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heart saver, August 16, 2001
This review is from: Children/time Forgot (Paperback)
My friend found this book laying on the bottom of the floor of the PX at his army base.He still isn't sure why he bought it but it saved my life.My son,Marcus,had just past away and I was having a really hard time with his passing.I couldn't find any reason to stay here.I was going to go be with my son.Untill this book!!Chris sent me the book,but it took me over two weeks to pick it up,once I did I never put it down. I cried so hard while reading it.It made me realize that he was fine and that It wasn't my fault.Now 10 years later after that night,I'm happily married and were trying for a baby.This book IS a life saver.THANK-YOU.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Despite the hokey name, great book, February 10, 2010
This review is from: Children/time Forgot (Paperback)
This book is primarily intended for someone who wants case histories. It does not go in-depth on theories of past-life recall. This might be helpful, however, to the reader who is seeking an entertaining read about children who remember past lives. The stories themselves primarily take place in the UK and are fascinating. The authors did their homework to obtain as detailed information as possible about each child's experience. I highly reccomend starting here if you are interested in past lives.
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Good accounts of childhood past life memories, a little short on theory, August 26, 2007
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First published in 1983 titled Life Before Birth the 1991 version that I read had the complete original text. The book is written in three parts. The first part gives 26 cases of reincarnation type memories from children in Britain. I found the short accounts easy to read. Although not as rigorously documented as Stevenson's accounts it does provide evidence that these memories occur in cultures that reject reincarnation. The reader might decide that suppression of childhood accounts in families that reject reincarnation explains the lower ratio of accounts in European cultures. (Rather than the view that a strong belief in reincarnation causes false memories in children.)
The second part provides three accounts of after death visions (Mother's seeing that their dead child or grandchild). These accounts further the idea that life continues after death.
The final part reviews some of the theories of the day and techniques, such as regression therapy. I did not find these reviews to be well considered, but perhaps that is due to approximately 25 years of research since the book was written.
I recommend the book as a time capsule of past life memories of British children, rather than an authority of reincarnation theory. The cover states that the book provides "starting proof of life after death." Proof is a stretch, it certainly does not provide scientific proof, but it does provide evidence to help the reader reach their own conclusion on the subject.
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