A three-year-old boy remembers being murdered in his “last” life and indicates where his body was buried.

After describing his own murder, the child designated a man living in the village as his murderer. Faced with the accusations, the man first denied en bloc. However, the discovery of the body and weapon of crime has upset the situation. Panicked, he would have ended up confessing his private involvement... This revelation raises the issues surrounding reincarnation and memory of past lives.

What science says about reincarnation

Researchers such as Dr. Ian Stevenson, a psychiatrist at the University of Virginia, have devoted their careers to studying memories of past lives. He documented hundreds of cases of children remembering disturbing details of past lives.

One observation often comes up: these children sometimes have birthmarks corresponding to supposed fatal injuries. A young boy in Thailand, for example, was born with two spots on his head and claimed to have been a trainer shot dead in a previous life. The historical records confirmed the existence of this teacher, murdered under the conditions described by the child.

Reincarnation: a universal belief

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