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Bringing Your Soul to Light: Healing Through Past Lives and the Time Between

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Having worked beside Dr. Michael Newton, Dr. Linda Backman's book continues his work of bringing about an understanding of what it's like to be a soul in a human body on earth. She provides insight as to how to go about finding our life's purpose, why some of us face insurmountable obstacles (time and time again) in our lives, how "bad" or "difficult" people may serve a purpose at being present in our lives, how these same people serve a purpose to themselves/their soul as well, and so on.

Dr. Backman works with Past Life Soul Regressions, together with Between Life Soul Regressions; she provides insight to both within this book. It may not be in the same manner, form nor detail that Dr. Newton has with his books, though in her own spiritual way she enlightens the reader as to what it's like to be a soul (not just a body with a brain) within this dense, earthly plane. She also shares how to become more in tune with your soul/higher self, how we can gain a greater understanding of the life we've chosen and make the most of it...finding peace, compassion, harmony, acceptance and joy...despite whatever hindrances come our way. For me, personally, discovering that I have chosen this life, this body, my challenging childhood and all that goes with that - is quite comforting and brought me a sense of peace. Even more so is the knowing that once I leave this body (and this is what resonated with me the most): my soul enters this wondrous realm of pure love `n light where there is no judgment, chaos nor darkness. There is only pure love, bliss, excited energy, sharing of knowledge and illumination for the next time our soul decides to incarnate on earth or somewhere else.

This book spoke to me, therefore I would urge you to glean from this book what speaks to you. Though you may not revel in each and every page, be open to the possibility that there may be things that jump out and "speak to" or resonate with you. Keeping one's expectations in check can oftentimes open one up to receive splendid surprises...in the most unexpected ways.

Having read the prior two reviews, I agree with the first in that Dr. Backman's book is a marvolous look into who we are on a soul level. However, I do understand where the second reviewer is coming from. Dr Newton's books were the first to talk about the Soul experience and gave detailed information on what is experienced in the "between" time of our incarnations. Both of his books were more focused on bringing the idea of multiple incarnations and what we do between lives into the main stream.
Dr. Backman's book has a softer more spiritual look at the chioces that we make prior to incarnating, why we choose difficult lives and how we can overcome what seem to be impossible odds and live rich joyful lives. Knowing who you are on a soul level, no matter what stage of development, can bring greater understanding to your life, can assist in moving you forward to a place of peace and harmony. And let's face it, for many of us just knowing that we chose our family members for a reason can be a comfort.
This is not a 4th Newton book, if that is what you are looking for, you probably will be disappointed, however, this is a rich, wonderful book to get a better understanding of the spirit realm.

If you are a Michael Newton fan, this book is the icing on the cake. A co-creater with Dr. Newton of The Newton Institute, Dr. Backman takes LBL (Life between lives)of her clients into a concise, riveting fast-moving format that follows a logical sequence of soul growth.

While Newton gives us step-by-step fascinating insights into LBL experiences of his clients, Backman summarizes her clients' LBL experiences into shorter form, tying them together by chapter themes of soul development, soul progression, and soul themes. Each client experience is rich with LBL activity of how we interact with our spirit guides and the council members who guide us. I could not put this book down and did not want it to end.

Even better than Michael Newton! I thought it was beautifully written and I liked the order in which it was laid out. The transcripts of other life between lives experiences are there, but what's more engaging is the way Linda connects the dots. She has a kind and gentle way of presenting things and explaining a soul's progress - much like I imagine a spirit guide would. I found the book very comforting and inspirational.

The more people in the world who receive this information, the closer we can get to a more peaceful universe where greed,violence and hatred can become things of the past.
Namaste.

Dr. Backman's most excellent book is a complete and beautifully written guide for anyone wishing to understand where we exist after shedding our physical bodies. With a gentle writing style, Bringing Your Soul To Light outlines step-by-step explanations of who we are as Eternal Souls and what we do in the Spiritual Realm. Some of the key points illustrate why we choose our families, our specific bodies, the life challenges we go through, and how we learn and grow spiritually through physical incarnations and interactions with members of our soul family. Presenting actual transcripts of regression sessions, the information is presented is then explained in such a clear way the reader will come away feeling a greater sense of who they are.

The eternal truths revealed on the pages of this lovely book will awaken a desire to delve further into Past Life and Between Life Regression. I highly recommend Dr. Backman's book as an uplifting read, and a spring-board for deeper exploration of your true self.

BRINGING YOUR SOUL TO LIGHT--- A Book Review ©
C. Norman Shealy. M.D., Ph.D.

BRINGING YOUR SOUL TO LIGHT--Healing Through Past Lives and the Time Between, Dr. Linda Backman, Llewellyn Publications, Woodbury, MN 2009

Most individuals are at least aware of the concept of past lives or reincarnation. Approximately one-third of Americans believe strongly that they have experienced the true meaning of "born again". Since my own first spontaneous recall of a past life in 1993, I have experienced at least 30 recalls, some spontaneous, some through guided past life therapy (PLT) with 3 of the world experts in this process.

Dr. Backman has taken the process of PLT a quantum leap forward--exploration of life of the soul between lives, "Soul Regression, which is a more holistic approach to the holographic view of the Soul. Beginning with the benefits of PLT, Dr. Backman lists the remarkable benefits: "fear of death, health challenges, emotions, phobias, career choices,
Geographic location of residence, relationships, grieving, and karmic situations". And , of course, actually experience of the Spirit Realm! This leads often to understanding the purpose of life as well as encountering Spirit Guides, and for some individuals, an even greater revelation, Soul Family. Actually, reliving the death process in a previous life often provides the most intense personal revelation.

