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Title: Reverse Speech : Voices of the Unconscious by David John Oates ISBN: 1-57901-000-8 Publisher: Jack Johnston Seminars Pub. Date: 01 November, 1996 Format: Paperback List Price(USD): $27.95

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Average Customer Rating: 3.67 (9 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: Dont knock it till you try it
Comment: I dont see why so many people have such a hard time with this concept. I mean almost all of the senses are backwards and then reversed by our brains why couldn't there be something similar with our speech. The people that bad mouth Reverse Speech are those skeptics that turn down anything that seems out of the ordinary before they even give it a chance. Ive read the book and there really isnt anything that he doesnt explain as well as have evidence and customer satisfaction. So if your looking for a change or an anwser check this out. see ReverseSpeech.com

Rating: 5
Summary: An Explanation for "Satanic" Backward Messages in Pop Songs
Comment: David John Oates has a controversial reputation especially after his legal battles with radio host Art Bell. He is an early pioneer in the discovery of reverse speech in which it is claimed than a person can say intelligible messages in reverse as he speaks forwards. These messages often reveal the subconscious of the speaker or what he is trying to hide. The messages are often metaphorical in nature, especially in pop songs when a singer may say something in reverse metaphorically about Jesus or Satan while singing a song. I thought this was an interesting explanation because I remember the backward message scare when I was teenager. A traveling minister came to our church one time and scared our socks off with his scary satanic backward messages from all my favorite rock albums. I got so scared I destroyed them--and then bought them all back a month later cause I missed all my favorite tunes. Funny stuff--I talked to some other guy one time that went through the same thing.

It is suggested that reverse speech may be useful in therapy, politics, and law to find about deeper truths about what a person is saying. Oates explains his theories convincingly and gives persuasive examples of reverse speech and how he has helped others in therapy.

I've listened to some speech in reverse and I have been able to make out what seems to be intelligible speech when playing it backwards. Most of the messages have not been that coherent or revealing--although Oates claims one must practice for hours to learn how to listen to reverse speech.

I'm sure hardcore skeptics will be chagrined over the concept of reverse speech, but those willing to give the idea a chance will find it fascinating, even if eventually proves to be hogwash.

Rating: 1
Summary: right down there with psychics, tarot readers and sasquatch
Comment: Anyone thinking that Americans are alone in their descent to scientifically illiterate will be assured to know that Australia is now infected. Oates' "discovery" is not Reverse Speech, but the well known idea that people are gullible. Most hoaxes, though, are more clever than Reverse Speech...