spiritual regression

[Markekohut]

I second this but would also add from what I know of his poetry that he ALSO means tapping into
the cultural spirits of earlier ages. 

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On Mar 31, 2013, at 11:21 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:

> I would say me means tapping into an ancient root, psychically.  Humans resist acknowledging they have pre-human instincts.  Even fetuses dream.
> 
> On Sunday, March 31, 2013, Lemuel Underwing wrote:
>> "Now it is only by rare accidents of spiritual regression that poets make their lines magically potent in the ancient sense."
>> 
>> -Robert Graves
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> What does he mean by regression?
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