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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Summary and Transcript of this interview.

Interview recorded July 31, 2021.

YouTube Video Chapters:

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