how to visualize things in your head

First Relax, after relax, visualise, and my visualisation seems to be little better, well see later. Some people can only see specific colors. It helps keep me motivated. In each session, try gaining clarity by mentally filling in missing details. May I ask, how have you been practicing? How about you Marko how would you have done mental rotations with a blank screen and once you were able to start seeing images in your minds eye was it natural for that image to be able to be manipulated through mental rotation for you. Appreciate it immensely. or just think about the colour? Its a mixture of some of the exercises. At least a 7. 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. I will done comment here after several months and i will write why you save my life, thanks.. :), Oh my i was too greedy here, after 1 month and 20 days i still have much moments when i almost have not visualisation skill, so annoying. I need to make this work, for the love of my family. At the beginning, when you couldnt visualize almost nothing, how you did the exercises then ? Even if it were comparable to someone losing neurological control of a limb, even that has been overcome with enough determination. The stop light that just turned red Any other tips? Can you somehow sense its appearance? Here, I'm rambling about life, reading, self-improvement, digital nomadism and anything else that I'm passionate about. People who are unable to create a mental picture in their mind suffer from a problem called aphantasia. P.S. Sometimes it doesnt work for me, but other times, never before ~10 min, but once I really zone out, stop TRYING TO SEE like straining my eyeballs, my brain must take over and I can get some shapes and things. Blink your eyes slowly. I think progress is a matter of persistence practise. I see occasional fuzzy images of people, buildings and vehicles. Families can also look forward to the East Villas, double-storey villas facing the Bedok Reservoir and great for your next family gathering, staycation and getaway! Every says when they imagine things, they can "see" them in Sit comfortably, take you cellphone and observe carefully it for about 1 minute. 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. Working from memory helps indeed. See the story unfold in your minds-eye exactly the way you would want it to in the most perfect situation and Week #3 While you may not be able to see things straight away, you may find you can sense, touch, and feel them. I think Im an aphantasiac, but Ive been meaning to use the memory palace technique, but I cant see my palace, all though I remember it, and that makes it difficult because I cant peg. Never have I referenced an image seen in my minds eye. Just focus on capturing the color. The star-shaped figures: I try to imagine a bright, shiny brush following its shape before it fades away. Eyes Opened & Eyes Closed Movement 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.) For example, the very first image in Exercise #2 is a red ball on a black/gray background. or i need to practise on other exercises (like seeing an image and reproduing it in mind, etc) to master this skilll? Next, I could hold onto these afterimages and make small adjustments (like changing colors, size, and shape). Youre already get some images that means youre on the right way. 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. 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. nice advices, thank you. He wants to paint it for you but relies on your observations alone. It was like seeing clouds part revealing a black sky with stars in the infinite distance. But before start i have to make you two questions: I think the alcohol has nothing to do with it, but it made me laugh the secund day when I remembered that happened, anyways I could see, touch and hear. The keys are persistence and regular exercises. Some of then in near photographic quality. If you have aphantasia, then it is not possible to learn how to visualize. Hi Marko. When you visualize, are you seeing things on the back of your eyelids or somewhere in your head? Its a debate with my wife. Perhaps, every night, when you go to bed, rehearse your daily wins by reviving them in your mind adding the successfeeling to it. #1. Take a deep breath and release any muscular tension. Ive probably tested hundreds of guided meditations and found that these two guys on YouTube stand head and shoulders above the rest: The Honest Guys. 3 days ago I had a huge experience: I woke up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom. Youre an amazing person. For example my visualization is not like the afterimage effect . Yes, thats right. I wonder if I do it right at all. Barrett Boesen Park. Close your eyes. 3. And, if you allow me so, Id like to garner your reports and put them together into a dedicated success post. Do i have aphantasia or not ? 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. How do you want to apply it? I will continue that maybe for 9 months, But i cant remind how powerful my visualisation was at the begin, maybe it slightly helped becouse i have not moments with near zero visualisation which i had at begin, but visualisation is still weak. Also, how the colors can be made more vivid ? I want to write movies and possibly books as well. 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. I tried to picture more complicated shapes but are too blurry and faded to distinguish them. And again, stay relaxed at all times. Now open your eyes and look at the exact spot on the table where the object was before you removed it. you see a meadow now, how does a piece of grass look like? I am curious, has this worked for anyone so far besides Brandon and you? In terms of conjuring up images I want to that has not come to me. It all happens in your head and you dont need to focus on projecting the image to a location. I can picture only simple things (looks like are the things I often use on daily training). First of all: thank you for this article. 