Is it possible to influence what visions you have? For me it seems like if I read a about something or someone and I have a vision about that after I think 'i'm going to have a vision about that' or I will think that a certain vision will change in some way then it will change. They feel like my regular visions, except that I feel very guilty about it because I feel like my mind may be influencing them. Are these really visions at all or my mind creating things that I want to see?
Your mind can only create and make sense of what it understands and see's as familiar. It is no surprise that your current life and the things that happen in it influence your visions and the way they come to you. Though there is a difference between it coming through and having your own personality to the vision versus the vision being biased. You don't want any bias in your visions, try to clear your mind before meditation and focusing on any specific topic.