International Centre for Reincarnation Research

Is death the be-all and end-all for us? The scientific evidence suggests that it’s not.

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Welcome to ICRR

The International Centre for Reincarnation Research (ICRR) was founded in 2021 and incorporated in 2022 to provide increased funding for reincarnation research and unite researchers to create a co-ordinated program of systematic study.

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Research findings

Our findings will be shared with both the scientific community and the public.

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Education

We offer science-based education on reincarnation, info and resources to people and families affected by past-life memories.

Guides and resources

Dr. Ian Stevenson
Dr. Ian Stevenson in front of the Division of Perceptual Studies, which he founded in 1967. © University of Virginia.

Evidence

The scientific evidence for reincarnation

Six decades of research, set up by Dr. Ian Stevenson at the Division of Perceptual Studies at the University of Virginia in 1967.

People think reincarnation cannot be studied scientifically. If it is a natural phenomenon, why not?

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Universal beliefs

Beliefs across the world

Religions and tribal societies across the world have spoken or written about reincarnation. This raises the question: what came first, the belief or the phenomena?

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Patterns & statistics

What the numbers show

Up to 6% of families with children aged 3–10 have a child who talks about a past life. Across thousands of cases, the same patterns appear in different cultures and different eras.

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Parents

Is your child talking about having a past life?

For parents

Experiencers

Are you experiencing phenomena that you think could be related to a past life?

For experiencers

Researchers

Are you a researcher, or curious about what it takes to become one?

For researchers

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The ICRR Compendium

An open encyclopaedia of reincarnation research: the cases, the researchers who investigated them, and the evidence behind them, in one place. Written and reviewed by ICRR, and free for everyone to read.

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ICRR Reincarnation Compendium