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). Before sleep: Candle again + 30min meditation (added this week) A book cover will do or you can use the images below. While awake I can think only in words and concepts. I know, this can be a frustrating process but, because this is such an intangible matter, only persistant experimentation will show you the ideal way to practice. Make sure you keep your eyelids calm and relaxed. Thats a fantastic exercise! Ill cure that, its just undeveloped brain function. Start with a tiny part of it. 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. Thats the major problem Im facing now. 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. Well, you get the idea. The questions are rhetorical. When I asked my friends about it, told me they can see whatever they want to imagine. See the Church of Santa Maria Della Spina. Are the after images contained in a small rectangle in the center of your vision when you close your eyes for anybody else? People who visualize naturally, exercise their imagination-muscle routinely during all kinds of activities. Its not like seeing actually, more like sensing . Or, when I think about traveling a certain route with a goal in mind, I do this subconsciously. Ill go back to practicing the previous exercises. Youre forced to observe and find details and your vision will grow in clarity. Your ability to rotate supports your ability to maintain a static image. Now, when you have mastered thi THIS. This is great and I think with your enthusiasm youll be able to develop this skill much further rather quickly and eventually you wont spend another day without applying this skill consciously to your benefit. 2. I did it for 30 minutes a day for weeks. You can do this with closed eyes and with open eyes. Ill try to stick with one repeatedly and see if I can start filling in detail. 3) Learn to use symbols more consciously. Personally, I would affirm to myself the positive outcome of being able to confront the situation and gaining control over ittaking a deep breath, deepening relaxation and trying again. Employ gentle persistence and effort and keep revealing clues that can guide you. 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. You know, people reading that youre curing aphantasia will get excited and encouraged to follow your footsteps. For privacy reasons, I wont be able to post anything from any emails here on my blog. (100% free). 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. 3. Hello, I am on my fourth day of this. You have no idea the hope you just gave me! Never knew that people actually see things in their head like I do in my dreams. And as can remember, i had this hashimoto my whole life, so i may think this is really the cause of my nondeveloping brain. Much of the confusion goes from the fact is that when you visualize something, you dont actually SEE it. 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. However without seeing mental images, this dream of mine will likely remain a dream. Maybe you could use the videos images as after-images. It turns out its something more scientific. Im happy to hear that youre seeing results already! Visualization is kinda like dreaming while being awake. Today during image streaming I was able to see a few vague images of cartoon cars. 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. Youre right not to give up with learning to visualize. Thank you again and when Ill visualise, it will be because of you. Thought I was missing something and was suppose to see stuff behind closed eyelids like a projection screen haha. But Im just making sure Cause I can imagine scenarios in my head without closing my eyes. So, with persistent training you will be able to keep the images firmly in your mind and even recall and recreate then from scratch. Your goals in visualization are thus: Training yourself to see and respond to opportunities Creating simulated experiences to get yourself familiar with things and remove uncertainty, fear, and doubt Clarifying your path, mission, and objectives - hammering home for yourself what you really want and what you're really after Then, someone in the comments asked me about it, . So, every night, just before bed, I open up that folder and I go through some of these images. 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. Then close your eyes and repeat the visualization attempt. You need to sit quietly and think about what you want. I can only visualize in my dreams. I appreciate your efforts here and believe it will help some who are mildly different. Your goal is to learn to hold those mental pictures for at least two minutes without losing them or getting tired. Thanks again for your website. 2. That if you had this disability, you were stuck with it for good. Is still blurry and I have no idea what exactly is. Am I am doing correctly ? If the image is completely gone, try to recall details mentally even if you cant see them. By the way, you dont need to watch these videos on YouTube. I just stumbled on your forum. For us, for some reason, we didnt visualise naturally. Now I think that you can, with some training, train your observational skills too. For example: 1. is their a car coming out of a side street 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. I think, if you plan to benefit from visualization for the rest of your life, it sure is worth practicing a few minutes every day. Few years ago I started to meditate but never had these flashes in a deep relaxation (so intention does play a huge role). Or image should be somewhere in your head and you should avoid concentration on your kinda eye area? He was known for having extraordinary visualization powers. All youve got to do is training your minds eye. Having to visualize everything to learn and solve problems just slows you down anyway. I saw light gray dot-patterns and several forms of ring water (thin). Practice. In fact, engage all your senses. # :). People that cant picture things in your mind clearly, do you also suffer from poor memory. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Test both variations frequently. But Marko how would you even have the skills of mental rotation before you had the static image to rotate. So Ive decided to dedicate a bit of my time every day to form this ability despite having absolutely no disposition for it, as only the most tenacious plant will grow even when planted in concrete. The reflections of light, shapes, angles, colors, textures, spacial relationship to objects in proximity, and so on. Imagining lemon halves and its smell etcWhatever really, but not anything difficult (I havent tried an actual photo and I dont want to). Its most effective in the moments you wake and the moments just before you go to sleep. 