Review: Many Lives, Many Masters: The True Story of a Prominent Psychiatrist, His Young Patient And The Past Life Therapy That Changed Both of Their Lives

Many Lives, Many Masters: The True Story of a Prominent Psychiatrist, His Young Patient And The Past Life Therapy That Changed Both of Their Lives by Brian L. Weiss
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Hooter: A true story of a counseling session of hypnosis opening up the portal to the spiritual realm of reincarnations.

A bit confused on how to put down the review here. There is the concept of hypnosis and counseling that opened up the realm of reincarnation for an erudite professional which helped heal a patient. Totally blown away with that as a concept and the touch points with masters and spiritual gateways. Recommended by a good friend to check it out part of a conversation on the topic, the idealist me has always believed in this concept because it can be romanticized by those with creative leanings. The eye opener was the potential scars of today lasting from previous lifetimes and the conscious being since DNA can't survive through. Makes for a great fantasy but if he is trying to sell it from the scientific lens, he doesn't even try hard from that aspect. Most of the book focuses on Dr. Weiss and his thoughts even if it could have been about Caroline's mental state.

Dr. Brian Weiss might be a great psychiatrist but not a good writer as per this book. As a piece of fantasy / fiction, Caroline jumping from lifetime to lifetime makes for exciting premises and how she tries to relate to people across lifetimes make for interesting reading. After a while, It becomes all about Brian Weiss and the routine like Q&A he has with his leading questions and gets too monotonous a framework. I would have loved the book more if I could hear out Caroline's experience of this entire journey and more scientific approach to give it the credibility it was looking for. Else as a fictional piece, the concept was a sure shot best seller.

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