What do you think?
Rate this book
The Laughing Cherub Guide to Past-life Regression: A Handbook for Real People
What is a past-life regression like? Do we all have past lives? With the billions of people alive today, how can that be possible? Why would someone want to learn about who they were in a former lifetime? Aren't most past lives made up? What if I remember something unpleasant?
Mary Elizabeth Raines, an internationally recognized expert on past-life regression, answers these and other questions in a clear, objective and loving way, as she shares the secrets of how past-life regression works. The author explains how a typical past-life regression differs from those shown on TV or even in most books on the subject, and offers readers a look at various theories of karma and reincarnation, allowing them to draw their own conclusions.
Past-life regression is about more than uncovering an interesting story from the past. The process gives us a richer understanding of why we are the way we are, why certain events happen in our lives, and how there is ultimately perfect justice in the universe. Raines reveals how past-life regression has the potential to heal and transform, and illustrates this with numerous stories of people who have used past-life regression to resolve and heal bewildering patterns, responses, and relationships.
In looking at the process of past-life regression, Raines introduces readers to hypnosis, the primary technique used to help people access past lives. She details the kinds of experiences people are likely to have during a past-life regression, including what can go wrong, and a failsafe solution for those who have blocks. The reader is guided step by step through a typical past-life regression session. At the end of the book are fascinating transcripts of three actual past-life regressions.
Mary Elizabeth Raines, an internationally recognized expert on past-life regression, answers these and other questions in a clear, objective and loving way, as she shares the secrets of how past-life regression works. The author explains how a typical past-life regression differs from those shown on TV or even in most books on the subject, and offers readers a look at various theories of karma and reincarnation, allowing them to draw their own conclusions.
Past-life regression is about more than uncovering an interesting story from the past. The process gives us a richer understanding of why we are the way we are, why certain events happen in our lives, and how there is ultimately perfect justice in the universe. Raines reveals how past-life regression has the potential to heal and transform, and illustrates this with numerous stories of people who have used past-life regression to resolve and heal bewildering patterns, responses, and relationships.
In looking at the process of past-life regression, Raines introduces readers to hypnosis, the primary technique used to help people access past lives. She details the kinds of experiences people are likely to have during a past-life regression, including what can go wrong, and a failsafe solution for those who have blocks. The reader is guided step by step through a typical past-life regression session. At the end of the book are fascinating transcripts of three actual past-life regressions.
- GenresNonfiction
250 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 22, 2010
60 people are currently reading
61 people want to read
About the author
Mary Elizabeth Raines
30 books3 followersMARY ELIZABETH (LEACH) RAINES is an award-winning author of both fiction and nonfiction who has a home in Sedona, Arizona.
Her fiction ranges from the serious and symbolic ("UNA") to contemporary fiction ("The Secret of Eating Raspberries"); from her unusual and entertaining collection of whimsical short stories ("The Man in the GPS and other stories") to her popular book on past-life regression ("The Laughing Cherub Guide to Past-Life Regression: A Handbook for Real People"). Her writing has won a number of awards on both regional and national levels, including two awards from Writer's Digest.
Mary Elizabeth's formal education was in piano performance at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, and she spent several years in independent film studies at the University of Wisconsin in Oshkosh. She still plays the piano, and occasionally directs or acts.
Her nonfiction is related to hypnosis. The founder of the Academy for Professional Hypnosis Training, Ms. Raines has been hypnotizing people for more than half a century, and has been teaching top hypnotherapists since the year 2000.
Ms. Raines has been a newspaper reporter and an editor, and is a regular contributor to professional hypnosis magazines and books about hypnosis. She is a columnist for "The Journal of Hypnotism." According to the National Guild of Hypnotists, Raines is "recognized as one of the leading practitioners of the art and science of hypnotism." An adjunct faculty member for the National Guild of Hypnotists, she developed and taught that organization's Guided Imagery Certification Course, and she has taught self-hypnosis and guided imagery for the Continuing Education Department of the University of Wisconsin, as well as presenting seminars and workshops at conventions across the country.
Her pastimes are as diverse as her books. She has an immense respect for the natural world, is an ardent environmentalist, and agrees with Marcus Aurelius Antoninus that "all things are interconnected." Raines loves history, and in particular has a passion for the 19th-century transcendentalists of Boston and Concord. In addition to writing and playing the piano, she paints, enjoys walking, is fond of classical music, jazz and early Broadway songs, gardens, creates professional fractal art on her computer, designs all her own book covers, and loves growing, cooking, and eating delicious vegetarian meals. She is happy to have Louisa May Alcott in her family tree as a distant cousin, and is also increasingly fond of the Oxford comma.
Her fiction ranges from the serious and symbolic ("UNA") to contemporary fiction ("The Secret of Eating Raspberries"); from her unusual and entertaining collection of whimsical short stories ("The Man in the GPS and other stories") to her popular book on past-life regression ("The Laughing Cherub Guide to Past-Life Regression: A Handbook for Real People"). Her writing has won a number of awards on both regional and national levels, including two awards from Writer's Digest.
Mary Elizabeth's formal education was in piano performance at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, and she spent several years in independent film studies at the University of Wisconsin in Oshkosh. She still plays the piano, and occasionally directs or acts.
Her nonfiction is related to hypnosis. The founder of the Academy for Professional Hypnosis Training, Ms. Raines has been hypnotizing people for more than half a century, and has been teaching top hypnotherapists since the year 2000.
