Forums IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ PhotoReading, Memory Optimizer How long after starting should I expect my first Activation?

Hello,

Just three weeks ago I purchased the Photoreading Whole Mind System book and read it almost immediately. I bought the book because of another book I read a few weeks ago, The Einstein Factor, which recommended this book.

Anyway, I've been following the steps in the book. Using another non-fiction book, I scan over the structure of the book, write out a purpose for reading the book, and then I flip through the pages and write down words I see frequently ("trigger words"). I also try to get relaxed and let my subconcious mind absorb the material.

I don't seem to have any problem Photofocusing...I mean, I see the blip all the time, and I can't read the words because they're out of focus. The hardest part I have is Activation. I superread the text just as the Photoreading book says, but I do not feel drawn to any passage by my mind, nor does reading any of the text spark off ideas in my mind.

I guess my questions are

1) Am I doing everything as I should be doing?

2) What are some Activation tips for a beginner?

3) Granted that I am doing everything correctly, how long (days, weeks, months, years) should it take to receive my first manual activation experience? In other words, what is the range of time that it takes between first testing the Photoreading technique and achieving activation results?

I consider myself fairly open-minded. I know that the subconcious mind records nearly everything it senses, so I don't think that the Photoreading system is unfounded. And because of this, I plan to continue studying this system (as I have Image Streaming) despite others' claims that the sytem hasn't worked for them. I would be grateful to hear of any beginner activation strategies.

Thank you, and sorry for the long post; but I figure that if you're a true Photoreader, word count shouldn't bother you :-)

[This message has been edited by Madaglan (edited April 29, 2004).]

[This message has been edited by Madaglan (edited April 29, 2004).]

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Originally posted by Madaglan:

I guess my questions are

1) Am I doing everything as I should be doing?

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On the surface yes. No mention of entering ALS, affirmations, Tangerine, Mind probing questions... you could be missing a couple of helpful steps.

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2) What are some Activation tips for a beginner?

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"but I do not feel drawn to any passage by my mind, nor does reading any of the text spark off ideas in my mind."
... seems to indicate a lack of questions. What do you want to know from the text.

If at first you don't succeed, try again.

Then try Skittering.

Remember the tangerine.

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3) Granted that I am doing everything correctly, how long (days, weeks, months, years) should it take to receive my first manual activation experience? In other words, what is the range of time that it takes between first testing the Photoreading technique and achieving activation results?

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Depends upon when you finally quit giving up before you've fully activated the text. If a book takes you 9 hours to regular read... expect to spend 3 hours activating in layers.

Biggest mistake. - Expecting it all to Gel in the first activation pass.

For 90% of the folks learning to PhotoRead the first activation pass produces virtually no great satisifaction in their reading comprehension. It often comes with the 3rd or 4th but usually they make the mistake of quitting too soon.

Yes it gets better the more you use the system. You learn what you weren't taught in school and that is to ask questions of the author about what s/he wrote. When you develop that knack it gets a whole lot faster still.

Alex