Natural Vision Improvement V1.1

 
[10.0] MENTAL VISION

[10.1] What is the role of memory and imagination in vision?

Bates found that the ability to recall was inversly proportional to
the strain experienced by the mind. The more one strains the slower
things can be recalled. Memory comes to the aid of sight in various
ways. It is easier to see when something when it is clearly
remembered, and remembering something like a point of pure black
seems to relieve some strain when looking at an eye chart for black
letters.

At an obvious level knowing what one is looking for, allows the mind
to know when it has hit a correct focus. Looking at something
which in unknown, lets the focusing mechanism thrash around while
the mind looks for pattern matches. Bates advised patients to imagine
a tiny black dot on one part of the letter they were trying to
see. The memory of this perfect black dot encourages the mind in the
right directions. The patient can also compare the darkeness of
this imagined black dot against the color of the print.

Seeing is largely a function of the mind. Seeing is our
interpretation of the impressions on the retina. Bates said that when
the eye is out of focus the mind is also out of focus.
Imagining that you can see well, will direct the mind in that
direction. Imagination is based on memory and its use in
regaining goos sight is similar. Patience is an important skill to
learn in colaboration with the Bates method. Straining for
improvement is counterproductive, it is better to use the
imagination and allow change to happen at its own pace.



[10.2] How can I exercise my perception?

Perceptual integration. John Selby has developed an excellent
exercise to expand your perception. Selby categorises four types of
perception: perception of movement, perception of form,
perception of colour and perception of volume or space. Often we limit
our awareness from its full potential and concentrate on only one
or two of the four types. Memorize the words to your self 'movement'
and scan your enviroment with the awareness of motion or lack
thereof. With the second breath repeat 'form' add the awareness of
form or the shapes, lines textures of objects. With the third
breath repeat 'colour' add the perception of colour. Finaly with the
fourth breath repeat to everything else and its location in space
and the space itself. This becomes a very enjoyable experience.

You can aply this formula to any object and you can easily
practice this every hour or so until it becomes an unconsious
habit.

Movies. One of Aldous Huxley's favourite preception enhancing
pastime was seeing his favorite big screen movies again without
glasses and just using the motion and colour to stimulate his
visual sense.

Flashing. Glance breifly at a scene or object, close your eyes and
replay in your mind what you saw. flashing is like the perceptual
reverse of blinking.

The black dot. Draw a black dot using the blackest ink you can
find. Examine the colour of this dot and become totaly familiar with
it, so that you can bring it into your mind from memory at any
time. Examine a letter on an eyechart and superimpose the black dot
on a part of the letter. Compare the difference in colour.
Close your eyes and again imagine the black dot, open your eyes and
again superimpose it on the eye chart letter. Repeat with other
letters.


The O shuttle. Developed by Margaret Corbett. Close your eyes and
imagine a large, black. round letter O. AS if the O were a
clockface and place a a large black dot at the 12 and 6 o'clock
positions. With your nose pencil and your eyes still closed,
follow the outline of the O back and forward between the 12 and 8
oclock points. Next put a point at the 3 and 9 o'clock positions, and
reapeat the shutlling.


Domino Memory. Developed by Rosanes-Berrett. Using a standard
dominoes with white dots against black, stand the dominoes an inch
apart at face level, left to right, whit the white dots facing
you. Position yourself at the edge of your blur zone. Examine the
domino furthest to one side, then close you eyes and imagine that
your visualising it from the back of your brain. Intensify its image
till its sharp and crisp. Open your eyes and look at the same
domino. Repeat six times, then work along the rest of the dominoes.
Variations include palying cards or older style calendars.

Coloring The eyes. Developed by Martin Sussman. Sit comfortably, close
your eyes and breath naturaly. Visualise that your left eye is filled
with a bright yellow light as if the sun were glowing into it. Slowly
move this yellow sunlight back up the opitc nerve into the visual
cortex of your left brain, then into your right brain, then the
right optic nerve and finally back into your right eye.



[10.3] Can hypnosis be used to cure visual problems?

Hypnosis can be used to reprogram and resolve many aspects of
sight at un unconscious level. If you are interested in this
avenue seek a trained hypnotist who will be able to advise you
further. All habits were once conscious choice and behavior, and
through repeated use drop out of consciousness and become part
of the unconsious mind. You can reprogram these now at an unconscious
level and achieve apparently startling results, just as you once
learnt to walk, one step at a time so too can you change habits into
a source of continuous positive adjustement for yourself.

The success level is mixed. If this avenue interests you consult a
profesional medical hypnotist.



[10.4] How is NLP used to cure visual problems?

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[10.5] How is the de Sylva method used to cure visual problems?

Mental triggers are programmed/imbedded into the mind at the alpha
brainwave level. For example "Each Time I blink my eyes, my eyes focus
correctly like the lens of a camera". The actually phrase is not
important, but it should be repeated 5-6 times while in the alpha wave
state. The normal level of brain wave function is called
Beta (14+ cycles/second). A mild
trance/introverted/meditative state results in alpha waves (7-14
cycles/second). Slower and deeper levels Theta and Delta are
associated with deep meditative trances and sleep. Palming and eye
exercises are also recomended.

Entering the alpha state can be done with meditation, mantra or a
pre-programmed mind machine.



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