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| Same Soul, Many Bodies: Discover the Healing Power of Future Lives through Progression Therapy | 
 enlarge | Author: Brian L. Weiss
Publisher: Free Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  59 reviews
Sales Rank: 7167
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 0743264347
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.8914
EAN: 9780743264341
ASIN: 0743264347
Publication Date: August 30, 2005
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| Customer Reviews:
 Hopeful April 24, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I loved this book! I was raised Catholic. Too many disappointments & unanswered questions, I'm beginning to study Buddhism. I love the feeling of hope surrounding reincarnation.
After studying about Theodora & Justinian, Greek Byzantine Rulers. Stories have been recounted that our Bible had been rewritten many times, to exclude Reincarnation.
I read this book in two days, and gave it to my Husband to enjoy. We both appreciated it so much, that we expanded our library to many more books by Dr. Weiss.
CD and Text March 24, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have read the print book and listened to the 4 CD set a few times. I am more partial to his earlier recordings, but the notion of "future lives" is progressive in terms with keeping up with the times!
Very Informative! March 10, 2008
Good and very informative. This audio book makes you wonder. The author is also very easy to listen to and he is very clear.
Same Soul, Many Bodies January 31, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is a fairly recent book by Dr. Weiss, again centered on the experience his patients had during past life regressions. This time though he actually elaborates on the healing power of progression, i.e. having his patients explore possible future lives or life events.
He admits that whatever glimpses of the future you may see, it is only one possible future that could be altered by any number of events in between. Dr. Weiss stresses the therapeutical effect of progressions under hypnosis, letting his patients explore different life outcomes based on the different decisions they could be making at their current life forks.
There are a few remarkable stories contained in this book, more so than in his other ones (I read most of them). Recalls into the distant past of life on Earth, Atlantis, one episode from the life of Jesus, as well as glimpses into the future 1000 and more years out. Even mentions of life on other planets. Dr. Newton (in whose work you may be interested too if you are into reincarnation and life between lives) refers to extraterrestrial life forms quite a bit, but this is the first time I saw Dr. Weiss write about the topic.
I first had the CD version of this book, but found out later that the book has quite a bit more content. I did not regret buying the book eventually.
 Weak but interesting spin on reincarnation January 22, 2008
26 out of 28 found this review helpful
It's tempting to approach this book ironically, enjoying it as a piece of psychotherapeutic folklore and nothing more. But Dr. Weiss's credentials command some respect. He's clearly a serious person who has devoted serious thought to the therapeutic value of reincarnation memories, and so his ideas deserve consideration, even if they're presented here in a lax and breezy manner.
This is not a book of evidence for reincarnation. There are very few points of evidence, and these are anecdotal. For example, one couple gives identical accounts of past lives together, presumably without consulting one another, although this qualification is not stated outright. Also, Dr. Weiss claims that his patients as a whole have independently provided accounts of "future history" that are, he estimates, 90% consistent with one another. (He doesn't mention how he arrives at this figure or exactly what it means.) If such results could be demonstrated under controlled conditions, it would corroborate Dr. Weiss's claims. As it stands, you either suppose it's true for the sake of argument, or you abandon the book.
The same suspension of disbelief is required if we're to consider Weiss's most important claim, which is that the reincarnation experiences obtained under hypnosis, whether true or invented, result in dramatic psychiatric improvement.
All these claims are scientifically testable, and I am disappointed that Dr. Weiss neglected to suggest such tests or to survey previous findings. What we have instead is Dr. Weiss telling his stories and rendering his subjective opinion, and while I respect his experience, I can't help noticing that this book could easily have made a more substantial contribution to the field.
If there is a new wrinkle on "past life regression" here, it is the idea of "future life progression," whereby the patient is guided to envision possible futures based on different life decisions. It's an interesting idea on the face of it, but a real evaluation of the practice requires empirical research.
Dr. Weiss neglects such pragmatic concerns, instead devoting many pages to bland New Age truisms. These benign homilies supplement the case studies and succeed in padding them out to book length, but an intellect and work ethic of Dr. Weiss's caliber could have put those pages to far more constructive use.
The case studies are the real meat of the book. Sadly, they have a manufactured feel that can only cast doubt on Weiss's thesis. It's clear from the start that Weiss is taking broad artistic license in paraphrasing his clients' dialogue, even when appearing to quote directly. To be blunt about it, nobody talks the way his clients do. Furthermore, each case history follows such a similar arc that it is difficult not to see the author's hand at work. I don't mean to question Weiss's sincerity, only the credibility of his presentation. Scoffers will find no shortage of ammunition here.
Still, where some might find that the lack of empirical evidence and theoretical grounding makes for a dubious case, others might find that Weiss refreshingly avoids getting bogged down in corroborative details and academic jargon. Instead, he simply testifies to his experience and affirms that it is true. It might sound like BS to some, but to others it is cutting through the BS.
And he's right about one thing: even if recovering reincarnation memories is only an exercise in imagination, it does get a person thinking about himself and his relationships, and that can't be too bad a result.
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