Many Lives, Many Masters: The true story of a prominent psychiatrist, his young patient and the past-life therapy that changed both their lives

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This is all just reactionary, doom laden nonsense aimed to appeal to the least sophisticated of human thinking. “The beasts live in harmony”? The animal world is vicious, involving wanton and brutal killing for food, sex, territory and power... animals destroy each other and can often be very damaging to the rest of nature. Look at the damage caused by locusts, for example, or ants, or foxes. Humans are animals too, so we cannot be expected to be any different or, actually, any better. Yet... how many animals have invented courts and parliaments to resolve differences, create laws and govern ourselves in a civilised manner? How many animals stop at traffic lights? We are frightfully concerned with our own deaths, sometimes so much so that we forget the real purpose of our lives. – Many Lives, Many Masters by Brian L. Weiss, M.D. Dr. Brian Weiss has bring forth some extraordinary philosophies about enduring-beyond-our-wildest-imagination consequences of not paying one’s debts. When he began to describe in some detail he hypnotised Catherine for the first time, I was immediately fascinated and copied the entire thing in a note for reference. It was the 1853 BC thing that killed it for me. Why, Dr. Weiss? Had you merely said AD, maybe I would have been disenchanted a wee bit later. But you really couldn't wait, could you, glutton that you are? And then, as soon as the session ends, you immediately feel the need to inform the readers that you find that ape-shit baloney completely believable, even though you are the oh-so-scientific! At the time of my first session with Catherine, I had no idea that my life was about to turn upside down, that the frightened, confused woman across the desk from me would be the catalyst, and that I would never be the same again.

It took too long to get me to shake my initial impression of the ego centrism of Dr. Weiss. I'm certain he is a nice guy, a competent doctor, and a compassion human being. But, as I stated in our discussion while I was reading, my interpretation is that the book feels more about him than anything else. Take the title for example, it starts, "The True Story of a Prominent Psychiatrist...", I'm sure he is but I didn't feel it needed to be called out. His questions were leading and he seemed more curious about whether he was there in her past life than anything else. Some of the questions he asks are inane (e.g. after asking about how her life was (in previous life), he finds out she was poor and lost her son. Dr. Weiss asks, "Do you miss him?"). Many Lives, Many Masters: The True Story of a Prominent Psychiatrist, His Young Patient, and the Past-Life Therapy That Changed Both Their Lives (1988) ISBN 0-671-65786-0How many times did you change your vision or goals in life? And how many of those times, the reason for your surrender was fear? Succumbing to fear means giving up on oneself and not tapping into our potential. Bear in mind that in the time this book was written, there was no Google to easily retrieve any validation. From my perspective, it’d have taken too much pointless effort and detours in the book, when ultimately what matters is to let people know that we are one with the spirit. We’re here to gain experience in a human life, nothing is right or wrong, it’s all about learning and growing. Brian Leslie Weiss (born November 6, 1944) is an American psychiatrist, hypnotherapist, and author who specializes in past life regression. [1] [2] [3] His writings include reincarnation, past life regression, future life progression, and survival of the soul after death. What sets Many Lives, Many Masters apart is Dr. Weiss's personal evolution throughout the therapeutic process. Initially perplexed and skeptical, he gradually begins to recognize the validity and healing potential of past-life regression therapy. The book presents an intimate depiction of his own personal growth as he wrestles with his scientific training and preconceived notions, ultimately embracing the idea of reincarnation. Though Weiss, like many scientists, is a natural skeptic, his experience with this patient convinced him that reincarnation is real, human souls are eternal, and there are spiritual “Masters” providing help and guidance from beyond the veil. Our Many Lives Many Masters review examines the book’s claims. Could Catherine’s Story Be a Case of Cryptomnesia?

In answer to my questions, Catherine revealed the story, of her life. She was the middle child, reared in a conservative Catholic family in a small Massachusetts town. Her brother, born three years earlier than she, was very athletic, and he enjoyed a freedom that she was never allowed. Her younger sister was the favorite of both parents. Weiss graduated from Columbia University in 1966, [4] [5] and later graduated from the Yale University School of Medicine in 1970, completing an internship in internal medicine at the New York University Medical Center, then returning to Yale for a two-year residency in psychiatry. [6] He went on to become Head of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami. [7] [8] Past life regression and future life progression [ edit ] This was a nonsensical statement for Dr Weiss to write, as if giving credence to the idea that there was documentary evidence to support any of the other past lives described by Catherine. In fact, Dr Weiss did not provide any documentary evidence at all in his book to support any of the pasts lives described by Catherine.It is my belief that Dr Weiss decided to use his expertise of the human mind to see if he could get away with deceiving millions of people and make money at the same time. Let me clarify...I very much believe that past life regression therapy works and i am also sure that Dr Weiss has had experience on it with his patients. But was there a singular real person who experienced all these past lives in her regressions...that I seriously doubt. All the information about karmic debts, people seeing light when they have near death experiences, different planes, dimensions etc is already well documented. Weiss’s experience with Catherine opened his eyes to a new approach to therapy. While he doesn’t necessarily think that past life regression therapy is the right treatment for everyone, he wants psychiatrists to be open-minded and keep it as an option for those with disabling psychiatric symptoms. In 1981, the course of Dr. Brian Weiss’s career changed dramatically when one of his therapy patients, “Catherine,” suddenly recalled details of her past lives while under hypnosis. Weiss wrote about his experience with Catherine in his book Many Lives Many Masters. In the decades since the book’s publication, many have grappled with its claims. As Dr. Weiss delves into the depths of Catherine's subconscious, he uncovers numerous intricate details about her past lives, spanning across different eras, cultures, and geographic locations. Through these regressive sessions, Catherine's phobias and fears significantly diminish, as she confronts the root causes of her emotional and physical ailments from previous incarnations.

