Re: Disappointed at first, then had a very cool experience.
Visuals come with time and practice. When you first do sessions on an AVS machine it is natural to be dazzled by the lights. Over time your focus will deepen and then new vistas will open up. Many people neglect to put in the necessary time to acquire the skill. As in life, some have talents in this area and some need to work at it. I fall between those extremes. I had to do a lot of meditative work, mainly getting the jitters and fidgeting out of my body so I could really settle down. Little itches, especially on my nose, used to drive me crazy. It was a stage that had to be overcome.
Jameth is right on when he talks about that at first you use your eyes to 'study' the lights. I tend to repeat for emphasis that using a light and sound machine is really a form of augmented meditation. The more you acquire the abilities to relax and transcend your surroundings, then open up to inner worlds, the better and more satisfying your results will be.
A technique that I find works well is to use sessions with a lot of green. Like you can set the ColorSets to green on AudioStrobe or KBS sessions. Then use the green to imagine trees and grass blowing in the wind. Get the impression of a tropical paradise or a summer meadow.
Then start to work with blues which are a bit harder to see. Imagine water, and space scapes. Then you start to mix these up. From land to sea... I'm flying...
Use the colors to create impressions and food for the imagination. Use the flicker as movement. Treat it like cloud gazing in a way.. make sense?
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