User talk:2601:4:1C81:5D7D:29F4:9C9F:348D:5C86

Hello,

I am new to Wikipedia as an account holder and I joined specifically to edit an innacuracy to an article on Sun gazing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sungazing.

Specifically the text:

"Sungazing is the act of looking directly into the Sun. It is sometimes done as part of a spiritual or religious practice.[1] The human eye is however very sensitive, and prolonged exposure to direct sunlight can lead to solar retinopathy, pterygium,[2] cataracts,[3] and even blindness.[4][5][6] Studies have shown that even when viewing a solar eclipse the eye can still be exposed to harmful levels of ultraviolet radiation.[7]

Referred to as sunning by William Horatio Bates as one of a series of exercises included in his Bates method, it became a popular form of alternative therapy in the early 20th century.[8] His methods were widely debated at the time but ultimately discredited for lack of scientific rigor. The British Medical Journal reported in 1967 that "Bates (1920) advocated prolonged sun-gazing as the treatment of myopia, with disastrous results".[9]"

It is my assertion that the distinction between Bates' "sunning" and the spiritual practice of "Sun Gazing" is not made clear in this article. It is implied by the article that Bates' "sunning" technique is identical to staring at the sun when in fact precautions on avoiding staring at the sun are mentioned explicitly in Aldous Huxley's book, "The Art of Seeing" in which he summarizes the Bates' method (pp. 107-108):

"To avoid internal staring and the possibility of too prolonged an exposure to the light of any given portion of the retina, move the head gently but fairly rapidly from side to side. A lateral swing of a few inches will be quite sufficient, so long as it is kept up continuosly."

Soon I will have the citation needed from the original source; The Cure of Imperfect Sight by Treatment Without Glasses By W.H. Bates, M.D. as I am about to start reading this book.

I appreciate any correspondence that anybody can give me regarding this topic.