Index

Abreaction, 28, 94, 96

Abuse, 95

emotional, 90

physical, 97, 112

sexual, 29, 62–63, 65, 97, 101–14, 119, 120

trauma of, 96

Acting out, 50

of ancient behavior patterns, 87

sexual, 28–30, 77

Acupressure massage, 153, 183

Addictions, 59, 122–26

Adopted families, 165

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), 106, 123, 125

Alcoholism, 29, 59, 122–26

Allergies, 59, 62, 69–71

Alpha state, 176

Alter ego, 95

Anger

of abuse survivors, 108–9

residual, 162–63

See also Rage

Archetypes, universal, 30

Arthritis, 59–61

Asthma, 59, 69–70

abuse and, 97, 99, 100

Astrology, 165

Athletic performance, 59

Attractions, 178

Auras, 181

 

Back pain, 56–57, 68–69, 153

Bass, Ellen, 107

Berne, Eric, 94

Beta state, 176

Between-lives state, 20, 148–49, 184

Body work, 183

Boundaries, transgression of, 103

Bradshaw, John, 94, 95, 98

Brain waves, 176

Breast cancer, 58, 73–74

Briere, John, 105

Buddhism, 40

 

California, University, of at Los Angeles, 58

Cancer, 59, 131, 137

breast, 58, 73–74

fear of, obesity and, 119

lung, 127

pancreatic, 129

vulvar, 62–63

Cathars, 41

Catharsis, 28, 30, 94, 104

Cayce, Edgar, 151

Chadwick, Gloria, 179

Chasidic Jews, 40

Chemotherapy, 62, 73, 74, 127

Children

abused, see Abuse

near death experiences in, 49–51

reincarnation-type experiences in, 52–54

Christianity, 40–41

Church, the, 41, 146

Civil War, 180

Classical regression, 31–34, 60

Clement of Alexandria, 41

Closer to the Light (Morse), 49

Codependency, 124

Collective unconscious, 53

Columbia University, 17, 40

Comas, 184

Communication, 80

Compulsive behavior, sexual, 28–30

Connecticut, University of, 50

Constantine, Emperor, 40–41

Coronary artery disease, 74

Corwin, David L., 105

Council of Constantinople, 41

Couples therapy, 80, 82, 83

Courage to Heal, The (Bass and Davis), 107

Cousins, Norman, 58

Creativity

in hypnogogic state, 26

removing blocks to, 159–61

 

Davis, Linda, 107

Déjà vu, 23, 45, 70, 178

at Civil War sites, 180

Denial, 37, 108

Depression, 81, 87, 147–49

grief and, 131

intermittent, 101–4

Discovering Your Past Lives (Chadwick), 179

Dreams, 54–55

journal of, 172–74

past life recall in, 63, 154

precognitive, 42–46, 134

Drug abuse, 59, 122–26

Dyer, Wayne, 108

Dying process, 127–33, 139

 

Eating disorders, 101–4

See also Obesity

Ectopic pregnancy, 64

Edison, Thomas Alva, 26

Eight Immortals, 150

Elderly, meditation in, 58

Emotional abuse, 90

Energy field manifestation, 181

Erikson, Erik, 95

Esoteric philosophy, 149, 151

Exhibitionism, 28–30

Extrasensory perception (ESP), 133

 

“Faces” technique, 180–82

Family therapy, 80

Fantasy, 54, 55, 141

Fisher, Joe, 152

Food addiction, 59

Free association, 30, 94, 179–80

and “Faces” technique, 181

Freud, Sigmund, 27, 28, 55

 

Galileo, 145–46, 155

Genetic memory, 52

Gilgul, 40

Gnostics, 41

Gouty arthritis, 60, 61

Grief, 127–43

stages of, 109

 

Harvard University, 58

Headaches, 59

migraine, 60–61, 66–68

Head First: The Biology of Hope (Cousins), 58

Heading Toward Omega (Ring), 50

Heart disease, 74

High blood pressure, 60

Hinduism, 40

Holistic therapies, 60, 74, 76

Homicide, 29

Horn, Barbra, 129, 132

Hypnagogic state, 26, 154

Hypnosis, 23–27, 36, 39, 146

in cancer treatment, 73, 74

denial overcome in, 108

fear of, 144–45

group, 83

intuition and, 45

for obesity, 120–21

for pain relief, 67

physiological changes induced by, 58–59, 75, 76

potential of subconscious mind under, 170

regression under, 27–30

 

Immortality, 23

Immune system, 58, 59, 65, 74

I’m OK, You’re OK (Berne), 94

Inner child, healing of, 94–105

in substance abuse treatment, 123

Inner peace, state of, 166–68

Inquisition, 145

International Association for

Near Death Studies, 50

International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, 74

Intimacy, fear of, 110–11

Intuition, 45

Islam, 40

 

Jarmon, Robert, 63–64, 71, 161–62

Jerome, St., 41

Jones, Ernest, 28

Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 50

Judaism, 40

Jung, Carl, 30

 

Kabbalists, 40, 41

Karma, 113, 114

Kein, Gerald, 120–21

Key moment flow pattern, 34–35, 60, 136, 159

Kinesiology, 183

Kübler-Ross, Elisabeth, 19, 47, 109

 

