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AFTER THIS IMPRINTING SESSION I was confused. I had been given a great deal of unusual material to try to absorb, digest and under- stand. I would have to re-evaluate my entire line of thinking and see how this fit into the information given to me by hundreds ofothers. Itis a shock to have your belief structure threatened. But I realized you must be flexible, for we truly don't know it all. We are probably lucky if we can even understand the tip of the iceberg. By clinging to the theories I was comfortable with, I knew I would become as prejudiced as certain religious dogmatics who insist that their way is the only way. To maintain an open mind is extremely difficult but it is the only way to search for ultimate knowledge. Phil also sat in deep thought. Because he remembered a lot of what he said during a session, I did not have to try to explain this to him. I doubt if I could have at that time anyway. After several min- utes of reflection, he said, "You know, I think for the first time I'm beginning to understand many things that have happened in my life. I don't have it all yet, but a lot of itis beginning to make sense. This is an explanation I would never have thought of in a million years." I told him that was the important thing, if he got something out of asession that would help him, no matter how weird it sounded to somebody else. Hypnotic regression is an extremely personal and private thing. He decided to confide in me and tell me some of his strange experiences that few people knew of, experiences that had no rational explanation till now. When I work with a subject over a long period of time, a personal relationship naturally develops, otherwise we would not have such access to the subconscious. [usually become a "Mother-confessor" 80 CHAPTER 9 DEATH IN A NEEDLE