If You See Shadows in the Corner of Your Eye After 61, Dolores Cannon Explains the Spiritual Reason

Dolores Cannon

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2 August 2025

If You See Shadows in the Corner of Your Eye After 61, Dolores Cannon Explains the Spiritual Reason.  Have you ever seen shadows in the corner of your eye after turning 60?  Dolores Cannon, world-renowned hypnotherapist and consciousness researcher, shared powerful insights about the spiritual meaning of these mysterious shadows.  Are they just age-related vision issue or could they be a sign from beyond?

In this video, we’ll dive deep into Dolores Cannon’s teachings to uncover why so many people over 61 start noticing subtle presences, flashes of light, and unexplained shadows, and what they might be trying to tell you.

If you’ve experienced this phenomenon, watch until the very end.  Those shadows you see may have a greater purpose than you ever imagined.

Have you ever suddenly noticed a flicker in the corner of your eye?  Something too quick to be clearly seen, almost like a shadow playing tricks on your vision.  At 20 or even 30, you might have just dismissed it, but after 60, when every sensation, every detail of body and mind seems more pronounced, these fleeting appearances start to take on a different weight.  What are they after all, just tricks of the eye or messages from the unseen?  If I told you that Dolores Cannon, one of the most respected researchers of consciousness and the between worlds, believed these flickers could be a sign, would you hear me out?  Perhaps your first reaction is to doubt, and that's perfectly fine.  Doubt is a good sign; it means your mind is still open seeking answers instead of accepting any ready-made explanation.  Dolores spent over 40 years exploring altered states of consciousness, conducting thousands of deep hypnotic regression sessions; she heard stories that seemed impossible, coming from people who, in a trance, accessed memories from other lives, other planes, encounters with beings we don't normally see, and among so many revelations, there was one that particularly intrigued her older listeners.  Why, after a certain age, do we start noticing things that seemed invisible before?  Perhaps you've asked yourself that very question, after all, isn't it curious how at 65, 70,75, some begin to report flickers, small lights, or subtle presences, while others say they see nothing?  Could it just be an eye problem, or is there something more happening with those who perceive?

Dolores believed that life after a certain age becomes like a curtain that starts to thin, as if little by little you begin to see, not just the stage but the backstage, and these flickers, she suggested were the first signs that the veil between the material and spiritual worlds is becoming more transparent for you.  Think for a moment, how many times have you looked to the side, swearing you saw someone pass by, but when you turned your head, there was nothing?  That nothing is unsettling because it's not just a reflection, you felt it, a presence, a movement.  You knew it was there and no matter if the doctor says it might be something like vitreous detachment, which indeed happens with age; could all these appearances truly be explained away like that?  Dolores said no.  She recounted that many of her older patients described the same phenomenon, flickers in the corners of their eyes, quick shadows, figures that seem to play at the periphery of their vision, and in a trance, these people revealed something surprising; many of these shadows were not accidents of vision, they were presences, spirits, guides, even deceased family members attempting to approach discreetly.  But why, you might be thinking, does this only start to happen after a certain age?

Dolores believed that as we age, our vibrational frequency changes, our energy becomes lighter, the weight of the physical body lessens, and the soul begins to loosen a bit.  It doesn't mean we're about to pass on, but rather that we are approaching a state of more subtle perception, more receptive to the unseen.  This idea might seem strange or comforting, perhaps even both, because if these flickers truly are signs of another reality, then we are not as alone as we think.  But if they are, what are they trying to tell us?  Before we go deeper, it's important to remember seeing flickers doesn't automatically mean something bad.  Some get scared thinking it's a warning or even an omen.  Dolores rejected this fear-based view, for her, the flickers were contacts, small touches in our field of vision, as if something or someone was testing our openness to perceive, and this is where the real question begins to form.  What are these flickers trying to show us?  Some accounts Dolores heard were simple and sweet; a 74-year-old lady described flickers that always appeared in the same hallway of her house.  Under hypnosis, she discovered that this was her mother's way, decades after passing, of making her presence known, a silent visit just so her daughter would know “I am here”.

