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title: _memory reconsolidation_
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  _Memory reconsolidation_ is the process by which an already-formed memory,
  when reactivated, becomes temporarily open to modification before it is stored
  again. In this channel's material, the concept is invoked in exploring how
  deep contemplative states such as the **Jhanas** can change a person —
  altering how past experiences continue to shape them rather than leaving old
  patterns untouched.
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  https://liquidgold.cc/channel/everyinc/explore/term/memory-reconsolidation-9c81de8f3170
markdown: >-
  https://liquidgold.cc/channel/everyinc/explore/term/memory-reconsolidation-9c81de8f3170.md
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channel: everyinc
updated: '2026-10-23T22:12:35.346Z'
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# \_memory reconsolidation\_

Canonical: https://liquidgold.cc/channel/everyinc/explore/term/memory-reconsolidation-9c81de8f3170

Parent: [Channel index](https://liquidgold.cc/channel/everyinc/llms.txt)

## Definition

_Memory reconsolidation_ is the process by which an already-formed memory, when reactivated, becomes temporarily open to modification before it is stored again. In this channel's material, the concept is invoked in exploring how deep contemplative states such as the **Jhanas** can change a person — altering how past experiences continue to shape them rather than leaving old patterns untouched.

In this channel's captured material, **_memory reconsolidation_** appears in the context of a conversation about the **Jhanas** — a spectrum of learnable altered states running *from bliss to peace* — and the question of how such states **change a person**. The discussion treats the practice as *resting into what already exists* rather than striving, and part of what makes that distinction matter is what happens to how past experiences continue to shape someone after deep contemplative practice. [^53506246-bfc3-5c1b-8fc8-234f69374f43@0]