Theories To Explain Past Lives
Researchers have postulated a number of different theories to explain the phenomena elicited . These theories range from the plausible to the esoteric . Let ’ s look at just a few of them .
1 . Crypto-amnesia . In crypto-amnesia an individual is exposed to certain information , forgets that this was learned information , and it reappears sometime later as a constructed memory . The individual will have no idea that the memory is a fabrication of their own mind and that they never actually experienced the content of the memory . Studies on the abilities of subjects to create fictitious lives while under hypnosis ( be these past , present or future ) show that some of these fantasy personalities were actually the products of bits and pieces of characters in novels , movies and remembered childhood experiences .
However , it is when these recollections and descriptions become so meticulously detailed ( as in the case , for instance , of Dr . Wambach ’ s investigations ) that we must question the plausibility of crypto-amnesia as a credible explanation for the memories elicited in a Past Life regression .
2 . Psychodrama . This is a psychotherapeutic technique in which a patient is given an opportunity to enact the conflicts that are causing or exacerbating the problem through role-playing in either a group or a one-on-one situation . In other words , they take on the role of a fictitious personality and act out their conflicts or problems as someone else . Some have argued that cases suggestive of reincarnation might be a kind of “ psychic ” psychodrama in which a segment of the subconscious mind seizes control of the subject during the regression and impersonates a fictitious personality for the purpose of providing insight into the subject ’ s hidden conflicts , wishes or desires .
This argument becomes untenable when one considers that genuine psychodrama exists as the result of a projection , be it conscious or unconscious , of one ’ s inner conflicts . However , past life recall can contain such a plethora of historical , personal and extremely specific observations , data and often seemingly mundane details so as to rule out the explanation of psychodrama . I , and others , find it difficult to understand how a subject ’ s detailed recollections of how to clean a cannon on a 16 th century Spanish