An Introduction and Overview of Between-Lives Spiritual Regression by Douglas Kinney Between-lives spiritual regression is a fairly new spiritual hypnosis tool for investigating the human soul. Between-lives sessions are much longer and go much deeper into the soul’s experience than can be achieved in past-life sessions. The foremost developer and practitioner of between-lives regression has been Dr. Michael Newton with his Life-between-Lives (LBL) regression methodology. In it, hypnosis subjects experience themselves as spiritual beings leaving the dead body of a past life, traveling into a nonphysical realm, and having experiences in this realm. These are generally the same experiences an NDEr has if their NDE includes the elements that capture the experiences of being in a nonphysical, spiritual realm. In his presentation to the Baltimore IONS group, Doug discussed this important new spiritual exploration tool from that is the subject of his new book, Frontiers of Knowledge. He described its development, Newton’s methodological approach, other key practitioners in this field, and highlights of their findings that he claims provide us with the sociology of souls in the lower dimensions of the spiritual realm. Topics covered include: 1. Soul “family” and soul energy-consciousness levels 2. Organization of the spiritual realm and soul “specializations” (similar to professions) 3. Soul activities in the spiritual realm, including planning next lives and role of a soul’s advisory group 4. Support for the phenomenon of reincarnation (including its purpose and the roles of karma and free will) 5. Soul types Even with the successes he claims, Doug makes the point that between-lives regression is still a relatively new discipline, and extra efforts are needed to establish its credibility. In his book, he illustrates how between-lives regression provides essentially the same experiences as NDEs that include rich spiritual-realm experiences. He believes this establishes between-lives regression as a useful and credible source of information on our spiritual nature in its expressions on Earth and in the spiritual realm. Doug was trained in Newton’s LBL approach by Dr. Allen Chips of the National Association of Transpersonal Hypnotherapy (NATH) in 2009. NATH sponsored Newton’s first LBL training session in 2001 and annually conducts between-lives regressions trainings in Virginia Beach. Doug is available for individual between-lives regression sessions.

1. Between-Lives Regression:
New Tool for Exploring and
Understanding Our Soul Nature
By Doug Kinney
www.douglaskinney.com
June 8, 2014
Baltimore IONS Meeting
Copyrighted by Douglas Kinney. All rights reserved. Can be used without author’s permission if not being sold for profit.

2. 2
Plan
1. Frontiers of Knowledge provides context for a broader
treatment of spiritual intelligence
 Important because of its role in explaining anomalies
2. Describe between-lives spiritual hypnosis and its
discoveries
 M. Newton’s life-between-lives (LBL) methodology
 Other contributors
 Discoveries about souls and the spiritual realm
 Its similarity of experiences with “rich” NDEs
3. Summary and thoughts on its future

3. Part 1: Context for Spiritual
Intelligence from
Frontiers of Knowledge

4. Frontiers of Knowledge - What is New Today in
Science, Consciousness, and Spirituality
 Our mysterious universe
 95% of universe’s energy/mass a
mystery
 Incredibly fine-tuned universe
 Role of consciousness in quantum mech.
 New discoveries in
 Evolutionary biology, mind, unusual mind-
body effects, subtle-energies in healing, . . .
 New discoveries from investigations of
soul-related experiences
 Near-death (NDEs)
 Reincarnation experiences
 Between-lives regression
Frontiers Provides First Comprehensive Overview

5. 5
Key Cosmology Puzzle:
Fine-tuning of Universal Constants
 Fine-tuning of 3 dozen parameters or ratios seem
designed so that life can emerge and evolve
 Two examples
• If ratio of EM to gravitational fields was off by one-
billionth,
Hot and stable stars would not exist
• If the weak nuclear force was much stronger
Giant stars would not have seeded the universe with
heavier elements (carbon, etc.)
Is there a Universal designer or designers?

6. 6
Information Supporting Existence of and
Operation of Spiritual Intelligence
1. Quanta—observer required to bring quantum
particles into existence
 Who were the observers in the beginning of our universe?
2. Evolutionary biology and intelligent design
 Difficult to see how complex organisms can come into being
and evolve with environmental changes
3. NDEr’s consciousness existing in nonphysical form
and reincarnation discoveries
 Is consciousness basically spiritual?
Many frontier scientific and consciousness discoveries
require existence of nonphysical, spiritual intelligence

7. Sources of Knowledge / Information on
Spiritual Intelligence
1. Through human systematic investigations
 NDEs
 Between-lives regression (NDEs on “demand”)
2. Other non-systematic sources
 Traditional religions: creation stories, experiences
 Shamans
 Channels and mediums
 General and past-life regression experiences
 Out-of-body experiences
 . . .

