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Between Death and Life: Conversations with a Spirit
Offering both comfort to the fearful and confirmation to the curious, Between Death and Life – Conversations with a Spirit examines different levels of existence in the spirit realms through hundreds of real people’s past life testimonies as revealed to widely published and internationally acclaimed past-life regressionist and hypnotherapist Dolores Cannon.
While reliving their dying experiences, hundreds of subjects reported the same memories. The similarity and sincerity of their recollections are too convincing to be ignored.
This eye-opening book explores the world beyond ours, giving us an insight into the death experience and reincarnation, guides and guardian angels, ghosts and walk-ins. It examines different levels of existence in the spirit realms; the ‘Healing Chambers’ for the damaged; the schools where you integrate lessons learned on Earth and where you discover the laws of the Universe; how you plan your next incarnation, the lessons to be learned and future karmic relationships before birth. Between Death and Life: Table of Contents The Death Experience The Greeters A Near Death Experience The Schools The Grand Tour The Different Levels or Planes of Existence So-Called ‘Bad’ Lives Guides God and Jesus Satan, Possession and Demons Ghosts and Poltergeists Planning and Preparation The General Council Imprinting Walk-ins The Return Trip
260 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 1993
About the author
Dolores Cannon
46 books1,775 followersDolores Cannon (1931 - 2014) was a self described "past-life regressionist" and hypnotherapist who specialized in the "recovery and cataloging" of "Lost Knowledge". Her roots in hypnosis went back to the 1960s, and she was specializing in past-life therapy since 1979.
Dolores became, perhaps, the world's most unlikely expert on the prophecies of Nostradamus. A retired Navy wife from Huntsville, AR, USA, Dolores was nearly fifty years old when she began experimenting with hypnosis and past-life regression. The results were, to say the least, quite spectacular!
Working through several different subjects, Dolores was able to establish communication with the living Michel De Notredame, better known as the prophet Nostradamus. His revelations and their impact on our own time are both fascinating and at times frightening.
Dolores has written the three volume set "Conversations With Nostradamus", the series on the translation of Nostradamus' quatrains. This series contains the translation of almost 1000 prophecies, all interpreted for the first time and have been in print since 1989. It is considered the most accurate interpretation of the prophecies ever printed.
Dolores has been a UFO investigator for twenty years, using her skills as a regressionist to help people that had been involved in abduction cases. She has written several books on the UFO information volunteers have revealed while under hypnosis.
Her unique technique of hypnosis is being taught all over the world via the Quantum Healing Hypnosis Academy.
Dolores has written 17 books about her research in hypnosis and UFO cases. Her books are translated into over 20 languages. She founded her own publishing company, Ozark Mountain Publishing, in 1992.
Dolores has toured in the USA, England, Europe, the former Soviet bloc countries, Australia, New Zealand, and parts of Asia to promote her works, and to discuss her particular brand of psychic research. She has spoken to radio and television audiences worldwide. She has given lectures at such locations as: Whole Life Expos in Los Angeles, New York and San Diego; Global Science Congress; various A.R.E. Edgar Cayce Foundations; Conscious Living Expo and MBS Expo in Australia; The College of Psychic Studies in London, England; The Theosophical Society in London, England; as well as many other organizations. Dolores was the first American and the first foreigner to receive the "Orpheus Award" in Bulgaria, for the highest advancement in the research of psychic phenomena.
Articles by/about Dolores have appeared in several magazines including: "Body, Mind and Spirit"; "Magical Blend"; "Connecting Link"; "Kindred Spirit" (an England magazine); "People Magazine" (an Australian magazine); "Conscious Living Magazine" (an Australian magazine); "After Dark" (the Art Bell magazine); "The Unknown Magazine"; "The Washington Post"; and "New York Times". Also magazines and newspapers in Russia, Spain, South America, Bulgaria, Japan and Arab countries.
Dolores appeared on various TV specials including "A Current Affair" (in Australia); BBC Documentary Series "Divine Magic"; "Ancient Mysteries of the World" (a two hour special on CBS); "Ancient Prophecies I and Ancient Prophecies II" (two hour specials on NBC); "Encounters" ( a one hour special on FOX network); "Good Day LA" (in California); "Mysteries, Magic and Miracles" (the Sci-Fi Channel); "Marilu Talk Show" (ABC); "Biography" (series on A&E Channel); "America After Hours" (CNBC); "CNN International Entertainment News".
She has spoken on over 1000 radio shows including Art Bell’s Dreamland, George Noory’s Coast to Coast, and Shirley MacLaine, plus speaking at innumerable conferences worldwide. In addition she had her own weekly radio show, the Metaphysical Hour, on BBS Radio for nine years.
Dolores became, perhaps, the world's most unlikely expert on the prophecies of Nostradamus. A retired Navy wife from Huntsville, AR, USA, Dolores was nearly fifty years old when she began experimenting with hypnosis and past-life regression. The results were, to say the least, quite spectacular!
Working through several different subjects, Dolores was able to establish communication with the living Michel De Notredame, better known as the prophet Nostradamus. His revelations and their impact on our own time are both fascinating and at times frightening.
Dolores has written the three volume set "Conversations With Nostradamus", the series on the translation of Nostradamus' quatrains. This series contains the translation of almost 1000 prophecies, all interpreted for the first time and have been in print since 1989. It is considered the most accurate interpretation of the prophecies ever printed.
Dolores has been a UFO investigator for twenty years, using her skills as a regressionist to help people that had been involved in abduction cases. She has written several books on the UFO information volunteers have revealed while under hypnosis.
Her unique technique of hypnosis is being taught all over the world via the Quantum Healing Hypnosis Academy.
Dolores has written 17 books about her research in hypnosis and UFO cases. Her books are translated into over 20 languages. She founded her own publishing company, Ozark Mountain Publishing, in 1992.
Dolores has toured in the USA, England, Europe, the former Soviet bloc countries, Australia, New Zealand, and parts of Asia to promote her works, and to discuss her particular brand of psychic research. She has spoken to radio and television audiences worldwide. She has given lectures at such locations as: Whole Life Expos in Los Angeles, New York and San Diego; Global Science Congress; various A.R.E. Edgar Cayce Foundations; Conscious Living Expo and MBS Expo in Australia; The College of Psychic Studies in London, England; The Theosophical Society in London, England; as well as many other organizations. Dolores was the first American and the first foreigner to receive the "Orpheus Award" in Bulgaria, for the highest advancement in the research of psychic phenomena.
Articles by/about Dolores have appeared in several magazines including: "Body, Mind and Spirit"; "Magical Blend"; "Connecting Link"; "Kindred Spirit" (an England magazine); "People Magazine" (an Australian magazine); "Conscious Living Magazine" (an Australian magazine); "After Dark" (the Art Bell magazine); "The Unknown Magazine"; "The Washington Post"; and "New York Times". Also magazines and newspapers in Russia, Spain, South America, Bulgaria, Japan and Arab countries.
