Brian Leslie Weiss (born November 6, 1944) is an American

psychiatrist A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in psychiatry. Psychiatrists are physicians who evaluate patients to determine whether their symptoms are the result of a physical illness, a combination of physical and mental ailments or strictly ...

hypnotherapist Hypnotherapy, also known as hypnotic medicine, is the use of hypnosis in psychotherapy. Hypnotherapy is generally not considered to be based on scientific evidence, and is rarely recommended in clinical practice guidelines. However, several p ...

, and author who specializes in

past life regression Past life regression (PLR), Past life therapy (PLT), regression or memory regression is a method that uses hypnosis to recover what practitioners believe are Past life memory, memories of past lives or reincarnation, incarnations.reincarnation Reincarnation, also known as rebirth or transmigration, is the Philosophy, philosophical or Religion, religious concept that the non-physical essence of a living being begins a new lifespan (disambiguation), lifespan in a different physical ...

past life regression Past life regression (PLR), Past life therapy (PLT), regression or memory regression is a method that uses hypnosis to recover what practitioners believe are Past life memory, memories of past lives or reincarnation, incarnations.soul The soul is the purported Mind–body dualism, immaterial aspect or essence of a Outline of life forms, living being. It is typically believed to be Immortality, immortal and to exist apart from the material world. The three main theories that ...

after death.

Education and medical career

Weiss graduated from

Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...

in 1966, and later graduated from the

Yale University School of Medicine The Yale School of Medicine is the medical school of Yale University, a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. It was founded in 1810 as the Medical Institution of Yale College and formally opened in 1813. It is the sixth-oldest m ...

in 1970, completing an internship in

internal medicine Internal medicine, also known as general medicine in Commonwealth nations, is a medical specialty for medical doctors focused on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases in adults. Its namesake stems from "treatment of diseases of ...

at the

New York University Medical Center NYU Langone Health is an integrated academic health system located in New York City, New York, United States. The health system consists of the NYU Grossman School of Medicine and NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine, both part of New Y ...

, then returning to Yale for a two-year

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in psychiatry. He went on to become Head of Psychiatry,

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, Miami.

Past life regression and future life progression

According to Weiss, in 1980, one of his patients, "Catherine", began discussing past-life experiences under

hypnosis Hypnosis is a human condition involving focused attention (the selective attention/selective inattention hypothesis, SASI), reduced peripheral awareness, and an enhanced capacity to respond to suggestion.In 2015, the American Psychological ...

. Weiss did not believe in reincarnation at the time, but after confirming elements of Catherine's stories through public records, came to be convinced of the survival of an element of the human personality after death.Breakfast with Brian Weiss
''

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'', August 5, 2002, Accessed April 25, 2009. Dr. Weiss was astonished and skeptical when Catherine 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 her spirit guide/Master who made remarkable revelations about Dr. Weiss’s family and his dead son. Weiss claims he has regressed more than 4,000 patients since 1980.Weinstein-Moser, Edie
"Interview with Brian Weiss"
''Wisdom'' magazine. ''Wisdom-Magazine.com''. 2008. Retrieved June 18, 2015. Weiss advocates

hypnotic regression Age regression in therapy is a psycho-therapeutic process that aims to facilitate access to childhood memories, thoughts, and feelings. Age regression can be induced by hypnotherapy, which is a process where patients move their focus to memorie ...

as therapy, claiming that many phobias and ailments are rooted in past-life experiences whose acknowledgement by the patient can have a curative effect. Weiss also writes about

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received from the "Masters", or "super-evolved, nonphysical souls", he claims to have communicated with through his subjects. Weiss holds workshops and seminars across the United States that explain and teach self-regression meditation techniques.

Personal life

Weiss lives with his wife Carole in

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, Florida, where he has written and conducted public seminars and workshops on the subject of reincarnation. Daughter Amy E. Weiss is the co-author of his book ''Miracles Happen: The Transformational Healing Power of Past-Life Memories'' (2012).

Bibliography

* ''Many Lives, Many Masters: The True Story of a Prominent Psychiatrist, His Young Patient, and the Past-Life Therapy That Changed Both Their Lives'' (1988) * ''Through Time into Healing: Discovering the Power of Regression Therapy to Erase Trauma and Transform Mind, Body and Relationships '' (1993) * ''Only Love Is Real: A Story of Soulmates Reunited'' (1996) * ''Messages From the Masters: Tapping into the Power of Love'' (2001) * ''Same Soul, Many Bodies: Discover the Healing Power of Future Lives through Progression Therapy'' (2005) * ''Miracles Happen: The Transformational Healing Power of Past Life Memories'' (2012)

CD Included

* ''Mirrors of Time: Using Regression for Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Healing'' (2002) * ''Meditation: Achieving Inner Peace and Tranquility In Your Life'' (2002) * ''Eliminating Stress, Finding Inner Peace'' (2003)

Card Deck

* ''Healing the Mind and Spirit Cards'' (2003) * ''Past Life Oracle Cards'' (2014, Co-authored with

Doreen Virtue Doreen Virtue (née Hannan, born 1958) is an American author, formerly writing exclusively about New Age topics. Virtue states that in 2017 she rejected her New Age spiritual beliefs and became a born again fundamentalist Christian. Early lif ...

)

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Weiss, Brian 1944 births American non-fiction writers American parapsychologists American psychiatrists Columbia College (New York) alumni Hypnotherapists Living people New Age writers Reincarnation researchers Yale School of Medicine alumni