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Past Lives, Future Lives
Dr. Bruce Goldberg a prominent hypnotherpist chronicles a practice that has led hundredsof patients on dramatic voyagesof self-discovery through not only centuries past but also centuries to come. He discloses here, the rapture and revelation of the soul's migration from life to life. His subjects fathom the workings of Karma, transition between frequencies, "light" beings, and passage through astral and etheric planes. And often, they awake to find their present-day lives transformed.
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274 pages, Paperback
First published October 12, 1988
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Bruce Goldberg
82 books47 followersDr. Bruce Goldberg holds a B.A. degree in Biology and Chemistry, is a Doctor of Dental Surgery from the University of Maryland (1974) School of Dentistry, and has a Masters degree in Counseling Psychology. He retired from dentistry in 1989, and since then has concentrated on his thriving international hypnotherapy practice in Los Angeles, California. He is the author of 20 best-selling and award winning books, including Past Lives, Future Lives. This book is the first book ever written on progression hypnotherapy(taking patients into their future lives). His second book, The Search For Grace, was made into a television movie by CBS. Dr. Goldberg was the consultant on the film.
Dr. Goldberg is a sought after guest and has appeared on many television and radio shows throughout the country. He has appeared on Oprah, Regis, Jerry Springer, Montel, CNN, CBS News, NBC, ABC, FOX, CNBC, The History Channel and Art Bell and George Noory, to name a few. His print exposure includes The Washington Post, Time, and The Los Angeles Times. He has conducted more than 35,000 past life regressions and future life progressions since 1974, and has helped thousands of patients to empower themselves through the use of these valuable techniques.
Dr. Goldberg is a sought after guest and has appeared on many television and radio shows throughout the country. He has appeared on Oprah, Regis, Jerry Springer, Montel, CNN, CBS News, NBC, ABC, FOX, CNBC, The History Channel and Art Bell and George Noory, to name a few. His print exposure includes The Washington Post, Time, and The Los Angeles Times. He has conducted more than 35,000 past life regressions and future life progressions since 1974, and has helped thousands of patients to empower themselves through the use of these valuable techniques.
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October 26, 2022
I was with the author on the first part of the book, but I'm not sure I agree with his concept that time past, present, and future are happening all at once, and we can choose to reincarnate in any direction. (At least that's what I got out of it)When he started with his recounting of hypnotizing people who have lived in the future, it was a bit much for me.
November 25, 2016
I read (and still have) this book when it first came out (different cover) and found it fascinating. I had my first understanding I lived before at a very young age, knowing nothing about reincarnation. The sense and images I received about another life were so strong that I told my family and friends about my former life. Of course, they thought I was looney. In time, and when I came of age to buy books, I went on to study and acquaint myself with reincarnation especially through my yoga practice."Past Lives, Future" Lives truly gave me further information to the beliefs, practices and how to examine other lives. In his book, Dr. Goldberg's use of obtaining information to heal one's self in the present was a new idea to me. This book is full of knowledge with case studies, history: what religions and cultures have believed in past lives. Hypnosis, the different levels and how to achieve information when in a relaxed state. What I gained from this book also was how knowledge to this fascinating belief that has been accepted for centuries continues to engage people to think of improving their lives in the present time. One can heal from the past, one can learn from past mistakes as well as abilities to bring into this life time. I highly recommend this book for those interested.
September 5, 2007
The soul never forgets. Our current life is influenced by the many lives we have lived before.
May 7, 2013
I don't normally make reviews but this book is one word - incredible
August 31, 2015
Fascinating to read all about the different past lives experienced by his patients.
May 28, 2020
Believe it or not but it can be a interesting read.
July 12, 2025
I’m not nuts about this book.
There should be an unwritten rule in hypnotherapy never to take the content of the subconscious mind to be real, and only operate in judging appearances.
It’s one thing to work with the content in an “as if” sort of fashion to help the subconscious to get over something, it’s another to reify everything it spews out during the therapy.
There was no need to write this book the way it was written.
