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Illusions 

The organizational mechanisms of vision are best demonstrated by illusions. Illusions illustrate that perception is a creative construction that the brain makes in interpreting visual data ....Learning does not prevent us from being taken in by these illusions.

- Eric Kandel

We do not see the world as it really is; perception is always biased by the perceiver's motivational state. Individuals with Mood and/or Addictive Disorders are continually taken in by this Soul Illusion and so continue to act counter to their interests.

The images below - while limited to the visual modality - illustrate that perception is an active construction of the mind rather than a valid representation of objective reality.

 

 

 

angelsdevils.jpg (62207 bytes)

Angels and Devils - M. C. Escher

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cafewall.gif (6615 bytes)

parallel lines

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

highlow.jpg (49309 bytes)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

kanizsa.gif (5750 bytes)

The mind forms shapes that don't exist

 

 

 

 

 

 

old_woman.gif (31046 bytes)

old woman/young girl

 

 

 

 

 

 

eyetest.gif (12480 bytes)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

colors.gif (43142 bytes)

As fast as you can name the color of ink that each word is written

then start over and read each word

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ouchi.gif (8322 bytes)

 

 

 

 

 

Who do you think is bigger?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pipe.gif (2283 bytes)

man/woman

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

rubinvase.gif (1792 bytes)

face/vase

 

 

 

 

 

 

squaress.gif (21870 bytes)

straight lines?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

phantom.gif (4669 bytes)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRIANGLE.jpg (23629 bytes)

impossible triangle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

trident.jpg (9026 bytes)

impossible trident

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tritwo.gif (5122 bytes)

impossible shape

 

 

 

 

 

Shimmer

 

 

 

 

 

 

Any movement you see is an optical illusion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

twocubes.gif (2292 bytes)

After a necker cube [above] is perceived from one perspective, it will naturally tend to change to the other in about 3 seconds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

wff.jpg (53862 bytes)

waterfall [enhanced] M. C. Escher

 

 

 

For a further explanation please see:

  The Soul's Illusion

 

 

  For information on the path to independence please see:

The Three Step Path