid recollection. We also addressed the question of the validity of past life regression (henceforth referred to as PLR) therapy as an appropriate therapeutic intervention for client's problems. I pointed out that PLR has become popularized by a number of recent books. These books have proven the value of PLR as a subject of historical research and as a sub-specialty of Hypnotherapy. As PLR is still in its infancy, therapists have only begun to explore its potential as a technology for helping people with their problems.

In order to develop a more systematic and scientific approach to PLR as a valid form of therapy, I have developed five new procedures for PLR therapy for different types of interventions. These include: healing past life trauma, discovering creative abilities from past lives, healing our karmic transgression from past lives, altering contracts with significant others from past lives, and changing the preconception contract that we made with our higher self just prior to entering this life. In the next several articles, I will address each of these procedures in detail, along with examples of their effectiveness in real client situations.

One of the best known forms of PLR is working with traumatic memories from past lives. We use this method for discovering the source in the subconscious mind of an emotional