Thread: Visualization Advice?

Hey everyone, I was wondering if I could get some tips on how to visualize objects/dreamscapes better. I have a very hard time visualizing in my head which makes LD'ing a lot harder for me. I just can't seem to picture objects, I can think about what the look like but I just can't see them. If that makes sense to anybody. Any tips are appreciated.

I would start with googling pictures of places similar to where you want to go for inspiration. Who says you have to imagine a whole world from scratch?

So yeah, try looking at those pictures for long periods of time, and then close your eyes for a few seconds to see if you can hold the image in your mind. Once you think you've gotten the hang of that--say holding the image for a minute or so at a time--then try to imagine looking around a build/tree/whatever, or turning to look from a different angle, stuff like that.

Another thing you can start with is something like a small object. Hold it in your hands, and feel it out with your eyes closed, imagining what it looks like. This is a more basic visualization that you can practice if you feel like you aren't having much progress with the harder stuff.

You could always mimic meditative focus, and slowly bring a scene into your awareness. Start with a leaf, imagining in extreme detail its veins, its color, its stem. Does it have a smell? Once you've got the leaf, ask yourself, what's the leaf lying on? You might be surprised to find your mind replies visually, and the leaf is on a lawn. Continue building details. You don't have to be aware of everything in the scene simultaneously (convince yourself that it's still there, even if you aren't actively looking). Rinse and repeat. Once you feel you are proficient at this, you can start directing the visualizations (it's good to start out in a non-demanding way).

Thanks for the help Naiya and Abra, i'll be sure to try both of these starting tonight. Hopefully my visualization will improve quickly