Other accounts were more complex; a 68-year-old man saw flickers daily but didn't know who or what they were.  Under regression, he realized they weren't known spirits, but guardians, beings who, as he described, observed and accompanied the final lessons of his life.  Dolores said this was more common than one might imagine, a kind of spiritual presence that becomes more noticeable as we enter the later decades of our journey.  But what about you, what did you feel when you first saw a flicker, unease, curiosity, a strange sense of comfort?  Each sensation is a clue, because for Dolores, the interpretation of these signs depends on how you receive them.  Perhaps this explains why some people, upon reaching 60 or 70, never perceive anything, while others see flickers almost every day.  It's not just about seeing, but about allowing yourself to see.  Dolores believed there's a difference between eyes that merely see and eyes that perceive, and if you're here watching this video, it's because on some level, you've already started to perceive.  But that's just the first layer, because according to Dolores, seeing flickers is an invitation, and like any invitation, you can accept, ignore, or decline.

Now imagine what happens if you say yes.  Saying yes doesn't mean calling upon entities or opening doors you don't understand.  Dolores was very clear about that, the yes she spoke of was internal, a willingness to look at these flickers, not with fear, but with curiosity, and from there something subtle happens.  It's like adjusting the focus of a lens, what was once just a shadow begins to gain outline meaning, sometimes even a message.  She said that life in the years after 60 is as if we are sitting on a porch observing a horizon that is no longer so distant, suddenly what seemed an absolute mystery, what comes next, who is on the other side, what truly remains, begins to draw closer.  The flickers for many are a reminder that this horizon is full of movement and that the unseen was never as far away as we imagined; but how do you know if these flickers truly have a spiritual meaning?  Dolores Cannon recommended a simple question, what do you feel when you see them?  If the feeling is one of peace, lightness, or a gentle longing, there's a good chance the presence is friendly, perhaps a relative, a guide, a close soul.  But if the feeling is one of heaviness, discomfort, or fear, that doesn't necessarily mean danger, but rather that there's something there you haven't yet understood, and that perhaps needs more attention.

It's interesting to note that according to Dolores, most of the flickers reported by people over 60 were not negative.  On the contrary, they were caring presences.  She even joked in some lectures, if you're over 60 and you see flickers, you can be thankful, it means someone on the other side still cares enough to visit you.  This kind of talk lightened the subject, because it's true, many avoid talking about it.  Flickers, shadows, presences, they seem like otherworldly things, and in a way, they are but denying that this happens only makes the experience more solitary when you understand that you are not alone, that other people also see them, and that Dolores heard hundreds of similar accounts.  Fear begins to transform into curiosity, and perhaps you've already noticed this.  The first time you saw a flicker, your heart raced, the second time you looked more slowly, the third, you stayed there trying to sense it.  It's that staying that makes all the difference because as Dolores said, flickers are discreet, they appear in the corner of your eye because they don't want to startle you, they come in from the edges.  Now, there's an important point, yes, medicine explains part of this.  Ophthalmologists talk about vitreous detachment, a common condition after 50, where the gel inside the eye changes, creating small shadows and that is real.  Dolores never denied science, but she asked, “can every shadow we see be reduced to a diagnosis or does age not only change our eyes but also our perception?”

That question kept echoing, and gradually Dolores noticed a pattern, people who led lives more open to spirituality, to the unseen, reported different flickers, clearer, more gentle, very skeptical people on the other hand, sometimes saw heavier, more confused flickers.  It was as if the spiritual world responded to the tone you set.  Perhaps that's why for some the flickers are almost a comfort and for others an annoyance.  Dolores said that the first step to understanding is to observe without judging.  When a flicker appears, don't try to explain it too quickly, just notice, “I saw it”, let the experience happen.  Sometimes the message comes days later in a dream, in a memory, in a feeling, and of course, not every flicker is a spirit.  Sometimes it's just the eye, sometimes it's just fatigue, but, and here's the key, not every flicker ceases to be a sign just because it's not a ghost.  For Dolores, the simple fact that we perceive the unseen is in itself an invitation to see the world differently.  But what happens when the flickers seem to intensify?  There are accounts of people who after 70 say they see flickers every day in various places in the house, even on the street.  Dolores stated that in many cases this is not excess but a new state of perception, as if a door that once opened only occasionally is now ajar all the time, and that can be frightening or transformative.  

