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Mental Imagery

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What is Mental Imagery?

Observing the pictures, scenes, and visualizations that arise spontaneously in the mind. Mental imagery reveals the creative, associative nature of consciousness. Watching images arise is like attending an internal cinema.

When you might feel mental imagery

Mental Imagery is a specific form of memory & imagination, which itself is a type of mind. You might experience this feeling in situations where mind is present, particularly when the circumstances align with the nuances that define mental imagery.

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