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Eye to Eye

Eye to Eye Perceiving - Looking straight into another person’s eyes is to connect very deeply and profoundly. Much of our social interplay involves our eyes and how they interact.

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Eye to eye, pupil to pupil searing stare too confronting, so you look down or to the side, watching with peripheral vision. You glance for signs of weakness when the eyes looking at you, stray and look away. Then it is safe to refocus, to beam your gaze back to try eye to eye, Taking control as you have the eye on eye authority. Testing for connection when eye focus switched back, pupol to puil. When averted eyes switch back straight in the eye, try for mutual gaze again. Who will cop out first, you or I? Will we engage and flirt? Will we connect and share our trust, transmitting and receiving just with the eyes, so powerful and revealing? Perceiving eye to eye intently, implies agreement The eyes have it. When I spy your eye looking at me and the gaze lasts longer than a glance, The communication starts when eyes have engaged, and hooked us up, Eye to eye, aye aye it is. Your eyes are the most potent social signalers you possess. Lovers spend hours and hours, staring deeply into each other’s eyes It is a display of trust and yearning, and shared reinforcement of connection. What flows between is a mystery, but it is real. It is to see, and to be seen, seeing deep within. “Look into my eyes” says the hypnotist as a way of taking control. Magicians also rely on engaging eye to eye contact so you cannot see the sleight of hand. Controlling eyes, engaging eyes, meeting eyes is mindful perception of how eyes are so important for our being, and how we communicate socially.

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Date: 6/22/2017 5:11:00 PM
So much truth in your lines John:-) they say eyes are the windows to the soul John - I know one thing for sure the phrase 'you can't hide those lying eyes' is oh so true:-( hugs Jan xx
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Date: 6/22/2017 10:45:00 PM
Thanks for your comment. The deep core or eyes is always dark and black. Not sure what a soul is supposed to be although people always talk about souls - even 'black souls'

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