SEEING WITH THE EYES CLOSED

Normally, when looking with closed eyes, we see little stars, or vague shapes, clouds, or streaks of light and colour, or sometimes a kaleidoscope image. This is the result of our habitual focused vision.

When looking in a panoramic way with the eyes closed – i can see light, as though it shines in (and out) through the head and face, forehead, temples, and cheeks.

I only have to close my eyes and look panoramically, and it happens.

I started off wanting to explore and empathise with horses or sheep, with eyes on both sides of my head. I wanted to find out what panoramic vision felt like when dozing. And there it was immediately, obvious light, white light.

This is a form of "inner light".

I don't want to argue the science. I believe it is in fact some sort of optical illusion.

But if so, then animals who have a visual acuity, would also have such optical illusions.

I just have to go panoramic, and it's there, often at first just in front and at the sides of my head... and then with time, this sensation sometimes automatically spreads through my whole head, and sometimes through my body.

I have no rational argument for this, and it will seem totally unrealistic. I can only suggest you to try it yourself. I believe that once a person can see in an active panoramic way with their eyes open, they will automatically discover this inner-light.

I sometimes imagine eyes looking out about an half an inch above your ears. Sometimes, a pair of big eyes inside my body, looking-out. But the light itself is a sensation, rather than a visualisation. A feeling of light all over and through the body, and the body being almost transparent.

Now, so far, i have only had the opportunity to ask focal humans. And it seems if you only know how to focus, then it doesn't happen, you can't see this light with closed focused eyes.

It would be difficult to check this with innocent children's experience. But it maybe possible by asking them to draw what they see with closed eyes.

And, even with our human eyes, closed, in darkness – when a light goes on behind us, we notice it.

When dozing, many animals can distinguish to some extent, between light or shadows changing or moving behind them; and in effect, they have eyes in the back of their head.

Human babies in the womb can distinguish light (and sound) through the mother's body – they turn to look at it. So, the embryo's eyes are able to look through thin sheets of matter. I don't know if adult eyes are able to look through thin layers of skin.

But, stretch your empathy and imagine how it might be for a duck or a horse to see light all around them when dozing.

The Bottom Line
So the bottom line is, animals who dream must have some sort of an imagination, and at times "suffer" from optical illusions.

And because it's so easy and natural and feels good and healthy, i can easily believe that animals would have discovered this optical illusion as a normal part of being alive, and use it for healing and in other ways i can only guess at.

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