by the way, I know some of this might not makes sense to some folks...that's fine. You don't have to take my word for it. Once we get some full-text transcripts of this stuff, the complete "story" (Inductions), (like the Washing Machine story), then we can send them to various advanced hypnosis people, without the Byron Katie name, and ask them what they have to say about it.
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not too be too too anal ...but its always important to END these types of metaphorical self-trance images, to bring them to a conclusion...so they don't stay somewhat "frozen" in the mind. Its really just Active Imagination...which is a type of self-hypnosis...each person is very unique...and sometimes a person can do the images repeatedly...and modify them. (if any powerful emot
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One thing for everyone who reads this to always keep in mind everytime they see or hear Byron Katie speak for the rest of their lives is... (that was an embedded command...you will always remember it....another one...) ;-) everything Byron Katie says and her images has a double-meaning, at least. Byron Katie is simply using it as a hypnotic metaphor, for influencing your Unconscious. Its
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a friend just lent me a CD set... A THOUSAND NAMES FOR JOY, 6 hours of audio from someone named Byron Katie, and her renowned unknown hubbie Stephen Mitchell. Lets put it on right now.. ...New Age music...so spiritual...I am in a Trance already.... - Stephen Mitchell starts with a preframe, and the false origin Story. - pitch the 4 Questions...this is very Trancy already...confusing
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