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REVIEWS @ SAME SOUL, MANY BODIES: Whatever had thinned the population had by Brian L. Weiss, M.D. happened long before. What he saw was Piatkus Books Ltd, UK, 2004 idyllic. He wasn't sure of the date, but he ISBN 0-7499-2541-8 (227pp tpb) was sure that it was more than a thousand Availability: from publisher, Piatkus years from now. ; . Books, 5 Windmill St., London W1T 2JA, The experience helped him emotionally. UK. Website: www.piatkus.co.uk He was rich enough to fantasize about I absolutely loved this book and consider it changing the world, but now he realized no of immense importance to those seeking to one man can do that. There are too many understand 'why we are here’. Some of the politicians, he said, who are not open to the case studies are absolutely mind-blowing! concepts of charity or global responsibility. Rather than my own ramblings, I have cho- The intention to make the world a better sen an extract written by the author. It will place was what mattered, along with the acts give you a ‘feel’ for the rest of the book. of charity he could personally perform. "Until a few months ago, on those rare When he returned to this life, he felt a little occasions when I progressed my patients sad, possibly because he was no longer in forward, it was usually into their own life- the idyllic future. Or he may have been . times. I did the progressions only when I grieving about the coming calamity, sensing thought the patient was psychologically its inevitability at some level, as most of us strong enough to handle them. Often I was do. . as unsure as they about the meaning of the "When he was awake, he described the vivid and powerful scenes, and the feelings and sensations he had experienced. This is one reason that I think this is not all imagination. Yet his excitement did not come close to matching mine, for I finally saw the implications. I had come to learn that past, present and future are one and that what happens in the future can influence the present, just as the past influences it. That night, I wrote: 'We can go into the future if it's done wisely. The future, whether near or far, can be our guide. The future may be feeding back into the present to influence us now into making better choices and decisions. We can change what we're doing scenes they brought back. "Last spring, however, I was giving a now based on feedback from the future. series of lectures on a cruise ship. In such And that changes our futures in a more sessions, I often hypnotize my listeners en positive direction.’ masse then lead them into an earlier life and "Think of what that means! As we have back again to the present. Some go back in had limitless past lives, so will we have lim- time, some fall asleep, others stay, unhypno- __itless future ones. Using our knowledge of tized, where they are. This time, a member what went before and what is to come, we of the audience—Walter, a wealthy man may be able to shape the world's future and who is a genius in the software business— our futures. This ties into the ancient con- went into the future on his own. And he cept of karma: What you do, so shall you didn't go into his own lifetime—he jumped a reap. If you plant better seeds, grow better millennium ahead! crops, and perform better actions, your har- "He had come through dark clouds to find _vesting in the future will reward you. himself in a different world. Some of the "Since then I have progressed many others. areas, such as the Middle East and North Some have progressed into their own lives, Africa, were "off limits", perhaps because of some into a global future. Science fiction, radiation damage, perhaps because of an wish-fulfillment, imagination—all these epidemic, but the rest of the world was might explain what they saw, but so might beautiful. There were far fewer people the possibility that they were actually there. inhabiting it, because of nuclear catastrophe "Perhaps the ultimate lesson I can draw or plague or the lowering of the fertility rate. from this lifetime is what the future holds He remained in the countryside and so could — and how we can all influence it. That not speak about cities, but the people were knowledge, at least as much of it as I have content, happy, even blissful. He said he now, will color my next lives and yours on hadn't the right words to describe their state. our voyage toward immortality.” Whatever had thinned the population had happened long before. What he saw was idyllic. He wasn't sure of the date, but he was sure that it was more than a thousand years from now. "The experience helped him emotionally. He was rich enough to fantasize about changing the world, but now he realized no one man can do that. There are too many politicians, he said, who are not open to the concepts of charity or global responsibility. The intention to make the world a better place was what mattered, along with the acts of charity he could personally perform. When he returned to this life, he felt a little sad, possibly because he was no longer in the idyllic future. Or he may have been grieving about the coming calamity, sensing its inevitability at some level, as most of us do. "When he was awake, he described the vivid and powerful scenes, and the feelings and sensations he had experienced. This is one reason that I think this is not all imagination. Yet his excitement did not come close to matching mine, for I finally saw the implications. I had come to learn that past, present and future are one and that what happens in the future can influence the present, just as the past influences it. That night, I wrote: 'We can go into the future if it's done wisely. The future, whether near or far, can be our guide. The future may be feeding back into the present to influence us now into making better choices and decisions. We can change what we're doing now based on feedback from the future. And that changes our futures in a more positive direction.’ "Think of what that means! As we have had limitless past lives, so will we have lim- itless future ones. Using our knowledge of what went before and what is to come, we may be able to shape the world's future and our futures. This ties into the ancient con- cept of karma: What you do, so shall you reap. If you plant better seeds, grow better crops, and perform better actions, your har- vesting in the future will reward you. "Since then I have progressed many others. Some have progressed into their own lives, some into a global future. Science fiction, wish-fulfillment, imagination—all these might explain what they saw, but so might the possibility that they were actually there. "Perhaps the ultimate lesson I can draw from this lifetime is what the future holds and how we can all influence it. That knowledge, at least as much of it as I have now, will color my next lives and yours on our voyage toward immortality." 70 + NEXUS JUNE — JULY 2005 www.nexusmagazine.com