The more we think the same thought, the more energy it accumulates, and it begins to coalesce and take actual form, although that form may not be able to be seen by most of us. The energy attaches to us, causing us to respond to people and events in concert with the thought. Our response, especially if established in a prior life, may not benefit us in our current one. These thought forms can follow us through lifetimes and often contain elements of emotions such as anger, fear, or sadness. An example of this type of thought might be, “I am unworthy of being loved.” Negative thoughts such as this are the ones most frequently addressed through past-life regression therapy. Through this methodology we learn how it was created and what we have to do to disperse it. Then we will no longer respond automatically in ways that are inappropriate or destructive. We do have the right and ability to reshape our thoughts and responses in ways that are purposeful and directed for our highest benefit.
Vows and Agreements
Anytime we proclaim a vow, oath, or promise, especially if there is an emotional charge involved such as those made at the moment of death, the proclamation is recorded in our body-mind. These agreements affect our lives—past, present, and future—until they are cleared. Simply saying: “I will always . . . ” or “I will never . . . ” in one life is enough to create an ongoing commitment that we carry with us life after life, even though it may no longer be useful to us. These vows and agreements are very powerful thought forms.
Some examples are as follows:
As we lay dying of starvation we may have vowed, “I will never be hungry again,” and in this life we are unable to control our appetite or to lose weight.
We took a vow of poverty as a religious person in a prior life. It may be affecting our ability to allow financial abundance into our life. The thought we may be holding is, “If I commit to my spiritual growth, then I cannot have wealth or possessions.”
A former vow of obedience may unconsciously cause us to wait for an authority figure to make our decisions for us.
We took a vow of silence when learning secret teachings or when joining an organization with secret rites, such as the Freemasons. We develop forgetfulness to fulfill this vow.
A woman promised her fiancé to wait and never marry another when he leaves on a sailing adventure or goes to war, and he never returns. She may find herself unavailable in this life for any kind of lasting relationship.
A father made a promise to his children that he would never leave them yet died unexpectedly. As a father again in this life, he may linger on in a coma for years after a near-fatal accident.
Vows, oaths, and promises originating in another time can cause us to react automatically in the moment, not by conscious choice but by this pattern which no longer serves us.
The Brain Builds What We Think
Science helps us understand how our thoughts actually do create changes in the brain. In layman’s terms, when we think a thought for the first time a new neural pathway in the brain is formed consisting of a string of neurons (nerve cells that transmit electrical, chemical, and hormonal information) connected together. Although the pathway is weak at first, every time we think or hear this thought it gets stronger as more neurons are added; it gets more and more entrenched in our personality, our emotions, our thoughts, and our reality. It becomes more robust and is activated more quickly each time the thought is repeated. The pathway starts connecting to corollary pathways forming a wider net which affects a greater range of our responses when activated. On the other hand, if we stop using a neural pathway because we no longer think that thought, it gets weak and fades away.
These pathways can become almost hardwired so that the response happens quickly and automatically often without our being aware of what we are doing. Nonetheless, it is possible for us to “shut off the power” to undesirable mental pathways, even those created eons ago, and replace them with new, more positive ones. These, in turn, will become automatic through repetition. So, with desire and determination we can assert control over our brain instead of having it control us.
Mindwalking—The Process
Mindwalking is a very different way to access past-life memories from the regressions presented in this book. This concept began several years ago after I had an out-of-body experience while in the dream state. In that experience, which was quite real, I was invited to mindwalk in someone’s brain to change a misperception. I did this by entering into the person’s actual brain cavity, identifying the part of the brain that carried the pattern of the erroneous thought, and then physically changing the brain!
This was something I had either done before or somehow knew how to do. The guidance that I received was that mindwalking is very important and that I should continue to work with it so that I could show others how to do it. It has evolved since that time. Now I want to share this remarkable process with you.
Mindwalking Preparation
Select a recurring thought form that limits you in some way. The following suggestions and examples are designed to help you identify that thought as you fill in the blanks:
• Think of something you heard about yourself when you were a child—something negative or unflattering that on some level you accepted as the truth.
Example: “Eat, you’re too skinny,” or “Look at you. Look at how fat you are.”
• Or something negative that you say to yourself about yourself.
Example: How could I be so stupid?”
• Bring to mind a recurring negative pattern in your life when reading the following sentences and fill in the blanks:
Example: “I am not lovable; therefore nobody loves me.”
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Example: “You are lazy and will never be successful.”
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Example: “I will never let anyone get close to me so I won’t be hurt again.”
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Example: “I will always be afraid to say what I really think.”
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