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";s:4:"text";s:21364:"At all times, if you can do so, maintain a playful attitude. Even if you see blackness, or blurry images, keep describing something. I noticed that when i visualize my past day, i remember a lot of things i have seen, even if with very fast and quality-missing images, maybe because i always had a great visual memory. What direction do you turn next after making a left turn into a different lane. I started the visualization with the candle exercise and I can sustain the image, color, shape of the candle for a few seconds then it fades away. I really havent touched it much in past years except for a few times. In a month (or so) I will also start image streaming technique. You imagine making the picture in your mind as if youre actually making it with a camera. But interestingly: after closing my eyes, first 3-5 seconds were dark. Since then, I have stumbled on a single YouTube video that recommends a technique similar to your Copy a Candle exercise. I dont want to believe that my dreams are based on visualisation. ->Staying disciplined. It appears smaller, like at a greater distance compared to the observable shape. Im a little over a month into my daily practice and have made some progress. In your case (and this applies to probably thousands of other successful, happy people, too) writing is a perfectly effective substitute to get clarity, direction and drive in life. You dont need to see any outlines. They spend a great deal of time visualizing every day routinely, automatically honing this asset. With the candle exercise, I can typically see the candle and flame (but it doesnt look like the flame, and the color is totally off). This is your minds eye at work. And Yes, my memory and inteligence make me stupid. 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. Do you ever dream? After ~90 minutes, I could do it in my room (semi-dark, light from my iMac only) 3. Note: when I close my eyes, I also use my hands to block the additional light through my eyelids. I aim for 30-40 sec, and then close my eyes while looking slightly upwards. So far, thereve been a couple of guys emailing me and leaving comments about breakthroughs (small & big) from receiving anything visual at all to for the first time to making steady progress in forming images at free will. I dont know, maybe youll condemn me but Ill lay this out anyway: Couple weeks ago, I went abroad and tried magic truffles, tampanensis (where it is legal) to see if I could visualize. E.g., when you visualize a dice, trace its contours continuously keeping your focus in motion. I like to use, for example, a simple memory (match) game from Googleplay. My general challenge is colors. So apparently I cant see any mental images like I thought. I wasnt trying to see it but I know I did and so I got excited and tried to mentally hone in on that image but when I did it disappeared very quickly and I couldnt conjur it up. Practice with your eyes closed. Furthermore, Ive found that if you stare for too long at a very bright object (especially on the computer screen or a light source like a candle) the chances are youll see negative colors. Maybe you can do some skull practice when waiting, sitting in a bus, lunch break, etc. 5. Only, I can imagine things I have a tendency to create whole storylines when Im bored and theyve never felt lacking, I just cant SEE them. So Marko any suggestions on how to practice mental rotation. So, with persistent training you will be able to keep the images firmly in your mind and even recall and recreate then from scratch. But once you experience youre making an actual progress its like opening a door into a new world of possibilities. About the meditation I see flashes everyday (short clips up to 2s). Just want to say that I was one of those who had absolutely ZERO ability to visualize. 1) After staring at an image on my screen Im now able to see an afterimage for about 20-30 seconds. Win Wenger called this Image Streaming and this exercise helps you to kick start your visualization. # This time, definetly my brain remembered the last night training because the image faded in ~2 seconds (first try), not milliseconds like in the beggining. Tomorrow Ill start doing it so if I get something interesting, Ill let you know. This is a great foundation training to perceive afterimages in your minds eye. But no more additions. About after image evolution: I can recall them up to 6 times. Get what you need, as well as want, so what you have has a function in your home, and isnt an obstacle. So I was stunned when Ive found out on google what visualization actually is for people. Please dont give up! 4. Great effort youre putting into it. That after-image may be very fickle and hard to keep, which is normal in the beginning. Grab a piece of paper and draw a basic geometric shape on it. Employ gentle persistence and effort and keep revealing clues that can guide you. But is there really a way to see it behind closed eyelids? Marko, I dont know how to thank you. This has always been a massive mystery to me. 