You can push this really far and spend a lot of time on this. Youre an amazing person. 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 Take it easy and perhaps take one or two days off from exercising just make sure youll continue soon. After 2 months and 3 days i still have visualisation skill like at the begin. 3) Just before going to sleep two nights ago, a clear image came to me and I was able to hold it for three seconds, which may not sound like much, but is about twice as long as Ive done before. Is like a vague and blurry fog but is well observable especially on corners of my room. Maybe youve ever kept a dream journal. You can use them rather as a stencil for actual mental image to fade into. The first step of visualization is thinking of an image in your mind's eye. Now I think probably this would have been the beginnings of some dream (i.e. 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). Three days ago I started to follow the steps above. Do I start at the candle flame? Or maybe i need to try only the basic ones and when i get better (if i get, i hope to) i need to try also the last exercise? Dont know why but I think that the key (or a quick way) is to work more with those short video clips to keep them more when we become aware of them. I have a excellent memory system in which I can memorize things very well. And always pitch black images whenever I close my eyes and try to visualize. 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. Movement Sorry if I sound confusing.. I think everyone with brain and visualisation problems should check if there is any like hashimoto disease. Its comparable to a muscle, that when strained, needs some time to recover and grow. Practically, before you practice visualizing, say, a glass, carefully observe all its aspects. I tried to picture more complicated shapes but are too blurry and faded to distinguish them. Try visualiying the scenes of the guided meditations. What were looking at is a propensity. I kept listening over and over again to one audio that resonated with me most (the Sanctuary and actually one of Middle Earth Meditations) and suddenly I could see parts of the guided environment very clearly. 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. Ive had six lucid dreams, very clear, detailed and colorful. Cause I thought I didnt have the ability to visualize since I could not see anything but blackness behind my closed eyelids But I can see in my head.. Like memory wise. You have no idea the hope you just gave me! Watch Mike Cammalleri, Ice-Hockey pro, visualizing with open eyes here. For this exercise youll need your dearest cellphone and some other phone, such as you home landline. He was known for having extraordinary visualization powers. Since then I havent really been able to visualise very well at all. You dont need to see any outlines. Im still doing image streaming every day for about 45 minutes. It has been great regaining some of my visualisation skills, now I have to find a way to control it better. Now lets learn to dissolve them, that means make visualized shapes vanish at will. I mean like where did I put my keys?..they were with me 30 sec ago There are no set rules when it comes to meditating. While the purpose (and money that went along with it) was for something else, I had hoped to get something out of it that would boost my visualization. How do you feel about the improve visualization program? Now, Im glad you want to find out for yourself if you can turn your inner light on again. Finally, Id like to note some of my experiences are quite similar to Dorins. Yeah, I will keep the candle but I quit using simple geometric shapes drawn by my hand on paper. Keep it light and easy. Thanks so much for this info! I will report back in a few weeks again. In retrospect, I feel that my practices up until now have been severely lacking. About after image evolution: I can recall them up to 6 times. Send me an email. Would you please consider having a place on your site where you collect and display success stories? I try to chop up the top of the triangles with a very slow and steady laserbeam (excuse my poor wording). I hope you understand what i m trying to explain. Also, how the colors can be made more vivid ? Whatever works best for you Rajan. 3. So Marko any suggestions on how to practice mental rotation. My training remains the same: If, Imagining lemon halves and its smell etcWhatever really, but not anything difficult (I havent tried an actual photo and I dont want to). They apply it naturally on many occasions during the day to review the past, to rehearse the future, etc. There is a question bothers me a lot . Now, thanks to this guide, I realize that there are different facets of visualization that need to be improved separately; this simple truth changes everything. It all happens in your head and you dont need to focus on projecting the image to a location. Cheers! With your eyes locked intently on the scene, click your brains camera shutter by blinking your eyes once at half speed. Like, This shape is filled with a deep blue, like the blue of phone case., I have recently started to do that, (for around three to four days), with absolutely zero gains. Scan your eyes and make sure you release any tension.Now, do you see an after-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. 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. Begin with the very first thing you did when you woke up and go through your whole day in sequence. Ive interviewed a couple of friends and people who have been using visualization as an integral part of their lives. Assuming you don't have a single image in your mind I think you should start practicing. Start by looking at a simple (actual) object (like a blue Justa dream. I started the exercise with the candle today, but I had no succcess. I always suggest to experiment with different exercises and see for yourself what works best for you. When I recall my dreams, its like remembering a movie I saw yesterday, I can tell you what I saw, but I dont see the images again. Are you riding on a train? If this man who had been exercising this muscle for 60 years cant do it, how do you expect people who havent been able to do it their entire lives to do it? This is extremely rare but it idd occur to days ago. First Relax, after relax, visualise, and my visualisation seems to be little better, well see later. This has not worked for me, either. Aphantasia allows you to view (process?) This made me think that I have the ability to memorize and create images in my mind, but I dont know how to see