Seeing Things During Meditation: How to Stop Unwanted Visions

Visions During Meditation: Understanding Scary Images & Entities

You're meditating with your eyes closed, and suddenly you see things. Images, faces, entities, scenes, or disturbing visions appear in your mind's eye. You didn't ask for them, you don't want them, and they're distracting, scary, or overwhelming. You're left wondering: why am I seeing things during meditation? Are these visions real? Am I seeing spirits or entities? Is this normal? How do I make it stop?

Seeing visions during meditation is common, especially as your third eye opens and your psychic sensitivity increases. While some visions are meaningful spiritual experiences, others are random mental imagery, subconscious processing, or occasionally, actual spiritual encounters. Understanding what you're seeing, why it's happening, and how to control or stop unwanted visions can help you meditate peacefully without being disturbed by unexpected imagery.

What You Might Be Seeing

1. Random Mental Imagery (Hypnagogic Hallucinations)

The most common and harmless type of vision.

What it is:

• Random images your brain generates as you relax
• Similar to the imagery you see when falling asleep
• Faces, patterns, scenes, colors, or abstract shapes
• No particular meaning or message
• Just your brain's visual processing being active

Signs it's random imagery:

• Images are fleeting and constantly changing
• They don't interact with you
• No emotional charge or significance
• Happens especially when you're drowsy

What to do: Ignore them. They're harmless mental noise.

2. Subconscious Processing

Your mind working through thoughts, memories, or emotions.

What it is:

• Images related to your life, memories, or concerns
• Your subconscious processing information
• Symbolic representations of your thoughts or feelings
• Like daydreaming but more vivid

Signs it's subconscious:

• Images relate to your life or concerns
• They feel personal or familiar
• They might be symbolic or metaphorical
• They reflect your emotional state

What to do: Acknowledge them and return to your meditation focus. Or explore them if they seem meaningful.

3. Third Eye Opening/Psychic Visions

Actual psychic sight as your third eye activates.

What it is:

• Your third eye chakra opening and becoming active
• You're developing clairvoyance (psychic sight)
• You're seeing energy, auras, or spiritual information
• This is a psychic ability developing

Signs it's psychic vision:

• Images feel different from imagination
• You see things you couldn't have known
• Visions are clear, vivid, and stable
• They provide information or insight
• You feel a sense of knowing or truth

What to do: Learn to control and filter your psychic sight. You can turn it down or off.

4. Spiritual Guides or Helpers

Benevolent beings trying to communicate or help.

What it is:

• Your spirit guides, angels, or ancestors
• Appearing to offer guidance or support
• Usually feels peaceful or loving
• They may have messages for you

Signs it's guides:

• Presence feels loving, peaceful, or protective
• They seem to be trying to help or communicate
• You feel safe, not scared
• The encounter feels meaningful

What to do: Acknowledge them, listen if you want, or politely ask them to leave if you prefer to meditate alone.

5. Lower Astral Entities or Thought Forms

Less pleasant spiritual encounters.

What it is:

• Lower vibrational entities from astral plane
• Thought forms (energy created by thoughts)
• Sometimes attracted by fear or negative emotions
• Usually harmless but can be disturbing

Signs it's entities:

• Presence feels negative, heavy, or scary
• They seem aware of you and interactive
• You feel drained or uncomfortable
• They don't disappear when you try to dismiss them

What to do: Protect yourself, assert boundaries, and banish them (see below).

6. Past Life Memories or Visions

Glimpses of past lives surfacing.

What it is:

• Memories from past incarnations
• Scenes or experiences from other lifetimes
• Can be vivid and feel very real
• Often triggered by meditation or spiritual work

Signs it's past life:

• You're seeing yourself in a different time/place/body
• It feels like a memory, not imagination
• Strong emotional resonance
• Details you couldn't have known

What to do: Explore if interested, or dismiss and return to present-moment meditation.

7. Prophetic or Precognitive Visions

Seeing future events or possibilities.

What it is:

• Glimpses of potential future events
• Psychic foresight activating
• Can be symbolic or literal
• Not all visions come true (they show possibilities)

Signs it's prophetic:

• Vision feels significant or important
• Strong sense of knowing or truth
• Later events confirm what you saw
• Feels different from imagination

What to do: Note it, but don't obsess. Not all visions manifest.

Why You're Seeing Things During Meditation

Your Third Eye Is Opening

Meditation activates the third eye chakra, which governs psychic sight.

What happens:

• Regular meditation stimulates the third eye
• It begins to open and activate
• You start seeing things you couldn't before
• This is a natural part of spiritual development

You're Relaxed and Receptive

Meditation creates the perfect state for visions.

