Just the other night I was semi-sleeping (after using a pressure mat) and my mind felt like a sketchbook in high-speed (similar to the MARVEL movies intros). I havent used this skill on a daily basis. Your posts and you keeping up with coming back to update us, clearly working so hard is honestly inspiring and I really feel in my gut that you will overcome this. It sounds like everyone with full aphantasia (who literally see nothing in their minds eye) feels like theyre (literally) floundering in the dark at first, but in the couple of accounts Ive read (including the one above) they start to see vague shapes or colours for a little longer after a few days or weeks. So I think that our hard work is to bring them in our daily alert state, so we can access them counsciously. Anyways, Ill keep plugging away and hopefully make some real progress. Unfortunately I havent been able to recreate this. Thank you again MArko. Scan your eyes and make sure you release any tension.Now, do you see an after-image? -> I want to learn it because I want to create stories. In the beginning, I mostly stuck visualisation exercises that focus on creating a visual afterimage. Does it move, or does it make a sound?Answer these questions internally and in silence. Like I can visualise the image with my eyes open but its all black when I close the eyes. Like imagining an orange or a dice? ->Staying disciplined. Also, I have incredibly vivid dreams that I can recall even from childhood. Hi Leo, I think you can compare the visualization process to something like this: If I just imagine having a tin in my hand, I cant see or feel anything. I think everyone with brain and visualisation problems should check if there is any like hashimoto disease. I have a request for you. It was just some random image that would get me off guard. And as can remember, i had this hashimoto my whole life, so i may think this is really the cause of my nondeveloping brain. Unfortunately it didnt help (not for visualization or anything, even though it carries some science behind it). Do i have aphantasia or not ? Hello, yes, I agree there is a confusion about what Aphantasia is and is not. Id say, manipulating images by will takes more control and focus than just seeing static things. When you practice, try moving your mental focus around. The more effort you put into it the better youll get. I simply said: Enought is enough, I never knew how the hell I suppose to imagine that light growing light from my head. Its a more complex task, and many people have problems when the transformation doesnt go as it should. If, Dead Sea Mud. This is so important to me. Blink your eyes slowly. However, after all these years, I am still here, incapable of see anything whatsoever. Hello Marko, But now Im back, and I can actually see the after-image of the candle flame (even though it is tinyliketiny..). 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. Hi Alex, I cant visualize and I cant recall memories. I wonder if I do it right at all. 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? The colors were pretty clear (sometimes moving, sometimes static, very persistent). My problem is much deeper than i thought. 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. Again thanks alot :), Arana, Im happy to hear! Afterimages are not the same thing as mental images. To train your whelp in a given mode, follow these instructions: Haste buff: Stand within the healing target dummies in Valdrakken and cast on yourself; Crit buff: Stand in the middle of nowhere and target yourself; Single target damage: Find an isolated mob and target it; AoE damage: target the cleave target dummies in Valdrakken; Single target heal: Target If you start keeping a dream journal you will begin to remember more dreams (up to 5-7 per night) every single morning. Dont blame yourself if the image is vague and unstable, any result will do. I will keep at this, hopefully something will click. But, if you stick to daily practice sessions, dedicate a few minutes each day, youll be greatly rewarded with new and beautiful skill. Wish me luck. What is its shape like? Its like I hit a mental wall and bounced backwards off it. So good luck to everyone (including me). Some people here already told me they had the same negative color issue like you have. When I close my eyes am I suppose to be able to see it behind closed eyelids with my eyes? In retrospect, I feel that my practices up until now have been severely lacking. Ill go back to practicing the previous exercises. Close your eyes again and bring your mental image closer to the original one. I try to get back to it, but its almost like being in a dream where I find Im powerless to take control. Make sure to be relaxed, when you do these exercises. If you want to take the principle of picturing what you read to the next level (for clarity, speed, and comprehension) then Id suggest check out the content preview of the book Reading with the Right Brain by David Butler, on Amazon. It points upwards. Hi Marko. Some people can only see specific colors. The more often you listen to one, the more color you can fill in over time. Yep, thats right, a dog. Here is a brief description of my progress so far. When we fix our physical eyes perfectly on one tiny detail, surroundings fade from our view. In fact, the easiest way to practice with these videos is to download the audios and listen to them on your phone or MP3 player. Sometimes it seemed I made a major breakthrough to a new level just to find out, the next day, all progress was gone again! (Dont forget you are not trying to see it with your eyes, it feels to be residing somewhere else, at least in the beginning of practice) As soon as the image begins to fade, open your eyes and look at the real drawing. After ~90 minutes, I could do it in my room (semi-dark, light from my iMac only) Kids and adults alike enjoy touring the various museums throughout greater Williamsburg, VA. Is pretty much like a greenish fog. About two weeks ago, I realized for the first time in my life that people arent just speaking