Same Soul, Many Bodies: Discover the Healing Power of Future Lives through Progression Therapy Reviews

• Makes you Wonder!

  
  By A1N2L9A6I686G5 on 2005-05-01
  I have read most of Weiss's books to date, and I believe (unlike some of the other reviewers) that his books do leave you thinking - or maybe a better word would be wondering.
  
  The premise of this book is that what we've done in previous lives have determined, in part, the types of obstacles we face in this life (or lack thereof). It also leads you to realize, through example, that what we're doing in this life is going to have a direct impact on the types of obstacles we'll encounter in our future life times.
  
  This theory really makes one wonder about how they're living today - and maybe help some of us to realize that we need to make some changes, lest we have to go through the same obstacles next time!
  
  I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the subject of past & future lives - although one must approach this subject with a completely open mind!
  
  

• great introduction

  
  By A1L3EJLF6NSPAB on 2005-01-02
  I found this book great for those who are wanting to increase their awareness of past lives. As a believer in reincarnation, this book gives good insight into past lives, soul mates, and our spiritual guides. It also intrigues with real life experiences in hypnosis and the ability for each of us to get in touch with our own spirituality. As I grow in awareness this book fufills my desire to learn about my spiritual path. Same Soul, Many Lives is a great beginning understanding of regression and progression therapy.
  
  

• an illuminating eyeopener into both healing and the future

  
  By A2TD590TD29HHZ on 2006-04-20
  I have only read a couple of books by Brian Weiss, "Many Lives Many Masters" and "Only Love is Real", and whereas I found some repetition between those two books, this one seems to stand on its own. This book is also better organized than the others I have read - being organized into chapters with headings such as "relationships" and "free will". However, rather than being purely devoted to progression as one might gather from the title, this book focuses on the complementary aspects of regression and progression in healing. Various case studies are used to illustrate the various themes of the book, which give an illuminating insight not only into how one can view one's future lives (being able to see a number of routes according to which option we take now) but also into what future life may be for all of us in 50, 100 and 1000 years. A wonderful book.
  
  

• Great New Book!

  
  By A3DW1ZDNBJKB3R on 2004-11-28
  I am doubly excited both that Dr. Weiss has written another book and that "Same Soul, Many Bodies" is such a beautiful and important book. His first book, "Many Lives, Many Masters", completely changed my life and enabled me to find my spiritual path. The new book is filled with fascinating stories of his patients, showing how past-life therapy and future-life progression have helped them to heal physically and emotionally. These new case histories are particularly powerful and show how we all can find more peace, more joy and more healing in our lives by understanding and using these techniques. I also enjoyed his findings about the future, especially the future of this planet. His work resonates with the findings of modern physics, especially with the concept of parallel universes. At both a personal and theoretical level, this book is a must read.
  
  

• What is the sound of one doc quacking?

  
  By A2Y2A4LEU3LQGR on 2004-12-15
  Presented as a series of stories about caricaturish patients interspersed with homilies on his (generic mystical) spiritual beliefs, this book reminds me of nothing so much as an infomercial. He mentions his other books and relaxation CDs often, and reminds the reader several times that it takes specialized knowledge to achieve the conscious state that lets you tap into these past and future memories.
  
  Well of course it does. Otherwise, he'd be out of a job.
  
  Weiss pioneered "regression therapy": hypnotizing people to remember past lives and thus stop repeating the bad choices made in them. In this book, he adds the twist of having them remember future lives. Or possible future paths. He's deliberately hazy on which, just as he equivocates about whether regression is a real memory or just symbolic. But the point is that they can see how much better things get from making the right choices.
  
  Like any good infomercial, there's entertainment value here. His tales are full of picturesque characters, true love, violence, and, of course, happy endings. Each story illustrates schooling in some spiritual virtue; we are reincarnated over and over until we collect the whole set. Nonviolence. Love. Compassion.
  
  The whole spiritual thesis doesn't stand up to much questioning (why can we figure out in 10 minutes as a human something that we couldn't figure out in multiple lifetimes as a higher-consciousness being of energy? if we can't ordinarily remember past lives, how are the learned lessons going to stick?), but infomercials succeed by telling people what they want so strongly to believe that they will put aside their questions.
  