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. I really havent touched it much in past years except for a few times. I will definitely try your guide in hopes that will help me overcome my blackness! 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 am not giving up but it is possible that some people really cannot visualise? Dear Kathy, Took me 3 days for a total of 2 hours but I finally got my first after image for a split second of a bluish-blackish square, so thats what visualizing is, I had it all wrong, it is in fact image-y! The more familiar were with its precise appearance, the more details we can recall. I did the same for ~1.5 hours. Im still committed to daily practice for another 3 months. 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. Why do you want to learn it? These ones appear randomly and only for a split second. Ive had six lucid dreams, very clear, detailed and colorful. Its gotten to the point where I often close my eyes and see what I was just looking at. I do feel Im heading the right way. Hello Marko i used to try those exercises for like a month but uncostantly and then i stopped because of boredom.. Be it a table, desk, chair, shelving or otherwise, ensure what you buy serves its purpose for use. But, keep at it and dont give up hope, its just good to know that if you arent successful its for a very valid reason. I understand your frustration and, let me assure you, this is normal. This Urbandale park is unique because it is a natural playscape. Maybe youve ever kept a dream journal. Biggest success this month was seeing a red brick building for a second, seeing it start to fade away and willing it to come back which it did for another second or so. 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 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. Focus on holding a certain image in your mind, youll get better at stabilizing fickle images. It doesnt really matter how you look at the candle (or whatever item). Keep practicing and youll gain both clarity and stability. Visualization is elusive, and everybody is different. Recording Ability Storing away visual information in great detail requires training of analyzation, focus, careful observation and perception. Heres what I recommend to you as an exercise: Listen to these videos over and over again. Next, shut your eyes. 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. Im an artist and have been creating for quite some time. Thanks for your response. 1) After staring at an image on my screen Im now able to see an afterimage for about 20-30 seconds. In a month (or so) I will also start image streaming technique. 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. Think about it for a moment: How important is it to you to acquire this skill? thank you so much! When I come back, before to jump in my bed to continue my sleep, a very vivid image apeared instantly. Thanks for these great exercises, Marko! This is totally normal. Thanks so much for this info! Found a different aphantasia cure? Try changing the number or font on the phone screen, color of the flame, lighter design, etc. This will help engage the subconscious in your focused effort toward your desired outcome. Daily activities dont require it, because of this it has become harder to manipulate objects in my head, but thankfully I can still do it to some extent; but the objects have never really been clear, bright, and sometimes the objects become in visible but I can still see them in a sort of way in my head, but not with my eyes. In order to call up a mental image, we first need to know how it looks like. I have never trained properly (hence my visit to your blog today to know more about it), but since Im a kid I always created scenarii in my head about situations or people. Im also doing the geometric shape exercise a few times each week. That line is a little bit greenish, I can rotate any direction and move around but thats it. I know how our brain is changeing over time (neuroplasticity), so I also refuse to think that there is any barrier. And also, when I feel the next breakthrough and report it back here, other people might be encouraged as well. But yes, in my experience, the more you practice the faster you get better. Thanks again. 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. Now, Im glad you want to find out for yourself if you can turn your inner light on again. Maybe because I was very focused all the time, paying attention. Ihav been doing this for two years still no images in my mind, Sorry to hear Ed. Now light it for real. In the near future I might be seeing a psychiatrist and getting some lithium supplement to see if that will help. Ill keep it up! How about its texture, etc. Well, I have no idea how an hallucination looks like either. Observe your chosen color carefully and then try to imagine it in your mind. But the vocabulary was too advanced for me, so I became distractedI have however recently started with improve visualization bought from hypnosis download. I wish you good luck. 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. I hope it works. I personally know that this is frustrating but its merely a matter of endurance and persistent practice. # Sit or lie down, deeply relax (use your preferred method), close your eyes. Observe with great care for some time and later recall as much as possible on paper. I think there is a way to overcome this, and likely other internal senses will fall into place after the visual element is working. You could spend your days at leisure, relaxing on the beach, snorkelling, surfing or hiking. Hi Jon, And the best part is that I was lucid at one point, I knew that the instant Ill move my back from the pressure mat Ill wake up. 