I knew were the knob should be, I could visualize how the know was moved (like pulled off and mounted in the correct position), but then everything was deleted and I had the original image. stability of images (shape, color, movement, ) I will try this again but I do not know when and I will definitely be more cautious. Is this supposed to be like this? About the meditation I see flashes everyday (short clips up to 2s). Employ all your senses in writing. ;), Hi David happy to see all of your efforts, like you I have practicing image streaming for around 6 months even if I did only 20 min, I saw some results,I started dreaming once again, something that didnt happened to me for years, the result are small, but they are real, I should probably try to mix with others exercises as well, by the way, many believe that image streaming also improves iq, I cant see any difference, but do you feel any improvement on your cognitive abilities? And that enabled me to create my own images without requiring any afterimages to trigger my imagination. How often has this thought frustrated you to the point of wanting to throw away your art supplies? Now, seeing blackness for a person with aphantasia, may not seem like a triumph, but I normally when I close my eyes, I dont see blackness, I see a beige, sandy/gravel texture about a foot in front of me. Please share your thoughts and theories below. Light a candle and take a seat in a comfortable chair about 3 feet in front of it. Never have I referenced an image seen in my minds eye. Hi marko and everyone here!, here is Tomasz and i am still struggle with visualisation. Today Ill start doing everything I can. Dont blame yourself if the image is vague and unstable, any result will do. when you visualise something, does it show up in the same place as those weird swirly patterns do when you rub your eyes too hard? like you I could only ever see black when I closed my eyes. It seems to be a rare case to lose your ability to visualize completely. Hope this made sense . Its not like seeing actually, more like sensing . So good luck to everyone (including me). Thank you a lot for your support, I really apreciate it. By now, I just think about it and it appears. I feel the need to feed my eyes with lots of images, such as films, paintings, drawings and I am quite imaginative. Then, someone in the comments asked me about it, . Again, think of retracing this particular part a few times. I thought I was alone in my struggle. 3. Its most effective in the moments you wake and the moments just before you go to sleep. Not occasional practice. But, one For example, when you try to morph a square into a circle, it turns into a hexagon instead. However, for some reason there was a part of me that just wouldnt let go of the idea that whole Aphantasia was a crock of popularized bullshit. Kudos to you and your determined efforts! You can make it a practice to recall conversations. Try to think about nothing for as long as you can until something pops up then bring your attention back to nothing. Visualise at night with open eyes after turning off the light ? How do you want to apply it? Test both variations frequently. Eventually they will dissipate if you just view them clinically without any emotional reaction. 1. Sure, you could! Support from other teachers and school staff makes a world of difference. It will take you into a very deep relaxation and youll be guided through an exercise to enhance your visual perception and your visual memory. I have a routine that I followed (and still do). Hi Marco. Your advice is interesting.Thank you. There is a question bothers me a lot . Heres one of my favortie videos. It seems that 50Hz (60Hz) powerline flickering overloads visual processing core in the brain, somehow locking them into their objective mind and preventing the subconscious from opening. Just friendly note of warning before investing too much. Hi Brandon, I have struggled to visualize for a long time. In the beginning, I mostly stuck visualisation exercises that focus on creating a visual afterimage. To not quit yet. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Was unexpected to see something on first try because I just came from outside (very bright). I can feel a bit but I need to properly work on these goals. Accept Read More. Thank you for sharing your experience. Progress continues to be mixed. The rare times I see color, its in the wrong place. The only exercise that Im confused about is visualizing colors. Basically, the experiences I notice are in a deep relaxed state. Keep your eyes open as if youre daydreaming and let your mind wander over its entire surface for a minute. Hi Marko. Ill be back with my results and my steps (Ill start with the steps you described). Lets do color. Some of then in near photographic quality. Awesome. I was wondering though, since the exercises involve afterimages, is visualization really being trained? I have to see it in my mind, there is no other way. When ready, close your eyes and visualize the scenery in the photograph. As in the previous exercise, when the image gets blurred, or you forget it, open your eyes, look at the photograph for a few seconds, and then close your eyes and continue visualizing