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Case Study: Catapulting Straight into the Healing Wisdom of the Afterlife

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“At the center of your being you have the answers. You know who you are and what you want.”   – Lao Tzu

 

The above quote by the sage Lao Tzu could not have been more applicable the day my client Paul (name changed) came in for a past life regression session. He arrived feeling overwhelmed, depressed and extremely stressed because he was in the middle of a bitter divorce with his wife. He had experienced some suicidal ideation in the past, and did not want to slide down that path. They had two children under the age of 7 and he felt very protective of them. Both of his parents had a challenging life growing up in the inner city, and he wanted a better life for his kids. He lamented, “I wanted so badly for my kids to have a great life experience. I need to come to peace with my emotional pain. I want to grow through it and make sense of it. I need to calm my heart.” This was Paul’s first time doing any type of hypnotherapy.

I like to have my clients make a statement of intent for their inner journey session. Paul’s request to his higher guidance was, “Show me a life or lives that can most help me understand and heal my pain, calm my heart and move forward with clear direction in life.”

In my experience, a client will nearly always be shown a past life on earth before moving deeper into the spirit realm after the death of that life. A few minutes into Paul’s past life regression, however, I sensed that he was not describing an earth life.

Eric: When I play the tone, you’ll be standing in front of the dwelling that you live in. (singing bowl tone) What does it appear like, and what is it made of?

Paul: It’s a large, glass structure. The floor is the same material.

Eric: Notice a doorway, and move through it, allowing your eyes to adjust to the inside. How would you describe the furnishings?

Paul: The furnishings seem very plush.

It’s often at a mealtime setting that a lot of information about that life can come into awareness. When Paul began to describe the mealtime scene, I realized that he was describing life in a much higher dimension.

Paul: My meal just appeared out of thin air. I live by myself, but I don’t feel alone. I feel immense peace. My body is translucent. I am in tune with everything. I am in harmony with everything. I am part of everything. There is no pain here, only love. There really is no need here for food to survive.

Soon Paul began to notice other beings around. He focused on them and began to describe them.

Eric: Do you sense that you are familiar to them?

Paul: Yes, we know each other.

Eric: Do they seem male or female in appearance, or just like energy beings?

Paul: There is no gender. We can float and fly and greet each other. There’s a beautiful anticipation of wanting to connect, yet we know we’re intrinsically connected. There’s hundreds of them.

Eric: Are there any beings there that you are especially bonded with?

Paul: I don’t feel a closer bond with anyone in particular. I’m intimate with them individually and with all of them. We’re all ultimately the same and a part of everything, and we all know this. There’s no pain or suffering here. We have tremendous peace and love for ourselves and one another. It’s all so peaceful and full of love here. (long pause)

Eric: What else can you tell me about this place?

Paul: There’s no reason for pain or jealousy here like on earth. That is so juvenile. People on earth are so innocent. They just don’t understand yet. The interconnection is there on earth, but it’s covered up and no one sees it. There’s really no need for people to worry themselves about different things. It’s all about love, that’s what truly matters. There’s no need to take things personally.

It had been only about 45 minutes since we began the regression, yet Paul was experiencing a far different set of emotions and a much higher level of consciousness than when he came in. Neither one of us could have predicted that. And the awareness of his innate wisdom and bliss continued to grow as he moved deeper into his soul home and higher in the vibrational frequency of the spiritual realm. He began to describe some of the crystalline structures that he was seeing, yet seemed to focus more on the overall feeling of the place he was in.

Paul: The crystalline structures here have every color in it. And I can hear very beautiful sounds of nature. There’s a playful fun to experience this. This place is home. Everything makes sense here. There’s nothing to fear, no pain and no worry. It’s the most silent, immense peace. It’s pure joy. You can’t even call it rejuvenation because there’s nothing to rejuvenate, pain doesn’t exist here. There is no boredom…everything is extraordinary to experience. There’s nothing to seek or do, you just are.

Eric: What advice would this part of you want to give the Paul part of you?