Ms. Raines has been a newspaper reporter and an editor, and is a regular contributor to professional hypnosis magazines and books about hypnosis. She is a columnist for "The Journal of Hypnotism." According to the National Guild of Hypnotists, Raines is "recognized as one of the leading practitioners of the art and science of hypnotism." An adjunct faculty member for the National Guild of Hypnotists, she developed and taught that organization's Guided Imagery Certification Course, and she has taught self-hypnosis and guided imagery for the Continuing Education Department of the University of Wisconsin, as well as presenting seminars and workshops at conventions across the country.
Her pastimes are as diverse as her books. She has an immense respect for the natural world, is an ardent environmentalist, and agrees with Marcus Aurelius Antoninus that "all things are interconnected." Raines loves history, and in particular has a passion for the 19th-century transcendentalists of Boston and Concord. In addition to writing and playing the piano, she paints, enjoys walking, is fond of classical music, jazz and early Broadway songs, gardens, creates professional fractal art on her computer, designs all her own book covers, and loves growing, cooking, and eating delicious vegetarian meals. She is happy to have Louisa May Alcott in her family tree as a distant cousin, and is also increasingly fond of the Oxford comma.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 11 of 11 reviews
February 12, 2014
Not bad, but nothing earth shattering. It includes short chapters with summaries of pretty much everything that I've read about reincarnation in other books. I did like the chapters on what to expect during a past life regression through hypnosis and how it's done. The author focused way too much on karma, reminding me all the time that some of my past screw-ups will come at some point to bite me in the ...Not a very reassuring background theme to have while reading a book on a topic I should enjoy :)
October 19, 2012
OK. So I'm interested in the idea of past lives.
While it's always gratifying to hang out, in the literary sense, with folks who have similar beliefs, I wanted a little more depth than I got here. Raines presents some of the major questions around reincarnation and how exploring past lives impacts daily living--but perhaps because the topic is so broad, fails to draw many conclusions or present a template for her clients and readers.
While it's always gratifying to hang out, in the literary sense, with folks who have similar beliefs, I wanted a little more depth than I got here. Raines presents some of the major questions around reincarnation and how exploring past lives impacts daily living--but perhaps because the topic is so broad, fails to draw many conclusions or present a template for her clients and readers.
January 6, 2014
I thought this book was decent. I enjoyed it, but I did find myself skimming a few times because it felt like she began saying the same thing over and over throughout the chapters. I definitely read some interesting things, and I throughly enjoyed reading the different views people have with reincarnation.
July 8, 2017
This book offers a consistent and meaningful look at past-life regression. Ms. Raines has a model of how past lives work that matches research by more scholarly authors, such as Ian Stephenson and Jim Black. In her work, she finds that past lives are almost always ordinary -- just like lives in our world today. One percent are rich and powerful. Many less are also famous. Most of us go from day to day working at jobs and interacting with family and friends.
As Ms. Raines points out, this doesn't the past lives or our present life are meaningless. Quite the contrary. Our loves, hates, hardships, and triumphs from the past lives strongly influence our present life. Understanding who we were helps us understand who we are.
One of the best features of the book is the clear descriptions of how to discover our past lives. The instructions are clear and most people should have no trouble following them. For those who need help, there is a section on finding guides to past-life regressions.
I highly recommend the book to anyone who wants to find out the reincarnation aspect of soul reality.
As Ms. Raines points out, this doesn't the past lives or our present life are meaningless. Quite the contrary. Our loves, hates, hardships, and triumphs from the past lives strongly influence our present life. Understanding who we were helps us understand who we are.
One of the best features of the book is the clear descriptions of how to discover our past lives. The instructions are clear and most people should have no trouble following them. For those who need help, there is a section on finding guides to past-life regressions.
I highly recommend the book to anyone who wants to find out the reincarnation aspect of soul reality.
April 6, 2021
Plausible
A well written book explaining how, through hypnosis, our previous lives can affect our lives now. I'm not 100 percent convinced this is true, I wonder if the hypnotized person is just remembering things they may have seen on the TV or read, but who knows? Fact is stranger than fiction.
A well written book explaining how, through hypnosis, our previous lives can affect our lives now. I'm not 100 percent convinced this is true, I wonder if the hypnotized person is just remembering things they may have seen on the TV or read, but who knows? Fact is stranger than fiction.
August 22, 2017
Too educational to be entertaining
I felt as though I needed to be on board with education so I would get excited. Basically it was not what I was hoping for. A lot of professional dedication went into this book.
I felt as though I needed to be on board with education so I would get excited. Basically it was not what I was hoping for. A lot of professional dedication went into this book.
March 11, 2023
Chock full of information on the other side. Recommended reading.
Great succinct description of life on the other side by someone who had been doing past life regressions for many years. Highly recommended!
Great succinct description of life on the other side by someone who had been doing past life regressions for many years. Highly recommended!
May 17, 2017
Very good......
This is the first book I have read on this subject. I found it easy to read and the explanations easy to understand. It left me wanting to read more on the subject.
This is the first book I have read on this subject. I found it easy to read and the explanations easy to understand. It left me wanting to read more on the subject.
October 6, 2018
Interesting
So many of these regressions went to the second world war so that lifetimes seen very close. My understanding was that a lot of time elapsed.
So many of these regressions went to the second world war so that lifetimes seen very close. My understanding was that a lot of time elapsed.
July 3, 2020
Per chi sa già qualcosa dell'argomento, questo ebook non dice niente di nuovo. A volte sembra un volantino publicitario per ipnotisti/medium. Non mi ha convinto granchè.
September 3, 2016
Brilliant
Very informative, intriguing, makes a lot of sense. Best read in a long time. Be open minded and enjoy the journey.
Very informative, intriguing, makes a lot of sense. Best read in a long time. Be open minded and enjoy the journey.
Displaying 1 - 11 of 11 reviews