Peter, Mind chatter is more than just words. Have you had different experiences in this area? mj --- In BardonPraxis@yahoogroups.com, "Peter Reist" <preist@g...> wrote: > From my understanding, mental chatter is, in part, a by product of a > civilization in which a physical form of speach is our predominat > language. In order to communicate with another person, typically, we > have to put our abstract thoughts and ideas down into physical words > so that another person can understand them. Having been programmed to > communicate in this manner with every person that you meet develops a > tendency to communicate with the self in such a manner. This does > not, however, preclude the possibility of communicating with the self > upon a purely abstract level of essential meaning. > > When I am conversing with myself, attempting to solve a problem, > write and essay, or some other such thing, I will very often find > myself looking at the gestaltic whole of the subject that I am > concentrating upon while fumbling for the words to put these > perceptions down into coherent, logical, finite sentences. If I > memrely communicate with myself in an attempt to solve such problems > upon the level of mental chatter, talking to myself, these > difficulties lessen slightly. The mode of mental conversation, be it > in the form of symbol, essential meaning, or words, seems to be > primarily dependent upon the end goal of where that idea is going to > be expressed: internally or externally. > > This, of course, only holds for communication between you average > human beings. Communication between scholars that have developed the > astral senses, as well as communication between the scholar and a > spirit is another matter alltogether. One of which Rawn has discussed > in depth on his website. > > Love and Live well, > Peter Reist