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Lesson Plan Many Lives, Many Masters by Brian L. Weiss
The Many Lives, Many Masters lesson plan contains a variety of teaching materials that cater to all learning styles. Inside you'll find 30 Daily Lessons, 20 Fun Activities, 180 Multiple Choice Questions, 60 Short Essay Questions, 20 Essay Questions, Quizzes/Homework Assignments, Tests, and more. The lessons and activities will help students gain an intimate understanding of the text; while the tests and quizzes will help you evaluate how well the students have grasped the material.
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First published July 8, 2012
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August 10, 2018
Wow is all I can say! It was certainly enlightening to learn more about reincarnation and the development of our souls. I've read books/stories before about near-death experiences, guardian angels but never a book that discussed reincarnation. This book, in my opinion, was more inspiring than those motivational speakers or those self-help books. I hope to attend one of his seminars one day and look forward to reading his other books. If you/anyone you know ever question life or God, this book is a must read!
If the author ever reads this/anyone who has read this book could answer my question:
Brian Weiss mentioned his son died in order to pay his father's debts. What did he mean by that?
If the author ever reads this/anyone who has read this book could answer my question:
Brian Weiss mentioned his son died in order to pay his father's debts. What did he mean by that?
December 21, 2014
Every now and then a book comes along that gives you pause, changes your perspective on love, life and purpose. This was one of those books for me. Having read books on Edgar Cayce and by Jess Stern on this subject, I knew what I was in for. Still, the impact was not at all diminished. This will most likely send me onto a flurry of books on reincarnation. In any event, this is a great book to read for a myriad of reasons: If grieving the loss of a loved one, dealing with personal demons, illness or life-altering issues, or simply out of curiosity. It will not disappoint.
December 22, 2019
I'm open to new ideas but very skeptical as one should be when faced with individuals who claim to hold the answers to life's hardest questions.
First I'm disappointed that this doctor didn't have the intuition to validate his discoveries using the scientific method. As a scientist he should have naturally sought to test the claims of his patient. One way I can think of doing that is by asking her the whic horses will win upcoming races (as the book claims she was able to do) and then document the results. That would be more powerful than a bullshit book.
Second the patient seems to remember dates like 1500 bc. How did she know the term 'BC' before while regressing to a lifetime when Christ was not yet born.
Third I'm sick of this idea of God(s) or guides communicating to one individual to instruct him that he has been chosen to enlighten the masses and make a lofty profit out of it. At least this time the divine vehicle wasn't instructed he must have sex with a bunch of women and prepubescent girls.
Forth it's intellectually patronizing to push the idea of the impending doom after it has been milked by cult leaders for centuries. No the end is not upon us and no human beings aren't the worst creatures in nature. In the book a spirit guide tells the doctor how human beings are to learn from nature to be harmonious like the beasts of the wild and how we, being ugly creatures, will end up killing our species. In nature animals often drive one another to extinction and the apparent harmony we see is when the weak animals have been driven out leaving a seemingly designed balance. I'm not saying human beings are angels but rather that all creatures that have power can abuse it.
In conclusion another glitter that isn't gold.
First I'm disappointed that this doctor didn't have the intuition to validate his discoveries using the scientific method. As a scientist he should have naturally sought to test the claims of his patient. One way I can think of doing that is by asking her the whic horses will win upcoming races (as the book claims she was able to do) and then document the results. That would be more powerful than a bullshit book.
Second the patient seems to remember dates like 1500 bc. How did she know the term 'BC' before while regressing to a lifetime when Christ was not yet born.
Third I'm sick of this idea of God(s) or guides communicating to one individual to instruct him that he has been chosen to enlighten the masses and make a lofty profit out of it. At least this time the divine vehicle wasn't instructed he must have sex with a bunch of women and prepubescent girls.
Forth it's intellectually patronizing to push the idea of the impending doom after it has been milked by cult leaders for centuries. No the end is not upon us and no human beings aren't the worst creatures in nature. In the book a spirit guide tells the doctor how human beings are to learn from nature to be harmonious like the beasts of the wild and how we, being ugly creatures, will end up killing our species. In nature animals often drive one another to extinction and the apparent harmony we see is when the weak animals have been driven out leaving a seemingly designed balance. I'm not saying human beings are angels but rather that all creatures that have power can abuse it.
