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More Advanced
Past-Life Recall Techniques

The more you learn to link the use of breath, mind, and voice, the greater your own power in life.

—Ted Andrews, author and spiritual teacher

The ancients believed in the duality of the universe. There was the macrocosm as reflected in the heavens and the stars, and the microcosm as reflected in the earth and in nature. They also believed that this duality existed in human beings; we possess both a physical body and a psychic body. The difference was that the psychic body was contained within the physical body, but it manifested at a much higher vibration than its physical “shell.” Accordingly, along with physical organs there were in fact psychic organs residing within the human form.

Everything in nature is surrounded by energy patterns. Trees, plants, and animals all possess energy patterns or radiations of multicolored lights. Humans are no exception. An amazing energy field surrounds the human body; this is often referred to as the aura, the electromagnetic field, or the human energy field.

Within the aura are energy centers called chakras. In Sanskrit, the word chakra means “wheel of light.” As I mentioned in chapter 4, there are seven major chakras and about 120 minor chakras contained within the human aura. All of these chakras are indirectly connected to certain parts of the physical body by way of the aura and psychic body. These centers are located above and around areas of the body and exist at a very high frequency or rate of vibration.

The primary chakras are indirectly linked to the major glands of the endocrine system by way of the sympathetic nervous system and the central nervous system. These chakras are located up and down the body, from the head to the reproductive organs. Again, these major chakras are the crown chakra above the top of the head, the third-eye chakra in the brow area, the throat chakra in the throat area, the heart chakra in the middle of the chest, the solar-plexus chakra about an inch above the navel, the sacral chakra just below the navel, and the base or root chakra in the base of the spine.

Awakening the abilities to recall past lives involves this human chakra system. All seven of these chakras are important in order to open your psychic and spiritual abilities and be able to recall your previous incarnations.

Now, it is the crown chakra and the third-eye chakra that we will be focusing on specifically with regard to past-life recall techniques. In the last chapter we covered the crown chakra in the Chi Deep-Breathing exercise and May chant. I explained that this technique is designed to allow you to open up your crown and access psychic information from the heavens above. This also includes receiving knowledge from your angels and spirit guides. In some cases, these beings of light will pass on information about your past lives and grant you visions of these past incarnations.

The Advanced Third-Eye Technique

The following technique is very important. It is designed to awaken your psychic gifts in a profound manner. It is also a more advanced technique to aid you in recalling your past lives.

You will learn ancient techniques to awaken, or more accurately, reawaken the third eye, one of the primary energy centers in the psychic body. Once this is accomplished, you will be further on your path toward psychic enhancement and spiritual growth.

When the term third eye is used, it refers to the sixth chakra, or third-eye chakra, located in the center of the forehead. It is closely associated with the pineal gland, which is also considered to be a psychic gland. Lying within the brain, this particular gland remains mysterious to medical science. Nevertheless, scientists agree that the pineal gland functions as an internal clock in some way, and that it is affected indirectly by light. As darkness approaches, it activates the release of a hormone called melatonin; when daylight arrives, the secretion of this hormone ceases.

The pineal gland is actually a part of the endocrine glandular system of the body. The term endocrine comes from the Greek words endo, which means “inside” or “within,” and krinein, which means “to separate.” These glands release certain hormones directly into the bloodstream of the body. All the glands of the endocrine system work in harmony with one another.

The pineal gland is also believed to be associated with reproduction and works in conjunction with the pituitary gland as well as the hypothalamus region of the brain. The pineal gland has been misnamed; it is actually an organ.

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A=Pineal, B=Hypothalamus, C=Pituitary

As children, our pineal glands function properly, allowing us to use our intuition, creativity, and psychic abilities freely.

Usually around the age of twelve, many children start to lose some of their psychic abilities, not because of puberty but because our society discourages their use. Our educational system emphasizes logical thinking and analysis. Many parents, educators, authority figures, and other adults discourage children from using their psychic abilities by dismissing them as imaginative or by accusing the child of making up stories. This closed-minded attitude causes irreparable damage to many young gifted children. Under these conditions, the pineal gland becomes atrophied and begins to calcify as less energy is directed there. This major physical change in the pineal causes the loss of psychic and spiritual abilities. The ability to recall past lives is also affected in a negative way. By age twenty, many young adults are unable to use these abilities.

