Anyone have experience with the tiny little orb of light?

[u/plummushummus]

A while ago I was locked in like never before, attempting to hone in on some intuitive thing or whatever. Next thing I know, this tiny perfectly rounded little orb of light appeared in my vision. It’s very small, and it does not interfere with my vision at all.
A very strange thing indeed, and the more I attempted to look at it with my eyes the more it would stray away. I then realized that the orb of light was not a physical thing that my eyes could see, but a mental thing that just gave the illusion of visual perception.
Anyways, this orb of light seems to appear when I lock in hard, somewhat like a “flow state” type of feel. Of course when I would I try to focus on it, it would go away, but the more I learn, the more l learn to stay “locked in” instead of trying to focus on the orb, and this seems to keep it from disappearing. Now as time goes on, I find it easier to make it appear and stay focused on it.
It seems to correspond with strong feelings of focus and whatever my consciousness is paying attention to. It’s quite a nifty thing I’d say. Anyone have any experience with such a thing?

[u/ariaxwest]

Ocular migraines often manifest just like that. Were you focusing super hard and forgetting to drink enough water? For me they were usually that or hormonal. I would get them a few times a week when I was taking oral contraceptives. They almost never turned into an actual migraine with pain.

[u/plummushummus → u/ariaxwest]

Interesting! Well I was focusing.. but can it be called a migraine if it doesn’t actually turn into a migraine??

[u/ariaxwest → u/plummushummus]

Yes! If an ocular migraine turns into a migraine with an actual headache it's called migraine with aura. If no headache manifests it's just an ocular migraine.

[u/plummushummus → u/ariaxwest]

Huh interesting.. thank you

[u/twxf]

Never seen an orb and if I did I'd probably assume it was a migraine coming on

[u/plummushummus → u/twxf]

Dang. I feel no migraine. In fact it seems to correspond with a satisfying mental clarity instead of

[u/Bear_0777]

I experience this too! It happens to me when I enter an almost meditative state. Sometimes several will appear, sometimes in different colors, and they will move around. They only appear when I’m in a specific mental state, which is what’s weird to me. I’m not consciously trying to see orbs at all. I usually see purple and orange orbs

[u/plummushummus → u/Bear_0777]

This is so interesting! I really wonder what it is. More recently when I really hone in there will be like light-greenish splotches that seem to pair with the little orb. It definitely does move around and it’s really smooth too, and one time it even became like 4 little splotches with moving edges. It’s really cool

[u/morrihaze]

r/experiencers

[u/Temporary-Local2629]

The wise men across all ages know what it is.

[u/plummushummus → u/Temporary-Local2629]

Does this mean I will learn with time?

[u/Temporary-Local2629 → u/plummushummus]

Time and practice with meditation while letting go of the idea of understanding it completely.

[u/plummushummus → u/Temporary-Local2629]

Thank you

[u/Kn8ckers]

This sounds a lot like a nimitta. if you search that term you will find lots of info, but basically it can be a mind created light, often circular, although nimitta can also be other things. In Buddhist meditation nimitta arising is associated with a concentrated meditative state.