609. Jim Tucker

Dr. Jim Tucker is the Bonner-Lowry Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia. He is Director of the UVA Division of Perceptual Studies, where he is continuing the work of Ian Stevenson with children who report memories of previous lives. He is the author of Before: Children's Memories of Previous Lives, a new 2-in-1 edition of his books Life Before Life: A Scientific Investigation of Children's Memories of Previous Lives and Return to Life: Extraordinary Cases of Children Who Remember Past Lives, which together have been translated into twenty languages.

Websites:

jimbtucker.com
Division of Perceptual Studies

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Interview recorded July 31, 2021.

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00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump
00:02:48 - Motivation for Research
00:05:44 - Challenging the Physical Understanding of Reality
00:10:10 - The Evolution of Spiritual Beings
00:14:57 - The Middle Ages and Beliefs
00:22:17 - The Fascinating Case of James Houston
00:25:50 - Paradigm Shift and Understanding the Deeper Nature of Reality
00:29:37 - The Value of Consciousness and Past Life Memories
00:34:09 - Hypnotic Regression and Past Lives Experiences
00:38:17 - Reincarnation stories and choosing parents
00:43:14 - Children's Memories of Past and Future Lives
00:47:06 - Indicators of Past Life Skills
00:50:24 - Birthmarks and Reincarnation
00:53:56 - The Five Sheaths in Sanskrit Tradition
00:57:10 - Hypnotic Regression and Dr. Brian Weiss's Work
01:00:11 - The Potential for Harm and Benefit in Past Life Research
01:03:21 - Disincarnate Entities and Incarnation
01:06:35 - Recent Lives and Intact Memories
01:09:22 - Unfinished Business and Emotional Ties
01:11:59 - Skepticism and Debating Past Life Cases
01:15:08 - Unusual Behaviors in Children with Past Life Memories
01:18:13 - Impact of Past Lives on Gender Development
01:21:25 - Reincarnation and Transmigration across Species
01:24:13 - The Possibility of Consciousness on Other Planets
01:27:51 - The Hollywood Case and Past Life Memories
01:31:21 - Verifying Ryan's Statements and the Impacts of Past Life Memories
01:34:54 - Possibilities of Past Lives and Sequential Reincarnation
01:38:16 - The Malleability of Time
01:41:39 - The Pursuit of Inner Happiness
01:45:56 - A Potential Shift Ahead
01:48:11 - Next episode preview and introduction