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. Thanks so much for this info! See yourself as a confident, successful person in as much and will it improve faster the more time you spend on it? Now, you can refine your practice and put more focus on the faculty you want to strengthen in this case your ability to reproduce imagery in clarity. Describe to yourself what you should see. Are you riding on a train? Another example is when I do the candle exercise, I can see the black rubber band on my wrist, but it shows up as a fluorescent white color. Its never worked once. 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 I feel that SOMETHING must be going on subconsciously. Today during image streaming I was able to see a few vague images of cartoon cars. 5. Please help, Id really like to be able to visualise. Which one are you guys talking about? Hi, Marko! Today Ill start doing everything I can. 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, too believe in the power of positive thinking and belief in the ability to shape and improve the mind. Stare at an object. Sometimes, I see things that arent directly in my field of vision, but the images tend to be extraordinarily dim, almost to the point of invisibility (its very hard to describe, but maybe this is what visualization is as described by ironwheal?). But using the inner voice to describe details can definitely help to gain more clarity and to stabilize the image. The funny thing is that I had more lucid dreams. # I think, if Id be standing in your shoes, Id work on it at least 3 months to really proof to myself that, I can either get your minds vision back or not. This is happening on two places only: my room and my bathroom (heh). Its just all black. Im super confused , please help me . It was originally only 5-10 seconds. Very strong feeling, not pleasant at all. Its a more complex task, and many people have problems when the transformation doesnt go as it should. Ill be back in few days. Definitely, its possible. The iMac was on my right side and was most vizible, including some shapes on the screen (my iMac was on, of course). Marko, let me just say that I am happy to have found this site! Ive been focused on improving what I see on the back of the eyelids, but am starting to suspect thats not really what people mean by visualization. Wait. But, one 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. I dont understand why I have this issue because I know the colors and Im aware how red or blue or any other color looks like. In the beginning I also thought that I was somehow defective and could not visualize :) But persistent work and discipline paid off eventually :). Does thing make sense to anyone else? I mean, if Id ask you about how your house entrance looks like could you give me the visual details about it? Im curious, when you recall your dreams in the morning (lucid or not) do you recall them in images? Looking out of a bus window and closing my eyes, trying to hold on to what I was just looking at, has been fun and helpful. Sometimes I try to go for 30-40 sec and make a blinking motion (like snapshot) every 3 sec. If I just imagine having a tin in my hand, I cant see or feel anything. Im going to start doing the geometric shape exercise next. Especially effective with remembering vivid dreams with lots of action. Since then, I have stumbled on a single YouTube video that recommends a technique similar to your Copy a Candle exercise. 1) often i have troubles talking about my experiences, stories i have lived, things i have seen, because i have problems at recalling them. I am truly desperate to learn how to visualise. Was unexpected to see something on first try because I just came from outside (very bright). In your visualization, be the first Maybe, this is exactly what you need. I started doing these exercises 3 days ago and have only had success with the first three, with a tiny bit of success with the fourth, and none at all with the fifth. It might just be a learned association, in which case it could be reversed in time. I wonder if anyone else is experiencing severe distractions while trying to visualize I try to picture myself a certain way, and within a few seconds I find myself thinking about something completely different. Its not like seeing actually, more like sensing . I think my brain degeneration would become aphantasic if id live without awareness of my disease. And as can remember, i had this hashimoto my whole life, so i may think this is really the cause of my nondeveloping brain. This could be a corner or a small section of a line. 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. Youre making progress, thats good. Observe this mental shadow-image and keep it up as long as you can until it fades completely.Dont strain. I can picture only simple things (looks like are the things I often use on daily training). If youve read his book, you know he asks you to imagine your goals in your mind as clearly as possible. Now close your eyes. Then, move ahead and increase complexity. Please dont give up man, I will not stop, i want get better so so much, but its may be impossible. As if Im seeing with my eyes open? Usually I just download the mp3 and listen to it on my phone while lying on the bed. Perhaps, now, attempt taking mental snapshots of things you see during your regular day. Or do things come to your mind randomly at times? If I meditate more than 15-25 minutes, swirlings you describe appear and if I focus on that movement trying to see patterns/shapes, at some point clips are comming, like are hidden on those patterns (I see many clips, as long as I keep meditating; I also open my eyes from time to time (for 2-3 seconds) and clips are comming when I close my eyes back looks like the brain remains in the same state but opening your eyes from time to time will keep you more aware, without that sleepy sensation). 