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Now a terrible fall�察�averted in such fashion�察�was productive of shock。
Such shock was productive of molecular changes in the cerebral cells。
These molecular changes were transmitted to the cerebral cells of progeny�察�
became�察�in short�察�racial memories。 Thus�察�when you and I�察�asleep or dozing
off to sleep�察�fall through space and awake to sickening consciousness just
before we strike�察 �we are merely remembering what happened to our
arboreal ancestors�察�and which has been stamped by cerebral changes into
the heredity of the race。
There is nothing strange in this�察 �any more than there is anything
strange in an instinct。 An instinct is merely a habit that is stamped into
the stuff of our heredity�察�that is all。 It will be noted�察�in passing�察�that in
this falling dream which is so familiar to you and me and all of us�察 �we
never strike bottom。 To strike bottom would be destruction。 Those of
our arboreal ancestors who struck bottom died forthwith。 True�察�the shock
of their fall was communicated to the cerebral cells�察 �but they died
immediately�察�before they could have progeny。 You and I are descended
from those that did not strike bottom�察�that is why you and I�察�in our dreams�察�
never strike bottom。
And now we come to disassociation of personality。 We never have
this sense of falling when we are wide awake。 Our wake´a´day
personality has no experience of it。 Thenand here the argument is
irresistibleit must be another and distinct personality that falls when we
are asleep�察�and that has had experience of such fallingthat has�察�in short�察�a
memory of past´day race experiences�察�just as our wake´a´day personality
has a memory of our wake´a´day experiences。
It was at this stage in my reasoning that I began to see the light。 And
quickly the light burst upon me with dazzling brightness�察�illuminating and
explaining all that had been weird and uncanny and unnaturally impossible
in my dream experiences。 In my sleep it was not my wake´a´day
personality that took charge of me�察�it was another and distinct personality�察�
possessing a new and totally different fund of experiences�察 �and�察 �to the
point of my dreaming�察 �possessing memories of those totally different
experiences。
What was this personality�拭�When had it itself lived a wake´a´day life
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on this planet in order to collect this fund of strange experiences�拭�These
were questions that my dreams themselves answered。 He lived in the
long ago�察�when the world was young�察�in that period that we call the Mid´
Pleistocene。 He fell from the trees but did not strike bottom。 He
gibbered with fear at the roaring of the lions。 He was pursued by beasts
of prey�察�struck at by deadly snakes。 He chattered with his kind in council�察�
and he received rough usage at the hands of the Fire People in the day that
he fled before them。
But�察�I hear you objecting�察�why is it that these racial memories are not
ours as well�察 �seeing that we have a vague other´personality that falls
through space while we sleep�拭�
And I may answer with another question。 Why is a two´headed calf�拭�
And my own answer to this is that it is a freak。 And so I answer your
question。 I have this other´personality and these complete racial
memories because I am a freak。
But let me be more explicit。
The commonest race memory we have is the falling´through´space
dream。 This other´personality is very vague。 About the only memory it
has is that of falling。 But many of us have sharper�察�more distinct other´
personalities。 Many of us have the flying dream�察 �the pursuing´monster
dream�察 �color dreams�察 �suffocation dreams�察 �and the reptile and vermin
dreams。 In short�察�while this other´personality is vestigial in all of us�察�in
some of us it is almost obliterated�察 �while in others of us it is more
pronounced。 Some of us have stronger and completer race memories than
others。
It is all a question of varying degree of possession of the other´
personality。 In myself�察 �the degree of possession is enormous。 My
other´personality is almost equal in power with my own personality。 And
in this matter I am�察�as I said�察�a freaka freak of heredity。
I do believe that it is the possession of this other´personalitybut not
so strong a one as minethat has in some few others given rise to belief in
personal reincarnation experiences。 It is very plausible to such people�察�a
most convincing hypothesis。 When they have visions of scenes they have
never seen in the flesh�察�memories of acts and events dating back in time�察�
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the simplest explanation is that they have lived before。
But they make the mistake of ignoring their own duality。 They do not
recognize their other´personality。 They think it is their own personality�察�
that they have only one personality�察 �and from such a premise they can
conclude only that they have lived previous lives。
But they are wrong。 It is not reincarnation。 I have visions of myself
roaming through the forests of the Younger World�察�and yet it is not myself
that I see but one that is only remotely a part of me�察�as my father and my
grandfather are parts of me less remote。 This other´self of mine is an
ancestor�察 �a progenitor of my progenitors in the early line of my race�察�
himself the progeny of a line that long before his time developed fingers
and toes and climbed up into the trees。
I must again�察�at the risk of boring�察�repeat that I am�察�in this one thing�察�to
be considered a freak。 Not alone do I possess racial memory to an
enormous extent�察 �but I possess the memories of one particular and far´
removed progenitor。 And yet�察�while this is most unusual�察�there is nothing
over´remarkable about it。
Follow my reasoning。 An instinct is a racial memory。 Very good。
Then you and I and all of us receive these memories from our fathers and
mothers�察 �as they received them from their fathers and mothers。
Therefore there must be a medium whereby these memories are
transmitted from generation to generation。 This medium is what
Weismann terms the ;germplasm。; It carries the memories of the whole
evolution of the race。 These memories are dim and confused�察�and many
of them are lost。 But some strains of germplasm carry an excessive
freightage of memoriesare�察 �to be scientific�察 �more atavistic than other
strains�察�and such a strain is mine。 I am a freak of heredity�察�an atavistic
nightmarecall me what you will�察 �but here I am�察 �real and alive�察 �eating
three hearty meals a day�察�and what are you going to do about it�拭�
And now�察�before I take up my tale�察�I want to anticipate the doubting
Thomases of psychology�察 �who are prone to scoff�察 �and wh