Transforming the Mind
by Peter Shepherd
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Living Consciously :http://www.trans4mind.com/new_life_courseThe Insight Project :http://www.trans4mind.com/spiritualEmail Peter Shepherd :shepherd@trans4mind.comCopyright © Peter Shepherd 1994-2005 (This edition April 2005)
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Transforming the Mind
Contents
Chapter One: INTRODUCTION....................................................................6An evolutionary jump..............................................................................6What is Transformational Psychology?............................................7How does Transformational Psychology work?.............................7Meta-Programming - Discovering the Higher Self........................8What is required of you?.........................................................................8Chapter Two: BACKGROUND PSYCHOLOGY....................................9The evolution of man................................................................................9Transpersonal psychology......................................................................11The Child Personality...............................................................................18Parent - Adult - Child...............................................................................19Sub-personalities........................................................................................20Man the machine?.....................................................................................21Consensus trance.......................................................................................22Defense mechanisms.................................................................................25Fear - attachment to time........................................................................26Stress - the cost of fear.............................................................................27Rational thinking.......................................................................................28Combating distortions..............................................................................3016 types of distorted thinking................................................................31Misconceptions...........................................................................................36Rational Emotive Therapy.....................................................................38Inferences......................................................................................................38Secondary emotional disturbance........................................................39Irrational Beliefs........................................................................................39Shame-attacking.........................................................................................40Self-esteem versus Self-acceptance......................................................41Towards, against and away....................................................................44Imprint-types...............................................................................................46The semantic mind....................................................................................51Sexuality........................................................................................................53
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Chapter Three: ANALYSIS..............................................................................58Communication in Therapy...................................................................58Discharging Traumatic Incidents........................................................59Modes of Representation.........................................................................60Filtering.........................................................................................................61State-dependent memory........................................................................62Recovering Memories...............................................................................63
‘Recall Something’
....................................................................................63Life-Chart.....................................................................................................64Zen Memory Exercise..............................................................................65Habits to observe........................................................................................65Sexual Man...................................................................................................67To be free of negative memories...........................................................68The Release Technique............................................................................69Release Technique - Procedure.............................................................71Toxic Parents...............................................................................................72Reframing.....................................................................................................75It’s their responsibility.............................................................................76Taking personal responsibility..............................................................77Toxic Relationships...................................................................................77The Dilemma...............................................................................................83Chapter Four: REVERSAL THEORY & THE SPLIT BRAIN..........84Telic and Paratelic states........................................................................84The use of biofeedback in analysis.......................................................86Use of the meter..........................................................................................88Incremental changing of habit patterns............................................89Two ways of knowing...............................................................................91Symbol Space..............................................................................................96Reality Testing............................................................................................97Reversal Theory.........................................................................................98COEX Systems............................................................................................99Volition..........................................................................................................103Pan-determinism........................................................................................107Body-mind defenses..................................................................................109The structure of problems......................................................................111Beliefs.............................................................................................................115Achieving Goals..........................................................................................116Words and Meanings................................................................................118Semantic Development.............................................................................120The Higher Mind.......................................................................................121The Three Worlds......................................................................................123The Semantic Differential.......................................................................124Awareness Exercises.................................................................................129
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