Quin et illud mecum reputo: posse animum humanum, praesertim puerilem et simplicem, seu carminum avocamento sive odorum delenimento soporari et ad oblivionem praesentium exsternari et paulisper remota corporis memoria redigi ac redire ad naturam suam, quae est immortalis scilicet et divina, atque ita velut quodam sopore futura rerum praesagare.
I also reflect on the fact that the human soul, especially when young and innocent, can be lulled to sleep either by seductive spells or by soothing odors, and can thus be distracted into forgetting the present; then, in a brief suspension of its physical memory, it reverts and returns to its true nature, which of course is immortal and divine, and thus foretells future events in a kind of trance.
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