Do you believe in reincarnation? The world is a mysterious place and something that no one has been able to decipher is if there are Life after death. In various cultures and religions it is believed that the reincarnation phenomenon is possible. According to this belief, after the physical body dies, the person’s soul or spirit can start a new life by entering a new physical body. This fact may seem impossible at first, but if so many cases have been registered… Is it true? For this reason, in this new Supercurious article we have investigated about the mysterious case of the Pollock twins, two sisters who are believed to have reincarnated in the 1950s.
The disturbing case of the Pollock twins
Reincarnation is a contentious issue that has troubled many people and experts are still debating whether this phenomenon is possible. one of them called Ian Stevenson dedicated himself to studying reincarnation, when he ran into the twins Pollock, He studied them for several years and wrote several books about them. Stevenson’s investigations were not conclusive, but they further aroused the furor behind these sisters, without further ado, let’s know her story.
1. Who were the Pollock family?
In a small town in England, a married couple named Florence and John Pollock lived quietly. These they had married in 1940 and professed the Catholic religion.
Despite living very happily together, they longed to start forming a beautiful family. After having two sons, In 1946 their first girl came into their lives, whom they named Joanna. A few years later, Florence becomes pregnant again, so the family decides to move to a bigger house in the hexam village, also in England. It is there that, in 1951, the couple’s second daughter was born, whom they named Jaqueline.
2. What was the accident of the Pollock sisters?
It is said that the parents of these sisters were very busy, so the Pollock sisters became very close, they looked like twins, despite their age difference.
The Pollocks’ life seemed normal and, like any other religious family, on Sundays they attended mass without fail. Precisely one Sunday, May 5, 1957, the family was getting ready to go to church when someone knocked on the door. It was Anthony, a little friend of the girls, who asked if the 3 of them could go ahead. The parents accepted and the three children left for the church.
Unfortunately, on their way they met with a fatal fate, a car that was traveling at maximum speed ended their lives. The culprit had been a woman from the town who had recently lost her daughters. In an irrational attack, she took the car without premeditating and hit the children. The Pollock family was completely devastated by the news, but with great faith, they prayed to ask God to grant them more children.
3. The arrival of the real Pollock twins
It seems that God faithfully listened to the Pollocks, because in a short time Florence became pregnant again. The doctors thought they would have a boy, but the father, against the odds, claimed that they would be twins. In fact, the father, despite his religious conviction, believed in reincarnation, so he also believed that his daughters would return.
After thatGillian and Jennifer were born on October 4, 1958. the Pollock twins. This was strange enough in itself, since there was no history of twins in the Pollock family, but what was truly disturbing was that these twins seemed to be the reincarnation of their deceased sisters. Soon after, when the twins were 9 months old, the Pollock family decided to leave town to make a fresh start and not think too much about their deceased daughters.
4. Were the Pollock twins a reincarnation?
The physical resemblance of the Pollock twins to their sisters went far beyond genes, as these They bore birthmarks and wounds that Jaqueline and Joanna had sustained while alive.. Gillian presented Joanna’s and Jennifer Jaqueline’s. In addition, they seemed to replicate the personality and tastes of her sisters.
At just two years old, the girls talked in detail about toys they had never seen before, but which had belonged to their sisters. The case becomes even more mysterious when the parents decide to return to Hexam, where the accident occurred. Back in town, the Pollock twins they recognized places they had never been and spoke appropriately about their experiences and favorite places, just as they had been for their sisters.
Another disturbing fact was that the parents decided to take down from the attic a couple of dolls that had belonged to Jaqueline and Joana. The twins were able to recognize these dolls, and each knew which one belonged to them. Gillian took Joanna’s wrist and Jennifer took Jaqueline’s. Similarly, one of them took the role of the older sister and the other didn’t seem to mind. Something that surprised everyone even more was that the Pollock twins began to talk about the tragic accident. They even recognized and described where they had been wounded and where the blood was coming from. Besides, the twins would panic when crossing the street.
5. What did the experts say?
Some specialists affirmed that it is most probable that that the Pollock twins had listened to their parents talk about the details of their sisters’ lives. Likewise, the twins were able to find photographs and began to unconsciously adopt the identity of their sisters. Others claimed that it was the parents themselves who taught the twins how to act and what to say. They would do this as a symptom of the pain caused by the loss of their daughters.
It was never known exactly what the mystery of these twins was and over time the twins seemed to have forgotten everything. Since their 9th birthday they definitely changed and adopted their own personalities. Some have said that this further confirms that they were an incarnation of their sisters, as it is believed that past lives can be remembered up to this age, as one is further and further away from that life.
What do you think about the case of the Pollock twins? Do you think that they were a reincarnation of their sisters or that it was all caused by the terrible pain of their parents? Do not hesitate to leave us your comments, we will be happy to read you. On the other hand, if you want to continue reading about reincarnation cases, be sure to read: Sam, the boy who claims to be the reincarnation of his own grandfather.