Fortunately, our society is becoming more open-minded and tolerant toward the psychic and spiritual side of life. This more enlightened attitude helps to keep the pineal gland activated and the third-eye chakra functioning well. The third eye, which is directly affected by the activated pineal gland, will in turn activate or “open up” and allow people of the light to shine forth in a spiritually evolving world.

The concept behind the third-eye technique is to create a vibration within the head, specifically within the pineal gland and the area surrounding it.

What is the source of this vibration? It is derived from the power of words produced by the human voice. The proper tone induced by a voice can create an energy or vibration that profoundly affects the human brain. The method is sometimes referred to as toning, chanting, or “doing vibrational work.”

By chanting a specific sound based on a certain musical note, a vibration or sound movement can be triggered within the pineal.

This third-eye exercise creates a vibration or pressure in your jaw and face, causing this vibration or energy to work its way into the pineal gland. This vibrational energy triggers a resonating effect upon the pineal and activates it.

The intonation or chant to use is Thoh. Thoh rhymes with “toe” and is pronounced just as it appears. It is chanted in one syllable using a mid-to-high C musical note. Again, if you are not musically inclined, do not worry about attaining the exact frequency; an approximation is just as effective. Just remember that the proper sound is an alto note, midrange between a deep bass note and a high tenor note. In other words, to attain the right vibration, you simply chant Thoh, not in a deep low voice and not in a high voice, but between both of these ranges.

To begin the exercise, take in a deep breath through your nose and hold is as long as is comfortable, then slowly release it through slightly parted lips. Repeat this twice more. This breathing technique allows you to pull vital life energy or Universal Energy into your lungs and then into your whole body. It also slows down your brainwave patterns from beta level or waking state to a light alpha state, an altered state of consciousness. The alpha brainwave pattern is the state where meditation begins. You become more relaxed, making it easier to concentrate on the intonation of Thoh.

Next, take in another deep breath through your nose and hold it for a few seconds. Just before you release your breath through your mouth, place your tongue through slightly parted teeth. Put a light pressure onto the tongue with your teeth. This is the same process as saying the “th” part of “the.” Once the tongue is in this position, release your breath through your mouth saying T-H-H-O-H-H until all your air has been expelled. You should feel the air moving past your tongue and teeth. If this technique is done properly, you will also experience a pressure or sensation in your jaw and cheeks.

Repeat this technique twice with a few moments’ rest in between each chant. The Thoh chant should be said three times in succession in the first attempt. About twenty-four hours later, repeat the chanting technique in the same manner, saying Thoh three times with a slight interval between each chant.

This exercise should be done one more time, about twenty-four hours after the second try. This third day of saying the chant Thoh should be the final time. This is a one-time technique that does not have to be performed over and over like most exercises. If you wish to experiment with this exercise once more, try it about a month later.

For some of you, this ancient technique that has been passed down through the centuries may not seem to have any effect at first. Do not worry, as the effects of this exercise can be very subtle. You may have many physical and psychic experiences within a short period of time, or such experiences may not manifest for several weeks.

Physical Effects Resulting
from the Third-Eye Technique

One of the first experiences that you may have is a headache or pressure in the center of the forehead, just above the brow. This sensation may feel like it is originating from within, usually an inch or more below the surface of the forehead. This is an indication that the pineal gland is reactivating and starting to function in a healthy manner. Some people, whose pineal gland is completely atrophied, may experience a migraine headache lasting a few hours. This discomfort can occur within a few days or a few weeks after the completion of the third-eye exercise. For most, the headache or pressure will be considerably less. The severity of the side effect is totally dependent on whether the pineal gland is fully functioning or completely atrophied before you begin the exercise.

For some, the sensation may even be pleasing. If you do not feel anything, try the technique a month later.

After the occurrence of the headache or pressure in the forehead, you may wake up one morning feeling a throbbing or tingling sensation in your forehead; it may feel like a goose bump. When this happens, the feeling may be so intense that you will look in a mirror to see what is there, but there will be nothing to see. Your forehead will look as it should. However, the strange sensation of pulsing or throbbing will continue through most of the day. This is the final physiological effect that you will experience after the third-eye exercise. It indicates that your pineal gland is once more fully awakened, activated, and functioning as it did when you were a child. As your pineal gland activates and balances itself, the rest of your endocrine glandular system will become more balanced and operate more harmoniously.