What happens:

• You're relaxed and your conscious mind is quiet
• Your subconscious and psychic senses become more active
• You're receptive to subtle information
• Visions can come through more easily

You're Sensitive or Psychic

Some people are naturally more clairvoyant.

If you're sensitive:

• You see things more easily than others
• Your third eye is naturally active
• You may have always seen things
• Meditation amplifies your natural ability

How to Stop or Control Unwanted Visions

Method 1: Open Your Eyes

The simplest solution:

• Meditate with eyes open instead of closed
• Soft gaze on a point in front of you
• This reduces or eliminates visions
• You can still meditate effectively

Method 2: Close Your Third Eye

Intentionally dim or close your psychic sight:

• Visualize your third eye (between eyebrows) as a flower or eye
• See it gently closing or dimming
• State: "I close my third eye to a comfortable level"
• This reduces psychic input

Method 3: Set Boundaries

Tell the visions/entities to stop:

• Firmly state (mentally or aloud): "I do not wish to see visions during meditation. Only peace and stillness."
• Assert your will and boundaries
• You're in control of your experience

Method 4: Protect Yourself

Create energetic protection:

• Before meditating, visualize white or golden light surrounding you
• State: "I am protected. Only the highest good may enter my space."
• This filters out unwanted entities or energies

Method 5: Banish Entities

If you're seeing disturbing entities:

• Firmly state: "You are not welcome here. Leave now."
• Visualize white light filling your space and pushing them out
• Call on protective guides, angels, or deities
• Don't engage or show fear—just dismiss them

Method 6: Focus Strongly on Your Meditation Object

Give your mind something else to do:

• Focus intensely on your breath, mantra, or meditation object
• When visions arise, immediately return focus to your anchor
• Don't engage with the visions
• Strong focus crowds out visions

Method 7: Ground Before Meditating

Being grounded reduces psychic activity:

• Ground yourself thoroughly before meditation
• Focus on root chakra, not third eye
• This reduces the likelihood of visions

Method 8: Change Your Meditation Type

Some meditation styles are less vision-prone:

• Use body-focused meditation (body scan, sensation)
• Use mantra or sound meditation
• Avoid visualization-based meditation
• Choose grounding practices over expansive ones

When to Pay Attention to Visions

Not all visions should be dismissed. Pay attention if:

• The vision feels important or meaningful
• It provides helpful information or guidance
• It's from your guides or higher self
• It helps you understand something
• It feels loving, peaceful, or insightful

How to work with meaningful visions:

• Acknowledge them
• Ask for clarification if needed
• Journal about them after meditation
• Thank your guides for the message
• Then return to your meditation

When Visions Are a Problem

Seek help if:

• Visions are constant and overwhelming
• You can't turn them off
• They're interfering with daily life
• They're terrifying or traumatic
• You're seeing disturbing things constantly
• You're losing touch with reality

This might indicate:

• Third eye opening too fast (needs to be closed/dimmed)
• Psychic overwhelm
• Mental health issues (rule this out first)
• Spiritual emergency

Get help from:

• Experienced psychic or spiritual teacher
• Energy healer
• Mental health professional (rule out medical causes)
• Spiritual emergency support

FAQs About Seeing Things During Meditation

Is it normal to see faces during meditation?

Yes, very common. Usually random mental imagery or hypnagogic hallucinations. Harmless unless they feel threatening or won't go away.

Am I seeing real entities or is it my imagination?

Can be either. Real entities feel different—more present, interactive, and independent. Imagination feels like you're creating it.

Should I be scared of what I see?

Most visions are harmless. Even if you see something scary, it usually can't hurt you. Set boundaries and protect yourself if needed.

Can I meditate without seeing things?

Yes. Meditate with eyes open, close your third eye, or use non-visual meditation techniques like breath or mantra meditation.

Does seeing visions mean I'm psychic?

Possibly. Visions during meditation can indicate developing clairvoyance, especially if they're clear, meaningful, or provide information you couldn't have known.

The Bottom Line

Seeing things during meditation is common and usually harmless—most visions are random mental imagery, subconscious processing, or signs of third eye opening. While some visions are meaningful spiritual experiences, others are just mental noise that can be ignored or dismissed.

To stop unwanted visions, meditate with eyes open, close your third eye, set boundaries, protect yourself, or focus strongly on your meditation object. You're in control of your experience—you can choose to engage with visions or dismiss them.

And remember: visions don't have to be part of your meditation practice. If you prefer peaceful stillness without imagery, you can absolutely have that. Set your intention, protect your space, and meditate in whatever way feels right for you.