Questions by Faye:

Summray for the book we recently read and going to be discussed on 11/07/2022

Journey of Soul by Michael Newton, PH.D.

About the author: Dr. Newton is a certified Master Hypnotherapist and a member of

The American Counseling Association. He is considered to be a pioneer in uncovering

the mysteries about our life in the spirit world. Dr. Newton has received an award

for the most unique contribution in bridging mind, body and spirit from the

National Association of Transpersonal Hypnotherapist, his book has been translated

into 10 languages.

Introduction of hypnosis:

In the book it stated that under the trance of hypnosis our mind can reach into 3

layer of stages, first layer is also outer layer, which is our conscious mind, the 2 nd

layer is our subconscious mind, which is also the storage for all the memories in this

life and former life. The most inner circle is our superconscious mind, which expose

the highest center of self and expression of higher power. Under hypnosis people

are neither dreaming no hallucination.

According to the scientist’s study our brain can separate into 4 stages, those are

Beta -- wake stage

Alpha – meditative stage.

Theta – hypnosis stage, not sleep.

Delta – message from brain are dropped into subconscious and vented thru dreams.

Theta is the stage when the hypnotherapist put the subjects into trance.

Dr. Newton strongly believed that there is a grand design to life and after life, he

illustrated 29 cases of his clients or patients in his book to show that when a person

died, this person’s body and soul were separated, the physical body remain but the

soul would go into eternal astral plane and meet with their soulmate, where they

receive guidance, consultations, comfort and assurance that everything is all right.

At the astral plane where is not dark but a lots of light and beautiful like ice palace,

smells good too. Soul world is a happy and peaceful place, where we can meet

people we missed, communicate with them by mind or touch telepathically and

interconnecting. Soul world will also prepare the soulmate to advance to the

spiritual world, from there they can choose their future parents and reincarnated.

The religion of Egyptian, Tibetan, Hindu, Buddhism, Christianity.... so on all teaches

us to believe the judgement of good and bad, and the consequence we have to deal

with, It is so called the law of Karma. In the karmic cycle, the perpetrators of harm

to others will do penance by setting themselves up as future victims. It also means

souls of evil influence must redeem their virtue, our future destiny is influenced by

the past from which we cannot escape, especially when we injure others. This is why

enter the soul world and spiritual world is so important to our future lives.

In order to measure soul’s maturity, Dr. Newton had design a chart on page 103,

figure 3, the level of development and energy can be classified into several levels

and represent by colors. The color range from white to yellow to blue and purple

color as dark blue. The level of guide statue can be junior, senior and the master’s,

in term of the spirit guide can have a wide variety of teaching methods. It is pretty

similar to the world we are living in with all sort of people and learning envirments.

AT the chapter 11, Dr. newton talk about an advance soul, Kumara. Kumara was a

sage who lived 9000 years ago in Ethiopia, she had been Thece’s teacher and

educational director in the soul world. Thece also had responsible of 9 souls in his

group. Thece is the subject who Dr. Newton demonstrated at case 23, he got a lot

of informations out of this person with his coorinations for his previous lives.

When soulmate is ready for incarnation, it will be hinted to go back to the earth and

born to the family of soulmate’s choice, however soulmate can accept it or reject it.

Creation of a life involves DNA, protoplasm and many other elements plus energy of

spirits, all are very complicated to learn yet very meaningful to recognize about it. I

believe chapter 11 has a lot to offer.

At the conclusion, Dr. Newton believed there is an creator, we call it God , God is

mercy and justice. God is living in our heart, from it we receive blessing and

punishment. He said one has to be starving to appreciate food, to be cold to

understand the blessings of warmth and to be children to see the value of the

parent’s love. The transformation definitely give us purpose and beneficiary.

Report of summary by Faye Wang

10/21/2022

Questions for discussion:

1 Do you believe in hypnosis?

(p.2) I felt any attempt to reach a former life was unorthodox and non-clinical. curiosity until I worked with a young man on pain management.

My interest in reincarnation and metaphysics was only intellectual. Searching for the origins of this image, I eventually uncovered his former life as a World War I soldier who was killed by a bayonet in France, and we were able to eliminate the pain altogether.

(p.223) Although I have said souls can be confined by a human in

trauma, they are never trapped. Besides leaving at the moment of death, souls may

also come and go when the body is sleeping, in deep meditation, or under an

anesthetic in surgery. The souls absences are much longer in cases of severe brain

damage and coma.

(p.112 It is cylindrical-very bright-it is above and all around us. The cone is small at the top and wide at the bottom, so it fits over all of us-like getting under a great white cap-we can float under the cone in order to use it. the shower of healing you experienced right after your return to the spirit world, those who watch over us operated the cone.

