Chen, because of his Christian background and scientific training, did not believe in "reincarnation." But after more than 10 years of experience with hypnosis therapy, his patients 'constant references to "past life" phenomena deeply troubled him, and he resolved to return to Taiwan, a fertile land for folk beliefs, and find even more cases to conduct therapeutic research.
本身是基督徒的陳勝英，在他的信仰和醫學訓練過程中原本並不相信「前世輪迴」，但在過去十多年催眠治療的經驗中由於病人不斷說出「前世」現象，使他深感困擾，便決心回到台灣這塊民間信仰沃土，尋找更多個案進行治療研究。