  What's so funny about peace, love, and understanding? Read the story about using them to change the weather to find out.
  
  
• Interesting read, but no lasting effect....
  By A523U6FP4FJYM on 2005-01-29
  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
  By A1S8ZQ7OVH9XAJ on 2004-12-29
  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.
  
  
• Weak but interesting spin on reincarnation
  By A3EXX37LWABN84 on 2008-01-22
  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.
  
  
• Progression Completes the Picture
  By A1GO5ZC0JFIFD1 on 2006-01-30
  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.
  
  
• what a ride...
  By A1OWTM6NQFGR40 on 2005-03-14
  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.
  
  
• basically a rehashing of the earlier books
  By A11S6DZLRR0C2W on 2005-03-02
  I enjoyed "Only Love is Real" because regression therapy was new to me. This book basically continues on the same path with anecdotal "evidence" of his patient's past lives. The stories that were hard for me to swallow include a past life in Atlantis where the culture was not just advanced but futuristic with flying machines and crystal buildings, and the fact that a man who encountered Jesus in a past life was not "cured" of his ailment until Dr. Weiss facilitated the revisiting of the Jesus encounter. The new angle in the book is the supposed future life visions which merely show potential future scenarios based on the individual's present choices and actions (ie..remain childless= bleak, unfulfilled future vs. have child= happy, joyful future).
  
  I've come a long way in my thinking since I read "Only Love is Real" and I've tried Dr. Weiss's regression CDs with no success. Never-the-less, I keep telling my husband that just because you don't personally experience something doesn't mean its not real. However Dr. Weiss's corny, simplistic writing style and unbelieveable past life stories lead me to believe that its all hogwash. Now that I really think about it, 2 stars is probably generous.
  
  
• Weiss offers more than you think
  By A1BD7HE022FLMK on 2004-12-26
  After reading "Many Lifes, Many Masters" and "Messages from the Master" many years ago, I use to think that Dr. Brian Weiss didn't have anymore to offer to my spiritual growth. But I was wrong. I widely recommend this book.
  
  
• Fascinating And Consistent With New Age Ideas
  By A20CR4907G7CTS on 2005-06-12
  I'm totally fascinated with new age ideas so this book fits right into my interests. Particularly interesting to me was the stories of people who travelled mentally to Atlantis and ancient Egypt and also to the future on this planet:
  
  on Atlantis the buildings were made of something like glass and people used their knowledge of the forces of nature for evil purposes. the guy who did this got the 'rack' treatment by the Catholic church in a later lifetime.
  
  the priests in ancient Egypt used 'energy rods' that produced sound and light energy to heal the body. using these secret arcane methods they could stimulate the body to regenerate limbs that were lost in battle. this guy is a homosexual in his present life. his partner makes him do things he doesn't like. sexual things.
  
  These ideas are consistent with the Edgar Cayce material. The markings inside the great pyramid tell the history of our human race which I think ends around the year 3200 according to the pyramid. Interestingly none of Dr. Weiss' case studies in this book spoke of any time on earth past the year 3200 although they spoke of coming to this planet some 60,000 years ago and hiding some artifacts from their civilization.
  
  Dr. Weiss also summarizes his prophetic vision of the future based on his progessing of groups of people at his seminars.
  
  I would love to have Dr. Weiss hypnotize me and talk with him for many hours and then have him write a book about my experiences.
  
  I'm signed up to attend his weekend session coming up in Rhinbeck, NY in August 2005. I didn't get into the following week long session but will keep checking his schedule:
  
  I only believe in Dr. Weiss not other people like psychics who claim they can communicate with the dead. Those people use their psychic powers for their own greed probably. I'm one of those people that Dr. Weiss mentions that have some fears that this subject has the potential to lead into the black arts and the occult. The people in the movie The Ametyville Horror had been experimenting with transcedental meditation. This opened the door to the horrific forces within the house.
  
