What Happens During Perception?

by | Jun 10, 2026 | Liminalis Method™

Liminalis Method™ in Practice Series

Perception is the first stage of the Liminalis Method™. During this stage, the practitioner uses principles of Remote Viewing to gather information about a client through focused awareness and intuitive observation.

Remote Viewing is not used to analyse, diagnose, or interpret. It is used to observe. Through a calm and focused perceptual state, the practitioner learns to notice impressions, sensations, emotions, images, and other forms of information that may help reveal what requires attention.

Before any pattern can be recognised or any healing process can begin, the practitioner first learns to perceive..

Entering the Perception State

The practitioner begins by entering a calm, focused state of awareness. This state is similar to the state used in remote viewing.

The goal is not to think, analyse, interpret, or guess.

Instead, the practitioner allows the mind to become quiet and attentive.

During this process, the practitioner intentionally releases preconceived ideas, expectations, personal opinions, and assumptions about the client. This creates a neutral state from which information can be observed rather than imagined.

Attention becomes focused while the mind remains relaxed.

Establishing Connection

Once centred, the practitioner focuses on the client.

A simple way to maintain attention is to repeat the client’s name quietly or out loud.

For example:

“Peter… Peter… Peter…”

The purpose is not to create information but to maintain focus and remain connected to the target of observation.

Many practitioners find that hearing their own voice helps stabilise attention and prevents the analytical mind from taking over.

Receiving First Impressions

As attention settles, the practitioner begins noticing changes within their own awareness.

These initial observations are known as first impressions.

First impressions are often subtle and may appear as:

  • emotions such as anxiety, sadness, joy, anger, frustration, or fear
  • sensations within the body
  • sudden aches, pains, pressure, tightness, or discomfort
  • changes in breathing
  • temperature changes
  • smells or tastes
  • visual flashes, colours, symbols, or brief images
  • words, phrases, or sounds
  • an immediate sense of knowing

The practitioner does not attempt to interpret these impressions at this stage.

The task is simply to observe and record.

All impressions are written down as brief notes or key words.

For example:

  • chest pressure
  • sadness
  • cold hands
  • ocean
  • blue
  • grandfather
  • separation

These observations become the raw data from which later understanding emerges.

Asking Questions

Once the initial impressions have been gathered, the practitioner begins a process of inquiry.

Questions help direct attention and allow additional information to emerge.

Examples include:

  • How can I help this person?
  • What is most important for me to understand?
  • What is bothering this person?
  • What requires attention?
  • What is contributing to this condition?

Additional questions may arise naturally:

  • Who are you with?
  • Where are you?
  • What happened here?
  • What needs to be understood?
  • What needs to change?

The practitioner remains receptive and allows responses to appear naturally.

Answers may come through:

  • visual images
  • body sensations
  • emotions
  • sounds or words
  • smells or tastes
  • symbolic impressions
  • intuitive knowing

The practitioner continues recording observations without rushing to conclusions.

The Preliminary Assessment

For many sessions, this level of perception is sufficient to provide valuable insight.

The practitioner may identify emotional themes, areas of stress, energetic disturbances, limiting patterns, or significant life influences that require further exploration.

This forms a preliminary assessment.

At this stage, the goal is not diagnosis.

The goal is observation.

Perception allows the practitioner to gather information that may guide the next stages of the Liminalis Method™.

Advanced Perception and Scanning

If deeper exploration is required, the practitioner may proceed to advanced perception techniques.

These include:

  • scanning the energetic field in greater detail
  • assessing the major energy centres
  • observing energetic patterns associated with different regions of the body
  • exploring the energetic qualities of organs and tissues
  • identifying areas of energetic congestion, depletion, or imbalance

This deeper level of observation requires additional training and experience.

Within the Liminalis Method™, advanced scanning is considered an extension of perception rather than a separate skill.

The practitioner first learns to perceive.

Only then can deeper patterns be recognised.

Perception is therefore the foundation upon which the entire method is built.

Without perception there is no pattern recognition, no stabilisation, no reorganisation, and no integration.

Everything begins with learning to observe.