Discovering Your Mind - Aphantasia and Beyond

Shane's Brain

The Discovering Your Mind Podcast is dedicated to research and discussion surrounding all aspect of the mind's eye from Aphantasia to Hyperphantasia and everything in between. Using our in-depth questionnaire that we call the "Discovering Your Mind Protocol", we unlock and discover your unique way of visualizing and bask in the beauty of our differences.

  1. 4D AGO

    Aphantasia, Meditation, and Discovery with Andrea Thorfinson

    Send us a text In this episode I talk with Andrea. Her struggles with depression and anxiety led her to meditation. Her struggles with meditation led here to discovering that she has aphantasia. Her initial struggles with aphantasia blossomed into an understanding that she's not broken, which led her to finding alternate meditation techniques, which led her to writing her new mediation book for people with aphantasia and ADHD, "Living is easy with eyes closed." She also describes how learning about aphantasia helped her realize that she didn't have to give up her dream of being a writer. We also talk about making assumptions, pictureless menus, thoughts, inner monologue, reading, memories, school, and more. Check out Andrea's Meditation Book at https://geniusbookpublishing.com/products/living-is-easy-with-eyes-closed-paperback?srsltid=AfmBOooSBodyK5qHqQkLzL2I2vrzwJOlHQBn5rFYIyDNahf2xlhr6fhp Check out Andrea's Children's  Book at https://www.amazon.com/Mouse-Pretty-Bird-Andrea-Thorfinson/dp/B0BW2G3WMT Check out Andrea's Substack under Stillness & Spirit, Support the show Here is a link to the apple graph, the nature picture, and the carnival picture. https://www.shanesbraindomain.com/aphantasia You could be on the podcast with YouPhantasia! Record and submit your input. https://www.shanesbraindomain.com/youphantasia Join our Discovering Your Mind Facebook group and participate in discussions, questions, and more. https://www.facebook.com/groups/316476481204107/ We appreciate your support! Here are 3 easy ways you can support the show financially: • Go to https://podcast.discoveringyourmind.com/ and become a monthly donor. • Make a donation with https://www.buymeacoffee.com/shanesbrain • Purchase t-shirts and books on https://www.shanesbraindomain.com/ Purchase the book, Aphantasia and Beyond, here: https://www.shanesbraindomain.com/aphantasia Short Guitar Clip by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Rock Intro 1...

    44 min

  2. JAN 20

    Discovering the Mind of Edward Jones

    Send us a text In this episode we discover how Edward Jones' mind's eye works using the Discovering Your Mind Protocol. Edward has aphantasia and compares his inner experience to echolocation. He goes on to explain that thoughts are not something he consciously experiences in this head but something he feels in his body. He talks about how he can trust his internal wisdom to come out in a beautiful way without tangible thought or internal feedback. Edward also has some fascinating descriptions and insights about reading, dreaming, psychedelics, meditation, astrology, human design, his creative process, and navigating relationships. Check out Edward's music at: https://open.spotify.com/artist/637rqP4bhaGxMMPgHslerH?si=lnDzBo4MTgev8vHgGOMUcw and https://roreford.bandcamp.com Learn more about Edward's experiences and creative process here: https://open.substack.com/pub/turningradio/p/writing-in-the-dark    Support the show Here is a link to the apple graph, the nature picture, and the carnival picture. https://www.shanesbraindomain.com/aphantasia You could be on the podcast with YouPhantasia! Record and submit your input. https://www.shanesbraindomain.com/youphantasia Join our Discovering Your Mind Facebook group and participate in discussions, questions, and more. https://www.facebook.com/groups/316476481204107/ We appreciate your support! Here are 3 easy ways you can support the show financially: • Go to https://podcast.discoveringyourmind.com/ and become a monthly donor. • Make a donation with https://www.buymeacoffee.com/shanesbrain • Purchase t-shirts and books on https://www.shanesbraindomain.com/ Purchase the book, Aphantasia and Beyond, here: https://www.shanesbraindomain.com/aphantasia Short Guitar Clip by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Rock Intro 1...

