Spiritual & Esoteric Book Reviews

Born Again: Reincarnation Cases Involving International Celebrities

In Born Again, objective evidence of reincarnation is presented which demonstrates that from lifetime to lifetime, facial features and personality traits remain consistent. Importantly, it is shown that religion, race and ethnic affiliation can change from one incarnation to another. With this realization, war and conflict based on differences in these cultural markers of identity will be mitigated. Dr. Semkiw uses independently researched reincarnation cases, such as from Twenty Cases Suggestive of Reincarnation, Xenoglossy, Unlearned Language and European Cases of the Reincarnation Type, all written by Ian Stevenson, MD, to draw conclusions on principles of reincarnation. Independently researched cases featured in Born Again include those of Police Captain Robert Snow, Fire Chief Jeff Keene, neurosurgeon Norm Shealy and US Diplomat Wayne Peterson. Cases derived through Kevin Ryerson, a trance medium featured in Shirley MacLaine's books, including Out on a Limb, are also presented. A very important case featured in Born Again involves Anne Frank, who was persecuted as a Jew in the Holocaust, and who has reincarnated into a Christian family. This case demonstrates how violence and war based on differences in religious or ethnic affiliation is groundless. The reincarnation case of Pablo Picasso, who has been reborn as Alexandra Nechita, who started to create Picasso like art at the age of four, shows how reincarnation can explain child prodigies. In the reincarnation case of Paul Gauguin, Peter Teekamp unconsciously replicated Gauguin's artistic development as a young man. Laurel & Hardy, who have reincarnated as Josh and Danny Bacher, are once again a gifted comedy team. The reincarnation case involving William Shakespeare demonstrates how writing talent can be preserved across incarnations. US celebrity cases include Oprah, Halle Berry, Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman and Steven Spielberg. Past lives of Indian movie stars Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and Rekha are presented. Political cases include past lives of George W. Bush, Ralph Nader, Indira Gandhi, Nehru, Benazir Bhutto and Abdul Kalam. Past lives of spiritual teachers, such as Neale Donald Walsch and Wayne Dyer are discussed.