Thursday, October 12, 2023

Evolution Over Morals: Toxic Biases in Michael Newton's "Journey of Souls" and "Destiny of Souls"

 

 






 

These concepts need to be addressed because A. they reflect the most likely human bias of Michael Newton and his clients and B. they can create anxiety for newcomers learning about spirituality, painting the afterlife as an overwhelming alien place of learning instead of a magical more ethereal realm where education is properly mixed with divine love and understanding.

 

Toxic Concept 1: Traveling (“Transition”)

The subject mentions, “We are all swimming along in a swift current which we can’t control…”

                                                                             

Souls appear to be carried along busily against their will to their destinations, instead of having the option to teleport there privately with their spirit guides. Why do they need to go along specific routes when they can be in multiple places at once? Traveling in crowded areas, with some souls not being comfortable with it, would clash with their free will.

 

Toxic Concept 2: Group Separation (“Transition”)

Concept of “hives” “cliques”

Soul’s father “has to stay where he is” because “he does not belong in my hive” –

Another says, “I’m too busy with the people I’m supposed to be with…people I know and love.” “That is their place.”

 

Forcing souls away from their family members, including pets and companions of different species, because of evolution and status...is a direct violation and disrespect of a soul’s dignity and desire for love. The soul has no free will to stay with family but is forced to go to their soul group. There is no time to process memories with family or allow for necessary healing before reuniting with the soul’s older group. Souls are separated by levels of development, with no time to reunite with families after many years. It is like a child about to meet with their parent after a long day of school, but suddenly ushered along to their classmates against their will to reflect on their day instead. Meanwhile their friends are in the more popular older groups, putting pressure on the younger ones to catch up to them. If all souls are part of Source, then there should not be any need for separate groups or labels. They are divided like children in grade levels, with the “lower” developed souls more likely to be scrutinized. 

 

In addition, souls may be closer to some than others, but the whole point of incarnating is to learn to love everyone and everything…without unconditional love, there is no Source. Separation and duality are necessary learning tools for the physical world, to contrast the universal harmony in the spirit world. Why would that be the case in a world beyond our human limitations? (There is also little mention of animals, pets, plants, or companions of different species in Newton’s afterlife, which is very disappointing.)

 

Although soul groups are comprised of a soul’s primary group that incarnates together, this should not invalidate the soul’s strong bond with their previous mortal families, regardless of evolutionary level. After all, the soul choose to be with their parents before birth in the first place. With coming into a new world, the soul has a divine right to adjust accordingly, and make up for lost time with their loved ones if needed. Being forced to reflect fast also implies a rush to evolve and complete lessons, despite the fact that no time or all time exists on the other side, therefore it should be irrelevant.

 

 

 

Toxic Concept 3: Souls sorted into man-made levels (“Placement”)

 

In JOS, souls are ranked by aura colors, from white as a beginner, to red, yellow for intermediate, and blue/purple for the advanced. Green, pink, orange, and other colors found in the human aura are not included. This premise is based on the New Age idea that colors, specifically chakra colors can be ranked from the physical (red, orange, lower chakras) to the more ethereal chakras (third eye, crown, with violet colors). It also claims that suns shine hotter in yellow/blue colors rather than red. The problem is, souls are not suns…they have a variety of colors that always change, especially as humans. Why would blue and purple be “superior” colors to red/orange? Even though purple and blue often refer to spirituality and expanding the mind, there is much that can be learned from nature (green), love (pink), passion and drive (red), mentality (yellow) etc.

 

This also reinforces the human belief in separation, of souls being put into boxes based on their colors and evolution. God/Source is all colors, so in essence, all souls are equal. The only difference is the level of awareness and experience a soul has with incarnation and understanding of the universe. Some master guides can have many colors, not just blue and purple.

