Table of Contents
Foreword ix
List of Abbreviations xix
Introduction and Overview 1
Introduction C. Roy Hunter 1
What is a Hypnotic Regression? 3
Hypnotic Regression Therapy Teachers 3
Client Centered Hypnotic Regression Therapy 6
Overview by Bruce Eimer 8
"Art" vs. "Science" 14
Regression 15
1 Important Background Information 17
The Four Primary Hypnotherapy Objectives 18
Suggestion and Imagery 19
Discover the Cause 20
Release 22
Subconscious Relearning (or Reprogramming) 23
Additional Comments 24
When is Hypnotic Regression Therapy Appropriate? 26
What Do We Look For? 26
Initial Sensitizing Event 27
Activating Event 28
Subsequent Sensitizing Event 28
The Intake Evaluation 29
2 Guiding vs. Leading: The Risk of False Memories 33
Two Memories of the Same Event 34
Inappropriate Leading vs. Appropriate Guiding 38
Misplaced Money 41
Avoid Preconceived Opinions 43
The Danger of False Memories is Real 44
3 Phase 1: Client Preparation 47
Give a Good Pre-Induction Discussion 47
Seven Points to Consider in the Hypnotic Regression Therapy Pre-Talk 47
Bruce Elmer's Pre-Hypnosis Talk before the Client's First Induction 50
Choose and Use an Appropriate Hypnotic Induction for the Client 52
Deepen to Medium Depth, Using Convinces if Necessary 52
Establish or Confirm the Client's Peaceful Place 53
Establish or Confirm Ideomotor Response Signals 54
Bruce Eimer's Procedure for Establishing Ideomotor Response Signals 54
Roy Hunter's Procedure for Establishing Ideomotor Response Signals 56
Verify Hypnotic Depth 56
Induction Techniques 59
Dave Elman's Method 60
Joseph Barber s Naturalistic Method 64
Helen Watkins's Arm Drop Method 69
Eimer's Arm Levitation Method 70
Dabney Ewin's Rapid Eye Roll Induction 73
Re-Alerting Technique #1 74
Re-Alerting Technique #2 75
Mental Confusion: Client Counts Backwards 75
Mental Confusion: Eyes Open and Close 75
Hunter's Variation on the Elman Rapid Induction 78
4 Phase 2: Regression Techniques to Discover the Cause 79
The Seven Psycho dynamics of a Symptom 80
Ideomotor Response Questioning for the Seven Psychodynamics 81
Evaluating the Responses 83
Regression Techniques 85
Affect Bridge 86
Age Regression 91
Regression by Calendar Years 95
Pleasant Time and Place 97
Hallway of Time 97
Specific Event 98
Deck of Time 101
Other Imagery Techniques 102
Facilitating the Regression 103
Keeping Your Client in the Regression 104
When to Move On… 105
5 Phase 3: Abreactions and Release 107
Types of Abreactions 108
Intense Abreactions 108
Moderate Abreactions 109
Minimal Abreactions 110
Suppressed Abreactions 110
Peaceful Place and Informed Child Technique 111
Gestalt Role Play 112
What to Say and Do 112
Helping the Resistant Client 114
Confirming Release 116
Is the Event Released? 116
Uncovering Other Events 117
When All Events are Released 119
6 Phase 4: Subconscious Relearning 121
Why Subconscious Relearning is Important 121
How to Facilitate Relearning 122
7 Phase 5: Concluding the Session 125
Steps for Concluding the Session 125
Did You Discover and Release the Core Cause(s) and Facilitate Relearning? 126
Additional Hypnotic Advice 127
8 Past Life Regressions: Fact or Fantasy? 129
Possible Explanations 131
Fantasy or Metaphor (False Memories) 131
Soul Memories (Reincarnation) 131
Soul-Tapping 132
Universal Consciousness 132
Genetic Memory 133
Spontaneous Past Life Regression 133
Ethics (of Past Life Regressions) 135
If You Believe in Past Lives… 136
If You Believe We Only Live Once… 137
If You are Undecided… 138
Techniques to Initiate a Past Life Regression 139
Building a Link to the Present (A Safeguard) 139
The Time Tunnel 139
The Cloud Technique 140
The Crystal Hall Technique 141
The Elevator through Time 142
The Bridge across the River of Time 143
Age Regression before Birth 144
If There is No Response 145
Guiding vs. Leading 146
Past Life Abreactions 147
Informed Soul Technique 148
Bypassing Abreactions of the Death Experience 148
Forgiveness and Release 149
Additional Remarks 150
9 Unresolved Past Grief 153
Grief, Mourning and Bereavement 153
Techniques to Initiate Grief Resolution 154
Last Encounter 155
Happy Event 155
Sacred Place 156
Facilitating Release and Resolution 157
Other Comments 159
10 Post Traumatic Stress Disorder 163
Causes of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder 166
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Hypnotherapy 167
11 Hypnotic Regression Therapy Applications and Case Summaries 169
Some of Bruce Eimer's Applications in Working with Chronic Pain and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder 169
Self-Efficacy Technique 169
Somatic Bridge 170
Doing Ideomotor Analysis 171
Body Lights Imagery 172
LeCron's "Control Panel of Light Switches" 174
Age Regression to Safe and Comfortable Times 176
Split Screen Technique 176
Some of Roy Hunter's Sessions 177
Getting In Over Her Head 177
Claustrophobic Regresses to a Box 179
Self-Esteem 179
A Smoking Cessation Success Story 180
A Flying Mistake 181
Dealing with What Emerges 183
A Weighty Matter 183
Epilogue 187
Appendix: Transcript of Regression Therapy Session 191
Phase 1 Preparation 191
Phase 2 Regression Techniques to Discover the Cause 196
Phase 3 Abreactions and Release 198
Phase 4 Subconscious Relearning 206
Phase 5 Concluding the Session 208
References 211
Index 219
