hypnologic imagery

[Tolin]

if i wanted to experience HI... would i just have to be tired and lie down and wait/concentrate on what im thinking?

[Mozzarella]

Hi there, it hasn't worked for me very well yet because I either fall asleep or lose concentration and drift away.... but I think the point is to NOT concentrate on what you're thinking but just stare against the blank of your closed eyes and let whatever happens happen. At some point, you kinda zoom into into the scene. I read about people who had actual scenes happening with the scene looking almost as clear as on tv. And that has helped them to induce WILD. Wow, I wanna do that.... Sometimes I can clearly make out faces but I haven't yet been able to get to the point where you zoom into....whatever.

[Tolin]

well i meant: to concentrate on a blank mind, not thinking of something. but i guess i understand what your saying

[♥Mark]

Originally posted by Tolin if i wanted to experience HI... would i just have to be tired and lie down and wait/concentrate on what im thinking? Yeah, pretty much. Just lay down and enjoy the show. The idea is basically what Mozzarella said, in that you want to just passively view the images. As you get farther into it you may begin to drift and actually not realize that you are seeing HI. Just be sure to occasionally remind yourself that anything you are seeing is HI, otherwise you might just drift off to sleep. I've been attempting WILDs for a while now, so I'll share some of my experiences. For me, they start off pretty basic. Upon first closing my eyes I see a pattern blanketing my view. Something similar to the static you see when you change to a station on TV that has no channel, only it doesn't move so fast and is a faint yellow/green colour. After a few minutes I usually see short flashes of simple objects, usually eyes, that disappear as suddenly as they appear. Sometime after that, the color pattern starts "blobbing" and sort of melting and shifting into round amoeba shapes that are much more opaque than the initial pattern. If I can keep conscious past that, they get MUCH more vivid and complex. Also, they tend to animate at this point. I can recall looking at a setting sun peeking over the rooftops of some buildings and seeing the sun as though it were as bright and clear as in real life. It only lasted a few seconds but it was simply amazing that my mind could paint such a clear and realistic picture. Sadly, I've not made it much past this. It tends to stop and I just see blackness and get bored or lose consciousness. You should try WILDing, it's really cool. I've never even succeeded in entering a dream through it, but the cool HI combined with the weird sensations totally makes it worth it. Anyway, I'm rambling and have to go back to work now.

[NZMatt]

i think there must be something up with my brain or something because im not sure i can see the HI, maybe i just need practice.