Tom Your belief that you must see the blip page is seriously hindering you activation. As a PhotoReading instructor I can assure you the Blip page is just nice but not necessary.
What is necessary is a relaxed approach.Something you are not doing. The blip page will disappear always every time for a beginner. Because you try to hard focus on the words. Turn the book over and just spend two to three minutes flipping the pages with the chant and just notice the pattern of white as it passes your eyes.
More important than the blip page is a steady rhythm and the chant.
Now .. the Five day test and the no Memory problem.
PhotoReading does not create a photographic memory. It allows you to PhotoRead the text and look for a deeper understanding of the information that you have PhotoRead. With activation you're looking for answers to your mind probing question. It is impossible to build a mind map if you're not understanding the information to some degree. So you're negating the results you've been getting (you said you mind mapped) Therefore you were building conscious comprehension.
Alex