8. Part 2: Between-Lives
Spiritual Regression
(Highlights from Frontiers of Knowledge
Chapters 7 and 8)

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Development of Spiritual Hypnosis and
Newton’s Life Between Life (LBL) Regression
 Rapid development of spiritual hypnosis with past-life
regression from 1960-80s
 Some explored “interlife” regression in latter period
 In parallel Newton developed his LBL in 1970s
 LBL process for normal subjects: use 3-4 hour session
 Achieve a deep, hypnosis state (>90% success rate)
 I was trained in Newton’s LBL technique
 By Allen Chips of NATH in 2009
 Have conducted ~ 15 sessions
Between-lives hypnosis is a young, developing discipline

10. Key Sources for Between-Lives Regression
Experiences and Information
 Michael Newton
 Journey of Souls (1994) and Destiny of Souls (2000)
 5-Part YouTube video
 Linda Backman - Bringing Your Soul to Light (2009)
 More access to advanced souls than Newton
 Dolores Cannon - Between Death and Life (1993)
 Access to “special subjects” (The Convoluted Universe Series - 4 books)
 Allen S. Chips - Spiritual Regression: A Past Life/Life Between
Lives Video Demonstration (2010 – example of an “advanced” soul)
 My regression cases – a sample case given in Frontiers appendix
 NDE cases – those with rich experiences of the spiritual realm

11. Overview of the Soul’s Journey
Newton’s Key Events and Activities 1/2
1. Separating from their dead physical body
 Past-life death scene; then moving away from earth
 Meeting & being “escorted” by spiritual guide
2. Entering the spiritual realm through a portal
3. Met by a welcoming soul or a group*
 Can be a homecoming when they meet their “soul family”
 Souls are energy beings - display themselves in human
form for recognition
4. Becoming oriented to new dimension of existence*
 Having their energy recharged and balanced
5. Having life review of their just completed human life*
6. Transitioning to their “place” in this realm

12. Overview of the Soul’s Journey
Newton’s Key Events and Activities 2/2
7. Meeting with their advisory council of wise-elder
 Reviewing their just completed life
 Feedback on current, on-going life
8. Being placed for study and/or training [profession like]
9. Planning for a next life and choosing their new body
 Coordinating with other participating souls
10. Preparing to leave spiritual realm for next incarnation
11. Being reborn as an infant in a new physical body
*Not All Souls Experience All of the Above:
More Advanced Souls Can Skip Steps 3 - 5
Also, Steps 3 – 5 Can Occur in One of the Other

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Newton’s Description of Souls Groups
Primary is Soul’s “Spiritual Family”
Primary
Soul Group
5 to 15 souls
Affiliated Soul Groups
MoreDistantSoulGroups
MoreDistantSoulGroups

14. Meeting Spiritual Family
 Consists of souls you incarnated with in current or
previous lives
 Note: part of soul always remains in spiritual realm
 Example from woman’s LBL I conducted (in Frontiers)
1. Ex-boyfriend in her current life
2. Female friend in this life
3. Her best friend Jack from the last life
4. Her dad in this life
5. Mother in this life and sister in her last life
6. Soul named Bernarr
7. Current boyfriend in this life
Five of the seven are in her current life

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Different Soul levels of Energy
Consciousness
 Beginning Soul: placed in cluster group after “nursery”
 Young are limited spiritual development
 Some reincarnating long time (30,000 years) & still “immature”
 Intermediate Soul
 Ready for responsibilities—join “professional” training groups
 Describes “worlds” for special study / development
 Can simultaneously live two physical lives
 Advanced Soul: knowledgeable of the source (God)
 Newton describes “sages”, old souls keeping “watch (highest
level of soul advancement)
 Backman has more information on these

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Some “Professions” in Spiritual Realm
(Newton calls them “Specialties”)
 Guides: support each soul in its human life
 Teachers: guide young soul groups
 Nursery Teachers: care for new souls
 Masters of design: designers of physical planets
1. Geology: mountains, rivers, …
2. Life forms: plants, trees, living creatures
 Explorers: seek out suitable training sites for souls
 Harmonizers: smooth out collective human energy
 Wardens: interactions between human & animal souls
 Ring of Destiny Controllers: set up & run processes
“Professions” Organized Like Medieval Guilds