The book only shows how the subconscious presents information (in an irrational sort of way), and says nothing about the existence of past lives, future lives, karmic cycles, etc.
I think it might’ve been more interesting to simply present the scripts from the hypnosis sessions and talk about why the subconscious mind presents information this way. I feel like that is a more interesting conversation.
Since everything is here and now, aren’t those “past lives” unfolding simultaneously in the present? Why is the mind making a connection to those other places in time and space? Is it even doing that? Or is it simply telling a story to try and convey an understanding to the therapist. A story not meant to be taken literally, but as a metaphor. How could it convey such complexity of emotion as that of an inherited trauma without telling a story?
I think there’s more to gain from living adepts on the conversation of reincarnation and karmic cycles than the subconscious mind of ordinary people brought through by a hypnotherapist who appears out of his depth in understanding these things.
Stick with the adepts. At least they are able to see through the appearance of past lives and karmic cycles and get to the root of what may be going on.
I finished this book as a practice of dereification.
There should be an unwritten rule in hypnotherapy never to take the content of the subconscious mind to be real, and only operate in judging appearances.
It’s one thing to work with the content in an “as if” sort of fashion to help the subconscious to get over something, it’s another to reify everything it spews out during the therapy.
There was no need to write this book the way it was written.
The book only shows how the subconscious presents information (in an irrational sort of way), and says nothing about the existence of past lives, future lives, karmic cycles, etc.
I think it might’ve been more interesting to simply present the scripts from the hypnosis sessions and talk about why the subconscious mind presents information this way. I feel like that is a more interesting conversation.
Since everything is here and now, aren’t those “past lives” unfolding simultaneously in the present? Why is the mind making a connection to those other places in time and space? Is it even doing that? Or is it simply telling a story to try and convey an understanding to the therapist. A story not meant to be taken literally, but as a metaphor. How could it convey such complexity of emotion as that of an inherited trauma without telling a story?
I think there’s more to gain from living adepts on the conversation of reincarnation and karmic cycles than the subconscious mind of ordinary people brought through by a hypnotherapist who appears out of his depth in understanding these things.
Stick with the adepts. At least they are able to see through the appearance of past lives and karmic cycles and get to the root of what may be going on.
I finished this book as a practice of dereification.
August 1, 2020
I learnt about karma and reincarnation from various Buddhism lectures, so the concepts are quite familiar to me. This book caught my attention cos' I was curious about the viewpoints/stories from the author, who is a doctor from Western countries where people are often known not to believe in reincarnation. The points that the author expresses in the book well align with what I learnt before, and could strengthen my beliefs with convincing examples.
Personally, I'm more interested in past life regression than future life progression. The good thing about the stories of the patients described in the book is that I can well relate those to my personal issues, and then have some reasonable guesses about the reasons for such problems though I'm still vague about how the patients could solve their issues after learning about their past.
I won't say that I'm 100% believe in the stories, but those are still good references.
Personally, I'm more interested in past life regression than future life progression. The good thing about the stories of the patients described in the book is that I can well relate those to my personal issues, and then have some reasonable guesses about the reasons for such problems though I'm still vague about how the patients could solve their issues after learning about their past.
I won't say that I'm 100% believe in the stories, but those are still good references.
September 28, 2021
Một sự vừa đủ và dễ hiểu cho bạn nào mới tiếp cận với linh hồn. Nhưng với người đã tìm hiểu về tần số rung động và linh hồn thì sẽ có cái nhìn sâu hơn một chút.
Mình thích cách mà tác giả sử dụng tiền kiếp và hậu kiếp để giải thích những khó khăn uẩn khúc của ta ở thời điểm hiện tại. Hơn hết, tác giả không đốc thúc mà luôn nhắc nhở để chúng ta phải hiểu rằng quá khứ và tương lai chỉ là những chiều không gian khác nhau và trên hết hãy luôn chủ động kết nối tâm thức ngay trong thời điểm hiện tại bằng nhiều hình thức như thiền, yoga, thôi miên... mà chỉ bạn mới tự biết cái nào phù hợp với bản thân nhất thông qua các bài tập thực hành và chiêm nghiệm.
