Why do people always have illusions? I still think that is the right feeling...

Everyone will probably encounter a sudden strange feeling once in their life. When watching something, you will suddenly realize: This happened once, I have been here, I have done this, I have heard such words, and there was such a light at that time... For a split second, the brain sends us a signal that it recognizes what is happening. This phenomenon is called déjàvu, that is, memory illusion, also known as recall fantasy.

How can people have memories of the future?

Basic manifestations of memory illusion

Since ancient Greece, more than 1,000 stories have been recorded in chronicles, chronicles, and philosophical and literary works, all of which say that someone suddenly felt I have become another person, or arrived in another era. And they often cite a lot of details that even they don't know because it never happened. But they discovered and described this strange phenomenon. In 1900, French doctor Frances Arnault also gave it the name déjàvu. He also concluded that this phenomenon existed not only in vision, but also in the form of dejaentendu (auditory illusion), dejalu (reading illusion) and dejaeprouve (experiential illusion).

Most forms of memory illusions are so bizarre that they cannot be explained. For example, some people believe that dreams portend good or bad luck. According to superstitious people, this is their soul's regular "business trip" back in time, and it sees and experiences everything. And after a few days or even years, when the dream comes true, they will be surprised to "recognize" the unfamiliar situation. Prediction thus turns into memory. Others attribute these to "ancestral memories" passed down from generation to generation under the influence of strong emotions.

For those who agree with the theory of reincarnation, memory illusions are also evidence that they have had past lives. For example, the Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras thought he might have been a shepherd in a previous life. Actor Sylvester Stalogne believes that in his past life he was an outpost for a nomadic tribe. Their memory illusions were confirmed through hypnosis, which allowed them to travel back to their past.

The famous Swiss psychologist and philosopher Carl Gustav Jung first experienced this feeling when he was 12 years old. From then on he firmly believed that he was living another life at the same time, sometimes in the 18th century. Writers Jack London and Conan Doyle also wrote about memory illusions.

The comedy "Magic" starring Sulik is exactly the opposite of memory illusion, which means that it is completely the reality of the experience. I remember that when the protagonist in the play was preparing for an exam, he was standing next to a girl while looking for an outline on the street. He was so absorbed in reading that he didn't realize that he had entered her home. But later, when I was "conscious" and visited her home as a guest, I suddenly remembered that I had been here.

Holography and the memory illusion

What is the secret of the memory illusion?

Leonid Karashev, a researcher at the Supreme Institute of Humanities of the Russian State University for the Humanities and associate doctor of philosophy, has his own set of unique insights. He said that many scholars believe that memory illusions are caused by excessive fatigue and brain confusion, so they regard the unknown as the known, but he prefers this to be a "holographic illusion."

In his opinion, the principle of holography is that any part of the photo can reproduce all the information of the original photo. In other words, if a photo is torn into pieces, as long as there is one fragment, the entire image of the original photo can be restored. The so-called "holographic" refers to the partial inclusion of overall information. The bizarre phenomenon of memory illusions is likely formed in a similar way.

In fact, the overall information we are always exposed to in life is stored in the brain in a coded form, but the things we see and hear are hidden very deep, hidden in the subconscious. This information will pop up whenever there is any disturbance, such as smells, sounds, lighting, and momentary encounters with similar situations, all of which will induce us to create an illusion, as if a similar event happened 5 to 10 years ago. situation. Although if you analyze it carefully, there are still many differences.

Karashev also believes that 17-year-old teenagers are most susceptible to memory illusions because they have little experience and are quite sensitive to various life situations. When you are 35 to 40 years old, you will be hit by memory illusion for the second time. However, the feeling at this time lacked the innocent joy of adolescence, and was more mysterious. By the age of 40, the illusion of memory has become a sadness for all that has passed. Especially those with depression and those who are very neurotic and sensitive will often experience memory illusions throughout their lives.

Madonna’s strange feeling

The famous singer Madonna said in a conversation with reporters that when she first visited the Forbidden City in Beijing, she felt like every aspect of it was remote. The alleys are familiar. So she dared to assert that she was once "the maidservant of the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty." Zina Turner also had the strange feeling of seeing something strange.

When she came to Egypt for the first time, she seemed to suddenly see familiar scenery, and suddenly "remembered" that she had been Queen Hatshepsut's girlfriend during the pharaonic period, or even the queen herself. Shaw Connery, who plays "007", said not long ago that he was a doctor from a martial tribe of indigenous African people in his previous life.

Karashev thinks this statement is quite absurd and not credible.

But how could Connery have such strange thoughts? Analyzing the time he spoke may give you some inspiration.