Opening the Mind's Eye : How Images and Language Teach Us How to See

by Robertson, Ian

• ISBN13: 9780312306571
• ISBN10: 0312306571
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-03-25
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Summary

Ian Robertson has always been fascinated by how the mind makes images, for that awesome power directly and deeply affects our lives. All of us "visualize" the world differently, and how we do so dictates the way we feel, remember, and think--and therefore our health, memory, and creativity. In this lively, accessible and fascinating book, Robertson explains that most of us employ language as a basis for visualization. In effect, we think in words more than in images. The result is an imbalance between the logical and the intuitive, between imagery-based thought and language-based thought.Opening the Mind's Eyeis both an enlightening and stimulating explanation of how we "see," and a compelling argument for extending the mind's powers to improve the quality of our lives. Like Daniel Goleman'sEmotional Intelligence, it combines insight and application.

Author Biography

Ian Robertson is a professor of psychology at Trinity College, Dublin, where he is also director of the Institute of Neuroscience.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
A Word in Your Eye	p. 1
The "Watery Clasp" of Language	p. 9
How Your Brain Creates Images	p. 32
Do You Think in Words or Pictures?	p. 51
Better Imagery--More Creativity	p. 76
The Landscapes of Memory	p. 102
Vistas of Stress	p. 137
Healing Pictures	p. 174
Visions of Olympus	p. 193
Hypnosis: The Imagery Game	p. 208
Dreams and Images	p. 220
Images of God	p. 230
Notes	p. 251
Index	p. 265
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