The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho still has the best definition of luck: "The Alchemist" sees luck as fleeting—it must be chased through life's ups and downs. True fortune favors those who persistently pursue their dreams, even when luck seems to slip away.

Imagine standing in ancient Ephesus, 2000 years ago. A philosopher speaks, and suddenly the crowd sees vivid battles and landscapes in their minds. This was ekphrasis - the art of painting mental pictures with words. But what if some couldn't see these mental images? 🏛️🧠

What Happens in a Mind That Can’t ‘See’ Mental Images New article on aphantasia and its opposite, hyperphantasia Quanta Magazine. quantamagazine.org/what-happens-i… #aphantasia #hyperphantasia #imagination

Did you catch that? Sara Imari Walker discussing a mind without pictures (#aphantasia) on Joe Rogan Podcast News and how these invisible differences in our "mental architecture" could change how we understand consciousness!🧠💪 youtube.com/clip/Ugkx75MAA…

09/07/2024 🤍 I married my best friend, business partner, and forever love. Our day was better than I could have imagined. I blinked and it was over, but it was truly the best day of my life. Here's to our forever kind of love. Omnia vincit amor - love conquers all.

World Mental Health Day is tomorrow. We're hosting an open event on #aphantasia & the future of mental healthcare 10/10/24 @ 2pm ET Live on Aphantasia Network YouTube. Learn from researchers how this cognitive difference impacts therapy approaches. youtube.com/watch?v=TL_NzW…

Our Founder, Tom Ebeyer was interviewed by The Moment Blog, featuring stories of neurodiversity in adulthood 🧠. Learn about our founder's story of discovering aphantasia, building the Aphantasia Network, and some of our latest initiatives. Read more: themoment.blog/lives-without-…

Dr. Adam Zeman joins us LIVE to discuss aphantasia, hyperphantasia, and everything in between 🗓️ Friday, April 4th 10:00 ET 📚 Celebrating his new book "The Shape of Things Unseen" 🧠 Discover the latest on how our minds create (or don't) mental images youtube.com/watch?v=Yj6c3h…

📚 Hollis Robbins (Hollis Robbins) just shared her review of Adam Zeman's "The Shape of Things Unseen" - it's excellent. The neurologist who discovered aphantasia uses it to launch something far more ambitious: proving imagination is the core operating system of human consciousness.

"We as scientists are so lucky that aphantasia exists, because we would have been completely wrong for 20, 30, 40 years." Watch the full interview with Dr. Alfredo Spagna: aphantasia.com/video/rethinki…

"𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 '𝐬𝐞𝐞' 𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝." 🧵Mississippi just proved it.

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐲: "Alexander of Aphrodisias: The Ancient Philosopher Who Mapped Mental Imagery" by Tom Ebeyer aphantasia.com/article/alexan…

"𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘢, 𝘸𝘦'𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨-𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘴𝘺𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘰𝘳𝘺."⁣⁣ ⁣ 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 Wilma Bainbridge 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰: aphantasia.com/video/pictures…

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