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  • Glossolalia is exciting the first time you hear it, but the kiddies will get a little sick of teacher going all Linda Blair on them every day.

    no wonder i'm so alienated 2005

  • An interesting form of speech automatism is known as Glossolalia; in the typical case of Helène Smith, Th. Flournoy has shown that these utterances may reach a higher plane and form a real language, which is, however, based on one already known to the speaker.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" Various

  • Glossolalia, otherwise referred to as "speaking in tongues," has been around for thousands of years, and references to it can be found in the Old and New Testaments.

    October 30th, 2006 2006

  • Glossolalia is, in essence, a creative state of mind, and thus allows the person to perceive and interact with the world in a different way.

    Born to Believe Andrew Newberg 2006

  • Glossolalia as learned behavior: An experimental demonstration.

    Born to Believe Andrew Newberg 2006

  • Glossolalia as learned behavior: An experimental demonstration.

    Born to Believe Andrew Newberg 2006

  • Glossolalia is, in essence, a creative state of mind, and thus allows the person to perceive and interact with the world in a different way.

    Born to Believe Andrew Newberg 2006

  • Fiery tongues and mystical motivations: Glossolalia in a forensic population is associated with mania and sexual/religious delusions.

    Born to Believe Andrew Newberg 2006

  • Fiery tongues and mystical motivations: Glossolalia in a forensic population is associated with mania and sexual/religious delusions.

    Born to Believe Andrew Newberg 2006

  • The Legions of Eyes shall rise, my Tales of the Slayers Ficathon entry for Glossolalia.

    September 20th, 2004 aspartaimee 2004

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  • Glossolalia is the faculty or practice of speaking with 'tongues' (Oxford English Dictionary).

    September 11, 2011