them clearly while I am awake. Also, do you think using black and white images is a good exercise instead of a candle? For example, think of a walking through a room filled with red rose petals. Im trying to work out whether I actually have this or if Im just overreacting (like normal!). Hi Brandon, I have struggled to visualize for a long time. I began to feel it too, when I struggled hopelessly for days trying to get the faintest hint of a visualization, only to be met with disappointment. Please keep in mind youll needpatience. Hi Marko. I couldnt get any image with my eyes shut and at one point I felt like I saw a small pink line, but it was random and it all could have just been my imagination. After that, it took me 2-3 more weeks to make any progress at all. I can now guess that persistence and determination is probably the (only) key. For about a week now I been watching this subliminal visualization video on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF7mOqHpBkM No luck yet. If you like to find out more, keep reading, First, let me give you a quick intro about my story. You can also download all these shapes to your computer here (packed into a rar-file). On a related subject, last night I had lucid dream with a tactile component. Could you sense that without having to tell your self that I was going North driving straight now I am going west, in order to get back going north I must make a right., Did you have to talk yourself through those things before you begin imaging in your mind or is mental rotation nd mental imaging a different skill and not something where you have to have the mental image before mental rotation. What a rewarding experience! Ive tried the candle exercise for the first time tonight (Im leery of looking at a candle as it can burn your retina if you do it too long). We need locate that muscle and strengthen it voluntarily. Then, while you visualize, can you try focusing on the center of your head? Unfortunately I did not have the same success today. As for the program, I would rate it 7.5/10. Its crucial, if you want to get better, you keep working on it. trying to visualize something and only see full blackness is not calming. Hi Marko! It was just some random image that would get me off guard. So fuc***g unfair matter with my stone brain, visualisation is the best skill that you can have, this skill by image streaming technique can absolutely change your IQ and life. Hi Jon, On a scale of 1-10 (with 11 meaning conjuring HD images) I have always been at 1. Especially in the beginning, you may find it easier to keep your eyes opened. Seeing their face does trigger memories of previous encounters, but the memories are usually more about what was said, or descriptions of things that happened instead of pictures. I tried for many hours in these three days because I am truly desperate. Thanks again Marko or anyone else who might have tips here. 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. This is amazing! This I do, when I have trouble getting a clear image of, for example, of a blue rectangle. Please dont give up man, I will not stop, i want get better so so much, but its may be impossible. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=du3MQPwoUkw If you make this a strong habit, this will help you to create a phenomenal memory for anything you read this way. If so, then you know mental images. 2. Even if you see blackness, or blurry images, keep describing something. Thank you! 4. And while my enthusiasm may have dropped Ill keep going. 5. Hi Brandon, Conclusion: there is a massive change after 7 days only (5 hours of practice, daily, on average). In all of them I was in my room, and my room was so real. Heres what I recommend to you as an exercise: Listen to these videos over and over again. Persist and dont allow yourself to get discouraged. You came up with new ideas? I appreciate what youre trying to do here, but it is very ignorant of the condition of aphantasia. Repeat this exercise over and over again until you can reproduce the shape clearly.You will, sooner or later, Once youre able to deal with simple shapes, try this exercise with a more complex shape (like a star or a letter of the alphabet.). Any tips? What is the difference between an afterimage and a mental image? Again take a blank sheet of paper and paint a color spot. For a bit of context I do dream in full color and sound, so I feel that I do have at least some capacity for visualization. Do you see anything at all yet? Didnt experience visulization yet so dont know how does it feels though. I have a routine that I followed (and still do). What is Aphantasia and How to Know if You Have it? Visualization is just a tool. This works for me when I realize I try to see with my eyes instead of my mind. I often find myself resorting to poetic similes to describe what I see. Andit works! Like, I see a white blurry circle not it fades into red and it kind of looks like a flower Be as detailed as possible and keep talking out loud. The more familiar were with its precise appearance, the more details we can recall. Read a line and internally replay it on your mental screen. The bottom line: First you have to push yourself all the time and whittle away at the resistance and blurriness. How often has this thought frustrated you to the point of wanting to throw away your art supplies? Will you be the first person? How do you meditate with aphantasia? Once I was able to see anything at all, I worked on both abilities, more or less simultaneously, and they supported each other in terms of increased focus and image control. I didnt start out with those abillities but had lack of focus and fragile control over them. Try adding new images to avoid boredom. About the meditation I see flashes everyday (short clips up to 2s). Are you telling me you were initially seeing afterimages and then one day you were also able to construct mental images? Finally, and this took me several months, I occasionally got moments of great visual clarity. Most images are black and white and reversed (e.g. Think about it as taking a snapshot. What you describe as random, better-than-real-life-images, I havent experienced yet, but I heard of others who indeed have. I still see nothing, but my after-images are better. That greenish spot is little bit more visible and I can reshape it: circle/disk or a disk with a hole in the center. