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Receiving an Object Exercise |
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Get your paper and pencil ready. You and your partner should then settle into a quiet, comfortable position. It's fine to be in the same room together. Remember, in this exercise, you are the receiver and your partner is the sender. |
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1. Your partner, as the sender, should repeat several timesin his own mindthe name of a specific object, such as a vegetable, fruit, or flower. (Note that throughout this exercise, the sender does not need to have a real object present to look at, just his own mental version of it.) |
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2. After reciting its name silently several times, the sender should then experience the object in his mind. If it is a tomato, he should look at how red it is, smell its tart freshness, feel his teeth slice into it and the juice running into his mouth, and taste whether its flavor is sweet or not. |
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3. This whole process should take about 30 to 60 seconds. Then you can write down the image you perceived. If you don't see a clear image, write down any information you do get, such as color, shape, or smell. As we've said about other exercises, you may feel that you are making up your impressions, but don't let that stop you. Just try to have fun with the process. |
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4. Don't talk to your partner about what you sensed. Just let him see that you've finished writing so that he can go on to the next image. Repeat this process about five times. You can use five different objects of one type (all fruits such as an orange, apple, pear, banana, and grape) or a variety of objects (tomato, orange, chocolate, shrimp, and coffee). Food works well because it allows the use of smell and taste. (Don't try this exercise when you're hungry, or your wishful thinking mechanism may take over!) |
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5. Avoid talking at all during the exercise. When you've finished, then you can look at your notes together with your partner. Let him tell you whether you were on target or not. |
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Once you feel comfortable with your success at the object-sensing exercise, try your handor rather, your mindat receiving an impression of a visual image. This exercise is similar to the popular psi experiments, referred to as ganzfeld tests, that we mentioned in Chapter 4 and will talk more about later in this chapter. See how you do. |
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