 

Toxic Concept 4: No choice in spirit guides (“Our Guides”)

 

These spirit guides portrayed in JOS don’t seem to have too much compassion for their clients. They may want what is best for them like a mentor, but they don’t seem to fully merge with their clients’ memories and feelings. Spirit guides are supposedly assigned to us, without any two-way discussions about the relationship. If a spirit guide does not work in the best interest for the soul or doesn’t protect them from any danger, the relationship supposedly is binding, like a bad marriage with no hope of a divorce or at least a compromise. Not only that, the spirit guides “take the brunt of any dissatisfaction.” In other words, fate and the person’s actions are not taken into consideration…the guides themselves are judged based on how well their client completed their mission! Shouldn’t there be no judgment at all in the spirit world and no rush for souls to evolve to the “end?” The guides have their own afterlives and time that is also needed to reunite with their many families.

 

As to why souls are divided into groups: it would be a “poor system at one grade level.” But this is a world beyond our human comprehension. Who says that lower levels and higher levels cannot interact and learn from each other? Although souls may like to stay in clusters, they should be free to interact with anyone at will. After all, souls can all read each other’s minds, each lifetime and lesson is unique for them. Souls are ageless, all students and teachers at once…even the master guides and Source are always learning.

One subject says, “We get glimpses…as an incentive to encourage us to make that final effort to finish our work and join the masters.”

Can souls do other tasks other than watching over mortals on Earth or joining master guides?

 

If most of humanity is at the beginner/intermediate levels, why are there not aliens and higher non-human beings in the levels 4, 5, and beyond?

 

Toxic Concept: souls stereotypes based on advancement(“Advanced Souls”)

 

It is implied that souls are somehow “separate” from God/Source, despite already being part of it. They have a blind desire to be absorbed into Source, but cannot do so until they have completed all their incarnations (and supposedly go beyond the Council of Elders). If this the destiny for all souls, it appears to be troublesome, stressful, and boring. Why is there only one path to God? What about the souls who never incarnate?

 

Toxic Concept 5: All trauma is “pre-chosen” by us! (“Life Selection”)

Now for the worst part of many spiritual texts, which makes me mistrust God, guides, the universe, and my own soul…for good reason. I still can’t, as a human understand why souls would volunteer to be born into people who die from murder, defects, or early tragic deaths…even if soul group members learn lessons from their grief, it only brings more trauma for that soul into the next life. “Choosing” disabilities, disasters, diseases, and abusive parents, all “chosen, predestined by everyone?!” How illogical! What were our reckless souls thinking?! The worst part of New Age beliefs is the assumption that all trauma is somehow “our fault” and that victims of horrific acts “choose” all of them for growth. Evil-doers get a pass. (Who would want any soul in their soul group family decide to rape/murder them on purpose just to evolve…where is the unconditional love?) With free will and fate being combined, I refuse to believe that all the horrible things are “chosen” by us…unless there is karma involved, accidents and unexplained tragedies are a part of life…the New Age community refuses to take true accountability to face our physical reality. The “guides” in JOS and DOS sound like entitled detached college mentors rather than true gurus/family.

 

“Rebirth” “The child has no free choice in accepting or rejecting the soul”…so free will does not exist after all.

 

 

 

Destiny of Souls

 

Destiny of Souls Toxic Concept 1: Reprimanded For Mortal Mistakes (“Soul Group Systems”)

Souls are being punished for “wasting their bodies given to them” a.k.a. suicide, not fulfilling their missions. (ex. the soul not being allowed in the music room, despite the fact that the rules go against the soul’s divine free will to create. Souls making the “wrong” choices in crisis situations despite some spiritual teachers claiming there is “no right and wrong.” This implies that there is judgment from the guides, not unconditional love. Although libraries and classrooms might be nice for some, other souls may find that environment constraining/boring. Where are the alien worlds and time travel?

 

Council of Elders – soul stands in the center of a vast chamber with Council of Elders in front of them on a raised table. The spirit guide stands in the background, like a lawyer for the newcomer soul. A more comforting scenario would be the spirit’s personal council, seated with them at a round table as equals. There is no mention of Jesus, Buddha, or other Ascended masters being part of the Council of Elders. It seems that evolution for the Source and a divine bureaucracy is all the spirits seem to care about…never mind human morals and feelings.

