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Purported use (as by a medium) while in a trance state of a language unknown to the individual under normal conditions.

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  • Of course, even after the development of this "xenoglossy," it is difficult either to admit or to refuse to admit some remainder of self-conscious co-operation by the...
  • In other words, the subject very quickly learns to express itself by means of a true "xenoglossy," i.e. by means of a language that may be clear to other people although...
  • Responsive xenoglossy should count as evidence for survival.
  • Well-documented reports of xenoglossy are rare, however, although Ian Stevenson has reviewed several cases.11
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