it. Try focus on the mental image, for at least one complete minute. Hey marko, i just wanted to say that, another exercise i found out, is describing a memory out loud, because your brain has the images stored, even if you dont see them, so you can also start describing a memory, Another exercise i found out is describing something (a character, a scene, an image, etc) That contains movement and sound, because your brain visualizes better something with movement and sound, But there are many ways of improving visualizizatiom, mine is, along with image streaming, i focus on an image, that contains movement, i describe that image with eyes open, describe it with eyes closed, as fast as i can, sometimes i will get a memory of the image (not the exact image), but i then focus on the memory of the image, like i said, your brain wotks better with the memory of something, its more connected with the pre frontal cortex, You can also Try watching a short video, and then close your eyes and try to describe it. Ive actually been doing these types of techniques for years now. Week #2 The most vivid memory in that short period of time was music blaring and a colorful dancing stereo. Today its a circle, tomorrow a square, then a triangle, and so on. Since then I havent really been able to visualise very well at all. If everythings ok, then for the next session you increase the time of retention of the image. But, nothing in these exercises addresses the concurrent situation of nonexistent sensories. I didnt want to accept the fact that I cant do what so many take for granted. How long have you been dong this and how much time did you invest per day? It was discovered accidentally when a man in his 60s underwent a cardiac procedure and afterward complained about no longer being able to visualize. ~3 total hours of training. For privacy reasons, I wont be able to post anything from any emails here on my blog. Any tips for solidifying progress and preventing reversion? Also, now is a habit to use afterimages everywhere. (And please let me know all about it in the comments.). This is very true. I didnt use a candle Yesterday I used my iMac (youtube was open, no fullscreen) and today my window (natural light). I think there is a way to overcome this, and likely other internal senses will fall into place after the visual element is working. Even though you might not see your entrance like a mental photograph yet, you form an idea-construct of it. Think of redrawing the shape with that imaginary pencil.Try holding out your finger and slowly draw the shape into the air in front of you (with eyes closed).This is critical now; If you dont see anything, explain to yourself in your mind like, I see the top edge of the triangle. I can only see blue and violet and not when I should see them. Hi William! Cool experience. The more your practice the easier you can transition from an after-image to a controlled mental image. As the transition from crawling to walking is an amazingly complex process, so, I think, is the learning to visualize in great clarity and stability. Yet I doubt that youll be able to control your mental images 100% at all times which is probably a natural mechanism of our subconscious minds. There are retreats where you can go and live in complete darkness for 2 weeks (safely at a super nice spa, doing meditation) but needless to say, its insanely expensive. Wait. I used to be able to visualize very bright, vivid images, but one day after having a panic attack (a result of a stressful 12-year career in corporate America, a breakup, etc), I suddenly started see black whenever I closed my eyes. It appears smaller, like at a greater distance compared to the observable shape. How do you meditate with aphantasia? Close your eyes and once again imagine the call, the corrected version this time. :) You can certainly imagine a canvas or a screen (monitor, cinema, phone, ) in front of you and even painting on a canvas works well. I should also start exercise #2 (solid colors). This is happening on two places only: my room and my bathroom (heh). My visuals are just as vague and distant as when I started. There are so many amazing things to do in Oahu. :(, Sorry for English. Thats it for this week. But interestingly: after closing my eyes, first 3-5 seconds were dark. 1. One that lets in zero light. Observe with great care for some time and later recall as much as possible on paper. Museums that participate in this promotion include the Waterman's Museum, Historic Jamestowne, and the York County Historical Museum. Try changing the number or font on the phone screen, color of the flame, lighter design, etc. So when I try and visualise, for example walking through my front door, my brain wont let me do it, its like there is an invisible force stopping me or sometimes when I try to imagine myself in a scenery, in my minds eye, the scenery keeps spinning round and round and its like Im fighting with my brain to visualise what I want? 4. My visualisation improving skill is so bad. I hope you understand what i m trying to explain. Now after 1 month and 6 days i see little better pictures and when i hear song my mind alone visualise moments from music video, i did not have that before. Will this help