In the history of mysticism, few figures described the inner lights of contemplation with as much clarity and precision as Najm al-Dīn Kubrā (1145–1221), the great Sufi master from Khwarezm and founder of the Kubrawiyya order. His writings offer one of the earliest and most systematic phenomenologies of phosphenes: the spontaneous lights that appear behind … Continue reading Najm al-Dīn Kubrā and the Sufi Map of Inner Light
Prisoner’s Cinema: When Darkness Becomes the cinema of your own phosphenes
Most people imagine solitary confinement as a place of silence and emptiness. Yet for those locked for hours in the hole or a dark cell, something unexpected often happens: the darkness begins to glow. Shapes, colors, and even entire moving images appear on the inner screen of the mind. This phenomenon is known as prisoner’s … Continue reading Prisoner’s Cinema: When Darkness Becomes the cinema of your own phosphenes
The Vision Taxonomy of Dr. Rouhier, in his classic work on mescaline intoxication
The French physician Rouhier, in his classic work on mescaline intoxication, attempted to classify the types of visions experienced under its influence. Importantly, he stressed that these types are not sequential stages (like a ladder of progression) but rather modes of experience that often overlap. In most mescaline states, one type tends to dominate, while … Continue reading The Vision Taxonomy of Dr. Rouhier, in his classic work on mescaline intoxication
When Sound Becomes Light: Synaesthesia, Mescaline, and the Phosphene Connection
Among the many mysteries of human perception, synaesthesia is quite interesting. Crossing of the senses where sound becomes colour, where touch radiates as light, or where vision itself resonates like a musical chord. In early mescaline research, such synaesthetic states were already frequently documented. Investigators noticed that the excitation of one sensory organ would spill … Continue reading When Sound Becomes Light: Synaesthesia, Mescaline, and the Phosphene Connection
Moon Phosphene Meditation (MPM): Ode to Khonsu, the Egytian Moon God
The night has started. The air is a bit cooler now, tinged with a faint silver that falls across the earth like some silver cloth. Somewhere above, the moon is present, whole or in part, yet always complete in its essence. You stand there, under its light. The meditation begins before you have even moved. … Continue reading Moon Phosphene Meditation (MPM): Ode to Khonsu, the Egytian Moon God
The Yoga of the Internal Body: a rediscovered ancient path to self-knowledge
A Third Path towards Inner Awakening 1. Introduction: the three Gateways Within leading to the recognition of who you are For centuries, the inner traditions of yoga have spoken of two subtle gateways into the depths of consciousness: the gateway of light and the gateway of sound. The Yoga of the Inner Light (Jyoti Yoga … Continue reading The Yoga of the Internal Body: a rediscovered ancient path to self-knowledge
Tzvarnohamo – Gurdjieff’s Forgotten Word for a Universal Social Force
I have been reading G. I. Gurdjieff’s work since I was young, half a centrury ago. And still I am captrued by him. One of his most enigmatic writings is The Herald of Coming Good (1933). In that book one also sometimes stumbles over strange, unfamiliar words, terms that seem to appear once and then … Continue reading Tzvarnohamo – Gurdjieff’s Forgotten Word for a Universal Social Force
The Sacred Geometry of Devotion: Symmetry in Ancient Egyptian Ra Yoga
In the sacred world of ancient Egypt, symmetry was far more than an aesthetic principle, it was a divine law you see working everywhere. Known through the guiding presence of Ma’at, the goddess who personified cosmic balance, order, and truth, symmetry permeated every aspect of Egyptian life. From the perfectly aligned pyramids to the mirrored … Continue reading The Sacred Geometry of Devotion: Symmetry in Ancient Egyptian Ra Yoga
A New Taxonomy of Klüver Form Constants based on new subjective reports of phosphenes induced by transcranial stimulation
We discuss first the results of this study: "Kvašňák, E., Orendáčová, M., & Vránová, J. (2022). Phosphene Attributes Depend on Frequency and Intensity of Retinal tACS. Physiological research, 71(4), 561–571. https://doi.org/10.33549/physiolres.934887" The study is extremely valuable to define the form constants which can be percieved with closed eyes, as internal light phenomena. We will then generate a … Continue reading A New Taxonomy of Klüver Form Constants based on new subjective reports of phosphenes induced by transcranial stimulation
The Ultimate Phosphene Guide: A Visual Journey from Flicker to Visionary Light
This is an article in Progression! Welcome to this evolving visual guide designed for seekers of the Yoga of the Inner Light. This guide brings to life the inner visual phenomena known as phosphenes: the spontaneous lights, forms, and visions that emerge behind closed eyes during meditation, contemplation, or sensory withdrawal. Fields of emeralds and … Continue reading The Ultimate Phosphene Guide: A Visual Journey from Flicker to Visionary Light
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