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1. I slowed down the audiobook (x1.25) to fully absorb this.
2. Changes your perspective on absolutely everything.
3. The universe has and will always conspire in my favor, and that was the most important thing I learned this year, from this book.
2. Changes your perspective on absolutely everything.
3. The universe has and will always conspire in my favor, and that was the most important thing I learned this year, from this book.
informative
medium-paced
This was the least biased book after the afterlife I’ve ever read. Nothing is candy coated, it feels very methodical without a religious or spiritual bias. I wanted more emotion to connect to, but other than that, it has made me want to get a physical copy of the book and reread the whole thing (I listened to the audiobook from my library app). The only point I want to make, is that I felt like the author was pressing his clients more at times for his own benefit of knowledge, rather than for the client’s therapeutic healing session, which was the point they were coming to him for, but as long as the clients were aware that it was sort of a mutual learning process than, that is justified. It just took me out of the moment a few times because I felt like he was trying to gain his own knowledge from them rather than being a therapeutic experience for the actual client.
Overall, a very fascinating read and I’m looking forward to checking out his other books.
NOTE: I do have underlying spiritual beliefs that may have made me not enjoy this book as much as others with a more practical or atheist belief about the afterlife.
Overall, a very fascinating read and I’m looking forward to checking out his other books.
NOTE: I do have underlying spiritual beliefs that may have made me not enjoy this book as much as others with a more practical or atheist belief about the afterlife.
So many times I made connections with this book - and passed it over to my boyfriend to read passages. Great read about soulmates, past lives, reincarnation and the space between lives.
One of the most fascinating books I've ever read. It really helped me fill in some of the blanks around my perception of the spirit world.
Couldn't stand his interpretation of the afterlife as a literal community college for souls.
Newton’s book expanded my knowledge of reincarnation exponentially. Granted, I didn’t know that much. I’ve studied past lives and karma, but didn’t really understand ghosts, other earths, post life progression, parallel lives, future lives, filler lives, soul clusters, the soul hierarchy (although souls don’t believe in hierarchy), the Source, the purpose of incarnation, or the number of incarnations it takes to get it right. If you have questions about any of those things, Netwon will answer them. Well, his patients will. The book is a series of 27 case studies with people under hypnosis who are guided into a superconscious state where they tell Newton about their between lives. For those of you who are visual, you’ll have a field day with details. I was more interested in the how and why of reincarnation. All of that is there too. This is one of those books that when read once a decade will certainly have new meaning for wherever you are in life.
Essentially, Earth is a school. Souls choose (emphasis on choose) to inhabit human bodies on earth to learn the lessons that will advance their development so that they become guides and master teachers much closer to the Source of all that is. To maximize the experience, souls agree to amnesia so they don’t remember anything about their soul lives when they inhabit a human life. I won’t spoil the rest. Please read it, but I do have a few critiques. As Newton explains the soul world, he fails to fully account for evil. Essentially, souls are neutral who may need some gentle correction for their actions, but he refuses to admit that some souls may indeed be evil or influenced by evil. And yet, there’s been so much global evil from slavery to colonialism to imperialism to genocide (to name a few evils) that remain unexplained in his system. Interpersonal terrorism is explained by the necessity of lessons that must be learned. I can marginally accept on an interpersonal level that abuse in this life might be necessary to balance abuser behavior in a past life, but globally when a nation of people oppress entire continents, there’s gotta be a better explanation other than millions of souls were simply misguided. I assume his perspective is because Newton is white. I assume most of his case studies where white. Descriptions of their hair and body type suggest that diversity is not his thing. I also assume that his therapy was very expensive and priced out people of color. I don’t know this, but I assume. Many of the case studies had non-white past lives, but I wonder if he were talking to folks who were really struggling due to centuries of oppression in this life how their superconscious experiences might have been different.
Reincarnation like religion is simply another overlay. Another attempt at explaining an inexplicable world filled with pain and heartache. Believing in between lives, removes one’s fear of death as the soul never dies and yes, souls are reunited with their loved ones. But between living does little to explain global injustice. There’s no understanding of humanity that removes us from suffering. No matter what we believe in, no matter what earthly life you choose for yourself, you won’t remember being a soul unless some white guy hypnotizes you. Ultimately what happens to us is and isn’t within our control. Only one thing remains constant. Inexplicable sorrows await us all.
Essentially, Earth is a school. Souls choose (emphasis on choose) to inhabit human bodies on earth to learn the lessons that will advance their development so that they become guides and master teachers much closer to the Source of all that is. To maximize the experience, souls agree to amnesia so they don’t remember anything about their soul lives when they inhabit a human life. I won’t spoil the rest. Please read it, but I do have a few critiques. As Newton explains the soul world, he fails to fully account for evil. Essentially, souls are neutral who may need some gentle correction for their actions, but he refuses to admit that some souls may indeed be evil or influenced by evil. And yet, there’s been so much global evil from slavery to colonialism to imperialism to genocide (to name a few evils) that remain unexplained in his system. Interpersonal terrorism is explained by the necessity of lessons that must be learned. I can marginally accept on an interpersonal level that abuse in this life might be necessary to balance abuser behavior in a past life, but globally when a nation of people oppress entire continents, there’s gotta be a better explanation other than millions of souls were simply misguided. I assume his perspective is because Newton is white. I assume most of his case studies where white. Descriptions of their hair and body type suggest that diversity is not his thing. I also assume that his therapy was very expensive and priced out people of color. I don’t know this, but I assume. Many of the case studies had non-white past lives, but I wonder if he were talking to folks who were really struggling due to centuries of oppression in this life how their superconscious experiences might have been different.
Reincarnation like religion is simply another overlay. Another attempt at explaining an inexplicable world filled with pain and heartache. Believing in between lives, removes one’s fear of death as the soul never dies and yes, souls are reunited with their loved ones. But between living does little to explain global injustice. There’s no understanding of humanity that removes us from suffering. No matter what we believe in, no matter what earthly life you choose for yourself, you won’t remember being a soul unless some white guy hypnotizes you. Ultimately what happens to us is and isn’t within our control. Only one thing remains constant. Inexplicable sorrows await us all.
This is a fascinating but somewhat intense book. It raised a lot of questions for me, many of which were answered by the end of the book.
It's very logically laid out, taking the reader on the titular journey from the moment of death in one physical life, through life in the spirit world and the process a soul goes through to prepare for their next physical life, and finally through being born into the next physical life.
I can't even review this really, I'm having too many existential thoughts and questioning how much I believe in what Newton claims. If you're at all interested in what happens after death, read it with an open mind.
It's very logically laid out, taking the reader on the titular journey from the moment of death in one physical life, through life in the spirit world and the process a soul goes through to prepare for their next physical life, and finally through being born into the next physical life.
I can't even review this really, I'm having too many existential thoughts and questioning how much I believe in what Newton claims. If you're at all interested in what happens after death, read it with an open mind.
Enlightening! I have been so fearful when thinking about death. In my opinion, religion uses fearful tactics to increase and incite followers. Growing up with the knowledge that any mistake will dictate my after-life gave me anxiety. Not only do I feel at peace with death, but I also feel hopeful because of this book. It has also helped me cope with losing my brother and the fear I felt for his soul. I truly needed to read this.