    1h 10m

  3. JAN 13

    Aphantasia, Visualization, and Spiritual Gifts with Brenda Winkle

    Send us a text In this episode, I talk with Brenda Winkle, a psychic medium, reiki master, and somatic coach who, in my opinion, also has hyperphantasia.  We start out by finding a little bit about how her mind and internal senses work, as I think it is important information as we move forward into her spiritual gifts. She talks about how she discovered her spiritual gifts, and I ask her about knowing the difference between spiritual intuitiveness, and just normal visualizing. We talk about how having aphantasia may play a role in experiencing breath work and body sensations and she takes some time to work with me through some of my personal challenges and frustrations. We also talk about, trauma, grief, and choosing joy. Click here for a free gift from Brenda - https://www.brendawinkle.com/audit Click here for Brenda's bio and social links - https://www.brendawinkle.com/PressKit Click here for Brenda's main website - https://www.brendawinkle.com Support the show Here is a link to the apple graph, the nature picture, and the carnival picture. https://www.shanesbraindomain.com/aphantasia You could be on the podcast with YouPhantasia! Record and submit your input. https://www.shanesbraindomain.com/youphantasia Join our Discovering Your Mind Facebook group and participate in discussions, questions, and more. https://www.facebook.com/groups/316476481204107/ We appreciate your support! Here are 3 easy ways you can support the show financially: • Go to https://podcast.discoveringyourmind.com/ and become a monthly donor. • Make a donation with https://www.buymeacoffee.com/shanesbrain • Purchase t-shirts and books on https://www.shanesbraindomain.com/ Purchase the book, Aphantasia and Beyond, here: https://www.shanesbraindomain.com/aphantasia Short Guitar Clip by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Rock Intro 1...

    1 hr

  4. 12/30/2025

    Aphantasia discussion, insights, and experience with Kristin Warry

    Send us a text In this episode, I have an interesting conversation with Kristin Warry about her insights and experiences with aphantasia and more. Kristin has aphantasia, face blindness, autism, SDAM, vertigo, and ADHD. She explains that she has little to no conscious thought or forethought and that she thinks by speaking. She has an astonishing awareness of data in what she calls her mind matrix and although she does not experience visualization she does have a very strong "sense" of things. We talk about closed eye hallucinations, subvocalization, semantic vs episodic memory,  and other aspects surround the mind's internal senses. Check out Kristin's Reddit group at r/silentminds Support the show Here is a link to the apple graph, the nature picture, and the carnival picture. https://www.shanesbraindomain.com/aphantasia You could be on the podcast with YouPhantasia! Record and submit your input. https://www.shanesbraindomain.com/youphantasia Join our Discovering Your Mind Facebook group and participate in discussions, questions, and more. https://www.facebook.com/groups/316476481204107/ We appreciate your support! Here are 3 easy ways you can support the show financially: • Go to https://podcast.discoveringyourmind.com/ and become a monthly donor. • Make a donation with https://www.buymeacoffee.com/shanesbrain • Purchase t-shirts and books on https://www.shanesbraindomain.com/ Purchase the book, Aphantasia and Beyond, here: https://www.shanesbraindomain.com/aphantasia Short Guitar Clip by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Rock Intro 1...

    1h 4m

  5. 12/23/2025

    Yes, I'll have a large helping of what's going on in Louis Silverstein's head, with a slice of Shane's Brain on the side. Part 2.

    Send us a text In part 2, Louis Silverstein continues to say some very interesting things, like how listening to music he is very familiar with helps his brain turn off audible thoughts and focus on visual thoughts, but if he needs to focus on the audible thoughts, he can't listen to music with lyrics because then he will start visualizing and it will be distracting to the audible thoughts. He also has some fascinating things to say about how he experiences the other senses in his mind. Find out more about Louis' projects at https://www.baraqu.com and https://www.louissilverstein.com Support the show Here is a link to the apple graph, the nature picture, and the carnival picture. https://www.shanesbraindomain.com/aphantasia You could be on the podcast with YouPhantasia! Record and submit your input. https://www.shanesbraindomain.com/youphantasia Join our Discovering Your Mind Facebook group and participate in discussions, questions, and more. https://www.facebook.com/groups/316476481204107/ We appreciate your support! Here are 3 easy ways you can support the show financially: • Go to https://podcast.discoveringyourmind.com/ and become a monthly donor. • Make a donation with https://www.buymeacoffee.com/shanesbrain • Purchase t-shirts and books on https://www.shanesbraindomain.com/ Purchase the book, Aphantasia and Beyond, here: https://www.shanesbraindomain.com/aphantasia Short Guitar Clip by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Rock Intro 1...

    37 min

  6. 12/16/2025

    Yes, I'll have a large helping of what's going on in Louis Silverstein's head, with a slice of Shane's Brain on the side. Part 1.

