What is Visualization?

Use the power of conscious imagination

We all have the ability to create images in our minds, but we seldom use this faculty to its full potential. Visualization harnesses the power of imagination to learn about reality.

Imagine being able to explore the inside of a burning candle, to feel the sap run up the veins of a tree, or to see the inner workings of your own heart: all these things are possible using visualization.

This technique is simple, but it becomes very powerful with practice. In the beginning, you can use it to re-create simple objects in the mind's eye. With your eyes closed, it is possible to see an object vividly in the mind, capturing every detail about it, examining it as if seeing it physically. And as the ability to visualize develops, you can use imagination to explore deeply into reality, seeing and feeling real things, and gaining spiritual understanding about people, places and objects.