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
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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
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
On the refinement of internal energy into light
The phrase "the highest level of qi (the light aureola)" appears in certain Daoist texts and esoteric traditions, and is typically associated with the refinement of internal energy into light, specifically within the framework of Daoist inner alchemy (内丹, neidan). Here's what is known or inferred about this concept: 1. Qi Transformation in Daoist Inner … Continue reading On the refinement of internal energy into light
Inner Light, Alpha Blocking, and the Careful Use of Scientific Metaphors in Spiritual Practice
In this article some very important lessons can be drawn related to spirituality and science. The beauty of this work lies not in its metaphors, but in its attempt to capture what illumination feels like, and to hint that such states are not only real but may have subtle but measurable correlates in the body-mind … Continue reading Inner Light, Alpha Blocking, and the Careful Use of Scientific Metaphors in Spiritual Practice
Illumination and Enlightenment, the stabilization of illumination
Illumination is the experience of realizing that the very essence of our consciousness is made of pure, transcendental light — Urlicht — a luminosity beyond all physical light. This light sometimes reveals itself through sacred geometric patterns in radiant colors, unfolding across multiple dimensions. It evokes both awe and a deep recognition: we are not … Continue reading Illumination and Enlightenment, the stabilization of illumination
Nangovai: A Sound That Opens the Light: a key received
During a silent inner-light meditation, the mantra Nangovai emerged: unbidden, untranslatable, yet clearly resonant. It arrives not from thought, but from within the silence, as a spontaneous vibrational structure that interacted directly with the phosphene field. As the syllables formed: Nang... Go... Vai—they move in synchrony with the inner lights. If you try it and … Continue reading Nangovai: A Sound That Opens the Light: a key received
The Pure Land as Inner Light: A Phosphene-Based Vision of Sukhāvatī
In the Pure Land tradition of Mahayana Buddhism, Sukhavati, the Land of Bliss, is described as a celestial realm created through the vows and boundless compassion of Amitabha Buddha, the Buddha of Infinite Light. It is a place of radiant beauty, free from suffering, where awakening unfolds effortlessly in the presence of divine beings and … Continue reading The Pure Land as Inner Light: A Phosphene-Based Vision of Sukhāvatī
南無 阿弥陀仏 Namu Amida Butsu
Namu Amida Butsu and the Inner Light: A Phenomenological Bridge Between Prayer and Vision In the Japanese Pure Land tradition, the recitation of Namu Amida Butsu is not merely a devotional act, it is a sonic gateway to another mode of consciousness. Just as phosphenes arise through subtle visual stimulation, here, light emerges through sound, … Continue reading 南無 阿弥陀仏 Namu Amida Butsu
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