Inner Realm: Is there a spiritual significance to speaking in tongues?

Richet, a researcher, during 1905-1907 coined the term xenoglossy to refer to cases wherein persons speak a real language not known to them in their ordinary states of consciousness..

The well-documented case of Uttara (and Sharada) may be considered for reference..

Ian Stevenson and Satwant Pasricha wrote a paper titled A preliminary report on an unusual case of the reincarnation type with xenoglossy published in The Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 1980..

Sharada could not speak Marathi (Uttaras native language) but spoke Bengali fluently, when she did not possess the working knowledge of the eastern language..

Then, Uttaras encounter with a man to whom Sharada, after her emergence, felt strongly attracted to, added to the surfacing of the latters personality. . Uttara had returned to her normal personality and Sharada remained in control for several weeks..