Open Research Consortium
2024
Belgium Blanche Courtain reincarnation case: Independent researchers and French language media. Researcher P. Courtian, (Belgium) Dr. Ian Stevenson, Professor and Scientist, (University of Virginia, United States of America) A verified reincarnation case in Belgium. [The girl who remembered being a pharmacist in Brussels.] This case involves a young girl whose parents were unaware of the existence of spirit creatures and clairvoyance mentioned in Buddhism, leading them to believe that their child's claims were a sign of mental illness. Belgium is a country in Western Europe known for its medieval towns, Renaissance architecture, and as the headquarters of the European Union and NATO. Blanche Courtain was born in the small village of Charleroi, Belgium. Her father, P. Courtain, was a retired mechanic for the Belgium state railroad. By the age of five, Blanche began to exhibit unusual behaviors and made surprising statements that caught her parents' attention. Notable Statements of Blanche Courtain: - "I am seeing spirits, including those of grandparents who had died fifteen years before I was born." - "I won't take this medicine. Someone near me, a spirit being, told me I would get well without it." - "I was a pharmacist in Brussels." - "The address of the pharmacy is ….. (specific street name and number). If you don't believe me, go and see for yourself." - "The door of the place is completely white." - "Yes, I will go and take my sister to the place I told you about." - "That makes no difference. Once I am there, I will show my sister the way." (When parents said ‘you don’t know Brussels’) - "All right. Come on. It is this way." (Navigating in Brussels) - "This is the street. Look! There is the house, and you can see that it is a pharmacy." (Identifying the Pharmacy) Early Psychic Abilities: Blanche claimed to see spirits, including those of her maternal and paternal grandparents who had died fifteen years before she was born. Her parents, who knew nothing about cl
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