Here I want to ask you, what if these flickers weren't something passing but someone waiting?  This was one of Dolores's most impactful ideas, she said that many spirits wait for a person to reach an age where they can perceive them calmly, because let's be honest, at 30, 40, who has time to notice a flicker?  We're rushing after work, children, bills.  But at 60, 70, the pace changes, the quiet of the house increases, the time to perceive Kunar finally exists, and when perception opens, contact begins, but this contact is not the same for everyone.  Dolores recounted that some patients reported flickers of light, small luminosities almost like a flash, others saw darker, more defined flickers.  She believed this had to do with the language the spirit or guide uses to approach.  Light, shadow, form, movement, each carries a meaning, and here's a point that according to her, few understand.  The flicker is not the message; the flicker is the envelope.  The message is in what you feel afterward.  Perhaps that's why you still clearly remember the first time you saw that flicker in the living room or the hallway, it wasn't the flicker itself, it was the feeling that lingered; a longing, a shiver, an inexplicable calm.  Dolores said, "That's what matters.  The flicker just gets your attention; the rest is soul talk." and it is here in the middle of this conversation that a new mystery begins, because, according to her, not all flickers are from outside, some come from within yourself.

Dolores used to say something that at first glance seems strange.  Many of the flickers you see are parts of yourself that have finally found the courage to appear.  What does that mean?  She explained that as the years go by, we accumulate layers of experiences, memories, pains, and joys.  Some are well hidden, almost forgotten, others, for some reason, remain stuck like echoes of who we were and what we cease to be.  As we age and our minds begin to slow down, these deep layers find space to emerge, and according to Dolores, some appear in the form of flickers.  This doesn't mean you're seeing ghosts of the past in a literal sense, but imagine you had a difficult childhood or a significant moment in your youth that was never fully processed; the energy of that memory stays there deep down at 65, 70,75.  That energy can manifest subtly, sometimes in a dream, sometimes as a flicker.  Dolores heard curious accounts; one man said he always saw a small flicker in the corner of his eye, like a child running.  Under regression, he discovered that it represented the boy he had been and who was still seeking attention.  An 80-year-old woman saw darker flickers, like dense shadows.  In a trance, she discovered they were pieces of old grievances, emotions she had never released.  It's unsettling to think that part of what we see might be a reflection of what we carry, but there's something liberating in that, too, because if these flickers are pieces of us, we also have the chance to face them and finally let them go.

But not all flickers come from within, and here Dolores was careful to separate things.  She said there are three main types of flickers that appear after 60; the first, are internal flickers, parts of your subconscious manifesting; the second, are familiar flickers, presences of loved ones or spiritual guides trying to make contact; and the third, are observer flickers.  This last type was what generated the most questions in Dolores's lectures.  Who are they?  What do they want?  Dolores explained that they are like silent visitors, entities not always human, who simply observe.  They don't interfere, they don't scare, they don't send clear messages, they are just there.  She said that many people, as they age, enter a kind of spiritual observation phase, it's as if after a lifetime of experiences, it's time for us to be seen, perhaps evaluated, perhaps understood by presences that accompany us from afar.  This idea can cause strangeness, even discomfort, but Dolores reassured, "They are not judging you; they are learning from you, they are just present”.  Now stop and think, how many times have you felt that you were being observed but in a gentle, non-invasive way?  How many times has a flicker appeared and instead of fear you felt calm?  That's the kind of presence Dolores spoke about, and why does this intensify after 60?

She said it's like a final phase of harvest.  What you've learned, what you've lived, what you still carry, everything begins to be read by these presences.  But ultimately, what do you do with all of this?  Dolores didn't want people running after ready-made answers or complicated methods, she said the best way to deal with flickers is to talk to them; not necessarily out loud, but mentally.  When a flicker appears, you can ask, "Who are you?  What do you want me to know?"  Does it sound strange?  Perhaps, but according to her, often the answer comes, sometimes in a feeling, in a memory, in a synchronicity the next day, and here's a revelation that might change your perspective.  Dolores said that in many cases the flickers stop appearing when the message is understood.  Imagine this, a flicker that scares you for weeks, months, until one day you understand it's my father, it's his memory, his care, and suddenly the flicker disappears, not because he left, but because the contact was completed.  There are also cases where the flickers continue, and that's not bad.  It means there's an accompaniment, a constant presence.  Dolores said that for many people, the flickers that remain are like invisible friends in the later years of life, silent but faithful, and here in the midst of these explanations, an inevitable question always arose; does seeing flickers mean that death is near?  Dolores answered firmly, no.  She said that seeing flickers is not a departure warning, but a sign that you are more connected with the other side, and this can last for years, decades.

