Guided Visualization
Guided visualization is one tool among many that can be used in the process of opening a cognitive communication between the conscious and subconscious minds. It is not a tool to create instant something from nothing. It does not demand that you "see something in your mind", although many people using the technique do just that. You actually 'perceive' things rather than just 'see' because any of the five senses could be involved.
In guided visualization you recall scenes and events familiar to you. Then you are asked about related scenes and events, not consciously apparent to you, and that information has to come from deep in your subconscious mind. You can use all five senses to 'perceive' things consciously familiar to you then you recall information from your subconscious mind to fill in the blanks.
With these past life regressions guided visualization exercises are used to help the subject better understand what to expect in a regression. The exercises prepare the subject to better examine the regression experiences and not focus on the process. They also help the subject relate information from the regression with the regression's purpose. The guided visualization techniques used in these regressions are easier, quicker, and just as effective as hypnosis or self-hypnosis. Most subjects who have used both were more comfortable with the visualization.