Being new to the Overground, I have been reading through old posts and am thrilled... no make that THRILLED to read that someone else sees the world in dots. I think that this is my baseline because I don't remember ever seeing things another way. I called it "seeing molecules" when I was a kid... it's like everything is moving at all times. The one thing that it has been good for is making the molecular and sub atomic world very real to me. It is no stretch of my imagination to know that everything is vibrating particles... that's how I normally see things. I mentioned this to a doctor and ended up having a brain scan done... which was unremarkable. I feel that the vibration originates in the brain as I "see" this same effect when my eyes are shut. I have great visuals behind my eye lids when meditating. I was told to ignore these by someone who's opinion I respect... so I try, but miss the entertainment. My usual display is faces morphing into each other. It's like the eyes always stay the same but the being around them changes. The beings are not always human but never threatening.
Dr. Ingram reported in his book that he had some forced experiences as a child and I did too... Dr. Ingram did imagery, I would take a small hand mirror and place it in front of a larger mirror and try to follow the images into infinity. I would hit a point of concentration or some state that felt normal or familiar to me. I've believed in reicarnation since I was a child and still do... I have no idea why I latched onto that idea so young. I grew up in the Methodist church in the midwest US. It's a lingering feeling that I continue to honor... I don't feel the need for proof and certainly respect those that don't believe. It's just part of this organized (somewhat) mind/body complex that is hanging out in this particular time and place.
Back about 12 or so years ago I had a massive kensho experience that went on for days. I had intellectually grasped the idea of oneness and perfection in the world but it was all mind and not experience or feelings. I got slammed with oneness to the point that I think that it must have changed my DNA.. it left me reeling for years. The interesting thing to me is that it was totally undeserved. I did nothing to bring it on, didn't ask for it... wasn't a serious meditator at the time. It was like a gift and yes, it has continued to keep on giving. I know now that this is a typical experience. At the time, I didn't... even went to a therapist thinking that I had lost it. It changed my life dramatically... it's like I was downloaded with attributes that I didn't previously have. It's not that I was a total screw up before the kensho... but it sure opened my heart to the world around me. I've had a much easier time understanding other people and really got the cause and effect thing. I can't blame anyone for anything anymore... ya know? I guess you could say that I was bonked over the head by the compassion fairy's wand. I still don't like everyone that I meet or anything like that... but I dislike them in a kinder, gentler way.

Having the experience that everything is perfect as is makes for a calmer more peaceful life.
I would like to know if anyone else out there with Dot Sight or whatever you want to call it, has found it useful in a spiritual sense... or have found it to have any meaning whatsoever. I would also like to know if I should blow off the visuals when my eyes are shut. I know that they are a distraction... but read in Dr. Ingram's book that colors on the back of the lids are not necessarily a bad thing and can indicate progress.
I've really enjoyed reading everyone's questions and comments... this is an interesting site. I want to thank my friend Mark for turning me on to the doctor's book... he suggested that I run the visual thing and the kensho by Dr. Ingram... Normal docs are worth a damn when it comes to these things. I don't consider myself an advanced practitioner... since reading The Book, I realize that I have been spinning my wheels for many years... but that's okay. As Pema says, "start where you are." Like we have a choice? If I had my druthers, I would have run into Ingram long before this.
Lucinda