“Ancestral and Past Life Trauma” – An Extended Application of LeCron and Cheek’s “Past Experience” Common Cause: Past Life Therapy, Trauma, and the Spiritual/Transpersonal (The Florida Society of Clinical Hypnosis)

Organization: The Florida Society of Clinical Hypnosis (FSCH)

Website: https://www.fsch.org/workshops/intermediate-workshop

Event Title: “Ancestral and Past Life Trauma” – An Extended Application of LeCron and Cheek’s “Past Experience” Common Cause: Past Life Therapy, Trauma, and the Spiritual/Transpersonal

Dates: 11/09/2024 – 11/10/2024

Location: Virtual

CE: 12.0

Contact: Marie Wilson, mariefsch@aol.com

Abstract:
This didactic, experiential workshop will address the successful utilization of hypnotic regression techniques in resolving/reducing a variety of chronic physiological, cognitive, and emotional issues when ideomotor signaling indicated the origin of the symptom/issue was linked to a trauma reportedly experienced during a “past life.” A theoretical basis and definition of “past life therapy” (PLT) will be presented which incorporates traditional concepts of family/systems theory, CBT, and trauma treatment. PLT protocols will be presented. Participants will have opportunities to experience a regression. They will be introduced to 60 years of research related to children who spontaneously remember a previous life. Alternative models which view the (PLT) experiences as purely fictional/metaphorical will also be presented. Using case transcripts of hypnotic experiences of the “past life” type, participants will be asked to consider alternative theoretical models to explain the observed therapeutic effectiveness. We will present as models for consideration: (a) a model that relies on reincarnation as an explanatory factor, (b) a “waking dream” model that assumes the experiences are purely fictional/metaphorical creations of the client’s unconscious, and (c) indigenous medicine practices and constructs of “soul.”The topic of intuition will also be addressed; definitions, examples of different types, and how the use of intuition can be incorporated into PLT practice. We will address differentiating the subset of clients for whom the treatment approach would be contraindicated, ways to discuss different theoretical bases underlying the technique with clients, and the critical role of ideomotor signaling as a diagnostic component.

Learning Objectives:

• Articulate a theoretical model to help explain how an event from a different lifetime could contribute significantly to a presenting symptom.
• Use ideomotor signaling/muscle testing to explore LeCron and Cheek’s “Past Experience” factor to rule out events from a different lifetime that are contributing significantly to a presenting symptom.
• Expand conceptualization of alternate causes of symptoms with a 4-dimensional model that adds to participants’ existing constructs for intra/interpersonal psychotherapy.
• List two or more symptoms (Axis I, II, and III) for which this approach has been shown to be useful.
• Discuss applications of two classic trauma treatment strategies and CBT to such situations.
• Use hypnosis to have the client’s mind generate fictional/metaphorical dream-like imagery that can be utilized to reduce or eliminate a presenting symptom.
• Incorporate NDE-type phenomena when they emerge in the client’s experience.
• Differentiate two types of clients for whom this approach might be contra-indicated.