Dolores appeared on various TV specials including "A Current Affair" (in Australia); BBC Documentary Series "Divine Magic"; "Ancient Mysteries of the World" (a two hour special on CBS); "Ancient Prophecies I and Ancient Prophecies II" (two hour specials on NBC); "Encounters" ( a one hour special on FOX network); "Good Day LA" (in California); "Mysteries, Magic and Miracles" (the Sci-Fi Channel); "Marilu Talk Show" (ABC); "Biography" (series on A&E Channel); "America After Hours" (CNBC); "CNN International Entertainment News".
She has spoken on over 1000 radio shows including Art Bell’s Dreamland, George Noory’s Coast to Coast, and Shirley MacLaine, plus speaking at innumerable conferences worldwide. In addition she had her own weekly radio show, the Metaphysical Hour, on BBS Radio for nine years.
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May 6, 2015
Book critiques would give it 3 to 3.5 on a 5, but for me it is impossible to be objective and rate it as any other 'book'. I have no way of knowing for sure, the veracity of dialogues presented by the writer, yet I am willing to let it convince me. Not because it makes me positively delusional or complacent about life but it makes sense to me, it just fits in, in the grander scheme of things. I wish I had read it immediately after Brian Weiss's books or Laws of Spirit World. I can't wait to read Elizabeth Kubler-Ross now!
But first, on why I chose to be vocal about this.
There has been enough literature written, peer reviewed, dismissed, debated, accepted and mocked at, regarding the transcendentals of spirituality- the realm which has been subjected to much woo-woo and skepticism. Scientific inquiry has been based on the fundamental principle of falsifiability, which I have come to believe is a serious limitation. Our rational minds reject that which is imperceptible to us. What stands out for me the most is that a whole lot is beyond our perception, yet we remain so materialistic in our research. I am sure jealous when a snake can see colours, a bat can hear sounds and a dog can smell well beyond what I can. Fortunately, I have technological access to it, hence I am willing to believe.
Some of us are naturally liberal and others are quite stringent in our approach to hypothesize. I guess that is ok, to keep human curiosity flourishing in a progressive direction. However, when it comes to unconventional areas like 'afterlife', NDEs, psychokinesis, telepathy and such, we have polar opposite views. The debate no longer stands upon the subject, it immediately morphs into a fight between ego-defined identities. Naturally, those who are willing to agree remain secretive about their positions for the fear of being ridiculed and the vulnerability of being insulted by what they consider to be oblivion or ignorance. Anecdotal evidence makes this knowledge envelope into subjectivity and individualism, but that is all what we have for now. It is quite intriguing that people from different religious backgrounds, geographies, races, cultures, age groups have a similar story to tell from their deepest consciousness.
This particular book is a Q&A between a regressionist and spirits/people hypnotized to time between life and death and answers most logical and commonplace queries about death, existence beyond death, learnings, other planes, higher dimensions, karmic relationships, our concept of God, metaphors of religion and folklore, the significant pervasiveness of pure energy, and the meaning of it all. At times, when she speaks for herself, Dolores moves well along with the reader, trying to comprehend the implications and giving enough space for one's own interpretation. I am still searching for answers to few more questions, as certain chapters have seemingly more areas to explore. The author has less insights and opinions to give of her own which is quite in line with what she intended to do while bringing out this book.
The book is not a philosophical discourse to be rated or debated upon. I am not suggesting that the book be above any scrutiny basing on the widely publicized credentials of the author. I have read terrible pieces of trite filth like Dr. Eben Alexander and have been thoroughly repulsed by their very obvious and slick attempt at wooing an audience at the agnostics of the metaphysical, thereby maligning the significance of whatever they experienced. This book is merely a record of her work and I cant thank her enough for presenting it so boldly at the disposal of the general public. If it goes down well with you, you like it, otherwise you toss it in the trash can. There is no middle ground.
Beautiful read for those who know and believe in the limitations of our physical existence, not very convincing for those who don't yet see through it and are looking for an impressive external reason to do so and an absolute hogwash for those who discard the intangible metaphysical realm as paranoia of the tin-foil hat wearing conspiracy theorists.
But first, on why I chose to be vocal about this.
There has been enough literature written, peer reviewed, dismissed, debated, accepted and mocked at, regarding the transcendentals of spirituality- the realm which has been subjected to much woo-woo and skepticism. Scientific inquiry has been based on the fundamental principle of falsifiability, which I have come to believe is a serious limitation. Our rational minds reject that which is imperceptible to us. What stands out for me the most is that a whole lot is beyond our perception, yet we remain so materialistic in our research. I am sure jealous when a snake can see colours, a bat can hear sounds and a dog can smell well beyond what I can. Fortunately, I have technological access to it, hence I am willing to believe.
Some of us are naturally liberal and others are quite stringent in our approach to hypothesize. I guess that is ok, to keep human curiosity flourishing in a progressive direction. However, when it comes to unconventional areas like 'afterlife', NDEs, psychokinesis, telepathy and such, we have polar opposite views. The debate no longer stands upon the subject, it immediately morphs into a fight between ego-defined identities. Naturally, those who are willing to agree remain secretive about their positions for the fear of being ridiculed and the vulnerability of being insulted by what they consider to be oblivion or ignorance. Anecdotal evidence makes this knowledge envelope into subjectivity and individualism, but that is all what we have for now. It is quite intriguing that people from different religious backgrounds, geographies, races, cultures, age groups have a similar story to tell from their deepest consciousness.
This particular book is a Q&A between a regressionist and spirits/people hypnotized to time between life and death and answers most logical and commonplace queries about death, existence beyond death, learnings, other planes, higher dimensions, karmic relationships, our concept of God, metaphors of religion and folklore, the significant pervasiveness of pure energy, and the meaning of it all. At times, when she speaks for herself, Dolores moves well along with the reader, trying to comprehend the implications and giving enough space for one's own interpretation. I am still searching for answers to few more questions, as certain chapters have seemingly more areas to explore. The author has less insights and opinions to give of her own which is quite in line with what she intended to do while bringing out this book.
The book is not a philosophical discourse to be rated or debated upon. I am not suggesting that the book be above any scrutiny basing on the widely publicized credentials of the author. I have read terrible pieces of trite filth like Dr. Eben Alexander and have been thoroughly repulsed by their very obvious and slick attempt at wooing an audience at the agnostics of the metaphysical, thereby maligning the significance of whatever they experienced. This book is merely a record of her work and I cant thank her enough for presenting it so boldly at the disposal of the general public. If it goes down well with you, you like it, otherwise you toss it in the trash can. There is no middle ground.