Paul: There’s nothing to be afraid of. No need to spend so much time in your head. My children have their own soul lessons and earth challenges to grow from. I cannot protect them from everything. What seems so important on earth is not. Let go of what seems so urgent. One day I’ll be back here again. There is a knowing about that. Earth is a learning or testing ground, and not everyone gets it. They play off each other and learn, kind of like kids. It’s very hard on earth, but it’s truly love that saves the day. Forgive them because they don’t really know what they’re doing. The connection is always there, nothing is lost. There’s no need to go anywhere, and there’s absolutely no judgement. We’re trying to live on earth with this knowing. You already are whole and we are all One. Earth life has certain lessons to learn to help bring us back to what we already are. Earth has precious moments, gentle touches, but so many distractions. We need to learn to see through all the distractions to the beauty that’s always there.

There is a theme with past life regression and life between lives hypnotherapy work: As you go within, you get what you need, often when you need it the most. At a time in his life when Paul could most use it, he received the most beautiful and helpful gift of love, wisdom and reassurance…from his own higher self!

Perhaps the most profound message that Paul received was that he was not separate from the love, peace, joy, wisdom, understanding and interconnection that he was experiencing. He was part of it, and it was him…simply at a higher dimension within his multi-dimensional being. To have a felt, tangible, palpable experience of this was a life-changing experience for him.

After his session, Paul reflected on the perception shift that his inner journey brought him. It was immensely valuable while he continued to live with the challenges of his earth life. But now he could live life with a new perception based in a higher truth…and that changed everything for him.

In closing, I will refer to Paul’s own words towards the end of his session: “Happiness is already here. The Truth really does set you free!”

January Past Life Regression Workshop

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You are an incredible, magnificent soul being that is eternal, indestructible and outside of time and space, and you are using your human experience to grow, learn and evolve. I love sharing the evidence of this with people in the past life regression workshops that I facilitate. I also love sharing fascinating case studies that not only demonstrate our multi-dimensional nature, but also how we can easily connect to our “more permanent” self for healing, wisdom and clarity in our present life.

One of my favorite teachers, Paramahansa Yogananda, often emphasized the value of community, especially when embarking on the spiritual journey. At this event, you will have the opportunity to enjoy time with like-minded souls who are focused on spiritually evolving which can have a profound effect on your growth. We can all benefit from more high-quality, joyful connections that open our heart. There will be plenty of time for questions as well as experiencing a group-guided past life regression. I hope you will join us at this unique event on Sunday, January 26, 2025 from 1 – 4pm.

Participants will:

  • Discover the evidence of reincarnation and the truth that you are an eternal, indestructible soul being.
  • Hear fascinating case studies that reveal the power of past life regression to promote wisdom, clarity and healing from a multitude of issues, awaken you to your divinity and also to a higher level of consciousness.
  • Experience your own past life in a group-guided journey and process experiences.
  • Learn about our journey out of ego/body identification and into a higher aspect of our being.
  • Deepen your personal and spiritual growth.
  • Participate with like-minded people to support your soul’s expansion.

The workshop will be hosted at Soul Body Finesse Studio, 2400 N 2nd St., Suite 212, Minneapolis, MN. Their website is SoulBodyFinesse.com. To register for the workshop directly, click here, and scroll down.

The cost for this event is $60, $30 for Soul Body Finesse members.

What it means to awaken

Interview with Mystic Mag

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I feel that one of the purposes of my life is to remind people of several spiritual insights that their soul already knows. Among these are: We are eternal beings on earth for the purpose of learning, evolving and remembering our permanent identities; Within us lies tremendous resources as well as the love, connection, peace and joy that we are seeking outside of ourselves; We are all ultimately interconnected.

Opportunities to share this come to me in speaking invitations or interviews. I may feel reluctant or too busy sometimes to share, but that quiet voice within reminds me what I’m doing here, and nudges me to accept these invitations. The most recent one was an interview with Mystic Mag, an online global magazine dedicated to informing people about holistic and spiritual services.

