Many Lifetimes

by Joan Grant

Have we lived before? Are our talents and skills attributes we worked hard to develop in earlier experiences on earth? Are some of our current problems the result of unresolved conflicts from past lives?

In Many Lifetimes, authors Joan Grant and Denys Kelsey answer these questions with a resounding "yes " Their answer is not formed by speculation, however, but by direct experience: Joan, through her intuitive exploration of past lives, as recorded in her "far memory" books -- and Denys, a medical doctor and psychiatrist, through decades of work exploring previous lives through the use of hypnosis.

Together, they have written a compelling story of how the past affects our life today.

Genres: Metaphysics, Spirituality

240 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1997

Reviews

[☘Misericordia☘ ⚡ϟ⚡⛈⚡☁ ❇️❤❣ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Читала на русском.

[Mike S · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a really great read if you are interested in reincarnation, hypnotic regression accepting reincarnation as a therapeutic technique, or psi in general. It is a great followup to Joan Grant's excellent autobiography. And it's a great read before taking on Winged Pharaoh, also by Joan. Both husband and wife write about their experiences and both are very well thought out. The only objection I had to the book was that they mention working with the supra-physical self, Nowhere do they explain their experience and how they came to understand it. Everywhere else in Joan's books she talks about her experience and her deductions, in clear, intelligent terms, I really liked that about her. My guess is that bit got cut to keep the book short enough, which is too bad, that would make a great chapter. But all things considered this is a great read and I look forward to many more by Joan.

[Nicole · Rating 2 out of 5]

DNF'd. It's not that this was bad. However, it seemed to be about the methodology involved in Joan's process of accessing the memories of her previous incarnations versus what the memories were themselves. I had hoped for at least a dialogue between her and her husband. Instead, this book breaks down specific topics in recalling past lives, their definitions, when Joan first started to notice, and how she took notes. Not specifically bad, jut not what I was looking for.

[Sandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Très sympathique bien qu’un peu désuet pour ses préceptes anti gays et un peu dépassés mais il n’en reste pas moins que la lecture est pertinente et soulève des points intéressants concernant la réincarnation.

[Terri · Rating 1 out of 5]

Chapters alternate between "far-memory" writer Joan Grant and her psychiatrist husband Denys Kelsey. The first chapter tries to give credence to Grant's gift to know parts of past lives. She goes into detail about how these far memories are found, and how she learned to harness them.

Kelsey's chapters show more case studies, where often Grant helped him with his hypnosis of patients whose problem could be traced back to a previous incarnation. Not all chapter offer this "proof" of the existence of reincarnation. Two by Grant cover information about the development of babies or early preconception. One of Kelsey's is basically about parenthood and the problems a couple might discover. The chapter I enjoyed most was about the ghosts that Grant claims to have helped pass on to their next world.

Because it was originally written in 1967, it contains some very dated concepts regarding homosexuality and also motherhood.

[Miz Lizzie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Joan Grant wrote several "far memory" novels, essentially autobiographies of some of her previous incarnations. A talented psychic and healer, this book is co-written with her third husband, a psychiatrist, in alternating chapters. It explores reincarnation, hypnosis, dreams, and the developing the senses. Their claim of "curing" homosexuality through past-life regression struck me as a little sketchy but, otherwise, some interesting things to think about it. A fascinating introduction to Joan Grant's life and work, though I suspect her novels will be of more lasting interest to me.