se disait-il en conscience

English translation: said his conscious self

17:13 Feb 11, 2011
French to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Near-death experience
French term or phrase: se disait-il en conscience
Jacques s’était assis à sa table de cuisine. Pour que l’attente fût moins longue, il s’était mis à méditer. Après être parvenu à faire le « vide intérieur », il se téléporta mentalement près d’un pont qui lui sembla familier : « On aurait dit celui de Valbonne ! », ******se disait-il en conscience****** alors qu’il « survolait » l’ouvrage.
En bas, au-dessous de lui, une Alfa Roméo rouge décapotée roulait à vive allure, quand soudain la vision claire et nette du cabriolet se confondit avec des bruits ...

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This term has appeared on KudoZ before (although I can't find it right now!), but in any case, the answers were irrelevant for this context.

Jacques was expecting a visit from his friend - she of the red Alfa Romeo - and decided to do some meditation to while away the wait. They had both in the past been through NDEs, and during this passage, Jacques was able to transport himself above her and warn his friend (telepathically) of an imminent accident - so she could take evasive action. At this point, he had recognised (telepathically!) the bridge where the accident nearly took place.

'Conscience' is translated in this context as 'consciousness' and not 'conscience', but I have no idea how to express 'en conscience' in the context of telepathic transportation!.
Any help would be most welcome! Thanks!
Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:37
English translation:said his conscious self
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3said his conscious self
SJLD
4 +1He said to himself, he thought, he reflected..
Alidad Vassigh (X)
4he had the sudden precognition/premonition/extra-sensory perception...
Yvonne Gallagher
3in his conscious mind he said to himself:.....
polyglot45
3in full awareness
laure claesen
2he said to himself, realizing that....
Wendy Streitparth
2he thought, consciously
Jack Dunwell
2he told his subconscience
Verginia Ophof


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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
he said to himself, realizing that....


Explanation:
thats how I understand it

Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 05:37
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
Notes to answerer
Asker: thanks Wendy, although I'm really looking for something that reflects the fact that he is outside his earthly body and in his consciousness. I just don't know the proper way to express this! Probably didn't make that clear!

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
in his conscious mind he said to himself:.....


Explanation:
while his other body self was floating over the bridge

polyglot45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 52
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks polyglot! Not sure that this really works, but I'll ponder it further...

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
He said to himself, he thought, he reflected..


Explanation:
That is also how I understand it. He is viewing the bridge in his mind, and thinking.

Alidad Vassigh (X)
Local time: 05:37
Native speaker of: English
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks Alidad - although I'm really looking for something that reflects the fact that he is outside his earthly body and in his consciousness. I just don't know the proper way to express this! Probably didn't make that clear


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agree  Kirsten Bodart: That's also how I understand it
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
in full awareness


Explanation:
Bonsoir Carol,
D'après votre échantillon, il semble que ce passage fasse référence à des états de conscience plus ou moins clairs, permettant ces "voyages" dans le temps et une perception paranormale.
Je me demande si l'auteur n'a pas emprunté le terme à la psychologie humaniste, par exemple Jacques Salomé. Dans ce cas, il signifie le contraire de "inconsciemment", avec en plus la nuance "avec un effort de conscientisation".
Voir le lien.
Voir aussi l'autre lien, intéressant, qui traite des états de conscience dans la NDE et intitulé "Learning Astral Terms". On y trouve "in full awareness" dans un contexte similaire au vôtre.


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Note added at 30 minutes (2011-02-11 17:43:52 GMT)
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so the rendering could be "In full awareness, he was thinking :"...."


    Reference: http://www.communiquer-en-conscience.com/dvd/Jacques-Salome/...
    Reference: http://ezinearticles.com/?Learning-Astral-Terms---OOBE,-NDE,...
laure claesen
France
Local time: 05:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: thanks laure! I don't think 'in full awareness' is quite right, BUT your helpful links, whilst not providing a definitive translation as such, do provide clues. As a result of this, I'm beginning to think that the literal translation - extremely strange though it may seem - is perhaps the correct one (in consciousness)! But without your help, I wouldn't have been able to find this - believe me, I did already explore this avenue! So merci encore une fois!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Natasha Dupuy: i don't think you can say "full awareness", since that is "nirvana". Perhaps a stated of heightened awareness? That is what is achieved through meditation / or "current state of awareness"?
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
he thought, consciously


Explanation:
I think that these are his thoughts.... given breath

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Note added at 52 mins (2011-02-11 18:05:29 GMT)
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Sorry Carole? I thought that this was his "aware" side, whilst the subconscience was alert to the horrible convertible. What exactly is YOUR experience of this? Isn't this a "give us a break" scenario?!! All Best

Jack Dunwell
France
Local time: 05:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: thanks fourth, but I don't think this is really the case. He is actually in a sort of trance, outside his own body, having teleported himself to a place above where his friend is driving (near the bridge). What I'm looking for is the meaning of "en conscience" in terms of telepathy/teletransportation, out-of-body experiences, etc

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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
he told his subconscience


Explanation:
.......

Example sentence(s):
  • existing or operating in the mind beneath or beyond consciousness: the subconscious self.

    Reference: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/subconscious
Verginia Ophof
Belize
Local time: 22:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
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57 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
said his conscious self


Explanation:
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SJLD
Local time: 05:37
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rachel Fell: got to be, I'd have thought :-)
1 hr
  -> thanks Rachel :-)

agree  Catherine Gilsenan: Yes, "conscious self"
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  -> thanks Catherine :-)

agree  B D Finch
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  -> thanks Barbara :-)
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
he had the sudden precognition/premonition/extra-sensory perception...


Explanation:

I'd change the text order a bit, something like the following...

meditation...after stilling (emptying) the mind...In this state of heightened awareness [Natasha is correct, meditation does not put someone in a trance but heightens their awareness] he astrally projected himself to a bridge which seemed somewhat familiar to him. He had << the sudden preognition/premonition/sixth sense/extra-sensory perception>>

that this was the Valbonne bridge (OR go straight into "of an accident on the the Valbonne bridge") ...

a bit further you have "la vision claire" which could possibly be translated as "clairvoyance"

or "assiduous consciousness" is something else that meditation can give

or "body-mind awareness"
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Main Entry: telepathy
some Synonyms: ESP, clairvoyance, extrasensory perception, insight, mind-reading, parapsychology, premonition, presentiment, second sight, sixth sense, spiritualism, telepathic transmission, telesthesia, thought transference

Notes: clairvoyance is a form of ESP, precognition is seeing into the future, and telepathy is mind training and thought transference

Main Entry: clairvoyance
Definition: intuition
Synonyms: ESP, acumen, discernment, feeling, foreknowledge, insight, omen, penetration, perception, precognition, premonition, psyche, sixth sense, telepathy

...telepathy Definition: ability to know another's thoughts. Synonyms: ESP, clairvoyance, extrasensory perception, insight, ...

thesaurus.com/browse/telepathy - Cached



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Note added at 20 hrs (2011-02-12 13:41:55 GMT)
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"in this state of highly-charged consciousness he had..." might also work

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 04:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32
Notes to answerer
Asker: thanks gallagy! I have to get my head around this, but I certainly think this is more along the lines of what I had in mind

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