  Jeff Marzano
  
  Past Life Regression: A Guide for Practitioners
  
  The Mystery of the Crystal Skulls: Unlocking the Secrets of the Past, Present, and Future
  
  Edgar Cayce's Egypt: Psychic Revelations on the Most Fascinating Civilization Ever Known
  
  Initiation in the Great Pyramid (Astara's Library of Mystical Classics)
  
  
  
• One of the best book purchases ever
  By ARMWN6XDU0Q3H on 2005-09-29
  Same Soul, Many Bodies is enlightening and educational. For those who do not believe in future and past lives, they will change their minds after reading this book and Many Lives, Many Masters, also by Dr. Brian Weiss, M.D.. I recommend this book to everyone I meet. It is actually on loan for the second time and those that have borrowed it love it and say their views have changed for the better because they see the importance of treating others better.
  
  
• This is a joke, right?
  By A2MGSML2O7E68D on 2004-12-20
  He's exhausted the topic of Regression and has now started on Progression. There is even a chapter touching on Aliens, so you can see where the next book is going to go!
  
  He's having a laugh, isn't he? Mind you, the joke is on us for buying the books.
  
  
• Uncharted territory
  By A3QLETN22HGIMF on 2004-12-15
  This book introduced new ideas and spiritual realms to me-- and I've been reading only spiritual books for several years! The fact that one can progress through hypnosis into the future is amazing. And how by tapping into that "future" knowledge, one can change their lives NOW in order to affect the future outcome. It's deep, but very easy to read. This was so enlightening and interesting that I couldn't put it down! Brian, you have done a superior job with this book!
  
  
• Book for open mind
  By A3QMCHVJRS0EGH on 2005-09-28
  Do not expect from this book that it will let you peep into some insightful regression experiences. But what the book does is - it opens you rmind to the possibility of everlasting life. I come from eastern culture so this is not a new concept but it might be for western culture. Brian Wiess tries to reconcile the eastern culture with a little christian tilt to sell the book to western customers. But if you really would like to have insight in to something more interesting then I would suggest reading John Edward or some book on Bhuddism. But if you distill this book's message it is simple - Karma - every thing you do had implication in your future life.
  
  
• Looking to Forever
  By A2SO906ND3MXR4 on 2005-08-29
  Anyone intrested in Past Life Regression will find this book fascinating. It's thought provoking and uplifting.
  
  
• A MUST Read...For EVERYONE!
  By A1VQI1503OKURS on 2007-06-14
  I didn't know what to expect when a friend told me I should read this book. Soon after the first chapter, though, I was hooked! Brian Weiss is a wonderful writer who has the gift of fluidity in language. I couldn't put this book down!
  
  After reading Same Soul, Many Bodies, I ordered every other book by Weiss I could find in print. For me, much of the content within the pages of all his work was very validating. Ahhh, that's another story!
  
  I have recommended Weiss' books to all of my friends who have lost someone they dearly loved. I've also introduced my teenage daughters to the magnificent messages of hope and love in these brilliant books. The information retrieved from the state of being one experiences between lives is something we all should read and commit to memory. In doing so, we will change our life and, eventually, change our world.
  
  Please, read these books. Even if you're a complete skeptic!
  
  
  
  
• Shame on him!
  By A2DFRELEQ8JHGX on 2005-09-06
  Brian Weiss yet again tries to convince his readers that his stories are real. I am sorry he has to go to such lengths just to publish a book. His advice is the same no matter how many books he writes.
  
  For a creative story with average writing, this is your book!
  
  
• WOW!
  By A26GW9GHWZJ0UY on 2007-08-09
  He got it in one with this one. There is so much information in this one - pick a topic and he touches on it. And yet he wrote it in a manner like "Many Lives, Many Masters" as opposed to the almost textbook way he wrote "Through Time Into Healing" or others. It was too easy to read, even. I'm going to have to read it again.
  
  You do not have to believe in reincarnation to get the messages out of this book. The book deals with love, compassion and empathy as core elements and I really think that those are universal messages everyone in the world can believe in.
  
  I think this is the best book Weiss has written to date.
  
  
• One of the best books to have
  By A1UKGSBUDO4O8M on 2006-07-14
  The book is by Dr. Brian Weiss, same author as Many Masters Many lives...Even if you are not a believer of reincarnation, the book captures your imagination and attention. It is definitly a book to read and learn to explore options through past and future lives. It is the powerful positive result that matters, more than anything else!
  
