Destiny of souls by Michael Newton. Quotes XV

-The Ring displays futuristic scenes of events and people the soul will encounter in the life to come.
-The whole spiritual structure of the screening room is designed to give the viewer an ability either to observe or participate in the action, just in libraries.
-'It is made clear to me that the body choice is mine alone because I am going to have to live with it'
-Karma does not only pertain to our deeds, it is internal as well, reflecting our thoughts, feelings and impulses, all relating to cause and effect. Karma is more than taking proper actions toward others, it is also having the intention to do so.
-Fate does not decree that a certain situation has to come out a particular way. We are not puppets on a string. In our universe, when the past is over, these events and the people involved with them become eternal and are forever preserved in spiritual libraries.
-I do not believe future alternatives are unlimited in number.
-'There have been many people in my life who have treated me with disgust and even loathing. I needed to experience this discrimination, to feel unsafe and vulnerable.
-Destiny represents the sum of our deeds over thousands of years in a multitude of incarnations. In all these lives we had freedom of choice. Our current life represents all past experiences both pleasant and unpleasant, and so we are the product of all our former choices.
-We occupy a particular body for many reasons.
-Earth is considered by souls to be a very difficult school. The great lesson of Earth is to overcome both planetary and private destructive forces in life, grow strong from the effort, and move on.
-Fear arises when we separate ourselves from our spiritual power.
-We knew many of the challenges in advance of our life and chose them for good reasons. Accidents involving our bodies are not considered to be accidental by the soul. The sheer will of our true Self has the power to rise in opposition to our weakness in character, especially during adversity.
-More important than the events that test us in life is our reaction to these events and how we handle the consequences.
-Uncertainty in life is frequently an outgrowth of former life patterns and obsessions.
-Change is a hallmark of karma through the use of free will in making course corrections into unfamiliar waters. Searching for who you really are is getting in touch with your inner Self and bringing passion and meaning into what you do in life.
-I have never had a single case where a soul joined the fetus in the first trimester. The reason why is quite simple because there is not enough brain tissue for them to work with at this stage.
-Various scenarios of significant events in our life are known in advance when we choose certain bodies in the Ring. All have karmic implications and purpose for us.
-Although the physical organism of the body will die, the soul who occupy that body never forgets the host which allowed them to experience Earth in a particular time and place.
-Physiologists do not know why intense emotion may cause irrational behavior in one person and logical coping actions in another. For me, the answer lies in the soul.

-In general, how do you feel about coming back to Earth in life after life?
-As a gift. This is such a multifaceted planet. Sure, this place brings heartache, but it is delightful toot and incredibly beautiful. The human body is a marvel of form and structure. I never cease to be awed by each new body, the many different ways I can express myself in them, especially in the most important way, love. 

-Righteousness, honesty, humor and love are the primary foundations of our life after life.
-The sacred truths of our etheric history can be recovered today because we are able to circumvent the conscious mind and reach the unconscious, which was not immersed in the River of Forgetfulness.
-What we face in the twenty-fist century is the eroding of individualism and human dignity in an overcrowded society dominated by materialism.
-Amnesiac blocks were set in place with human beings to prevent preconditioned responses to certain karmic events. However, the benefits of amnesia may not longer outweigh the drawbacks of lives existing within a vacuum of chemically-induced apathy. There are too many people trying to escape from reality because they do not see their identity as having purpose or meaning. Drugs and alcohol aside, in overcrowded, high tech societies around the world, people have an emptiness of spirit because they are ruled by their body ego senses. They have little or no connection to their real Self.
-When we totally align ourselves to belief systems based upon the experience of other people, I feel we lose something of our individuality in the process. The road to self-discovery and shaping a personal philosophy not designed by the doctrines of organizations takes efforts but the rewards are great.
-In the search for our own path of spirituality it is wise to ask: What sort of behavioral code do I believe in?
-You were not given your body by a chance of nature. It was selected for you by spiritual advisors and after previewing their offerings of other host bodies, you agreed to accept the body you now have. Thus, you are not a victim of circumstance. You are entrusted with your body to be an active participant in life, not a bystander. We must not lose sight of the idea that we accepted this sacred contract of life and this means the roles we play on Earth are actually greater than ourselves.