Please enjoy the interview by clicking on the link below.

https://www.mysticmag.com/psychic-reading/ericchristopher-interview/

 

 

 

Finding Purpose: Stories of the Afterlife that Inspire

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The most inspirational, life-changing book I ever read was Dr. Michael Newton’s book, Journey of Souls. I read it in my late 20’s when I was in a life period of spiritual exploration, growth, awakening, as well as feeling a bit lost and wondering what to do with my life. The book offered me clear direction as I felt a deep calling to train with Dr. Newton in order to do the sacred work that he was doing of helping people connect to the divine, inner wisdom within themselves. The book cemented in an understanding that we are all eternal beings having a human experience for the purpose of growing, learning, evolving and awakening to who and what we truly are behind the scenes of our human earth suit. Newton’s research uncovered what every spiritual awakened teacher has discovered…that life on earth is like an amazing “slight-of-hand” card trick that obscures our more permanent Self as we live with the amnesia of our divinity and ultimate universal unity.

A training and research organization called The Michael Newton Institute formed around Newton’s work. As the organization has grown with more practitioners guiding clients to profound insightful and healing sessions, several books have been published with inspirational case studies from various Life Between Lives therapists within the organization. The latest book from The Michael Newton Institute is called Finding Purpose: Stories of the Afterlife that Inspire. I am proud and honored to have contributed a case study for the book. Below is some information about the book, and above is a photo of the all of the contributors from eight different countries throughout the world. The photo was taken at the MNI World Conference near Barcelona, Spain in early November, 2024.

Here is a description of the book:

Welcome to a unique tapestry of voices, a collection of stories woven together by The Michael Newton Institute’s Life Between Lives Facilitators. Each author brings their distinctive style and cultural background to the table, yet a common theme unites all: exploring the afterlife, referred to here as the Life Between Lives.

As you journey through these pages, you will encounter a rich variety of perspectives and experiences. Topics range from Freedom and Free Will, Learning Through Relationships, Understanding Loss and Grief, Healing, Connection (community and oneness), Guides and Advanced Beings, Divine Guidance, to Healing the Earth.

Some stories may challenge you, while others may comfort and reassure you, but all are intended to inspire and provoke deep thought. The diversity of the authors’ voices reflects the multifaceted nature of spirituality-how it transcends boundaries and resonates within us in unique ways.

Each author has poured their heart and soul into their writing, offering insights and reflections based on their practices and experiences. Their stories remind us that, despite our differences, we are all connected by the universal quest for purpose, understanding, higher perspectives, and expanded consciousness.

Through the storyteller ́s words, you will discover new ways of viewing the world and perhaps new ways of seeing yourself. We hope this collection serves as a mirror, reflecting your quest for meaning and the many paths that can lead to a life filled with purpose, self-actualization, and soul growth.

May these stories ignite your spirit, encourage your heart, and guide you toward richer understanding and heightened awareness, thus embracing your soul’s journey.

Thank you for joining us on this transformative and purposeful adventure.

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Introducing Suzanne Giesemann

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If you’re new on the spiritual path, or have been on it for some time, it’s helpful to have little daily reminders to bring your focus and identity back to the more permanent soul part of yourself…reminders of your true self. To assist in this, I often like to refer my clients to the website of Suzanne Giesemann.

Suzanne Giesemann is a former high-ranking U.S. Navy Commander who served as a commanding officer and aide to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. She has met with four different presidents. After her retirement, she became an evidence-based medium as well as a channeler of a group of high-level spiritual beings she calls Sanaya. Her website has become a tremendous resource for people on various stages of the spiritual journey…from just beginning to understand that they are souls having a human experience, to learning about communicating with loved ones in the spiritual realm, to understanding and recognizing our highest identity as Source, aspiring to Oneness consciousness.