As Catherine continued to talk, I could sense how deeply she was suffering. Over the years I had helped many patients like Catherine through the agonies of their fears, and I felt confident that I could help her, too. I decided we would begin by delving into her childhood, looking for the original sources of her problems. Usually this kind of insight helps to alleviate anxiety. If necessary, and if she could manage to swallow pills, I would offer her some mild anti-anxiety medications to make her more comfortable. This was standard textbook treatment for Catherine's symptoms, and I never hesitated to use tranquilizers, or even antidepressant medicines, to treat chronic, severe fears and anxieties. Now I use these medicines much more sparingly and only temporarily, if at all. No medicine can reach the real roots of these symptoms. My experiences with Catherine and others like her have proved this to me. Now I know there can be cures, not just the suppression or covering-over of symptoms. What I feel is that the patient looses consciousness under hypnosis and visualizes things that they've seen in the past or want to see. It could be just like a dream where our memories form visuals for us.With each life that you go through and you did not fulfill these debts, the next one will be harder. If you fulfill them, you will be given an easy life. – Many Lives, Many Masters by Brian L. Weiss, M.D. Pero si la gente supiera que «la vida es infinita; que jamás morimos; que nunca nacimos, en realidad», entonces ese miedo desaparecería. Si todos supieran que han vivido antes incontables veces y que volverán a vivir otras tantas, ¡cuánto más reconfortados se sentirían! Si supieran que hay espíritus a su alrededor, cuando se encuentran en estado físico; que después de la muerte, en estado espiritual, se reunirán con esos espíritus, incluidos los de sus muertos amados, ¡cuánto sería el consuelo! Si supieran que los «ángeles de la guarda» existen, en realidad, ¡cuánto más seguros se sentirían! Si supieran que los actos de violencia y de injusticia no pasan desapercibidos, sino que deben ser pagados con la misma moneda en otras vidas, ¡cuánto menor sería el deseo de venganza! Y si de verdad «por el conocimiento nos aproximamos a Dios», ¿de qué sirven las posesiones materiales y el poder, cuando son un fin en sí y no un medio para ese acercamiento? La codicia y el ansia de poder no tienen ningún valor.” Whoa, that was the longest review I've ever seen on good reads. You must have been pretty passionate, Jon, to have spent so much time on it. I have two questions for you though, are you a writer, an author, an editor? Have you personally met Brian? Things were better outside the home. She dated in high school and mixed in easily with her friends, most of whom she had known for many years. However, she found it difficult to trust people, especially those outside her small circle of friends. Several months prior to her appointment with me, Catherine had required vocal cord surgery for a benign nodule. She had been anxious prior to the surgery but was absolutely terrified upon awakening in the recovery room. It took hours for the nursing staff to calm her. After her recovery in the hospital, she sought out Dr. Edward Poole. Ed was a kindly pediatrician whom Catherine had met while working in the hospital. They had both felt an instant rapport and had developed a close friendship. Catherine talked freely to Ed, telling him of her fears, her relationship with Stuart, and that she felt she was losing control over her life. He insisted that she make an appointment with me and only me, not with any of my associate psychiatrists. When Ed called to tell me about his referral, he explained that, for some reason, he thought only I could truly understand Catherine, even though the other psychiatrists also had excellent credentials and were skilled therapists. Catherine did not call me, however.

Happiness is really rooted in simplicity. The tendency to excessiveness in thought and action diminishes happiness. – Many Lives, Many Masters by Brian L. Weiss, M.D. I thought about how people tended to congregate in homogeneous groups, avoiding and often fearing outsiders. This was the root of prejudice and group hatreds. “We also must learn not to just go to those people whose vibrations are the same as ours.” To help these other people. – Many Lives, Many Masters by Brian L. Weiss, M.D. Every story has a baseline historical reference to a real incident. Otherwise one would neither create nor accept such stories. What once made me laugh has totally left me amused after reading this book. 🤔🤔 In the end we finally find out some of the good messages from the Masters which I thought very good but it was all too little too late to save this one for me. The experience of death is not uncommon in Catherine's hypnotic state, and it remains the same always, as it should. It has been described rather conveniently, with the soul descending up in bright light. A luminous floating soul is the most convenient image Dr. Weiss could have conjured up.

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Brian Leslie Weiss (born November 6, 1944) is an American psychiatrist, hypnotherapist, and author who specializes in past life regression. Many Lives, Many Masters: The True Story of a Prominent Psychiatrist, His Young Patient, and the Past-Life Therapy That Changed Both Their Lives (1988). Brian Weiss had and has countless data and recordings of sessions, do you think all of them can be put in a book? Mirrors of Time: Using Regression for Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Healing (2002) ISBN 1-5617-0929-8