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- Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2000Perhaps Dr. Newton's research and past-life regressions are legitimate, but they do not closely follow any pattern established by other researchers on past-life and near-death experiences (Moody, Fiore, and Whitton, for instance), nor do they agree with Tibetan or other highly esteemed sources on the experience after death. To me, the entire volume has the flavor of being created mostly from the imagination of Dr. Newton as a way of supporting his far-flung theories. If these indeed are regressions reported by his subjects, I would guess that they have been influenced by the hypnotist himself. This is not to say that some of these theories may not coincide with other reports, but overall they do not have the ring of truth. Readers interested in reincarnation and the after-death experience might look at Vickie Mackenzie's wonderful book on Lama Yeshe, or Joel Whitton's Life Between Life, or psychiatrist Brian Weiss' thoughtful books. These researchers and reporters do not always agree, for this is wide-open, new territory, but there are enough commonalities among them to be extremely intriguing and informative.
Death and its aftermath is a very important subject, for many traditions believe that the time of death and beyond is a great opportunity for liberation and enlightenment of the soul. Books such as The Grace in Dying and Facing Death and Finding Hope elegantly address the path of the soul in the dying experience and the after-death realms. I hope that seekers after knowledge in this fascinating arena explore other, better written and better documented sources. Unless you enjoy science fiction, spend your money wisely, and elsewhere.
