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This is a quote from Keanu Reeves describing the laws and outcomes of "karma".
The reasons for belief for many people can easily be pointed as the "Patternicity" involved with the laws of karma that many are familiar with (cause and effect, with everything good - there is bad, and balance to complete ones karma). All of this is in relationship to the unveiling of past lives, to help guide our present and have an understanding of self.
Some red flags to consider with the specific image are: Confusion of Correlation with Causation and Appeal to Authority. The reasons being the belief of karma is being endorsed by a well-known celebrity, and with much research there are many more credible celebrities, doctors and institutes that support this topic. An example of Correlation with Causation in regards to karma would be: finding a penny, than having a stranger pay for your groceries, thus automatically believing your're in good karma.

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This is an image of Dr. Brian Weiss' book Many Lives, Many Masters, which evidently is very influential to the public.
The reasons for belief are prominently Unexplained on this subject, due to the very little knowledge and sound scientific evidence we collectively have, so we turn to the trained professions to do the work for us.
The main red flags to be cautious of in this subject are: Appeal to Authority, Confirmation Bias and Proof of Verbosity. It is important to critically evaluate what information you have gained if it true and accurate. Look for; affirmation by a credited doctor or institute, and research the claims, know if the evidence lines up properly with the claims, and be aware when there is an overload of information that distracts you from the truth of what is being claimed.

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This is a picture from http://www.bellinghammuse.com/what-is-past-life-regression-therapy/ which proposes that a past-life regression session can positively effect our current fears/problems in life.
The reasons for belief in this image are: Patternicity, Ideology and Unexplained. The first reason being the immense amount of people (religious or not) believing in a higher self or higher purpose, even if a past life regression has not been performed. This also connects to the "Ideology" of personal or social karmic cause and effect through our past, present and future selves. The last of course being the unexplained desire and need for our purposes to be explained, so we believe there is more to our beings (or souls) existence.
The red flags to consider when examining this statement is: Ideological Support. This is because we remember that many, many religions or it is even generally socially acceptable to have the "karma" basis, "do good and good will be done unto you", "balance", "cause and effect"- this is a basic principle to self wisdom and acceptance in our human nature.

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Capt. Robert Snow - Past Life Regression Story

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Capt. Robert Snow - Past Life Regression Story

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This is story featured on iisis.net (Institute for the Integration of Science, Intuition and Spirit). It is about Robert Snows' skeptical but ultimately uplifting experiences during a past life regression session, and thereafter because of a dare by a colleague.
The reasons for belief are astounding in this story, and it's very difficult to apply skepticism to a skeptical police officer who happened to find solid evidence with enough grounds to solve his own case. Although, it leads us to believe in the Unexplained.
Some red flags that could be applied found were: Appeal to Authority. This being because an "Institute" are making these claims, of a very detailed experience from a respected social figure (police). Who also pursues his own case to solving his own mystery, which would lead to another red flag to consider: Ideological Support. Just because a police officer said it's okay, does not mean it's okay.

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This website is one that gives insight to what is happening when you are being influenced by past life regression from a skeptics perspective.
The reasons for belief I found in this website are: Emotional Connection and Perception/Observation. The first being because so many people, in fact 1 in 5 Americans believe in reincarnation, due to the experiences or observations they have had. This makes us want to believe there is more than just this life.
The pseudoscience red flags to be aware of here are: Ancient Wisdom and Mystical Energy. The first is due to the fact that this practice has been around for hundreds of years, it is easy to look up and find books and courses related to this topic that support its evidence. The second being mystical energy because this is the basis of where this type of phenomenon originated from: is the spiritual aspect of past lives.

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Past life regression therapy... It seems like woo-woo pseudoscience to some. To others, past life regression therapy is a provocative healing modality that transcends this mortal plane. I'm generally a skeptic, but after hearing an iNLP Center student talk about her experience with past life regression therapy, I wanted to find an expert with whom to hold a discussion. Yet, I needed someone who could talk both sides of past life regression therapy - an expert practitioner who can sympathize with skepticism. Kelly Tallaksen is a board certified hypnotherapist who uses past life regression therapy in her practice. And she doesn't claim to know it's true. She does, however, know how helpful it can be to her clients who seem impossibly stuck. What follows are Kelly's words:
Past life regression therapy is not a new concept. The technique has been used for many years by mystical healers and has recently become more and more widely embraced by modern day psychologists and psychiatrists. However, past life regression therapy is still not fully accepted by many mental health practitioners due to disbelief in reincarnation.

