MENTAL DRILL

To enliven a dull eye since the mind is lazy and looks through the clearest window, a weak eye grows Weaker through disuse. We must therefore teach the mind to think through the lazy eye. Close both eyes. Cover the strong eye with your palm so that the mind knows no vision through it is possible. Then think of an object you know to, be before you. You will find that the uncovered eye, though closed, is doing the thinking or mental seeing. This teaches the weak eye to see while you palm both front of it you will feel the mind directing its attention through it though you keep it closed and loosely covered. For contrast, closely cover the weak eye, loosen the palm over the strong eye and you will find the mental power reversed.

Having done all the foregoing drills and relaxation devices for a week or more, you will be ready to train your eye really to see and the mind to interpret what you see, through the centre of sight. Patch the stronger eye and do the calendar game described for eyes with near sight you will get a slightly different reaction from that of the near-sighted eye. When you first look at a number on the big calendar, it will scarcely be there; but if you will do the shuttle shift on what appears to be but a vague spot, (the Thumb Dot shift), it will begin to form, then clear, and before you leave it to juggle again the next number may volunteer. Sometimes when the vision turns on, it is as if someone had spotlighted every number. That is the result of foveal activity. In other words, be patient and willing to "sandpaper" until you reach the sensitive nerve ends and vision comes through. with this exception, follow the instructions in the chapter on near-sighted eyes.