Once a day I receive a short message of inspiration, wisdom and truth that helps me re-align to my higher self. Here is a sample of this daily pearl of wisdom from Suzanne channeling Sanaya:

“Bring it on!” You say when you are ready for something new, be it a challenge, be it something fun and exciting. With enthusiasm you invite a new experience. Do you know this is how you felt before you came into this body? You knew you would face challenges. You knew you would have fun and excitement. You also know that life in a human body is not all grins and giggles. It is one of the most challenging experiences Source takes on as a soul playing a role. And yet, as Source expressing itself in one of its limitless ways, your soul also knew that all would always be in perfect order, for you were just interacting with other aspects of the Self, even if some of your roles forget who you are. And so, you the soul said, “Bring it on!” And here you are. If you are suffering, pray to Source, won’t you, “Bring it on – the remembrance that I and the Source are one, in whatever way that makes sense to me now.”

You are so very loved.

Here is another daily channeled message that is appropriate for our times:

You may find your differences in others. Love them anyway. You may focus on what separates you. Love them anyway. You may never see eye to eye. Love them anyway. “But how can I love someone who thinks and acts differently than I do?” You may ask, and the answer lies in seeing not from the human viewpoint of “you and me,” but rising to that state of awareness where there is also “we.” Wholeness, dear one, is your salvation. This is the meaning of Christ Consciousness – seeing the divine in all things and all beings no matter what. “The good, the bad, and the ugly” are human terms. The divine embraces all because all is the divine. You are so very loved. It can be no other way.

If you would like to receive these free daily messages, here is a link to sign up.

To the degree that we can live our human lives through the eyes of the eternal soul part of ourselves, which has no fears, is whole and complete, is love-based, and by the way, we can’t separate ourselves from, the freer our life becomes.

August Past Life Regression Workshop

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You are an incredible, magnificent soul being that is eternal, indestructible and outside of time and space, and you are using your human experience to grow, learn and evolve. I love sharing the evidence of this with people in the past life regression workshops that I facilitate. I also love sharing fascinating case studies that not only demonstrate our multi-dimensional nature, but also how we can easily connect to our “more permanent” self for healing, wisdom and clarity in our present life.

One of my favorite teachers, Paramahansa Yogananda, often emphasized the value of community, especially when embarking on the spiritual journey. At this event, you will have the opportunity to enjoy time with like-minded souls who are focused on spiritually evolving which can have a profound effect on your growth. We can all benefit from more high-quality, joyful connections that open our heart. There will be plenty of time for questions as well as experiencing a group-guided past life regression. I hope you will join us at this unique event on August 25, 2024 from 1 – 4pm.

Participants will:

  • Discover the evidence of reincarnation and the truth that you are an eternal, indestructible soul being.
  • Hear fascinating case studies that reveal the power of past life regression to promote wisdom, clarity and healing from a multitude of issues, awaken you to your divinity and also to a higher level of consciousness.
  • Experience your own past life in a group-guided journey and process experiences.
  • Learn about our journey out of ego/body identification and into a higher aspect of our being.
  • Deepen your personal and spiritual growth.
  • Participate with like-minded people to support your soul’s expansion.

The workshop will be hosted at Soul Body Finesse Studio, 2400 N 2nd St., Suite 212, Minneapolis, MN. Their website is SoulBodyFinesse.com. To register for the workshop directly, click here, and scroll down.

The cost for this event is $60, $50 for Soul Body Finesse members.

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Deep Healing – A Perception Shift Away

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Emily came to me at age 65 in need of healing as well as answers as to why she would incarnate into her abusive current life family. She was a therapist herself who had experienced a lot of healing modalities in her life ever since intense memories of trauma surfaced in her early 30’s. She felt bitter, angry and in a dark, stuck place from growing up in a home saturated in physical, emotional and sexual abuse. She had an abortion at age 12 after being molested. Her words were, “I feel a deep sense of hopelessness. My life was taken from me. How do I get it back? I’ve never felt supported ever. I feel I’ve pushed myself through my lifetime, and I have no push left. Why is it like this?”