Có chương gần cuối về bài tập hôn mê hồi quy tiền/hậu kiếp thì mình không đọc vì mình thấy không cần thiết với cá nhân mình vì hiện tại mình vẫn muốn tập trung trên con đường học hỏi bản thân thông qua yoga và thiền thôi.
Mình thích cách mà tác giả sử dụng tiền kiếp và hậu kiếp để giải thích những khó khăn uẩn khúc của ta ở thời điểm hiện tại. Hơn hết, tác giả không đốc thúc mà luôn nhắc nhở để chúng ta phải hiểu rằng quá khứ và tương lai chỉ là những chiều không gian khác nhau và trên hết hãy luôn chủ động kết nối tâm thức ngay trong thời điểm hiện tại bằng nhiều hình thức như thiền, yoga, thôi miên... mà chỉ bạn mới tự biết cái nào phù hợp với bản thân nhất thông qua các bài tập thực hành và chiêm nghiệm.
Có chương gần cuối về bài tập hôn mê hồi quy tiền/hậu kiếp thì mình không đọc vì mình thấy không cần thiết với cá nhân mình vì hiện tại mình vẫn muốn tập trung trên con đường học hỏi bản thân thông qua yoga và thiền thôi.
May 8, 2022
A somewhat interesting, and quite quick, read. The edition I read was published in 1982, and the information on hypnotic future progressions was interesting in a 'these people's perspectives are dated' kind of way. i.e. progressing to the years 2200+ and then saying 'we videotape everything' makes me extremely skeptical of hypnotic progression. And some of the cultural assumptions of that era - East vs West, a deep need for world peace, concerns about nuclear warfare, controlling the weather, reliance on solar, are so 'of their time' that I can't believe projecting that far forward is possible.
I also think that Bruce isn't a super strong/engaging writer (at least he wasn't in 1982); other books like Michael Newton's or Helen Wambach were much more engaging for me as a reader.
I also think that Bruce isn't a super strong/engaging writer (at least he wasn't in 1982); other books like Michael Newton's or Helen Wambach were much more engaging for me as a reader.
November 2, 2023
Nội dung chính là những câu chuyện về việc hồi quy tiền kiếp và hậu kiếp, qua đó thể hiện được những ích lợi chữa lành về tâm lí thông qua hồi quy. Đọc xong mình hình dung được nhiều hơn về hồi quy. Tác giả có lồng ghép một vài kiến thức siêu hình học mà mình cảm thấy cũng khá khó hiểu. Dù sao đây cũng là 1 lĩnh vực mới nên mình recommend cho những ai hơi có 1 ít tò mò về thôi miên thì nên đọc nha.
December 30, 2021
I mean this book is exactly what I expected for a 1980s dentist turned hypnotherapist book found at goodwill
Honestly it was really good and definitely got me wondering what past lives and future lives I will live
very interested in getting hypnotized now
Honestly it was really good and definitely got me wondering what past lives and future lives I will live
very interested in getting hypnotized now
May 21, 2023
A lot of the same concepts as other hypnotherapists who explore past life regression and the karmic cycle. Can't really get into the program stuff. Not sure I agree with his ideas about incurring karma for things out of our control.
July 26, 2017
It stretches the credulity of the reader quite a bit.
June 18, 2021
Hay nhưng không nên tự thử một mình phương pháp này mà nên đến chỗ nhà thôi miên có uy tín và bằng cấp về trị liệu.
January 8, 2019
I almost bought this book a couple of times, but ended up taking it out of my cart at the last minute. Now I know why. The universe was trying to save me some money! (I ended up borrowing it from the library instead.)
I have a feeling I've read this book before but, if so, it was years ago and I don't remember the specifics (it must've been an earlier edition). I'd seen recommendations for the book on one of the message boards I frequent, so I thought it would be good. However, almost from the first page, I felt that something was "off"... and as I continued to read, that feeling only grew. I like reading regression cases, but in this book, Goldberg jumps to conclusions too quickly in the way he interprets things.