(p.128)with the non-dimensional spheres. Are these three areas in the spirit world for the use of souls. All parts of our soul energy don’t go out of the spirit world

when we incarnate since we do not totally separate from the maker.The dormant part that remains in the spirit world do while we are on Earth in one or more bodies.

waiting to be rejoined to the rest of our energy. We work with past life clients have listened to overlapping time chronologies from people living on Earth in two places at once. Occasionally, are three or more parallel lives. Souls in almost any stage of development are capable of living multiple physical lives. Many people feel the idea of souls having the capacity to divide in the spirit world and then attaching to two or more human bodies is against all their preconceptions of a singular, individualized spirit. I confess that I too felt uncomfortable the first time a client told me about having parallel lives. I can understand why some people find the concept of soul duality perplexing, especially when faced with the further

proposition that one soul may even be capable of living in different dimensions

during the same relative time. What we must appreciate is, if our souls are all part

of one great oversoul energy force which divides, or extends itself to create our

souls, then why shouldnt the offspring of this intelligent soul energy have the same

capacity to detach and then recombine. Collecting information about spiritual activity from souls who are in the higher stages of development is sometimes frustrating. This is because the complex nature of memory and knowledge at these levels can make it difficult to sift out what these people recognize and wont tell me, from what they really dont know. This case is compatible with other

accounts in my files about the diversity of soul training in the spirit world.I want to turn now to your activities in the spirit world when you are not so busy with Earth incarnations, interacting in souls groups and learning to be a guide.

The World Without Ego, the World of All Knowing, the World of Creation and

Non-creation, and the World of Altered exist in our physical universe. the rest are non-dimensional spheres of attention.

2 Do you believe that hypnosis therapy can help to treat the illness?

Adler: along the path which the patient himself has taken

(p.95) to my belief that souls are attracted to geographical settings they have known

during earlier incarnations.

(p.110) We all respect each other immensely. The greatest criticism comes

from within ourselves.

(p.121)to forgive herself for mistakes and appreciate her own worth. Are guides able to screen their thoughts so you cant read their minds. Perhaps it was not in their best interests to be given certain information which might disrupt them.

3 Would you like to have an experience of putting yourself in the trance and find

out what your previous life is?

No, it will lost the adventure of my life.

4 After reading the book, are you feeling better about the death?

(p.1)If death were the end of everything about us, then life indeed would 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.

(p.230) Im busy planning for the approaching time when I will

enter the world as a human and take that first breath. This is my last chance for

quiet contemplation of the next life. When I come out-Ill be running.

(p.233) the Christian church found it necessary to establish guidelines for the

existence of souls with regard to an aborted fetus. St. Thomas Aquinas and other

medieval theologians arbitrarily decided ensoulment took place forty days after

conception.

(p.103) Less developed souls are

inclined to surrender their will to the controlling aspects of human society, with a

socio-economic structure which causes a large proportion of people to be

subordinate to others. The inexperienced soul tends to be stifled by a lack of

independent thinking. They also lean towards being self-centered and dont easily

accept others for who they are.

It is not my intention to paint a totally bleak portrait of souls who comprise so much of our world population-if my estimates of the high numbers of this category of soul are accurate. Lower level souls are also able to lead lives which have many positive elements. Otherwise, no one would advance. No stigma should be attached to these souls, since every soul was once a beginner.

If we become angry, resentful, and confused by our life situations, this does not

necessarily mean we possess an underdeveloped spirit. Soul development is a

complex matter where we all progress by degrees in a variety of areas in an uneven manner. The important thing is to recognize our faults, avoid self-denial, and have the courage and self-sufficiency to make constant adjustments in our lives.

One of the clear indications that souls are coming out of novice status is when they leave their spiritual existence of relative isolation. They are removed from small family cocoons with other novices and placed in a larger group of beginner souls.

5 When choose to be incarnated for your next life what kind of family would you

like to choose to be born with?

I already appreciated to be born in my family

If I have a choice, I would like to be a social nonalignments

I was afraid to take risks-taking paths which dam-age you-trying to become

someone who is not you and there is sadness again.

6 what would you suggest to convince a suicider when you meet the person’s soul

in the soul world?

(1)p.125: the more pain and adversity which come

to you as a child, the more opportunity to expand your potential.

(2)p.57 the source of her headaches, I completed my session with Hester

by reinforcing her choice to be a woman for reasons other than intimidating men. I

gave her permission to lower her defenses a little and be less aggressive. We

discussed options for restructuring occupational goals toward the helping

professions and the possibilities of volunteer service work. She was finally able to see her life today as a great opportunity for learning rather than a failure of gender choice.

After a case is completed, I never cease to admire the brutal honesty of souls. When a soul has lead a productive life beneficial to themselves and those around them, I notice they return to the spirit world with enthusiasm. However, when subjects like

Case 13 report they wasted a past life, especially from early suicide, then they

describe going back rather dejected.

When orientation is upsetting to a subject, I find an underlying reason is the

abruptness with which a soul is once again in full possession of all knowledge. After physical death, unencumbered by a human body, the soul has a sudden influx of perception. The stupid things we did in life hit us hard in orientation. I see more relaxation and greater clarity of thought move my subjects further into the spirit world.

Souls are created in a positive matrix of such love and wisdom that when a soul

starts to come to a planet like Earth and join the physical beings who have evolved from a primitive state, the violence is a shock. Humans have the raw, negative emotions of anger and hate as an outgrowth of their fear and pain connected with survival going back to the Stone Age.

