(these are not historically proven…rather beliefs, regression accounts, or esoteric traditions)
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Dalai Lama (14th, Tenzin Gyatso)
-Believed to be the reincarnation of the previous Dalai Lama and part of an unbroken line of spiritual leaders.
-Tibetan Buddhism holds the Dalai Lama as an emanation of Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva of Compassion). -
General George S. Patton
-The American WWII general believed strongly in reincarnation.
-He claimed he had been a soldier in past lives, including a Roman legionnaire and a Napoleonic officer. -
Shirley MacLaine (actress & author)
-Through regression, she described lives as an Incan princess, an Atlantean priestess, and others in her books (Out on a Limb). -
Edgar Cayce (the “Sleeping Prophet”)
-In trance readings, he revealed his own past lives, including as a High Priest in Egypt, and gave thousands of readings on others’ reincarnations. -
Akbar the Great & Dara Shikoh (Mughal lineage)
-Some Indian spiritual circles believe they reincarnated to continue their unfinished mission of religious harmony. -
Joan of Arc
-Some claim she reincarnated later as Thérèse of Lisieux, the French Catholic nun and mystic (both shared visions, devotion, and died young). -
Elvis Presley
-In some regression accounts, said to have been a Celtic bard or warrior because of his strong pull toward music and mystical themes. -
Mahatma Gandhi
-Spiritualists say Gandhi was a reincarnation of an earlier Indian saint devoted to nonviolence and truth (Satya). -
Carl Jung
-Jung himself speculated about past lives and collective memory. Some believe he had incarnations as ancient philosophers. -
Anne Frank & Barbro Karlen
Barbro Karlen (born 1954, Sweden) claimed detailed memories of being Anne Frank in her past life, verified by uncanny accuracy.
Other Celebrities Who Experienced Regressions
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Sylvester Stallone
-Claimed he saw himself in regression as a 16th-century soldier executed for treason. -
Demi Lovato
-Publicly shared her belief in past lives, describing memories of being a mermaid/Atlantean being during hypnosis. -
Tina Turner
-Through Buddhist practice and regression, she connected with past incarnations as healers and survivors of hardship. -
Barbra Streisand
-Reported a regression where she recalled being a young woman in Eastern Europe who suffered persecution. -
Kelsey Grammer (actor, Frasier)
-Shared on talk shows that he has memories of being killed in battle in past lives.
Many regression therapists point out that souls often repeat themes leaders come back as leaders, healers as healers, artists as artists continuously refining their soul’s mission.
Sources & References
-Out on a Limb by Shirley MacLaine (regressions & past lives)
-Many Mansions by Gina Cerminara (Edgar Cayce readings)
-The Story of Tibet by Thomas Laird (Dalai Lama’s reincarnation lineage)
-Memoirs of General George S. Patton (his writings on reincarnation)
-Barbro Karlen’s autobiography And the Wolves Howled (Anne Frank past life memories)
-Interviews: Sylvester Stallone (Rolling Stone, 1990s), Demi Lovato (documentary Unidentified)
-Articles: Kelsey Grammer & Tina Turner’s regression experiences (People, HuffPost archives)
