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Many Lives, Many Masters: The True Story of a Prominent Psychiatrist, His Young Patient, and the Past-Life Therapy That Changed Both Their Lives Paperback – July 15, 1988
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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. With more than one million copies in print, Many Lives, Many Masters is one of the breakthrough texts in alternative psychotherapy and remains as provocative and timeless as it was when first published.
- Print length219 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherFireside
- Publication dateJuly 15, 1988
- Dimensions5.5 x 0.7 x 8.44 inches
- ISBN-109780671657864
- ISBN-13978-0671657864
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Richard Sutphen, author of Past Lives, Future Loves and You Were Born Again to Be Together A 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 Lives A 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 practice Dr. 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 Hospital An 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 Avery author of Astrology and Your Past Lives A 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.
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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.
I went out to the waiting room to greet her, and we shook hands. I noticed that hers were cold and damp, confirming her anxiety. Actually, it had taken her two months of courage gathering to make an appointment to see me even though she had been strongly advised to seek my help by two staff physicians, both of whom she trusted. Finally, she was here.
Catherine is an extraordinarily attractive woman, with medium-length blond hair and hazel eyes. At that time, she worked as a laboratory technician in the hospital where I was Chief of Psychiatry, and she earned extra money modeling swimwear.
I ushered her into my office, past the couch and to a large leather chair. We sat across from each other, my semicircular desk separating us. Catherine leaned back in her chair, silent, not knowing where to begin. I waited, preferring that she choose the opening, but after a few minutes I began inquiring about her past. On that first visit we began to unravel who she was and why she had come to see me.
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.
When we started to talk about her symptoms, she became noticeably more tense and nervous. Her speech was rapid, and she leaned forward, resting her elbows on the desk. Her life had always been burdened with fears. She feared water, feared choking to the extent that she could not swallow pills, feared airplanes, feared the dark, and she was terrified of dying. In the recent past, her fears had begun to worsen. In order to feel safe, she often slept in the walk-in closet in her apartment. She suffered two to three hours of insomnia before being able to fall alseep. Once asleep, she would sleep lightly and fitfully, awakening frequently. The nightmares and sleepwalking episodes that had plagued her childhood were returning. As her fears and symptoms increasingly paralyzed her, she became more and more depressed.
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.
During the first session, I kept trying to gently nudge her back to her childhood. Because Catherine remembered amazingly few events from her early years, I made a mental note to consider hypnotherapy as a possible shortcut to overcome this repression. She could not remember any particularly traumatic moments in her childhood that would explain the epidemic of fears in her life.
As she strained and stretched her mind to remember, isolated memory fragments emerged. When she was about five years old, she had panicked when someone had pushed her off a diving board into a swimming pool. She said that even before that incident, however, she had never felt comfortable in water. When Catherine was eleven, her mother had become severely depressed. Her mother's strange withdrawal from the family necessitated visits to a psychiatrist with ensuing electroshock treatments. These treatments had made it difficult for her mother to remember things. This experience with her mother frightened Catherine, but, as her mother improved and became "herself" again, Catherine said that her fears dissipated. Her father had a long-standing history of alcohol abuse, and sometimes Catherine's brother had to retrieve their father from the local bar. Her father's increasing alcohol consumption led to his having frequent fights with her mother, who would then become moody and withdrawn. However, Catherine viewed this as an accepted family pattern.
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.
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.
After high school, Catherine completed a two-year technical program, emerging as a laboratory technician. Armed with a profession and encouraged by her brother's move to Tampa, Catherine landed a job in Miami at a large teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Miami School of Medicine. She moved to Miami in the spring of 1974, at the age of twenty-one.
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.
During her first year in Miami, Catherine met Stuart. Married, Jewish, and with two children, he was totally different from any other man she had ever dated. He was a successful physician, strong and aggressive. There was an irresistible chemistry between them, but their affair was rocky and tempestuous. Something about him drew out her passions and awakened her, as if she were charmed by him. At the time Catherine started therapy, her affair with Stuart was in its sixth year and very much alive, if not well. Catherine could not resist Stuart although he treated her poorly, and she was furious at his lies, broken promises, and manipulations.
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.
Eight weeks passed. In the crunch of my busy practice as head of the Department of Psychiatry, I had forgotten about Ed's call. Catherine's fears and phobias worsened. Dr. Frank Acker, Chief of Surgery, had known Catherine casually for years, and they often bantered good-naturedly when he visited the laboratory where she worked. He had noticed her recent unhappiness and sensed her tension. Several times he had meant to say something to her but had hesitated. One afternoon, Frank was driving to a smaller, out-of-the way hospital to give a lecture. On the way, he saw Catherine driving to her home, which was close to that hospital, and impulsively waved her to the side of the road. "I want you to see Dr. Weiss now," he yelled through the window. "No delays." Although surgeons often act impulsively, even Frank was surprised at how emphatic he was.
Catherine's panic attacks and anxiety were increasing in frequency and duration. She began having two recurrent nightmares. In one, a bridge collapsed while she was driving across it. Her car plunged into the water below, and she was trapped and drowning. In the second dream, she was trapped in a pitch-black room, stumbling and falling over things, unable to find a way out. Finally, she came to see me.
