I just had another experience which proves to me the ultimate benifits of PhotoReading. I was activating "Listen, Little Man!" by William Reich, when I noticed I was understanding the book in that same whole-mind way that convinced me to purchase the PhotoReading Whole Mind System in the first place. I went synesthetic to be able to capture the experience and discribe it. I noticed that regular reading and normal activation have a Point of Observation that is in front of the book. It is as if (and, indeed, is) you are looking down at the book from above. When I have Very Deep Understanding, it is as if I am inside the book looking up at me. When I have this level of understanding, I can understand exactly what the author wrote a book to communicate. Just as the book existed wordlessly in a complete form inside of the author's mind before he ever commited it to paper, (much like Michaelangelo's sculptures were in the stone before Michaelangelo ever picked up a chissle), the act of PhotoReading allows all of the book to assume that same form within my own mind.
Having this experience for a second time acted to abolish one of the beliefs I had about PhotoReading (and speed-reading), that somehow it was "cheating" to read at a very high rate, skipping over unimportant words or paragraphs, because the author had constructed the book with utmost care, including editing and revising. I realize now that I am actually doing the author a favor by PhotoReading, because I'm able to understand the impulse which created the book.
Very Deep Understanding is why I choose to PhotoRead. The time-saving is a side effect. Even after I return "Listen, Little Man!" to the library, I believe that I will have the book inside of me for the rest of my life. I couldn't reproduce it word for word, but the message Reich was trying to tell the Little Man has made a profound impact on me.
As a side note, I should mention that I used an experimental activation technique to engage more of my mind. I listened to "Enemy" by Days of the New just as soon as I woke up and recorded my dreams. This engaged my musical IQ and integrated it into the activation about to take place.
