Past life regression therapy is a complex yet enduring approach at the intersection of psychology, memory, spirituality, and meaning-making. In this program, renowned trauma and resilience expert Dr. Judith Landau explores how accessing deeply held narratives that may illuminate present-day struggles. Drawing on decades of clinical work with families coping with trauma, loss, and displacement, Dr. Landau approaches the topic not as spectacle but as a therapeutic inquiry into healing, resilience, and the human capacity for transformation.
Landau will read excerpts from her forthcoming book, “Intergenerational Healing Through Past Life Regression Family Therapy” written with co-author Charlene Connie Sparcino, that illuminate not only the practice but also real case studies of how this work provides understanding and solace.
Her earlier writings describe a collaborative method in which participants begin from a psychologically safe “place of joy,” emphasizing emotional regulation, patient control, and integration rather than dramatic revelation. Whether understood as literal memory, metaphor, or expression of the unconscious, such experiences can sometimes help people reframe persistent symptoms, grief, or relational patterns. Her forthcoming book on the subject documents the phenomenon through case studies from her own practice.
Presented as part of the Vail Symposium’s ongoing Consciousness series—alongside programs examining near-death experiences and the science of awareness—this conversation invites thoughtful curiosity rather than predetermined conclusions. In conversation with Clinical Chaplain Ethan Moore, Landau will discuss the clinical context, ethical considerations, and emerging interest surrounding this practice. Open to skeptics and believers alike, the program offers a balanced exploration of why past life regression continues to captivate both therapists and the public—and what it may reveal about memory, identity and healing.