Beautiful read for those who know and believe in the limitations of our physical existence, not very convincing for those who don't yet see through it and are looking for an impressive external reason to do so and an absolute hogwash for those who discard the intangible metaphysical realm as paranoia of the tin-foil hat wearing conspiracy theorists.
October 24, 2012
I have just about read all of Dolores's books now. Being a Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique Practitioner and trained by Dolores, I can really relate to her material in a major way. This book is my favorite out of all of her books.
I have read a lot of books on experiences between lives as a human, and this book brings in new information that I was not aware of. The general flow of chapter by chapter works very well with the information presented. Some of her books have sections that are slow for me, but with this one, I couldn't put this book down until I was done. But I do have a personal fascination with existences outside of our experiences here on earth.
I have read a lot of books on experiences between lives as a human, and this book brings in new information that I was not aware of. The general flow of chapter by chapter works very well with the information presented. Some of her books have sections that are slow for me, but with this one, I couldn't put this book down until I was done. But I do have a personal fascination with existences outside of our experiences here on earth.
April 13, 2013
Another book, from a different author, recounting, through interviews of patients regressed in their past lives (after their deaths) what happens in the spiritual world.
What is fascinating is that all these books, from different authors working with many different patients, say more or less the same things. How is this possible if it were not true?
What is fascinating is that all these books, from different authors working with many different patients, say more or less the same things. How is this possible if it were not true?
July 17, 2022
Easily, the worst book I've read in my entire life.
July 23, 2011
First I must say that the subtitle of this book is a misnomer, since it comprises conversations with not one spirit but many spirits. But this is a minor issue.
The book presents conversations between Cannon and various regressed subjects about the death experience, the "greeters", a near death experience, the "schools", "the grand tour", different levels of existence, so-called "bad" lives, guides, God and Jesus, Satan, possession and demons, ghosts and poltergeists, planning and preparation, the general council, imprinting, walk-ins and the return trip. What more could you want to know about? - this is pretty comprehensive information.
Re the grand tour, here we are introduced to the Temple of Wisdom Complex on the spirit plane, which contains the Temple of Healing, the Tapestry Room and the Library. Souls passing over are cleansed by means of various coloured lights in the Temple of Healing, and even souls still in the physical body can visit here and be healed. The tapestry is ALIVE and shows all lives that have ever been lived, each life represented by a thread in the tapestry. It shows how all souls are connected, how all lives are interwoven. "The absolute oneness of Humanity is represented by the Tapestry." The tapestry feels extremely familiar to me - I feel strongly affected emotionally by its description in the book. I seem to remember actually seeing it, perhaps in a dream. The library is another amazing place, containing knowledge about all subjects. We learn about the various astral planes - lower, middle and upper. Most souls come to the mid-astral plane.
In the chapter on different levels of existence, we learn that the level of the Earth is considered a fifth level, while you find elementals on the first level, these containing a basic energy of pure emotions and energies. However, they have a "remarkable" future. The second level contains beings that are protectors of the trees and hills. I can't find anything about the third and fourth levels. I find this chapter slightly confusing.
The chapter entitled "Imprinting" presents a totally new concept for me. Imprinting is withdrawing information about the past life experiences of others and having this information imprinted on one's soul. The imprint would feel as though one had actually experienced the life in question. These "fake" (my appellation) past life experiences provide the person with a point of reference, something to relate to. The regressed subject states "If one were to come to this planet without the aid of imprints, we would be totally lost."
Re walk-ins, Cannon also presents me personally with slightly more information than I previously had. The exchange of souls referred to in this phenomenon is something agreed to by both parties, the soul that wants out because, for example, it feels that it has taken on more than it can manage, and the incoming soul. The point of the walk-in experience as opposed to the person just "dying" in the usual way, is that the body is not sacrificed. (There is no need to do so, when there's nothing wrong with it.) What was new for me was the statement that "the person. the physical entity" is generally unaware of the change of souls. The memories of the previous soul have "been absorbed, so you ARE that person." Bargains made by the previous soul are fulfilled by the incoming soul, since if certain obligations were not met, this would affect too many lives. But the new soul does not "carry the records" of the previous soul's other incarnations, only its own. I find it fascinating that the physical entity is not conscious of having acquired another soul (and lost its previous one). In the case presented for us, the subject stated subsequent to the regression that she felt she was the same person, though her parents remarked that she had changed in the year following the soul transfer.
The book contains much that I haven't even touched upon. I strongly advise you to read it. It offers valuable knowledge, though less voluminous than many of Cannon's other books.
The book presents conversations between Cannon and various regressed subjects about the death experience, the "greeters", a near death experience, the "schools", "the grand tour", different levels of existence, so-called "bad" lives, guides, God and Jesus, Satan, possession and demons, ghosts and poltergeists, planning and preparation, the general council, imprinting, walk-ins and the return trip. What more could you want to know about? - this is pretty comprehensive information.
Re the grand tour, here we are introduced to the Temple of Wisdom Complex on the spirit plane, which contains the Temple of Healing, the Tapestry Room and the Library. Souls passing over are cleansed by means of various coloured lights in the Temple of Healing, and even souls still in the physical body can visit here and be healed. The tapestry is ALIVE and shows all lives that have ever been lived, each life represented by a thread in the tapestry. It shows how all souls are connected, how all lives are interwoven. "The absolute oneness of Humanity is represented by the Tapestry." The tapestry feels extremely familiar to me - I feel strongly affected emotionally by its description in the book. I seem to remember actually seeing it, perhaps in a dream. The library is another amazing place, containing knowledge about all subjects. We learn about the various astral planes - lower, middle and upper. Most souls come to the mid-astral plane.
In the chapter on different levels of existence, we learn that the level of the Earth is considered a fifth level, while you find elementals on the first level, these containing a basic energy of pure emotions and energies. However, they have a "remarkable" future. The second level contains beings that are protectors of the trees and hills. I can't find anything about the third and fourth levels. I find this chapter slightly confusing.
The chapter entitled "Imprinting" presents a totally new concept for me. Imprinting is withdrawing information about the past life experiences of others and having this information imprinted on one's soul. The imprint would feel as though one had actually experienced the life in question. These "fake" (my appellation) past life experiences provide the person with a point of reference, something to relate to. The regressed subject states "If one were to come to this planet without the aid of imprints, we would be totally lost."