figuratively when they say, Picture this. After a little bit of research and a lot of reading about aphantasia, I was convinced that there was no way for me to develop this skill. As for the program, I would rate it 7.5/10. It seems to be a rare case to lose your ability to visualize completely. About after image evolution: I can recall them up to 6 times. Visualize for about a minute, then get back to the book. Even though you might not see your entrance like a mental photograph yet, you form an idea-construct of it. DO NOT STOP! Unwrinkle your brow. 6. Repeat this with different colors and different shades. So in this driving scenario that I gav eyou above I am guessing that in order to successfully dirvie in very complicated situations you would not only need to be able to conjur up static images but constantly be rotating them as well in your minds eye is that correct. This is amazing! Read some more, then repeat visualization. Do I try to take in the entire peripheral vision all at once (like Id do if Im playing sports), or just casually look at various elements of the candle/flame a bit like a pinball? Its crucial, if you want to get better, you keep working on it. Whatever works best for you Rajan. 6) Attend a Museum for Free. I do feel Im heading the right way. Stay relaxed. As a result of insuffficient hormones i have weaker cognitive functions and my brain cells and whole body need hormones to develop. Do you have any questions at all? Try to not laugh! Very, very strange feeling like you actually see through your hands. I am a total Aphantasiant and have never experienced my mind sensor of any sort. Id appreciate it if you could give me those details because I honestly now feel like I may have just wasted a lot of time on this. Its not like seeing actually, more like sensing . This should be easy to differentiate because the afterimage you see the image of what you were just starting at (with the colors in negative like explained on wikipedia) while an actual mental image is an image of something that you havent just been staring at. Today during image streaming I was able to see a few vague images of cartoon cars. Now, before we get into the how-to part Lets quickly talk about why you would want to visualize. Please dont give up man, I will not stop, i want get better so so much, but its may be impossible. Can I follow you? I was shocked and amazed at the same time. 3. Like I said, I have yet to hear from anyone whose mental imagery turned on all of a sudden from doing exercises like this. This is very brief. Am on my second day of trying these excersizes the first day i could see absolutely nothing today i can see the shapes contained in a small rectangle in the centre of my closed eyes but very small sized. Hi Luke, it sounds like youve acquired a very special skill already. Ive been practicing visualization for a little over 3 months. I feel the need to feed my eyes with lots of images, such as films, paintings, drawings and I am quite imaginative. 3. I will definitely try your guide in hopes that will help me overcome my blackness! Now close your eyes. DAY #1 (1,5 hours): First 10-15 minutes I had no results. Especially: Persist and dont allow yourself to get discouraged. I wont give up, its a challenge now. For example, if I want to visualize a blue color I see red instead and vice versa. Stronger mental impressions lead to more explicit mental representations. They just assumed Id know how to do this. I have the other senses, they suck but I have them. Let your heart-rate and breathing slow down, and your blood pressure decrease. However, a large reason why I am depressed right now is because I cannot visualize, and keep failing school consequently. The more effort you put into describing the DETAILS of your dreams, the more details you will be able to extract out of future dreams and, whats more even more important, the more vivid, colorful, and real you dreams will become. His brain was not affected in any way otherwise; it was only a cardiac procedure. You can use them rather as a stencil for actual mental image to fade into. Feels like the image is in your head, but you actually see through your hands. Your advice is interesting.Thank you. I will try again. Will this help me imagine the fiction I am reading? Some of then in near photographic quality. Id like you to try this guided mediation/hypnosis from Michael Sealey. Thats it for this week. Thank you for all your help and kind words. Often times it shakes, flickers and transforms, it is frustrating difficult to keep it steady. :) I just read your article about visualization and I find it very interesting. Heres what I recommend to you as an exercise: Listen to these videos over and over again. I have done progress with visualisation. You imagine making the picture in your mind as if youre actually making it with a camera. Ive tried for years, but as you said, I havent try hard enough. The reflections of light, shapes, angles, colors, textures, spacial relationship to objects in proximity, and so on. And while my enthusiasm may have dropped Ill keep going. For Ebeyer, this Most of them are vivid (like in my dreams) and very few of them has music/sound. I drawn a triangle on A4 paper using a black marker. It really depends on the type of visualization and your level of waking consciousness. This also relates to Image Streaming, which, if you didnt try it out yet, may help you with your imagination. Brandon, A part of me made the recent mistake of seeking advices from all over the place. (100% free). Thats the major problem Im facing now. Stay at it and keep us posted please! I havent yet had success at creating an image of my choosing (even a very simple one). Playfulness My question is, which of these two after images am I supposed to try and hold onto? Sure, you could! I will check out that book. Marko, I dont know how to thank you. Hi Arka, I appreciate your comment. Go ahead and apply gentle but persistent effort. I started to see a line (vague, but its there) in complete darkness (including my eyes closed). I did the candle, colors and shapes exercises for 15 minutes a day. Like the contours of a cube. I recommended longer sessions than 5 min, at least 10 min. Persist and dont allow yourself to get discouraged. Dont give up. Begin with the very first thing you did when you woke up and go through your whole day in sequence. 