The blind can see!

asteram · 01-03-2009, 03:17 AM

Back in the late 1980s I read a book called Mindsight. It was a program for training people to see wiithout using their eyes. A lady I knew was working with the author who, though elderly, was still doing some training. He taught blindfolded people to read newspapers, and as I recall he taught at least one blind person to drive a car perfectly. There are all sorts of information coming in to our unconscious mind that we don't pay attention to. For one thing, we don't really need it because we have sight.

I never got very good at it, probably because I wasn't that interested. One friend of mine though became very good through practice. Late one night we were working on a large house far out in the woods that had a generator for lights and power. The generator ran out of gas and the lights died. It was overcast and totally dark. While I fumbled and tried to find where I had put the flashlight, Tony walked through the whole house, out the door, down the hill to the shed where the generator was, filled it with gas, and restarted it. I still hadn't found the flashlight when the lights came back on. He thought it was no big deal. I've seen some other amazing demonstrations of it.

Anyway, I looked online and think the book was this one:

Training Manual for Sight Without Eyes - Through Mind Sight and Perception - Lloyd Hopkins

"Before there was any public disclosure of the U.S. Government's Remote Viewing Research, Lloyd F. Hopkins developed one of the most successful training programs ever for expanding Human Awareness beyond the five senses. His motivation was the exploration of expanded human consciousness, and his desire to help blind people see without eyes. This is the only book that Mr. Hopkins published on his work."

Here's the link where I found it: http://www.clspress.com/mindsight.html

Carmen · 01-03-2009, 03:31 AM

I have that book also asteram. Its really good, although like you I didnt follow it through. Obviously your friend did with much success

asteram · 01-03-2009, 05:37 AM

It was funny Carmen. When I said wow, how'd you do that, Tony just looked and me and said "What?" He honestly didn't think it was anything.

And Recallone, I'm with you on something awesome opening up for humanity. The internet has a lot to do with it. All able to connect, communicate, share, create, the whole of human knowledge available to us for the first time ever.

These very moments we are also seeing the actions of the worst of humanity, the demented emotionally disturbed two year olds who want to beat each other with sticks and steal everyone's toys and give them orders. These are who claim to be our leaders and rulers. They are pathetic, and they are showing everyone, on the permanent record, in print and videotape, just what sad things they are. Meantime, there a lot of us watching and saying uh-uh, we have better games to play. Time for some grownups in the room.

01-03-2009, 03:17 AM	#1
asteram Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Isla de Margarita, Venezuela Posts: 161	Re: The blind can see! Back in the late 1980s I read a book called Mindsight. It was a program for training people to see wiithout using their eyes. A lady I knew was working with the author who, though elderly, was still doing some training. He taught blindfolded people to read newspapers, and as I recall he taught at least one blind person to drive a car perfectly. There are all sorts of information coming in to our unconscious mind that we don't pay attention to. For one thing, we don't really need it because we have sight. I never got very good at it, probably because I wasn't that interested. One friend of mine though became very good through practice. Late one night we were working on a large house far out in the woods that had a generator for lights and power. The generator ran out of gas and the lights died. It was overcast and totally dark. While I fumbled and tried to find where I had put the flashlight, Tony walked through the whole house, out the door, down the hill to the shed where the generator was, filled it with gas, and restarted it. I still hadn't found the flashlight when the lights came back on. He thought it was no big deal. I've seen some other amazing demonstrations of it. Anyway, I looked online and think the book was this one: Training Manual for Sight Without Eyes - Through Mind Sight and Perception - Lloyd Hopkins "Before there was any public disclosure of the U.S. Government's Remote Viewing Research, Lloyd F. Hopkins developed one of the most successful training programs ever for expanding Human Awareness beyond the five senses. His motivation was the exploration of expanded human consciousness, and his desire to help blind people see without eyes. This is the only book that Mr. Hopkins published on his work." Here's the link where I found it: http://www.clspress.com/mindsight.html

01-03-2009, 03:31 AM	#2
Carmen Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 992	Re: The blind can see! I have that book also asteram. Its really good, although like you I didnt follow it through. Obviously your friend did with much success

01-03-2009, 05:37 AM	#3
asteram Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Isla de Margarita, Venezuela Posts: 161	Re: The blind can see! It was funny Carmen. When I said wow, how'd you do that, Tony just looked and me and said "What?" He honestly didn't think it was anything. And Recallone, I'm with you on something awesome opening up for humanity. The internet has a lot to do with it. All able to connect, communicate, share, create, the whole of human knowledge available to us for the first time ever. These very moments we are also seeing the actions of the worst of humanity, the demented emotionally disturbed two year olds who want to beat each other with sticks and steal everyone's toys and give them orders. These are who claim to be our leaders and rulers. They are pathetic, and they are showing everyone, on the permanent record, in print and videotape, just what sad things they are. Meantime, there a lot of us watching and saying uh-uh, we have better games to play. Time for some grownups in the room.