Re walk-ins, Cannon also presents me personally with slightly more information than I previously had. The exchange of souls referred to in this phenomenon is something agreed to by both parties, the soul that wants out because, for example, it feels that it has taken on more than it can manage, and the incoming soul. The point of the walk-in experience as opposed to the person just "dying" in the usual way, is that the body is not sacrificed. (There is no need to do so, when there's nothing wrong with it.) What was new for me was the statement that "the person. the physical entity" is generally unaware of the change of souls. The memories of the previous soul have "been absorbed, so you ARE that person." Bargains made by the previous soul are fulfilled by the incoming soul, since if certain obligations were not met, this would affect too many lives. But the new soul does not "carry the records" of the previous soul's other incarnations, only its own. I find it fascinating that the physical entity is not conscious of having acquired another soul (and lost its previous one). In the case presented for us, the subject stated subsequent to the regression that she felt she was the same person, though her parents remarked that she had changed in the year following the soul transfer.
The book contains much that I haven't even touched upon. I strongly advise you to read it. It offers valuable knowledge, though less voluminous than many of Cannon's other books.
September 16, 2019
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Very comforting. Do not fear death. What I learned - God is not one. God is all. We are all pieces of God.
Very comforting. Do not fear death. What I learned - God is not one. God is all. We are all pieces of God.
August 13, 2020
This review is about the Audible version of the book. This book was recommended to me in preparation for a hypnosis session with a student of the author's. While reading it, I found myself questioning the ideas shared about the spirit realm, that although the ideas were purportedly from the spirit realm itself, it felt at times like the human author was creating it out of her own belief. This became blatantly obvious when I got to a part with racist thought in the book. It's when there’s about 7.5 hours left in the audiobook. The author was talking to a man under hypnosis who was moving through the planes of life between lives. He said, "There’s a lower astral plane, and that’s where the degenerates live who want to live lives of greed and lust and don’t want to move up." He related a scene in which “one black man shoots another black man” and then talked about seeing rapes, and that the souls there don’t want to give up their human lives. Then a minute or two later he mentioned that sometimes people need to live really hard short lives because they’re such low level souls, and used the example of living through a famine in Ethiopia to illustrate the idea.
The only other time I recall race being implied or mentioned in the book was when she discussed the ovens of the Holocaust, and stated that people who lived through that experience might not want to relive it while between lives, and so that part might be kept from them in the spirit realm.
This makes it sound like the author thinks that black people are degenerates (shooting each other, raping people), and that they lived through hard times because they are low level souls. Whereas in contrast, the horrors that Jews lived through are not spoken of as being because they are low level souls but mentioned with compassion, saying that they may be protected from experiencing these horrors again in the between-lives realm.
Even though this is only a few minutes of a many-hours-long book, it totally turned me off to the book, especially because it seemed like unconscious racism, and through reporting from the spirit realm. I deeply desire for us all to move beyond racism on this planet AND to certainly not to take it to life between lives. Let's do better.
The only other time I recall race being implied or mentioned in the book was when she discussed the ovens of the Holocaust, and stated that people who lived through that experience might not want to relive it while between lives, and so that part might be kept from them in the spirit realm.
This makes it sound like the author thinks that black people are degenerates (shooting each other, raping people), and that they lived through hard times because they are low level souls. Whereas in contrast, the horrors that Jews lived through are not spoken of as being because they are low level souls but mentioned with compassion, saying that they may be protected from experiencing these horrors again in the between-lives realm.
Even though this is only a few minutes of a many-hours-long book, it totally turned me off to the book, especially because it seemed like unconscious racism, and through reporting from the spirit realm. I deeply desire for us all to move beyond racism on this planet AND to certainly not to take it to life between lives. Let's do better.
September 13, 2020
I really tried with this books but the more I read the more convoluted it became.
Once I read that Hitler didn’t receive to much bad “karma” it wasn’t his fault, his father who apparently received most of the bad “karma” for squishing his creativity. And Jack the Ripper who tortured and killed people in horrific ways that ain’t so bad because the souls involved made a “contract” before reincarnation. But suicide oh no that’s a big no no and the only real “sin”.
This book is the usual talk about energy, vibrations, and raising humanities consciousness. Something us petty humans would never understand apparently. Typical new age mumbo jumbo.
Once I read that Hitler didn’t receive to much bad “karma” it wasn’t his fault, his father who apparently received most of the bad “karma” for squishing his creativity. And Jack the Ripper who tortured and killed people in horrific ways that ain’t so bad because the souls involved made a “contract” before reincarnation. But suicide oh no that’s a big no no and the only real “sin”.
This book is the usual talk about energy, vibrations, and raising humanities consciousness. Something us petty humans would never understand apparently. Typical new age mumbo jumbo.
May 24, 2024
Amilyen rövidke, olyan tömör és tömény. Nem tudom, kinek ajánlanám. Olvasd el, aztán, ha megérted, az tök jó, ha meg nem, az sem a te hibád.
Amivel viszont gondom volt, az a fordítás. Jónéhány olyan mondat volt, amit csak félig értett meg a fordító, annyira is lett értelmes magyarul. A church-öt rendszeresen templomnak fordította, holott a szövegkörnyezet is egyházat kívánna. Be kell érnünk ezzel, még egy pár évtized el fog telni, hogy ezek az ezós témák újra divatba jöjjenek, és megérje kiadni ezeket a könyveket.
Amivel viszont gondom volt, az a fordítás. Jónéhány olyan mondat volt, amit csak félig értett meg a fordító, annyira is lett értelmes magyarul. A church-öt rendszeresen templomnak fordította, holott a szövegkörnyezet is egyházat kívánna. Be kell érnünk ezzel, még egy pár évtized el fog telni, hogy ezek az ezós témák újra divatba jöjjenek, és megérje kiadni ezeket a könyveket.
January 4, 2019
This short book covers a huge array of subjects in a very concise manner: The Death Experience; -NDEs; Planes of Existence: Guides; The Devil and things evil; Imprints; Walk-ins; etc. It offers one of the best definitions of karma I've ever heard: "The law of cause and effect is one of the basic laws in effect everywhere, regardless of what universe you are in. This law is one of the underlying principles of karma that supports the entire structure. And karma applies to how the different energies interact with each other, sometimes being cause and sometimes being effect, in a complex combination of moves. This is what builds karma. And anything, any action initiated can be labelled as “cause”, and anything that happens as a result of that can be “effect”. The action that results can also be called cause for other effects. It is all interlocking. [...] That is the way karma is linked with all of the life energies."
I have to applaud Dolores for not only collecting all the information, but also for a neat presentation of themes, generous editing (trimming) to leave just the essentials and not losing the pace, and for her excellent skill as an interviewer and researcher. Las but not least, her humility and open-mindedness are 2 qualities I admire throughout her work; values that make me resonate with her person and methods.
Together with Michael Newton's 'Journey of Souls', this book serves as an excellent introduction to the life beyond our tiny human perception. I'd recommend it to anyone new to the concepts of Reincarnation, Past Lives, Higher Self, and whatnot.