"Each life is another play in which our soul is an actor." A major lesson in life is understanding the difference in the personality of an individual life versus the immortal nature of one's soul. PLT and Soul Regression are major tools for clarifying your Life Script or Purpose. As with each aspect in understanding Past Life Therapy, the case histories illustrating every chapter provide insight for all of us in learning our own purpose.

The chapter on Free Will is another gem. You have an ability to ignore the lessons of this life or hundreds in the past. However, true wisdom prompts you to make healthy choices that convert each imperfect experience so that your current and future choices will be more compatible with your life purpose. Time after time the case histories demonstrate the power of PLT and Soul Regression in providing deeper insights. In my opinion, BRINGING YOUR SOUL TO LIGHT demonstrates well my own experience that this is the most powerful psychotherapeutic tool available today.

Dr. Bachman demonstrates well the evidence "that we choose the specifics of our minds and bodies before birth--" The "between lives regression" that is a major component of the cases presented here brings the significant additional depth of understanding that provides "emotional and mental equilibrium throughout the minor and major storms of life--"
Indeed, it is ultimately this insight that makes Soul Regression a powerful contribution to our understanding of the awesome wisdom of life itself.
C. Norman Shealy, M.D., Ph.D.
www.normshealy.com.

Linda Backman had a daunting task: how do you build upon, elaborate, and add value to the rich storehouse of information about what happens between lives that her mentor, Michael Newton, provided in his two groundbreaking books "Journey of Souls" and "Destiny of Souls". Her strategy, I think, was to be better organized, clearer, more succinct, more selective and briefer on verbatim transcriptions, less comprehensive, and more focused on a few key elements. Substantively, the book is not especially innovative, and there are no major differences with Newton's findings, but it was worthwhile nonetheless to get her slant on the similar material. It also serves as a replication of Newton's work, which since it is anecdotal, is persuasive without qualifying as bona fide research. Confirming anecdotes strengthen the credibility of both accounts.

Backman seemed to concentrate mostly on highly developed souls. One thing I learned is that even these advanced souls can make choices that one could consider dysfunctional such as involvement with substance abuse, serial procrastination, or fear of intimacy. They are not all Gandis and Dali Lamas. Maybe I'm not such a retarded soul after all

Another thing I learned is that patients undergoing hypnotic regression can get a session with their Council of Wise Elders and get an interim report on their current life (and not pay extra). What a deal!

I re-learned that since I planned and chose this particular life, I might as well make the best of it and, really, try to squeeze the juice out of it and not because we only go around once. I also re-learned that my spirit guide, in addition to greeting my soul after death, is on duty 24/7 in this lifetime. Nice to know we're not alone, even when we feel alone. In addition, I appreciated that this book, like Newton's, affirms that the ultimate purpose of all the incarnations and all the suffering that attends the human condition is for the purpose of learning how to love. Amen to that.

One difference in emphasis with Newton is the view expressed regarding suicide. Newton's books expressed the view that except in the case of terminal illness, suicide was one of the few life choices that elicited a judgmental and disapproving reaction from the Council and resulted in a reluctance to offer another incarnation to that soul without some serious rehab. Backman includes a case in which one person, in her life plan, intends to commit suicide while still young and healthy to aid in the growth of a fellow soul family member. I was very surprised by this.

I think a main value of Backman's book is that is a little more reader friendly and thus more appropriate for readers new to the subject. For Newton, you really have to don your hip boots and wade in. This book is lighter in tone and more welcoming. I highly recommend it.

I bought and read this book a couple of years ago, and being a huge Michael Newton fan, I had hoped it would expand on Dr. Newton's research and expected much more from it than it delivered, and I was extremely disappointed. I slogged through it and then put it aside. Recently I picked it up again but just can't finish it. It is a very boring read, with little snippets of people's life-between-life regression, really no information at all about what it's like in the afterlife, no account of which questions were asked, how the client responded, etc. etc. In other words, it's extremely short on details. The author seems hung up on how far her clients are "evolved," yet to me they don't sound very evolved at all. She has a very nasty habit of "preaching," in fact I would estimate that half the book is her "preaching" to the reader, something that does not sit well with me as it reminds me too much of authoritarianism. The writing itself is dry and uninteresting. I just can't get through it this second time around and it'll end up in my Salvation Army stack. This book cannot hold a candle to Dr. Michael Newton's books! Don't waste your money.

Bringing Your Soul to Light: Healing Through Past Lives and the Time Between

Higher-Purpose safeguards certain memories, which are difficult to recall, especially those from a past incarnation or from realms where soul-minds pause between earth experiences. However, when the time is right, wisdom triggers karmic memory, so that an impression resurfaces, perhaps through dreams, relationships, or physical health.

In Dr. Linda Backman's "Bringing Your Soul to Light," we see her facilitate this process as licensed psychologist and sentinel attending to spiritual and emotional well-being. As clients consciously seek information, memories are revealed, and in remarkable detail, bearing authentic nuance characterizing realms and consciousness from which information flows.

Clients determine the session's outcome. Linda's integrity with 30 years experience establishes a therapeutic field. It all comes together in this thoughtful collection of journeys, each bringing his/ her own soul to light ."

I interviewed Dr. Backman on my radio show recently. She has extensive knowledge on the subject based on he innumerable regressions she has guided. This book is easy to understand and allows the reader to really get a sense of what life is truly all about, how it is created and designed, why we choose as we do, who we choose to be with in our relationships, etc. It is most enlightening. For me it confirmed that we are all in this together, working together and should not judge one another because everyone came in with a purpose and interacts with each other for a specific reason. We all have our own stories, no one knows what the other persons story is, we are all evolving at our own rate and therefore should be helping one another and raising the vibrational level for all. I loved the book, I was fascinated by it and I would highly recommend it to anyone interested in learning more about their own life journey.

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