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. That if you had this disability, you were stuck with it for good. My question is, how long did it take you to go from seeing afterimages to a mental image? No joke! Persist and dont allow yourself to get discouraged. 2. When you visualize, are you seeing things on the back of your eyelids or somewhere in your head? Its a debate with my wife. 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. Found a different aphantasia cure? Dont look at a reference image but think of something that youd associate with a color. Etc. I have been very frustrated about this for years, and have seen many doctors. Try to imagine what happens when it receives an incoming call from your home line. Just want to say that I was one of those who had absolutely ZERO ability to visualize. I should also start exercise #2 (solid colors). I also practice a lot on stationary objects. I started practising yesterday AND I SAW A RED DOT AND I SAW PUPRLE. Still blurry, quickly fading. 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. Finally, Id like to note some of my experiences are quite similar to Dorins. Since I published this article I continued practicing almost every single day. Jim Harbaugh dropped out of the running for the Broncos head coaching gig yesterday, ahead of todays interview between Denver and Sean Payton. Try out Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/explore) choose a photo that triggers some good emotions and then work with that single image for at least 10 minutes. https://unchainmybrain.com/training-minds-eye-bed-time-routine/, http://www.dreamviews.com/attaining-lucidity/24607-inducing-trance-wild-part-1-a.html, http://www.dreamviews.com/attaining-lucidity/29491-inducing-trance-wild-part-2-a.html. Usually it takes a while to make a whole lap, but it is doable. I have tried to visualize with open eyes as well, but without much luck. I said: holly cr**, this is working, my brain is definetly doing something! Im continuing to do image streaming daily, and I get the occasional glimpse of a face, a building, or a landscape, but they are fleeting and I cant seem to hang on to them for more than two or three seconds. The more your practice the easier you can transition from an after-image to a controlled mental image. Do this over and over, and then progress to a wider landscape: everything you can see through your eyes, for example. On my phone, I created a folder with a) shapes and b) photos (goal images, landscapes, fruits, symbols, etc.). (though they were opposite blue is red, red is blue etc). When I listen to some artists, the lyrics they sing form images in my mind. I was shocked and amazed at the same time. Its in black and white, almost always reversed from the way its supposed to be. Ive been practicing visualization for a little over 3 months. These ones appear randomly and only for a split second. I havent yet had success at creating an image of my choosing (even a very simple one). Obviously, its not my article, that was supposed to be many. I was so excited to discover I was visualizing correctly I didnt bother to proofread before posting. I want to learn to visualize but there are memories I just dont want to see. However one of them was a few nights ago, so Im encouraged a bit. Combine your previously mastered astral senses. 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? Now, the one thing that is true and Ill repeat it, was that one time I feel semi-asleep on my pressure mat and ACTUALLY SAW A STREAM OF IMAGES in high speed. How often has this thought frustrated you to the point of wanting to throw away your art supplies? Win Wenger called this Image Streaming and this exercise helps you to kick start your visualization. 3. The more the better if you dont tense up and strain your eyes and your fascial muscles. Evening: meditation (1h) + image streaming (added this week) when I close my eyes for more than ~10 minutes, I see a lot of movement, like moving fog (a lot of nonsense so my Image Streaming is a lot of fun without many words to describe what I see) # Write It Down, Make It Happen: Knowing What You Want And Getting It Henriette Anne Klauser, Thank you for your kind reply, Marko. 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. You can also download all these shapes to your computer here (packed into a rar-file). How would one know if they had a strength or weakness in mental rotation before a mental image could be conjured up., Thanks for your reply though on my last question as I am a troubleshooter by nature and I always am interested in information that could better help with these things. Can you describe what your current level is? I did the candle, colors and shapes exercises for 15 minutes a day. I tried to picture more complicated shapes but are too blurry and faded to distinguish them. And again, stay relaxed at all times. Thank you again Marko for this article. Its hard to start from ground zero. Later, youll walk without thinking about it consciously anymore. Please comment below. As a note, for some reason it seems easier for me to to work with happiness-teasing photos like beautiful beaches, lush landscapes than with anything else. For this exercise youll need your dearest cellphone and some other phone, such as you home landline. 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