Quote Originally Posted by Moonbeam View Post
OK I'll remind you, thanks. Is there anything I can read in the meantime?
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Oh yes. There's a LOT out there about NLP. It is a modeling system at its root, developed by Bandler and Grinder a while back. That bit is interesting and explains how they came up with the methods employed. The methods themselves are more the RESULT of NLP rather than the tool itself. Some of the best of these methods came from studying the techniques of Milton Erickson, the brilliant hypnotist, Fritz Perls who developed Gestalt therapy, and Virginia Satir, an incredibly consistent and effective family therapist.

NLP stands for Neuro Linguistic Programming. I'm sure a quick search will yield a ton of stuff, some of which may be worthwhile. There are some terrific books out there too... I'm trying to remember one of my favorite authors right now... Gibbons? No... O'Conner. Joseph O'Conner. (I corresponded with him years ago - you'd think I could remember his name&#33

I wasn't going to get into this now... but here's why I think it should be useful. I've pointed out before how everything we "experience" is nothing more than a representation - a map, if you will - which we build and maintain in our brains based on sensory input. We build the maps... and we can modify the maps. Responses are mapped, and responses are the key to all of this. Most of NLP is about "reprogramming" the map to bring about desired responses or get rid of those that aren't desirable.

So why not create a mapping that consistently ties the dream state to recognition of that dream state? That's really what we are trying to do anyway with all the reality checks and all else. NLP provides a "toolkit" to do just that.

This really needs to be a new thread... and again, I'm years out of touch on this stuff and really don't have the time to get into it in any depth right now. That's a good teaser though - and there is more than enough info "out there" that you don't need me anyway. I'd really rather participate in an experiment or series of discussions than try to teach it, as my qualifications aren't all that great.

I'd sure love to get my map straightened out! Three LDs or less in a month just isn't cutting it for me.