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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:  58 reviews
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Pages: 240
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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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 Interesting read, but no lasting effect.... January 29, 2005
31 out of 47 found this review helpful
Dr. Weiss' books are always interesting to read, but they never leave me with any lasting effect. After a short time, I find it hard to remember any of the cases he talks about. This book is no different. It has only been two weeks since I read it, and when a friend asked what the most interesting cases in it were, I couldn't answer her question.
Either Weiss is getting tired, or I'm simply getting tired of reading Weiss. Even though he offers his views on progression for the first time in the book, it's really nothing new. He sees future lives the way he sees past lives...you must learn a lesson (love, charity, compassion, etc.) in them, and if you don't...oops...you'll have to learn it next time...or next time...or next time. Weiss claims not to be offering proof of either past or future lives, yet he obviously has a very set in stone view of the meaning of life...or lives. His views, in my opinion, are as rigid as any views in organized religion.
And now, he has a prophecy about the future, which makes him a prophet now, does it not? He also takes a jab at New Age believers, saying many don't fully live as they should. This is like biting the hand that feeds him, in my opinion. He has a private practice, but he is no stranger to the New Age money making racket-- New Age conferences costing hundreds, New Age cruises costing thousands, etc. One can only wonder, if he sees those who attend such things as not fully living; or if he sees those who do not attend such things as not fully living? And $25 for a small hardcover book? Amusingly, Dr. Weiss repeatedly brings up in this book the fact that money means little to him, and that wealth does not impress him. While Weiss hears stories of horridness and sordidness, they don't seem to faze him a bit; but, what one thing does he hear that actually jolts and revolts him? The possibility that a client and his wife married for financial reasons, and not for true love! If this isn't overkill, I don't know what is.
This will probably be the last book I read by Dr. Weiss. It has been interesting...but it's just not that interesting any longer.
 Brian Weiss is a leader in his field December 29, 2004
26 out of 33 found this review helpful
Same Soul, Many Bodies is a remarkable look at the concept of life progression, showing us what life may be like in the near, as well as the distant future. There are books on past life regression, although few, but Dr. Weiss opens a whole new field with his fascinating studies on progression. If enough people around the world pay attention, the world would be a much better place.
Dr. Brian Weiss is a leader in the field of past life regression therapy with his book Many Lives, Many Masters. A highly advanced and enlightened soul, Dr. Weiss remains a wonderfully cheerful, humble man while he teaches others that love is the answer to many of life's questions. His aura of greatness is evident as he enters a room and it encompasses anyone in his presence.
Progression Completes the Picture January 30, 2006
24 out of 24 found this review helpful
I first read Brian Weiss about 6 years ago when I had my mind opened by Many Lives, Many Masters. While I've since read a number of books on the topic, none compared to the original, until this one. I found that it really completes the picture by looking forward on our soul's journey.
The most memorable story was about a suicidal man whom Dr. Weiss progressed on two separate paths -- one where he did commit suicide, and the second where he didn't. The man saw not only the consequences to his family in this life, but also the karmic consequences in his subsequent lives as well. The clarity of the vision and his vivid emotions helped him to come to terms with the reality of his life instead of seeking the escape of suicide.
Dr. Weiss proposes that our free will can help us to learn the planned lessons, or not, within a given life. For this reason, I believe this is his best book -- it helps us to look forward, and claim our behavior today, instead of staying stuck in the past.
I've already shared the book with a number of friends. Hopefully you'll enjoy it as well.
Weak but interesting spin on reincarnation January 22, 2008
24 out of 26 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.
 what a ride... March 14, 2005
21 out of 24 found this review helpful
It's hard to dismiss the proof and logic that comes forth in the methodology used by Dr Weiss. The book was very touching for me. It expanded thought horizons for me. After reading his book, I had the realization that life's problems were mere trivialities in the bigger picture of why we are here. Something else quite unexpected developed as a result of this read. With a free will choice, I think that people sometimes force their will on "karma" (sorry, for lack of a better word) and the consequence of that may be to their detriment. For instance; if you meet a girl, and you want to make her your wife, you can force the issue to the point where she says yes,OR, you can enjoy your time with her for the moment, and let things run their course. If it is meant to be, serendipity or fate, or creation will bring you back together. Patience and wisdom play a big part in the determination of a good life path.
Yes, that's what this book has taught me. It's ok to be assertive, it's quite another thing to be forceful. Hmmm, yes. That's what I got out of this book.
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