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.) As if Im seeing with my eyes open? The same can happen with our mental eyes. Same with the quadrants. In terms of memory, I love this one exercise. you see a meadow now, how does a piece of grass look like? I feel that this is going somewhere, no doubt in my mind. 2. Its difficult to put in words but I dont want to feel that Ive wasted my time. Still blurry, quickly fading. Gotta keep at it, sight is the only sense Im completely missing in my mind. It will take practice not to fall asleep while doing this, but well worth it. 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. Ill keep it up! I almost feel like with all these visualizations that Im visualizing like a blind person. I cannot control them. #4 is also good. Do you think I should just give up? The afterimages are, of course, not the goal of the the exercise. Yeah, the swirling/cascading stuff is strange try image streaming on them (record with your phone) and listen later. Research into the subject was tricky, as every time I included the term visualization in my searches, I would find countless videos teaching people who already possess the ability to create mental images how to use their ability to achieve personal success. 4. View of the brain from behind. Then, all of a sudden, one day, I got stunningly crisp and clear images but this lasted only an hour or so. And I can only attribute these moments to the visualisation practices. 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. 10/2/19 Im starting to get discouraged. But honestly? 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. Do you ever dream? I tried to picture more complicated shapes but are too blurry and faded to distinguish them. I would now say that my visualization is 22.5/10. I wanted to follow all these life-changing exercises from the books Ive read. I thought that I am hallucinating but I have no idea how an hallucination looks like :) Any tips? Everyone Ive ever met with aphantasia has had a greatly above average ability to learn and memorize information. In other words, the Mind's Eye utilizes the same neuronal machinery employed for normal seeing. Things came to a head for Catherine and Clare in a devastating, 11-minute two-hander. Also, grab that glass, feel its weight, roll it between your hands, and so on. Close your eyes. This is how people see in their head? I couldnt see anything either, but I tried to describe what I remembered until I was just repeating myself, then looked again. What do you think? For me it helps if I suggest to myself the color I want to see. Be it a table, desk, chair, shelving or otherwise, ensure what you buy serves its purpose for use. Even if you see blackness, or blurry images, keep describing something. Whats the color of your door? Cheers! Why do you want to learn it? My wife says real visualization is not there, but out in your mind. Ive still got one more month of practice to go and if anybody has any ideas for me, Im listening. I also purchased the $14 self hypnosis from the link same effect but feels like Im falling asleep (Im not very present in the moment is more like a trance, at some point I dont hear the voice anymore). What can you do with it? 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.. Dont give up on it and keep at it. I dont have total aphantasia but my visualization skills have always been very, very poor to the point that they might as well not exist. Although, Im sure it helps somewhat because I can, for some situations, recall images/movies of what happened in the past. Wait. Ill be back in few days. I am not giving up but it is possible that some people really cannot visualise? Nonetheless, I remain committed to daily practice for another five months. 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. Take a lighter or a box of matches. Keep practicing :). With plenty of scenarios BUT most often without details, influence or anything. Commit more details to memory.Do this for max. Usually I just download the mp3 and listen to it on my phone while lying on the bed. . I can picture few simple things: simple geometric shapes (circle, triangle, square) and Apple logo (I tried this a lot last 2 weeks). When I listen to some artists, the lyrics they sing form images in my mind. Very strong feeling, not pleasant at all. Its weird but he has a very soothing voice and this track is by far the better of the ones Ive bought. This will help engage the subconscious in your focused effort toward your desired outcome. Now, I am able to keep the image of my window effortlessly for ~10 seconds (+ 3-5 seconds disolving) but more than that: I can see the fine texture of the window curtain. I have a few concerns though. For some people black and white images seems to be easy to replicate. Unfortunately I did not have the same success today. 5. What about the street sign you are watching for to turn at E.g., when you visualize a dice, trace its contours continuously keeping your focus in motion. Its kind of like the aurora borealis, sometimes swirling or cascading. First of all: Im spechless. Ill keep going. Can you somehow sense its appearance? 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. For example, think of a walking through a room filled with red rose petals. Took a longer than intended break. What did you do after you left the house? Cool experience. Forget about seeing images once in a while. Its almost a habit. How Mental Imagery in Sport Can Improve Your Performance: Try Yourself. I started with zero ability to visualize while awake (e.g., to actually see images). And also, when I feel the next breakthrough and report it back here, other people might be encouraged as well. 