The author of these books is Michael Newton, PhD (a Regressionist Hypnotherapist who have done case studies on thousands of patients on life between lives). I have just finished reading the second book, “Destiny of souls” (I haven't read the first book "Journey of souls" yet). The books are not written from any specific religious viewpoint and for this reason there are many personal viewpoints & assumptions of the author I don't agree with because of my Christian beliefs.

I’m interested to know if any Christians out there have ever read one or both of these books and if so, what are your thoughts about it (and specifically your thoughts and beliefs about reincarnation itself). Although I’m a Christian, I do belief there is a great possibility that reincarnation might exist (I know this is contrary to what most Christians and Christian churches belief), but for me personally - whether reincarnation exist or not – it doesn’t make a difference to my specific religion and religious beliefs at all. I just find the topic of reincarnation (and the possibility that it might exist) to be very interesting.

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Suzet, so what you are saying is that you like things that "tickle your ears" even though they are in direct disagreement with God?

For it is appointed unto man ONCE to die, and then the judgment. The author of Hebrews put it this way, "Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment." (Hebrews 6:27 NIV)

Satan, of course, doesn't want anyone to believe this. He wants us to believe his orginally lie that "God didn't really mean what He said," rather Satan's lie is the "alternate truth"....

"You will not surely die," the serpent said to to the woman. "For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil." (Genesis 2:4-5 NIV, emphasis added)

Suzet, do YOU know good and evil? Is "playing with the possibility that a 'threesome' might be 'good' instead of 'evil' and somehow GOOD for your marriage or for your walk with the Lord?

"When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and at it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it." (Genesis 3:6 NIV)

Reincarnation is a lie perpetrated by Satan, WHY would any Christian want to entertain reading, much less embracing, the anti-Christian, anti-God, notion of reincarnation that is founded in "another god"?

No, I won't be reading his book. If for no other reason the avoiding the "garbage in, garbage out" idea of what we feed our minds.

As for the "Destiny of Souls," we already know that. Heaven or He11. With God or eternally separated FROM God.
All who enter through the "Narrow Gate" will finish their "Journey" in Heaven while those who choose the "Wide Gate" will walk themselves into He11.

So what do you suppose the intent of the author is?

Sister in Christ, what has God, not Man, said about the destiny of the soul and the possibility of dieing "over and over and over again?"

God bless.

ForeverHers,

I’ve heard a friend of mine (a Christian psychologist) spoken to someone about this book and I borrowed the book from her to read – out of curiosity and interest. I’m not yet of the opinion that the concept of reincarnation is necessarily an anti-Christian, anti-God one or that it implicates “another god”. I guess it depends on personal interpretation… I’m have recently done a research on “Christianity and reincarnation” on the Internet and I’m busy reading up on other Christians viewpoints, interpretations and research about this topic.

As I’ve said, there are many personal opinions and viewpoints of the author I don’t agree with because of my own Christian beliefs. There are things I don’t understand and I’m trying to seek answers… I know there are scriptures (as you’ve pointed out) which seem to be in direct conflict with the concept of reincarnation but I've also find scriptures (on my search on the Internet) which seem to implicate/suggest the opposite (e.g. that reincarnation might possibly exist).

The other thing I ask myself is that, if reincarnation doesn’t exist, then how can the experiences of past life recall under hypnosis be explained? Especially "spontaneous past life recall" by children (usually between the ages of 2 and 5 years of age) where the children spontaneously recall past lifes without hypnosis or influence by anybody? This is just very confusing to me and it’s these types of questions I’m currently trying to find answers on. I’ve found a website where the author says “past life recall” can be explained by “demon possession and manipulation” (which I know can happen under hypnosis) but I’m not so sure if this same meganism can be used to explain “spontaneous past life recall” by children? Here is the full extract:

[color:"blue"] “If we accept Biblical revelation, admitting that demons exist and do their best to fool us about spiritual reality, why not accept their possible involvement in producing reincarnation proofs, a concept that blatantly contradicts the essence of Christianity but at the same time fits well with their purpose? If the best conditions are created to express themselves through the person undergoing hypnosis (when self-consciousness is abolished), why should they not act? Why should they not respond to the invitation to fulfill their purpose in such a fascinating way for a credulous and ignorant public?

The experience of spirit possession represents full or partial takeover of a human by an external spiritual entity (a demon). This phenomenon is known to most religions. The parasite spirit exerts control over the behavior, mental functioning and emotions of the person involved, being capable of producing sensations and symptoms in the physical body. This picture is obviously very close to what is happening during hypnotic regression. Why then reject its explanation as spirit possession and believe in past life recall? As to the information they produce from alleged previous lives in the form of historical accounts that correspond to some extent with reality (but always are most suited to win people’s trust), if humans know them, how much more are they available for demons? If humans are capable of creating historical scenarios using the facts they know, how much more could demons prove equally creative?

In the case of "spontaneous past life recall" by children, the mechanism could be similar. At the age when they recall the alleged past lives (generally between two and five years of age) their spiritual discernment is not formed yet, which makes them vulnerable to demon manipulation. In a previous section on this phenomenon we have seen that there are cases when the alleged soul’s reincarnation overlaps with the personality of the child, presenting typical symptoms of demonic possession.”[/color]

Maybe I am on the wrong territory with investigating all this…but personally I don’t see anything wrong with investigating certain topics and read up on it as long as one don’t get negatively influenced by it and as long my Christianity and religious beliefs aren’t influenced. Even the Bible instructs us to ”investigate everything but keep the good”. (I don’t have the exact verse now and I don’t know if my translation is correct.)

ForeverHers, I don’t know, but I do know the author doesn’t belong to any religious group or have any specific religious belief system – so all his opinions and viewpoints in this regard is “unbiased” (if that is the correct word to use). The author does belief in God and he also use names such as the “Creator”, the “Source” and the “Highest Spirit”. In the introduction of the book the author has also said: ”If I make statements that go against your preconceptions, faith, or personal philosophy, please take what fits well for you and discard the rest”. And this is exactly what I have done while reading the book.