Can We Really Inherit Memories From Our Ancestors?

My mom always used to tell me that she did not understand how I knew things about my grandfather without knowing him. The first time I went to a cemetery to visit my grandpa’s grave, I was about a year and a half. Never been to a cemetery before, but somehow, when we got there it was like I knew the place perfectly. When I got out of the car, according to my mom, I started running as I knew exactly where to go, which was what happened. When my parents found me, I was standing right in front of my grandpa’s grave. Of course I was not aware of what had happened at the moment, but my parents where pretty shocked. I never really thought that it was relevant until I heard about the term resurrected memories or in other words, inherited memories and this made me think that maybe that is what happened to me when I was a little girl.

In recent studies, scientists have discovered that memories can be passed from generation to generation, but not exactly through our DNA. This study is called Epigenetics. When I refer to the term memories, I mean every type of recollected thought that can go from fear of certain things or animals, to traumatic experiences such as the case of the Pollock Twins. This was the case of two little twin girls back in 1956, that apparently inherited the memories of their deceased sisters killed in a car accident a year before they were born.

So its pretty likely that we have memories inherited from our ancestors and we don't even know about it. It is kind of interesting, though. Imagine you were born as a piano prodigy without even going to piano lessons. The typical explanation for your talent would be something like “Oh you are just gifted.” but probably, one of your ancestors was very good at playing the piano and that memory was inherited into your genes.

According to scientists, inherited memories tend to disappear after the age of 5. There is not an explanation of why at this certain age yet, but there are many theories about it, like for example that kids are more connected to another dimension but as soon as they begin to think consciously, this dimension closes and in this case, memories disappear. This is what happened to the Pollock Twins, after they turned 5, all their memories and behaviors suddenly vanished, as if they never existed. This is also what happened to me. I don't really remember if it was at age 5, but for sure at some point, all the memories I had of my grandfather disappeared. I just knew it happened because my mom told me, otherwise, I would be completely unaware of my inherited memories.

Having read all of this, have you ever had any similar experience or know someone that has had inherited memories? If you had, it would be nice if you could write your experiences in the comment section, e-mail or facebook page to see how many of us have been in contact with memories from our ancestors.

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