Our Minds Draw Experiences from the Greater Reality
The book, There Is Nothing but Mind and Experiences,* by Seek Reality Online co-founder R. Craig Hogan explains that our minds are not encased in a skull filled with a tofu-like mush made of fat and proteins.
Our minds are having the experience of a body, but are not in a body. Our minds draw skills such as speaking a language from Our Universal Intelligence, the conscious ground of all being.
The knowledge of a language comes from experiences the speaker has had with other speakers of the language and repeated experiences with learning the vocabulary and syntax. When we speak, we draw the experiences we have accumulated from Our Universal Intelligence.
As a result, it is possible for someone with no experience of a language to spontaneously begin speaking it by accessing the ability from Our Universal Intelligence.
Cases of the experience have occurred with many people, so it has been given the name xenoglossy. The person is accessing the language experiences another person has had, currently or in the past.
The phenomenon is the same as a psychic’s ability to draw explicit details from the experiences of a person unknown to the psychic with remarkable clarity and validity. The psychic is drawing experiences from Our Universal Intelligence without having had the experiences in life.
The fact that people can spontaneously speak a language unknown to the person and the fact that a psychic can access information not known to the psychic are further evidence the mind is not the brain. Knowledge is accessed from Our Universal Intelligence.
An example of xenoglossy follows.
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A Woman Spontaneously Speaks and Writes Sanskrit
A psychiatrist named Samuel Sandweiss presented this case of xenoglossy at a meeting of the American Psychiatric Association in July, 1983.**
A 32-year-old Caucasian woman who had been grappling with severe headaches and pseudo-seizures, began speaking and writing fluently in Sanskrit, despite lacking any prior exposure to Sanskrit and having dropped out of high school with no further formal education.
She developed the remarkable ability to speak, write, and translate Sanskrit. More astonishingly, her Sanskrit expressions delved into profound insights derived from mystical Indian philosophy concerning the essence of reality and consciousness, concepts she had no knowledge of.
Two Sanskrit scholars who examined her speaking and writing stated that while most of her utterances were unmistakably Sanskrit, some exhibited distortions closely resembling Sanskrit words, with a minority being English.
The complexity and spiritual sophistication of her ideas led these scholars to discount the possibility that the patient had acquired this language merely to impress her psychiatrist, given the implausibility of mastering it to such an extent within her circumstances.
Accompanying phenomena suggest a deeper level to her access to the Sanskrit language. She experienced unusual changes in her surroundings that related to the Indian culture.
Vibuthi, a sacred ash made of burned cow dung or cremated bodies in India, and amrita, a revered Indian drink believed to be an immortality drink, inexplicably manifested on her face and on pictures within the caregivers’ home in her presence.
These occurrences were meticulously documented by reliable observers through both written accounts and videotaped evidence.
This extraordinary case challenges conventional scientific paradigms by suggesting the potential extension of consciousness beyond the confines of the physical brain and individual life experiences.
The patient’s ability to communicate profound insights in a language she had no plausible means of acquiring aligns intriguingly with Vedantic teachings, emphasizing the primacy of consciousness.
Moreover, the spontaneous generation of vibuthi and amrita defies knowledge available to materialistic science. I demonstrates the primacy of consciousness as the ground of being.
Conclusion
The case of xenoglossy, as exemplified by the woman spontaneously speaking and writing Sanskrit, challenges conventional scientific understanding. This phenomenon suggests that the mind extends beyond the confines of the physical brain and individual life experiences, tapping into a universal consciousness for knowledge and skills. The woman’s ability to fluently communicate profound insights in a language she had no plausible means of acquiring aligns intriguingly with Vedantic teachings, emphasizing the primacy of consciousness. Furthermore, the inexplicable manifestations of sacred substances in her presence defy materialistic explanations, highlighting the role of consciousness as the fundamental ground of being. This extraordinary case invites us to reconsider the nature of mind, consciousness, and reality, opening avenues for exploration beyond traditional scientific paradigms.
FAQs
What is xenoglossy?
Xenoglossy refers to the phenomenon where an individual spontaneously speaks or writes a language they have had no prior exposure to or formal education in. It suggests the acquisition of language skills from a source beyond individual life experiences, often attributed to accessing a universal consciousness.
How does xenoglossy challenge conventional scientific understanding?
Xenoglossy challenges conventional scientific understanding by suggesting that the mind may extend beyond the physical brain and individual experiences. It implies the existence of a universal intelligence or consciousness from which individuals can draw knowledge and skills, contradicting materialistic explanations of language acquisition and cognition.
What implications does the case of the woman speaking Sanskrit have?
The case of the woman speaking Sanskrit suggests that consciousness plays a fundamental role in human experience and cognition. Her ability to communicate profound insights in a language she had no plausible means of acquiring raises questions about the nature of mind, consciousness, and reality. It invites exploration into non-materialistic explanations of human abilities and the potential extension of consciousness beyond the confines of the physical brain.
Are there other documented cases of xenoglossy?
Yes, there are several documented cases of xenoglossy where individuals spontaneously demonstrate fluency in languages they have never learned. These cases span different cultures and languages, further highlighting the enigmatic nature of language acquisition and the potential role of consciousness in human cognition.
*R. Craig Hogan, There Is Nothing but Mind and Experiences, Greater Reality Publications, 2020.
**Samuel Sandweiss, “A Case Presentation About the Nature of Consciousness (sponsored by Bernard Haisch), Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, July 1983.