I have to applaud Dolores for not only collecting all the information, but also for a neat presentation of themes, generous editing (trimming) to leave just the essentials and not losing the pace, and for her excellent skill as an interviewer and researcher. Las but not least, her humility and open-mindedness are 2 qualities I admire throughout her work; values that make me resonate with her person and methods.
Together with Michael Newton's 'Journey of Souls', this book serves as an excellent introduction to the life beyond our tiny human perception. I'd recommend it to anyone new to the concepts of Reincarnation, Past Lives, Higher Self, and whatnot.
September 18, 2019
I was introduced to dolores cannon’s work by a friend .. she sent me a video on youtube where she talks about that book .. I remember feeling shocked and at peace at the same time.. this book is mind blowing ,I’m so lucky I’ve stumbled upon dolores cannon’s work and I’m looking forward to read her other books.. i hope she’s doing great up there🙏🏼
October 11, 2023
حقیقتا یکسری از جاهای کتاب رو باور نکردم و به نظرم غلط بود
درباره موضوع هم قبلا کتابی با عنوان آنسوی مرگ از جمال صادقی خونده بودم که به نظرم اون کتاب بسیار جذابتر بود
درباره موضوع هم قبلا کتابی با عنوان آنسوی مرگ از جمال صادقی خونده بودم که به نظرم اون کتاب بسیار جذابتر بود
January 15, 2024
One of those books that finds you in many ways, speaks to you with many languages, answers many questions and untangles mind boggling knots that drive one in circles.
July 21, 2024
this reading experience has been INSAAANEEE, this book has seriously shifted how i see life, death, and everything in between. metaphysics are so cool!!
what changed me!!!
cannon says life and death are like two sides of the same coin. life leads to death and death leads to new life. *death by melanie martinez starts playing*
reincarnation!! the idea that we’ve all lived multiple past lives and will have future ones blew my mind. It made me think about personal growth over lifetimes, not just in one single life.
the concept of astral travel and the silver cord connecting mind and body. personally i have had experiences with out of body experiences and i have always been terrified of disconnecting, but the fact that you cannot become lost from your body is indeed comforting.
once something exists, the energy which is that existence cannot be destroyed!!! that makes us immortal, silly vampires have been doing the most frrr. this idea also fits with both spiritual teachings and science, reinforcing the endless cycle of life and energy.
cannon says our existence is all about gaining knowledge, especially self-knowledge. the ultimate goal is to know yourself.
the power of thought!! thoughts are energy and can shape our reality. anything you can visualize can be real. you are the master of your own destiny. you create that which is manifest in front of you.
knowing we have spiritual guardians watching over us is really comforting.
her views on animal spirits and fairies show how everything is connected. it has made me more appreciative of nature and the need to be kind to all creatures <3
there’s no absolute good or evil, just different energies... tough pill to swallow for a lot of us earthlings hmmmmm
what i wasnt a fan off
the talk about hitler... i know what the fuck... can you belive it? hitler was just a frustrated artist that needed a creative outlet. that shit was PISSING ME THE FUCK OFF. i don’t think hitlers creative outlet was an ok thing to do, lmao, obviously ?????? but i guess that one is controversial in the spirit realm, smh…and the audacity, that he didnt even get that much bad karma cuz, seen from the spiritual plane, it was all his fathers fault cuz he didnt want little adolf to draw a pretty flower, like huuuuhh??? whatever man...
neeexxttt!!
saying murder is a learning experience but suicide is a major karmic fail is also a hard pill to swallow. i dont wanna get into it...suicide is no solution, obvi, but how is murder a lesser evil? how is the killing of millions upon millions of jews not infinite bad karma???… siiiiiiigghhh
this one is a mixed of emotiones so im just gonna put this here
all the pain and suffering here is essential for our spiritual evolution. earth is a testing ground, a battleground, a playground… basically if there was a hell, earth would be the place :) it is hard for us human normies to see why and how it is necessary for anguish, heartache and pain of other people to exist and therefore recognize that it is all part of the big plan of god almighty… it’s a big stinky poopy plan but i guess thats just the way it is cuz, hey, you will get karma points if you are not a sucky mean spirited person, lol.
soooooo in conclusion... jkjk
but fr, i have always been very spiritual but i have never fully dived into the whole spiritual plane. i did start a book of shadows because i did tarot reading and whatnot. i have always felt that i had spirit guides and have also done deity work when i was a wee little child, lol, shoutout artemis. i knew that there was something after death (and before) but i had never in my wildest imagination thought of the fact that we could have multiple past lives... i have done some past life regression with some random youtube video that i found and it did do something to me, but then it showed me that i was alive during the fkn french revolution and then i was off that train pretty quick cuz what... buuuuutt after reading this book it has been pretty clear to me that this is a reality. very fun and exciting!!
pre-review:
WHAT THE FUUUUUCK???!?!?!?!??!
i am a changed person frrrr… is this my spiritual awakening era or is it just mental illness, who knows!!!!???
anywayyy, review to come… gotta sit on this one for a lil while to come through that predicament lol
what changed me!!!
cannon says life and death are like two sides of the same coin. life leads to death and death leads to new life. *death by melanie martinez starts playing*
reincarnation!! the idea that we’ve all lived multiple past lives and will have future ones blew my mind. It made me think about personal growth over lifetimes, not just in one single life.
the concept of astral travel and the silver cord connecting mind and body. personally i have had experiences with out of body experiences and i have always been terrified of disconnecting, but the fact that you cannot become lost from your body is indeed comforting.
once something exists, the energy which is that existence cannot be destroyed!!! that makes us immortal, silly vampires have been doing the most frrr. this idea also fits with both spiritual teachings and science, reinforcing the endless cycle of life and energy.
cannon says our existence is all about gaining knowledge, especially self-knowledge. the ultimate goal is to know yourself.
the power of thought!! thoughts are energy and can shape our reality. anything you can visualize can be real. you are the master of your own destiny. you create that which is manifest in front of you.
knowing we have spiritual guardians watching over us is really comforting.
her views on animal spirits and fairies show how everything is connected. it has made me more appreciative of nature and the need to be kind to all creatures <3
there’s no absolute good or evil, just different energies... tough pill to swallow for a lot of us earthlings hmmmmm
what i wasnt a fan off
the talk about hitler... i know what the fuck... can you belive it? hitler was just a frustrated artist that needed a creative outlet. that shit was PISSING ME THE FUCK OFF. i don’t think hitlers creative outlet was an ok thing to do, lmao, obviously ?????? but i guess that one is controversial in the spirit realm, smh…and the audacity, that he didnt even get that much bad karma cuz, seen from the spiritual plane, it was all his fathers fault cuz he didnt want little adolf to draw a pretty flower, like huuuuhh??? whatever man...