She set the intention to see a life that could most help her heal before going into the life beyond. She saw her past life as a young girl named Elizabeth who was raised in a very loving family. She felt confident and excited about being in the world. She loved school and eventually became a teacher before marrying a loving and supportive man and having two children. They ultimately moved in with her own parents who were there to help raise her children while Elizabeth and her husband took over the family farm.  After her death she was struck with how bonded her family was…”such connectedness – communication was always there!”

As she drifted deeper into the spirit world, she was surrounded by loving beings and then soon after, a sense of oneness.

T: (therapist) What are you noticing or experiencing in this moment?

C: (client) I’m surrounded by different energies, and I am being filled up….now I’m diffusing into formlessness. There’s a symphony of beautiful colors and sounds, and I’m all of it…not even separate…pure beingness…being with that which everything arises! I see sacred geometry and feel the different energies of these shapes, and I am the space within which it all happens – a universe unto myself. I am Home!

Eventually Emily was in deep communion with her main guide. I asked what could be known about her decision to incarnate into her current family. Her guide responded to her, and then Emily shared her insights.

Guide: “In order to achieve what you did and will do, you had to experience the worst of humanity. Otherwise you would have settled for bread crumbs.”

C: Emily had to lose herself in order to gain herself back again. She would have settled for so much less. Someone in the lineage had to make a bold move. I committed I wouldn’t pass on the abuse. I had to swim in the toxicity until I figured a way out. I chose it – someone had to – in order to heal the generational line. With awareness I can now be a conduit to send the healing energy up and down the line.

T: What will it look like and feel like to live your life from this new level of consciousness?

C: Wholeness. I can now bring the energies of Home back to my current life. I won’t feel empty anymore. I will be filled with something that sustains me and enlivens others. There is more than enough substance of my True Self to fill me and everyone else in my life so it will no longer feel like I never really existed.

Two days after the session, Emily shared in an email how healing and shifting it was to feel the effects of growing up in a loving and supportive family…quite the opposite of what she lived through in her current life: “A door has been opened that was never available to me. I tapped into what it felt like to experience the effects of being raised in a family where mom and dad radiated love and acceptance to each other and their children, where my thoughts and feelings were hopeful and anticipatory of good because of the prevailing trust between me and my parents, where the looks in the eyes of my family beamed ‘I am here for you – I am hearing you – I am listening’ and the sense of being a whole person onto myself who got to have her own ideas and beliefs, and experiment with what was possible. It was as familiar as having blood flow through my body. A life experience of that is now available to me.”

Ten days after the session, I received an email from Emily. She wrote, “My life has been altered in a miraculous manner – there’s no other way for me so say it. I was guided to a miraculous outcome. I thought there was no way out. I’ve been liberated and have come to know how to love, forgive and accept myself.”

Four months after the session, Emily again wrote to me: “I replayed the recording of the LBL session again and felt the energies of ‘Home’ flood through me again.”

We are multi-dimensional beings, and so deep healing can be a perception shift away. Sometimes all it takes is to awaken out of the hypnotic experience of identifying solely with the body/mind personality by going on an inner journey into the higher dimensions of the spirit realm and of our own “more permanent” being. Emily described her Life Between Lives experience as one of the greatest gifts she could ever experience.

Join the Past Life Regression Workshop!

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You are an incredible, magnificent soul being that is eternal, indestructible and outside of time and space, and you are using your human experience to grow, learn and evolve. I love sharing the evidence of this with people in the past life regression workshops that I facilitate. I also love sharing fascinating case studies that not only demonstrate our multi-dimensional nature, but also how we can easily connect to our “more permanent” self for healing, wisdom and clarity in our present life.

One of my favorite teachers, Paramahansa Yogananda, often emphasized the value of community, especially when embarking on the spiritual journey. At this event, you will have the opportunity to enjoy time with like-minded souls who are focused on spiritually evolving which can have a profound effect on your growth. We can all benefit from more high-quality, joyful connections that open our heart. I hope you will join us at this unique event on March 23, 2024.

There will be plenty of time for questions as well as experiencing a group-guided past life regression. For more details or to register, visit https://ericjchristopher.com/workshops/.

