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Originally Posted by wstein
Yes. You can do all the things you can do while normally awake and conscious. That includes lying and fabricating. You can also do some things normally very hard while consciously awake. This is why hypnosis is sometimes used in a clinical setting.
Another aspect relevant to your question is suggestibility. One is way more suggestible when under hypnosis. In fact that is the very basis of many hypnotic induction techniques. As per false memories, the hypnotist can intentionally or unawarely make suggestions or lead the conversation. The hypnotized person can integrate these into their memory and believes them to be part of those memories.
Much like UFO stories, they can't all be taken as factual even if the people involved genuinely believe them to be true and are in no way trying to mislead or trick any one.
If revelation under hypnosis was so reliable, it would be accepted as evidence in court. It's not.
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Excellent post. Like the member who started this thread, I too have been reading Dr. Michael Newton's book ("Journey of Souls: Case Studies of Life Between Lives) and was wondering whether the hypnotherapist could influence what the subject was saying. Your response about suggestions made under hypnosis via leading questions influencing the subject's responses makes a lot of sense. In Dr. Newton's book, the case studies have a remarkable consistency and the one constant is Dr. Newton. Some of his questions are definitely leading questions and not at all open-ended.