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# Visualizations

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- Subject: Visualizations
- From: "leviathanthewise" <fish_studios@...>
- Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 07:26:01 -0000
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    I know that a ton of posts have been done on this topic, and I tried
    my best to sift through them to see if this had been asked before
    and I couldn't find it.

    Anyway, here's the question:

    Is it okay to start visualizations with simple, shapes (such as a
    cube) rather than a real object in front of you? My mind tends to
    over-analyze things and I have a hard time with creating an image as
    I try and put a little too much detail into. For example, if I was
    to visualize a pencil, its not enough just to see a pencil, I have
    to think about the lead inside the pencil, how worn is the lead, is
    the eraser worn down, does it have lead traces on it, are there
    scratches on the pencil, writing, is the wood on the end frayed or
    smooth, and it goes on and on and on.

    It ends up being more of a mental thought exercise than a
    visualization one. It takes me almost 5 minutes to build the image
    and then to try and hold on to it after what I just put myself
    through isn't all that easy.

    So I was thinking that maybe starting with extremely basic shapes
    would be a good idea, to help train my mind in building the image
    and learning to hold.

    I'm not saying that I think there's something wrong with all the
    detail, just that here at first its hindering more than helping.

    Any thoughts on this? Are simple shapes okay? or should I stick to
    pencils and such and work through the difficulty?

    -- Alan

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