ranmafan wrote:is past life recollection possible via hypnosis?
Not only is past life regression possible via hypnosis (to the extent that it's possible at all), it's something of a cottage industry.
NB: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Past_life_regression
One of my favorite bits of info regarding PLR was a statement by a psychologist who does hundreds of such regressions for therapeutic purposes. When asked if he believed in past lives, he responded to the effect that he believed his job was to help his clients resolve their psychological issues regardless of where they might originate.
Though I haven't looked for it lately, I was once able to find, online, a detailed guide to technique for doing an advanced PLR. All the standard warnings for screwing around with memory apply.
I wouldn't want one regressing me back to breakfast, much less the Napoleonic Wars, if one didn't know one's way 'round a forensic interview. Regressions are big ju-ju as hypnosis goes and should be treated with some respect. Alter a few details in someone's history and you can face an unfortunate snowball effect.
-- Blink
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