Ask a child before s/he's two years old where s/he comes from, and guess what?

Question

That child will tell you. You have to set the scene, meaning be serious, not casual, be simple and trusting, and say, "Where did you come from?" That's all. Just those words. And then listen patiently.
Do you believe me? Have any of you ever heard of this or experienced it? Tell me, would you?
Does anyone doubt the veracity of this? Tell me why, okay?

Both my children told me, and oh, boy!
You wouldn't even believe it....

No. Before they're two, or just when they're learning to talk, be very solemn, and they'll know it's more than just America or England. They'll know what you mean. More, as more comes in.

DEFINITION TIME:
MYSTICISM: the belief that direct knowledge of God, spiritual truth, or ULTIMATE REALITY (as in cosmology, ontology, metaphysics) CAN BE ATTAINED THROUGH SUBJECTIVE EXPERIENCE (as intuition or insight):
a THEORY postulating the possibility of direct and intuitive acquisition of ineffable KNOWLEDGE (as in epistemology) or power.
PHILOSOPHY:
a search for a GENERAL UNDERSTANDING of values and REALITY by CHIEFLY SPECULATIVE rather than observational means.
(AND ON)..... There is no contradiction.

Psychengine, uh, what are you saying?
I'm confused by your response. What is BS, for example, and why are you sad?
You are a thoughtful respondant, usually, and this makes me sad.

This response, I mean, of course, not your thoughtfulness (lol).

Because of confusion as to mysticism, philosophy, religion, let me say simply that I can read minds; I can move objects with my mind. I think this is a natural, but highly underdeveloped intelligence in ALL people. I am educated to do these things. Yet it's a part of IQ, like language and math skills that is not explored or taught in general education.
A CHILD, I believe, is still much in touch with this part of her intelligence.
It gets "distracted" away; the other areas of intelligence become so much more emphasized, that this area becomes almost vestigial.
I hope this adds clarity. (Philosophically, it falls under epistemology--the hows and whys we know what we know.)

Answer 1

Yes, I had this experience with my nephew. I was in high school at the time and my brother came to visit from out of state with his little boy and we had not seen my brother for years.
My nephew was about 2 and was looking around at our house and I was talking to him and he suddenly said, "I was here before, back when I was an old man before I died."

I was just completely shocked. I asked him what he meant and he just repeated that and then did not say anything else just looked around the house. My nephew had never been to our house before. I did not believe in reincarnation or anything like that before this experience.

Interestingly enough, my nephew was named after my dad who died years before. It was pretty strange. My boyfriend was with me also and we just looked at him and each other all wide eyed

Answer 2

I'm sure tempted to believe you, it sounds neat. My daughter's not talking yet, though, so I can't test you out ... c'mon, spill!

It would be very interesting because a child that young presumably hasn't been indoctrinated with any ideas, religious or materialistic or otherwise, and would just give an intuitive or mystical answer.

edited to add: I snicker at people who think mysticism isn't to do with philosophy... har. I'm still going to withhold judgment till I see what you're trying to say.

Edit again, since you added your definitions: the rest of the definition of mysticism includes "the belief that direct experience is an important source of knowledge, understanding, and wisdom." Now, if the navel-gazing that is philosophy is not precisely that ... what is it? Just read the old guys, if anyone doubts it. "I think, therefore I am" anyone? (Many modern philo's are often just semantic tailchasers, not true navelgazers) The term 'mysticism' is contaminated with a lot of newage and 'spiritual' stuff, but it is in fact the opposite of spirituality in many ways. [thanks for the soapbox!]

Answer 3

This is common with most children, just that most parent ignore it.

We all too knew as a child, 'where' we came from, and then we spend an entire lifetime trying to remember it once we have forgotten it.

Answer 4

No first hand experience - - - but did witness a close to two year old who patted Mom's belly and said "Mommy's tummy."
Many children can recall months spent in 'the sac' floating in ambiotic fluid listening to thier mother's heart beating but over time layers of of more vivid recollections tend to blot out those first impressions of life but perhaps they are recalled in the desire by some to lie in a hammock doing nothing more than hanging around.

Pax-----------------------------------------

Answer 5

BS takes less work and is abundantly, bountifully available and given. I feel sad.

To tell you the truth, I haven't a clue of what you talking about. What belief? That we are born from eggs?

Additional: 'Reading minds', i.e. telepathy and 'moving objects with the 'mind'' i.e. telekinesis is an expression of power, not intelligence.

Additional: Intelligence is better expressed through love than the comfort of personal ability.

Answer 6

This is a philosophy area, why are talking about your ridiculous mysticism here?

Is this a "hey, guess what!" area?

To address your post... if young children had anything valid to say, what makes you think that the general population would ignore it? You a delusional conspiracy theorist?

Answer 7

well we all know where we come from its just that us adults think that kids are too young to know things like this,when in truth we aren't giving them the credit they deserve.

Answer 8

I don't get it.
They said "I am from America" or "I am from England" or wherever you live?