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see her car. Instead, in the driveway was an unfamiliar yellow truck with the advertising ofa local electronics repair shop emblazoned on its side. My first thought was that she had forgotten our appointment and was having work done on her Tv. It would have been typical of her, and I knew I could not conduct a hypnotic session in such an atmosphere. As I got out of my car I noticed a note on her door. She had been called away on business but she had arranged a replace- ment so I wouldn't have made the long trip for nothing. The note said that my subject, Phil D., was waiting inside. It was her nature to do something like this at the last minute, sol was not totally surprised. Thus my subject would be a total stranger, not an ideal arrange- ment. Idid not expect a lot from the session. New subjects can of- ten be difficult to work with, especially if they have no former knowledge of hypnosis. His guard would probably be up, and I sup- posed most of the session would be spent establishing trust and rap- port which is so important in a working relationship of this type. I fully expected that this would be a one-time experience and I would probably never see Phil again. Phil turned out to be a nice-looking dark-haired young man, 28 years of age, quiet and Isuspected rather shy. Ifound later that this was merely a quiet self-assuredness. He had his own electronics repair business which he operated out of his parents' garage. He was from a large family, one of five children and lived at home. About the only thing unusual about him was that he was an identical twin. In the ate Ae Tl nee eee eee eo 8 ta ttt course of time Ifound out much about Phil. He seemingly had little interest in girls and had never had a serious relationship, which was surprising because he was quite attractive. He had spent some time in the Navy where he had learned electronics. One of the first things people ask me about an excellent subject is what their religious beliefs are. Somehow they assume that in order to display these abilities the person must have had an unorthodox religious upbringing. This is far from the truth, every religious belief is represented. It seems to have little influence on the type ofinformation I receive. Phil was raised in a strict Catholic environment and served as an altar boy in the local church, participating in masses, funerals and holiday obser- vances. He attended a Catholic school under the instruction ofnuns until the seventh grade so he was well indoctrinated with the catechism. This was hardly the atmosphere to encourage thoughts of reincarnation. He had an interest in the occult, had done much reading, and wanted to try regression out of curiosity. He was very . The DiscoveryofStarchild 3