One of life’s biggest mysteries is what happens to us when we die – but the answer might lie in the early memories of small children. Some kids seem to remember specific and very detailed moments of a past life – leading many top researchers to wonder if this is evidence of reincarnation.
Picture of Ryan Hammonds with his mother Cyndi. Courtesy of DM/ Flickr and Psychology Today
The photo Ryan’s mom found that confirmed his past identity. Courtesy of Jake Whitman/ Today
Additional photo of Marty. Courtesy of Jake Whitman/ Today
Image of Barbo Karlen alongside and image of Anne Frank.
Episode Source Material
PODCASTS
ACADEMIC PAPERS
- Indian Journal of Psychiatry (Volume 57 Issue 4). The mystery of reincarnation by Anil Kumar Mysore Nagaraj, Raveesh Bevinahalli Nanjegowda, and S. M. Purushothama.
- Journal of Scientific Exploration (Volume 21 No 3). Children who claim to remember previous lives: past, present, and future research by Jim B. Tucker.
WEB/SOCIAL MEDIA/ MESSAGE BOARDS
- The proof is out there: inexplicable evidence of reincarnation (Season 1). (YouTube video).
- Evaluating the evidence for reincarnation. (online article).
- Expert investigates 10 year old’s reincarnation claims. (YouTube video).
- The evidence for human reincarnation is here. (website).
- 12 mind-blowing facts from scientists who study reincarnation. (website).
- 11-year-old boy believes he was reincarnated and has vivid memories of “past life” as Hollywood star. (online article.)
- Ryan Hammons (reincarnation case). (online encyclopedia article).
- Boy claims he was reincarnated describing scarily perfect memory of being big Hollywood star. (online article).
- The science of reincarnation. (online article).
- Night After Night (film). (Wikipedia article).
- Anne Frank. (online encyclopedia article).
- Meet Barbro Karlen, the Swedish writer who claims to be the reincarnation of Anne Frank. (online article).
- Jim Tucker interview (website).
- The story of Barbro Kalen’s proof that she is Anne Frank reincarnated. (website).