Destiny of Souls: New Case Studies of Life Between Lives (Michael Newton's Journey of Souls, 2)

Great stories, epic conclusions, advice and guidance. Well written and easy to understand and follow. Hope he writes more books.

Having studied and researched spiritual literature at great length for nearly 48 years, I must say that this book, as well as the others written by Dr. Newton, have unexpectedly become the "pot of gold at the end of the rainbow." They are like the reward for the adventurer who has spent a lifetime searching. In years gone by, I have read multitudes of books regarding reincarnation and hypnotic regression. They were fascinating reading and certainly helped form the foundation of my philosophy, however, when you have read several, the point is made. I had no desire to read more, but I stumbled on Dr. Newton's books in my search for interesting reading for my Kindle. I tried them, and found that I had to read them all. They certainly represent a magnificent breakthrough in the field of psychology, as well as spiritual knowledge. The vast number of patients (or perhaps clients) that participated in the research of the afterlife experience ( in the many thousands, at least), are enough to convince even a skeptic that there is something here that deserves a second look. There is such an enormous amount of replication of particulars, such as descriptions of activities that souls participate in, and subjects that we study, groupings of souls, management of the learning and evolution of souls, descriptions of how progress occurs, etc. There doesn't seem to be identical terminology for all the afterlife activity, but that certainly lends credibility to the descriptions given by the participants. Dr. Newton was able to write the details of the accounts of many of his subjects in such a way that you almost feel that you are there, particapating in the event. I, frequently, found him asking his subjects just the questions that I would have asked, if I had been the facilitator. I must admit, that occasionally he failed to ask the question I hoped for, or he asked it and the subject replied with a vague answer, or was blocked from answering by his guide. But again, these details lend credability to the whole process. I'm sure that there are many things that we shouldn't know at certain points on our paths, or that we lack complete understanding of. These books represent groundbreaking work in this field of afterlife or between life experience. He has established an institute to train hypnotherapists in his pioneering techniques that have facilitated this entirely new field of knowledge. I highly recommend these books to anyone who wonders what we do after we die, or what the purpose of life really is, or even whether we have a Creator. Although many answers can be found within Newton's books, I must warn you that they will raise many more questions in your minds. You may find yourselves on a path of enquiry and research that you had never anticipated.

Like JOURNEY OF SOULS, this book is not some trivial, New Age potboiler. I read it cover-to-cover (and intend to do so again) and I have found it to be quite satisfying and believable. It goes into much greater detail than the first volume with many more case studies. An example of the further detail is the chapter on earthly spirits (nature spirits, ghosts, souls in seclusion, discarnates who visit earth, and demons or devas), and the chapter on soul specializations (nursery teachers, ethicists, harmonizer souls, masters of design, explorers...) As I said before, I know some people are going to automatically reject it because it relies on hypnotherapy. They are going to assume that the hypnotist implanted false memories among his clients. At the very least, they are going to claim that networking between the 67 clients covered in these case studies resulted in the remarkable consistency among them. This does not appear to be the case. The author holds a Ph.D. in counseling and is a state-certified Master Hypnotherapist. He is aware of the common criticisms and he makes a believable case for why they do not apply in his work. I believed him. Once again, the overall consistency between the 67 cases is remarkable. Different terminology and symbolism is occasionally used but it is obvious that the same things are being described. What we have is an orderly picture of classification of soul development and of the structure of the spiritual world. It is remarkably similar to that described in different language over the millennia by shamans, the Vedas, the Platonists, the Gnostics. It also reminds one of the experiences of Robert Monroe and of George Meek in more modern times. Yet, you do not get the impression that the author or his subjects were overly familiar with these teachings at the time of the sessions. It is like the spontaneous symbolism that Jung described as arising from the collective unconscious; only in this case the source is the hyperconscious- the realm of soul guides. We forfeit our physical body after death but our eternal life energy unites with the force of a divine oversoul in an orderly progression. Our soul reflects a small portion of this oversoul that we call God. As it clearly states near the end of the book, the great lesson of Earth is to overcome both planetary and private destructive forces in life, grow strong from the effort, and move on. But then earth isn't the only available learning ground...

This book is the sequel to Journey Of Souls. This book is just as good if not better then the first. It gives so much more information and has more of the authors sessions with his clients in this one. If you read the first book then you have got to read this one to. It's an awesome read.

Amazing Book

Si es verdad, entonces esta obra y otras dos mas que ha publicado el Dr. Newton son una gran esperanza para el conocimiento post-morten. La duda es que si los sujetos bajo hipnosis no están fabulando, existen estudios que cuestionan la hipnosis para los testigos de crimenes, pues el deseo de conseguir la verdad del hipnotizador parece que se trasmite al hipnotizado. Por otro lado sin embargo existen coincidencias de los relatos de los sujetos hipnotizados con lo que cuentan los sujetos que han pasado por una NDE (Experiencia cercana a la muerte), aunque me ha sorprendido en general la falta de sentido de amor total que si cuentan los que sufrieron una NDE. Obra como menos curiosa y esperanzada de la existencia de un continuun de la conciencia personal despues de la muerte.

J'ai aimé la prudence de l'auteur par rapport à son sujet, l'étendue et la richesse des informations fournies. Je regrette un biais culturel new age/chrétien qu'il me semble perçevoir dans certaines interprétations, et le coté "tout est parfait", ainsi que la volonté d'interpréter dans une perspective unique les expériences des clients. Mais le dernier chapitre corrige cela. Je recommande ce livre à tous ceux et celles qui sont ouverts à des perspectives nouvelles en matière spirituelle et métaphysique. Je trouve ce livre extraordinairement riche et intéressant.

Excellent read, insightful, and a book that makes one reflect on the reason for this journey and the ultimate question, who are we?

Librazo, gran autor