Bright flashes from nowhere?

I didn't know where to post this I figured this would be the most appropriate place but I dunno...

On multiple occasions within the past couple of months, Just randomly in my peripheral vision, Ill notice a giant white flash like a very bright camera flash, This has happened with both lights on in a room and completely dark at nigh...

When it first happened I just kinda ignored it and thought nothing of it, then it happened a few more times, my eyes are perfect no problems , had em checked recently so all is good there... so I dunno, is this a common thing or does anyone think theres something more to it?

[edit on 22-2-2008 by C0le]

Dunno, but I have the same thing for some times also. Wondering the same.

same here with that , for me its like a quick fluttering of light, and its usually followed by a high squeal in my ear, hmmmmmmm . And i just got back from the hospital from a complete check up, im in perfect conditionsss.

same here,pin pricks to good sized flashes of white light,usually round in appearance.i heard something about its about loved ones making a appearance and opening up the space near you.

You all sound like you are discribing migranes (spelling?).

Headachs that come with audio or visual signatures from within the mind.

This only happens to me when I'm sick or getting there. I blink and fire out two camera flashes in each eye peripherals.
Flu is pandemic here. Over half of some kids out sick in many schools.

I too see flashes but I dismiss them as tricks of the eyes. However, there were two seperate occassions I saw what looked like a small movie screen on a blank wall; same spot. It looked like either it was floating a few millimeters from the wall or the hologram was that thick, like a picture frame.

The 1st time, I saw two young people going at it but still had their clothes on. I thought to myself, "what the heck, am I developing x-ray vision?" But as I tried to look directly at it, it faded away.

The second time, a couple days later, I saw a field of flowers. So, I thought to myself, "Well, it ain't x-ray vision."

Their appearance kind of reminded me of a mirage. I don't know what they are or what they could possibly mean.

Radiation causes you to see flashes when it penetrates the nervs in your eyes. Dont know any other natural cause except if your nerves are misfiring for some reason but you'd need a doctor to check that.

This has been discussed before but a long long time ago. Back then I told of a time when I was with a friend, we were just sitting at the dining table talking near the patio doors. It was dark outside and there was a flash in the garden which appeared to come from ground level or just above. We both were sitting side on to the windows and saw it with our peripheral vision. So at least in this case, it rules out radiation or migraine or any medical issue as we both saw it! It was definitely not lightening either as it was not as bright and seemed to be pinpointed to a specific area very nearby.

It has also happened one other time more recently, I was at my kitchen sink when there was a flash out in the car park below. Almost like a camera flash but there was nobody there. It is a small private car park with only 3 or 4 cars in it in a quiet area and nowhere for anybody to be hiding. Very strange....

The center visual acuity compensates the form of reality your brain has learned it to exist. Peripheral vision can transmit actual unfocused details that normally go unobserved by the center focused eye brain connection. Your seeing the light pops generated as the quantum fabric surrounding your consciousness, manifests this reality. Same with blobs, dark mass and other extraneous movement.

There usually associated with retinal tears and or something else that I can't remember right now. I'll see if I can find it for you.

If only you see it, it cold be a detached retina. That will cause bright flashes to appear in your peripheral vision.

If other folks see it, well, it could be any number of things. I wouldn't suggest leaping over the thousands of mundane causes and going straight to the "ghosts of loved ones popping in" theory, as that isn't very likely at all, at least not until you've ruled out all the more likely causes that have been scientifically documented over the centuries.

Posterior vitreous detachment is the flashes and the other thing that I was thinking about (but couldn't remember) was for the squiggly bright things that look like sperm when you look at the sky, that is called Blue field entoptic phenomenon.

A few years back I was a member of ATS my handle was Opus , long story short my old email got corrupted with spam and HD eventually died . Since then I've been browsing ATS from time to time thinking of rejoining .
I saw this post another that related to personal experiences , and finally decided to rejoin.

I have been seeing strange blue flashes from time to time. They appear to be like a small marble size spark in the air which last less than a sec. I assumed this was a result of getting older( age 36) . However, looking back , I have seen these through out my life. Its just recently the accuranses have been more often. I'm pretty sure it more likely to be physiological thing with my eyes than paranormal , but I thought I'd throw my experience into the mix

They're called phosphenes and can be caused by a variety of things
some info here

I've also experienced very bright flashes at night (light up the sky type flashes) which are caused by faults on high voltage overhead feeders. A clash of copper conductors can create a greenish flash, aluminium is intensely white and they can be seen miles away from the fault.

My only question is whether any of y'all had anything to drink before seeing the flashes?
Maybe someone can correct me on this but doesn't beer kill weak brain cells?
Doesn't this then cause new brain cells to be produced?

Maybe these flashes are the result of brain cells popping as they die, discharging and tricking the eye into seeing the flash.
To a much smaller degree, maybe the same bright lights reportedly seen by people during near death experiences, the time the brain begins to die.

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You know what's odd, I had this happen 2 nights ago.

I know it wasn't a light as it was night time and everything was turned off.

I was on the floor and all of a sudden out of the right corner of my eye I saw this huge light.

It was sort of like a bright bright camera flash as you mentioned.

It lasted for about a second and then was gone.

I think it was a spirit.

Maybe its this ???? -

www.disclose.tv...

The funny thing is.. it doesn't look like a meteor to me, they say it could be the size of a pebble but because its going so fast it burns so bright. In the film it doesn't seem to be going that fast but who knows. It also doesn't seem to land but rather flash mid-air with no impact, surely they would find this object after if it was a meteor...and see how much it lights up the sky in its final flash... cool.

Originally posted by Alxandro

To a much smaller degree, maybe the same bright lights reportedly seen by people during near death experiences, the time the brain begins to die.

it sounds like it could be something like this or maybe early warnings,i know not many people see these and it doesnt happen often,but if you close your mind off and just puting things like this down to natural causes how will the mind ever know of such things? they are not the black dot clear inner circles when you look in your eye nor are they the squiggles of energy you see,they are unexplainable pinpricks flahes of white light usually for me on walls in my house.

heh untill this thread i just thought it was me, i see these flashes every day, alot of times when im going to sleep, when im just sitting still, and when im meditating, I have seen the black blobs alot too mistaked it for a spirit a couple times, due to the feeling that came with it, and then theres the lil white glowing dots that are there for a split second,

but I also play alot of 1st person shooters, I mean alot, it could be residual graphics, or something like that, I know my visual reflexes are insane now dunno if that has anything to do with it but 12 years of 1st person shooters maybe can do that to you lol....

I also hear the high pitch frequency with these sometimes that will last for a min or two, an well sometimes an im not schizophranic* just a bad speller lol... the most thats wrong with me is a history of ADD and Digestion Problems...

and i read about Phosphenes in daily life i can clearly make a distinction of the two events... one is alot of flahy stars from rubbiung my eyes ther other is random untriggered flashes i dont seem to control or trigger. as i am doing nothing more tyhen thinking when this happens. But im also someone who has funny events where i have been able to remotly discribe places and people without being there by just talking to who is there.....( an not talking about what is around them just talking to them about whatever to establish a connection. )

so. yeah. odd.


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