Past Life Regression

[Jacob(smooth)]

Yeah they covered it when I did my hypnotherapy training.

Woo left aside, it's a bit like auto writing. You give the subconscious a framework to create a person, essentially saying "if you were not you, who would you be?" obviously who / what the person chooses tells you all sorts of useful information about what is going on in the persons head. Whether they believe in reincarnation or not is not really Relevant. I've done it with a few clients but only by request. I prefer the "magic mirrors" routine, serves the same purpose without the spiritualist overtones, but with Hypnosis you have to work with your clients framework, not your own.

Thank you, that is the explanation I was looking for. Now I hope I can explain it to my friend.

You're welcome.
Tread a little lightly though. The key part of your post was "how it helped him" . It may well be that his character is an amalgam of things he may not be ready to face within himself. If you go charging in and try to tell him it's his subconscious projection, you could do harm.

My advice would be to leave well alone.