Reincarnation or Deception? The Devil’s Trick with False Memories

 

1. The Setup

Imagine a small child sleeping peacefully.

Suddenly, false memories are placed in the child’s mind by demonic powers.

When the child wakes up, he sincerely believes:

“I was somebody else in my previous life. One day I died, and now I was born again. I had another family. I had a wife and three children. We lived in Bangkok. They still live there.”

He tells the adults these “memories.” They seem detailed and convincing. Even the locations he describes may check out. Since children are seen as innocent and incapable of lying, the adults believe him.

Soon, books are published supporting the doctrine of reincarnation, and many are deceived.

2. The Devil’s Strategy

This is one of Satan’s tricks.

As St. Paul warns:

“…so that we may not be outwitted by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his designs.” (2 Corinthians 2:11)

Demons prefer to use children for these deceptions:

• Adults may doubt and question such sudden memories.
• Adults who claim past lives may be dismissed as liars.
• But when children speak, people believe: “They are innocent; they cannot lie.”

Thus, the devil gains credibility through the naivety of children.

3. False Memories in Adults

The same method works with adults through hypnosis or meditation.

• In hypnosis, the person enters a trance-like state.
• In that trance, “movies” are projected into the mind — what looks like childhood events or even supposed “past lives.”
• These memories feel real but are newly implanted. They did not exist in the subconscious before.

This is why people under hypnosis may recall “past lives” or traumatic childhood events that never happened. They are deceived by the “dream theatre” of demonic suggestion.

4. The Christian Response

The doctrine of reincarnation is incompatible with the Gospel:

• Christ did not conquer death by teaching us to escape the body, but by resurrecting with His body and granting us immortality.
• Before the eternal Judge, man will stand as soul and body, not as a recycled spirit passing through endless lives.
• Reincarnation denies the value of the body, the mystery of salvation, and the very purpose of the Eucharist.

What use is suffering in this life, if you cannot even recall mistakes of a so-called “past life”? What is the benefit of endless cycles with no memory and no redemption?

The truth is clear:

✝️ Christ defeated death once and for all. He offers us not another body, not another chance, but eternal life in Him