Weiss Amy E. - Miracles happen: the transformational healing power of past life memories

Our deepest appreciation goes to Gideon Weil, our extraordinary editor at HarperOne. Gideons masterful insights and inspired vision for this book, upon reading its first draft, resonated deeply with both of us, and we knew that we had found the perfect collaborator. Thank you also to production editor Suzanne Quist, assistant editor Babette Dunkelgrun, and the entire HarperOne team for their skillful work on this book. We appreciate everything they do.

We are very grateful to Tracy Fisher, our remarkable agent at William Morris Endeavor, whose help has been invaluable throughout the years. She has expertly guided this project since its inception. Our thanks also extend to her assistant, Pauline Post, for all her efforts and enthusiastic support.

We are indebted to all of the organizations that have hosted our events over the years and provided the source for many of the miracles described in this book. In particular, Omega Institute has offered constant support and an idyllic healing environment for our larger workshops and retreats. Special thanks to Carol Donohoe for facilitating these fantastic events at Omega. Hay House has expertly organized most of our full-day seminars, as well as some longer ones. We especially want to thank Reid Tracy, CEO of Hay House, and both Mollie Langer and Nancy Levin, who have tirelessly helped us to touch the lives of thousands of workshop participants.

For his wise advice and input as well as his story, our thanks and love go to Jordan Weiss.

We would also like to acknowledge the loving and loyal S., whose biting commentary literally shaped the pages of this book.

This book would not exist without the sixty-eight wonderful contributors who shared their words with the world. Our own words cannot express how grateful we are to you. Thank you to Renata Bartoli, Ph.D.; Wayne-Daniel Berard, Ph.D.; Bryn Blankinship, CMHt, CI; Lori Bogedin; Kaaran Bowden; Michelle Brock; Michael Brown, MSSW; Marylyn Calabrese; Maria Castillo, LCSW; Cherelle; Valarie Coventry; Horace Crater, Ph.D.; Cynthia; Dave; Eileen de Bruin; Nikki DeStio; Rev. Cindy Frado; Mara Gober; Susie Gower; T. H.; Michelle A. Hardwick; Melanie Weil Harrell, M.A., CH; Jessica; Judi; Mira Kelley; Jade Kramer; Patricia Kuptz; Jeannette; Chris Johnson, M.Sc.; Lee Leach; Michelle Lin, D.D.S.; Nina Manny, C.Ht.; Donna Offterdinger; Judith Oliver, D.V.M.; Nathaniel Peterson; Christy Raile, M.S.N., ARNP, CRNA, HHP; Toni Reilly; Heather Rivera, R.N., J.D., Ph.D.; Margie Samuels; Sandy; Aviva D. Shalem; Faith Susan; Terri; Tong; Gregg Unterberger, M.Ed.; Asia Voight; Dr. K. C. Vyas; Donna West, Psy.D.; Carla White; and Jennifer Williams, LCSW. Some of the story authors wished to be credited with a pseudonym, and although we have not listed their names above, we are equally thankful for their contributions.

Space constraints forced us to leave out some marvelous and very moving stories. To everyone who sent in a submission that, unfortunately, we were not able to include in this book, our deepest appreciation extends to you as well.

And to all the people across the globe and across the decades who have attended our workshops, read the books, worked with the CDs, and shared your stories with us throughout the years, our sincerest gratitude goes to each and every one of you.

Also by Dr Brian Weiss

Books

ELIMINATING STRESS, FINDING INNER PEACE (book with CD)*

MANY LIVES, MANY MASTERS: The True Story of a Prominent Psychiatrist, His Young Patient and the Past-life Therapy That Changed Both Their Lives

MEDITATION: Achieving Inner Peace and Tranquility in Your Life (book with CD)*

MESSAGES FROM THE MASTERS: Tapping into the Power of Love MIRRORS OF TIME: Using Regression for Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Healing (book with CD)*

ONLY LOVE IS REAL: A Story of Soulmates Reunited

SAME SOUL, MANY BODIES

THROUGH TIME INTO HEALING: How Past Life Regression Therapy Can Heal Mind, Body And Soul

CDs

REGRESSION THROUGH THE MIRRORS OF TIME*

REGRESSION TO TIMES AND PLACES*

SPIRITUAL PROGRESS THROUGH REGRESSION*

Card Deck

HEALING THE MIND AND SPIRIT CARDS*

*Available from Hay House

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 MD is Chairman Emeritus of Psychiatry at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami.

Dr Weiss is the author of many books. His first book on the subject of past life regression, Many Lives, Many Masters, became an international bestseller. He is also the author of Only Love is Real, Messages from the Masters, Through Time into Healing and Same Soul, Many Bodies. Dr Weiss conducts national and international seminars and experiential workshops as well as training programmes for professionals.

Amy E. Weiss graduated summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from Columbia University with a BA in psychology. She received a Master of Fine Arts in fiction writing from Washington University in St Louis, where she won the Carrie S. Galt prize for fiction, and a Master of Social Work from Barry University. A certified hypnotherapist and award-winning nature photographer, she lives in Miami, Florida.

www.brianweiss.com

O nce, when I was teaching a large group workshop, I noticed a little card. On it was a poem or prayer that read: Buddha nature pervades the whole universe, existing right here and now. I dedicate the merit of this practice to all sentient beings. Together, we realize liberation.

As I read these words, I realized that this is true for everyone and everything. You can substitute, instead of Buddha nature, if you feel more comfortable, the word love, or God, or Jesus, or higher power, or any other spiritual figure. It does not matter. It simply means a kind, wise, and loving energy, perhaps with attributes beyond which we can comprehend, that fills the atoms and molecules and energetic particles of the whole universean energy from which we are made and precipitated, in a sense. This energy, this Buddha or God nature, exists right here and now, everywhere and all the time. You can dedicate the practice of your daily life to bringing about in a compassionate manner the advancement of all sentient beings; that is, all things that have consciousness. Togetherbecause every one of us is connectedwe can realize liberation, which is freedom from the process of birth and death and rebirth, so that we can graduate from the school that we call Earth.

That word together, that one simple word, is crucial. There is such a sacred energy in the gathering of the group. As the stories in this chapter illustrate, it is no accident, no coincidence that specific people come together at a certain time and for a collective purpose. Some of the authors of these stories are able to divine the intricate, infinite threads that tie each one of us to another. Others who call themselves strangers find that they have been intimately linked throughout their lifetimes. There are no strangers. There is no separateness. No one stands alone.