At 65, 70,75, many people begin to live with these presences naturally as if it's part of their routine, and according to Dolores, this is something to be celebrated, not feared, because think about it, what's more frightening, seeing flickers or believing that the universe is just silence and emptiness?  Now, perhaps you're asking yourself, "But what if I don't want to see them?  What if I'm scared?"  Dolores always said that the spiritual world respects our boundaries, you can indeed ask them to lower the signal, and often it works, but she also said, "Sometimes fear is just a disguise for what we most need to understand" and so a dilemma arises, ignore the flickers or listen to what they have to say.  The truth is, for Dolores, every flicker is a door; some lead to memories, others to encounters, others to unanswered questions, but all lead to an inevitable place, a point where you need to face what you feel about life and about what comes next, and this is where the story takes an unexpected turn, because Dolores believed that flickers don't appear just to visit us.  They appear to prepare us.  Prepare us for what? you might be asking.  Dolores answered with impressive calm, for life's most natural transition, for the moment when you one day will cross the same veil that you can only peek through today.  This idea is not about death in the dark sense that so many avoid, it's about continuity.  Dolores saw life as a long corridor full of doors, when we reach 60, 70, some of these doors begin to open slightly, showing glimpses of light and shadow.  The flickers for her, were signs that the doors are there, not to scare, but to accustom our eyes.

Think about what it's like to enter a dark room from a sunny place; at first, you see nothing, slowly, your eyes adjust, and you begin to perceive outlines, movements, shapes.  Delores believed that at the end of life, the same happens with the soul, it gradually adjusts to the other side, and the flickers are the first outlines we begin to notice.  Does this mean that seeing flickers is normal after 60?  Yes, but normal, not in a trivial sense, it's normal because it's part of the process of opening up, but it's also special because it means that something in you is already ready to see, and what happens to those who ignore them?  Dolores said there's no problem, ignoring doesn't close the door, it just keeps the cracks small, but sooner or later, we will all see in some way, whether in flickers, in dreams, in the strange synchronicities of everyday life.  And here comes one of the most beautiful parts of what Dolores shared, she said that flickers often come to alleviate the fear of departure, not to scare, but to remind us that there is continuity, that there is companionship, that there is another side that is not empty.

Many people who went through her regressions reported the same thing.  After understanding who or what the flickers were, the fear of death simply diminished, because if there are flickers, there are presences, if there are presences, there is life beyond life, and perhaps you're now remembering someone who has passed on, a father, a mother, a friend, and perhaps deep down you're thinking, "What if it's him?  What if it's her?"  Dolores said that often it is.  She told the story of a woman who every night saw a flicker near her bedroom door.  She was afraid until one day in a trance, she discovered it was her father who had died 30 years prior, merely checking in to see if everything was all right.  Stories like these were common in Dolores's sessions, stories of flickers that became encounters, encounters that became invisible embraces, embraces that became peace, but it's not always so clear.  Sometimes the flickers are just shadows, no face, no obvious message, and that's perfectly fine because for Dolores, even these empty flickers serve a purpose, to remind us that there is something more, and this leads us to a final question, perhaps the most important of all.  What should you do from now on when you see a flicker?

Dolores would give three simple pieces of advice:

First, don't be alarmed.  Breathe, observe, fear only closes off perception.

Second, feel, more than trying to see better.  Ask yourself, what do I feel?  Peace, longing, anxiety.  That feeling is the message.

Third, communicate mentally, softly, however you prefer.  A simple “I see you” might be all the flicker needed to reveal its purpose.  Perhaps you'll never discover exactly who or what each flicker is, but that doesn't mean there's no meaning.

Dolores said that every appearance is like a gentle knock on the door, saying there are still mysteries, there are still connections, and here is the final revelation.  For Dolores, seeing flickers is not a phenomenon of the end of life, it is a gift for those who have lived long enough to finally perceive, because think about it, what if the flickers have always been there? and what if you've only started to notice them now?  Because finally you are ready.  That question changes everything.  If the flickers have always been there, then perhaps the world was never just what we see, perhaps the visits have always existed, waiting for your vision to mature enough to perceive them, and that is beautiful because it means that the later years of life are not an end but a beginning of another way of seeing.  Perhaps the next time a flicker crosses the corner of your eye, you'll take a deep breath and silently say, "I noticed you." and who knows, one day when you yourself cross the veil, someone on the other side will say the same to you.

If this video brought you clarity, if it made you remember something or someone, or if it simply gave you peace to look at these flickers differently, then I ask you, please subscribe to the channel because every new conversation here can open another window for you, and who knows, another door to the invisible, and now tell me in the comments, have you ever seen flickers?  How did you feel?  Your story might help someone else who is also trying to understand their own apparitions because deep down we are all just learning to see.