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(12,038 posts) Thu May 2, 2024, 07:36 PM May 2

The Children Who Remember Past Lives [View all]

Really eerie article.

“In the beginning, it seemed like Nina was just an imaginary friend. Two-year-old Aija had invented plenty of fictional characters before, but her parents — Ross, a musician, and Marie, a psychologist — noticed right away that Nina was different. (The family spoke to The Washington Post on the condition that only their middle names be used because of the sensitivity of the subject and because Aija is a young child.) From the time Aija learned how to talk, she talked about Nina, and her descriptions were remarkably consistent. Aija told her parents that Nina played piano, and she loved dancing, and she favored the color pink (Aija emphatically did not). When Aija spoke as Nina, in the first person, Aija’s demeanor changed: Her voice was sweeter and higher-pitched, her affect more gentle and polite than what Marie and Ross typically expected from their rambunctious toddler. Aija sometimes told them that Nina was afraid of bad guys coming to get her, or of not having enough food to eat; Aija once hid a bowl of cereal and told her mother it was for Nina. One day, when Marie was using the food processor in the kitchen, Aija reacted with horror to the sound: “Get the tank out of here!” she shrieked. Marie couldn’t fathom how her daughter knew the word “tank.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2024/05/02/children-past-lives/

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The Children Who Remember Past Lives [View all] mainer May 2 OP

A relative of mine talked about her previous mother when she was very small. shrike3 May 2 #1

Article says memories fade by age 5 mainer May 2 #2

I don't believe in it either, but I certainly don't know everything. shrike3 May 2 #5

i dont believe in it, but i dont not believe either. i think it's possible. mopinko May 3 #107

When my niece was 3, she kept saying her "real" mother was dead JenniferJuniper May 2 #3

That was like my nephew. Demsrule86 May 3 #113

My nephew talked about his old Mom and Dad...totally creeped my sister out. Demsrule86 May 3 #97

I. too, remember things from when I was very young. shrike3 May 3 #98

That is exactly it. I didn't feel like I was 3. Demsrule86 May 3 #112

Isn't it strange? shrike3 May 3 #115

Videos, The Ghost Inside My Child. Many have been corroborated. By the way, Karadeniz May 3 #127

I love hearing about this phenomenon MagickMuffin May 2 #4

Yes that is true. triron May 2 #26

Similar phenomena with transplants. Arne May 2 #6

Evidence? Disaffected May 2 #9

Not the kind of thing that has "Evidence". It's just weird. Arne May 2 #11

If there is no evidence, Disaffected May 2 #13

There is evidences, lots of it you take the time to study it. Big Blue Marble May 2 #19

I read where some kids have been able to give details and dates...and it was accurage. Demsrule86 May 3 #114

Lot's of evidence. Big Blue Marble May 2 #14

Care to cite any? Disaffected May 2 #17

Well I was not planning to share any evidence as it is easy to find Big Blue Marble May 2 #18

I referred to the same Stevenson in a brief post below. triron May 2 #28

Yes I saw that. Big Blue Marble May 3 #71

Sorry, the ol' 'do your own research' Disaffected May 3 #68

You .knew when you asked it was a setup and so did I. Big Blue Marble May 3 #70

More ducking and dodging..... Disaffected May 3 #72

Thank you, very interesting. shrike3 May 3 #99

Memory is essentially RNA mainer May 2 #12

That theory does not explain cases where the child has no Big Blue Marble May 2 #16

I was answering the question about organ transplants mainer May 2 #21

Sorry, I missed that. Big Blue Marble May 2 #22

Much info on rna and memory mainer May 2 #34

Thanks so much for the links. N/T Big Blue Marble May 2 #41

Fascinating research with amazing implications. Big Blue Marble May 2 #46

I have read of this as well Hekate May 2 #59

They're not remembering 'past lives'. Bonx May 2 #7

The evidence strongly supports the theory that there are past lives Big Blue Marble May 2 #20

No it doesn't. Show me ANY scientific support for this nonsense. Bonx May 3 #100

Whatever, if you were serious about the evidence you could find it. N/T Big Blue Marble May 3 #109

Thanks for the laugh. Bonx May 3 #118

Washington Post, not NYT. Doubt it was on the front page. shrike3 May 2 #33

It was at least online. Big Blue Marble May 2 #47

I found it very interesting. I try and be open-minded. shrike3 May 3 #67

I agree; it is fascinating Big Blue Marble May 3 #69

In the online version it was, at the very top kcr May 3 #83

Odd it'd be at the very top. shrike3 May 3 #92

Saying definitively that someone is PatSeg May 2 #62

Let me tell you about my son's friend's uncle's Bigfoot experience... Bonx May 3 #101

