A
Total Surprise
Dr
Joseph Cochin was a psychiatrist he had been practising in this
country for many
years
and had many patients but one stood out in his mind. Just recently he
thought he might write a paper about some of the experiences he had
heard from her changing her name of course, he would call her Hilda.
She came in about 6 years ago with her mother at the time she was 8
years old. Her parents were worried because she had taken to having
dreams that seemed strange because she would describe in detail
places she had never been. He decided after much deliberation that
with the mothers agreement he would hypnotise her. When she was
asleep she started to talk "I once lived in a cave with my tribe
the men used to go out into the forest hunting for wild boar and
wolves when they returned with the meat the woman would cook it and
then dry it ready for the winter. I was 14 when I was given to Ansgar
which our elders said meant Spear of God as my name was Anahati
wisdom and fertility they said we would make good strong babies for
the tribe. Our first son Hagen (the highest son) was born when I was
in my 15th year followed by Tad, Abner, Babak, Gaius and Maleko and
one girl Maija this meant rebellious woman and I brought her up to be
strong. Her brothers grew and were initiated into the tribe when they
reached 10 years of age they were given a spear and sent out into the
forest to kill a wild animal to prove that they were worthy of the
tribe. Each time one went out I used to live in fear that something
would happen and my fear came true when Gaius went they found his
body half eaten in a ditch but he had been killed by another tribe
before the animals got to him. I took his body and put it beside the
prayer stone which stood near our valley. I think I must have died in
my 30th
year because I can't remember any children being born to my sons. The
second time she recalled living in a small cottage next to a
watermill she said she was the youngest of seven her father was a
miller the year was 1819 two of her brothers worked in the mines
George
was a pusher and Fred a trapper. Three of her sisters were house
maids Cyril
would
have been eight but he died of cholera when he was two. She was lucky
being the youngest she stayed home and helped her mother with the
chores. Her father worked in the mill it was a hard life but they
always had food on the table her mother used to tell everyone he was
a good provider. He asked her if she knew the name of the village it
was Great Grandchester. Dr Cochin firmly believed that she had indeed
lived these previous lives because she described places that she had
never been to. The village she related was now just Chester and the
mill was still there. She was due to come in for
another
session tomorrow and he was hoping that more information would come
about that would help him prove his theory. The next day she arrived
for her appointment after a short conversation with her parents when
Dr Chochin asked if he could ask questions he hypnotised her. "Tell
me where you are today It came as a Total Surprise when she replied"
I am in church at the funeral of my father" Dr Chochin continued
"What year is it" "2020" she replied. My god she
is in the future he thought how can that be. "What is the name
of the church" "St Marks in the village of Warrington after
the funeral we are meeting at the local pub The Stags Head and you
are welcome to join us"
Dr
Chochin woke her up he did not know what to tell her parents so he
said "Before we continue I would like to go back over my
findings and we will make another
appointment"
The next day he visited Warrington and The Stags Head both were there
just as she had described them as was the church .He did not know
what to do what could be say to her parents. He decided that he would
omit certain facts from the report he would give them which he did
telling them that he firmly believed that as she got older the dreams
would stop and he prayed that the last one would not come true
