Product Description

In this fascinating sequel to his controversial and popular Journey of Souls, Michael Newton explores what happens to the soul after death. Among other topics of enduring mystery, he addresses angels, ghosts, reincarnation, why certain people are drawn together, and what lessons the soul is intended to learn, casting new light on life's events and relationships.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8852 in Books
• Published on: 2000-05-01
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 409 pages

Amazon.com
Past life regressions are fascinating to consider, but have you ever wondered what happens between lives? In Destiny of Souls hypnotherapist Michael Newton asks dozens of his own patients to describe their lives from the moment of death right up until reincarnation into this world. Newton described this journey in his first book, Journey of Souls, and now takes us back for a second trip that is described in infinitely more detail. Of therapeutic interest is how spirits contact the living to help loved ones they've left behind deal with their grief. Newton assures readers that they will reconnect with those who have gone before them, even their pets. He answers the full range of questions one could ever think to ask about life after death: How can a soul be in heaven and reincarnate at the same time? How are new souls created? How are souls who've done evil on earth punished? These and many other questions are answered with surprising congruity between respondents.

From Publishers Weekly
Newton--counselor, hypnotist and author of Journey of Souls--draws on his regressions of some 70 clients to explore the existence of souls between incarnations. The most affecting section of the book is the second chapter, where Newton turns his attention to grief and argues that between death and reincarnation, discarnate souls are able to contact loved ones and comfort them. Excerpts of his sessions with clients show people realizing that they have had one partner throughout many lives; that after previous deaths, the couple was reunited; and that after this incarnation, they will be together again. Elsewhere, Newton investigates the nonhuman manifestations of spirits on Earth, including elves, fairies and ghosts. Newton also takes on malevolent spirits; arguing that demons and the devil do not exist, he reports that after working with him, clients who initially thought they were possessed by a "malevolent spirit" usually realize they have miscommunicated with a benevolent spirit who was trying to reach them. A rich volume, chock-full of interviews and fascinating first-person narratives, this book is nonetheless not for the uninitiated; Newton sometimes fails to explain his terminology, so readers who do not know much about "lives between lives" may feel lost. More informed readers, however, will find this a feast, and Newton a charming host.
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From the Publisher
"Newton's offering is among the handful that deserve to be called not just books of the year but germinal, true culture changers . . ." --The Monthly Aspectarian

Customer Reviews

From the author of Tales of Ancient Xenar
I read Journey of Souls and very much enjoyed it. I read Destiny and enjoyed it a little more. In this book, Dr. Newton gives more details about his research into the afterlife. He offers more in-depth information he gets from his patients. He utilizes a method of hypnosis he developed. After reading this book, I am very much intrigued. I am now reading his third book, Life between Lives. That book teaches his hypnosis methods. I hope to utilize them and modify them into self-hypnosis techniques. I highly recommend this book if you wish to learn more about the afterlife and your purpose on this earth.

Not worth the time or money.
Whatever you want to believe in, he has found a way to weave it into the story so that no one's beliefs are challenged. He even finds a way to make fairies real!

I find it hard to believe that souls which are supposedly made of energy, require buildings and gardens to live in, in the after-life. The subjects in this book describe the place souls go after death, as a large university with libraries and rooms. They frequently refer to the souls as students who gather in classrooms to study from books. Even more difficult to believe, is the claim that souls require recess from their studies, and lesiure time!

Even more laughable, is the claim that between lives, some souls like to "vacation" on earth and wander around as tourists! When the author questioned the subject under hypnosis, he responded, "We are only visitors...It is a vacation trip for all of us." (pg 71) and "As visitors, we soar through the mountains and valleys, the cities and small towns....It is interesting to bump into different kinds of beings who are also on tour here." (pg 71)

I am fairly open minded (I practice astrology) and believe in an existence after death. But this book was so far-fetched, it read like pure fantasy on the part of the author. I would have liked his case studies to be scrutinised by an independent body, someone to analyse and verify his methods.

Inherent in his writing is the idea that no soul is capable of committing wrongful acts. Bad things happen in the world because an incarnating soul has trouble "meshing" its energy with a human brain. Anything bad that we do, is the fault of the primitive human brain. Anything good we do, is the work of the soul. Souls that have been associated with bad acts on earth do not have to answer to anyone in the afterlife, they simply have their energy healed, and a wise council of elders discusses better ways they could live in future lives. I find these ideas questionable.

This book was a huge waste of time.

I loved this book too
This is sort of part two of 2 books. You don't have to believe everything you read for a book to offer you something of value. This book is very stimulating and can get you to think twice about many things you do in life and how you view what others do. Like what is really most important in life and in all your relationships with people. And that is the value of reading it [Not trying to prove whether it's true or not]. Read Journey of Souls first. It's written by the same Author. I'd buy both again !!!