How To Learn And Memorize Latin Vocabulary ... Using A Memory Palace Specifically Designed For Classical Latin (Magnetic Memory Series) by Anthony Metivier

Author:Anthony Metivier [Metivier, Anthony]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, pdf
Publisher: Advanced Education Methodology (AEM)
Published: 2013-12-24T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five: Example Memory Palace For the Letter A

I was once blessed with living down along a forest road. I’m not sure why my mind selected this house for the letter A, but I always think it best to go with whatever comes naturally. As I spent over a decade living there, my mind is very familiar with the location and it is therefore easy to through and chart out a number of locations for placing Classical Latin vocabulary words.

Here are some of the stations, the words I have placed there and a description of the images I used to learn and memorize the words. But first, I should repeat that when doing memory work within a palace, I often like to group words together, at least when beginning with a new language.

In the examples that follow, I am focusing only on words that begin with “ab.” This helps me use a famous figure to structure my journey through the various locations. The figure I use for “ab” words is Abraham Lincoln. I chose him because, when you think about it, he is already strange and memorable. At the very least, the images I can create by using him will definitely be strange because in nearly all cases, he will be completely out of context with respect to his standing as a historical figure.

The followings examples sometimes include some rather weak entries. I’m letting you see them so that you can better understand how the principles taught in this book work and also get a strong feel for what doesn’t work and, more importantly, why they don’t work and what I’ve done to correct the problem.

1. Main bedroom: abduco. “Abduco” means to lead or take away and is basically cognate with the English word “abduct.”

To memorize abduco, I need to use Abraham Lincoln in an interesting and memorable way. This will prompt the fact that the word begins with “ab.”

The first thing that comes to mind (which is usually the best thing so long as it can be exaggerated using the techniques discussed throughout this book) is Abraham Lincoln wrapping Donald Duck in duct tape (the principle of compounding is no at play) and stucco as he is leading him away from a statue of duct tape.

2. Bathroom: abeo. Abeo means to digress, but can also mean to change, vanish or disappear. There was an actor named Scott Baio who was popular when I was a kid, so it’s easy to see Abraham Lincoln punching him so hard that he disappears. As Lincoln is launching his fist, a cartoon bubble pops up saying, “I digress.”

Note: Although you may not know Scott Baio, when you are working out your own images, using the relaxation techniques described further on in this book, you will undoubtedly come up with an appropriate image. It could be something involving a bayou, for example. The more relaxed you are, the more easily these images will come to you, and the more you work on creating images, the more images you will be able to create.

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