 

Destiny of Souls Toxic Concept 2: Separation from Animals (“Community Dynamics”)

 

“The Animal Caretaker said there is a division between the land, water and air groups.” Animal souls “exist in different spheres from that of the human soul.” Why would animal souls need to be separated from human souls, when all spirits are one with Source? There is no need for labels or separation because animal souls become divine and telepathic and smart like every other soul. Animal souls don’t need any caretakers to reunite or interact with their human souls; love knows no bonds; it cannot and should not be divided. Heaven is not heaven without our animal and plant companions by our side, no boundaries required. I’m surprised that the Council of Elders don’t also consists of divine alien beings or even animal-like beings besides the advanced human-like entities.

 

“Energy is assigned to certain mortal forms” (humans stay humans, and animals stay animals). This contradicts Source’s desire to experience and learn from every kind of being. If souls incarnate as different genders, and races, why not incarnate into different species to experience their perspectives of life? Newton calls a human a “higher form” and an animal a “lower form” which, in a deeper spiritual sense is false. Why? Although humans may be more complex, they do not have the instincts nor connections to nature and spirit that animals do. All souls are one, “inferior” and “superior” are manmade concepts we use to try and understand the world through our limited perspectives. (I’d argue that animal souls may be more advanced than ours, since we still have a lot of work to do in caring for our planet!) To truly master unconditional love, we must be many humans but also many beings to fully appreciate existence itself.

 

Destiny of Souls Toxic Concept 3: Limited lives to choose from (“Ring of Destiny”)

 

I find it disheartening that souls can only choose between three lives and not other species to learn from. This contradicts other accounts of people talking about being aliens on other planets or mythical creatures in other realms. Just focusing on human lessons and karma (and not the good parts of mortal existence) sounds really depressing. Surely our souls were created for more than just learning lessons and evolving back into God. There needs to be more freedom than this etheric bureaucracy.

 

As for the spirit games they play…why not also enjoy the great moments and memories of life on Earth and other worlds? And the Council of Elders…I think each soul should have their own, instead of a dozen to try and represent all souls.

 

Destiny of Souls Toxic Concept 4: Karma (“Ring of Destiny”)

There is no definite proof that our lives represent all our past life deeds. Since everyone has done horrible acts in past lives, why do some people live harmonious lives and other innocent people have to suffer? (one group “volunteered” to be killed in a disaster…what “lesson” does that serve other than grief and more trauma? Sometimes I think life is more a “trap” than a real “school” if these horrific events are excused and dismissed so easily). The soul can supposedly choose to die/lead the human host into an accident, but suicide is deemed “wrong?” Not to mention all the evil souls who can roam around on Earth and attach to defenseless mortals…guides not telling newton information and being secretive…the guides and guardians don’t seem to do their job 100%. As souls, we should decide and know what group we belong to and guides that are right for us…not assigned by some other mystery force.

 

Destiny of Souls Toxic Concept 5: Evolution level determines your eternal identity (“Soul Group Systems”)

Here are more overly structured, restraining groups that attempt to label and divide complex soul beings that are beyond learning levels and human understanding. Souls should not have to compare themselves to other souls, nor be forced to catch up with the master guides and complete reincarnation right away. Hierarchies and labels are for the physical world…for societies who do not have the abilities to understand everyone’s needs like the spirit world and other advanced alien worlds. I’m hoping for a world where the Source is not just a purple distant “Presence,” but an all-encompassing healing energy of infinite knowledge that all souls can access anytime…a Source that actually interacts with us and cares for us.

 

The (Hopefully) True Afterlife:

In my opinion, a book that describes a more equal and genuine spirt world is “Beyond Reincarnation” by Joe. H. Slate. Souls are not separated from anyone, even other species and all souls’ needs are valued, not just the master teachers. Souls are only “separated” by experience, “higher evolved” instead of “superior.”

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