Journey of Souls (book)

Journey of Souls
AuthorDr. Michael Newton
LanguageEnglish
GenrePseudoscience, Spiritual case studies
PublisherLlewellyn Publications, USA
Publication date
1994
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Followed byDestiny of Souls 

Journey of Souls is a book by hypnotherapist[1] Dr. Michael Newton (9 December 1931 – 22 September 2016), published in 1994 by Llewellyn Publications.[2] The book contains the purported recollections of 29 people after their prior deaths, relayed while under hypnosis.[3][4] Its subject matter includes past life regressions and "Life Between Lives" therapy, which claims to transport the patient to where the human soul spends time before reincarnation.[5]

The testimony within the book presents the afterlife as a journey where individual consciousness undergoes reflection and transformation.[6] Hierarchies of souls are described, with souls clustered into groups or larger entities.[7]

A follow-up, Destiny of Souls, was released by Newton in 2000.[8]

Reception

Journey of Souls sold 750,000 copies as of 2021, making it one of the highest selling books published by Llewellyn.[2] It received public praise from celebrities Shirley MacLaine[9] and Megan Fox.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Obituary of Michael Duff Newton". The Union. 2016-09-21. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  2. ^ a b Byle, Ann (2021-07-30). "Llewellyn Marks 120 Years of Publishing". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  3. ^ "Journey of Souls: Case Studies of Life Between Lives". Barnes & Noble. 2002-09-08. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  4. ^ Olesen, Terry Christopher (June 2021). "Reincarnation Research: II. Independent Investigators and a Multi-Trait/Multi-Method Approach (Part Two of Two)". Australian Journal of Parapsychology. 21 (1): 44. Retrieved 2024-03-30. Of these cases Newton presented 29 in his book Journey of Souls...
  5. ^ Cannone, Robin (2015-03-31). "I Went to Hypnosis Therapy to Get in Touch with My Past Lives". VICE. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  6. ^ Lee, Raymond L. M. (2003). "The New Face of Death: Postmodernity and Changing Perspectives of the Afterlife". Illness, Crisis & Loss. 11 (2): 134–147. doi:10.1177/1054137302250937. ISSN 1054-1373. The afterlife is also imagined to be a "journey of souls" (Newton 1994) as individual consciousness undergoes reflection and transformation.
  7. ^ Barnum, B.S. (2006). Spirituality in Nursing: from Traditional to New Age. Springer Publishing Company Pbk. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-8261-9183-0. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  8. ^ "Destiny of Souls: New Case Studies of Life Between Lives". Publishers Weekly. 247 (17): 86. April 24, 2000. ISSN 0000-0019.
  9. ^ "Destiny of Souls". Llewellyn Worldwide. 2000-05-01. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  10. ^ Layne, Maya (2023-11-07). "Required Reading: The Five Books That Changed Megan Fox's Life". Vogue. Retrieved 2024-03-30.