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Newton’s Classification Model for Soul
Development Levels and Core Colors
Source: Newton, Journey
of Souls, p 103
Level:
Learning Stage
Energy Consciousness Color (Newton’s
subjects)
Guide
Status
I: Beginner White (bright and homogeneous) None
II: Lower
Intermediate
Off-White (reddish shades, ultimately
turning into traces of yellow)
None
III: Intermediate Yellow (solid with no traces of white) None
IV: Upper
Intermediate
Dark Yellow (a deep gold, ultimately
turning into traces of blue)
Junior
V: Advanced Light Blue (with no traces of yellow,
ultimately turning into traces of purple)
Senior
VI: Highly
Advanced
Dark Bluish-Purple / Violet (surrounded
by radiant light)*
Master
>VI: Old Ones Deep Purple (surrounded by radiant light) Overseers
42%
31%
17%
9%
1%
0%
*Linda Backman, Bringing Your Soul to Light (2009),
Had More Experiences with Advanced Souls

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Breadth of Newton’s Information: Some of
the Chapters Contents in “Journey of Souls”
Live Selection: collaborative effort with group & counselors
 Decide: specific lessons and location
 Use Ring of Destiny to preview potential lives (later slide)
 Some have “filler” life: short life supporting experiences of others
Choosing a New Body: one providing best opportunity
 Handicaps are attractive—provide challenges
Preparation for Embarkation [Newton’s example, p 260]
 Souls involved together go to the “place of recognition”
 Set up recognition signals for their human meetings
Rebirth: time soul joins with brain of baby varies
 Describes process of “merging” with the human brain (mind?)
 To occur brain has to have a holographic form or interface

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 Relationships
 Major: Parents, mate,
siblings, best friends
 Secondary family/friends
 Other key roles: teacher,
boss, etc
 Major events
 Meeting mate
 “Planned Meetings” for
assistance or helping
 Setting up recognitions
 Death
Newton’s Description of Soul Planning Next
Life & Getting Participation of Others
Primary
Soul
Group
LIFE PLAN DEVELOPMENT
(Creating “Neighborhood” Play)
Affiliated Soul Groups
MoreDistantSoulGroups

20. 20
Newton’s Example of Soul Relationships
Over Many Reincarnation Cycles
Simplified representation of social dynamics of
key “players” in Ruth’s lives over many
incarnations. Newton, Destiny of Souls, p 275-78
(Newton includes 8 souls and their human roles)
Frontier’s Table 8-3. Examples of Key Soul-
Human Roles in Three of Ruth’s Lives
Role in 20th-
Century Life
Role in 19th-
Century Life
Role in 18th-
Century Life
Husband Best male
friend
Wife
(Gender change)
Mother Grandmother Aunt
Father Grandfather Uncle

21. Description of the “Birthing” of a New Soul
(Account from one of my LBL Subjects)
 Subject: There is this orange colored cauldron that looks “boiling
and hot.” Out of it come “drops” of energy that drop onto a conveyer-
like belt. This occurs when the “temperature” is right. . . . They are
caught as they come out by those supporting the process. Each drop
has an essence.
As each one develops in the nursery, the pure light changes into a
unique color. Each one is a pure light that reflects the individual’s
different color.
The process is guided by nursery helpers. I see this individuation in
terms of a metaphor of beautiful vases.
 DK: How many different colors?
 Subject: Red and orange, silver orange. It is like each has a spark
in them. It is their own essence that attracts their color.
 DK: Where does it come from?
 Subject: The God Source provides the energy that creates the
young souls.
Source: Frontiers of Knowledge, 248-49
Also see Newton in Destiny of Souls, 339

22. Other Fascinating Between-Lives Topics
Covered in Frontiers of Knowledge
 Souls first incarnating on other worlds
 Soul having more than one simultaneous human life
 Different types of souls—not all souls incarnate on
physical worlds such as earth
 Examples of soul planning and rehearsing: first
meeting spouse-to-be: Katherine Graham’s parents
and Michael Newton
 Planning human death
 Participating in mass disasters
 Parallel lives

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Technology in the Spiritual Realm
 Transportation technology: moves soul
 Automatic guidance & control based on soul’s energy signal
 Life books: holographic screen with emotions
 Shows live pictures; allows playing out of alternative choices
 Ring of Destiny: provides preview of potential lives
 Soul surrounded by bank of screens (run by “controllers”)
 Soul mentally operates: select city, potential lives
 Displays scenes from this life, including major turning points
 4 “Worlds” for soul development, training & recreation
 World w/o ego: learning to be; new souls gets ego & character
 World of knowing: mental place of planning and design
 World of altered time: simulation training (alter events), recreation
 World of creation & non-creation: physical to practice creation
Spiritual Realm Highly Organized for Soul Development

