2. What Reverse Speech Is
➲ Hidden backward messages encoded in
forward speech
➲ Voice of the subconscious
➲ A little-known but common level of human
verbal communication
➲ A way of communicating between two
people at the subconscious level
➲ Right-brain generated
➲ Metaphorically rich
3. How Reverse Speech
was Discovered
➲ Hidden backward messages encoded in
forward speech
➲ Voice of the subconscious
➲ A little-known but common level of human
verbal communication
➲ A way of communicating between two
people at the subconscious level
➲ Right-brain generated
➲ Metaphorically rich
4. How Reverse Speech Is Generated
➲ Left-right brain complementarity
➲ Conscious vs. subconscious levels
5. Levels at Which the Mind Speaks
➲ Conscious
➲ Subconscious
➲ Unconscious
➲ Collective unconscious
➲ Spirit
6. Conscious Mind
● Conscious feelings and thoughts
● Language patterns similar to those heard in
forward speech
7. Subconscious Mind
● Stored memories, physical disease
warnings
● Regular forward speech patterns
● Minor metaphors
8. Unconscious Mind
● Unconscious thoughts and motives
● Behavioral patterns, personality
structures
● Metaphors, archetypes
10. Spirit
● Addresses matters pertaining to the
individual from the perspective of
Soul and Creator
● Provides guidance and insight
● Structured like regular language (has
syntax and other standard
characteristics)
● Metaphorical
11. Unconscious Mind
● Unconscious thoughts and motives
● Behavioral patterns, personality structures
● Metaphors, archetypes
13. Spirit
● Concerned with matters of soul and
Creator
● Provides guidance and insight in regular
and metaphorical language
14. Amazing Factoid #1
➲ Covert speech develops before overt
speech
● Children acquire backward speech
capability at about 6 months, before
forward speech develops
● As forward speech begins to dominate,
the communication process becomes
bi-level
15. Amazing Factoid #2
➲ Reverse phrases are produced by the
subconscious about once every 20 sec
● Frequency of reversals increases with
heightening of emotional content and
also with relaxation
16. Amazing Factoid #3
➲ Some speech segments (“CONSTANTS”
AND “MIRRORS”) reverse consistently
● Constants may be universal, personal, or
situational.
17. Examples of Constants
FORWARD REVERSAL
president deserve this
reverse speech serve you
you know what I want it
Alaska exile
crystallize analysis
dream mere
relationship this is shallow
➲ How might we explain this?
● Has language evolved forwards and backwards
based on specific relationships between
sounds?
18. Amazing Factoid #4
➲ Some speech segments are identical
forward and backward
● These are called “MIRROR” words and phrases
Examples: bad,
19. Identifying Reverse Speech
Segments
➲ The process
● Record the spoken word, using a tape
recorder or computer microphone
● Load the recording into the computer
software
● Systematically play the file to locate
reversals
● Mark the points at which each reversal
begins and ends
20. Checkpoints
1. Is the syllable count correct?
2. Are beginnings and endings of words
clear and distinct?
3. Are the consonsant and vowel sounds
well formed?
Discard any reversals that do not meet the
above checkpoints
21. Validity Factors
5 All checkpoints are met. The
reversal is very clear.
4 One checkpoint is not met.
3 Two checkpoints are not met.
2 Three checkpoints are not met.
1 Four checkpoints are imprecise.
Do not document reversals of 8 words or more
22. Identifying Reverse Speech
Segments
➲ The process (continued)
● Listen carefully to the reversal, applying
check points
✔ How does the syllable count relate to
the corresponding forward syllable
count?
✔ Are the beginnings and endings of
the reversal's words clear and
distinct?
✔ Are the reversal's consonant and
vowel sounds well formed?
23. Reverse Speech or
Backward Masking?
➲ Backward masking is a technique invented
by musicians
● Audio track is reversed and embedded in
the song
● Backward segment sounds like gibberish
when the track is played forward, are
intelligible when the track is reversed
● A fad of the 'Sixties started by the Beatles
24. Reverse Speech or
Backward Masking?
➲ Reverse speech is NOT created by
soundtrack manipulation
● The unique way the words are spoken or
sung forwards creates the backward
message
● Speech is intelligible both forwards and in
reverse
25. Congruency
● The corresponding forward and reversed
speech segments normally support
each other (are CONGRUENT) unless
a deliberate attempt was made by the
speaker to hide information
26. Applications
1. Therapy
2. Hypnotherapy
3. Exploring childrens' speech
4. Exploring relationship interdynamics
5. Criminal investigations
6. Discovery of hidden information
7. Recreation (e.g., exploring musical lyrics)
8. Developing one's own psychic discernment
and consciousness
9. ???
27. Sources
➲ Musical vocalists
➲ Therapy sessions
➲ Politicians in media interviews
➲ Radio talk show hosts and their guests
➲ 9-1-1 call
➲ Introspection