Eventually, this strange sensation will stop. You may find yourself becoming more lightheaded on occasion and start daydreaming more. For those of you who already do a lot of daydreaming or drifting, this change of awareness may not be noticed as much. The daydreaming and lightheadedness means that your brainwave patterns are changing, slowing down. Instead of functioning and working in a normal waking state (i.e., using a beta brainwave pattern during the day), you are starting to operate in an alpha brainwave pattern or, more accurately, a light trance state. This state of consciousness is the state you should be in during most of your day. A person works more effectively, can handle more stress, and finds that time flows more quickly while in this altered state.

Eventually, you will find a balance between the beta state and the alpha state and daydream less often. No one will notice that you are working and living your life in an altered state of consciousness.

Incidentally, you are now using more of your brain’s immense capacity.

Psychic Effects Resulting
from the Third-Eye Technique

The third-eye chakra starts to activate and “open up” once the pineal gland has been activated. On a psychic level, the results are as follows:

These gifts and abilities will start to unfold as your third eye opens. The third-eye technique is a powerful and effective way to develop your psychic abilities. It will also lift the veil that descends at birth, allowing you to see many of your past lives.

The third-eye technique is a key to increased psychic development and spiritual enlightenment. With the awakening of your pineal gland and your third-eye chakra, you will step onto your path, pointed in your life’s true direction. The recall of some of your past lives is a great part of this spiritual journey.

The Resonance Method

Using the resonance method is another very effective technique that works to open up more of your mental capacity and allow for greater past-life recall. It is called the resonance method because you are resonating with objects around you and applying the method to past-life regression.

This exercise allows you to open up more of your mind to receive more past-life glimpses.

Look around you; observe what you have in your home. What type of furniture or accessories do you like? What types of movies and television shows do you enjoy? Is there a place or two in the world that fascinates you? Perhaps you want to visit these places or already have in this lifetime.

For instance, I know a few individuals who have Victorian-era furniture and antiques in their homes. These people love to watch movies and television programs about Great Britain during that time period. A few of these individuals have traveled to Britain on a few occasions in order to see the architecture and scenery. It is interesting to note that they have made comments such as “I felt like I was at home when I was over there.”

This is a prime example of people who have a strong connection to that place and time due to a past life experienced there. A few of them might even remember a memory of that previous embodiment. If these individuals were to focus on their trips and contemplate the places they visited, they might start to remember scenes from that previous lifetime.

Several individuals I have met through the years have told me about their experiences while traveling overseas. When they visited a particular site and relaxed there, suddenly scenes of a lifetime in that area started to show up in their mind. Strong visions and emotions were evoked by simply being in an area where they lived in a previous time.

So, if you are drawn to a particular place, such as Italy for example, make arrangements to visit this lovely and historic country. You may very well experience a powerful past-life recall there. The veil that slams down upon you when you are born can be lifted, and a wonderful vision may unfold. Soon, more scenes from that former lifetime will enter into your conscious mind. Once this occurs, more past lives will start to come to you either in a relaxed state or while you are asleep. Your lucid dreams will actually be past-life dreams.

If you enjoy watching shows or movies about ancient Rome or Jerusalem, then try the following experiment. Watch an archaeological show or a historical program about one of these cities. Then retire to bed. Just before you fall asleep, contemplate on the show that you have just watched. Finally, let your mind drift. Let yourself daydream. Now, just as you are about to fall asleep, say to yourself, “I want to recall a past life there. I want to remember a past life.”

From that point, allow yourself to drift off to sleep. During the night you might have a past-life dream in a very lucid way. The dream will appear very real to you with some detail. When you wake up in the morning, write down all that you remember about that vivid dream. This will help you to open up more of your psychic abilities. You may even start to recall more of that lifetime that you dreamt about. Eventually, all of that lifetime will be presented to you in stages. Maybe while you are relaxing and sitting in a quiet place, a clear vision from that previous incarnation will unfold upon your mental screen.

One final thing you can attempt is to hold a piece of jewelry or other accessory from that lifetime in your hands. Touch it and let your mind drift. Soon you might receive a quick vision of someone or something from that time period. Just relax and let your mind wander. Always remember that you are eternal and that you have lived upon this wonderful planet many times before. Your soul holds the key! Know yourself and discover your true spiritual path. Discovering your hidden abilities and past lives can be extremely rewarding, no matter how challenging the experience.

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