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Dorothy Eady

Also known as: Omm Sety

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claimDorothy Eady believed that in a past life she was a young woman named Bentreshyt, an orphan who had been adopted by the Temple of Kom el-Sultan near Abydos.

accountDorothy Eady worked as a folklorist, a keeper of the Abydos Temple of Seti I, and a draftswoman for the Department of Egyptian Antiquities.

quoteDorothy Eady stated to The New York Times in 1979: "I can't remember any ordinary life, so I think I must have been stuck in the temple. I have a vague memory of the processions. I can remember an awful old killjoy of a high priest as well."

accountDorothy Eady, also known as Omm Sety, was born in the Blackheath area of London on January 6, 1904.

accountFollowing a childhood accident, Dorothy Eady began having dreams of living in a large building with columns and, at age four, declared during a visit to the British Museum that her home was Egypt.

accountAfter her death in 1981, it was revealed that Dorothy Eady believed that in her past life she had been a lover of King Seti I, became pregnant by him, and died by suicide to avoid revealing the pregnancy.

accountDorothy Eady moved to Egypt in 1933 to live with her Egyptian husband, and she remained in the country after their marriage ended two years later.

accountAt age three, Dorothy Eady fell down the stairs at her home and was determined to be dead by the family doctor, but she recovered an hour later.