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In reply to the discussion: Searching For The Science Behind Reincarnation [View all]KaryninMiami
(3,073 posts)For those interested in learning more about this subject from a "scientifically credible source" (at least to many as he was the chief of psychiatry at a major hospital before his "discovery"
-- Dr. Brian Weiss, author of many books, starting with "Many Lives, Many Masters". I've met the man, have been in a group regression with him (didn't work for me but a private regression with one of his students worked quite well) and have read most of his books. He's pretty impressive- especially given that as a scientist, he truly did not believe any of this was possible if not for an experience with one of his patients as detailed in his first book. I'm a believer (have personally "viewed" 3 or 4 past lives) and always find the subject fascinating. Loved reading this post and also enjoyed reading all of the comments from the DU community. Clearly this is a subject that brings up lots of emotions, questions and opinions which is great. Check out his book-I've shared it with many non-believers through the years to give them another resource when interested. Matters not to me if people "believe" but I do appreciate those who at least consider the possibility with an open mind. After all, no one really knows what will happen until that moment of death comes but if you really want to find "evidence", it is actually mentioned in most of the major religions but is not traditionally interpreted that way.
http://www.brianweiss.com/
"As a traditional psychotherapist, Dr. Brian Weiss was astonished and skeptical when one of his patients began recalling past-life traumas that seemed to hold the key to her recurring nightmares and anxiety attacks. His skepticism was eroded, however, when she began to channel messages from the space between lives, which contained remarkable revelations about Dr. Weisss family and his dead son. Using past-life therapy, he was able to cure the patient and embark on a new, more meaningful phase of his own career.
A graduate of Columbia University and Yale Medical School, Brian L. Weiss M.D. is Chairman Emeritus of Psychiatry at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami.
Another favorite resource, also a physician and scientist (passed away in 1975), is Dr. Raymond Moody who's book "Life After Life" is a personal favorite of mine,. "Raymond A. Moody, Jr. is a psychologist and medical doctor. He is most famous as an author of books about life after death and near-death experiences, a term that he coined in 1975 in his best-selling book Life After Life"
http://www.lifeafterlife.com/