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. nice advices, thank you. Just think about the idea of how something would look like. I said: holly cr**, this is working, my brain is definetly doing something! In other words once I conscioulsy made a decision to think about that image it didnt exist in my minds eye anymore. Often they are of things I dont want to see, like corpses or faces of people I dont like. the world in a unique way and has many advantages. For me, its a big improvement already. 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. Its the best one Ive found about aphantasia. Ive been blindly trying to improve my ability to visualize as a whole, rather than viewing each of its facets as an entirely separate skill. Marko this question is redundant to the reply to the second question I asked you but just wanted to make sure you didnt miss it so here it goes again: 3) Learn to use symbols more consciously. Ive interviewed a couple of friends and people who have been using visualization as an integral part of their lives. How did you improve? The questions are rhetorical. Now open your eyes and look at the exact spot on the table where the object was before you removed it. I thought I was alone in my struggle. For example, when you try to morph a square into a circle, it turns into a hexagon instead. I have a question Are you actually trying to see images behind your closed eye lids?? Having to visualize everything to learn and solve problems just slows you down anyway. But, why not see for yourself? Is there anyway I could contact you to ask you a few questions? Recalling Ability Recalling information from your file cabinet built in step 1. Especially in the beginning its every easy to give up. Master five astral senses - visual, auditory, sensory, olfactory, gustatory - that means you are able to imagine a picture, sound, or sensation with great accuracy, and your imagination is very clear. Because of that I stopped doing it. In other words were black boxes in your mind rotating,. After ~1 hour I could see the triangle. 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. Hello Marko i used to try those exercises for like a month but uncostantly and then i stopped because of boredom.. Thank you for sharing your experience, Caroline! :) I mean, if Id ask you about how your house entrance looks like could you give me the visual details about it? Ill be back with my results and my steps (Ill start with the steps you described). Was the very concept of visualizing completely foreign to you? I couldnt do that at all in the beginning which was why I dropped it in favour of other exercises. long), youll be transported into a state of deep relaxation. Wish me luck! Of course, is all black but feels like there are some slightly darker shadows in my mind (shadows of objects in the room). 5. But Im just making sure Cause I can imagine scenarios in my head without closing my eyes. Definitely, my brain is doing something. UnChainMyBrain@2019 - All Right Reserved. In the beginning you might get tired from trying too hard. (better 30min) every single day. Again close you eyes and visualize the corrected image of you cellphone. Hello Marko, thank you for making this forum. When I come back to sleep, before jumping in my bed, a VERY vivid shape appeared in an instant, basically without any reason (visible with my eyes closed or open for 10-15 seconds): many coloured bubles rotating all together in a cylindrical shape. Thank you for writing all of this up! And maybe more encouraging is that I was able to see lime-green colour. I want to learn to visualize but there are memories I just dont want to see. Try visualiying the scenes of the guided meditations. My question is, how long did it take you to go from seeing afterimages to a mental image? Perhaps I am jumping the gun here speaking on these things before I even am able to conjur up a static image but I just wanted to hear from you or anyone else to find out how mental rotation may have worked once you started seeing the static images in your minds eye. Im certain, if you stay with it, youll find you can recreate images in their true colors. :). Is it normal ? These fleeting moments of receiving clear images are just the tip of the iceberg. The stop light that just turned red On the other hand, you seem to be doing very well already. Progress report: First, Id like to thank Dorin for sharing their experiences. Basically, the experiences I notice are in a deep relaxed state. Ask yourself a few questions about it:Which colors do I see? Firstly there is the dull, lifeless visualizations that are vague and distorted. Sit or lie down, deeply relax (use your preferred method), close your eyes. 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. 5. the lane you must change into I usually see green, yellow or purple, less often red or blue. Thanks for your response. I tried the Middle Earth Meditation. But Marko how would you even have the skills of mental rotation before you had the static image to rotate. It helps keep me motivated. Thank you very much for sharing your experiences and your progress with everyone here! You can delve into old memories and over time rediscover lost details or you can use the mechanism of your mind to go into the future (using the principles of Psycho Cybernetics): Rehearsing a future scenario (like a meeting with yours boss, a lovely evening with your loved ones, the ideal golf shot, etc.) In fact, my mind seems to have an easier time with colorful, vivid images. What did you miss, what are the differences? The worst part is that I am not a child, I dont have the whole life in front of me and I feel like I am running out of time. Soon youll be able to lighten up your mental theater. Since then, I have stumbled on a single YouTube video that recommends a technique similar to your Copy a Candle exercise. Download the YouTube to MP3 converter here. How to do this flickers and transforms how to visualize things in your head it sounds like youve acquired a very simple one ) if do. A technique similar to your Copy a candle exercise at creating an of. 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