Ability "Test" 12min (2025)
James Guiry

Ability “Test”

This isn’t an actual test.

This is a simple 12-minute exercise to help you discover how your inner world communicates with you — visually, through feeling, through hearing, or even through taste and smell.

Before You Begin

A simple way to discover your special ability.

  • You will discover what your special ability is: visual, feeling, hearing, taste, or smell.
  • You will discover a secret door to an inner place.
  • There isn’t a grade, and you can’t fail.
  • This audio is simply a way for you to get an idea of how this process works.

The purpose of this exercise is not to prove anything. It is to help you notice how your unconscious mind naturally gives you impressions.

Aphantasia Test

Imagine a red apple. What do you notice?

Some people see clearly. Some feel, know, sense, or receive impressions in another way.

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Perfectly realistic, as clear as seeing a red apple.

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2

Realistic and reasonably clear.

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Moderately realistic and clear.

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Dim, vague, or faint outlines.

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No image. You only “know” you are thinking of a red apple.

Where do you fall on the imagination spectrum?

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Hyperphantasia

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Phantasia

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Hypophantasia

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Aphantasia

While many might “see” a juicy, shiny apple in their mental space, some minds only recognize the concept without a visual image. It is one thing to know what an apple is, and another to visualize it.

Will You Be Able To Do This?

Everyone has the ability to do this, even if you are not visual.

For example, when I close my eyes and try to imagine my home, it doesn’t come to me in a visual way. It’s almost as if I am blind and using an inner sonar to “feel” the place around me. With practice, I was able to use this feeling ability to navigate the inner world with ease. It took me a while to “get it,” but once I did, I was amazed.

Now, if when you close your eyes you still have a visual perception of your surroundings, then you have an advantage in some regard to us feeling and hearing types. Nevertheless, even if you are not visual, everyone can do this — but it can take some practice.

Hypnosis

The secret ingredient is relaxation.

This is where I come in.

In a session, I use time-tested hypnotic techniques to induce a mild trance-like state similar to right when you wake up without an alarm, or right when you go to bed. I relax you to a point where the mind slows down and your creative, intuitive mind opens up.

It is a very simple and natural process, yet most people are not aware of it.

When the mind slows down, the inner world has room to speak.

Have Trouble Relaxing?

The secret is breathing.

The other component to this is disconnecting from our thinking minds and relaxing. Have trouble relaxing? This is because no one has taught you or explained how simple it can be.

Not just any type of breathing, but slow, deep belly breaths with an exhale longer than your inhale.

Why this type of breathing? When we breathe slowly, deeply, and exhale longer than our inhale, we shift from the sympathetic nervous system — “fight or flight” — to the parasympathetic nervous system — “rest and digest.”

When we take slow, deep belly breaths and exhale longer than our inhale, we activate the vagus nerve, which helps the body move into a calmer state.

By doing this type of breathing, you can slow your brain waves from an analytical beta state into a more relaxed alpha brain wave state.

This simple act of breathing will be your ticket into calming the mind and allowing impressions to come to you.

Try it now. Take a big deep breath into your belly. Hold. Exhale longer than your inhale. If you did it right, you may notice your body is more relaxed.

After Listening To The Audio

Notice what happened naturally.

  • Could you imagine standing in front of your home and walking in?
  • Could you imagine creating a new door or entrance that was not there before?
  • Could you imagine stepping through this door into a new magical or amazing outdoor place?

The goal is not to force an image. The goal is to notice how the experience comes to you.

Live 1 On 1

In a live session, you are not doing this alone.

In a live session, there is active engagement with me, and I will guide you along the way.

You will tell me what you experience, and I will help you navigate what comes up. You will always feel safe and protected.

In a session, I will take you into a deeper state using hypnotic techniques that allow for a profound state of relaxation.

Having Trouble Visualizing?

Aphantasia is not a barrier. It is a different lens.

Discovering aphantasia later in life can be a bewildering experience, but it can also open doors to new ways of thinking and perceiving the world. Aphantasia, the inability to voluntarily create mental images, doesn’t hinder the capacity to remember or imagine; it simply alters the method by which these processes occur.

For me, realizing I had aphantasia was a revelation that came while learning to perform a particular task. When I stopped trying to “see” and started to “know” or feel what I was imagining, everything clicked into place.

This discovery is crucial, particularly in fields like past life regression therapy, where visualizing is often a core component. People with aphantasia can experience past lives differently — through sensations, known facts, or emotional imprints rather than vivid images.