    Send us a text In part 1, I have very interesting conversation with Louis Silverstein about what is happening in his mind, and he in turn, also asks me a lot of questions about how my brain works. He explains how what he visualizes is a photorealistic 3D hologram. Louis is very much on the hyperphantasia side of things. We discuss reality vs imagination, knowing something vs seeing something, and unbelievable detail vs vague concepts. We also talk about being surprised by what I say, menus without pictures, and pink elephants. This is a fun one! Find out more about Louis' projects at https://www.baraqu.com and https://www.louissilverstein.com Support the show Here is a link to the apple graph, the nature picture, and the carnival picture. https://www.shanesbraindomain.com/aphantasia You could be on the podcast with YouPhantasia! Record and submit your input. https://www.shanesbraindomain.com/youphantasia Join our Discovering Your Mind Facebook group and participate in discussions, questions, and more. https://www.facebook.com/groups/316476481204107/ We appreciate your support! Here are 3 easy ways you can support the show financially: • Go to https://podcast.discoveringyourmind.com/ and become a monthly donor. • Make a donation with https://www.buymeacoffee.com/shanesbrain • Purchase t-shirts and books on https://www.shanesbraindomain.com/ Purchase the book, Aphantasia and Beyond, here: https://www.shanesbraindomain.com/aphantasia Short Guitar Clip by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Rock Intro 1...

    1h 1m

  7. 11/25/2025

    Discovering the Mind of Bruce Silverstein

    Send us a text In this episode we discover how Bruce Silverstein's mind's eye works using the Discovering Your Mind Protocol. Bruce has aphantasia and describes what the words "imagine" and "imagination" mean to him and how it has evolved. He also talks about how most of his dreams are not visual, how he thought that portrayals of memories in movies was just artistic license, and how he gets bored by lengthy descriptions when reading fiction. I appreciate Bruce's insights on many interesting topics including whether or not aphantasia affects eye witness testimony.  Find out about some of Bruce's side projects below: "I have multiple social media pages, including a page on Quora where I have written extensively on Causal Determinism, among other things (with more than 3 million user views).  I also created and maintained a Facebook Group called "COVID-19 Memes" which has more than 7,000 members and thousands of posts by me and others.   As I wrote in a relatively early post in that group: "In addition to hopefully providing entertainment to the many members of this group, a key purpose of this group is to create a historical record of the breadth and nature of the comedic response to the COVID-19 crisis."  The group can be viewed at https://www.facebook.com/groups/171681997164078." Support the show Here is a link to the apple graph, the nature picture, and the carnival picture. https://www.shanesbraindomain.com/aphantasia You could be on the podcast with YouPhantasia! Record and submit your input. https://www.shanesbraindomain.com/youphantasia Join our Discovering Your Mind Facebook group and participate in discussions, questions, and more. https://www.facebook.com/groups/316476481204107/ We appreciate your support! Here are 3 easy ways you can support the show financially: • Go to https://podcast.discoveringyourmind.com/ and become a monthly donor. • Make a donation with https://www.buymeacoffee.com/shanesbrain • Purchase t-shirts and books on https://www.shanesbraindomain.com/ Purchase the book, Aphantasia and Beyond, here: https://www.shanesbraindomain.com/aphantasia Short Guitar Clip by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Rock Intro 1...

    49 min

  8. 11/11/2025

    Aphantasia Outside The Norm - Hypnagogia, Psychedelics, and Visions

    Send us a text In this episode I welcome several guests with aphantasia or hypophantasia to share their outside the norm experiences with visuals. Lindsey shares her experience with a spiritual vision, Edward shares his experiences with psychedelics, Kristin shares her experiences with hypnagogia, and Donna shares her experiences with possibly all three. We discuss spiritual and scientific explanations for these experiences, how trauma plays a role, and.... trees...  Support the show Here is a link to the apple graph, the nature picture, and the carnival picture. https://www.shanesbraindomain.com/aphantasia You could be on the podcast with YouPhantasia! Record and submit your input. https://www.shanesbraindomain.com/youphantasia Join our Discovering Your Mind Facebook group and participate in discussions, questions, and more. https://www.facebook.com/groups/316476481204107/ We appreciate your support! Here are 3 easy ways you can support the show financially: • Go to https://podcast.discoveringyourmind.com/ and become a monthly donor. • Make a donation with https://www.buymeacoffee.com/shanesbrain • Purchase t-shirts and books on https://www.shanesbraindomain.com/ Purchase the book, Aphantasia and Beyond, here: https://www.shanesbraindomain.com/aphantasia Short Guitar Clip by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Rock Intro 1...

    48 min
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The Discovering Your Mind Podcast is dedicated to research and discussion surrounding all aspect of the mind's eye from Aphantasia to Hyperphantasia and everything in between. Using our in-depth questionnaire that we call the "Discovering Your Mind Protocol", we unlock and discover your unique way of visualizing and bask in the beauty of our differences.

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