Glossolalia

Glossolalia

“I lay here, unsure, still and silent. I’m waiting but I am not sure for what. My palms are sweaty and my whole body is encompassed by nervousness. Then I open my mouth…at first there is no more but a slight utterance of a few vowels. Repetition, repetition, repetition. I question my sanity and then my worthiness but yet I don’t stop and the repetition continues. Then slowly the vowels begin to join and unknown words start to form. My heart beats faster and my tongue begins to move without thought. I start to speak but yet I don’t understand what I’m saying nor do I have control over what splurges from my mouth. My body remains still, my mouth racing and my mind unattached. I begin to feel calm as the nervousness diminishes and slowly my mouth stops, my tongue seizes and I am left astonished and amazed.” (Myers & Biocca, 1984).


Glossolalia is a term many are unfamiliar with however tongues, or the gift of tongues, is a far more well known expressi...