In this interview I am once again joined by Anthony Metivier, author and internationally renowned memory expert who’s meditation practice is reciting sacred Sanskrit texts from memory.

Anthony takes us on a journey through the memory techniques that enable them to memorise hours of material in a variety of languages, including Sanskrit texts such as the Ribhu Gita, swathes of Shakespeare, and detailed facts and figures.

Anthony demonstrates his use of the memory palace technique, pulls back the curtain on the art of spaced repetition, and recounts the life of 16th century Hermetic occultist and memory master Giordano Bruno.

Anthony also reveals how he used memory techniques to face severe childhood trauma, to untangle a pattern of generational rage, and reflects on subjects such as non-duality, radical honesty, and consciousness.

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Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep215-unlocking-the-power-of-memory-anthony-metivier-3

Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast’.

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Topics include:

00:00 - Intro

01:01 - The lineage of memory mastery

03:56 - Comparing the world’s memory traditions

06:47 - The fascinating life of Giordano Bruno

10:16 - Bruno’s memory techniques

14:48 - Neitzsche, Spinoza, and analysing the current times

19:05 - Shakespeare’s ‘Julius Caesar’

20:20 - Can we really learn from the past?

24:10 - How implicit memory influences decision making

25:43 - Generational rage and the spectre of Anthony’s father

28:50 -Clearing generational trauma via sacred Sanskrit memorisation

30:46 - Sudden vs gradual

33:16 - What motivated Anthony to face his generational patterns?

37:26 - Consciousness and why we talk to each other

42:42 - How to memorise sacred Sanskrit texts

46:32 - Anthony’s memory palace

58:33 - Power of spaced repetition

01:03:10 - Experiments in forgetting

01:05:17 - Hermann Ebbinghaus’ forgetting curve

01:06:53 - Spacial memory and Anthony Hopkins

01:09:36 - Is a memory palace really necessary?

01:11:38 - Radical honesty

01:13:22 - Delusional memory experts

01:17:17 - Do memory techniques obscure the sacred meaning of the texts?

01:22:49 - How to memorise Shakespeare

01:31:20 - Sherlock Holmes myth

01:33:10 - Memory demands of being a working musician

01:35:41 - Benefits of improving memory

01:37:14 - Transformative effects on meditation

01:41:02 - The ego and non duality

01:46:27 - Studying with Anthony

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Previous episode with Anthony Metivier:

- https://www.guruviking.com/ep123-master-of-memory-anthony-metivier/

- https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep203-unlock-the-enlightened-mind-anthony-metivier

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- https://www.magneticmemorymethod.com/fb-sq/

To find out more about Anthony Metivier, visit:

- https://www.youtube.com/c/AnthonyMetivierMMM

- https://www.magneticmemorymethod.com/

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- www.guruviking.com

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Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James