Although science and spiritually are becoming more and more intertwined, there has not been adequate research on soul consciousness. We do, however, tend to talk about our souls as if we could reach deeply into this consciousness, with vogue thoughts like:

I met my soulmate.
T his is my soul's purpose.
I can feel it in my soul.
We have a soul connection.

Yet, we really don't know much about the soul or have enough concrete evidence to prove we even have one. Science has only touched the tip of the iceberg regarding consciousness.

Beliefs based on.....what?

We base our beliefs on ancient mystical practices which we can easily learn about in a book or on the internet. If you search the words past life regression, you will be bombarded with websites, practitioners, courses and books on the subject. Past life regression therapy practices are being performed by people who claim to be an expert on reincarnation, the afterlife, the journey of the soul, the spirit world, guides and masters, angels and the laws of karma.

Several noteworthy professionals have also contributed to past life regression therapy.

An American Christian mystic by the name of Edgar Cayce (March 1877-January 1945), nicknamed the sleeping prophet, would go into a self-induced trance and answer questions for people to help them heal certain ills. Edgar Cayce would speak of the trauma they endured during a previous life, which would be the cause of their emotional or physical distress in their current life.

Psychotherapist Dr. Roger Woolger believes that our unknown and unresolved past life traumas are affecting us in our current lifetime. Dr. Carl Jung also believed past life memories are explored through the collective unconscious and could belong to the explorer's ancestors.

Can we really say how past life regression therapy works?

Past life regression therapy is a technique that has been used successfully for many years in helping people heal emotional trauma. So if reincarnation is not a true phenomenon but only an unsubstantiated theory, then how is it that the technique of past life regression therapy is so successful in healing practices? What is the client or patient tapping into when they go into that trance state as they follow their facilitators guided direction into another lifetime?

I do not know for sure as there are many unanswered questions and many discredited past life stories. However, I will say that past life regression therapy is an effective healing modality. From my own experience of practice, I believe anyone who is willing to give it chance will have an experience; and that experience will somehow tie into the explorer's current life challenges.

Skeptical but curious minds may wonder:
Does the mind create what we unconsciously feel? Is it possible that we can experience the memories of our ancestors with vivid scenes and intense emotions? Do we have a soul and does our soul consciousness experience many lifetimes here on Earth? Is there really such a thing as karma?
No matter what we know at this time about consciousness, there is still so much we do not know. The most important thing I can say about past life regression therapy is that it is one modality that offers deep and permanent healing in a short time.

The self-awareness during a past life regression therapy session is the most powerful part of the healing process. Not only does the explorer gain insight about an aspect of themselves they were not aware of, but they use their current life resources to help their past life personality heal the trauma, thereby releasing the trauma from soul consciousness.

By releasing the trauma from soul consciousness, they automatically heal their similar current life emotional trauma.

Past life regression therapy - A placebo? A scapegoat? Maybe.

In this modern day of alternative healing, we have to consider more about what works and not so much on why it works.

Possibly a person's ego will not let them own up to their part in their unhappy ill-fated life, so blaming a past life personality for their difficulties and challenges just might be the only way they can heal. No matter what the true source of the memories that arise during past life regression therapy, the insight that is gained, the healing that occurs and the sense of deeper purpose that is experienced cannot be easily matched by any other therapy.

Adequate training in past life regression therapy is necessary in order to perform a safe and effective past life regression therapy session. Past life regression is not for all people seeking emotional healing, but it remains a great tool for the therapist's toolbox because it takes healing to a whole new level.

People need to identify with a higher aspect of themselves in order to feel connected to something greater than how they currently see themselves. This is where self-healing can take place.

Kelly Tallaksen, Board Certified Hypnotist
Hypnosis and Past Life Regression Instructor
Contributing Author: The Art of Spiritual Hypnosis, Accessing Divine Wisdom
Website: Hearts in Harmony Hypnosis

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Is Past Life Regression Therapy Real or Placebo? Or Worse?

