How to gaze at the blacness during noticing?

[gil-galad]

Hi

I have one question regarding the noticing exercise (a phasing method)

During noticing, I observe the blackness in front of closed eyes. While doing so, I try to be aware (notice) any irregualities (paches of light, dots,...) or changes taking place behind my closed eyes. This activity is neccesary to keep the mind awake while your body falls asleep.

There are 2 ways to obseve the blackness:

1, You hold your gaze on a particular area (a few feet before you), and notice the irregularities with your peripheral vision. For instance, when you notice a light pattern in the left side of your field of vision, you do not move your eyes into that direction. You use your peripheral vision instead. This way you will not be able to see things very clearly (with peripheral vision you only see colours, but the shape of things tend to be blurry). Thats my main problem with this method

2, You begin holding your gaze in front of you. However, when you notice something you move your eyes there an focus on it. This way you will be able to see things more clearly, but it requires constant eye movement.

Do you know which method is more suitable for noticing? If I recall correctly one of Xanth's posts suggests the first one (1,). I tend to go for the 1, as well, but I am not sure. Is it a problem if I can not see the shape of the irregularities (in the blacness behind my closed eyes) very clearly?

Thanks   

[personalreality]

i never really got into the noticing side of phasing very much (i practice phasing as shamanic journeying or pathworking these days which doesn't require noticing).  however, the few times i did do the noticing bit, i always focused through my third eye and just stared straight ahead.  if i paid attention to any of the irregularities it would often make me think of my eyes and wake them up.

[CFTraveler]

I agree.  To put it another way, you don't use your eyes to look, you use the third eye or pineal gland- behind your eyes.  The difference may escape you if you don't have a vision screen, but when you get one, you'll see the difference- many a good clairvoyant vision has been ruined by engaging the physical eyes-in my experience.

[moker]

This is how i do it.

Close your eyes and watch the blackness behind closed eyes.

Then you will notice that there are patches of light in different forms.

But after that, you will notice that there are two types of patches of light.

One type of patches of light is very bright.

But this bright type appears quickly and also disappears quickly.

There is another type of patches of light that type is NOT bright but it is also not black you could say it is dark grey.

Try focus your attention on that dark grey patches of light and keep your focus on one when you have spotted it.

Then you will see it start take a forms of objects and people and whole scenes etc..  (i only succeeded in this twice)


The very bright patches of light can be seen easily you can't miss them.

But the less bright patches of light can also be seen easly but you have to focus on the blackness behind closed eyes a bit to see them.

While the very bright patches of light can be seen even if you do not focus on the blackness behind closed eyes.

[Contenteo]

Personal and CFT hit the nail on the head. Noticing really implies the process of waiting until your visual cortex shuts down and you start using your "third-eye." I believe it is the act of thinking about the blackness, which is inherently non-physical, that actually acts as the catalyst in speeding up the phasing process. 

I personal hate the word "notice" because it passively implies using your eyes. For someone who just hears the term it ends up being very confusing. But alas, I guess that's inevitable for a language that bases itself in the tangible realm.

Cheers,
Contenteo