Soul Survival

Soul Survival, The Reincarnation of a World War II Fighter Pilot, by Bruce and Andrea Leininger, Grand Central Publishing, 2009.

Summary (from book cover)

Reincarnation--fact or fantasy? Whatever your beliefs, after you read this book, they will never be the same.

The parents of James Leininger were first puzzled and then disturbed when their two-year-old son began screaming out chilling phrases during recurrent nightmares, such as, "Plane on fire! Little man can't get out!" The centerpiece of a loving family of three, James was a happy, playful toddler who had only just begun stringing together sentences. Determined to understand what was happening to their son, Bruce and Andrea set off on a journey of discovery that was to rock them to their core. For the more they researched the arcane comments and fragmented details little James revealed, the more they were drawn inescapably to a shocking conclusion: that James was reliving the life of James Huston, a World War II fighter pilot who was killed in the battle for Iwo Jima--over sixty years ago!

Through painstaking research and conversations with war veterans and surviving members of James Huston's family, Bruce and Andrea were forced to confront their skepticism and reexamine their entire belief system. In the process, they not only managed to solve the mystery of their son's statements. They also uncovered revelations about James Huston's life and wartime experiences that could finally bring peace and healing to his loved ones, decades after his death.

Key Results

The following identifications and recollections were made by this young child about a previous life as a naval pilot killed in World War II. The perseverance of his parents validated the reality of these memories in each case:

Gunfire from the Japanese causing an explosion and crash at sea, followed by death by fire.

Parts on an aircraft model.

Japanese aircraft insignia.

Type of aircraft flown by the pilot.

Name of aircraft carrier flown from.

Pilot's first name.

Full name of friend also flying aircraft at that time.

Location of aircraft crash.

Special characteristics of Corvair aircraft flown.

Named GI Joe figures with first names of pilots who preceded him in death and who were claimed to have met the deceased pilot in Heaven.

In conversation with elderly sister of pilot, still living, recollection of family details from previous life such as existence of a portrait.

Identification of Japanese aircraft as Tony, a plane of German origin, which had been shot down by him in his earlier life.

Accurate full name of veteran he met at a convention of World War II participants from his aircraft carrier.

Primary Reasons to Read this Work

To provide another source of painfully-gathered evidence of the reality of reincarnation and the nature of past life memories.

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