Michael Newton

Newton wrote that he began as a conventional hypnotherapist, skeptical of past-life regression, and changed course after clients began describing an existence between lives. Over several decades he recorded what clients in deep hypnosis reported.

Journey of Souls (1994) presented case transcripts arranged to follow a soul from death, through a homecoming and a period of review, to the choice of a new life.^[1] Destiny of Souls (2000) added further cases.^[2] Both sold widely and have been translated into many languages.

In 2002 he founded an organization to train practitioners in his method. It continues as The Newton Institute.

Newton's work has not been published in peer-reviewed journals or tested by independent researchers. The consistency he reported among clients is the main point in its favor. It is also what the method would be expected to produce, since one practitioner asked structured questions that drew on earlier sessions. See The reliability of hypnotic regression.

The picture of the time between lives in The Bridge, with its guides, soul families, council, and planning of the next life, closely resembles Newton's.^[3] On this wiki, claims that rest on this kind of testimony are labeled as framework claims. Newton had no connection to The Source of Aletheia.

1. Newton, M. (1994). Journey of souls: Case studies of life between lives. Llewellyn.
2. Newton, M. (2000). Destiny of souls: New case studies of life between lives. Llewellyn.
3. Ryan, J. C., & The Source of Aletheia Coordinating Council. (2026). The Bridge: Spiritual awakening handbook. The Source of Aletheia International Institute.