About this episode
In tonight’s dead letter… we explore the unsettling possibility that our children are not the blank slates conventional psychology suggests. Listener, Tim, recounts the evening his toddler, Mason, claimed he "wasn't always" his kid before describing a past life that ended in a tragic house fire. It is a quiet reflection on the "old soul" phenomenon and whether our children bring a bit of luggage with them when they enter this world.
Reference Links
The University of Virginia: Division of Perceptual Studies
The Work of Dr. Ian Stevenson
Monarch Butterfly Migration and Genetics - National Geographic
Altered States (1980) - IMDB
Defending Your Life (1991) - IMDB
PLAINTEXT
The University of Virginia: Division of Perceptual Studies: https://med.virginia.edu/perceptual-studies/
The Work of Dr. Ian Stevenson:
https://a.co/d/0fMu7zrx
Monarch Butterfly Migration and Genetics - National Geographic: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/facts/monarch-butterfly/
Altered States (1980) - IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080360/
Defending Your Life (1991) - IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101694/
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