A short life of the author
Roger Woolger (1944–2011) was a British-born Jungian analyst who studied at Oxford and trained in analytical psychology. He developed “deep memory process,” a therapeutic technique combining past-life regression with Jungian active imagination, bodywork, and psychodrama.
Other Lives, Other Selves
Other Lives, Other Selves: A Jungian Psychotherapist Discovers Past Lives (1987, Doubleday) presents case studies from his practice in which patients undergoing regression therapy accessed what appeared to be past-life memories. Woolger argued that whether these memories were literally true was less important than their therapeutic effectiveness — they functioned as powerful metaphors through which patients could process trauma, grief, and psychological blockage.
The book became a key text in the transpersonal psychology movement and sold widely.
Collecting Woolger
Other Lives, Other Selves (1987, Doubleday) first editions bring $20–$50. The book is collected by enthusiasts of transpersonal psychology, Jungian studies, and alternative therapies.