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Concerns about Hypnotic Regression
University of Virginia Division of Perceptual Studies · 2024 · University of Virginia Division of Perceptual Studies
Spiritual Evidence Map/Last updated May 10, 2026/Claims v1.0.0-provisional/Sources v1.0.0/Scores provisional
Summary
UVA DOPS methodological note explaining why its reincarnation research does not use hypnotic regression and listing key concerns about regression-produced reports.
Why it matters here
A high-trust methodology source for separating spontaneous child cases from regression-derived soul-group narratives.
Editorial note
Use this to distinguish regression-based material from UVA's spontaneous-case research; it is not an argument against every reincarnation claim.