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afterimage. Now its a brownish-black color with little floaters of light. I assume, people who are natural visualizers have been using this ability intuitively since childhood. The best news of all, however, is I am seeing the objects very clearly and I have you to thank for it! Like most things I can think of, its like a muscle. In order to get stronger muscles you need to repeatedly work them. Reading novels or poetry li Even with the candle, the light source is visible as a white on dark for a second, maybe two, but the candle it was attached to is gone the instant my eyes close. Repeat the process, collecting more details and close your eyes again. Now close you eyes and picture it in your mind with highest possible detail. Not a photographic memory of course but more of a database memory system however if too many things are going on at the same time at a faster speed I dont have the time to memorize everything so something has to drop out where as if everything wasnt pivoting on memory I woudl suppose that the memory would just enrich the mental imaging and roation most people take for granted. Leading with Mental Ideas Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. My favorite form of image streaming is to lie in bed and stare at the texture in the ceiling, and describe what the patterns look like. I basically paused all my projects/work for today. No fluke. Its like only one technique is to be practiced in a day or we can do other mentioned ones too ? The afterimage effect is closer to seeing than my visualization. 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. You dont need to close your eyes to make it effective. What do you thimk about it? I still only see black and Ive read up about a thing called aphantasia which could explain it. AND my problem was not only stress which damage hippocampus(neurogenesis,neuroplasticity) not only depession! So, please send me an email or leave me a comment on this post. I feel like the image is there behind a door in another room. If you followed my exercises and you made any progress at all Would you please leave me a comment about your exact experience? And that enabled me to create my own images without requiring any afterimages to trigger my imagination. I also kind of fly over imaginary cities. I think there is a way to overcome this, and likely other internal senses will fall into place after the visual element is working. Thank you so much for your valuable input here! That could be an indication that the belief is that its likely to be Payton leading Denver, and it might come together quickly. Stare at an object. I really wanted this to work and kept an open mind throughout, even towards the end when it was becoming very clear that it was not working for me. Let me explain. Think of carefully retracing its contours with a pencil.Then choose a single small detail of this shape. Observe your chosen color carefully and then try to imagine it in your mind. Or, think, How would it look and smell like if I poured a steaming cup of coffee over a stack of white paper? 2) I believe when youve invested the time to hone your visualization skill, youll begin to employ it more or less automatically. This, I think, helped me most. Do this over and over, and then progress to a wider landscape: everything you can see through your eyes, for example. Whats your greatest challenge with visualization? Any tips for solidifying progress and preventing reversion? What do you think? Now, my results: I understand your frustration and, let me assure you, this is normal. I have no other problems suffered no trauma it is just who i am and I am one of those who will never be able to visualise. The image seems actually visible, and not imaginable, as I always had before. Now, i am not sure, i spend 1,5 month witch visualisation, first 1 hour per day, now, 30 min per day, and my visualisation skill is still weak, just little bit stronger than at start. Kids and adults alike enjoy touring the various museums throughout greater Williamsburg, VA. Wrong with me obviously, and few months ago i realised i have depression and only by thaat our brain ability to change(neurogenesis(memory(senses(imagination))neuroplasticity), is weaker than in normal people soo it takes longer to develop brain. You know, i was also stuck in that question, i was feeling lost too, but here's the information i got, after studying about it 1: calm your mind an OK, after 2 months 15 days, i added into main training relax. It looks just like the candle and Im aware its there, but it fades too quickly to hold onto, sometimes I can barely see it. 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. In your visualization, be the first I mean, neurofeedback is about fine-tuning your brain through electric stimulation and changing unwanted behaviour/thinking, so I dont think it was unreasonable to except SOMETHING. Even though you may not actively see with your minds eye, your brain is still forced imagine what it is you write about. Do you ever dream? Today its a circle, tomorrow a square, then a triangle, and so on. 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. I am able to see more and more short video clips when I am very relaxed (after 15-25 minutes of meditation). Marko, I dont know how to thank you. I will try again. 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? Say 1-2x/week. Youll be able to recall the colors with some practice. I am usually too lost in deep thought to even notice most things. I can hold after images (simple geometric shapes, nothing too complicated) for ~2 minutes like this: the image is fading away after 30-40 seconds but I can recall back and repeat this proces for ~2 minutes keeping my eyes closed. And my dreams have been more intense. I have a question about the after images (Im still trying the candle exercise), I hope I can word it properly. If you get very bright afterimages, please try reducing the time you spend observing the object (or photo). His brain was not affected in any way otherwise; it was only a cardiac procedure. 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. There is a point where he has you visualize numbers and I was able to see fuzzy images of them. For example with me when I am driving I do much better with less stimuli then more. Use an imaginary pen and retrace details (outlines, sub-shapes, light reflections, colors, ) while observing. Thats a fantastic side effect; when you train your imagination, your dream gains in clarity too. Do you think that developping my visualization skills i could solve this problems? Or do things come to your mind randomly at times? The questions are rhetorical. So lets say the mug had some words on it like aphantasia. 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