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4.2 AVERAGE
4.2 AVERAGE
medium-paced
An intriguing book. Your mileage will vary depending on how much stock you put into the claims of hypnotic regression, and whether or not you believe that state of mind allows someone to access information not available to them in a regular conscious state.
I found this as intriguing as I did "The Threat" by David M. Jacobs. Although the accounts and the case studies for the individuals detailed in each book couldn't be further from each other in tone and themes, both Newton and Jacobs employ the same style of inducing the theta hypnotic state... based on my limited understanding.
Unfortunately this book does not detail the exact process used to hypnotize the subjects of the book and does not offer any scientific qualification or data to prove a consistent procedure for each case study. Still, there is enough in common with each account that there clearly is SOMETHING of substance here. There are strong parallels with widely accepted Eastern traditions of reincarnation coming from subjects that would otherwise have no predisposition to that type of religious or spiritual conviction.
Also, Newton questions some of the stories of his clients because he cannot establish geographically or temporally where certain past lives have taken place within the accepted archaeological or historical framework that was available to him when this book was written. I think it should be noted though that with the work that is going on in sites like Gobekli Tepe and Karahan Tepe, we are changing our paradigm of accepted history. Our traditional notion of civilization beginning ~7k years ago with Sumer in Mesopotamia is being challenged, because we now have evidence of civilizations existing as far back as 9,500 BC, or approximately 4k years BEFORE Sumer. This was not widely known when Newton was conducting the sessions described in this book.
I found this as intriguing as I did "The Threat" by David M. Jacobs. Although the accounts and the case studies for the individuals detailed in each book couldn't be further from each other in tone and themes, both Newton and Jacobs employ the same style of inducing the theta hypnotic state... based on my limited understanding.
Unfortunately this book does not detail the exact process used to hypnotize the subjects of the book and does not offer any scientific qualification or data to prove a consistent procedure for each case study. Still, there is enough in common with each account that there clearly is SOMETHING of substance here. There are strong parallels with widely accepted Eastern traditions of reincarnation coming from subjects that would otherwise have no predisposition to that type of religious or spiritual conviction.
Also, Newton questions some of the stories of his clients because he cannot establish geographically or temporally where certain past lives have taken place within the accepted archaeological or historical framework that was available to him when this book was written. I think it should be noted though that with the work that is going on in sites like Gobekli Tepe and Karahan Tepe, we are changing our paradigm of accepted history. Our traditional notion of civilization beginning ~7k years ago with Sumer in Mesopotamia is being challenged, because we now have evidence of civilizations existing as far back as 9,500 BC, or approximately 4k years BEFORE Sumer. This was not widely known when Newton was conducting the sessions described in this book.
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
I was interested in this book because of my beliefs in spirituality and interconnectedness. Unfortunately, I was disappointed in the weird racism expressed under hypnosis such as a subject who spoke about being killed by "savage Indians" while on a wagon train without being checked whatsoever by the author. Also, the author could stand to reference other BIPOC cultural beliefs and generational knowledge on these topics instead of relying on a narrow, white, Western viewpoint. The author wasn't as transparent/scientific as I would hope about the observer effect, their own biases, and how their questions were developed or lead the subjects.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Racism
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
This book is life-view changing. It does not preach - and you do not need to buy it all. But for me, it filled in the blanks of what my life experience has been - and that rang true.
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
The book didn’t convince me.
reflective
medium-paced
Definitely changed the way I view life and death
This one is hard to put into words, but suffice it to say that it makes you think. It makes you wonder and look at things in our world and view the ugliness of world events and peoples’ reactions to it as something that makes sense when viewed through this lens. I came away with the purpose of people being placed in our lives at critical times and living our lives with purpose and curiosity after reading this book recommended by friends.