  
• A must read
  By AVK0V0HXWMMDC on 2007-01-11
  One of the best books I have ever read. Leaves the reader with an open mind and the possibilities of how vast the universe and the soul really might be. I purchased 3 more for my adult children to read, enjoy and contemplate life.
  
  
• One fundamental error is enough to shake my belief in Dr W
  By A28P8ZQET4ICP1 on 2008-06-16
  In chapter 7, a young woman named Roberta is regressed to a past life when she was a Pakistani girl 500 years ago.
  
  Well, I got news for you Dr Weiss. Pakistan was formed on Aug 15, 1947. Before that date, Pakistan did not exist. Now I would not have any issues if he had said "Indian subcontinent" or "the area known as Pakistan now". But, he chose to be specific and wrong.
  
  At least do some research, Doc!
  
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• Loved the short meditations!
  By A15IJUPM1B21U1 on 2006-05-11
  As with all of Brian Weiss's books, I thoroughly enjoyed the insights and client experiences in "Same Soul..." In addition, I appreciated the short, topic-specific meditations he included in this one. The simplest way to use them is to record the meditation and play it back when you want to follow it. I'd suggest journaling your meditation experience after each session -- that often helps you delve a little deeper into the possible meanings therein.
  
  
• Enthralled by the stories
  By A3IWF9LJFRN5P6 on 2007-03-30
  This is the second of Brian Weiss's books that I have read. I get so enthralled by the stories of his clients that sometimes I don't want to put the book down. If you are interested in past life regressions, start off with Many Lives, Many Masters and then Same Soul. It really gets you thinking of who you were in the past and the lessons you need to learn now to be a better person in the future.
  
  
• Infinite possibilities
  By A1G5ODL9M1U1UH on 2007-04-21
  Would you like to know your future? Would you like to change it so that you experience the most joy in your life? Brian Weiss is well-known for his pioneering work in past life regression therapy. In this ground-breaking book, he progresses patients into their probable futures so that they can make present-day decisions which heal their past, present and future. Fascinating material. Highly recommended.
  
  
  
• Same Soul, Many Bodies
  By AGVIUNALLAV3Q on 2008-01-31
  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.
  
  
• Hopeful
  By A2ZPC258AIWVNG on 2008-04-24
  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.
  
  
• Further adventures in healing beyond time by past-life regression proponent
  By A2L4ZGN7GZJ95T on 2008-05-24
  As a practitioner myself of past-life/spiritual regression therapy who works in Miami and is acquainted with some of Weiss' clients and students, and also as a metaphysical author, I have learned much from Dr. Weiss's writings over the years. In this book, Weiss delves into future life progression, which involves guiding a client to envision a potential future, which can help clarify things for the present. I've personally experienced this type of exercise and find it useful, though I wouldn't presume that the perceived future is one that will necessarily transpire in our 3D timeline. I found it interesting that Weiss's progression participants seemed to pick up on a mass shrinkage in the world population following some major changes/disasters on the planet within the next few hundred years. There are many other sources that have tapped in to perceptions about the coming changes, and Weiss offers another view of this from people projecting into probable future existences. Weiss has developed a readable style of presenting about his work and his findings, and he maintains an inspiring spiritual message that helps us appreciate the process of going through many lifetimes to learn spiritual lessons and become more loving beings. Weiss comes across as genuine and is one of the best ambassadors of this type of spirituality, bringing his mainstream science/medicine credentials to bolster the recognition that what he does is very real and effective. He'd have had no reason to embark on his mystical pursuits unless something very powerful and compelling had transpired, since he was a successful conventional psychiatrist when the transpersonal healing path opened up to him.
  
  

• Same Soul, Many Bodies: Discover the Healing Power of Future Lives through Progression Therapy
• Muchas vidas, muchos sabios

• Many Lives, Many Masters: The True Story of a Prominent Psychiatrist, His Young Patient, and the Past-Life Therapy That Changed Both Their Lives
• Only Love Is Real: A Story of Soulmates Reunited
• Through Time Into Healing
• Messages from the Masters: Tapping into the Power of Love
• Mirrors of Time: Using Regression for Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Healing