Reincarnation is one of those topics that is likley to engender heated debate at any dinner party. There are those who say they'd like to believe, and those that think that it is all a lot of nonsense. Whatever your opinion on the topic, and you're bound to have one - very few people are indifferent - this is a truly fascinating and well researched introduction.
The topics range from Western people who have amazing experiences after hynosis to young Asian people who are adamant that they were someone different in a previous life. Cynicism aside, this makes for a really good read, and in all honesty it is hard to argue the nonsense side when faced with this well written argument for belief.
Even if you continue to think it is all fiction, this is a very written look into a contraversial topic. It not only looks at the expereinces of the individuals, but also the social contexts in which they live, and this adds to the interest. It is well worth an addition to the library of anyone with the remotest of interest in the subject.
This book is jam-packed with fascinating examples of people's personal past life experiences, whether spontaneous and/or via regression, dreams, etc. It covers work done by various researchers from all over the world, cases which involve healing, soulmates, group reincarnations, war victims, the holocaust (Rabbi Gershom's work), twins, life between lives and experiences with different cultures - plus touching on related topics such as karma. Stemman writes well, and presents the various cases in a professional manner.
Because of the wide variety of material it contains and the professional way it is compiled, I'd definitely recommend this book as an excellent all-round book on the subject - and one which would help people who believe they have past life memories themselves.
(Note that Stemman appeared recently on the National Geographic channel in a one-hour doco on reincarnation memories amongst Druze children.)
