noun
A person who navigates, conceptualizes, or creates entirely through abstract, non-visual thought, lacking mental imagery yet often producing vivid conceptual or emotional outputs. It refers to an individual whose imagination is experiential rather than pictorial, relying on ideas, patterns, and non-visual intuition.
Etymology:
From “aphantasia” (the inability to form mental images) + “visionary” (one who imagines or plans the future).
Example Sentence:
Despite being an aphantisionary, she crafted entire worlds of narrative complexity through pure conceptual intuition, never seeing a scene in her mind’s eye.