Hi - chrono synchronicity is what you are describing which is a sign or
symptom of a number of so-called 'learning difficulties' including such
things as orphism.

Their was a book published a couple of years ago by an ortistic guy called
something like 'Tuesday is a blue day'.
Associations of this kind are also used by 'memory men' to assist with
recall of information.

David



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Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 7:30 AM
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Subject: Re: off topic Can Blind People hallucinate?

Hi Group,

Well, I don't see a lot of odd colors in my mind all the time, but ever 
since I was very young, I have associated a very, very complex color scheme 
with various aspects of language and sound.  For example, when I think about

the days of the week, I see colors of an elaborate nature for each day of 
the week and for the hours of the day--even up to and including daytime and 
night time.  When I hear music, I picture very elaborate color schemes for 
each of the various instruments: piano, bass, drums, string and so on.  To 
describe these colors is very difficult.  They're not just simple primary 
colors and they have a great deal of variation as shading, blending, 
brightness, darkness and the like.  I remember describing this in some 
detail to an art student a long time ago and she tried to paint it.  Of 
course I'll never know if she was even close--since I wasn't able to check 
her work precisely.

I had talked to a psychologist about this once and he said it was probably 
some sort of language learning or language association memory tool that I 
found advantageous as a little boy and since I lost my vision fairly early, 
the memory of this method has never faded.  He even had a name for it.  He 
called it (and I'm not exactly sure of the spelling) Chrono Synchronicity. 
It sounds like the name of a Police album from the early 1980's <g>!

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From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 9:43 PM
Subject: Re: off topic Can Blind People hallucinate?


Steve,

Good to point that out.  When I was about 26 years old, I decided to have my
other eye removed because of discomfort and other light related problems it
caused.  When I awakened after the surgery, for about two days, I saw the
most unusual bluish purplish light that seemed to fill my total vision even
though I couldn't see.  It was out of this world and felt like a cloud I
walked around inside.  Then, after a couple of days, it faded and everything
returned to what it was and that is, I see colors and shapes as if looking
into a kaleidoscope.  And for those unfamiliar with such a device, it is a
cylinder shaped object like a short telescope, sort of speak, which you hold
up to the light and look into one end to see colors and geometric shapes at
the other end.  Generally, the other end has floating objects of very bright
colors, about every color you have heard of, and various shapes.  At the end
of the tube, there is a circular band which you turn and that makes the
shapes and colors tumble and float around to create an amazing effect of
light, colors, and shapes.  That's what I see all the time and I've had both
eyes removed.  No, it doesn't bother me and I actually don't notice it
unless I think about it.  I'm typing now and thinking about it and seeing
all these different colors and geometric shapes floating around, bumping
into each other, and bobbing around even as I type.  Oh, by the way.  When I
did LSD, which I no way recommend after having a bad trip once that nearly
killed me, these colors and shapes I see?  Well, they grew in size and
turned neon and florescent and electric in brilliance.  It was beautiful but
as I said, after that last bummer, you couldn't pay me money to try it
again.  Being crazy is pretty scary and you don't ever want to go there.  A
doctor my mother worked for had to come and shoot me up with thorazine to
bring me down.  He told me, I was also on speed at the time, what a mix,
that he would give me the shot and I would sleep for probably 12 hours.  He
gave me the shot, in a few minutes, I fell asleep, and an hour later, I was
fully awake but my mind was back to normal, whatever that is.  I felt like a
truck had backed over me for a couple of days but at least my head was
clear.

Phil.
K0NX



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 6:11 PM
Subject: Re: off topic Can Blind People hallucinate?


> Auditory hallucinations.
>
> I also remember as a child seeing wandering lights on the ceiling when I
was
> trying to sleep; the explanation I got from an ophthalmologist was that
was the
> result of formation of scar tissue.
>
> Steve
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Frederick" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 5:39 PM
> Subject: off topic Can Blind People hallucinate?
>
>
> Hi
>      I have a sighted friend (Bob) who has been wondering, can Blind
People
> hallucinate? He says that people who hallucinate see things that are not
> there. So, therefore he wonders since blind people can not see he wondered
> if it was possible for them to hallucinate. I had never contemplated the
> matter much but I told him I would forward the question to the list. I
will
> be glad to send any messages you have on the matter back to him.
>      Thank you for helping to answer this retired policeman's question.
>
> God bless,
> Mark
> God loves you!
> My ham radio lists.
> http://lists.topica.com/lists/funhamradio.
> http://groups.google.com/group/funhamradio-list
>
>

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