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continue. It would appear that Harriet had unknowingly allowed Phil to tap her energy, thus acting as an excellent battery. Maybe without her backup, this breakthrough would not have been possible. Harriet occasionally sat in on other sessions but her presence was never yore absolutely necessary again. When Phil awakened, he sat thinking about his strange emo- tional reaction to the sight of the Three Spires. It did not bother him once he was conscious, but he felt a lingering feeling of melancholy. He tried to explain what he felt. It was very real. But in a way Iam sorry I tapped into that. I don't know quite how to describe it It is a very bittersweet feeling. On the one hand | have the very strong feeling of being there, and I'm sorry | remembered that feeling because I had forgotten itand the pain had ceased. But yet on the other hand, I am so glad to have been able to recall that. ... [suppose you could compare it to seeing someone whom you had loved very dearly and had a very close and very loving relationship with years ago. Like two people could have been very, very deeply in love and then through some situation they had splitup or had to go their sepa- rate ways. You've completely forgotten about them and gone on with your life and experienced a whole bunch of other stuff. They have been way back and you never even thought about them in years. And then, out of nowhere, you see them and meet them again and all those feelings come right back. Yet, in a way, you feel very sorry to have seen them again. But in the same breath, you're very glad to see them again. Ofcourse, [haven't ever experienced anything like that but it was that kind ofa feeling. I feel sad, but now I know I can go back. I mean, I have never really left there. In one real sense, itis like I have left there only in my attitude. And I feel happy to know I have c 1 found it again." This had been a strange session. His reaction was totally unex- pected. Normally the sight ofa scene containing three towers would not emotionally affect someone, unless of course they had strong personal ties to thatplace. This adds validity to the regression. Even his explanation of his feelings is complex and not the type that would ordinarily be fantasized. I believe Phil actually did unearth areal place where he had experienced many "lifetimes." Itseemed more ofa home to him than Earth ever could. Maybe this was the place he 102 The Keepers of the Garden from within and not from without We would hope that this does