neeexxttt!!
saying murder is a learning experience but suicide is a major karmic fail is also a hard pill to swallow. i dont wanna get into it...suicide is no solution, obvi, but how is murder a lesser evil? how is the killing of millions upon millions of jews not infinite bad karma???… siiiiiiigghhh
this one is a mixed of emotiones so im just gonna put this here
all the pain and suffering here is essential for our spiritual evolution. earth is a testing ground, a battleground, a playground… basically if there was a hell, earth would be the place :) it is hard for us human normies to see why and how it is necessary for anguish, heartache and pain of other people to exist and therefore recognize that it is all part of the big plan of god almighty… it’s a big stinky poopy plan but i guess thats just the way it is cuz, hey, you will get karma points if you are not a sucky mean spirited person, lol.
soooooo in conclusion... jkjk
but fr, i have always been very spiritual but i have never fully dived into the whole spiritual plane. i did start a book of shadows because i did tarot reading and whatnot. i have always felt that i had spirit guides and have also done deity work when i was a wee little child, lol, shoutout artemis. i knew that there was something after death (and before) but i had never in my wildest imagination thought of the fact that we could have multiple past lives... i have done some past life regression with some random youtube video that i found and it did do something to me, but then it showed me that i was alive during the fkn french revolution and then i was off that train pretty quick cuz what... buuuuutt after reading this book it has been pretty clear to me that this is a reality. very fun and exciting!!
pre-review:
WHAT THE FUUUUUCK???!?!?!?!??!
i am a changed person frrrr… is this my spiritual awakening era or is it just mental illness, who knows!!!!???
anywayyy, review to come… gotta sit on this one for a lil while to come through that predicament lol
December 25, 2015
Reading that book was such an uplifting and enjoyable experience! I dragged-in the whole book in a matter of days! It made me feel so calm and relaxed, learning about all those different instances on the spiritual realm and reassuring once more my complete absence of fear towards death.
Reading this book helped me realize that my incarnation is a precious gift, that I need not to waste my energy on deeds that bring about more separation onto this world; among people. This book helped me start working more holistically and effectively on the specific parts of myself that are in need of healing.
I was impressed reading about all these intricacies at the spiritual realms! Helping me thus further appreciate life at its wholeness, making me more eagerly to help others. By helping others I am helping myself in the end, as everyone and everything are entangled in this magnificent wheel of Life!
Inspired by the introduction at the chapter 'The Grand Tour', I believe that whatever a spirit needs in order to have more of the universal knowledge, that is been manifested.
What I especially enjoyed? Very difficult to distinguish, as everything was utterly interesting for me and my endless interest about the spiritual realm. There are some parts though that I especially enjoyed reading. These were the parts of Meg's relation over her unique NDExperience. Then the chapter that talks about the Schools; the relation of all this unique energy of light is like a balsam for my spirit, it really makes me feel like I am at home. Also the chapter about God and Jesus and the parallel universes. The chapter 'Planning and Preparation', oh! I so much enjoyed that chapter, full of spiritual light!
Reading this book helped me realize that my incarnation is a precious gift, that I need not to waste my energy on deeds that bring about more separation onto this world; among people. This book helped me start working more holistically and effectively on the specific parts of myself that are in need of healing.
I was impressed reading about all these intricacies at the spiritual realms! Helping me thus further appreciate life at its wholeness, making me more eagerly to help others. By helping others I am helping myself in the end, as everyone and everything are entangled in this magnificent wheel of Life!
Inspired by the introduction at the chapter 'The Grand Tour', I believe that whatever a spirit needs in order to have more of the universal knowledge, that is been manifested.
What I especially enjoyed? Very difficult to distinguish, as everything was utterly interesting for me and my endless interest about the spiritual realm. There are some parts though that I especially enjoyed reading. These were the parts of Meg's relation over her unique NDExperience. Then the chapter that talks about the Schools; the relation of all this unique energy of light is like a balsam for my spirit, it really makes me feel like I am at home. Also the chapter about God and Jesus and the parallel universes. The chapter 'Planning and Preparation', oh! I so much enjoyed that chapter, full of spiritual light!
June 28, 2025
Growing up, I could never connect with the Christian religion, and questioned its method of control by fear and shame, the diminishing of women, the idea that we are constantly being judged and found unworthy for simply being human, along with the multitude of other flaws that the religion has. However, I have long considered myself as spiritual, and this book just solidified my beliefs. I have never felt such deep peace and healing from reading a book 💕
August 18, 2018
When I picked this book, many friends told me that this is a humbug issue, where a person can tell about past life, or through regression one can see what life is after death, etc. But as a Hindu I would like to know what is there on other side of death, so I kept reading this wonderful parapsychology and came to a conclusion that its 100% real, our scriptures and Vedas also tells the same thing.
Karma what you will sow, you will reap. Importance of karma is given through the book. Many facets of life after death are described in the book, new information which I was unaware of is easily provided by the Dolores Cannon.
The writing style of author is simple, easy transcript of person who is being regressed is presented by the author. The book is the collection of conversation between author and various other regressed people who gives information on other side after death. The book is dividend in many chapters like the death experience, different level of existence in the spirit world, guides and guardian angel, ghosts and poltergeists, the birth experience etc.
One of the interesting incidents mentioned in the book which I liked the most is a Temple of Healing where soul is being healed by various colors of lights, where lights coming from different types of stones or to be precise like diamonds, also the Tapestry room were soul can find which type of life that soul has ever lived and it also shows that every soul are connected with each other, its like interwoven.
Interesting facts while reading the book are: each soul have their guardian angel who helps whenever needed, suicide is major wrong doing.
I don’t want to reveal the entire book but I strongly recommend this wonderful book to know further about your journey to this planet earth, the book will uplift your mood and many time keeps you thinking.
Karma what you will sow, you will reap. Importance of karma is given through the book. Many facets of life after death are described in the book, new information which I was unaware of is easily provided by the Dolores Cannon.
The writing style of author is simple, easy transcript of person who is being regressed is presented by the author. The book is the collection of conversation between author and various other regressed people who gives information on other side after death. The book is dividend in many chapters like the death experience, different level of existence in the spirit world, guides and guardian angel, ghosts and poltergeists, the birth experience etc.
One of the interesting incidents mentioned in the book which I liked the most is a Temple of Healing where soul is being healed by various colors of lights, where lights coming from different types of stones or to be precise like diamonds, also the Tapestry room were soul can find which type of life that soul has ever lived and it also shows that every soul are connected with each other, its like interwoven.
Interesting facts while reading the book are: each soul have their guardian angel who helps whenever needed, suicide is major wrong doing.
