Bridey murphy biography examples

  • Bridey murphy biography examples

    • Bridey murphy biography examples

  • 1.Ducasse (1961).
  • 4.Bernstein (1956). All information in this section and the next is drawn from this source unless otherwise noted.
  • 2.Thomas (1995).
  • 3.Thomas (1995).

    • 4.Bernstein (1956). All information in this section and the next is drawn from this source unless otherwise noted..

    Bridey Murphy

    Purported example of a recalled past life

    Bridey Murphy (December 20, 1798-1864) is a purported 19th-century Irishwoman whom U.S.

    housewife Virginia Tighe (April 27, 1923 – July 12, 1995) claimed to be in a past life. The case was investigated by researchers and determined to be the result of cryptomnesia.[1][2]

    Hypnotic regression

    Main article: Past life regression

    In 1952, Colorado businessman and amateur hypnotistMorey Bernstein (1919–1999) put housewife Virginia Tighe of Pueblo, Colorado, in a trance that elicited revelations about Tighe's alleged past life as a 19th-century Irishwoman.[3] Bernstein used a technique called hypnotic regression, during which the subject is gradually taken back to childhood.

    He then attempted to take Virginia one step further, before birth (so-called "past life regression"), and was astonished to find he was listening to Bridey Murphy.

    Tighe's tale began in 1806, when Bridey was eight y