Articles
Stories from people with aphantasia, what the research says, and things to try.
Behind Closed Eyes: The Experience of Mind-Blindness in Non-Congenital Aphantasia
A personal journey of exploring the nature of visualization, its importance and spiritual significance, and what can be learned from it.
Marjorie Schuman, Ph.D. · April 2023
How a Visual Artist With Aphantasia Drew What She Couldn’t “See”
I achieved something I had never done before as a visual artist with aphantasia. How I “imagined” light in a dark cave with no mind’s eye.
Deleted member · March 2023
World's First Aphantasia Awareness Day
The city of Rowlett, a suburb of Dallas, Texas, declares the world’s first Aphantasia Awareness Day on February 21, 2023.
Jennifer McDougall · February 2023
Sex and Aphantasia
Sex and aphantasia can be a tricky business. As an aphantasic, I couldn't picture the person of my desire, so relied on the mental equivalent of text files.
Brian J Byrne · February 2023
Is Aphantasia a Disorder? I Think Not
What if instead of asking what the aphantasic brain can't do, we asked what is it built to do? Jim, a dad with a mind's eye, discovers four of his six children have aphantasia.
Jim Collison · January 2023
Hypnopompia: Between Sleep and Awake Where Someone with Aphantasia May “See” Imagery
On rare occasions in the morning, between sleep and awake, when the images from my dreams float behind my eyes, that’s when I revel in what it must be like to “see” imagery.
Liana Scott · December 2022
Imagination Without Images: Aphantasia and Science Fiction Readers and Writers
If you write speculative fiction, 2% of your readers might experience reading like I do—tips for reading and writing science fiction with aphantasia.
Kim Zarins · November 2022
"Seeing" Dragons With Aphantasia
Journey to the hidden world of dragons. A guided meditation for aphantasics. No mind's eye required.
Auri'An Lay · October 2022
Maybe You Have SDAM?
Discovering aphantasia and Severely Deficient Autobiographical Memory (SDAM) is a roller coaster of emotions. Yet I learned to understand myself and others better.
Maarten Serneels · September 2022
So Your Child Can't Visualize?
If your child can't visualize, they might experience aphantasia. As a parent, you might worry. The important thing to remember is your child can be successful in school. They just need to be aware.
Stephen Waterman · March 2022
Interpreting in the Dark - Being an Interpreter with Aphantasia
I had apparently been doing the unimaginable: working as an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter with aphantasia. How one interpreter learned to interpret "in the dark."
Diane Currie Richardson · February 2022
Making Aphantasia Better Known Around the World
Many pieces of the aphantasia puzzle are still missing, and that is why we need more books, more studies, more art… and more answers.
Charlotte Langlais · August 2021
Understanding the Nuances of My Aphantasia
Do I have aphantasia or hypophantasia? Answering that seemingly simple question can be very confusing. Understanding your imaginative experience is a journey of self-discovery.
Liana Scott · July 2021
3 Things I Learned From Having Multisensory Aphantasia That Changed My Understanding Of The World
My journey understanding the cognitive profiles of aphantasia and hyperphantasia started when I learned at age 30 that most of you have a superpower I don’t.
Steven Levithan · June 2021
Hypnosis with Aphantasia
Can aphantasics be hypnotized? My experience learning to be hypnotized with imagery-free inductions.
Liana Scott · June 2021
I Learned About Aphantasia from Space Force
First-ever pop culture reference to aphantasia from Space Force on Netflix.
Chris Abraham · May 2021
Extreme Imagination Update
Does aphantasia imply an absence of imagination? Dr. Adam Zeman answers three common questions in discussions of extreme imagination.
May 2021
Meditation with Aphantasia
Finding out I was aphantasic was a blessing for me. It gave me a kind of – subliminal permission – to free myself of the burden of visualization and explore other ways to meditate.
Liana Scott · May 2021
