The Sedona method is a tool, in my view, which does not replace professional help. Personally, I have found it helpful, as have others for "processing" emotions/feelings. I have also had no use for "advanced 7 day seminars" "weekend retreats" and given up on the quest of owning a "$400 course." I came across the method after years spent frustrated, trying t
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There did appear to be some trappings of eastern religion when I did Aikido. They did not try to keep me from leaving when I stopped going to the dojo, so it is not cult like in this regard; they were pretty loose with membership regulations.
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Hi formerreleaser, it is good to see you on these forums. I heard that the Sedona Method and Release Technique organizations are sales apparatuses and lack integrity, twisting the truth to manipulate secular suckers into buying a spiritual technique in order to gain in their lives. I also heard that while the above is true, the technique itself can be a valuable asset to a balanced life and
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Rick Ross Forums are a good example of not a cult because they charge no money, they do not wish to control members' lives, and you are free to leave at any time :)
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Sparrow> interesting observation about the 'fruits' of Neil Strauss' fake personae. In pickup it always felt like I was trying to BS my way through life because I was worthless on the inside. I studied seduction for 2 years and it never worked (Ha ha!). I kept sinking deeper into depression and was getting more and more paranoid and more afraid to even be around, let alone ta
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rrmoderator, no offense intended. I call it like I see it. The point I'm trying to make regardless of what detractors of the method claim is that it is working for me. I can do things I couldn't do before due to fear, anger, or even laziness. I don't have to run from my feelings anymore. They're just feelings now that I have a way to deal with them. It's that simple.
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Thanks for noticing my ID. Disconnect is a song from the hit game "In the Groove" which I used to play a lot. I've never been to a Sedona seminar. I bought the book for $17 at a book store, and enjoy using the method. It works for me in my daily life, and I am grateful I found it. Ellen, you called the Sedona Method a "mind-numbing and stupifying, covertly orchestrated
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I am sorry for your respective losses and can understand your resentments. My dad went to a jazz camp when I was a boy and met a woman there who was his 'music' partner. It became an affair and eventually he divorced my mother and married the new woman. In this situation, I feel that if that is the way he is, my mom is probably better off without him, no matter how bad it hurt her in th
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It would be nice if people were more friendly towards each other, whether or not we agree. It seems to me that being polite could be more than a selective sometimes job. If being polite indeed lubricates society, I would begin with oppositional people. I haven't released on 100.000k because I was afraid it wouldn't work. What if our friend every_day was telling the truth? You do n
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If you're considering ending it all please seek licensed medical professional. There is a great resource at Or you can directly call the hotline at 1-800-784-2433 I am assuming these are people who are either very compassionate, or have been suicidal themselves in the past. The releasing techniques seem to benefit enormously from building momentum with little stuff. Also you can build
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I've never been too convinced one way or the other on the God issue. On one hand I want to believe, and on the other I feel worried it's just another lame letdown in a long series of frauds (Santa Clause, Easter Bunny, etc). I suppose, though, it wouldn't hurt to see the lighter sides of the things I despise along with the dark. One thing I temporarily gained with the Sedona met
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QuoteezdoesitShould be back to normal soon. I can delete this stuff again. It's nothing new or unusual. Just the same old junk. You might be interested to know the only topics to be hit consistently and continuously are the LGAT threads. Other topics seem not to attract such spam/porn. EZ They're looking for gullible people IMO. I don't think LGATs care about this
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:oops: Feel free to skip this one if it bothers you My post stemmed from a conversation I had with my history teacher. We were examining the similarities and differences between these two books, and we found quite a number of ways in which they correlate and are useful to be read in tandem. I am not advocating anyone believe in the idea of evil, as it is just basic animal nature, and there
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If you enjoy this book, you might find value in The Lucifer Principal by Howard Bloom. In it, he dissects why what we call "evil" or "ego" is just our natural animal instincts. This also includes details on human social dynamics, and an overview of how groups of humans operate as super-organisms, including the entire human race. It as well gives insight into the nature and for
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QuoteskepticQuoteQuestionEverything So, back to being a mere ego-driven mortal with all my feelings - positive and negative. And my problems. Reality is very underrated by those who would have you trade it for metaphysical realty, wishful thinking, and many of the other new age/spirituality concepts. Reality is really being in your skin and experiencing all the people and creatures in the worl
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Quoteelena Please state the exact claim you want scientific data to back up. We're all familiar with Milgram, Festinger, and Zimbardo here. Are you? Also, Cialdini's "Influence" is a good basic text on the subject. It always cracks me up when cult members and cult apologists, (not saying you are one -- I don't know), come up with these demands for "scientific
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Is there any scientific data backing up these claims? Many of us have trouble believing pseudo-psychology like "Covert Persuasion" is effective without some kind of proof.
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PS. I think the Sedona Method should be free :)
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I began posting here because people wanted to know if the Sedona Method was valid. My current position is clear: The Sedona Method is incredibly positive and helpful regardless of any shady new-age aspects. I completely turned my life around using it, and have observed others do likewise. However, I see that not a single one of us is infallible, and we all "sin" from time to time. I
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And some of us take the Bible literally and seriously, like it's not a great metaphor :) It sounds to me like we've all been burned by a false teacher at some time. It's really sad to see that even people with the best intentions miss the mark. But certainly I never miss the mark. It's them. It's those anti-cult people or it's the people in the cults. We all think
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TCDk>That was a fascinating post. I'd like to talk to you more about this stuff, if you'd like. My email is tmagwitch@yahoo.com and Sedona in the subject line will get your email past the spamguard. Man! sending emails to me feels like breaking out of prison. rrmoderator>I enjoyed y
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Sedona Method itself doesn't actually do anything. My experience this past year with Sedona Method has been 100% in my mind. I use the release questions as a vehicle of personal discovery. I enjoy uncovering different aspects of my life and my mind. I've experienced great success using it, and that's not all in my head. Friends have been commenting on many marked improvements in my
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Question Lady, I am sorry for the pain you (and your husband??) are going through. I wish you the best. Quotequestion ladyDear disconnect, I was struck by your user name - "disconnect". I'm not sure what that means to you, but "disconnected" is exactly how my husband seems when he is "releasing". He seems disconnected from himself and others and reality. It lo
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@ skeptic: lol. totally. I used to think all religion and government was BS and an excuse to control people. Lots of groups are considered dangerous. But many of us agree that they are no worse than the people they are made up of. @ Question Lady: Of course not all emotions fit nicely in little boxes. Do all our thoughts fit nicely in words? Anyone who thinks they can actually categorize every
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QuotemindconcernHow exactly did you transform the release technique into sex? With the Sedona Method I am able to release myself from wanting a woman's approval, and wanting to control her. She knows I want her, I know I want her, and if we get together then that's great! if not, then it's her loss... but it is my loss too. But the biggest gain in this area of my life is not to b
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QuotemindconcernWow, if that's not the best endorsement I've ever heard! I would gladly 2D my personality for all the sex I want in loving connected relationships. How exactly did you transform the release technique into sex? I would love to answer you. However, for obvious reasons regarding dealing with people who are in cults, this site does not allow private messages for users with
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I've been using the Sedona Method and Release Technique (Which I recently discovered can be illegally downloaded for free; don't I feel like a fool for paying for some LGAT crap) for 6 months now. I started using it for anxiety. Well, that's not true. I used it because I was 20 and hadn't had sex in 2 years. Now I have all the sex I want in loving, connected relationships with
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