Forums IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ PhotoReading, Memory Optimizer Passive or Active?

Is Photoreading supposed to be more a passive activity or an active pursuit?

This would greatly change the approach one might take to master PRing. Am I to just let the information flow into my mind, or should I be trying to pull it towards me? Is it best to have playful curiousity(more passive) or focused goal-oriented purpose(more active)?

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Hi Tim,
PRing is both passive and active. It depends on the point of refferance you use.

For instance, during the actual PR step your conscios mind is passive in regards to taking in the information on the page and is very active in presenting the printed information to your brain. During the activation step, your conscious mind is very active in trying to bring the information into your conscious awareness.

When activating, the knowledge you want is built up in layers. An excellent way to experience and understand this is to do the 5 Day Plan.

As far as being goal oriented, you should always have a reason for reading the printed material, even if the only reason you can think of is to practice PR.

I hope this helped. (It's the best I can do with the question you presented .) If this didn't help, ask again being more specific about what information you want regarding the PR process.

Sincerely,
Gregory

Thanks, I knew that was a vague question, but I could not think of exactly how to word it.

It is just that in my activation I feel that I might be going at it a bit to aggressively, and not just letting go, and allowing my subconscious to point me to the information I need. I do not really feel "drawn" toward any perticular words or phrases, it becomes more a conscious endeavor that does not have the intuitive mind working while I passively let these hutches float up into my conscious awareness.

I'm sure it will come to me, but feeling like I'm just skimming a book, i.e. speed reading, instead of moving my eyes down the center of the page and being pulled to the information that fits my purpose, does not make me any more confident with my Photoreading skills.

Enjoy.

Hi Tim,
It sounds to me like you are trying too hard. Try to relax and play with the book. Have fun with the process, it should be enjoyable.

The purpose that you create when you first start with a book may not be the same purpose that you end with as you can change and redefine your purpose as you progress through the material.

Have you tried the 5 day plan outlined by Pete in a previous post? If not I strongly recommend that you do.

When I activate a book, I find that I get clues to areas that need dipping. Note that I said "areas". I find that by the time I recognize a clue from my mind or body to stop I will have passed the area that I am really interested in and have to back up a little (usually anywhere from a few paragraphs to a page or two). Mostly I play with the book and am not driven to get the info. I am also not in a hurry. Just relax. You are probably doing the steps correctly but are so caught up in the mechanics (like I was when I started PRing) that you are missing the more subtle clues your body is giving you.

Another thing you might try is Petes test outlined in a recent post. Try sitting in a quiet, darkened room with an emotionally charged book (you might want to stay away from horror stories) lit by a light. PR the book. When you activate the book try activating in the same environment (Pete didn't mention this but it makes sense to me to try it) and pay attention to what your body is trying to tell you. You may be very surprised with the results.

Let me know how it goes.

Sincerely,
Gregory

Actually, I'm not a new PRer, I've had the book for 4 years now and have saddly never gotten over the technicalities. A few months ago I went to a PR seminar, but I still have a lot of questions, many of which I ask on this forum, others I can not quite express. Hopefully these issues will be resolved when I return to the seminar (hopefully) during the summer months. Then again, if things are going really well, I might not need to.

Thank you for your suggestions; I will try them out presently. Oh, and I can't forget to credit Pete for his 5 day plan. Thanks Pete.

If I insulted you Tim, I apologize. I too have found this DB to be extremely useful and am thankful to Pete for the 5 day plan and this DB.

One thing that really helped me in regards to the mechanics of PR: one day while reading this DB, I came acros a post from someone that essentially pointed out that the PR techniques outlined in the book and course are tools that we put into our toolbox (our heads) and the way that we use the tools at our disposal is up to us (within reason of course). After I realized this, the mechanics just didn't seem as important as they once did and I could then relax and play with the material. PRing has since become much more fun and much easier. The book and course outline the ultimate ideal for learning how to use the tools. Once you know that, you can use the tools anywhere.

Hope this helps,
Gregory

Gregory, I am by no means insulted. I can take helpful suggestions very well. It's all part of a journey of self-discovery, and if anyone would like to lead me along that path, I thank them.

What I see as keeping me from making the progress I would like is the creation of imaginary mountains in my mind. Mountains that I have to trek over before I can reach my destination. I think to myself, I need to prepare, I need to preview, I need to take time to make sure I'm in state, I need to flip through the book while keeping the state, then I need to make my affirmations, and then wait. After that, I still have to mind probe(which I do not seem to get anything out of), then comes the super reading and dipping, which leaves me out-of-control for some reason or another, and then the whole rapid reading process. All this goes through my mind instead of: "Hey, Tim, let's relax, have some fun and Photoread!" Damn submodalities!

Now I would like to review Pete's five day plan....

cheers.

Tim,

I had/have exactly the same issues. I would get so wrapped up in the process that I would lose touch with what I really wanted to do. It's like when I was first learning to drive.

Where I've made progress is in easing up on myself. Instead of driving myself like a drill instructor, I say, "OK, here is a book I want to PR. Here is something I'd like to get out of it. Let's see what happens." I don't deal well with people demanding things from me. A cooperative spirit accomplishes a lot more with me. I believe my inner mind is very similar. It's been ignored for years. Why should it respond to demands from the Chief Ignorer?

I now relax more and play more, with better results. However, I'm still trying to find ways to improve that connection to the inner mind. The signals are still subtle and I find myself second guessing them a lot. The one time I totally opened up to the signals (and just went with those things I sensed) was when Pete challenged us to try out PRing a novel. I was very surprised with the results. I need to capture and strengthen that experience.

Hey Tim, A couple of other things for you to think about or try...

You might try using some of the paraliminal tapes to reduce those mental mountains into the mole hills they should be. I used to create mountains as well, but not anymore!!!

You might also try the Natural Brilliance course. It has helped me beyond my immagination !!! Learning and problem solving has become immensely easier and almost automatic in the right conditions (solutions to problems come to me before I even consciously think about starting to solve the problem). I am really amazed and thrilled with the Natural Brilliance course. The Paraliminal tapes helped with this as well.

I know...something else to think about and more mountains to create .

Sincerely,
Gregory