me imagine the fiction I am reading? Or is this maybe a bit more advanced? I almost feel like with all these visualizations that Im visualizing like a blind person. Perhaps, now, attempt taking mental snapshots of things you see during your regular day. Marko just discovered something and thought I would share it with you. Recall and internally describe the colors, and the shape etc.The more details you can recall the better. Hello Marko, First, thank you for this write up. If this exercise works, it would be a major breakthrough. I read through the the whole process and from what I know about the brain and the mind you make sense. In the very beginning, when I couldnt see anything at all, I mostly did the candle exercise because of the strong after image you get from looking at the flame. Its almost a habit. It makes me very happy :) Im going to keep practicing, until I can visualize everything. In the beginning I also thought that I was somehow defective and could not visualize :) But persistent work and discipline paid off eventually :). Ive been doing the one hour hypnosis/guided meditation about once a week, and 45 minutes of image streaming the other days. :) Its weird but he has a very soothing voice and this track is by far the better of the ones Ive bought. Shorten, experiment with the time you spend observing the object/image. Thank you for your review! Now I think probably this would have been the beginnings of some dream (i.e. Yeah, the swirling/cascading stuff is strange try image streaming on them (record with your phone) and listen later. When youve had a conversation, retreat and try recalling it. Think about it for a moment: How important is it to you to acquire this skill? How do I join in and follow these threads? Youll be able to recall the colors with some practice. But I stupidly took too much and had a bit trip, so Id say I saw this for <30 minutes before things became too muchI didn't see much colour, only geometrical figures but I could definitely see something when I closed my eyes. From now on, I will keep posting my progress at the end of each month. In order to call up a mental image, we first need to know how it looks like. And I look like a fool I guess visualising with open eyes in the day time. Did you have to talk yourself through those things before you begin imaging in your mind or is mental rotationa nd mental imaging a different skill and not something where you have to have the mental image before mental rotation, etc Thanks. Practice! Practice! Practice! Visualization is a skill. Give yourself a project choose one thing you wish to manifest and visualize it everyday! With your eyes closed, repeat the process of using your imaginary pen to recreate the object. When you say you want to visualize, like you said, walking through your front door, does that mean youve got already control over simple images? Just want to say that I was one of those who had absolutely ZERO ability to visualize. I think it purely takes part in your mind only and, if you focus on the backs of your eyelids, you might prevent yourself from getting the best results. Youre at work taking a sip of coffee? Maybe it happens more often or more forcefully to those that struggle with visualising. Like I said, I have yet to hear from anyone whose mental imagery turned on all of a sudden from doing exercises like this. 1,5 hours a day sounds too much but I noticed that if you trully want it, you dont even think about it. Even if its fading instantly, fact is, you will be able to see something. What were looking at is a propensity. 3. Didnt experience visulization yet so dont know how does it feels though. When I was younger I was always able to see mental images when I closed my eyes, after a while I couldnt sleep anymore because I would just see skeletons etc when trying to sleep (this was scary as an 8 year old). And when I discovered that others did have this so called ability to view things in their minds eye, I was in disbelief that there could exist such a world that I was oblivious to. When its not appearing as a black circle on a light background, I see a black circle on a reddish background. In your experience once you were able to see static images could you then rotate them at will on auto pilot without having to porcess the manual rotations.. However, when I turned away this once and opened my eyes and stared at a white wall in my room, I felt like I saw a shadow resembling the flame of the candle, but with no colours. Maybe incorporate more high contrast things to focus on in person that dont need a screen (lights in the screen might be worth seeing if they have an effect or not.) In a nutshell, as someone who starts from scratch, I think we have to invest a good amount of time to bring this muscle to life, strengthen it and then apply it frequently and routinely in our daily life. But the question how you visualize the image? I often find myself resorting to poetic similes to describe what I see. Jim Harbaugh dropped out of the running for the Broncos head coaching gig yesterday, ahead of todays interview between Denver and Sean Payton. I still only see black and Ive read up about a thing called aphantasia which could explain it. We need locate that muscle and strengthen it voluntarily. Sometimes it seemed I made a major breakthrough to a new level just to find out, the next day, all progress was gone again! I can do it while asleep, so I know my brain can do it. I aim for 30-40 sec, and then close my eyes while looking slightly upwards. The simple phrase of awh cant help but escape your lips when you see big brown eyes and a delicate button nose. Marko thank you for all of the ideas to try! I did the same for ~1.5 hours. Practice with eyes opened. 