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mviara · 11-16-2006, 07:03 PM

I see the word visualize being tossed around all the time in PD material. This has become a dreaded word for me, for I have never been able to see mental pictures the way they claim I should be able to (or at least most people should be able to right, because no PD material ever starts with a caveat saying this visualization exercise may be difficult for some people).

For example, I read an article on a type of meditation where they say imagine going down a set of steps gradually and then you reach a beautiful garden, there a guide visits you. I find that I can only dimly think of any pictures, and they are almost always dark - I can't be sure I see anything in my "mind's eye".

But, I have found that when I'm on the threshold of sleep, I am able to visualize far better (still not to my satisfaction) - only then, I'm not really controlling what I want to see, but I'm letting my mind free to come up with whatever it wants.

Do you visualize in bright colors, sounds, touch, everything? Is it as good or better than "reality"? If you have been able to improve your visualization over time, what "paradigm shifts" did you experience that helped you?

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mviara Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tempe, AZ Posts: 12	Trouble visualizing I see the word visualize being tossed around all the time in PD material. This has become a dreaded word for me, for I have never been able to see mental pictures the way they claim I should be able to (or at least most people should be able to right, because no PD material ever starts with a caveat saying this visualization exercise may be difficult for some people). For example, I read an article on a type of meditation where they say imagine going down a set of steps gradually and then you reach a beautiful garden, there a guide visits you. I find that I can only dimly think of any pictures, and they are almost always dark - I can't be sure I see anything in my "mind's eye". But, I have found that when I'm on the threshold of sleep, I am able to visualize far better (still not to my satisfaction) - only then, I'm not really controlling what I want to see, but I'm letting my mind free to come up with whatever it wants. Do you visualize in bright colors, sounds, touch, everything? Is it as good or better than "reality"? If you have been able to improve your visualization over time, what "paradigm shifts" did you experience that helped you?