************* The following message is relayed to you by trom@lists.newciv.org ************
> TROM III > > > > > > > ((My comments in double parentheses - Homer)) > > EXCERPTS FROM TROM > > ACT - 72 > 11 August 1994 > > Copyright (C) 1994 Homer Wilson Smith > Redistribution rights granted for non commercial purposes. > > Page 59... > > "Such is the power of the "To Degrade" postulate in the universe > these days that the basic upset in any person's life is invariably an > overt attempt to degrade them by others. It is usually in early > childhood, or even infancy. The incident is SO ABHORRENT to the being > that he rapidly shuts it out of mind (not-know), and by adolescence it > is no longer a part of his or her conscious recalls. > > Yet the incident continues to have a profound effect upon the being > for the remainder of that life time, and colors his physical, emotional > and intellectual approach to everything he does. > > By addressing the "To Enhance" goals package in the form of the 8 > classes of overts and motivators, just as given for the "To Know" > package earlier, any psychotherapist could rapidly 'spring' this basic > lifetime degradation into view and permit its re-evaluation to present > time (now) realities. Such an action would be enormously therapeutic to > the patient, and would result in a betterment of their whole > personality. Such are some of the applications of this technology in > the field of psychotherapy. The same results can, of course, be > achieved by a person running solo on the exercises given in the > Practical Section." > > Page 62... > > ((CAPITALIZATION EMPHASIS ADDED)) > > "We can get over the difficulty of conceiving of a four dimensional > continuum very easily by dropping one of the spatial dimensions. This > leaves us with a model containing two spatial dimensions and one time > dimension. We can conceive of this very easily. Such a model is a > cylinder closed at one end and open at the other. The two spatial > dimensions of this tube are its ((circular)) cross section. The time > dimension is the length of the tube at right angles to the cross > section. The closed end of the tube is the beginning of the universe. > The open end is now. As time passes the tube gets longer. > > If we now imagine our tube populated with beings who can only > easily perceive the two spatial dimensions ((they live on the cross > section)) our model is complete. We, of course, being easily able to > perceive in three dimensions, can see the whole tube. The beings in the > tube, by their own creativity and games play make time, and thus > continuously extend the tube. We outside the tube, by observing them > and seeing what they are doing, could EASILY PREDICT THE FUTURE OF THE > TUBE. But if we were to enter the tube and agree to abide by the laws > of the tube - i.e. to only perceive spatially in two dimensions - we > too would become a tube dweller, and be limited accordingly. > > And this is precisely how a being gets into the real universe. He > considers ((from outside where he can see the WHOLE THING)) that such a > game looks like fun, and POPS INTO THE TUBE. After a while, he may well > wonder how he is ever going to get out again. HE GETS OUT AGAIN BY > CONTACTING AND REVIEWING HIS DECISIONS TO GO INTO AGREEMENT WITH THE > LAWS GOVERNING THE TUBE." > > From Adore, > > "The Way IN is the Way OUT." > > For those of you interested in running the "To Enhance" goals > package, I have written it out in my own words for you. > > Here are the 4 games conditions in the goal package. > > REMEMBER THE FOLLOWING FROM HERE TO THE END IS MY WORDING AND DOES > NOT REPLICATE EXACTLY THE WORDING IN TROM. > > Being One <- Opposed by -> Being Two > 1.) To Be Enhanced (SD) <-----> 4.) To Not Enhance (SD) > 2.) To Be Not Enhanced (SD) <-----> 3.) To Enhance (SD) > 3.) To Enhance (SD) <-----> 2.) To Be Not Enhanced (SD) > 4.) To Not Enhance (SD) <-----> 1.) To Be Enhanced (SD) > > The 4 Overts are, > > 1.O Forcing another being To Enhance > 2.O Forcing another being To Not Enhance > 3.O Forcing another being To Be Enhanced > 4.O Forcing another being To Be Not Enhanced > > The 4 Motivators are, > > 1.M Forced To Be Not Enhanced > 2.M Forced To Be Enhanced > 3.M Forced To Not Enhance > 4.M Forced To Enhance > > "Did you ever fail to enhance a child as a parent?" (DED) > "Did a parent ever fail to enhance you as a child?" (DEDEX) > "Did a child ever fail to enhance you as a parent?" (MOTIVATOR) > "Did you ever fail to enhance a parent as a child?" (OVERT) > > It's enough to piss you off, isn't it? > > Homer > ============ > Learning implies Learning with Certainty or Learning without Certainty. > Learning across a Distance implies Learning by Being an Effect. > Learning by Being an Effect implies Learning without Certainty. > Therefore, Learning with Certainty implies Learning, > but not by Being an Effect, and not across a Distance. > > ---
_______________________________________________ TROM mailing list TROM@lists.newciv.org http://lists.newciv.org/mailman/listinfo/trom