Infinite Quest
Specializing in past life regression
therapy and healing since 1998.
Carol McGlinchey
Carol McGlinchey is a certified past life regression therapist trained by Dr. Brian Weiss. She is a " wounded healer " who experienced childhood sexual abuse in this lifetime and had her first past life recall at age nine. This led her on a journey of self-discovery and healing that enables her to offer great insight, intuition, compassion and support to her clients.
Carol maintains a private practice, "Infinite Quest", in southwestern Massachusetts serving clients in the northeastern U.S. She has specialized in past life regression therapy and healing since 1998. Her training in other therapeutic modalities has enabled her to assist survivors of sexual abuse heal on a deep level from abuse in this lifetime and others. She also offers spiritual channeling from departed loved ones when appropriate and intuitive and psychic guidance.
Carol presents workshops on "Discovering Your Past Lives "and study groups to interested seekers. She has appeared on numerous television and radio programs to educate the public about past life regression therapy and to help seekers overcome the fear of death and find inner peace during these changing times on Earth.
Return to TopBackground and Education
- Education: 1998 CRT Past Life Regression Therapy Training and Certification with Dr. Brian Weiss
- 1991 Embodyment Training with K. Douglas Brady
- 1979 Hatha Yoga Teacher Certification with Swami Satchidananda
- IARRT member since 1998
- 1971 B.A., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa with degrees in Sociology and Psychology, University of Connecticut
- 1970 Diplôme d’ Études Françaises 2e degré, University of Rouen, France
Publications
"O Death" and "Soulmates" published in The Artful Mind 2002 "Infinite Quest: Answering Life’s Questions Through Past Life Regression Therapy", Many Hands, Spring 1998
Return to TopWorkshops
- " Discovering Your Past Lives " ~request a schedule~
- Past Lives Study Group from 4 to 6 p.m. on the first Sunday of each month ~request a spot at our workshop~
Contact Information
Infinite Quest
10 Beacon Hill/P.O. Box 486
Housatonic, MA 01236
Tel. 413-274-0286
E-Mail: pastlife@roadrunner.com
O Death
It was no surprise that the 2001 Best Song of the Year presented the Academy Award was Ralph Stanley's "O, Death." Death has been on everyone's mind since 9-11 and Stanley's lyrics reflected this:
O Death won't you spare me over until another year
Could you wait to call me another day
O Death
O Death
Won't you spare me over 'til another year
We all know that death is inevitable. We are shocked, however, when it comes suddenly and unexpectedly, especially on the magnitude of the 9-11 disaster. It forces us to face our own fears and beliefs about death. We ask, "Am I safe? Are my loved ones safe? What happens when I die?"
Raymond Moody's groundbreaking book Life After Life, published in 1975, opened the door to a new way of thinking about death. He interviewed people who had near death experiences. All of his subjects, regardless of religious tradition or beliefs, reported similar encounters. They spoke of going to a beautiful light and feeling a great sense of peace and unconditional love. His research refuted the popular Christian notions of Heaven and Hell and being punished for our sins. Everyone reported that they did not feel judged; rather they felt permeated by this unconditional love and light.
The popularity of the television program Crossing Over With John Edward is another indication of how eager we are to learn about life after death. Edward shares messages from loved ones in the spirit world who wish to communicate with family members in his television audience. He states that "It is important we acknowledge the enormous energy spirits are expending in order to come through. They are coming through for us because they love us, and because they know the ultimate message is a vital one: In these modern, often cynical times, it is important to remember that we are all spiritual beings and, as such, we cannot die. We can only live and learn forever."
My work as a past life regression therapist confirms this message. Clients report to me that deceased loved ones have contacted them from the spiritual world. For many, I am the first person they have told this to for they feared that friends and family would ridicule them and tell them they were crazy if they shared this experience with them. These spirits appear to reassure the loved ones left behind that everything is okay. This is especially true when a client's parent has died while the client was young. They tell me that not long after the parent's death, while they are still grieving and shocked, they will become aware of a bright white light often appearing near the ceiling. They begin to intuitively hear messages from the loved one telling them "everything is okay, I'm fine." The child has a sense that the parent, although "dead", is still watching over him or her and may even touch the child with this light filled presence.
Even when the death is tragic or unexpected, such as through a murder or accident, the spirit reports that the death was meant to be and to not worry about them. A departed loved one may also appear during a past life regression session, speaking to the client and offering guidance and reassurance.
During a past life regression session one can also experience death in a past life. Scenes unfold as though they were happening in the present. At the time of death one is aware of pain in the body, emotional feelings, and connection to loved ones. A death, whether traumatic or peaceful, is usually experienced as a great relief. Clients report how happy they are to die, even though they may feel badly that they are leaving a loved one behind. Their faces have a special glow, and they smile as they describe how beautiful the light is around them and how very peaceful they feel.
Once a past life death has occurred, there is an opportunity to review that life and discover what lessons had to be learned. One can also see how thought patterns and beliefs, both negative and positive, have carried over into the present life. With the guidance of a skilled therapist, profound healing can occur as past traumas and negative beliefs are somatically and emotionally released. There is no longer a need to fear death when one discovers that the soul lives on and that there will be an opportunity to incarnate again and reconnect with loved ones.
