Journal

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Paroptic Vision: What the Term Means and Where It Comes From
Paroptic vision is an old name for seeing without the eyes. What the word means, where it comes from, how it differs from dermo-optical perception, and what the evidence does... Read more...
A calm woman in a cream knit sweater sitting by a window in a reading room with her eyes closed, a book resting in her lap
Aphantasia and Closed Eyes: Do Everyone’s Minds Picture Things?
Some people can picture a face with their eyes closed, and some see nothing at all. What aphantasia is, who named it, how common it is, and how it differs... Read more...
Antique-style anatomical engraving of the human brain with the visual cortex glowing softly in gold
Blindsight vs Closed-Eye Vision: Two Different Things
The names sound alike, but they are not the same thing. What blindsight is, what closed-eye vision is, and why people confuse them. Read more...
A man wearing a black sleep mask and a woman smiling at him across a wooden table at twilight, a black booklet resting between them
Closed-Eye Vision for Adults: Is It Only for Children?
Most stories about closed-eye vision feature a child. Here is what adults bring to the practice, what can slow the first opening, and how to begin at home at your... Read more...
A quiet morning table with a bowl of steaming rice, a cup of tea and a linen notebook, the steam turning into golden particles in the window light
Michio Kushi: Matter, Energy and the Art of Daily Attention
A magazine feature on the macrobiotic teacher who called matter vibration, and five attention practices for daily life. Read more...
A woman in profile with her eyes closed, surrounded by clouds of colored light and golden sparks
What You See When You Close Your Eyes: Phosphenes, Eigengrau and Inner Imagery
Why the dark behind your eyelids is never empty: eigengrau, phosphenes, hypnagogic imagery and the mind’s eye, explained, and where closed-eye vision fits. Read more...
Closed-eye vision: a glowing gold mandala at the center of a black field, with twelve luminous orbs of color arranged around a single point of light, an image of inner sight awakening
Closed-Eye Vision: The Complete Guide to Seeing Without Eyes
What closed-eye vision is, its many names, a century of history and how a family can begin at home with a lightproof mask. Read more...
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Library of Rarely Read Sources on the Pineal Gland, Third Eye and Eyeless Sight
A reading list of primary and secondary sources on the pineal gland, the “third eye” and eyeless sight: Galen, Descartes, Lerner, Romains and Blavatsky, with a note on each. Read more...
A blank page beside an illustration of the pineal gland, on the history of the third eye
The Pineal Gland and the Third Eye: A History from Herophilus to Modern Science
From Herophilus and Galen to Descartes and melatonin: the documented history of the pineal gland, and where the “third eye” idea comes from, told as history and as tradition. Read more...
A mother and child with an eyes-only training mask, illustrating why the author built a complete kit
“It Opened for Me. I Can See.” The Words That Made Me Build a Complete Kit for Everyone
The story behind Seeing Beyond Matter: the sentence a child said at the tenth session, “It opened for me. I can see,” and the complete kit built so every family... Read more...
The black and gold Seeing Beyond Matter gift box with its gold plaque on a walnut table with gold paper, ribbon and a candle
A Gift Unlike Any Other: Ideas for Curious Children
Looking for a meaningful gift for a curious child, without another screen? A few ideas, and one that opens a whole new world. Read more...
The Seeing Beyond Matter matte black eyes-only blindfold training mask with a golden mandala, lit by a beam of golden light
What Makes a Good Blindfold Training Mask? 6 Things to Check
Not every eye mask is a training mask. Six things to check before you buy a lightproof mask for blindfold practice, for children or adults. Read more...
The open Seeing Beyond Matter kit on a living-room coffee table, with a father and child in the background
Midbrain Activation, Workshops or a Home Kit: How to Choose
Midbrain activation courses, blindfold workshops and home kits all promise to open a child’s inner sight. Here is a clear way to compare them. Read more...
A father and his child sitting together in the evening, the child wearing the Seeing Beyond Matter eyes-only training mask
Closed-Eye Vision: A Parent’s Introduction to Seeing Without Eyes
Closed-eye vision, eyeless sight, blindfold reading: what it is, where the idea comes from, and how a family can begin the journey at home, calmly and with joy. Read more...