Finding True Magic: Transpersonal Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy/NLP

Finding True Magic: Transpersonal Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy/NLP

Finding True Magic is the primary training text for the Transpersonal Hypnotherapy/NLP Certification Program offered by the Institute for Therapeutic Learning. Finding True Magic and the Transpersonal Hypnotherapy/NLP trainings are appropriate for laypeople seeking personal growth, as well as for therapists and other professionals intent on advancing their therapeutic skills. In fact, about 50 per cent of ITL students take the training primarily for personal development.

This book explores the possibilities for recognizing and freeing ourselves from a destructive process of perceiving, thinking, and acting that can be viewed as a pernicious worldwide epidemic. Unlike other diseases, which we strive to isolate and cure, this insidious fever has a characteristic that makes us blind to its presence: we come to identify its symptoms as our very own true self. We lovingly speak of this disease as our ego, our sense of limited separate selfhood. Jack Elias calls it “egoic-minding,” because it is a process, not a thing.

Egoic-minding is a fragmented, biased way of perceiving and thinking. It can be viewed as a sort of destructive hypnotic trance that causes us to experience each other as strangers, as different, as threats. The delirium of this trance causes us to do violence to each other and to our world, without ever recognizing that it (our egoic thought process) is the true enemy.

By synthesizing insights and techniques of Eastern and Western philosophy and psychology, Finding True Magic explores various ways to disperse the feverish trance of egoic-minding, heal the trauma it causes, and wake us up to the sacred magic of our true Self. This true inner Self is the wellspring of our capacity for cooperation, community-building, and the celebration of life.

Everyone has the right to the make use of the essential insights and dynamics of healing communication, without resorting to the long-term expense of a professional intermediary. The model of such therapeutic relationships has changed in recent years, due to the financial burdens it places on our medical system. Financial considerations aside, however, therapy and therapists should change simply because there is a more effective approach to healing and personal growth.

That approach, which is the subject of this book, relies on the inherent goodness of our shared Being, a resource that is surprisingly easy to contact in the space between egoic thoughts. Most of us do not experience that space in the normal course of our thinking, however. We may be surprised to hear such a thing, given our experience of the seemingly impenetrable stream of our thoughts. But this space is quite real. It is the space of Silence, Healing Power, and Insight.

We have all experienced this silence on occasion, perhaps through prayer, or in a tender moment of love or awe. Most of us have not been taught, and have remained unaware that this silent Presence is always so close and available. Holistic mind/body therapeutic techniques, such as those presented here, derive transformative power when they help us to tap into this willing Presence, also called Grace.

(Jack Elias)

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Paint by Sticker: Cats

Paint by Sticker: Cats

An addictive all-ages activity for crafters and artists, Paint by Sticker: Cats includes everything you need to create twelve vibrant cat images—the stickers, the templates, the simple directions. 
 

The Paint by Sticker series is now purrfect for cat lovers! Create gorgeous illustrations of felines in low-poly (geometric polygon shapes) style, one sticker at a time. There’s a playful ginger tabby hanging from her paws and an elegant, blue-eyed Siamese angling for a head scratch. Images are divided into dozens of spaces, each with a number that corresponds to a particular sticker. Find the sticker, peel it, and place it in the right space. Add the next, and the next, and relish the joy of watching a “painting” emerge!
 
The card stock pages are perforated for easy removal, making it easy to frame the completed images.
 

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The Practice of Autosuggestion: By the Method of Emile Coué

The Practice of Autosuggestion: By the Method of Emile Coué

“When the imagination and will power are in conflict, are antagonistic, it is always the imagination which wins, without any exception.” -Emile Coue

Here is the complete, authorized presentation of Dr. Coue’s method for curing oneself by autosuggestion, with every step explained in simple, non-technical language. Tells precisely what to do and how to do it.

“Every day, in every way, I’m getting better and better.” -Emile Coue

Dr. Coue’s famous formula. Explained, Interpreted and Simplified by C. Harry Brooks.

CONTENTS

PREFACE

FOREWORD

I COUÉ’S NANCY PRACTICE

Chapter I THE CLINIC OF EMILE COUÉ

Chapter II A FEW OF COUÉ’S CURES

Chapter III THE CHILDREN’S CLINIC

II THE NATURE OF AUTOSUGGESTION

IV THOUGHT IS A FORCE

V THOUGHT AND THE WILL

III THE PRACTICE OF AUTOSUGGESTION

VI GENERAL RULES

VII THE GENERAL FORMULA

VIII PARTICULAR SUGGESTIONS

IX HOW TO DEAL WITH PAIN

X AUTOSUGGESTION AND THE CHILD

XI CONCLUSION

The discoveries of Emile Coué are of such moment for the happiness and efficiency of the individual life that it is the duty of anyone acquainted with them to pass them on to his fellows.

The lives of many men and women are robbed of their true value by twists and flaws of character and temperament, which, while defying the efforts of the will, would yield rapidly to the influence of autosuggestion. Unfortunately, the knowledge of this method has hitherto been available in England only in the somewhat detailed and technical work of Professor Charles Baudouin, and in a small pamphlet, printed privately by M. Coué, which has not been publicly exposed for sale. To fill this gap is the aim of the following pages. They are designed to present to the layman in non-technical form the information necessary to enable him to practise autosuggestion for himself.

All readers who wish to obtain a deeper insight into the theoretical basis of autosuggestion are recommended to study Professor Baudouin’s fascinating work, Suggestion and Autosuggestion. Although in these pages there are occasional divergences from Professor Baudouin’s views, his book remains beyond question the authoritative statement on the subject; indeed it is hardly possible without it to form an adequate idea of the scope of autosuggestion. My own indebtedness to it in writing this little volume is very great.

My thanks are due for innumerable kindnesses to M. Coué himself. That he is the embodiment of patience everyone knows who has been in contact with him. I am also indebted to the Rev. Ernest Charles, of Malvern Link, who, though disclaiming responsibility for some of the views expressed here, has made many extremely valuable suggestions.

C. H. B.

MALVERN LINK,

21 February, 1922.

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Interviewing and Interrogation for Law Enforcement, Second Edition

Interviewing and Interrogation for Law Enforcement, Second Edition

Interviewing & Interrogation for Law Enforcement, Second Edition, discusses interviewing skills and techniques for law enforcement officers. Interviewing solves more crimes than any other technique, scientific or otherwise. When convincing physical evidence or irrefutable witnesses are scarce, investigators have no other option but to try to obtain a confession from the criminals themselves. The book aims to dispel some of the mystery surrounding the interview process by sharing tried and tested methods and ideas.

The book is divided into three parts. Part I discusses the interview process, focusing on the structure of an interview, how the interviewers demeanor contributes to success, and other essential skills such as listening, note-taking, and advisement of rights. Part II explains how investigators can recognize deceit through verbal and nonverbal clues, and through the analysis of a suspects statement. Part III deals with interrogation techniques, covering the structure of an interrogation and keys to successful interrogation, along with a case study of an interrogation.

  • The author has years of experience as an FBI academy instructor.
  • Practical tips and examples throughout.

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