Memories from the Past.

In the past few years, I’ve read many books of different genres. One of the books that still have an impact on me is Many lives, Many Masters, a true story of a Prominent Psychiatrist, his young patient, and the Past Life Therapy that changed both their lives. A book that one of my high school teachers recommended for us to read. A book that not many teenagers would read but well, I did.

Many Lives, Many Masters, written by Dr. Brian Weiss, a popular past life regression and reincarnation therapy advocate, has undoubtedly inspired people new to the field of Past Lives Therapy. Upon reading his book Many Lives, Many Masters, my view of myself and others will never be quite the same.

DEATH OF CONSCIOUSNESS SIMPLY DOES NOT EXIST. — Dr. Thomas Paul.

As his profile suggests, he talks about reincarnation and past life in a way we never conceived. Certainly, Hindu mythology talks about punarjanam, but I have not found it so relatable until I read this book.

This book documents Dr. Weiss’s journey from being a complete non-believer in supernatural occurrences to a total believer in reincarnation and traveling back in past lives. In 1981, the course of Dr. Brian Weiss’s career changed when one of his patients, Catherine, suddenly recalled details of her past life while under hypnosis. Being a questioner like the other scientists, his experience with this patient convinced him that reincarnation is real, human souls are eternal, and there are spiritual Masters.

We are all the same. One is no greater than the next. And all this is just lessons…and punishments. — Dr. Brian Weiss

Catherine’s First Past Life Memory

After treating Catherine for 18 months with standard talk therapy and making very little progress, Weiss began to suspect there might be hidden memories of trauma in Catherine’s past that caused her current mental health issues. Weiss believed that if they could dig up those buried memories through hypnosis, Catherine would be able to confront her trauma and cure her present-day phobias.

Catherine could recollect the memories of her being a young woman living in a hot, dry climate in 1863 BC. In her memories, she pictured herself as an 18-year-old girl named Aronda. Weiss instructed her to go several years ahead in time where she described drowning alongside her young daughter (who was her niece in current life ); the memory was so intense that Catherine began to suffocate while describing it.

The following week, Catherine stated that after recalling her death by drowning in a past life, she was no longer afraid of water in her present life. Her recurring nightmares of drowning had disappeared wholly. In the future, Catherine didn’t show any signs of psychological disorders that could cause illusions, nor was she consuming any drugs that could cause such an effect.

Catherine’s Other Past Lives

As Weiss and Catherine continued their past life regression therapy, Catherine revealed that she had experienced 86 lifetimes on Earth; despite that, during her therapy, she could recall details from about 11 lifetimes. Furthermore, her past life memories were not limited to one geographical area or consistent to one particular gender. She could recollect living all over the world at various points in history, having numerous professions, and being both male and female.

Weiss also mentions in the book that the people we already know are just someone from our past lives who were related to us in some way or the other, like your friend today may have been your sister in previous lives.

He states that you are like a leaf on a branch of a tree. Some leaves are closer to you, some on the same branch, while others are far off, but on the same tree.

Many Lives, Many Masters turned out to be a fascinating read, where I became more aware of our lives being connected with our pasts. Generally speaking, you must volunteer to read the book to further understand in brief what Brian wanted oneself to figure out by the mean of his regression therapies with Catherine. I swear you won’t be dissatisfied and could change your life for the better.

Our body is just a vehicle for us while we’re here. It is our soul and our spirit that lasts forever. — Dr. Brian Weiss