I don’t want to reveal the entire book but I strongly recommend this wonderful book to know further about your journey to this planet earth, the book will uplift your mood and many time keeps you thinking.
December 29, 2024
Yet another Delores Cannon book I basically inhaled. I wish I could give more than five stars for her books because they are so comforting. The only criticism I have of her books and that of other past life regressionists, like Michael Newton, is I wished there were more existential questions about how we are to live life here on earth and move through challenges as opposed to what the spirit realm is like. I may be in the minority with that and I understand there has to be a framework laid down first but I feel there is so much more wisdom that could be taken into our everyday lives. I’m sure her other books will have more of that information as I continue on because I surely am hooked on her books now and can’t wait to read them all!
February 9, 2015
A real mind-opener, as all of Dolores' books. Shed light on age-old questions, to which we all have the answers. We exist consciously in such limited a space, we forget that there is so much more. Alas, in a vast universe, possibilities are endless! Death is nothing to fear, it is but a change of atmosphere.
July 9, 2021
Not well structured
This book starts out being very interesting. However the lack of structure or explanatory introduction to each section quickly becomes repetitive. I would have enjoyed more analysis and scene setting. Also would have been interesting to know something and the subjects' current lives and the reason for them seeking last life regression.
This book starts out being very interesting. However the lack of structure or explanatory introduction to each section quickly becomes repetitive. I would have enjoyed more analysis and scene setting. Also would have been interesting to know something and the subjects' current lives and the reason for them seeking last life regression.
June 19, 2025
Well, my perception of life is changed forever LOL.
July 17, 2011
The book deals with accumulated information about the death experience and what lies beyond through 35 years of hypnotic research and past-life therapy. While reliving past-life experiences hundreds of subjects reported the same memories when experiencing their death, the spirit realm, and their rebirth.Experience the sessions as they originally occurred. Recorded and dictated word for word, the subjects reveal enlightening wisdom that is hidden in the subconscious of all humankind. The book will explore:
*The Death Experience.
*Different Levels of Existence in the Spirit Realm.
*Guides and Guardian Angels.
*Do Heaven and Hell Really Exist?
*Ghosts and Poltergeists.
*Planning your Present Lifetime and Karmic Relationships before Your Birth.
*Perceptions of God and the Devil.
*The Significance of "Bad" Lifetimes.
*The Various Councils and Their Influence on Humankind and the Universe.
*Walk-ins.
*The Birth Experience.
some of the findings discussed in the book
*The spirit can detach from the body just before death in order to minimize pain.
*A silver cord ties the spirit to the body and is severed at death.
*People on earth who can enter a trance state or have an out-of-body experience can make use of a spiritual healing center.
*A tapestry exists whose threads or strings represent the lives of all souls, and can be accessed by advanced souls.
*Lower-level souls can exist on a plane where earth events such as fighting and murder are viewed.
*Fairies and sprites and leprechauns exist in the spirit realm but can manifest on earth. They support the animal and plant kingdoms.
*Level or planes of spiritual development are not discrete, but continuously located over a spectrum of levels.
*Suicide is a major wrong and may take many lives to rectify.
*Spirits may be "imprinted" with experiences from past lives they didn't live on Earth.
*A 'walk-in' is a spirit which replaces by agreement the previous spirit in a human body.
*The Death Experience.
*Different Levels of Existence in the Spirit Realm.
*Guides and Guardian Angels.
*Do Heaven and Hell Really Exist?
*Ghosts and Poltergeists.
*Planning your Present Lifetime and Karmic Relationships before Your Birth.
*Perceptions of God and the Devil.
*The Significance of "Bad" Lifetimes.
*The Various Councils and Their Influence on Humankind and the Universe.
*Walk-ins.
*The Birth Experience.
some of the findings discussed in the book
*The spirit can detach from the body just before death in order to minimize pain.
*A silver cord ties the spirit to the body and is severed at death.
*People on earth who can enter a trance state or have an out-of-body experience can make use of a spiritual healing center.
*A tapestry exists whose threads or strings represent the lives of all souls, and can be accessed by advanced souls.
*Lower-level souls can exist on a plane where earth events such as fighting and murder are viewed.
*Fairies and sprites and leprechauns exist in the spirit realm but can manifest on earth. They support the animal and plant kingdoms.
*Level or planes of spiritual development are not discrete, but continuously located over a spectrum of levels.
*Suicide is a major wrong and may take many lives to rectify.
*Spirits may be "imprinted" with experiences from past lives they didn't live on Earth.
*A 'walk-in' is a spirit which replaces by agreement the previous spirit in a human body.
July 17, 2022
Without a doubt, this is the worst book I’ve ever read. I wouldn’t have finished it if it hadn’t been a book club book. But it was, so I trudged through. The first few chapters weren’t so bad. There’s a lot of description of a fantastical spirit realm, with faeries and leprechauns as well as spirits of the forests and mountains. During the first couple of chapters I forgot that I was reading a non-fiction book. With stories of the Book of Life and the Threads of Fate I was fully prepared to read about fictional gods.
Some of the more outrageous claims/opinions in this book are that Hitler ain’t so bad, he’s just artistically stifled, bad spirits engage in voyeurism for black-on-black violence, and sometimes spirits decide to incarnate as poor Ethiopians in order to die of starvation at three years old just to learn a lesson. Within this miasma of inhumanity is where I started to hate-read this book. I felt as though a five year old ran up to me and started explaining his fantasy world to me and exclaimed it all as gospel. Then continued to do this for 10 miserable hours.
Save yourself some irritation and don’t read this book. If you’re looking for fantasy realms there are much better fantasies, with better world building and character development. If you’re looking for self-improvement there’s a wide selection of vastly superior books. If you’re compelled to read this for a book club obligation, I’d skip it and call in sick.
This book is absolute trash.
Some of the more outrageous claims/opinions in this book are that Hitler ain’t so bad, he’s just artistically stifled, bad spirits engage in voyeurism for black-on-black violence, and sometimes spirits decide to incarnate as poor Ethiopians in order to die of starvation at three years old just to learn a lesson. Within this miasma of inhumanity is where I started to hate-read this book. I felt as though a five year old ran up to me and started explaining his fantasy world to me and exclaimed it all as gospel. Then continued to do this for 10 miserable hours.
Save yourself some irritation and don’t read this book. If you’re looking for fantasy realms there are much better fantasies, with better world building and character development. If you’re looking for self-improvement there’s a wide selection of vastly superior books. If you’re compelled to read this for a book club obligation, I’d skip it and call in sick.
This book is absolute trash.
