The dream/vision sequences

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Yes, the book seems to be pointing towards to past ancestors. I think the author did that on purpose to achieve a link between the characters and the ancestor.
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marba wrote: 04 Feb 2022, 13:22 Probably what Sarah experiences are ancestral memories, as others are saying. It's a bit tricky, though, because she seems able to influence the course of past events; so the question is: is Sarah just remembering her past-self decisions or is she actually making them? At the same time, in the first book, Sarah loses half of her finger. When Tom, Myra, and William found her, the cut is almost healed, and I don't think it would be possible in eight days: this would push in the direction of the time travel theory.
I really think if it were just ancestral memories she shouldn't be able to engage with them or effect changes, only watch. I'd say it was time travel.
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I share the same opinion of the book's sequence being ancestral. I think the author uses this to connect the characters and their ancestors.
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The logical explanation that fits into what she was experiencing would be ancestral memories. As I was reading it, I realized that the beings with such unexplained powers would be mystical beings recounting past events through memories. However, my unbiased interest in reincarnation stories made this book an interesting one for me to read keenly to see whether there were any similarities.
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I think it’s ancestral travel. The author was trying to make the reader understand the book more. She was able to interact with the ancestors while still living. The ancestral travel taught her quite some things, she was able to interact with the locals in a way they understand.
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The African in me identifies them more as ancestral memories
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For me, it's all of the above. These sections offer such a speculative yet historical flavor to the book that truly makes it a wonderful, mystical experience. These visions may take the physical appearance of a dreaming body, but certainly, Sarah and Laurie thought they were more than that, offering them a possibility of returning to that time. When reading all three of these books I cast my belief system aside to submerge myself in the mythos of the story. I'm glad that I did.
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From what i understood, it was both time travel and ancestral memories. She could interact with people from the past, and did this in their local language. So, it is a fusion of both.
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In my opinion, I will say it was the combination of ancestral memories and time travel. Both have to do with making references to the past.
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I would go for ancestral because, I think she got her gift from her ancestors.
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I would say that they are ancestral memories. The memories, however, live in the characters in present day, keeping them alive. I believe this is where it gets a time-travel essence. The present day is influenced by the past and the knowledge of what once was.
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It's tricky to use these in a book but traditionally these are known as ancestral memories in the tribal lore cultures where I've ever come across these experiences. And I do feel the book was meant to tap into those traditional belief systems and handing down of culture and ancestry that can be found in certain more ancient tribes and peoples, not just of polynesia but also Africa, Far East Asia
Aborigines and Native Americas.
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It is so confusing but I would guess it is ancestral memories as she interacts with the ancestors? But I could be wrong, there are a lot of interesting theories here...
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Memories are ancestral as noticed by most readers, the interaction with past ancestors defines the sequences.
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In this regard, I would characterize the book's sequence as ancestral recollections, as she was able to communicate with her forefathers. She could also summon the power of spirits at the appropriate time.
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