"A person with a relatively large experience can easily equip himself with as many suitable loci as he pleases, and eve a person who thinks that he does not possess enough sufficiently good loci can remedy this. 'For thought can embrace any region whatsoever and in it and at will construct the setting of some locus.' That is to say, mnemonics can use what were afterwards called 'fictitious places', in contrast to the 'real places' of the ordinary method"-Francis Yates pg. 8
I think I can safely say that I am not yet "experienced" enough to trust myself to store memories in a fictional palace. However, I am intrigued by this possibility and hope to be able to use it in the future. Being a Montanan that loves the outdoors, it would be enjoyable to use loci based on some outdoor areas I frequent: the river I commonly raft, the trails I commonly hike and run. Until then here is a running list of available places I know well enough to comfortably use them as my palaces.
- Childhood home
- Grandparent's house
- Boyfriends house
- My dorm room
- Best friend's dorm room
- Best friend's home
- Reid Hall
- Miller Dining Hall
- Band room at MSU
- Band room at high school
- Sentinel High School
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