{"id":1577,"date":"2019-10-21T15:21:53","date_gmt":"2019-10-21T15:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/antonyhall.net\/blog\/?p=1577"},"modified":"2021-03-20T09:35:19","modified_gmt":"2021-03-20T09:35:19","slug":"phosphines-by-deformation-of-the-eyeball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antonyhall.net\/blog\/phosphines-by-deformation-of-the-eyeball\/","title":{"rendered":"On the inwardly generated image"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On the inwardly generated image (by deformation of the eyeball) A visual perception activity based on an Eyeball ATM [Awareness Through Movement] a type of activity used in Feldenkrais, inspired through working with Teresa Brayshaw who led the original session at the [Re]Action lab atLMJU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\u201cWhen I close my eyes, they begin to shine, just like the dots and lines&#8230;It all ends with a dark rhombus with blunt corners, surrounded by a dull shine resembling a phosphorescent light. A total darkness follows.&#8221; Jan Purkyn\u011b 1819<br><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"568\" src=\"http:\/\/antonyhall.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/fullsizeoutput_1692-1024x568.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antonyhall.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/fullsizeoutput_1692-1024x568.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/antonyhall.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/fullsizeoutput_1692-600x333.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/antonyhall.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/fullsizeoutput_1692-300x166.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/antonyhall.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/fullsizeoutput_1692-768x426.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>A visual perception activity based on an Eyeball ATM [awareness through movement] an activity used in Feldenkrais. This session had the addition of generating phosphines in the eyeball through excitation and deformation of the eyeball.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Feldenkrais is a method of enhancing self-awareness through movement and the heightening of bodily perception. This floor-based activity involves exploring the movement and sensations of the eyeball as it moves, and what can be perceived while our eyes are closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Phosphines are a visual phenomenon in which light is seen without light entering the eye. <strong>Phosphines can be created by electromagnetic or magnetic stimulation of the visual cortex, Or in some cases by gently manipulating the eyeball.\u00a0<\/strong>These create flashes of light and colour or manifest as &#8216;form constants&#8217;, recurring geometric forms reported through antiquity by the Greek philosophers. Phosphines are also reported through sensory deprivation, a phenomenon also known as \u2018prisoners cinema\u2019. Similar phenomena are reported through intense meditation. In Buddhism, these are known as known in Buddhism as Nimitta.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Newton also described phosphines and visual patterns generated when he presses a flat needle against the back of his eyeball. You can read his notes here&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"623\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/antonyhall.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/newton-notebood-deformation-phospene-e1571673713441-623x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antonyhall.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/newton-notebood-deformation-phospene-e1571673713441-623x1024.jpg 623w, https:\/\/antonyhall.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/newton-notebood-deformation-phospene-e1571673713441-600x986.jpg 600w, https:\/\/antonyhall.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/newton-notebood-deformation-phospene-e1571673713441-183x300.jpg 183w, https:\/\/antonyhall.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/newton-notebood-deformation-phospene-e1571673713441-768x1262.jpg 768w, https:\/\/antonyhall.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/newton-notebood-deformation-phospene-e1571673713441.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A visual perception activity based on an Eyeball ATM [awareness through movement] an activity used in Feldenkrais [Teresa Brayshaw led the original session at the [Re]Action lab atLMJU] This session had the addition of generating phosphines in the eyeball through excitation and deformation of the eyeball.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1632,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[240,9],"tags":[189,286,187,188,81,183],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/antonyhall.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1577"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/antonyhall.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/antonyhall.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antonyhall.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antonyhall.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1577"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/antonyhall.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1577\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1707,"href":"https:\/\/antonyhall.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1577\/revisions\/1707"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antonyhall.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1632"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/antonyhall.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1577"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antonyhall.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1577"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antonyhall.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}