In conclusion another glitter that isn't gold.
December 10, 2021
Between four and five, a very interesting read. Psychiatrist Brian Weiss has a patient, Catherine, twenty-seven, a very attractive young woman, who comes to his office to be treated for anxiety, panic attacks and phobias. Her problems are becoming much worse. Dr Weiss is Chief of Psychiatry in a large Miami Hospital. The doctor is from New York City.
Nothing seemed to work for Catherine until he began treating her using hypnosis, pulling her into past life memories. Dr Weiss, originally, does not believe in the use of hypnosis, but since nothing else would work he tried this. Catherine did not have a happy childhood, her father was violent and abusive. He held most of his anger against her older brother. The couple had to get married. The doctor had a happy childhood, family not wealthy. but loved.
The use of hypnosis and past life regression helped well for Catherine, she has been back and forth on earth eighty-six times.
Dr Weiss began hypnotizing Catherine and by surprise brought her back to several of her past lives, back in time, in different places. The young lady knew some of the doctor's life, his father's Hebrew name, the son who lived only twenty-three days. At first Catherine didn't want to be hypnotized, but she began to feel much better, was not so afraid of life. She talks much of the Masters who know so much. If one has faith in the Masters they will guide one. Catherine, at first, does not have faith or trust the Masters. She becomes more trusting of them.
We come to life so many times because we must learn to do away with our evil ways. We need to progress, to become better and better. Some of those we now know, we knew in past lives.
Catherine becomes more sure of herself. Happier with life, enjoying being on earth. Those who have been taking advantage of her, she puts out of her life. people are drawn to her because of her joy.
Dr Weiss has changed somewhat in the way he looks at life. He believes in the traditional ways toward healing.
The book is so entertaining and interesting, never boring. A different way to look at different ways of everything. I don't where I got the book, just know that I found it and read it.
Nothing seemed to work for Catherine until he began treating her using hypnosis, pulling her into past life memories. Dr Weiss, originally, does not believe in the use of hypnosis, but since nothing else would work he tried this. Catherine did not have a happy childhood, her father was violent and abusive. He held most of his anger against her older brother. The couple had to get married. The doctor had a happy childhood, family not wealthy. but loved.
The use of hypnosis and past life regression helped well for Catherine, she has been back and forth on earth eighty-six times.
Dr Weiss began hypnotizing Catherine and by surprise brought her back to several of her past lives, back in time, in different places. The young lady knew some of the doctor's life, his father's Hebrew name, the son who lived only twenty-three days. At first Catherine didn't want to be hypnotized, but she began to feel much better, was not so afraid of life. She talks much of the Masters who know so much. If one has faith in the Masters they will guide one. Catherine, at first, does not have faith or trust the Masters. She becomes more trusting of them.
We come to life so many times because we must learn to do away with our evil ways. We need to progress, to become better and better. Some of those we now know, we knew in past lives.
Catherine becomes more sure of herself. Happier with life, enjoying being on earth. Those who have been taking advantage of her, she puts out of her life. people are drawn to her because of her joy.
Dr Weiss has changed somewhat in the way he looks at life. He believes in the traditional ways toward healing.
The book is so entertaining and interesting, never boring. A different way to look at different ways of everything. I don't where I got the book, just know that I found it and read it.
August 19, 2014
I completely loved this book!
It was given to me a month before my father past away, so imagine that.
It has opened my mind into new dimensions.
It was given to me a month before my father past away, so imagine that.
It has opened my mind into new dimensions.
September 25, 2017
If you liked the book after reading it, you have already believed him before even starting the book. The author just did a good job in magnifying your belief. If you did not like the book, its just a magnified bull-crap. I would like to vote on the conclusion that he just made up a half baked illusion to a grand scale. But i will choose to not conclude.
March 30, 2016
Interesting book about reincarnation.
November 16, 2022
Past life regression is my favorite topic to read about, very well written, fast read and therapeutic to the soul
March 3, 2019
So many aspects of life to rethink after reading this book.
One of those books that need re-reading after a while.
One of those books that need re-reading after a while.
September 6, 2021
The patient, Catherine, apparently had knowledge of facts about Dr. Weiss' private life that could not be gleaned from public sources, suggesting that she had made contact with omniscient masters. This certainly made the book interesting as evidence for other planes of existence. There are many parallels between what is revealed here and how reincarnation is conceived within Hinduism, and it would be interesting for someone to tie together this work in hypnotic regression with eastern mysticism.
