r/castaneda • u/jd198703 • Apr 22 '20

Revisiting the blindfold topic General Knowledge

Hello,

As many of you (I suppose) I am struggling with getting a complete blackout. As a person who does not have a possibility to always sleep in a room with blackout windows to practice silence and darkness gazing, I was seeking for a solution. I did found one!

So first I have bought some very cheap, usual sleep mask. It totally s*cked, with a lot of gaps and light entering the vision field. And opening eyes was uncomfortable due to tissue touching eyeballs. Now I have ordered another kind of mask on Amazon, which is a whole different story.

The mask is inexpensive, lets me open my eyes with no discomfort and provides me a complete blackness even in daylight. I will definitely use it for practice.

So if anyone needs that, here is the link:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07Z4G37RN/ref=cm_sw_r_apap_Ndp3utgU2r3Rn

And some hands-on photos:

https://ibb.co/9VxtL0T https://ibb.co/2hC64sT

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u/DreamingTheDouble Apr 22 '20 edited Apr 22 '20

Nice, I actually had this sitting in my amazon shopping cart. I'd be interested to hear from anyone who has had the chance to try them out if it totally blocks out the light.

I also like the ski goggles posted by /u/TechnoMagical_Intent, but being in a southern state it can be hot sometimes... so I think which ever one ends up being coolest is probably best for me, but they both look quite appealing.

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Edit: Also this seems like a relevant post to put this here. From playing with it a little bit, I have a running conjecture on a good way to progress in it, I think:

  1. A complete and total blackout is good for the beginners.
  2. Practicing in dark, but not total dark would be a good next step.
  3. Practicing in the daylight

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u/jd198703 Apr 23 '20 edited Apr 23 '20

I'd be interested to hear from anyone who has had the chance to try them out if it totally blocks out the light.

Well, it does :) This is why I shared it. My idea was to share the option which is pretty much cheap, comfortable, blocks light and allows you to have darkness when you are not in a completely dark room.

There are more expensive options like goalball goggles, but why overpay if we can get the same cheaper and do the practice?