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by Good Morning America recently aired a story detailing the strange case of James Leininger, a little boy who remembered life - and death - as a WWII fighter pilot. Even at the early age of two, little James had a fascination with airplanes, specifically WWII era warplanes. However, the fascination began to give way to nightmares in which the boy would kick and cry in his sleep, and upon waking would describe his dreams as 'Airplane crash on fire, little man can’t get out.'
Soon after the nightmares began, James began to talk about things that a two year old living in the 21st century would normally have no prior knowledge. He became increasingly accurate in describing WWII plane designations, sites of battles in the Pacific, and the name of an aircraft carrier. James also began to describe how 'his' fighter took off from the water and the Japanese shot 'him' down.
Vague knowledge of past events are one thing, but the boy became very specific in his 'recollections' of the life and death of World War II Navy pilot James M. Huston Jr., who died in 1945. The various instances of little James 'recalling' past life events include: the name of James Larson, a man who flew with James Huston; James pointing to a map of Iwo Jima near Chichi Jima and saying, 'Daddy, that is where my plane was shot down;' the word 'Natoma', which his parents have taken to mean Natoma Bay, the US aircraft carrier that James Huston served aboard when he died; and the names of three other men who died serving with James Huston on the Natoma Bay. Specifically the boy said 'they greeted me when I went to heaven.'
Does this very young child actually have memories of a past life, or are there other, more mundane explanations for this supposed phenomena?
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another child case
I remember this story of the "pilot boy" from about 6 months to a year ago. It's fascinating.
Here's another child that 60 minutes covered with the same thing implied.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/11/24/60minutes/main657713.shtm
At 2 years old, this boy, Scott Pelley, was drawing cellos and music notes instead of just scribbling with crayons. He says taht he hears the music all the time and that all he has to do is write it down. If it's not reincarnation or some form of telepathic channeling, what else is it?
I personally dig this line of thought and have read other things about reincarnation. There's a book called, "Many Lives, Many Masters: The True Story of a Prominent Psychiatrist, His Young Patient, and the Past-Life Therapy That Changed Both Their Lives" by Brian L. Weiss, that covers a psychiatrist's work with a woman he calls Catherine. She was riddled with phobias and anxieties and traditional psychotherapy wasn't working for her. Mr. Weiss tried hypnotherapy with her and she began recounting occurences in lives that weren't current to her own lifetime. For what it's worth, it's a great read along these lines.
There's also no end to the websites about reincarnation and past lives on the net. It's hard to believe that all those people are "full of junk" and that every person who believes in it is "crazy". Even the Hindu religion has a system of "rebirth" built into it. There must be something to it.
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The solution is obvious, hook the boy up with some electrodes and some lie detectors. Monitor his brain wave activity while he recalls his past memories. I don't think it is actually possible biologically for him to know that unless all of it is a scam. If science doesn't solve the problem, then we should go back to religion. Pray to God, and then get a priest and some holy water. The boy is obviously possessed by some unnatural spirit.
But seriously, if this boy is indeed telling the truth, then it is obvious that the power of the mind and spirit do exist. I better start going to church just in case.