24. Part 3: Summary and Future of
Between-Lives Regression

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What I Would Like You to Take Away
Suggest 3 Items
1. Between-lives regression is a new development
 Reflects our access to more spiritual information
 Can expect to see new information over time
2. Between-lives regression provides another source of
spiritual information similar to what rich NDEs provide
 Descriptions of soul’s journey in the spiritual realm
 Information on the society of souls in lower realms
3. Unique aspect compared to NDEs: You can experience
yourself as a soul in the spiritual realm w/o “dying”

26. Between-Lives Regression
More Information / Corroboration Needed on
 Birthing of new souls
 Is there an evolutionary path for animals?
 Backman’s concept of core soul unit (soul mates?)
 Higher spiritual-realm dimensions & governing
councils
 Parallel lives accounts by Cannon
 Creation activities by more advanced souls

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End with Quote from Newton
[Destiny of Souls, p 401]
Coming to Earth is about traveling away from our home to a foreign
land. Some things seem familiar but most are strange until we get
used to them, especially conditions which are unforgiving.
Our real home is a place of absolute peace, total acceptance and
complete love. As souls separated from our home we can no longer
assume these beautiful features will be present around us.
On earth we must learn to cope with intolerance, anger and sadness
while searching for joy and love. We must not lose our integrity
along the way, sacrificing goodness for survival and acquiring
attitudes either superior or inferior to those around us.
We know that living in an imperfect world will help us to appreciate
the true meaning of perfection. We ask for courage and humility
before our journey into another life. As we grow in awareness so will
the quality of our existence. This is how we are tested. Passing this
test is our destiny.

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BACKUP: EXTRA

29. All NDE Elements Experienced by My
Sample Between-Lives Subject
Expanded NDE Elements (NDE and
Between-Lives)
1. Out-of-body experience—OBE
2. Moving rapidly to nonphysical realms 
3. Intense and positive feelings
4. Heightened senses 
5. Soul being energized and rebalanced
6. Encountering mystical / brilliant light
7. Meet deceased relatives & mystical . . . 
8. A sense of alteration of time/space
9. Life review (of all or some events) 
10. Encountering unworldly realms
11. Meeting with council* or wise being for
insight on their human life
12. Learning special knowledge of self or
universe 
13. Communication is telepathic
Subject Experienced Element? Highlights of Sample
Between-Lives Session Experiences
Yes. Then moving upward from body and then fast toward light
Yes. Moving fast toward a bright light (after past-life death scene)
Yes. Felt empowered following the council experience.
Yes. In spiritual-realm class-room and meeting with council
Yes. Energy rejuvenation a dark, womblike structure
Yes. Moved fast toward a bright light; later found herself inside
Yes. Homecoming with seven souls and etheric council beings.
Yes. Time alteration in life review. Both in the “homecoming”
Yes. In council review of her past life, Information came quickly
Yes. Experience in spiritual realm: meeting relatives, guides, etc.
Yes. Council gave a review of her just-completed past life and
feedback on her current life and summarized her challenges.
Yes. Had access to all of her past lives, including knowledge of
lives on another physical world
Yes. In council session, classroom, and in life on another world
* Major difference of Between-lives experience from NDEs

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Woman
Ruth
Newton’s Example of Soul Relationships
Over Many Reincarnation Cycles
Legend
Primary (primary
soul group)
Companion
(primary soul group)
Affiliated (primary &
near-by soul group)
Simplified representation
of social dynamics of key
“players” in Ruth’s lives
over many incarnations.
Newton, Destiny of
Souls, p 275-8
Uncle
G-Father
Father
G-Mother
Mother
Aunt
SonHusbandBrother
Best Female
Friend
Sister
Mother
Daughter
Daughter
Best
Female
Friend
Son
Daughter
Niece
Sister SisterCousin
Husband
Wife
Best Male
Friend
Other key ones (e.g., key
teacher, grandparent)
not included because of
space. Note role and sex
changes in different
reincarnation cycles.

