The Boy Who Knew Too Much: An Astounding True Story of a Young Boy's Past-Life Memories by Byrd Cathy

Author:Byrd, Cathy [Byrd, Cathy]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Hay House, Inc.
Published: 2017-03-20T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

THE GOOD DOCTOR COMES TO TOWN

“Dust thou art, to dust returnest

Was not spoken of the soul.”

HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW

As recently as two years ago, the skeptic in me would have been appalled by the mention of “reincarnation” or “parapsychology,” yet today I jumped out of bed eagerly anticipating the arrival of the leading researcher in the field. Perhaps today would be the day when Michael and I would finally receive answers to the questions that had been plaguing us for the past two and a half years.

Jim B. Tucker, M.D., an associate professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia School of Medicine was our greatest hope for a reasonable explanation as to what was going on with our son. We were still recovering from the trauma of our pastor insinuating that Christian was possessed by the spirit of a dead person. My initial inquiry to Dr. Tucker a few months prior had really been a plea for help in our quest to understand our five-year-old son’s peculiar behaviors.

When Dr. Tucker’s book Return to Life: Extraordinary Cases of Children Who Remember Past Lives was released in 2013, I devoured it from cover to cover in two days. It is a straightforward, analytical account of several cases that Dr. Tucker had personally investigated using the strict scientific methodology instituted by his predecessor, Dr. Stevenson. Dr. Tucker’s goal in each case was to determine what the child had said, how the parents had reacted, whether the child’s statements matched the life of a particular deceased person, and whether the child could have acquired the information through normal means—such as books, movies, or overheard conversations.

Reading about other American children with parents like us, who did not believe in reincarnation before their own personal experiences, is what inspired me to send Dr. Tucker an e-mail outlining Christian’s odd statements and behaviors. The fact that the families featured in Dr. Tucker’s book had the option of changing their names to protect their identity eased our apprehensions about having Dr. Tucker come to our home to interview Christian. The last thing we wanted was to destroy our son’s life by having kids on the playground or baseball fields find out about our family secret.

Jim told us there was somewhat of an urgency to his visit because Christian was approaching the age when the memories and associated behaviors start to fade for the majority of children who recall previous lives. I was a little worried that we had already missed the window that Dr. Tucker was referring to because Christian had recently said before falling asleep, “It’s hard to remember when I was a tall baseball player because God gave me a new brain now.” The vivid images he had shared with us were becoming foggy in his mind in a way I imagine must have felt like trying to grasp the details of a dream as they drift away into oblivion.

Dr. Tucker, who prefers to be called Jim, knocked on our door at 9 A.

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