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. Youre on the right track. Meditation 2 hours (not planned that much, but was good to stay there, doing nothing). Hello Marko, Sometimes I have a strange and strong feeling that I see something on a dark room, when I close my eyes. So I was wondering would trying to visualize problems and solve them using visualization be worth using as a technique to practice or do you think it best to just stick with the known ones that work that you listed. Sometimes it seemed I made a major breakthrough to a new level just to find out, the next day, all progress was gone again! If I just imagine having a tin in my hand, I cant see or feel anything. Grab your favourite novel or story and begin reading. If you get very bright afterimages, please try reducing the time you spend observing the object (or photo). So thank you for being one of the few beacons of optimism in this sea of self-defeatism. Its heartwarming for me to read that you and others prove it to themselves that, in fact, yes, you can cure aphantasia. Compare the look, feel and sound of the real call with your mental image. 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. I try to get back to it, but its almost like being in a dream where I find Im powerless to take control. I usually see green, yellow or purple, less often red or blue. Maybe you can do some skull practice when waiting, sitting in a bus, lunch break, etc. This is my second day. Here again, what you focus on you will strengthen. You can push this really far and spend a lot of time on this. 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. I needed rest but I wanted to make up my sleep at night and not take a cat nap in the middle of the afternoon. Visualizations hold a lot of power because you are tricking your mind into a different reality. If you visualize things uncontrolled, these will li Please keep exploring different exercises (not just the ones you read here) and follow your intuition. Did part of the re-wiring process involve describing in detail what everything looked like to improve how vivid the image is? Thank you very much. By now, I just think about it and it appears. I will keep at this, hopefully something will click. Im so glad you persisted and proved to yourself that everyone can learn this. # But myself, I actually never watch the videos. # Repeat the same in other situations, like when youre in the elevator: Take a glimpse at the digital display, close your eyes, and hold on to that image. When you listen to Marks hypnosis audio (its 30:50 min. That said, listening to guided meditations of walking through a forest or putting my hand in a cool stream I cant seem to visualize either. 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. # First, thank you for this write up. SO HAPPY :). Youll know youre improving if you can perceive the smallest improvements in: Or focus on your your breathing and only that for as long as possible. Think of carefully retracing its contours with a pencil.Then choose a single small detail of this shape. Even if I imagine painting on a canvas well, I see the canvas, but I dont visually place it in front of me. Or I might think of a soda tin, and while I cant see it, I can sort of feel the shape of it, and even turn it or spin it or whatever without seeing anything. Let your heart-rate and breathing slow down, and your blood pressure decrease. When I listen to some artists, the lyrics they sing form images in my mind. A part of me made the recent mistake of seeking advices from all over the place. You dont have to reply, I can only imagine how busy you are. They just assumed Id know how to do this. Sad to say that my progress has stagnated, But later, the more you do it consciously, the more you run your visualization-software on autopilot. Especially in the beginning, you may find it easier to keep your eyes opened. One time I could keep the afterimage going for almost a minute. I have a few concerns though. The video clips are back. Heres one of my articles I found about it: http://www.worqx.com/color/after_image.htm. Afterimages are an optical illusion and are caused by the eyes continuing to send signals to the brain after staring at an image for too long, and are not created by the mind itself. So ive always been able to visualize a problem and basically run it and see how it would work and make changes to it to try and solve something rather than trial and error, but my visualization skill is extremely weak and faint. I can never see the red shirt someone was wearing, but I can remember "They were wearing a red shirt." I have yet to hear from anyone whose mental imagery turned on all of a sudden after doing exercises like this, other than Marko apparently. Very likely, aphantasia-normal-hyperphantasia is a spectrum, on one extreme some people can't experience any sensory things mentally, on the other maybe they can play out literal movies in their head. Also, 3-5 minutes of breathing practice greatly improve visualization results energizing your body and calming your mind. What can you get out of it? Watch Mike Cammalleri, Ice-Hockey pro, visualizing with open eyes here. For me it took maybe three weeks of trial and error to get some vague mental images. The Mind's eye most likely utilizes the Visual cortex and adjacent predominantly visual cortical areas of the Parietal lobe and Temporal lobe ( Seeing and Imagining: Clues to the Workings Of the Mind's Eye ). Anyway, have a pleasant evening. Also, I have incredibly vivid dreams that I can recall even from childhood. Im unable to visualize the picture as a whole, but as i said i can see only parts of it. Perhaps, you are as different as two people with different colored skin. But no more additions. Just for reference: I never did #1, didnt suit me. Most important: stay active and keep playing around with your visual memory whenever youve got an idle second. Yes, Ive been through all this. I find Ive made progress, but I do wish the images were longer than 30 sec. Just do some rhythmic breathing, or still better, 1:4:2 breathing exercise. is 15 20 minutes okay? Perhaps the prehensile toes on the feet can do it? One that lets in zero light. 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. What exactly happened to your imagination? Some can do it with eyes open, others with eyes their closed. 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