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.
Copyright © 1988 by Brian L. Weiss, M.D.
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- Publisher : Fireside (July 15, 1988)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 219 pages
- ISBN-10 : 9780671657864
- ISBN-13 : 978-0671657864
- Item Weight : 7.2 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.7 x 8.44 inches
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Brian L. Weiss, MD, a graduate of Columbia University and Yale Medical School, is Chairman Emeritus of Psychiatry at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami. Dr. Weiss is the author of many books, including the bestselling Many Lives, Many Masters and Through Time into Healing. In addition, he conducts national and international seminars and experiential workshops as well as training programs for professionals. He maintains a private practice in Miami.
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Customers find the book thought-provoking and inspiring. They describe it as a life-changing read that blends psychology with spirituality in an engaging way. Readers find the narrative easy to understand and well-written. The story is compelling and believable, focusing on one journey for both the psychiatrist and the patient. The narrated content is interesting and descriptive, with a passionate and gripping pacing.
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- Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2024"Many Lives, Many Masters" is a fascinating exploration of past lives and healing, as told by a prominent psychiatrist. The true story of the author’s journey with a patient who regresses into her past lives is both compelling and thought-provoking. The insights gained not only help the patient heal but also profoundly impact the author’s understanding of life and existence. The narrative is engaging, blending psychology with spirituality in a way that invites readers to reflect on their own journeys. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the intersections of mind, body, and spirit!
- Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2024Great book. Talks about past lives and in between lives. Gives life meaning. Opens one up to their dreams and their own intuition.
- Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2024I Loved this book. It was amazing. I found it easy to read, compelling, and thought provoking. Highly recommend!
- Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2024The way the book was presented was a good read, however there was something missing. I certainly hope our existence is something more than this.
- Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2022Dr. Brian Weiss’s book confirmed everything my Spirit Guides have taught me through the years. It’s recommended reading for the course I am taking to become. CLT as a Spirit Release Therapist and Soul Therapist. In my experiences with past life regression and the denial of many of my doctors and family members, I was excited to read this Psychiatrists discovery which -time wise -correlates with my sessions with my Spirit Guides. I was able to overcome my fears realizing where they have been coming from. And as Dr. Weiss became aware that his clients were not schizophrenic I realized I needed to become a CLT to prove who I really am. And he and Michael Newton PHD proves I am not schizophrenic like my cousins, , I am a Medium with ability to communicate with my guides. Have a cousin with multiple personality disorder, a sister struggling with bi-polar and my studies have led me to become a certified licensed therapist in order to help them find themselves and release the lost, angry souls attached to them. At death we transcend into the Light, where our souls rejuvenate and reflect on what we need to learn our next lifetime. We are promised ever lasting life. Unfortunately, our parents denied the mental illness and addictions within our family. Covered up the suicides. I realize I cannot help anyone-no matter who they are- that do not want help. They live in a dark, angry World of revenge and anger. Just like our schizophrenic uncles did. My grandmother was. medium and they abused her, my dad and now me. Instead of using their gifts for good, they choose evil. Use it to con and scam seniors like me. Looks like it’s time I became certified so if my 2nd cousins, nieces or nephews need help in getting their parents committed they can call upon me to testify. I’ve had 36 years of experience dealing with their dual personalities. It’s like living in Wonderland with no escape. This book confirms everything my Spirit Guides have taught me. Helped me as a Parapsychologist.
- Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2024I love this author.
- Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2024A psychic medium recommended this book to me years ago. This is such an amazing read. It's so good that you can read in one sitting if you have the time to! Very easy to follow and will definitely trigger a spiritual awakening if that's what you're seeking! Very insightful book!
- Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2024This book was recommended to me by multiple people and it did not let me down. I was intrigued the whole way through.
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PreciosJustosMXReviewed in Mexico on October 12, 2023
5.0 out of 5 stars Me lo regalaron en 2005. Lo leí en una noche
No puedes parar de leerlo. Ahora acostumbro comprar varios para regalar
- NiloufarReviewed in Canada on July 6, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Masterpiece by Dr Brian Wiess
If one cannot find themselves believing in re-incarnation, this book will make you a believer. This book is Dr.Brian Wiess’s very first book on what he discovered to be a 💯 percent true.
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- Vinod S (vinodsub)Reviewed in India on December 27, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Need to believe beyond science
Indians, especially Hindus, we have always believed in the cycle of rebirths, and that the final life is that, where you can attain Moksha (salvation) from the cycle of births and deaths. Here's one of the best in medical profession talking through his left experience and encounters with the Masters. Amazing read, very well written. It's pacy, it's easy and it makes you open up to the possibility of the powers beyond all that science and humanity can prove scientifically. Very well narrated.
- AnaReviewed in the United Arab Emirates on November 21, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars If you're grieving, but it
It helped me a lot, when I lost my dad. It put me at the better place, gave me clarity and peace...
- AnnieReviewed in the United Kingdom on September 4, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars A thought provoking read
I have always been interested in whether there is an afterlife, so for me this was an extremely interesting book. It was recommended by my course tutor in holistic healing and I am so glad I bought the book. Well written I couldn’t stop reading it and will definitely read it again in the future.