2:describe the image you want to see, with details, including senses, if the image gets blurred or almost fading, keep Its comparable to a muscle, that when strained, needs some time to recover and grow. In the past Ive seen things and heard things in lucid dreams, but this is the first time I was aware of feeling the texture of something in a dream. With plenty of scenarios BUT most often without details, influence or anything. Also, do you think using black and white images is a good exercise instead of a candle? I guess I wouldnt know if mental rotation is strong or weak until I start seeing static images and see if they rotate automatically but once I can develop the ability to see static images I am wondering if you would recommend the same principles for rotation as you recommend for simply seeing the static image. Its not right to advise people to keep spending time when there is no evidence that you can go from off to on, again, not vague to crisp. AND my problem was not only stress which damage hippocampus(neurogenesis,neuroplasticity) not only depession! For some people black and white images seems to be easy to replicate. They spend a great deal of time visualizing every day routinely, automatically honing this asset. I couldnt see anything either, but I tried to describe what I remembered until I was just repeating myself, then looked again. During my research I found out that at least for some people (I didnt really have this issue) common incandescent lights present a huge problem. 1) Okay, youre already able to produce images. I still listen to Improve Visualization from Hypnosis Download when I commute but I guess I need to try and put more overall effort into this whole thing. Some people can only see specific colors. I dont want to believe that my dreams are based on visualisation. I personally dont think subliminal stuff works, but the music is pleasant, and so is the still image on the screen (a garden with two hedges along a path). Are there any small details on it? 1. To me, this experience was entirely profound. But honestly? Now, Im glad you want to find out for yourself if you can turn your inner light on again. I wanted to follow all these life-changing exercises from the books Ive read. But, one of the best things to do in Pisa, Italy, is a trip to a relatively small church on the banks of the Arno River. The key is deep relaxation when you see that movement (swirlings/cascading) so thats why 15-25 minutes is what I need using meditation to enter in that state of deep relaxing. Use a black marker, so the lines are thick and sharp. This could be a corner or a small section of a line. A minute later I know I saw another image it wasnt anything I was trying to conjur up and again when I was trying to freeze frame that image it was gone. Forget about seeing images once in a while. The Three Levels of Visualization. # Sit or lie down, deeply relax (use your preferred method), close your eyes. I must find a way to focus on visualizing in a conscious way. If you really try your hardest to hide the bruises or the swelling from the guards, youre gonna get much respect in that block and it tells everybody that you are not a snitch or a rat. In all of them I was in my room, and my room was so real. Maybe the extra push to encourage your brain to recall details will help exercise it a little differently (even if the drawing turns out horrible!) I have always had dreams, often in color, but very rarely lucid dreams. The best news of all, however, is I am seeing the objects very clearly and I have you to thank for it! Ive still got one more month of practice to go and if anybody has any ideas for me, Im listening. So visualization/imagination, was always a set of toughts for me. The exercises Ive doing are: for about a month I was staring at a triangle, then closing my eyes, and trying to hold the image as long as possible. I tried the Middle Earth Meditation. Ive used the candle exercise, the color exercise and various forms of image streaming. That greenish spot is little bit more visible and I can reshape it: circle/disk or a disk with a hole in the center. What does it mean that I could do this on the first day??? Think about it as taking a snapshot. Begin with the very first thing you did when you woke up and go through your whole day in sequence. I can visualize things in my head like they are real, so Im definitely an eidetic person. See my earlier comment below. And as someone who is trying to be an artist, this was extremely discouraging. Thank you very much Marko for your response! I see occasional fuzzy images of people, buildings and vehicles. Etc. These steps will teach you how to visualize quite easily. 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