Coming Back Author:Raymond A. Moody, Jr, Paul Perry Have we lived before? Will we live again? Dr. Raymond Moody, whose pioneering research of near-death experiences in Life After Life and The Light Beyond has changed the way we perceive dying, now investigates the new science of regression hypnosis to discover if we can indeed recall "past lives"  ... more »;-- and what such memories tell us about the possibility that death is not the end.
A confirmed skeptic with regard to reincarnation, Dr. Moody first became interested in the phenomenon when he encountered psychologically healthy patients, who, under deep hypnosis, suddenly began describing in vivid detail episodes from other historical periods they could not possibly have known. His interest in the meaning of these visions intensified when he decided to undertake his own journey into the baffling and exhilarating realm of "past-life" experiences. In April 1986, Dr. Moody underwent a deep hypnotic trance that revealed nine former lives, two during the Roman Empire and one as a Chinese woman artist who was brutally murdered.
Uncertain of what to make of these past-life experiences, Dr. Moody began a comprehensive two-year research project into the subject of past-life regression. Coming Back is the fascinating result of his findings. In this intriguing, ground-breaking book, he reveals that almost anyone can experience these dramatic past-life journeys, and he shows you how to undertake the quest yourself to reveal new solutions to old personal conflicts -- or find a never-before-experienced inner peace.
Dr. Moody describes the twelve traits held in common by all authentic past-life regressions and shows the tremendous value such revelations can have in psychotherapy, particularly in the treatment of phobias. But do these visions mean that reincarnation really occurs -- that we have lived before? Dr. Moody presents scientific, non-mystical explanations for past-life experiences, as well as those cases that defy rational explanation, and lets you draw your own conclusions.
A fascinating odyssey into the unexplored territory of mind and soul, Coming Back takes a provocative look at the possibility of existence before birth and after death and provides valuable tools of self-discovery to improve the life we are living here and now.« less