When we realize through reliving past lives that we have been from many ethnic groups, male/female, rich/poor, victim/victimizer, we are able to develop greater compassion, tolerance and forgiveness for others and ourselves.
Tragic events like 9-11 offer a great opportunity for spiritual growth. The men who hijacked the planes on 9-11 did not fear death. Their actions produced one of the most powerful and horrific events in human history. Imagine how much good we could each do in the world if we also did not fear death. Our energy would be freed up to serve the world fearlessly in our own uniquely powerful, positive and creative way.
Return to Top"Soul Mates"
We have all longed, at one time or another, for that magical moment when a soulmate appears. We wait for destiny to strike and hope that we will be on time and not miss the meeting.
It happened to me over thirty years ago. Our eyes met across the room. Magnetized, we continued to stare at each other until we had the courage to leave our friends at the party and find a quiet place to talk. For the next three months we spent many weekends together as we traveled back and forth between our college campuses where each of us was finishing up work before we departed for other continents. At the time, as a nineteen-year-old, I didn't fully understand what was happening. I just "knew" that I knew Jama. I was so comfortable with him, even though he was from a different race, religion, and political and cultural background. There was a sense of unconditional love and understanding between us. We didn't need a lot of words, for soul recognition often transcends verbal description. There was an intuitive knowing, an awareness of the heart. It was as though we were just picking up where we had left off.
Three months later I left for Paris and he returned to Somalia. We never communicated again. It wasn't necessary. There was no sadness or attachment in the parting. Years later I discovered that I had been his mother in a past life. It seemed that we just needed to check in and wish each other well, knowing that our karmic destinies in our present lives would lead us in different directions.
This first soulmate encounter taught me a great deal about unconditional love and non-attachment. When I later read Only Love Is Real: A Story of Soulmates Reunited by my mentor, Dr. Brian Weiss, I understood so much more. As Dr. Weiss comments in his book, "Relationships are not measured in time, but in lessons learned."
In my work as a past life regression therapist, I frequently encounter clients who are longing to meet THE soulmate. They imagine this to be a powerfully charged romantic relationship with Prince Charming or the Woman of their Dreams who just happens to be presently available, the right age, and perfect. They will meet and live happily ever after. I have come to realize that there is a lot of misconception and misinformation about the soulmate experience. Soulmates are people who are eternally bonded by their love for each other. They reincarnate again and again to be together. The relationships may change from lifetime to lifetime. A soulmate may return as a mother, father, sibling, son, daughter, husband, wife, teacher, friend. Soulmates may experience extreme hardships, painful separations, and traumatic deaths together, but the love endures. Hope lives on and eventually they are reunited.
There are times, also, when we meet someone and experience a sense of foreboding. We intuitively recognize this person from a past life. We think, because we know them, that we should be together again in this lifetime. Dr. Weiss shares the experience of Elizabeth, who has a pattern of being attracted to "losers, abusers and other toxic partners." She discovers through a past life regression that George, the man she is currently dating, has been her abusive husband in another lifetime. This time she has the strength and self-respect to end her relationship with him. When past-life origins are discovered, it is easier to break destructive relationship patterns.
Each of us longs for love. Loving is not an option. It is a necessity of life. I frequently assign my clients a "homework" exercise. I ask them to look into the mirror and gaze into their eyes to connect with their immortal soul. I then ask them to say "I love you" from the depths of their being. Most people shudder at my suggestion and doubt whether they can do this. I remind them that in order to love others they must first love themselves unconditionally, with compassion and self-forgiveness. Then, when a soulmate does appear, you can love her or him more freely without so many demands, needs and expectations.
You do not always marry your most strongly bonded soulmate. You may have important lessons to learn from a less bonded soul companion. I chose to have my only child in my present life with a man I had been married to before in a destitute lifetime. In that life I died in childbirth from extreme malnutrition and poverty. My daughter, my husband, and I made a karmic agreement to come back and take better care of ourselves in this lifetime. We have and I do not regret my choice. My daughter, a precious soulmate, has been my husband. She has also been my daughter in a lifetime when I was husband to a woman who has been my spiritual mentor and best friend in this life.
This dearest friend and soulmate, Sarah, recently died. My grief has transformed into deep gratitude for all the years we spent together. I know we will be together again. I feel her watching over me now like a guardian angel. Being reunited with soulmates can bring much contentment.
If you are still longing for that soulmate experience, wondering when he or she will ever show up, do not put your life on hold, feeling that life is not worth living without him or her. A friend shared with me that she began to see her present soulmate/husband in dreams. He always showed up as an Egyptian man, from a past incarnation that they shared. It took her ten years to find him, but they are together now.
Meeting a soulmate is a matter of destiny. It will occur. The more awake and aware you are, the more capable you are of recognizing that soulmate when she or he appears. When both partners are awakened, great happiness is possible. Love endures.
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