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. Another thing: the exercize of focusing to remember the details of the day passed will increase the ability to recall memories of the past or will it work only for the present/future? In the near future I might be seeing a psychiatrist and getting some lithium supplement to see if that will help. It was even the wrong colour (meant to be purple) and only 1-2 cm in diameter but still a pleasant surprise because prior to that it has always (and still) been very dark colours. So Ill keep doing everyday, no matter what! 3. And once again, thank you to Dorin for your progress reports. I cant change the colors. Dont give up on it and keep at it. See yourself as a confident, successful person in as much Now shut your eyes and take the object with you so you still have the image in your head, almost in front of your eyes, even though they are closed. Like a red spoon on a white napkin, or keysor shampoo bottle with contrasting colours. Whats your greatest challenge with visualization? Today its a circle, tomorrow a square, then a triangle, and so on. Visualization is elusive, and everybody is different. For us, for some reason, we didnt visualise naturally. With your eyes locked intently on the scene, click your brains camera shutter by blinking your eyes once at half speed. In order to call up a mental image, we first need to know how it looks like. Keep on using your minds eye every single day. Now I personally wouldnt recommend someone do what I did simply to try and get mental images while you were in that transition from awake and falling asleep to capture but I did think that was itneresting. Youre already doing it correctly: Seeing with your mind. I understand your frustration and, let me assure you, this is normal. Also use images that are meaningful to you and evoke emotions (breathtaking landscapes, images of your goals, family photos, ). On the other hand, you seem to be doing very well already. I did the candle, colors and shapes exercises for 15 minutes a day. Everyone Ive ever met with aphantasia has had a greatly above average ability to learn and memorize information. Sit or lie down, deeply relax (use your preferred method), close your eyes. It just didnt sit right with me how seemingly SO much of the population had this massive incurable deficit and that people didnt start really talking about it until a year ago. 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. Sometimes I have a strange and strong feeling that I see something on a dark room, when I close my eyes. Stronger mental impressions lead to more explicit mental representations. I personally know that this is frustrating but its merely a matter of endurance and persistent practice. Any tips? I practice twice a day, once during the day and again in bed before going to sleep (and if I wake in the middle of the night before going back to sleep). Today Ill start doing everything I can. For this exercise youll need your dearest cellphone and some other phone, such as you home landline. Its never worked once. Practice periodically during your day. Now in your mind's eye, with your eyes still open, visualize the object as if it were still on the table. 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 hope you understand what i m trying to explain. Its crucial, if you want to get better, you keep working on it. One interesting thing is that after I got drunk 2-3 years ago, I falled asleep when I got home and I had my first lucid dream. Heres a short list what you can do with the power of visualization: In a nutshell, you can apply visualization all areas of your life. I started practising yesterday AND I SAW A RED DOT AND I SAW PUPRLE. Im not able to consciously visualize/create anything but I will keep going for the rest of the year (6 months more). I just wanted to know if you guys started from absolute zero in terms of mental imagery. #5. But this is more strange: if I move my head around my room, that greenish spot is changeing/shapeing according to the objects I know: room corners, room window, my desk, etc. If so, then you know mental images. Anyway in these 40 days i missed some days, even 2-4 in a row where i didnt practice ( for lazyness or because in some days i had too many thoughts to focus on visualization). Be on the lookout for new details, rediscover old details. Hope this made sense . Not too much improvement compared to the last night for the first 30 minutes but boy, next 60 minutes was huge. 6) Attend a Museum for Free. I try to chop up the top of the triangles with a very slow and steady laserbeam (excuse my poor wording). Calmly observe this area. Using the technique, I was able to change the after-image of a flashlight into a purple fog in my minds eye. Theyve been practicing and nurturing this skill naturally. 2. At second exercise i noticed that when i close my eyes i see blackness for 2 seconds, then if i try to recall the color the afterimage of the square (with inverted colour) comes in the back of my eyelids and it lasts like 5-6 seconds and then it vanishes. Hi Jon, It might help to move closer to the candle, but for me when I do see anything after I close my eyes its just a light and very, very brief. Very frustrating. Most images are black and white and reversed (e.g. See what works best for you. Despite the difficulty of practicing this elusive and intangible ability youre driven by a burning desire to make this happen! 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. If you get very bright afterimages, please try reducing the time you spend observing the object (or photo). Maybe Ive misunderstood something here but I think you are confusing two different things and Im not sure which one you are actually talking about. Personally, I think I had the biggest breakthrough with the videos from the HonestGuys. Try to see the screen lighting up, your home number appearing on it (or whatever name is associated with it), feel it vibrating in your hand, hear the ringtone. Say, for example, a triangle or a circle.No need to make it perfect. Contrary to your belief, aphantasia is a real thing. When I learned of the term Aphantasia, I also learned that what came along with it was often hopelessness and defeatism. For example, a triangle or a circle.No need to know how it like. 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