PAPHOS, Cyprus - Professor Ian Stevenson, M.D,
famous psychiatrist at the University of Virginia, died February 8, 2007,
in Charlottesville, Virginia. Known worldwide for his research on
reincarnation and survival after death, he was the author of over 300
publications. By a remarkable synchronicity, his death coincided virtually
to the day with the publication of a startlingly innovative book-and-card
set, Reincarnation Cards(R) - Awakening Far Memory by John Knowles, M.A.,
and Linda Leblanc.
A Canadian philosopher and parapsychologist, Knowles is a lifelong
student of philosophy following a life-transforming mystical experience at
the age of eight. A retired career public servant, his philosophical essays
have appeared in British, American, and Cypriot journals.
Leblanc accompanied her husband, John Knowles, in his assignments
around the world with the United Nations. A lecturer and writer, her
articles have appeared in publications in Cyprus and the USA. In 1999,
Knowles and Leblanc founded PSYCHOGNOSIA, a not-for-profit organization for
the study and dissemination of scientifically accurate information on the
paranormal.
Called "something new under the Sun" by author-lecturer John Anthony
West, originator of the "Age of the Sphinx" controversy, Reincarnation
Cards(R) - Awakening Far Memory is also described by famous transpersonal
psychologist Dr. Stanley Krippner, in his Foreword to the book, as a
"stunning, consciousness-expanding work" embodying "an imaginative and
novel technique." He also calls the Glossary "an education in itself."
"The main purpose of Reincarnation Cards(R) - Awakening Far Memory is
to widen the perspective on reincarnation theory by going beyond the often-
superficial, sensationalist handling of the subject," Knowles announced at
the time of publication. Leblanc added: "We designed the book-and-card set
to be both a refresher and an advanced treatment for people already
familiar with reincarnation, as well as an attractive introductory gift for
those new to the subject. The sixty-one color cards and the 204-page
hardcover book are specially designed to evoke intuitional glimpses into
other so-called incarnations, past and future. They depict diverse
cultures, environments, occupations and manner of termination, supplemented
by detailed instructions on how the cards are to be used to recover such
'far memories' by following a carefully designed system embedded within
this set."
The chapter "The Evidence" presents solid scientific as well as
anecdotal evidence for reincarnation. Particular emphasis is laid on Dr.
Stevenson's scholarly, worldwide research conducted in accord with the
strictest scientific protocol - research that demonstrates beyond all
reasonable doubt not only that young children often remember past lives but
also that reincarnated individuals often carry over into the new
incarnation actual physical evidence of trauma suffered in immediately
preceding embodiments.
Reincarnation Cards(R) - Awakening Far Memory is not a fortune-telling
set or a game, but a tool for self-directed research, a "far-memory
recovery" apparatus for personal awareness training, for which patents are
pending. Its ultimate purpose is to accelerate the development of the
user's spiritual understanding through the greater knowledge and insight to
be derived from having ever more free access to his or her personal history
through the incarnations.
For the 25 percent of Americans who already believe in reincarnation,
but lack direct experience, this is a genuinely groundbreaking must-have,
according to Ger Maa Publishers, of Paphos, Cyprus.
