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Thanks for posting this. I'm Synesthetic and have been all my life. With me, all of my senses intertwine, to the point where I'll sometimes use words for a sense other than the one I'm thinking of, I.E. "listen to that," when referring to a scent or such. I also see colors and images for scents and tastes and sounds and such. Like the sent of Poison, which is one of my favs, looks purple to me. This was before I knew that the liquid itself is dyed a purple color, -somebody keyed in... lol! I think the shade is a bit different from the one I see though. It's pretty funny, and I and my friends often get a good laugh out of it. It's also very inspiring though, as I get ideas which can translate into other mediums very very easily. I love it! It also helps me in teaching, as I give excercises to students based on ideas of translating one sense into another creatively. So Yes, I do see images and colors while playing, and listening and such. Have a great day!... Smiles, CQ At 06:04 PM 9/25/02 -0700, you wrote: >It's called synesthesia and I experienced it when I was in college. I was >rubbing a blanket and could see stripes of light that moved and lengthened >on concert (so to speak) with my fingers as they slid along the blanket. > >-----Original Message----- >From: Doug Cox [mailto:bickleypunk@pdq.net] >Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 5:40 PM >To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com >Subject: Re: do you imagine pictures while playing? > > >This is an interesting topic. > >Not that I'm a big fan of LSD (anymore, at least!)... >Still, I have experienced, and then read observations from a wide variety >of >sources, that sound can often manifest itself as shapes and colors while >under the influence of a hallucinogen. I have often wondered if this is >some chemical effect of the drug, or if it is simply a heightened >sensitivity to something that's always there - a basic relationship in the >human mind between sound and shape. > >I'm also reminded of a Peter Gabriel lyric, from "Humdrum", on the 1st >solo >album: >"Lost among echoes of things not there >Watching the sounds forming shapes in the air" > >Doug > >PS - gotta go get that PG "Up" CD soon! > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Stuart Wyatt" <stuart@solostring.com> >To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com> >Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 3:33 PM >Subject: Re: do you imagine pictures while playing? > > >> >> > Strange, I never managed to imagine picture and sound simultaneously. >> >> I sometimes do if I am in a trance-like state - it is very much like >> what you get if you are in a deep meditative state (helped with yoga) or >> take the easy option and cheat and use natural herbal substances. They >> are visions, just like day dreaming. The Place des Vosges improvisations >> were all recorded whilst in this state (natural, and herbal)... I can >> picture people, places, scents, touch.... >> >> Alas, it does not happen as much as it used to... >> >> Lately, I have been feeling a kind of musical schizophrenia whereby it >> feels as though there are a number of performers inside me. The >> spiritual side of me believes that at times, my body is acting as a >> medium for dead musicians whereas my analitical mind just assumes that I >> am a natural headchase and am just playing things that I have >> subconciously heard or worked out beforehand. I play in styles I have >> never studied or have played before... to this day, I dont know where >> they are coming from. >> >> Its a bizarre sensation... feeling away from your physical body and >> conducting your own small string orchestra.... >> >> Its great, as they work for free, dont have drinking problems and rarely >> argue with each other. :) >> >> -- >> Stuart Wyatt - Solo String Project >> http://www.solostring.com >> stuart@solostring.com >> > > > --- "The only things I really think are important, are love, and eachother. -Then, anything is possible..." http://home.earthlink.net/~thefates Please visit The Guitar Cafe. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-guitar-cafe