How Do I Regress and Trust What I See?

This question almost always comes after someone tries regression — not before.

They’ll say things like:

• “I saw things, but I don’t know if they were real.”

• “It felt meaningful, but part of me thinks I imagined it.”

• “I don’t trust myself enough to know the difference.”

And here’s the important part:

That reaction is normal. In fact, it’s one of the most predictable stages of past life work.

Why doubt shows up so fast

Regression doesn’t usually fail because nothing happens. It “fails” because people start judging the experience while it’s still unfolding — or immediately afterward.

That happens because two parts of the mind are involved:

• the part that remembers

• the part that evaluates

During regression, memories come from the subconscious — the same place your memories from childhood live.

But the moment you come out of that state, your thinking mind jumps in and asks:

• “Was that real?”

• “Did I just imagine that?”

• “Why didn’t it look clearer?”

That questioning doesn’t erase the experience. It just creates distance from it.

What real past life recall usually feels like

People expect past life memories to feel dramatic or cinematic.

Most of the time, they don’t.

Real recall often feels:

• familiar rather than surprising

• emotionally charged in a quiet way

• obvious after the fact, not during

• simple, not elaborate

It may not come with names, dates, or clear visuals right away. Sometimes it comes as a knowing, a body sensation, or a strong emotional reaction that doesn’t belong to this life.

That doesn’t make it weaker. That’s how memory works.

The biggest mistake people make during regression

Trying to direct the experience.

When people ask, “How do I trust what I see?” what they often mean is: “How do I make sure it looks right?”

But the moment you start steering — choosing what to look at, correcting details, or searching for meaning — you’re no longer remembering. You’re managing.

Memory doesn’t respond well to management.

Trust builds when you:

• let impressions come without correcting them

• stay with what shows up instead of skipping ahead

• allow emotions to exist without labeling them

• stop checking whether you’re doing it “right”

How to tell imagination from recall

This is where people get stuck — and also where clarity usually comes in.

Imagination tends to feel:

• effortful

• controllable

• easy to change

• detached

Recall tends to feel:

• automatic

• emotionally anchored

• harder to alter

• oddly specific

You may not recognize this difference right away. Most people only notice it after they stop trying to prove something.

Why validation matters — and why it’s optional

Some people need external validation. Others don’t.

There’s nothing wrong with either.

Validation can look like:

• historical research

• genealogy

• verifying names, places, or events

• recognizing patterns across sessions

But not every past life memory is meant to be proven. Some are meant to explain a fear, relationship pattern, or emotional response you’re dealing with now.

Trust doesn’t come from certainty. It comes from consistency — seeing the same themes surface again and again.

If you don’t trust what you saw yet

That doesn’t mean regression didn’t work.

It usually means:

• you’re new to how your mind communicates

• you’re expecting memories to look different than they do

• you’re judging too quickly

• you’re used to outsourcing certainty

Trust builds over time, not in a single session.

The people who gain the most from regression aren’t the ones who believe everything immediately. They’re the ones who stay curious without shutting the door.

Where to go from here

If this question resonates, it helps to dive deeper into how regression actually works, including how memories show up and how people learn to recognize real recall over time.

The main article on accessing past lives walks through this process in context — including regression, meditation, dreams, and Akashic access — so you can see where trust naturally develops.

And if you want a clearer framework for distinguishing imagination from memory, the free Ultimate Guide to Knowing Your Past Lives breaks this down step by step, using real-world patterns rather than theory.

You don’t need to trust everything you see right away. You just need to stop dismissing it before you understand it.