Ruprecht Schultz had a strange habit as a child of forming his fingers into the shape of a gun, and pointing at his head, saying “I shoot myself,” when he was unhappy. His mother became worried and told him emphatically to stop it. As an adult, it became clearer where this habit may have come from.
Schultz recorded his story in audio and in writing. It was studied by renowned reincarnation researcher Dr. Ian Stevenson of the University of Virginia, and discussed from Stevenson’s notes in an article by Walter Semkiw, M.D.
As World War II broke out, Schultz’s laundry business in Berlin, Germany, failed. He was often in his office, going over his account books and reflecting on the troubled times. When he would walk along a dimly lit hallway to his safe and retrieve his account books, he would often have the thought, “You were in this situation once before.”
