Hi there I sent an e-mail to Landmark Head Office (using another mail service) to complain about the calls that I was getting after I withdrew from the post-forum seminar series where I had to threaten them with an official police complaint. It appears on the face of it that they are obviously concerned about what I had to say. No doubt as I have read through the postings about what they ar
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This is more of a heads up thread. But if any of our readers are confused as to how people are lured into groups or be moulded into a particular line of thinking and action. When we convince ourselves, "we'll never fall that" , how easy it was and how we loathe the fact that we were taken for a ride. Then I can recommend a docu-drama that recreated an actual incident at an
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Hi Funkypants I believe you should be congratulated in standing up and walking out, it takes courage especially as to the way Landmark attempts to control people. What you have described is exactly what appears to happen in all forums. In our case, if we wanted to leave and get a refund it was based on whether "as participants we are coachable", if not then leave. The problem
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Hi there In my forum it seem to fluctuate about 4 or 5 times during each day between warm and cold. I noticed that with the evening sessions it became cooler, I normally do not feel the cold but on those ocassions I did. So does this mean that using a cooler tempearture is one way of perking or waking participants up after being the room for over 8 hours. Psychologically I'm not sur
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Hi Socrates I cannot say that I will be able to answer your questions but do find them interesting. These are just my thoughts. But I do believe that society as a whole is being constructively dumbed down through subtle means. The internet is a classic example of "quantity of information v. quality of information" that its difficult to assess what passes for credible and relia
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Hi there Yes they controlled the ac at our forum as well, it was cold that I ended up wearing a jacket and I recall that most of us did were putting them on and taking them off throughout the sessions. The temperature did fluctuate. From what I recall it made concentration rather difficult, mind you listening to anyone for 12 continouous hours and who likes the sound of their own voice i
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Sure do have to find your sense of humour after being at a forum it was just a pity I had not done a more research about them (like this web site) before signing up. In hindsight, I now can distinguish and discern what are helpful non-threatening personal development courses and ones like Landmark. I have, since attending discouraged several people out of "my gotten", and told the
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Thanks for the feedback. Know the feeling about the breaks - you think its some kind of Freudian thing with them? I have since read an article on how the Landmarkian Borg Collective (LBC) is very efficient in maintaining the appearance of space, tidiness and control methods of participants. So now we have the: Borg Course Leader Ranking - Supreme being Objective - Remain Supreme
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Hi Guy I got my "get" and it was a relief in more ways then one. Happy in the knowledge that my contribution has provided a smile. Realising of course that it was in no way intended to demean or be flippant about the real problems and concerns that others have had in conjunction to Landmark. Dafellah
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Hi Corboy and Hope What you described happened in your forums pretty much the same patteren occurred in mine. There were several males or females that had been "coached" into attending by their partners who had been to Landmark. I realise that my satirical posting may be slightly contradictory in that while I remained, despite what I had experienced. Its my view to last the distan
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Saturday/Sunday - day 2 & 3 - "We meet again" Dear Diary I am convinced I am mad, I actually returned to the forum. Quite a few people are shattered by the night before, look tired and not terribly enthused to be locked up voluntarily on a beautiful day in the city. Same routine as day one, same instructions...blah ...blah...do you need coaching, I get asked several
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Hi all A recent graduate of the Landmark forum I can say that the course that were beneficial to me that have helped with certain aspects of my life to get back on track. The account below is based on personal observations and experiences which may or may not reflect everyone's experience but I had to have a laugh hence the posting. This is to be viewed as satirical... Dear Diary
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