June 11, 2023
Made it to page 40 and I’m gonna be done with this. First of all, 80% of this is dialogue written as a script. Who likes to read scripts? Not me, I can tell you that. Second off—why trust this spirit anyway? They speak like some stoic all-knowing weirdo. Blech. I don’t know, man. This rubbed me the wrong way.
July 30, 2026
Although there were some overall concepts that I resonated with, there were also quite a few takes and explanations that I personally found very problematic (e.g. the discussion around Hitler’s karma was an absolute yikes to read, there was a seeming lack of compassion and some pretty damaging perspectives on heavy topics, and there were some comments that definitely came across as racially prejudiced). If someone were interested in this topic, I’d recommend Journey of Souls instead.
March 27, 2024
I'm goingto try my best to explain how this book gave me a different perspective. This book talks about what happens after death and what we need to do in this life to work towards a bigger picture. The author goes into detail and explains everything in the best way she possibly can. I don't know how to describe it, but some of it made sense to me, and it felt like the knowledge was digestible for the most part ''if you're open to it".The simplest way to decide all of this is that we are all part of a system; we are all working together for a greater cause, and you should not stop learning when you die. The body is just a physical plain of existence we have to endure to learn and grow. We are indeed in charge and co-creators of our destiny. The Devil is a way of not taking accountability for your actions. I was never big on the region due to personal reasons, but I like the way she talked about Jesus and how she incorporated religion into the mix. This book is worth reading and definitely makes me interested in exploring the topic.
May 31, 2023
Arguably no other contemporary hypnotherapist has contributed so much in their field as Dolores Cannon has. This book has collections of what numerous people under hypnosis have recollected on their lives between lives (LBL). Almost universally, everyone speaks about a dimension outside of space-time restrictions where the soul goes to heal, reflect on its most "current" life (current to be taken with a pinch of salt as its a word reflective of time, whereas time doesn't exist) and decides what it needs to learn in it's "next" life. Whilst Cannon's "The Convoluted Universe" touches upon this soul dimension, this book goes much deeper into it and explains what all one may expect in it based on the level of their spiritual growth. Brilliant book and as always, will be grateful to Dolores for writing this!
July 25, 2019
//"Alice laughed: "There's no use trying," she said; "one can't believe impossible things."
"I daresay you haven't had much practice," said the Queen. "When I was younger, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast."//
One need not believe a word of what Dolores writes, and yet it's a sure way to open one's mind to vaster possibilities. I guess her other books must certainly be worth a try, very few speculative fiction is as powerful.
"I daresay you haven't had much practice," said the Queen. "When I was younger, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast."//
One need not believe a word of what Dolores writes, and yet it's a sure way to open one's mind to vaster possibilities. I guess her other books must certainly be worth a try, very few speculative fiction is as powerful.
May 18, 2022
The first book I read of Dolores Cannon, but definitely not the last one. This book contains a lot of interesting content about who we really are and where we come from, but also about life itself. Definitely a recommendation for people that are interested in being a soul and afterlife/prelife.
August 17, 2026
DNF 50%. According to Doloers Cannon, if you currently exist in a disabled body or if a child dies young, this was all in your soul's overall plan to 'learn lessons' to then progress into the next with more questions. If you are born with, or become disabled during your life, it was because you've brought over bad karma from your previous life, and need to be 'taught a lesson'...
All started well with descriptions of Cannon's work, her questions around death and afterlife, and the general concept of 'planes', which set the scene nicely. Until it began to discuss karma...
For anyone who is disabled, has a friend or family member who knows a person with a disability, or had any experience with the horrific tragedy that is child death (let alone been a parent who has experienced this), or anyone who has some any form of emotional sensitivity and intelligence, the concept that people could take comfort that these instances are simply a lesson to be learn, is so fundamentally and ethically wrong I feel ridiculous for spelling it out.
I am novice when it comes to spirituality, but I do think I'm openminded to it, enough to spend money to learn more about it to understand a spiritual perspective, before making my own decisions. The concept of past-life regression memories has always fascinated me, and I misinterpreted the blurb of this book... I thought it would a collection of real conversations from past-life hypnosis sessions, with additional context and ideas about where the soul goes between lives. In short, this is not what this is book is.
It is a combination of theories, ideas, and (apparently) transcripts from recordings from real hypnosis sessions of what the author thinks happens to the soul, whilst she basically interviews herself. She is using the guise of being a therapist, a person of authority and trust, to preach outdated religious concepts about tallying up your 'sins' or 'lessons', and regurgitating the toxic and harmful statement that if anything horrible and life changing happens it's all part of a plan YOU made.
Essentially, any time we suffer through a traumatic experience we brought it on ourselves, and we cannot question it because this is so far beyond out mere human concept of the world, we'll never properly understand until we die. That is this book in a nutshell.
Historically, and in some existing cultures today, disabled people are treated like second class citizens who some believe deserve regular abuse, and even exploitation for their own game (e.g. street beggers, freak shows). And perpetuating this very sinister and dangerous belief is actively harmful.
For me, a book can either be shit and boring, shit but entertaining, or downright destructive.
All started well with descriptions of Cannon's work, her questions around death and afterlife, and the general concept of 'planes', which set the scene nicely. Until it began to discuss karma...
For anyone who is disabled, has a friend or family member who knows a person with a disability, or had any experience with the horrific tragedy that is child death (let alone been a parent who has experienced this), or anyone who has some any form of emotional sensitivity and intelligence, the concept that people could take comfort that these instances are simply a lesson to be learn, is so fundamentally and ethically wrong I feel ridiculous for spelling it out.
I am novice when it comes to spirituality, but I do think I'm openminded to it, enough to spend money to learn more about it to understand a spiritual perspective, before making my own decisions. The concept of past-life regression memories has always fascinated me, and I misinterpreted the blurb of this book... I thought it would a collection of real conversations from past-life hypnosis sessions, with additional context and ideas about where the soul goes between lives. In short, this is not what this is book is.
It is a combination of theories, ideas, and (apparently) transcripts from recordings from real hypnosis sessions of what the author thinks happens to the soul, whilst she basically interviews herself. She is using the guise of being a therapist, a person of authority and trust, to preach outdated religious concepts about tallying up your 'sins' or 'lessons', and regurgitating the toxic and harmful statement that if anything horrible and life changing happens it's all part of a plan YOU made.
Essentially, any time we suffer through a traumatic experience we brought it on ourselves, and we cannot question it because this is so far beyond out mere human concept of the world, we'll never properly understand until we die. That is this book in a nutshell.
Historically, and in some existing cultures today, disabled people are treated like second class citizens who some believe deserve regular abuse, and even exploitation for their own game (e.g. street beggers, freak shows). And perpetuating this very sinister and dangerous belief is actively harmful.
For me, a book can either be shit and boring, shit but entertaining, or downright destructive.
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