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The Bridie Murphy fiasco was just that. If you dig in the larger libraries,
you'll find the difinitive book that uncovered what actually happened. The
"Bridie Murphy" of Ireland was actually an amalgum of stories told to the
woman who was hypnotized by an irish maid when the woman was quite young.
In the second book (t_The Truth About Bridie Murphy_, I believe), the authors
found the woman who told the original stories; and from transcripts of the
hypnotic sessions, were able to demonstrate convincingly that the hypnotist
had unconsciously cued the woman to make the responses she did.
The book, _The Search for Bridey Murphy_, did a great deal of harm. In the
first year it was published, it so convinced some people of the "reality" of
reincarnation that a teen-aged boy killed himself out of curiousity as to what
he'd "return" as.
If there's a case for reincarnation, it isn't in the Bridey Murphy book.
Steve Kallis, Jr.
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| Re your question about "The Search for Bridie Murphy" - I have read it
and thus began my interest in reincarnation. Have you read "A Search
for a Soul" by Jess Stearn (I think). It this book, he regressed
Taylor Caldwell, the authoress, to see if her writing had any basis in
her past lives. Very interesting and one of my favorite on the subject.
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I have been told that I had a past life in the 1700s. I have
locations,names,even a cemetary to check. I plan to some day make a
trip there and check it out. Interesting that the name I was given is
quite prominant in the area I was supposed to have lived.
Peace
Michael
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