It's as if the author is one of the blind men in the story about the elephant, and he's only able to describe the animal by feeling its tail. The bare bones about reincarnation are there, but there is way too much other stuff that many would view as nonsense, and that damages the credibility of researchers who are looking into the phenomenon of reincarnation. In Goldberg's world, it seems that anyone with inexplicable behavior, past or present, must be possessed -- either by a poltergeist, a past-life persona, a demon, or an extraterrestrial time traveler. I laughed out loud when I read the following passage concerning reptilian aliens: "These time travelers are most definitely to be avoided, as they eat humans." It is statements like this that make me suspicious of the whole book... that, and the fact that we can supposedly be protected from such malicious influences if we buy Goldberg's tapes.
In addition, there were some inaccuracies (for example, stating that ulcers are not caused by bacteria), as well as many grammatical errors. Since this is a new edition (or at least a book built on the foundation of an old one), I would expect that things would be updated, edited, and double-checked. This doesn't appear to be the case.
In contrast to many of the other books I've read on the subject, Goldberg's universe seems to be a contradictory, unenlightened place of hierarchy and punishment. It merely skims the surface of what some other researchers have discovered about karma and rebirth. Readers interested in time travel or alien invaders will probably like this book. But if you are more interested in reincarnation, plain and simple, you will probably be disappointed. I may have enjoyed it when I was first starting out on my journey of discovery, but it's not enough anymore and I've found many better books since. Instead of this book, I would recommend: Jane Roberts' Seth books (especially Seth Speaks); Dr. Brian L. Weiss's books (they're easy to read and full of amazing stories); Dr. Michael Newton's books (they deal more with life between lives, but are still very relevant to past lives); or Roger Woolger's Healing Your Past Lives.
I have a feeling I've read this book before but, if so, it was years ago and I don't remember the specifics (it must've been an earlier edition). I'd seen recommendations for the book on one of the message boards I frequent, so I thought it would be good. However, almost from the first page, I felt that something was "off"... and as I continued to read, that feeling only grew. I like reading regression cases, but in this book, Goldberg jumps to conclusions too quickly in the way he interprets things.
It's as if the author is one of the blind men in the story about the elephant, and he's only able to describe the animal by feeling its tail. The bare bones about reincarnation are there, but there is way too much other stuff that many would view as nonsense, and that damages the credibility of researchers who are looking into the phenomenon of reincarnation. In Goldberg's world, it seems that anyone with inexplicable behavior, past or present, must be possessed -- either by a poltergeist, a past-life persona, a demon, or an extraterrestrial time traveler. I laughed out loud when I read the following passage concerning reptilian aliens: "These time travelers are most definitely to be avoided, as they eat humans." It is statements like this that make me suspicious of the whole book... that, and the fact that we can supposedly be protected from such malicious influences if we buy Goldberg's tapes.
In addition, there were some inaccuracies (for example, stating that ulcers are not caused by bacteria), as well as many grammatical errors. Since this is a new edition (or at least a book built on the foundation of an old one), I would expect that things would be updated, edited, and double-checked. This doesn't appear to be the case.
In contrast to many of the other books I've read on the subject, Goldberg's universe seems to be a contradictory, unenlightened place of hierarchy and punishment. It merely skims the surface of what some other researchers have discovered about karma and rebirth. Readers interested in time travel or alien invaders will probably like this book. But if you are more interested in reincarnation, plain and simple, you will probably be disappointed. I may have enjoyed it when I was first starting out on my journey of discovery, but it's not enough anymore and I've found many better books since. Instead of this book, I would recommend: Jane Roberts' Seth books (especially Seth Speaks); Dr. Brian L. Weiss's books (they're easy to read and full of amazing stories); Dr. Michael Newton's books (they deal more with life between lives, but are still very relevant to past lives); or Roger Woolger's Healing Your Past Lives.
December 1, 2013
This might be the worst book I've ever had a misfortune of (almost) reading.
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