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Transforming the Mind
by Peter Shepherd
On the Internet
Tools for Transformation : http://www.trans4mind.com/
The Insight Project : http://www.trans4mind.com/spiritual
Email Peter Shepherd: shepherd@trans4mind.com
Copyright © Peter Shepherd 1994-2001 (This edition Sept 2001)
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Transforming the Mind
Contents
Chapter One: Introduction
An evolutionary jump .............................................................. 6
What is Transpersonal Psychology? ........................................ 7
How does Transpersonal Psychology work? ........................... 7
The Insight Project - recovering the Higher Self ..................... 8
What is required of you? .......................................................... 8
Chapter Two: Background Psychology
The evolution of man ............................................................... 9
Transpersonal Psychology ..................................................... 10
The child personality.............................................................. 16
Parent - Adult - Child ............................................................. 18
Sub-personalities .................................................................... 19
Man the machine? .................................................................. 20
Consensus trance .................................................................... 21
Defence mechanisms.............................................................. 23
Fear - attachment to time ....................................................... 24
Stress - the cost of fear ........................................................... 25
Rational thinking .................................................................... 26
Combating distortions ............................................................ 28
15 types of distorted thinking................................................. 29
Misconceptions ...................................................................... 33
Rational Emotive Therapy ..................................................... 35
Inferences ............................................................................... 35
Secondary emotional disturbance .......................................... 36
Irrational Beliefs..................................................................... 36
Shame-attacking ..................................................................... 37
Self-esteem versus Self-acceptance ....................................... 37
Towards, against and away .................................................... 41
Imprint-types .......................................................................... 43
The semantic mind ................................................................. 48
Sexuality................................................................................. 50
Explorations ........................................................................... 52
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Chapter Three: Analysis
Communication in analysis .................................................... 54
Discharging Traumatic Incidents ........................................... 55
Modes of representation ......................................................... 56
Filtering .................................................................................. 56
State-dependent memory........................................................ 57
Recovering memories............................................................. 59
Recall Something ................................................................... 59
Life-Chart ............................................................................... 59
Zen Memory Exercise ............................................................ 60
Habits to observe.................................................................... 60
Sexual Man............................................................................. 62
To be free of negative memories............................................ 63
The Release Technique .......................................................... 64
Release Technique - Procedure .............................................. 66
Toxic Parents.......................................................................... 67
Reframing............................................................................... 70
It’s their responsibility ........................................................... 70
Toxic Relationships................................................................ 72
Explorations ........................................................................... 76
The Dilemma.......................................................................... 77
Chapter Four: Reversal Theory & The Split Brain
Telic and Paratelic states ........................................................ 78
The use of biofeedback in analysis ........................................ 80
Use of the meter ..................................................................... 81
Incremental changing of habit patterns .................................. 83
Two ways of knowing ............................................................ 84
Symbol space ......................................................................... 89
Reality Testing ....................................................................... 90
Reversal Theory ..................................................................... 90
COEX Systems....................................................................... 92
Volition .................................................................................. 94
Pan-determinism .................................................................... 98
Body-mind defences............................................................... 99
The structure of problems .................................................... 102
Beliefs .................................................................................. 104
Achieving Goals ................................................................... 105
Words and Meanings ........................................................... 107
Semantic Development ........................................................ 108
The Higher Mind.................................................................. 110
The Three Worlds ................................................................ 111
The Semantic Differential .................................................... 113
Awareness Exercises ............................................................ 117
Creative Communication ..................................................... 131
Explorations ......................................................................... 132
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Chapter Five: Motivation
Needs.................................................................................... 136
The Unified Field ................................................................. 137
Telic stress............................................................................ 139
Telic Dominance .................................................................. 140
Creativity.............................................................................. 143
Education ............................................................................. 144
Sport ..................................................................................... 145
Sex........................................................................................ 147
Forms and colours ................................................................ 147
The COEX............................................................................ 147
Disturbances and trauma ...................................................... 149
The Stable Case.................................................................... 154
Explorations ......................................................................... 154
Chapter Six: The Open Focus State
High arousal ......................................................................... 156
The gamut of emotions......................................................... 158
Transactions ......................................................................... 160
Primary beliefs ..................................................................... 163
The pride system .................................................................. 167
Unconsciousness .................................................................. 168
Attention............................................................................... 172
The holistic program ............................................................ 173
Dynamic Consciousness....................................................... 176
Explorations ......................................................................... 178
Chapter Seven: Awakening!
The Genetic Self................................................................... 180
The Father ............................................................................ 185
Personal identity ................................................................... 188
Types of culture ................................................................... 189
The archetypal enemy .......................................................... 191
Towards the Real Self .......................................................... 193
Towards the Higher Self ...................................................... 197
Awakening! .......................................................................... 201
Chapter Eight: Discovery of the Higher Self
Insight................................................................................... 203
Finding the Inner Self........................................................... 205
The Approach of Meta-Programming .................................. 206
A Paradigm Shift.................................................................. 209
The Insight Project ............................................................... 210
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Chapter Nine: Meta-Programming
Meta-Programming .............................................................. 212
The Gnostic Way ................................................................. 213
The Age of Anxiety.............................................................. 213
Beyond Survival ................................................................... 215
The Approach of Meta-Programming .................................. 217
The Nature of Spirit ............................................................. 220
The Reactive Mind ............................................................... 221
Relative Truth....................................................................... 222
Realisation ........................................................................... 222
The Trap ............................................................................... 222
Goals .................................................................................... 223
Goal Conflict Structures....................................................... 224
The Misdeed-Justification Sequence ................................... 226
Indicator Technique ............................................................. 227
A Crazy World But A Great Game Too! ............................. 229
Games................................................................................... 231
Causation.............................................................................. 232
Bibliography ................................................................................. 235
Online Links .................................................................................. 237
APPENDIX: The Brain ............................................................... 239
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