Product Description

As a traditional psychotherapist, Dr. Brian Weiss was astonished and skeptical when one of his patients began recalling past-life traumas that seemed to hold the key to her recurring nightmares and anxiety attacks. His skepticism was eroded, however, when she began to channel messages from the "space between lives," which contained remarkable revelations about Dr. Weiss' family and his dead son. Using past-life therapy, he was able to cure the patient and embark on a new, more meaningful phase of his own career.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #276 in Books
• Published on: 1988-07-15
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 221 pages

Amazon.com
Psychiatry and metaphysics blend together in this fascinating book based on a true case history. Dr. Weiss, who was once firmly entrenched in a clinical approach to psychiatry, finds himself reluctantly drawn into past-life therapy when a hypnotized client suddenly reveals details of her previous lives. During one hypnosis session his client introduces the spirit guides who have been her soul therapists in between lives. This is when the story really takes off for Weiss, who discovers that these guides have specific messages about his dead son as well as Weiss's mission in life. No, we cannot verify the truth of this story using the limited scientific tools we have available. However, it is hard to dispute that this well-respected graduate of Columbia University and Yale Medical School has discovered a personal truth that has led him to be an enormously popular speaker, author, and leader in the field of past-life therapy. --Gail Hudson

From Publishers Weekly
In 1980, Weiss, head of the psychiatry department at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, began treating Catherine, a 27-year-old woman plagued by anxiety, depression and phobias. When Weiss turned to hypnosis to help Catherine remember repressed childhood traumas, what emerged were the patient's descriptions of a dozen or so of her hitherto unknown 86 past lives, as well as philosophical messages channeled from "Master Spirits." Catherine's anxieties and phobias soon disappeared, says Weiss, and she was able to end therapy. The previously nonspiritual, scientific Weiss, awed by Catherine's and the masters' revelations, has written this book to share his new-found knowledge about "immortality and the true meaning of life." Whether or not one believes in reincarnation and channeling, Weiss's book will disappoint. Catherine's descriptions of her past lives are not particularly compelling or insightful. Moreover, the teachings of the Master Spirits ("We are not to kill. . . . Only God can punish," "Charity, hope, faith, love . . . we must all know these things," and "Our body is just a vehicle for us while we're here. It is our soul and our spirit that last forever"), while admirable and comforting, are little more than restatements of traditional religious values.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review
Edith Fiore, Ph.D., clinical psychologist and author of You Have Been Here BeforeThis thought-provoking, beautifully written book breaks through the barriers of conventional psychotherapy and presents an innovative and highly effective treatment. It should be taken seriously by those in the mental health profession.

Richard Sutphen, author of Past Lives, Future Loves and You Were Born Again to Be TogetherA spellbinding case history substantiating the effectiveness of past-life therapy. The book will open doors for many who have never considered the validity of reincarnation.

Jeanne Avery, author of Astrology and Your Past LivesA profoundly moving account of one man's unexpected spiritual awakening. This significantly courageous book has opened the door to a marriage between science and metaphysics. Must reading for a soul-searching, hungry world.

Joel Rubinstein, M.D.former instructor of psychiatry at the Harvard Medical School now in private practiceDr. Weiss integrates concepts of traditional psychotherapy and the exploration of his patient's spiritual unconscious. My view of myself and others will never be quite the same.

Andrew E. Slaby, M.D.Ph.D., M.P.H. Medical Director, Fair Oaks HospitalAn interesting, well-written and thought-provoking exploration of the influence of past-life therapy on present behavior. You cannot put it down without feeling empathetic with Dr. Weiss's conclusions.

Jeanne Averyauthor of Astrology and Your Past LivesA profoundly moving account of one man's unexpected spiritual awakening. This significantly courageous book has opened the door to a marriage between science and metaphysics. Must reading for a soul-searching, hungry world.

Customer Reviews

Fascinating book!
I know I read this book many years ago but I had forgotten how good it was until I re-read it recently. It's absolutely fascinating. The work this doctor has done and the story of this patient's life (or should I say lives...) is truly remarkable. It really makes you think and opens up all kinds of possibilities about the life of your own soul and the souls of your loved ones. I found the book and the message it carried very comforting.

for the scientific minded like me
maybe it could be a good idea to read this book, then read "Twenty Cases Suggestive of Reincarnation" by Ian Stevenson and then come back to this book....

Dr Stevenson's work is 100% purely scientific and fits better with our left brain...

Absolute worthwhile read!
I've long been interested in reincarnation, and found this book to be fascinating! Dr. Weiss is extremely credible, and presents his experiences in a matter-of-fact manner, sharing his own initial disbelief and how he became convinced that what was happening was real.