My journey has shown me that aphantasia is not a barrier, but a different lens through which to view one’s experiences. It has also made me a more effective therapist for those with aphantasia, as I can easily relate to and guide them through the non-visual experiences of their subconscious minds.

For those newly identifying with aphantasia, the Aphantasia Network offers an extensive guide that can help navigate this condition. This guide includes assessments, experiments, and scientific insights that illuminate the experiences of those without a visual mind’s eye.

Whether struggling to understand how you think or looking to connect with others with aphantasia, this guide and the community around it provide invaluable support. Aphantasia doesn’t limit your perception; it simply diversifies the ways in which you might perceive and remember the world.

The difference between fantasy and imagination.

Sometimes people ask me, “How do I know I’m not just making it all up?” Especially when they start doing spiritual work like past life regression or inner journeying.

That feeling is common. It’s not a sign you’re doing it wrong. It’s actually a sign you’re engaging the right part of yourself.

The key is understanding the difference between fantasy and intuitive imagination.

Fantasy

Fantasy is when we’re consciously building something with the mind. I think of it like this: my dream car has always been a Porsche 911.

Will I have one someday? Maybe. It’s definitely been a long-term goal, something I’ve imagined ever since I was a kid. My dad had one, so it kind of etched itself into my imagination early on.

I can picture the smooth lines, the interior, the sound of the engine, even cruising down the highway with the sun out and music playing.

That’s fantasy. I’m creating that image. I’m directing the experience. I’m pulling from memory, desire, and association. I’m shaping it.

Intuitive Imagination

Intuitive imagination is a different thing entirely. It’s not about creating. It’s about receiving.

Let’s say I ask you to close your eyes and imagine a door in front of you. What kind of door is it? Where does it lead? Don’t overthink it. Just let the first image come to you.

Then I say, go ahead and open that door and step through. What’s on the other side?

If you’re really allowing that first impression to guide you, and not jumping in to control it or decide what should be there, then you’re using intuitive imagination.

That’s where the magic is.

A lot of people go into journeys with something specific already in mind. Maybe a psychic once told them they were an Egyptian pharaoh, or they’ve always believed Archangel Michael is their guide. So when they begin the journey, they’re already expecting those figures to appear.

And sometimes they do. But that’s more of a guided imagination. You’re carrying an idea in with you.

What feels different is when something shows up that you didn’t plan for. When a guide appears out of nowhere, or a past life unfolds in a way that surprises you. The emotional impact tends to be stronger. It catches you off guard. It feels more alive. Less like you invented it, and more like you uncovered something meaningful.

Imagination gives the journey texture. It adds form to the formless. Without it, you might not feel much at all. But when it’s active and engaged, suddenly you’re not just seeing a forest. You’re smelling the pine needles, hearing the crunch under your feet, noticing the way the light filters through the trees.

That’s when the journey starts to feel real.

But What If I’m Just Making It Up?

You are. And you aren’t.

Yes, your imagination is involved. That’s the point. It’s helping you make sense of something that’s happening on a different level.

But no, you’re not just inventing it. When the images, emotions, or sensations surprise you, when something shows up that you didn’t expect, or when the experience moves you deeply, that’s not fantasy. That’s something real coming through.

And here’s the truth. All journey experiences are anecdotal. They’re not something you can verify under a microscope. But that doesn’t make them meaningless. If it shifts you, heals you, or wakes you up, that’s real. Maybe not to the analytical mind, but definitely to the soul.

So the question becomes, what do you want to satisfy?

Do you want to satisfy your mind, proving that everything is accurate, provable, fact-based?

Or do you want to satisfy your soul by allowing a full, rich experience to unfold?

Only one of those leads to transformation.

Imagination Takes Energy

Give your inner world enough space to reveal what it knows.

There’s one more thing most people don’t talk about. Imagination requires energy. You can’t expect to enter a deep, vivid state of inner vision if you’re sleep-deprived, overstimulated, or mentally scattered.

Before I do any serious inner work, I try to take care of a few things:

  • Get a full night’s sleep.
  • Eat light.
  • Get outdoors for a walk or a run.
  • Step away from screens.
  • Avoid the news, social media, loud noise, and too much input.

Basically, I unplug from the world a bit. I let my nervous system settle.

The more charged and grounded you are, the more space your imagination has to do its job. It’s not about forcing yourself to see or feel something. It’s about giving your inner world enough clarity and space to reveal what it already knows.

So no, you’re not just imagining it. You’re translating something real, subtle, and sacred into a form you can work with.

Trust it. Let it surprise you. That’s where the journey really begins.