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Souls Start “Professional” Training in Spiritual
Realm at Around Level III in Small Groups
Nursery
Teachers
Primary
Soul
Group 1
Primary
Soul
Group 2
Primary
Soul
Group 3
Primary
Soul
Group 4
Primary
Soul
Group 5
Primary
Soul
Group 6
Primary
Soul
Group 7
Masters
of Design
(Plants)
Masters
of Design
(Geology)
Group
Teachers
Explorers
(navigators)
• Advancing souls “recruited” for specialty by “guild” soul
• Training occurs in small, informal study groups of 3 to 5 souls
• As they advance, they spend less and less time in primary group
Animal
Wardens
Soul
Guides

32. “Web” of Support for Proposed
Framework of Reality
 Akashic Field / ZPF
(P1, P2, P3, C1, C2, C3, C5)
 Quantum Physics with
Strong Consciousness (P1)
Express Consciousness
through Subtle Fields
Morphogenetic Field in
Evolutionary Biology (B1)
 Holographic Mind for
Processes, Memory (M1–4)
Mind Distributed in Body
with Subtle Field (M5, C6)
 Nonphysical Mind in
Subtle-Energy Field (C8)
 Reincarnation in
Memory & Appearance (C9)
Spiritual Intelligence in
Spiritual Realms (C10a & b)
 Cosmology with
Strong Anthropic Principle &
Spiritual Intelligence (P1–3)
Parallel Physical Universes
& Multidimen Spiritual Realm
Many-Worlds
Interpretation
1
1
Universe: Creation: Dimensions
of Energy Consciousness
1. Higher energy-consciousness
beings at higher dimensions
Parallel Universes Created
1. Choice—by exercising free will
2. Multiple energy gestalts in mind
1
2
Part 3 Key Findings
and Explanations
1, 2
2
3
4
Conditioned-Space Effect
1. Increase psychic abilities
2. Enhance effect of beliefs and
thoughts on body
Subtle-Energy System
1. Translate strong emotions &
beliefs into physical effects
2. Connects with specieswide
morphic fields
3. Connects with higher self, past
lives & spiritual guides
4. Mind distributed through subtle-
energy bodies
4
All
All
1b
Primary
Secondary
Third-level
 Evidence supporting or
behind framework level
Legend
Reincarnation Investigations
1. CWR cases: a) birthmarks
verified (C9); b) between lives
remembrances
2. Independently verified cases
3. Semkiw: continuity of human
appearance, traits & family
Nonphysical Mind Findings
1. Verified near-death OBEs:
Pam Reynolds, others (C8)
1, 3
Part 2 Key Findings
and Explanations
Spiritual-Realm Findings
1. Spiritual hypnosis: Newton,
Backman, Cannon, (C10b)
2. NDEs—rich experiences of
the spiritual realm (C10a)
3. Transcendent NDEs
All
1

33. Proposed Framework Compared with Current
Materialistic Science’s views on Reality
Akashic Field / ZPF (P1–P3)
Akashic Field / ZPF
Quantum Physics with
Strong Consciousness (P1)
Express Consciousness
through Subtle Fields
Holographic Mind for
Processes, Memory (M1–4)
Mind Distributed in Body
with Subtle Field (M5)
Mind Distributed in Body
with Subtle Field (M5)
Holographic Mind for
Processes, Memory (M1–4)
Morphogenetic Fields
in Evolutionary Biology (B1)
Mind Distributed in Body
with Subtle Field (M5)
Nonphysical Mind for
Subtle Fields (C8)
Cosmology with
Strong Anthropic Principle &
Spiritual Intelligence (P1–P3)
Spiritual Intelligence in
Spiritual Realms (C10a & b)
Reincarnation in
Memory & Appearance (C9)
Strong
Conscious-
ness and
Spiritual
Framework
of Reality:
21st-Century
Quantum
Physics
No Consciousness Role
Newtonian Physics
Materialistic
Science
Framework
with No
Role for
Conscious-
ness:
19th-Century
Newtonian
Physics
Cosmology with
Weak Anthropic Principle
and Multiverse (P3)
No Spiritual Intelligence
not recognized
Evolutionary Biology
NeoDarwinism
No Reincarnation
Life Begins at Conception
Consciousness Based
on Biology
Brain = Mind
Mainstream-Brain Theory

34. 8
5
1
2
12
Human Body
and Its 12
Subtle-Energy
Bodies
Vertebrate
Animal Kingdom
Primate
Human
Single Cell
Akashic
Field/ZPF
Atoms & Molecules
Multiple Subtle-Energy Fields Formed
and Are Evolving Our World
Past-Life
Memories
Spiritual
Energy
Energy
Egg
Human Social
Field
Human Behavior
Field
Subtle-Energy-Information
Fields Evolve