January 27, 2021
I’m not saying Catherine didn’t reincarnate, but I am saying the book is greatly lacking the research to make a compelling argument for reincarnation. I have heard some fascinating reincarnation stories (especially based on children sharing specific details and names of who they were in a past life) so I am interested and open minded about this topic. I was especially interested in this book because it is written by a psychologist who says he previously hadn’t believed in reincarnation prior to meeting this patient, so I hoped he would be very convincing.
I would give this book 2.5 stars, because I enjoyed hearing the spiritual and philosophical lessons he learned. There were certainly interesting aspects to this book which I enjoyed. However, I am left disappointed that there was no research into the validity of the statements made by the patient, Catherine. He could have matched the tools or gods she described to some time frames and cultures. He should have described the relevancy of the visions rather than assuming we will believe everything she says while hypnotized. About 80 percent of her past lives she says she has blond hair, including in which Dr W (without describing why) decided was consistent to Egyptian cultures. Which shows how little he has investigated these statements, as it is highly unlikely that she would have had blond hair and light skin in 1800s Egypt. There were key opportunities, like when she describes a flag that had green, yellow and a crown, located in and port town she phonetically named that was in Wales. I just remember reading and thinking, "okay did you do anything with this info? We can work with this!"
Dr. W mentions “she doesn't have the capacity” to know some of the things she knew. He often brought up her attractive looks and subtly insinuated she wasn’t particularly intelligent, which annoyed me. The human brain is fascinating, I have a hard time accepting that she didn’t have the capacity to know what she did. Like, knowing that some gods were in symbols of animals is pretty common knowledge... He also mentions that prior to going to these sessions she had gone to a museum which she realized she had great knowledge of ancient tools. How many times has she visited this museum? Does she have an interest in anthropology, studied any related topics? We are supposed to assume she has not. The only background on her he provides is that she works in a medical lab and was once a swimsuit model… perhaps that’s all he could see instead of an inquisitive woman who visits a lot of museums, or is educated.
Again, the human mind is capable of incredible things, think about the powerful delusions people experience with schizophrenia, multiple personality disorder, and even psychedelics. Its incredible!
I also want to point out that his patient did know something he says she should not have known about him… but she was recommended to him by his colleague, “Ed” who not only referred her to Dr. W but called him up to talk to him about her. Did Ed know about his son’s heart condition, being a Dr and colleague, possibly friend? How close were Ed and Catherine?
He really should have had a skeptic review his book to answer these questions for reassurance.
I would give this book 2.5 stars, because I enjoyed hearing the spiritual and philosophical lessons he learned. There were certainly interesting aspects to this book which I enjoyed. However, I am left disappointed that there was no research into the validity of the statements made by the patient, Catherine. He could have matched the tools or gods she described to some time frames and cultures. He should have described the relevancy of the visions rather than assuming we will believe everything she says while hypnotized. About 80 percent of her past lives she says she has blond hair, including in which Dr W (without describing why) decided was consistent to Egyptian cultures. Which shows how little he has investigated these statements, as it is highly unlikely that she would have had blond hair and light skin in 1800s Egypt. There were key opportunities, like when she describes a flag that had green, yellow and a crown, located in and port town she phonetically named that was in Wales. I just remember reading and thinking, "okay did you do anything with this info? We can work with this!"
Dr. W mentions “she doesn't have the capacity” to know some of the things she knew. He often brought up her attractive looks and subtly insinuated she wasn’t particularly intelligent, which annoyed me. The human brain is fascinating, I have a hard time accepting that she didn’t have the capacity to know what she did. Like, knowing that some gods were in symbols of animals is pretty common knowledge... He also mentions that prior to going to these sessions she had gone to a museum which she realized she had great knowledge of ancient tools. How many times has she visited this museum? Does she have an interest in anthropology, studied any related topics? We are supposed to assume she has not. The only background on her he provides is that she works in a medical lab and was once a swimsuit model… perhaps that’s all he could see instead of an inquisitive woman who visits a lot of museums, or is educated.
Again, the human mind is capable of incredible things, think about the powerful delusions people experience with schizophrenia, multiple personality disorder, and even psychedelics. Its incredible!