Both positive and negative emotions are mixed between soul and host for their

mutual benefit. If a soul only knew love and peace, it would gain no insight and

never truly appreciate the value of these positive feelings. The test of reincarnation for a soul coming to Earth is the conquering of fear in a human body. A soul grows by trying to overcome all negative emotions connected to fear through perseverance in many lifetimes, often returning to the spirit world bruised or hurt, as Case 13 indicated. Some of this negativity can be retained, even in the spirit world, and may reappear in another life with a new body. On the other hand, there is a trade-off.

Its in joy and unabashed pleasure that the true nature of an individual soul is

revealed on earth in the face of a happy human being.

Orientation conferences with our guides allow us to begin the long process of selfevaluation between lives. Soon we will have another conference, this time with more master beings in attendance. In the last chapter, I referred to the ancient Egyptian tradition of newly deceased souls being taken into a Hall of Judgement to account for their past life. In one form or another, the concept of a torturous courtroom trial awaiting us right after death has been part of the religious belief system of many cultures. Occasionally, a susceptible individual in a traumatic situation will say they had an out-of-body experience with nightmarish visions of being taken by frightening specters into an afterlife of darkness where they were sentenced in front of demonic judges. In these cases, I suspect a strong preconditioned belief system of hell.

In the quiet, relaxing state of hypnosis, with continuity on all mental levels, my

subjects report that the initial orientation session with their guides prepares them to go before a panel of superior beings. However, the words courtroom and trial are not used to describe these proceedings. A number of my cases have called these wise beings, directors and even judges, but most refer to them as a Council of Masters or Elders. This board of review is generally composed of between three and seven members and since souls appear before them after arriving at their home base, I will go into this conference in more detail at the end of the next chapter.

All soul evaluation conferences, be they with our guides, peers, or a panel of masters have one thing in common. The feedback and past life analyses we receive in terms of judgement is based upon the original intent of our choices as much as the actions of a lifetime. Our motivations are questioned and criticized, but not condemned in such a way as to make us suffer. As I explained in Chapter Four, this does not mean souls are

(3) Karmic payment will come in a future life, conscience is the souls responsibility. overwhelming forgiveness in the spirit world. We will be given other chances in our struggle for growth. When the initial conference with our guide is over, we leave the place of orientation and join a coordinated flow of activity involving the transit of enormous numbers of other souls into a kind of central receiving station.

7 Do you have a person in mind when you come to the soul world you will pick him

or her to be your master of guidance?

I would like to choose Bodhisattva to be my role model.

8 Do you have a person in mind that you missed so much and feel like to see this

person again when you are in the soul world?

I wish to follow their way to be the eternity.

9.color radiation

(1)radiate a sky-blue energy. With advancing maturity this aura grows more dense

(2) intermediate levels of maturity are modest about their achievements.

(3) While our aura is still yellow, our mentors assign us a soul to look after, and then

evaluate our leadership performance both in and out of physical incarnations.

(4) p.123

Levels III and IV are significant stages for souls in their development because now

they are given increased responsibilities for younger souls. The status of a guide is

not given to us all at once, however. As with many other aspects of soul life, we are

carefully tested. The intermediate levels are trial periods for potential teachers.

While our aura is still yellow, our mentors assign us a soul to look after, and then

evaluate our leadership performance both in and out of physical incarnations.

Only if this preliminary training is successful are we allowed to function even at the

level of a junior guide. Not everyone is suited for teaching, but this does not keep us

from becoming an advanced soul in the blue section. Guides, like everyone else, have

different abilities and talents, as well as shortcomings. By the time we reach Level V,

our soul aptitudes are well known in the spirit world. We are given occupational

10. More questions are welcomed to the discussion. Thanks. 

Summary of November Book Club Meeting.

It was a thrill for Faye lead our meeting after such a long time.  I am ashamed to say I did not read the book but after today’s meeting I am inspired to read it.  The book was a recommendation by Florence’s son-in-law and I think I speak for all of us today when I say it was a great choice.  It was also great to have Faye’s friend with us for the first time and her input was invaluable.  This book encourages readers to remove the fear of death. The book explains that after Death you will go to a beautiful place where you are loved , nurtured , taken care of , healed and then you decide when and where to come back in a physical form. There is no hell, and there is no suffering.

This book was inspirational to members because it rose above personal beliefs and personal ideas of life and death.  The author suggests that the time we spend on Earth is a learning curve, we are sent here to work on our weakness and help our soul advance in its journey to immortality. The book has an interesting blend of cultures and beliefs and science and spirituality.  The author suggests that we learn that there is a purpose for this life. We also discussed the idea that we were born in a family and with a set of friends as per our own choice to change ourselves. Soul mates come at pre-defined times to help you in the journey. They try to help us – but it is up to us to decide whether we want to change or not. Some people adapt and change and progress – while others resist change and the journey for them is longer. 

Overall it was one of the liveliest discussions about the type of book we rarely encounter.  It was great to have MingLi and Lydia join us and as always the input of Lily and Emma was valuable as always.  One of the best things about this group is that no meeting is ever the same and no discussion is ever boring.  Each book is a catalyst for discussion and conversation that is meaningful and memorable.  Thank you for everyone joining us today, physically and through the internet.