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Aug. 20th, 2023
I think nearly everyone has pressed on their closed eyes, especially in the dark, and seen those odd looking splotches of color. When I worked in the coal mine, I would sometimes shut off my cap lamp and although I know it was impossible to see anything in total darkness, I imagined I did. Of course, it may be the same sort of retinal nerve anomaly that a person notices after a camera flash or after an unintentional glance at the sun.
In the past several years, I've been able to close my eyes and see these splotches in much more detail. I know that it is probably imagination more than reality. (And no, I don't hear voices others don't hear) But, at times, they appear in a nearly orthochromatic fashion and can be as detailed as faces and places.
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We'd walk on dirt roads late on some nights that were moonless and the light dust of the road surface would appear to fluoresce. I imagined it to be a chemical reaction to the fog that would roll from the creek in the nearby cow pasture.
In the past several years, I've been able to close my eyes and see these splotches in much more detail. I know that it is probably imagination more than reality. (And no, I don't hear voices others don't hear) But, at times, they appear in a nearly orthochromatic fashion and can be as detailed as faces and places.
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We'd walk on dirt roads late on some nights that were moonless and the light dust of the road surface would appear to fluoresce. I imagined it to be a chemical reaction to the fog that would roll from the creek in the nearby cow pasture.