sparkle thingys lol

[unknown2012]

ok lol kinda hard to explain, if anyone has any opinions please give them to me
some weird stuff has been happening lately, ok i've never been able to see anyone's aura but the last few days it just started happening.
i'm trying to i guess expand this or practice whatever.

well the other day i went to my alter to burn some incense.  i saw like these sparkle things twirling around , kinda like a little tornado or something. they were yellow/orange color. it was something that's never happend to me b4 and it was so cool and pretty looking.

i was wondering if anyone knows what it was. i know i saw it , i'm not imagining it. just like the aura's i have never seen it before until now.

why all of a sudden is all this happening ??

[fthmdg]

do u think it could have been ashes of some sort by any chance? that'd b my first guess...

[unknown2012]

lol no these definitely were not ashes or anything like that. i had not yet lit my incense and had not been burning any charcoal/herbs or anything.
this was like right after i woke up, don't know really if that could have anything to do with it. but i know i wasn't just seeing things, it was there.

[Sunn]

i see these coloured sparks indoors quick alot.. esp when i meditate..(i even see them with my eyes closed) i also see white sparks in the sky

I'm not sure what these are..but i did start seeing these after i started to meditate

[unknown2012]

cool sun, do they twirl around like a little tornado?
i spoke with someone else and they say they see the same thing as i saw all the time.

[MisterJingo]

I see these things all the time too. They actually started when I became afflicted with something called HPPD (hallucinogenic persisting perception disorder) which was gained from LSD.
What I have discovered over the years is that it seems this kind of phenomenon is a peculiarity of the eyes and brain. Most people don't see it simply because it is filtered out for them. As one enters altered states, such phenomenon gets more apparent (which is why meditation and similar activities which alter baseline consciousness can make them apparent). Its  also possible for anyone to learn to see these things with the right kind of 'noticing' and being taught what to look for.
I see a lot more than this, and in my experience, it has no paranormal origin. It's also my opinion that a lot of so-called paranormal phenomena involving colours and auras have their roots in this. But most people would rather think they are seeing energy or 'nature spirits' than side-effects of our visual processing – so I've given up arguing this point .

[unknown2012]

ah i see. well thanks for the help guys.
it has only happend that one time.

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MisterJingo: Is that the same kind of thing that goes on when I see the walls curve? When you think about it, it makes sense. The tops and bottoms of the walls are further from your eyes than the middle is. If you also happen to be away from the horizontal edges of the wall, the edges will also have this effect. People don't seem to notice it. I only remember about it sometimes, then they curve again once I ignore the 'filters'.

Try it some time, it's kind of neat.