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The line:

今のは心が響いてくるなんてレベルじゃなかった。流れ込む意識の奔流に一瞬、自我を奪われてしまっていた.

Can anyone explain what the 心が響いてくる part means?

Thanks.
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Meaning of 心が響いてくる
It does not mean anything. It is a mistake made probably by a native speaker
with low-education level. The person probably intended 心に響いてくる lit. '(the
sound) resounds to the heart'. It is a metaphor, its actual meaning being
'(the sound) moves the heart' (also a metaphor in English).
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There is a metaphorical idiom "心に響く", which usually means "move/touch one's
heart":

> 心に響く[おもてなし](http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/leaf/jn2/219528/m0u/)
>
> そのスピーチは私の心に響いた

But this line is from some science fiction or fantasy novel, right?

In the second sentence, the speaker is experiencing something very unreal; the
"consciousness" of someone else is wildly rushing into his mind. Probably he
is summoning a ghost, or experimenting with telepathy.

So in this context, I think "心が響いてくる" is not a metaphor, but a _literal_
description of what is happening here; "(someone else's) heart begins
resonating (with the speaker's mind)."

The speaker thought that putting his (supernatural) experience as "echoing" or
"resonating" was too mild, and rephrased it as "流れ込む意識の奔流" (rush of
consciousness (actually) flowing into my mind), which had almost taken over
his own self.
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