COSMIC CRADLE presents the initial findings of a ten-year research project on the soul's passage from heavenly worlds to Earth. The stories are told by parents, gifted children, Christian saints, East Indian saints, Tibetan lamas, Sufi mystics, ancient Greek philosophers, near-death experiencers and indigenous peoples of Australia, Africa, North America, and more.

Pre-conception is an untold cosmic story -- the most mysterious and poorly researched stage of human life. This phase transpires before the union of egg with a sperm.

Cosmic Cradle offers more than 200 inspiring stories on the souls seeking birth and their role in biological conception. Insights and information include:

• Parents -- modern and historical -- report meeting their children before conception.

• Modern and historical gifted individuals, including children, recall planning earthly life and choosing parents.

• Spiritual Masters recall their journey to birth

• Angels help us plan our births and escort us to Earth.

• Cosmologies describe where our soul dwells prior to entering our mother's womb.

• Pre-birth agreements prescribe a person's plan for their lifetime on Earth.

• Reasons why most people forget pre-earthly life while they are sojourning in this world.

• Pre-Conception Traditions Around the World researches gifted persons, parents, and children from 165 cultures and religions.

• A new paradigm explains the wealth of ancient and modern pre-conception accounts.

• Over 1100 cites, nearly 500 bibliographic references, 165 illustrations, glossary, index.