Talk:Brian Weiss

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question[edit]

How about acknowledging some of the vast medical data he has produced in his research over the decades from his clinical practice? People who read articles and wish to be fully informed would be interested to know the available information. — Preceding unsigned comment added by IronPalm (talk • contribs) 07:57, 24 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Has Brian Weiss ever been associate professor at the Miami University?[edit]

Google searches on both the domains www.miami.edu and www.med.miami.edu for Brian Weiss do not give any links supporting the affirmation made in the article of Weiss being an associate professor. Is there any link to confirm such claim, or should it be removed from the article?

The searches:

^^^ wrote that some days ago and there has been no answer, so I'm editing the article removing any references to the Miami University — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.233.70.153 (talk) 07:44, 7 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion about the section 'criticism'[edit]

The author is requested to go through the books 'Same soul, many bodies' and 'Messages from the masters' to see that following his experience with Catherine, Dr.Weiss went on to progress and regress more than 500 people, which reinforced his experiences. Hence, the section needs to be amended. I also have read Ian Stevenson's '20 cases suggestive of reincarnation' and can find a link between his cases and those of Dr.Weiss. Bkpsusmitaa (talk) 08:46, 13 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

"Alternate explanation of the "Re-Incarnation" theory is that the stories are narrated by a Jinn. Similarly such patients can be possessed by Jinn and have not necessarily suffered these problems in their so-called "past" life." Verifiable alternative?!--133.62.200.185 (talk) 04:21, 1 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Removed stuff that does not refer to Weiss but can possibly go in some other article[edit]

I removed the following, which has no reference at all to Weiss (except for the completely OR comment at the end). It therefore isn't appropriate to this article, but it could go in an article about past-life regression, if the various OR and POV and speculation parts were removed:

Two empirical investigations of past life regression therapy offer an opposition to Weiss’ claims as they provide an interesting perspective on where the “past life memories” really come from. One of these studies was completed by Korean psychologists Pyun and Kim ^[1] who in fact were inspired by Weiss’ 1988 and 1992 books on the topic, and a similar Canadian study by Spanos et al. ^[2]

To explore the nature of past-life memories in hypnosis Pyun & Kim recruited 64 male adults and gave them a scale for hypnotic susceptibility (HGSHS:K) and a scale to measure belief in past-life. The participants received hypnotic past-life regression 3 times. Researchers found that participants who were rated more susceptible to hypnosis responded more to the past life regression therapy. In addition, when the content of the past life memories of the Korean and the Canadian studies were further analysed cultural and religious backgrounds had an influence on the content of the memories produced. That is, participants in the Korean study often had past life animal identities while the participants in the Canadian study only produced human identities. This may be related to the Buddhist beliefs of reincarnation with animal spirits and the lack of this belief in Christian groups. Also, subjects in the Canadian study mainly listed North American and European countries as their past nationalities while Korean’s mainly reported Korea. Considering this, it seems that easily imagined or favorable conditions were produced in past life memories, lending credibility to the theory that these memories are more a production of ones’ imagination than true history. Further opposing Weiss’ concepts are the large amounts of past research that have clearly indicated that some memories retrieved in hypnosis are in fact pseudomemories and/or confabulations ^[3] It should be surprising then that the general public, and even some medical professionals, believe that it is possible to remember past experiences from past lives in hypnosis.

Together, these studies lend a more skeptical view on Weiss’ concepts in suggesting that past life memories produced from hypnotic therapy may be less “mystical” than suggested however, this research is not responding to the idea that past life regression psychotherapy has some potential beneficial qualities in the treatment of mental illness. Further empirical evidence is needed in order to investigate its treatment efficiency. However, considering the mechanisms of production of past-life memories in hypnosis may aid in improving misunderstandings about hypnosis and its uses, especially in a time of evidence-based medicine.

^ Pyun, Y., & Kim, Y. (2009). Experimental production of past-life memories in hypnosis. International Journal Of Clinical And Experimental Hypnosis, 57(3), 269-278. doi:10.1080/00207140902881031
^ Spanos, N.P., Menary, E., Gabora, N.J., DuBreuil, S.C., & Dewhirst, B. (1991). Secondary identity enactments during hypnotic past-life regression: A sociocognitive perspective. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 61, 308-320.
^ (Loftus, Garry, Brown, & Rader, 1994; Lynn, Milano, & Weekes, 1991; Lynn, Myers, & Sivec, 1994; Lynn, Rheu, Myers, & Weekes, 1994; McCann & Sheehan, 1988).

Softlavender (talk) 09:20, 13 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Pseudo-science past life regression[edit]

Anyone disagree that past life regression can safely be termed a pseudo science? seriously? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 178.6.86.239 (talk) 16:27, 27 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Advocacy/POV[edit]

Language was added to the first section about a week ago stating that "His book - many lives, many masters is a must read and is intended for 17+ as told by child counsellor." I've undone this revision. Who disagrees? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.62.10.35 (talk) 18:55, 3 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

[1] Pyun, Y., & Kim, Y. (2009). Experimental production of past-life memories in hypnosis. International Journal Of Clinical And Experimental Hypnosis, 57(3), 269-278. doi:10.1080/00207140902881031

[2] Spanos, N.P., Menary, E., Gabora, N.J., DuBreuil, S.C., & Dewhirst, B. (1991). Secondary identity enactments during hypnotic past-life regression: A sociocognitive perspective. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 61, 308-320.

[3] (Loftus, Garry, Brown, & Rader, 1994; Lynn, Milano, & Weekes, 1991; Lynn, Myers, & Sivec, 1994; Lynn, Rheu, Myers, & Weekes, 1994; McCann & Sheehan, 1988).

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