Ganzfeld Meditation Applet

[YoYo]

I like the idea of something there to help you with meditation and all but...

Well, to be honest, it just dosen't seem that useful for ME atleast, as a meditation aid. Infact, I'd go as far to say that it makes meditation a lot more difficult, as this seems to only serve as a distraction when trying to clear one's mind of 'stray' thoughts. I don't know about everyone else, hey, it may work for you. But frankly? For me, this just seems like a simple, cliche "hypno-wheel", like something out of a cartoon and a somewhat annoying sound effect. Perhaps it works better for others that it does for me, but it dosen't seem to be a very practical meditation tool to me. But then again, perhaps the form meditation I've learned and used in magick are a bit different than those used in Psi, thus the problem.

When you learn how to meditate you have to learn how to clear your mind a not let it become distracted to outside disturbances. It's all about how much energy you put towards meditation. If you are becoming distracted, it's because you are places more of your energy on the disturbances rather than using the energy to clear your mind. That's why meditation is so difficult at first.

[PhoenixJCC]

I tried using this applet today instead of doing normal focal meditation. I was pretty happy with the results. A light trance that normally takes minutes to fall into came over me within seconds. The other notable factor was that everything else aside from the dot kept blacking out as though I was trying to slip into a deeper meditative state. I normally experience this sensation two or three times when doing normal focal meditation and then fall right back out of it. However, with the applet, I was able to fall into this brief state at least twenty times.

[MumtazG38]

What is up with the clicking sound in my headphones after using the applet???

[Jerubbaal]

very helpful, especially since I ran outta candles =/

Thanks a lot =)

[helikos]

this works great, you can also pause it by clicking on it.

kobok: could you please make this available so that it can be run without needing to be connected to the internet? My connection is down very often so this would be very helpful (maybe as a .jar file?).

[kobok]

kobok: could you please make this available so that it can be run without needing to be connected to the internet? My connection is down very often so this would be very helpful (maybe as a .jar file?).

You can download it here:

http://vsociety.net/ganz/ganzfeld.zip

You can then use it offline by opening the html file in there with a web browser.

[sentient]

c++ > java

Stupid byte code...

Actually, java is quite fast compared to C++. Java code is compiled for a Virtual Machine, which is sort of like a "fake" computer in a real computer. I won't go into the specifics, but here's some further reading for those who want to:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Java_and_C%2B%2B

[helikos]

Thanks kobok for the file. After I close the window of the program though, I get a weird clicking sound that repeats itself (like a broken, disjointed version of the binaural beat). How do I fix or get rid of this?

[kobok]

Thanks kobok for the file. After I close the window of the program though, I get a weird clicking sound that repeats itself (like a broken, disjointed version of the binaural beat). How do I fix or get rid of this?

The applet, according to the code, shuts down all of its threads when the window is closed (i.e., the destroy() function is called).  If it does not do this for you, perhaps try upgrading your installation of java.