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Past life regression therapy... It seems like woo-woo pseudoscience to some. To others, past life regression therapy is a provocative healing modality that transcends this mortal plane. I'm generally a skeptic, but after hearing an iNLP Center student talk about her experience with past life regression therapy, I

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This article here describes the cases on the Oprah Show and Dr. Oz Show presenting Dr. Weiss' hypnotherapy with past life regression to sort out fears within the present life, that could be overcome by these past life experiences.
The reasons for belief in this article are easily recognized as Patternicity and of course, Unexplained. The reasons for Patternicity is; those with fears often directly correlate with the "experience" or manifestation for reasons of those fears within their present life. Other times it is often correlated with facial features, birthmarks or experiences of the "past life". Again, the facts are unknown due to the unexplained (or coincidence) aspects of this topic.
The red flags present in this article are: Appeal to Authority and Proof of Verbosity. The first red flag, clearly being the fact that this is being endorsed by famous celebrities (Oprah) and doctors (Dr. Oz). The second red flag, being the fact that there is so much information about past lives, and Dr. Weiss is credible for writing books and performing many hypnosis sessions, still with no solid scientific proof that we can/do have memories of past lives, or if it is simply a placebo effect of the imagination to heal our fears (or minds).

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Dr. Brian Weiss uses his past-life regression therapy to help three women understand the roots of their overwhelming fears.

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This video is presented by Walter Semkiw and Jim Tucker regarding Ian Stevenson's research to reincarnation with thousands of cases of children's past lives stories being factual. Two cases are given in this video: James Leininger believed to be a reincarnation of a Navy pilot, and Barbro Karlen believed to be the reincarnation of Anne Frank.
The reasons for belief would be Simplicity and Unexplained. This is because there are no real explanations for this type of phenomenon, but when there are children who couldn't possibly know the information they are giving, and than proving it to be factual and accurate, we must assume it is correct.
There are few red flags I came across in this video, as there is research and information available about these cases, and they do have supporting evidence. One red flag could be Appeal to Authority, this being because we are relying on a scientists or hypnotherapists  perspective/knowledge, as well as the experience gained.

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Walter Semkiw, MD and Jim Tucker, MD discuss the reincarnation research of Ian Stevenson, MD, which involves children's past life memories that can be factually verified. Children's past lives provide evidence or proof of reincarnation and are presented as reincarnation stories at IISIS.net. Dr. Semkiw also introduces the reincarnation case of Anne Frank | Barbro Karlen.

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This video is an actual session for past life regression with Joanne McMillan as the hypnotist, the patient is Karen Hassan.
A reason for belief contained in this video might be perception/observation, you can see that she is very emotionally connected to and sure of the experiences she is having while under hypnosis, this may cause someone to believe its authenticity.
The red flag to consider when viewing this video is Proof of Verbosity. This is because there is an abundance of evidence that we can see through her own experience with the hypnosis, but there is still lack of proof of it being scientifically possible.

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Paranormal Encounters Episode 3 Past Life Regression

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Nathan Hughes and Karen Hassan investigate the world of past life regression in episode 3 of Paranormal Encounters. Watch Karen Hassan enter into her past lives and speak as another person. Produced, edited and directed by Nathan Hughes. Special thanks to Joanne McMillan LINK TO EPISODE 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRHZTZD8QPE

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This video is relating to Joey Verwey, being able to clearly and precisely describe 10 past lives as early as the age of 3.
The reasons for belief relating to this video would be Agenticity, and Unexplained. Believing their is a higher self/power or source that is delegating which experiences you have had and will have. With no solid evidence other than stories from an innocent child that couldn't make up stories would give another reason for belief.
The red flags of pseudoscience to look for in this video would be Mystical Energy, this being because there is no way of telling if this evidence is true. This type of "energy" that regards to the spiritual realm could only be explained and understood through profound research that has yet to be proven true.

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Reincarnation is actually a very widely held belief in the world...but this girl claims to have remembered her previous ten lives. Could someone actually recall the past ten lives that they had? --- From the time Joey Verwey was just three years old, she was telling her family amazing stories that she was able to remember from her previous ten reincarnations.

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By: Catherine Proulx