“Self Says…” — Echoes of Old Tongue, AI, and the Upgrade of Thought

Archaic, poetic winds may stir the reeds by Nun’s Bridges, but it's Doktor Snake parked beneath the trees, riffing old truths into new light.

In this impromptu video talk — recorded among the greenery of Thetford, Norfolk — I wander from Castle Hill mound to my car parked by the river. There, I delve into a hidden thread of the English tongue: how, a thousand years ago, language was different… more intimate, more internal. Phrases like “Self says…” weren’t poetic quirks — they pointed to how inner speech and outer reality once held distinct domains.

We then move to Roger Bacon, forgotten technomage of the Middle Ages, who hinted at a coded universe. And from there — smoothly, inevitably — to AI. How today’s machine minds mirror that ancient split in consciousness… and how they might just help upgrade our mentation.

This isn’t a lecture. It’s a field riff. A postmodern bardic sequence in green, tech, and tongue.

Watch it. Let your own “Self” speak.