Lancet, The, 74

Lenfant, Claude, 74

Leukemia, 131

Life at Death (Ring), 50

Life After Life (Moody), 48–49

Life Between Life (Whitton), 152

Life review, 31, 163

during past life recall, 34, 66, 136, 152

in near death experiences, 49

Life-style changes, 74

Limiting beliefs, 146–47

Love, Medicine and Miracles (Siegel), 58

Love relationships, 77–80

Lung cancer, 127

Lu Tung-Pin, 150

Luzzatto, Rabbi Moshe Chaim, 40

 

Marital problems, 82–86, 157

sexual abuse and, 105–7

Marital therapy, 80

Meditation, 23, 24, 36, 59, 111, 172

dreams and, 173

in elderly, 58

and “Faces” technique, 181

and hypnogogic state, 26

for pain relief, 67

in Qi Gong, 155

as regression technique, 174–76

Mesmer, Franz, 144

Metaphor, 54

amplifying past life memory, 158

Miami, University of, 134

Migraines, 60–61, 66–68

Mind-body connection, 56–76

Mitral valve prolapse, 116

Moody, Raymond, Jr., 19, 46, 48–50

Morse, Melvin, 47, 49–50

Mount Sinai Medical Center, 18

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 177

Musculoskeletal pain, 59

 

Narcotics Anonymous (NA), 123

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 74

Near death experiences (NDEs), 19, 46–51, 130, 184–85

during childbirth, 81

Neurosis, 55

New Testament, 40

Newton, Isaac, 146

Nightmares, 98, 162–63

 

Obesity, 115–22, 126

Origen, 41

Ornish, Dean, 74

Orthodox Judaism, 40

Out-of-body experiences, 131, 185

Overeaters Anonymous, 101

 

Pa Hsien, 150

Pain relief, 56–57, 59, 66–69

Pancreas, cancer of, 129

Panic attacks, 98, 105, 115–16, 178

Parapsychology, 134

Parent-child relationships, 81–82, 87–90

in adopted families, 165

Peace, Love and Healing (Siegel), 58

Pennsylvania State University, 58

Phobias, 36–37, 56–57, 60, 98, 115, 116, 177

Physical abuse, 97, 112

Pisa, University of, 146

Placebo effect, 23

Plato, 91

“Play” techniques, 172, 179–82

Powerlessness, feeling of, 147–49, 157

Precognitive dreams, 42–46

Princeton Religious Research Center, 133

Projection, 90

Psychic phenomena, 42–46

Psychics, 182–83

Psychoanalytic theory, 28, 54, 94, 107

Psychodrama, 95

Psychometry, 182

Psychoneuroimmunology, 58

Psychosomatic disorders, 59

Psychotherapy, traditional, 19, 20

 

Qi Gong, 155

 

Radiation therapy, 73

Rage, 60, 61, 77–78, 162, 163

Reflexology, 183

Regression techniques, 171–85

Regression therapy, 27–36

classical pattern of, recall in, 31–34

integration in, 30–31

key moment flow pattern of recall in, 34–35

preparation for, 30

Reincarnation, 38–41

beliefs about, 43

childhood experiences of, 52–54

in groups, 86

Qi Gong and, 155

Relationship problems, 77–93, 164

of lovers, 77–80

marital, 82–86, 105–7, 157

parent-child, 81–82, 87–90

and sexual abuse in childhood, 104

Relaxation techniques, 74

Religion, 40–41

Repetition compulsion, 27–28, 30, 55, 95

Rescripting, 96

Resistance, 37

Respiratory problems, 59, 69–71

Resuscitation technology, 51

Reveries, 178

Rich, Beatrice, 182

Ring, Kenneth, 19, 47, 50–51

Role-playing, 174

 

Self-awareness techniques, 172, 177–79

Self-esteem, impaired, 105, 158

Self-hypnosis, 36

Separation anxiety, 50

Sexual abuse, 29, 62, 65, 97, 101–14

obesity and, 119, 120

in past lives, 62–63, 110–11

Sexual acting out, 28–30, 77

Shame, 108

Shiatsu, 153

Siegel, Bernie, 58

Sleep research, 46

Soulmates, 91–93

Southern California, University of, School of Medicine, 105

Spontaneous age regression, 95

Stanford University, 58, 74

Stevenson, Ian, 22, 39, 52

Stress reduction techniques, 74

Subconscious mind, 24–25, 31

access to, 27, 73

and home regression techniques, 172, 184

in hypnagogic state, 26

resources of, 170

Substance abuse, 122–26

Sufis, 40

Support groups, 58

Symbolic meaning, 30

 

Talents, 177

Taoism, 150, 155

Temporomandibular joint pain (TMJ), 67–68

Theta state, 176

Tobacco addiction, 59

Transactional analysis (TA), 94–95

Trauma

bringing to consciousness of, 28, 29, 55

and inner child, 96

and key moment flow pattern of recall, 34, 35

and physical ailments, 59

Trust, lack of, 163

Truth, direct access to, 147, 150

Twelve Step program, 125

 

Ulcers, 59, 62

Unconscious, collective, 53

Universal archetypes, 30

 

Validation, 52

Visualization, 59, 75, 76, 83, 169, 172

in cancer treatment, 73–74

of childhood, 96

dreams and, 173

and “Faces” technique, 181

as regression technique, 176

Vulva, cancer of, 62–63

 

Washington University School of Medicine, 105, 129

Way of God, The (Luzzatto), 40

Weiss, Peter, 129, 131–33, 135

Whitton, Joel L., 152

Will to live, 58

Wish fulfillment, 141

 

Xenoglossy, 52

 

Yale University School of Medicine, 17, 36

Yogananda, 142

Your Erroneous Zones (Dyer), 108