I look forward to seeing you there!

 

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Save the Last Dance for “All That Is”

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Every couple of months I receive a newsletter from the mystic spiritual teacher, trance channel and karmic astrologer, Joan Pancoe. I’ve always enjoyed her sense of humor intertwined with spiritual teachings, which always reminded me of Ram Dass. It’s no wonder that she is a big fan of Ram Dass. Her spiritual teachings are pretty consistent with what I’ve read from many other spiritual teachers, as well as my own experience from guiding over 4,000 past life regressions. Her latest newsletter succinctly shares our soul’s perspective behind the many incarnations we take, and explains the diversity of human lives we may experience here on planet earth. I wanted to share her latest teachings with all of you because it is worth reading. Please enjoy these words by Joan Pancoe by clicking on this link to read her latest teaching.

 

What it means to awaken

Belief in God is an Obstacle to Knowing God

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Eckhart Tolle, the spiritually awakened teacher and sage, and author of The Power of Now, said: “A huge number of people are going through the process of awakening, some in the early stages, some in the later stages, and it’s wonderful to see.”  Indeed, evidence of this is seen through the website Batgap.com, which stands for Buddha at the Gas Pump: Conversations with “Ordinary” Spiritually Awakening People. It is a website dedicated to the interviews of hundreds of these people. One of my many favorite awakened teachers, who is number 268 on Batgap’s interview list, is Leonard Jacobson. I recently read an article of his in one of his newsletters, and I wanted to share it here. Please enjoy these words by Leonard Jacobson:

“God is real. God is here now, but we are not. We are lost in the past and future world of the mind. We are lost in a world of illusion and separation. We are lost in ideas, opinions, concepts and beliefs including spiritual and religious concepts and beliefs.  If we want to experience the living presence of God, we will have to come to where God is, which is the present moment. Then we will begin to experience God as the silent Presence at the very heart of all things present. That’s what omnipresence really means! For believers it’s a comforting concept. For mystics who are awake in the truth of life, it’s a living reality.

Belief in God is an obstacle to knowing God. Belief is a function of the mind and God is unknowable with the mind. To believe in God is to create God in man’s image and it doesn’t work. The truth is that we are created in the image of God, which means that we have all the attributes and qualities of the divine. In Presence, we are love, acceptance and compassion. We are without judgment. We exist in the realization of Oneness and all these qualities flow into our daily lives if we are fundamentally grounded in the present moment. But if we venture too far into the past or future, we disconnect from the present moment and in so doing we disconnect from our divine nature. We separate from God and the present moment. We then seek to avoid the pain of separation by believing in God, which actually takes us further into illusion and separation. We can only know God through direct experience, which arises when we are very deeply present.

Did Jesus believe in God or did he know God?  Was he so deeply present that he could feel and sense the Presence of God in everything? Was he so present that he experienced Oneness with everything, and so he felt one with God? Christ is a state of consciousness, not a person. Jesus the man awakened to Christ consciousness. He opened so fully into the present moment that he could see, feel and sense the Presence of God in everything. Christ consciousness is available to everyone who is willing to surrender belief in God and become fully present.

If you want to go beyond belief in God to the direct experience of God, then you will have to learn how to be deeply present. As you deepen into Presence, the illusion of separation dissolves. You will feel fulfilled by the moment as it is and your constant striving for more dissolves. You relax. You accept the moment as it is. You can sense that there is a Presence in everything and somehow you know that the Presence in everything is the Presence of God. You feel overwhelmed by love and gratitude. Your soul rejoices. It is what your soul has been longing for from the very beginning of time. You are aware of the extraordinary abundance and beauty of the present moment. You feel one with God. It feels like you have come home.

There is one step beyond Christ consciousness. It is God consciousness. In Christ consciousness, you are so present that you experience yourself as one with God. In God consciousness you have become so fully immersed in the present moment and Oneness that all sense of yourself as an individual dissolves. Only God remains.”