Discovery of life between lives

Michael Newton, Ph.D., pioneer of life between lives hypnotherapy, states: “If death were the end of everything about us, then life would indeed be meaningless. However, some power within us enables humans to conceive of a hereafter and to sense a connection to a higher power and even an eternal soul.”

The evolution of Dr. Newton’s professional counseling career began with earlier use of age-regression techniques, transitioned to uncovering clients’ past life memories, and has culminated in the totally unanticipated discovery of life between lives reality. Through implementation of specialized hypnosis techniques, he found it is possible to regress an individual to the spirit world---the place where the soul resides between incarnations on earth. He explains that for his clients “finding their place in the spirit world was far more meaningful to people than recounting their former lives on earth.”

Dr. Newton’s theory of consciousness is a familiar parallel to those of many noted spiritualists: three levels of the mind exist, separated by degrees of “mind-consciousness.” The outer mind is critical and analytical, known as the conscious. The second level of the human psyche is the subconscious, which stores every memory from a soul’s previous existences. The third level of the mind is our superconscious, known as the highest center of self, an expression of a higher power (represented as the crown chakra in Hindu tradition).

After ten years of intense research, Dr. Newton set precedence when he published his 1994 ground-breaking book, Journey of Souls, in which he asserts that under hypnotic trance, people do not dream nor hallucinate. Brain waves slow as the subject falls into Theta range where hypnosis is possible. The conscious mind remains alert; consequently, a receptive subject is able to receive and send messages and information is relayed as perceived. 
 

Individuals report visual images and sounds, although  language can often be woefully inept at accurately describing these mystical experiences. Conversations are reported literally as they occur. Interestingly, subjects use familiar, informal language respective to their lifestyles. Frequently emotionally affected clients ask Dr. Newton to stop his questioning to allow the soul-mind to wander without distraction, to better observe interesting scenes as they unfold or to engage in dialogue with deceased family members, friends, and spirit guides.

In true hypnosis, subjects are unable to lie, but messages are sometimes distorted, as is often the case during waking consciousness. People don’t necessarily divulge information unless specifically asked, so probing methods of inquiry must be critically thorough and objective. Subjects have great difficulty relating to anything they do not believe is true, as indicated by his clients’ tendency to immediately correct assumptions or clarify any misinterpretations of their statements.

Dr. Newton asserts that thoughts about the spirit world involve universal truths for those of us on earth. He acknowledges a deep appreciation for the “grand design to life and afterlife.” The amazing consistency of hundreds of clients’ reports from years of careful cross-examination interviews has led him to believe that the place we go to after death is “one of order and direction.” Through a glimpsing of the soul’s immortality during a visit to our spiritual home, a connection of past life experiences to the here-and-now is realized, which creates a far deeper understanding of one's place and purpose in this life.

   Please see The Newton Institute for more information about soul memory research and the original discoverer of spiritual regression hypnosis techinques.