Ah, sarcasm noted PatSeg May 3 #110

This is just another case of Disaffected May 2 #8

Bullshit. triron May 2 #30

Indeed. Disaffected May 2 #61

100% this - past lives aren't even candidate explanations FreeState May 2 #50

Actually, there is considerable data available PatSeg May 3 #64

That's not how candidate exploitations are used FreeState May 3 #73

I see PatSeg May 3 #88

I've yet to see a peer reviewed study that demonstrates it n/t FreeState May 3 #94

If you've decided that it can't be true, PatSeg May 3 #111

I'm willing to accept any peer reviewed study FreeState May 3 #116

If you were interested you could find evidence easily PatSeg May 3 #120

I am super willing to evaluate any evidence of life after death FreeState May 3 #122

You had mentioned "evidence" PatSeg May 3 #129

A bunch of anecdotal evidence Disaffected May 3 #65

Really interesting article montanacowboy May 2 #10

There is a series on You Tube called The Ghost Within My Child BigmanPigman May 2 #15

Do we have an eyeroll emoji? DavidDvorkin May 2 #23

Our granddaughter, now 6, used to tell us stories of when Greybnk48 May 2 #24

She has told us such random things! Greybnk48 May 3 #123

This message was self-deleted by its author Greybnk48 May 3 #124

Children who either remember past lives, or seem to , have been studied triron May 2 #25

Lots of others have looked into this. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2 #44

It is Stevenson's and Tucker's research the article discusses. N/T Big Blue Marble May 2 #49

I've never been able to believe in reincarnation wnylib May 2 #27

No one has proved consciousness doesn't exist outside of the confines JenniferJuniper May 2 #31

The burden of proof is on those who claim it does. DavidDvorkin May 2 #35

Of course. But my statement is still true. JenniferJuniper May 2 #40

That's why I said that it might exist, although there is no proof. wnylib May 2 #37

Possibly the reason those memories fade PoindexterOglethorpe May 2 #36

I was being facetious in my comment about Trump and Hitler. wnylib May 2 #39

It came across as completely serious, not facetious. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2 #43

I thought that adding "Hmm" at the end conveyed wnylib May 2 #48

Thank you for clarifying that. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2 #52

I got that you were. Big Blue Marble May 3 #119

The math is interesting because if population growth. Johnny2X2X May 2 #29

Uhhh, no. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2 #38

Dang it then. Disaffected May 2 #63

I was once a squirrel. Arne May 3 #89

Not one of these children claims to Napoleon. Big Blue Marble May 2 #51

Regarding the math ...... H2O Man May 2 #55

That's one helluva waiting list. Hermit-The-Prog May 3 #76

There are lots of soul-less people about Easterncedar May 3 #85

Back around 1990, H2O Man May 3 #96

Interesting but really sad Easterncedar May 3 #104

A few years back, H2O Man May 3 #106

Thank you. You always hearten me! Easterncedar May 3 #125

I had a niece who when she was three would talk about Phoenix61 May 2 #32

The concept of past lives is incoherent brooklynite May 2 #42

WAPO has a paywall. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2 #45

Here you go PatSeg May 3 #66

Thank you! PoindexterOglethorpe May 3 #74

Irrational Nonsense JoseBalow May 2 #53

Thanks for the laugh. That diagram is awesome. catbyte May 3 #77

That's odd. tavernier May 3 #128

Well, If it looks like a duck and walks like a duck... JoseBalow May 3 #130

Hogwash. along with ghosts and angels. NoRethugFriends May 2 #54

Fascinating. I've heard bits and pieces on this subject over the years. yonder May 2 #56

Just relating a personal story Mossfern May 2 #57

What about... 2naSalit May 2 #58

That's what I want to know. BComplex May 3 #79

... 2naSalit May 3 #80

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I find this very interesting, mainer. TY for the article.... Hekate May 2 #60

I used to believe in reincarnation, don't now, and I sincerely hope there's no such thing. raccoon May 3 #75

I don't believe it is compulsory PatSeg May 3 #90

Where does God come in here? Croney May 3 #78

Buddhism addresses that. BComplex May 3 #81

While I don't entirely believe this theory, here's my story: no_hypocrisy May 3 #84

I thought this article might generate discussion mainer May 3 #86

We all bring ourselves to such matters. shrike3 May 3 #93

Oh puh leez Goodheart May 3 #87

I think there is a edhopper May 3 #91

Interesting discussion Bayard May 3 #95

Good grief, what next? NanaCat May 3 #102

This article feels like gaslighting Bonx May 3 #103

This reminds me of 'The Cottingley Fairies' Bonx May 3 #105

I recorded a movie about that story Bayard May 3 #126

What's with the avalanche of bullshit stories being "covered" by major news sources today? enki23 May 3 #108

My uncle thought he was Saint Jerome Jose Garcia May 3 #117

LOL! JoseBalow May 3 #132

Not this stuff again ProfessorPlum May 3 #121

During my years of subbing I come across these children who are old souls and they have a wisdom about kimbutgar May 3 #131