Meditation & Light Visions: A Neurological Analysis by Nicholson Philip T

Author:Nicholson, Philip T. [Nicholson, Philip T.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Philip T. Nicholson
Published: 2011-03-15T16:00:00+00:00

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HIPPOCAMPAL PHOSPHENES, II: THE TRIDENT RAYS

P HENOMENOLOGY

The Vision of White Rays

The phosphene image of a white moon silhouetted against light blue visual field ended abruptly: the bulbous moon suddenly shined more brightly and became bigger than it ever had before, making it seem that the bulb had just jerked forward, but in the same instant the bulb disappeared and, along with it, the bright blue color. The visual field was once again its normal charcoal gray. In the upper right quadrant, in the exact same position just vacated by the bulbous moon, there were now three thin rays of white phosphene joined at the base to form a trident-like image, as shown in Figure 25. These rays extended only about halfway to the outer rim of the visual field, and the ray on the right had a distinctive feature that made an immediate impression—the tip of the right ray was bent to the left so that it looked like a jet of water that had been blown sideward by a strong wind. It also reminded me of a cobra rearing up above its coils and pointing its puffy head forward in an aggressive, warning gesture. I did not see the trident rays move into position; one moment I saw the bulb jerk forward in a blue sky, and the next moment I saw the three rays silhouetted against the charcoal gray visual field.

This vision of a trident of white rays remained in the visual field just long enough for me to consciously register its presence—probably no longer than a second—and then there was another sudden change in which the first ray image was replaced instantaneously by the next: where the three trident rays had once been, there were now six rays, and all six rays extended all the way to the perimeter of vision, as shown in Figure 25D. This second ray vision also lasted only a second. In the third transformation, I was able to watch the change unfold: the six white rays fanned farther apart in a slow, smooth “wilting” movement. It reminded me of watching a time-lapse film of flower petals as they open wider and wider in response to the heat of an early morning sun. I’ve seen lotus petals blossom like this in a pond not far from my house. The third iteration of the ray-image continued to shine in its “wilted” position for a few seconds before I recognized that this image was not going to change as rapidly as the ray-images that had proceeded it. Realizing that it might prove useful to time how long the image lasted, I started to count silently; when I’d counted to twelve, the rays were overwhelmed by “explosive” flashes of lightning-like phosphene. Adding a few seconds to compensate for the time when I was not counting, I’d estimate that the “wilted” rays lasted longer than 15 seconds but less than 20 seconds. During the time when I was able to stare at the vision of “wilted” rays,

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