[PJE]

Originally Posted by Keith

So I was hoping someone here could help me - how do you mentally 'deprogram' things that are perceived by your subconscious as threats that are holding you back? Phillip (and his testimonials) imply that it's a quick process, not one of extended affirmations etc.

Insofar as there's an "it", "it" is a quick process for each block -- not a one-time deal that turns you into me or Steve Pavlina overnight, unless you only have one more block than he or I do. ;-)

However, it's not really an "it" because I teach multiple methods, and there are probably other methods that could be applied to the same end result, if you know what to apply it to.

For example, I've recently been experimenting with the "releasing" technique of the Sedona method, but haven't yet confirmed whether it has any permanent effect. I only teach methods that require a single application to a target block, as there are plenty enough of those that there's no point (IMO) in messing with ones that take time and practice.

Why? Because if you can switch off the threat response, then you'll be naturally more able to use the "standard" self-help techniques that require discipline to further your growth. Frankly, huge segments of what's taught as self-help or personal development (including much of Steve Pavlina's recommendations) are only really usable or accessible to people who aren't stuck in threat-response land. (Which he would probably describe as a lower level of consciousness.)

What I do is teach people to aggressively raise their consciousness by removing mental associations that keep them stuck at the threat-response levels.

Originally Posted by Keith

He also indicates that positive affirmations only really work once you've "deleted" negative "programs" that would block their absorption. It sounds like deleting particular emotional associations.

Yes, to both. Positive programming is useless if every time you think it, your brain responds back with something negative. All you're doing is practicing having a negative response to it! So, unless you delete the association, you're wasting your time.

Now, the forms of association vary considerably, as they can be routed through a belief, a judgment, or a reinforced behavior pattern, as well as simple emotional conditioning. (Which is why I teach more than one technique.)

Originally Posted by Keith

Does anyone here have an idea about what he's talking about and how to do it?

If you look through my 2006 archives, I've actually shared links to background on some of the techniques I teach. Really, I don't think any of the techniques I teach can't be found in some form, somewhere free online; they are all derived from other methodologies such as NLP. The value I add is in identifying ones that work for the specific application, putting them together into a system, and providing hands-on training, especially with respect to seeing which beliefs or responses are actually problematic for you.

Techniques themselves are a dime a dozen, and you can find plenty of techniques for deactivating a harmful response out there. What isn't out there, for the most part, is a good understanding of how these things fit together, or what they should be applied to. That's what my work is intended to address.

--PJE