i didn't really know where to post this, there's nowhere really right, but i figure this is close enough... anyway. lookee here: Synesthesia literally refers to the fact that in some [people], a stimulus in one sense modality involuntarily elicits a sensation/experience in another sense modality. An example of this would be the taste of lemon visually evoking the color blue. The elicited synesthetic experience does not replace the normal experience but instead always adds to it. Synesthetic elicitations are durable, consistent, and discrete. Other examples of synesthetic experiences people can have, just to name a few, are being able to see sounds — as well as hear them; seeing or "knowing" the colors, sexes, and personalities of letters, numbers, and other symbols; feeling weight and shape on their bodies by just tasting something; and smelling colors. i put in bold the most common things, so they would catch peoples' attention... a related trait is the visualization of time, though this is just because many many people with synesthesia seem to do it... so basically, this is something a LOT of people have, way more that the scientists estimate, in my experience (i learned i had it, met up with 3 friends, told them about it, and 2 of the 3 said, hey, i do that!) and i just wanted to know if anyone here recognizes it... the most common form is the association of colors with letters and numbers... most people who have this kind don't even realize it's a 'condition' so when we find out there are others who see the world like us we get real excited... i'm hoping to do that for someone here... peace. mary
I think for most people a mix between association between smells, sounds and sight, and actual synesthesia. In one of leary's books he wrote about a tribe that would sing and chant, then later talk about the singing in colors, like "we should of added a little blue to this part and a little yellow". It was really interesting.
