Dorothy Eady, a British woman, had a near-death experience at the age of three after falling down a flight of stairs. She claimed to have memories of a past life in ancient Egypt, where she was a priestess named Ben treshit. Her memories included details about her life, family, and experiences, which she said were revealed to her through dreams and visions.
As she grew older, Dorothy's memories became more vivid, and she began to exhibit behaviors and knowledge that were unusual for a person of her time and background. She became an expert in ancient Egyptian culture, language, and hieroglyphics, and even claimed to have knowledge of hidden passages and rooms in Egyptian temples.
Dorothy's claims were met with skepticism, but she was able to demonstrate her knowledge and insights to egyptologists and other experts. She even claimed to have knowledge of a hidden tomb beneath the tomb of King Tutankhamun, which was later confirmed through radar imaging.
Dorothy's story is one of the most compelling cases of reincarnation on record, and it has been extensively documented and studied. While some have questioned the validity of her claims, others have been impressed by her knowledge and insights, which seem to go beyond mere intuition or coincidence.
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1. Dorothy Eady was born in London in 1904.
2. At the age of 3, Dorothy fell down a flight of stairs, hit her head, and was knocked unconscious.
3. When her parents found her, she wasn't breathing, and they called a doctor who pronounced her dead.
4. However, an hour later, Dorothy was found playing in her room as if nothing had happened.
5. Dorothy's parents were shocked and confused by the incident.
6. As Dorothy grew older, she began having night terrors and would tell her mother about a recurring dream she had of living in a huge columned building surrounded by trees and green gardens.
7. Dorothy would often say "I want to go home" and would become frustrated and depressed when her mother told her she was already home.
8. At the age of 4, Dorothy's parents took her to the British Museum, where she became fascinated with the Egyptian exhibit.
9. Dorothy would often visit the Egyptian exhibit and would kiss the feet of the statues and yell at people for wearing shoes in the presence of gods.
10. Dorothy's mother was mortified by her daughter's behavior, but Dorothy seemed to know exactly what she was doing.
11. As Dorothy grew older, her memories of her past life became clearer, and she began to write down everything she remembered.
12. Dorothy's handwriting was not her own, and she would often write in hieroglyphics.
13. After a year of writing, Dorothy had 70 handwritten pages that told the story of her life in ancient Egypt.
14. Dorothy was an Egyptian woman named Ben Treshit, born in the town of Abados, and came from a humble background.
15. Ben Treshit's father was a soldier who served during Seti the First's reign, and her mother was a vegetable seller.
16. When Ben Treshit was 2 years old, her mother died, and her father placed her in the temple of Kom El Sultan.
17. Ben Treshit was raised to become a priestess and took vows as a consecrated virgin.
18. Ben Treshit had an affair with Pharaoh Seti the First and became pregnant with his child.
19. When Ben Treshit's relationship with Seti was discovered, she was forced to take her own life to avoid a scandal.
20. Dorothy Eady finally understood her past life and the memories that had been haunting her for so long.
21. Dorothy worked at various jobs, including a theater owned by her parents, before getting a break in 1931 as a writer for an Egyptian public relations magazine.
22. Dorothy used her position to advocate for Egyptian nationalism and full independence from the United Kingdom.
23. In 1933, Dorothy corresponded with a wealthy Egyptian man named Amon Abdel Mcguid and eventually married him.
24. Dorothy traveled to Egypt for the first time in her life and fell in love with the country and its culture.
25. Dorothy changed her name to Amsetti, which means "mother of Seti," and took a job with Egypt's Department of Antiquities.
26. Dorothy became the first woman to be hired by the department and quickly made a name for herself as a respected scholar.
27. Dorothy published essays and articles about ancient Egypt and translated documents in hieroglyphics.
28. Dorothy's knowledge of Egypt was uncanny, and she was able to identify many Egyptian tombs, tunnels, and rooms.
29. Dorothy got married, but her husband's family did not approve of her past life claims, and they eventually divorced.
30. Dorothy had a son named Seti and changed her name to Amsetti, which means "mother of Seti."
31. Dorothy took a job in Abados, the town where she believed she lived in her past life, and became known as an eccentric by the locals.
32. Dorothy observed ancient Egyptian religion and would often walk barefoot and spend her nights praying and sleeping in the Egyptian temples.
33. In 1957, the new chief of Antiquities tested Dorothy's knowledge of the temple of Seti, and she was able to guide him to different parts of the temple with no map and no light.
34. Dorothy's knowledge of the temple was so accurate that she was able to identify a hidden tunnel that had not yet been discovered by archaeologists.
35. Dorothy claimed to have knowledge of other ancient Egyptian sites, including the lost tomb of Nefertiti, which she believed was underneath the tomb of Tutankhamun.
36. In 1972, Dorothy made this claim, but it was not until 2015 that radar imaging technologies confirmed the existence of a chamber beneath Tutankhamun's tomb.
37. Dorothy also claimed that there was a small library underneath one of the feet of the Sphinx, which was later confirmed by scans.
38. Dorothy lived out her remaining years near Abados, walking distance to the Seti's temple, which she considered her home.
39. Dorothy died in 1981, but her legacy lives on as the "patron saint of egyptology."