And then let's assume that somehow her "superconscious" mind could connect the dates and tally them with the current calendars, why couldnt she even name the years in many of her other regressions? There's a lot of talk about how this book has no "scientific evidence" but I sometimes think that the modern society we live in is confused about what science actually is. Science was born from humanities and is - and always will be - the desire to learn, expand your mind, and open yourself to ALL possibilities - otherwise, we would never progress as a civilization. It is NOT to dismiss something as faff and nonsense, simply because there is no "evidence" to support it. There is not one person here who has the right to dismiss the claims in this book as rubbish, nor the author's work as nonsense, simply because it could very well be real, factual and true; and just because we ourselves haven't seen/experienced it, it doesn't mean it's a work of 'fairy-tales'. 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.

As someone who has psychic abilities herself, and has always had one foot in this world and one foot in the other, I have to sadly say that I was very disappointed by this book. My biggest problem with it was that I didn't find it believable at all! 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?The inexcusable crime of taking somebody’s life impacts both the murderer and the victim in unfathomable ways. Based on the spiritual wisdom of the author, by ending a life before its natural designated time has arrived, the killer devoids the victim of the life lessons he/she was supposed to learn in this lifetime. Humankind has not learned about balance, let alone practiced it. It is guided by greed and ambition, steered by fear. In this way it will eventually destroy itself. – Many Lives, Many Masters by Brian L. Weiss, M.D. Butchy, Laura (May 2000). "Days of Our Past Lives". Columbia College Today. Archived from the original on 2010-06-24 . Retrieved January 3, 2021. La reencarnación no es un tema que me afane en la actualidad. No obstante, me animé a leer este libro del doctor Brian Weiss, gracias a la reseña que hizo Laura Quijano en el canal de El grimorio, la cual además de ser una muy buena reseña, me recordó el libro como una deuda con mi infancia. I cannot quite put into words my utter detestation for the book, it's author, and all or most of mankind! Given to skepticism all my life I was always weary of any mention of this book. I would always argue that since this book has been around for a good long time and since we are yet to discover all that much compelling evidence about reincarnation, there's probably a snag somewhere. Which is why until recently I never thought about actually reading it.

En Muchas vidas, muchos maestros, el ya reconocido psiquiatra e hipnotizador, para esos tiempos, Brian Weiss, describe su primer caso de regresión (el cual sucede por accidente) a vidas pasadas. Y lo hace mostrando no solo las vidas y las “entre vidas” de la paciente, sino también la forma en que él estaba viviendo su propio proceso de entendimiento y asimilación de esta idea. Me gustó mucho el lenguaje del doctor, que muestra sus dudas a la luz de la propia incredulidad del lector, porque sus dudas son nuestras propias dudas. Lo leí en tarde y media, me encantó. A partes iguales me sentí acompañada y acompañando. Catherine's life in a small town had been easier than her life in Miami turned out to be, yet she was glad she had fled her family problems. Her religion was simple and unquestioned. She was raised to believe in traditional Catholic ideology and practices, and she had never really doubted the truthfulness and validity of her faith. She believed that if you were a good Catholic and lived properly by observing the faith and its rituals, you would be rewarded by going to heaven; if not, you would experience purgatory or hell. A patriarchal God and his Son made these final decisions. I later learned that Catherine did not believe in reincarnation; in fact, she knew very little about the concept, although she had read sparingly about the Hindus. Reincarnation was an idea contrary to her upbringing and understanding. She had never read any metaphysical or occult literature, having had no interest in it. She was secure in her beliefs. 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!

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Brian Weiss had and has countless data and recordings of sessions, do you think all of them can be put in a book?

I had a baby cousin sister who could remember a past life. So we took her to the place and she had died young in that life so her parents, siblings etc were still alive and she was able to name all of them. That's the way past lives are verified for real. If a 3 year old can recall that kind of information why cant many of Catherine's past lives? Dr Weiss doesnt apply any serious scientific rigour to verify and investigate at least recent past lives at all. Why is that? I've absolutely no idea.

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The first time I saw Catherine she was wearing a vivid crimson dress and was nervously leafing through a magazine in my waiting room. She was visibly out of breath. For the previous twenty minutes she had been pacing the corridor outside the Department of Psychiatry offices, trying to convince herself to keep her appointment with me and not run away. Patience and timing … everything comes when it must come. A life cannot be rushed, cannot be worked on a schedule as so many people want it to be. We must accept what comes to us at a given time, and not ask for more. – Many Lives, Many Masters by Brian L. Weiss, M.D. For example, why not release the recordings of the sessions with the patient? Or at least, prove that the patient really existed? How are we to know that this wasn’t simply a work of fiction? It’s impossible to tell from what has been written. It could have all been made up, only first names have been used. Dr Weiss made no attempts to verify the astounding claims made by his patient, Catherine. En mi caso, más allá de mi niña interior o de el propósito de abrir mi mente a nuevas ideas, me reconforta que el libro alumbra la creencia que tenemos muchos de la vida después de la muerte. Using hypnosis to recover repressed memories, including repressed trauma, was a popular therapeutic technique in the early 1980s, when Weiss treated Catherine. However, psychologists are now split on whether this is a valid therapeutic practice. Some psychologists condemn the practice because research shows it’s possible for therapists to implant false memories in the minds of hypnotized patients. These false memories often feel so vivid that the patient fully believes they’re real, which is especially dangerous when the false memory relates to abuse.