Reincarnation has been a significant belief for thousands of years, deeply embedded in Buddhist and Hindu traditions. Recently, this concept of souls being reborn into new bodies has also gained popularity among those outside of religious circles.
Have you ever heard accounts of young children entering a location or seeing a particular image and feeling a strange sense of familiarity, despite it being their first encounter? These children sometimes describe vivid details that seem to relate to past lives, offering remarkably accurate information.
Dorothy Eaddy, a renowned Egyptologist from the 20th century, is a notable example. She asserted that she was the reincarnation of an ancient Egyptian priestess, and as a result, she was given the name Omm Sety, which translates to ‘Mother of Sety’ in Arabic.
Eaddy, born in London in 1904 to Irish parents, experienced a fairly typical childhood. However, her early years took a dramatic turn when, at just three years old, she had a serious accident involving a fall down a flight of stairs.
After waking up from her accident, she experienced a remarkable transformation. Her accent and speech patterns had changed significantly. Additionally, she repeatedly asked her parents to take her back to her home, even though she was unable to specify where that home was.
One day, her parents brought her to the British Museum. As they explored the Egyptian exhibit, she noticed an image of the Temple of Sati I. Sati I, the esteemed pharaoh of Egypt‘s Nineteenth Dynasty during the New Kingdom era, was also the father of Ramses the Great.
Eaddy firmly believed the temple was her true home. Although she could identify the monuments and artifacts displayed in the exhibit, she was puzzled by the absence of trees and gardens in the temple’s depiction.
She even kissed the feet of the statues, which eventually attracted the interest of the esteemed Egyptologist E.A. Wallace Budge. He encouraged her to pursue the study of hieroglyphics.
As she matured, she faced significant religious conflict. Her comparison of Christianity with Egyptian paganism led to her expulsion from an all-girls Christian school. Additionally, the priest at her church informed her that she was no longer welcome there.
At around 14 or 15 years old, she began recounting her previous life, describing herself as a former lover of Sati I and recalling a dream encounter with his mummy. Despite being admitt to several sanatoriums by her parents, her convictions remain unchanged. By the age of 16, she assert that an entity name Hor-Ra had revealed the details of her past life to her.
Eaddy, born Bentreshyt to a soldier, lost her mother at the age of three. Her father entrusted her to the temple of Sati I in Abydos. By the age of 12, she was dedicated as a “consecrate virgin” to the goddess Isis.
Two years later, she encountered Sati I, and their relationship quickly turned romantic. Upon discovering she was pregnant, she chose to end her life rather than expose Sati I to the potential public scandal that her pregnancy might bring.
When Eaddy turn 27, she met Emam Abdel Magadi, who would later become her husband. They married in 1931 and relocate to Cairo, where Eaddy began working as an English teacher. During this time, she also welcome a son, whom they name Esty.
Two years after her marriage ended and her ex-partner relocate to Iraq, she relocate to Abydos at the age of 52, a place she consider her true home. There, she actively participate in excavations at the site and became an invaluable asset to the research team.
She successfully discover the remains of ancient monuments and could vividly describe their paintings, prayers, and traditional rituals.
Experts were amaze by her knowledge of details that even long-time researchers in the field had not yet uncover.
Eaddy pass away in 1981 and was laid to rest in the Coptic cemetery at Abydos. Her significant accomplishments and extensive expertise lend credence to her assertions of reincarnation. To this day, no one has successfully refute Eaddy’s story.
