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Birth Regression
Birth Trauma
Birth may be the most traumatic and dangerous experience one can undergo in life. Freud
saw the birth as the first trauma and the origin of all anxieties at the root of later
psychic problems. However, he claimed that the experience was too deeply buried in the
unconscious to be retrieved. Especially since it happened in the preverbal consciousness,
he thought the trauma was not open to analysis. Otto Rank, who broke with Freud over this
point, insisted that the biological birth trauma must be confronted and relived for
resolution. Human behavior tends to reenact birth: emotional, sexual, psychosomatic and
cognitive patterns seem to be in some sense duplications of an intensified momentary
experience during the birth. It seems that most people are fixated or stuck in the birth
trauma.
 Past life patterns which plague a person through
the present life are re-stimulated sometime during the pre-natal period or the birth and
peri-natal experience. Recall of a past life situation can be triggered in the mind of the
unborn or neonate by a sound or smell, the position of the body during birth, the attitude
of mother, or the absence of mother's consciousness caused by anesthesia administered
during the last minutes of labor and delivery. The stimulus may be a word or a phrase
spoken, especially with strong emotion, by the mother or father anytime during the
pregnancy, or the attending physician or nurses during delivery. In a past life therapy
session, it is necessary to locate this trigger point in the pre-natal or birth
experience.
The major aspect of the consciousness, or the
soul, enters at or near the first breath. However, part of the consciousness seems to be
connected with the body from the moment of conception, receiving and recording all
experience in the forming body including the thoughts and feelings of the mother. This
information is unfiltered, unprocessed and accepted without judgment or discrimination.
the impact of this information can have devastating effects on the mind and life of the
person in childhood, adolescence and adulthood.
The distorted memories and experiences of the
newborn can be corrected in adulthood through pre- and peri-natal therapy and birth
regression.
Birth Regression
There are two approaches to the pre-natal and birth experience. During past life
exploration the natural progression leads from the past life into the Light. From the
planning stage in the Light just before the present life begins, a being can move into the
earth plane and locate the woman who will be the mother in the lifetime to come.
The client is guided to the experience of mother
and father as they join in the union which will lead to conception. This interaction can
be loving in a romantic setting, or it can be rape, incest, or a drunken brawl between a
husband and a wife.
The moment of conception occurs when the sperm
meets and breaks through into the egg. The therapist allows the client time to experience
this silently as it is usually indescribable. A person may get a sense of electric shock
beginning at the top of their head and moving entirely down the length of their body.
The emotions and sensations involved in the
interaction between mother and father are fully registered on the consciousness of the
incoming being. The client may report a time when mom and dad are making love or fighting.
The moment when momma discovers she's pregnant is usually registered clearly; dad's
reaction when she tells him she's pregnant may be even more significant. He may react in
anger, "Oh no, not another kid," or something similar. This may set the
emotional tone for the life to come. If several months pass between conception and the
discovery of pregnancy the being may feel invisible, unacknowledged, denied. This also
foretells an attitude in the family.
Pregnancy can terminate by miscarriage if the
desire to leave is strong enough. Early crib death may result from the unwillingness of
the being to engage in life. Any thoughts the parents may have about abortion are
registered by the consciousness and the client will react strongly as this memory
surfaces.
The incoming spirit knows at that point everything
that is transpiring and reacts as a personality. The therapist guides the client in a
thorough exploration of these responses from the parents. If there is a strong or painful
reaction, especially if the reaction still affects the present day relationships, it can
be used as a bridge to a trauma in a prior lifetime that leads into the pre-natal
situation. This will often uncover a time when the roles of parent and child were
reversed. As this past life interaction is explored, the animosity, anger, resentment,
even the resistance to the present life circumstances often seem to dissolve.
The therapist uses gentle prompting to move the
client forward in the pre-natal experience. This continues until the client feels the time
of delivery is near. There may be a strong desire to get out of there. The client will
usually describe incredible pressure on the head, and a feeling of being squeezed.
There might be a resistance, an aversion to
leaving the security of the womb. Despite this resistance the physiology moves on
irrevocably to conclusion. This reluctance to leave the womb can manifest as a breech
presentation at birth.
Finally when it feels hopeless to the infant, like
they're going to be crushed from top to bottom, head to toe, there is an easing of the
pressure against the top of the head as the cervix begins to dilate. In the birth canal
they are squeezed, there is a combination of pleasure and pain, fear and resistance to
coming out. As the baby emerges there is usually the bright light, the unfamiliar sounds
in the delivery room and the inevitable separation from Mother.
If there is anesthesia which dulls mother's
consciousness the infant experiences that momma goes away. There's a separation mentally
as well as physically. The infant feels abandoned, rejected and does not understand what
is happening. This perceived separation can develop into a fear of separation which may
pervade an entire lifetime. There is often enormous anger at that point. The newborn has
the feelings but cannot express them. The therapist encourages the client to cry and
express the anger, using the language of the adult.
The therapist can probe to determine the source of
the anger. What expectations were there before coming in? What happened? What didn't
happen at the time of the birth? What agreements were made between mother and child in the
planning stage? At the time of the conception what agreements were broken? The anger is
often about broken agreements. These memories can be uncovered, revivified and the
attendant emotions expressed. When the anger is healed, forgiveness is possible. This
resolves the conflict.
The second approach to the birth experience is a
gentle regression from the present moment backward in time. The intention is to explore
the birth, pre-natal and conception. With the client in a comfortable position the
therapist guides softly.
Therapist: "Breathe in deeply, breathe in light as you breathe in and breathe out,
relaxing more and more with each breath you take. A little deeper relaxed with each breath
that you take. Breathe in the most beautiful color, the most beautiful color that you can
imagine. As that color fills you let yourself move back, back in time, back through the
years. Back to before you were born and you were inside your mother. Let the color carry
you back, let the color carry you back to before you were inside. Before your physical
body was conceived. Before the physical experience began. Find yourself now as a point of
consciousness close to the woman that you seem to be drawn to, attracted to. Close to the
woman who will become your mother. Describe your first reaction, your response as you
locate the woman."
The response may be immediate. It usually doesn't
take much longer than this for the client to access the memory. Birth regression is a
deeply profound experience for the client and can unravel much of the distortion of the
present lifetime.
Human birth is a miracle of existence. A mother's
womb is an intricate and delicate mechanism which furnishes the portal or passageway for a
discarnate spirit to manifest in the physical world in a human form. Birth regression is a
stimulating process and provides a rich source of material which can be used
therapeutically for the healing of the client.
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