You don't need to wear glasses. Pete wears contacts. But, when he is wearing glasses, he takes them off to PhR. One thing i noticed is that i was very dependent on glasses. It took some practice to get the blip page to be wider w/ my glasses off. So, for me, this was interesting. It told me there was a dependency on my part for my glasses, which, btw, i only need for reading small print. Plus, it also told me that i was not relaxed w/ my glasses off because of the dependency of my thinking to
need them on. At this point in time, i generally never use my glasses for PhRing. The reason is because i like the peripheral feeling in my eyes w/o them on.
But, wear your glasses if it makes you more comfortable. I just find them uncomfortable & i like the blurry print. For some reason, it enables me to stay in alpha state easier.
(The words also seem to go out of focus...beyond legibility when I see the blip page...not just slightly blurry) That's fine. You don't need to see them clearly at all. It's something to do w/ the brain anyway.
Yes, the book does speak about the quiet scene and affirming stuff before and after PhRing. It doesn't say it over and over, but it wouldn't b/c it's a book. In the home study course, Paul says it and then he has you doing it all the time for all the different exercises. So, an advantage of the home study course is that you do get repetition you will not find in a book. Different goals for different materials.
Quiet scene or alpha brain wave is vital imho. You want to know the importance of calming yourself. The example T. Buzan and everyone gives is the paper clip. Think about the things you can do w/ a paper clip. Now get into a nice steady alpha bw and you'll find yourself coming up w/ many more uses for that paper clip. We run out of ideas in beta. Alpha is considered the best bw for learning. Everything in learning happens faster and more effortlessly in alpha. Play some baroque music in the background to help you relax into alpha. For me, it's a perception of expansion and relaxation. I physically feel myself opening up to the info i'm PhRing & i welcome it in. Very pleasant and relaxing feeling.
Even books i've not visited in long periods of time have interesting things to say to me. I PhR a couple books the other day that i've not bothered w/ in ages. When PhRing, i suddenly, as the pages were being turned, recalled them and had ideas as i was PhRing. When you get good at it, you can even make decisions as you are PhRing. Like: I can tell there are some important things here for me. Or, this stuff is just not needed. It's very curious.
Good luck. You will be amazed at how much easier it'll be this time around. I'm sure. You'll find yourself understanding what was problematic. For anyone in school or feeling the pressure to learn PhRing--i feel for you I was under no pressure at all & was just having some fun.
A little here and there & you'll soon have it all.
