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Arthur, James D - 11 No memory no language
Identifier
011327
Type of Spiritual Experience
Background
The loss of memory, means that you also lose language, since the constructs of language are stored in memory as are the semantics. This means you may have real difficulty in expressing yourself and, when it comes to it, asking for help. You will not be able to tell your helper what you are seeing either, which I consider another downside, this means you could easily ‘lose’ much of the experience.
A description of the experience
Salvia Divinorum – J D Arthur
Since the defining modality of these experiences was proving to be the cessation of thought, it follows that the normal process of language would also have to undergo a radical change. It goes without saying that normal language depends wholly on memory for every aspect of its functioning. If the memory itself ceases to function, as was becoming apparent in the salviaic state, language, as we know it, must also cease. It's as if the feather light swiftness of the state can't bear the slow weight of words, or at least normal words.