by Brian L. Weiss, M.D.
A case study of Catherine, the psychiatrist's patient that teaches her doctor to believe in the unbelievable--the possibility of past lives.
Reviewed by: Jennifer Muzinic
About Jennifer Muzinic
I believe in gods. And ghosts. And things that go bump in the night. People laughed when I told them that the reason that I moved into a brand new apartment building in Bu-Foo, Egypt was because there would be no ghosts. But I tell you, it's a bonus--not waking up in the middle of the night and being too afraid to walk to the bathroom alone. I believe what I read. (I know what "they" tell you, and the truth is, that if I DIDN'T believe in what I read, I wouldn't be wonderful & special and full of life like I am.) And from what I read, there are ghosts and fairies and spirits that are as real as you and I are. And there are also past lives. Since this book is written by a doctor, you should know that it's all very serious and legitimate. And Dr. Weiss is telling us, we have lived before--and will probably live again.
Is it comforting? To know that you can repeat the same mistakes twice, or three times, or as many as you need before moving on to another level? Or is it frightening? To know that the same misery that engulfs you now will continue to drown you until you rescue yourself? These are questions for you alone to answer. This book only says that there is a possibility. A very real possibility.
Dr. Weiss began his psychiatric journey as all doctors do--believing that everything is proven, that documenting the facts will lead to understanding, and hopefully, a cure. In Many Lives, Many Masters, Dr. Weiss tells us the true-life story that turned him from a "just the facts" doctor to a believer--in past lives, and a greater power.
The author tells us a story--a case history--of his patient, Catherine, and their hypnosis sessions. It seems that past doctors & behavior modification hadn't gotten poor Catherine anywhere. Her phobias, in fact, were getting worse, instead of better. Believing that phobias can be explained by experiences lost in the subconscious, Dr. Weiss thought hypnosis would enable his patient to recall childhood traumas that may clue him in to the reasons, and therefore the cure, to Catherine's turmoil. Once the patient agreed to hypnosis, however, Dr. Weiss found himself in a very different place.
Instead of recalling what happened when she was two, this woman recalled events that had happened centuries ago! She knew dates, times, who she was and what her name was. She described people that she knew in this life, that had been daughters, friends, or teachers in past lives. And she knew things she couldn't possibly have known--the name of Dr. Weiss's son, for one.
It's all told in an extremely easy manner--the book is short, a quick and enjoyable read. But it's told from the mouth of an expert. I've recommended this book to several people--a friend that I don't believe has picked up a book before or since, my uncle the psychiatrist, the God-fearing and the hopeless--and they've all come away from the book with a little more to think about, to talk about. Isn't that what good reading is all about?
The experiences, stories--proof--that await you as a reader of this book are convincing enough. The fact that they made a nonbeliever, a doctor and student of the human mind, into a believer of the unbelievable, should tell you enough. There IS the possibility. You lived before. Have we met?
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Copyright © by Jennifer Muzinic, 2002
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