I also want to point out that his patient did know something he says she should not have known about him… but she was recommended to him by his colleague, “Ed” who not only referred her to Dr. W but called him up to talk to him about her. Did Ed know about his son’s heart condition, being a Dr and colleague, possibly friend? How close were Ed and Catherine?
He really should have had a skeptic review his book to answer these questions for reassurance.
January 1, 2015
This is an older book. I learned about Brian Weiss on the Oprah Show. I learned about the Oprah show from Judi. This was a fantastic book to read at the end of the year and to help start the new year. I believe the lessons & beliefs he learned in this book are real.
This book holds many wise statements. One I like is "The reward is in the doing, but without expecting anything, doing unselfishly" My friend Kasha, who is a practicing Buddhist, once said the same thing to me.
I also like the lesson he has learned from this experience in that he has changed his life to living a more simple life His values and goals have shifted to a more humanistic, less accumulative focus. This will be my goal for 2015. I would like to volunteer for helping people, either through reading programs or teaching kids after school. I would like to get more involved in the community in protecting the environment.
He learned from the masters that humans need to live a more balanced and harmonious life. Nature is a perfect example of a balanced and harmonious life. Not all but a larger portion than not of humans destroy and live a life of excesses not balanced. I feel this so much(especially in the US) and it may explain why I love nature so much and feel peace when out in the woods.
I look forward to 2015 and pursuing these worthwhile goals.
I thank my friend Judi for leading me to these shows and authors that teach me. I feel Judi is my teacher and always have learned so much from her.
Thank you Judi if you are reading this post. Happy New Year!
This book holds many wise statements. One I like is "The reward is in the doing, but without expecting anything, doing unselfishly" My friend Kasha, who is a practicing Buddhist, once said the same thing to me.
I also like the lesson he has learned from this experience in that he has changed his life to living a more simple life His values and goals have shifted to a more humanistic, less accumulative focus. This will be my goal for 2015. I would like to volunteer for helping people, either through reading programs or teaching kids after school. I would like to get more involved in the community in protecting the environment.
He learned from the masters that humans need to live a more balanced and harmonious life. Nature is a perfect example of a balanced and harmonious life. Not all but a larger portion than not of humans destroy and live a life of excesses not balanced. I feel this so much(especially in the US) and it may explain why I love nature so much and feel peace when out in the woods.
I look forward to 2015 and pursuing these worthwhile goals.
I thank my friend Judi for leading me to these shows and authors that teach me. I feel Judi is my teacher and always have learned so much from her.
Thank you Judi if you are reading this post. Happy New Year!
August 28, 2016
This is one of the best books I read in my life. The book can change your life if you try to implement the teachings of Sir Weiss. Sir, Brian Weiss, I appreciate you for all your efforts & endeavors that you have made to change the perspective of general people & make them realize that everyone in this world has got a purpose for their living & just to fulfill that purpose should be the real motive of this life.
December 28, 2019
I was fine with the book except for when the subject said she was in the year 1800 BC. Since we don’t know any thing about BC before Christ was born how does the subject know what BC it was. The author may have a good explanation for this but it was not covered in the book. I just saw that as a big gap.
April 22, 2014
This book was absolutely amazing, and an incredible eye opener into a different aspect of thinking in regards to "life after death." Made me think on a deeper level, and I got much out of the reading on a personal level.
April 27, 2014
I received this book as a gift, this book changed my perspective about life and death. I highly recommend this book to every one, specially if you have any question about the concept of death and life after death.
September 5, 2014
Makes you hopeful
June 4, 2017
An unoriginal concept with terrible prose that lacks depth, sensitivity or critical thinking.
March 29, 2020
My sister gave me this book for my birthday because we'd had a long talk about reincarnation a few weeks prior and this book came up. She was spot-on that this book is a quick read and interesting to think about. I think both of us, too, shared some questioning of the book as a whole, however.
For me there was a lot of good food for thought, but Weiss's absolute "I drank the Kool-Aid on day 1.5" approach sat funny with me. He spends a lot of time explaining how well-educated and important he is as a scientist, he gives major lip-service to the scientific method and how it MUST be used in relationship to studying past-life regression, but then he has, what, ONE session? Maybe two? with this woman and he's like: IT IS OBVIOUSLY TRUE, EVEN A MORON COULD SEE THAT, YOU AREN'T A MORON, ARE YOU?! Which felt weird to me.
