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Jed Maxwell Regular user 133 Posts |
"Nobody wants the truth, but everyone wants a story."
An interesting read about the journalists' Colombian fortune teller mother: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ing......-psychic Some notable excerpts: "She told stories, spoke in allegories, in metaphors, gave hints. Stories are puzzles that fall into the background of our lives until we are ready to deconstruct or remember them." “Some truths are so simple, people dismiss them...” “Nobody wants to be told: be a good person, be nice to your family, be kind. But sometimes that is the answer.” "You have to speak in metaphors, in paradox, in symbolism..." "You have to tell a story that will allow the client to experience the truth without you ever having to name it." |
Jed Maxwell Regular user 133 Posts |
I'm curious about the use of having the client perform rituals. Anyone have any experience of the efficacy of doing that? What do rituals do in a client's mind?
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funsway Inner circle old things in new ways - new things in old ways 9982 Posts |
Some famous motivational speakers always had the audience stand and do some hand, arm and should relaxation things.
Arnold Furst used to have everyone check their ticket, make sure they were in the right seat, and place it in their breast pocket for possible use later on. This got everyone's attention and creates some expectation. Is that a ritual? Methinks so.
"the more one pretends at magic, the more awe and wonder will be found in real life." Arnold Furst
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funsway Inner circle old things in new ways - new things in old ways 9982 Posts |
For thenovel, Sweet One.
"Seeing as you don’t believe in magic I’ll take the long way around the barn. I have a secret you will want to be learning – leastwise if you want more magic in your life. I mean progress without the hurt, of course. But, if I just told you the secret right out you wouldn’t believe it. You have to find it, or let it find you... My job is to make the improbable seem real and the life’s small tragedies forgettable and the impossible problem a challenge. Guess maybe I want to be understood too."
"the more one pretends at magic, the more awe and wonder will be found in real life." Arnold Furst
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George Hunter Inner circle 2013 Posts |
That is a fascinating memoir. Thanks for sharing it.
George |
Dylenium New user 52 Posts |
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On Jun 27, 2020, Jed Maxwell wrote: Ian Rowland wrote about that. It was either in his Full Facts of CR book or Super Psychic Readings. In general Humans love rituals, maybe not in the common sense but like morning rituals and that stuff. Just think back to when you were a child, most children want and like there bedtime rituals. First brush your teeth, then a story etc. If you leave something out or change order they don't like it. Know with readings it goes into the same direction. If everything seems like a fixed process they trust you more. Also they are way less likely to question something or disturb the process. When a medium first tells you to put off your shoes, then lights up a special candle and afterwards starts to lay out tarot cards in front of you in something that seems like a fixed order you are involved in such a process that you don't even know at what point you want to say "this seems all fake" |
IMAGINACIAN Special user In Your Thots 558 Posts |
Very interesting read indeed. Thanks for sharing Jed Maxwell.
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WitchDocChris Inner circle York, PA 2614 Posts |
There is a psychological value in ritual actions.
As I understand it, it is largely a matter of feeling in control or that there is a process at work. I don't think this is the actual article I read recently, but it's saying the same thing: https://liberationist.org/the-power-of-r......-habits/ (Quite likely this article was published in several places). The gist is that rituals can either boost our confidence, get us into a particular frame of mind, or otherwise comfort us. From a performer's audience's perspective, ritualistic action makes things seem important and necessary, as Banachek talks about. I think anyone who's delved into suggestion/hypnotic work will absolutely agree this is true.
Christopher
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