I also had a few quirky issues, like the idea that anyone Weiss engaged with through Catherine who wasn't one of her past lives was definitely male. That may just be a "me" issue, I'm willing to concede.
Anyway, it's a bit of a seminal piece and Weiss does name off other psychiatrists who have repeated his work. I haven't done a lot of external homework on where this field of study stands today, I don't know if it I will. Overall it was a fast, engaging read that has left me with some interesting things to ponder and see what I keep and what I let go. Worth reading, for sure.
For me there was a lot of good food for thought, but Weiss's absolute "I drank the Kool-Aid on day 1.5" approach sat funny with me. He spends a lot of time explaining how well-educated and important he is as a scientist, he gives major lip-service to the scientific method and how it MUST be used in relationship to studying past-life regression, but then he has, what, ONE session? Maybe two? with this woman and he's like: IT IS OBVIOUSLY TRUE, EVEN A MORON COULD SEE THAT, YOU AREN'T A MORON, ARE YOU?! Which felt weird to me.
I also had a few quirky issues, like the idea that anyone Weiss engaged with through Catherine who wasn't one of her past lives was definitely male. That may just be a "me" issue, I'm willing to concede.
Anyway, it's a bit of a seminal piece and Weiss does name off other psychiatrists who have repeated his work. I haven't done a lot of external homework on where this field of study stands today, I don't know if it I will. Overall it was a fast, engaging read that has left me with some interesting things to ponder and see what I keep and what I let go. Worth reading, for sure.
July 11, 2021
I have to admit that I used to simply think that perhaps deja vu had more to do with DNA memories than with anything else. Even though I have had past life regressions, I have known so few people who believed in it that I had begun to ignore the possibility or more to point, I had chosen to stop talking about the possibility. Then I opened this book and started reading. Shortly before this I had read an exerpt from another book that drew me in so quickly (I wish I could remember that book's name as I would definitely reread it and share it on here) about past lives of children who were born in India and how there was proof of reincarnation. Even then I wondered about DNA memories being passed down. But with Weiss's book and his journey as a non believer in to a world that is fascinating and one in which I recognized the truth as we all recognize truth when it clicks with us, I started highlighting pages and went on to buy other books of his. This book leads you down the path of understanding so much about where our souls have been and how we bring "stuff" in to this life and how we can understand so much more about ourselves and others. Definitely recommend this .
December 5, 2020
I found this book interesting. I like how it applied analytic thinking, scientific principles and rigorous study to a topic that is usually ignored, shunned and judged by science. That said, while I found the topic and approach interesting, some of the authors conclusions didn’t resonate with me. Still an interesting read and definitely worth checking out.
June 3, 2021
Such an interesting book. Would highly recommend to any of my spiritual friends, or indeed anyone intrigued by reincarnation as a possibility. Fantastically written by a scientist, psychiatrist, who did not believe in anything like this until he was forced to regress a patient, because nothing else had worked against her crippling fear and phobias.
September 26, 2017
I got a lot out of this book. Not because of the premise of many "gods" but because it gives you some ideas on how to be able to de-personalize some events and realize that perhaps it "isn't about you."
February 13, 2019
This book was very interesting to read. It is based on a young woman who suffered from severe anxiety and a brilliant therapist who helped her through hypnosis methods. His finding were amazing and factual. I recommend this book to people of all ages.
September 10, 2021
This book is the key to lose fear to death. It will change many of your perspectives, you’ll se a different meaning in life, love and people, between other things. Also, if you are starting or diving into your spiritual path, it’s a must!
August 2, 2024
This book made me change my perspective of life. I’m not a 100% believer in therapeutic regressions but it made me question the way I perceive my life, my pain and my future. I’ll always recommend this book, specially to people that are struggling in life
September 29, 2017
A book worth reading regardless of your religion, faith, nationality or life experience.
November 9, 2017
A compelling case study of past lives, reincarnation, and otherwise unfathomable possibilities for even the most skeptical. Worth reading no matter your views.
March 16, 2018
Such a beautiful documentation of life behind the veil. The author has such a good reputation that this really opened my eyes to a new perspective.
March 1, 2019
This book made me look at life and our individual quirks, fears and insecurities through a vastly different lens!
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