Things You Never Knew Existed

[Rockchick26]

I just subscribed too,but i read the entire site and didnt see anything about how to attract a certain kind of person,it only talked about money. But,i wont buy the book,i'll just read this free thing,hopefully that works LOL

edit: I just got my first HALF of the email course...yeah,so we're only gonna get 2 emails,and the first one didnt help! It just says what you need to do,not HOW to do it. So i'm completely clueless,i hope the 2nd email has better information LOL

[Arboretor]

The goal you set is up to you, you can choose anything you want, as far as I understand it.

[moonrambler]

I read the three lessons and there's nothing there that can't be found here in this forum. Been through all that already.

I remember reading that promo letter he's got al over the place and being intrigued by the idea of how you could transfer previous successes in any endeavor to new successes even if you hadn't been successful in that new area before. He doesn't approach that concept at all in these three lessons, although I suppose what he's offering for free is the basic foundation that you have to get through before you can do the more intricate work, but it doesn't help for people who've already done a lot of this PD work already.

[nightdiamond]

Hi everyone...

Since I started all this stuff, I'll try to give a quicker description of his basic process mentioned in the lessons and email.

He makes a difference between easier goals and harder goals which, according to him require the more detailed advanced method to achieve.. Goals considered "impossible" requires the more detailed method...

Over time, this is how I learned how to interpret his basic process;

Create a goal you want to achieve. Make it something you really want, don't hold back. Write a description of that goal, the way you want. Here's an example, if you were a little on the large side and want to lose weight:

' I lost 25 pounds, I have such a sexy figure now. I'm getting so much positive attention. I get attention every time I go out now. I feel lighter and healthier than ever. I love my 28 inch waste. Everytime I look in the mirror I feel sexyyyy!'

Then reread the statement and pick out anything that gives you a doubtful, hesitant, skeptical feeling. Underline those words or statements.

For example in this case,

' I lost 25 pounds, I have such a sexy figure now. I'm getting so much positive attention. . I get attention every time I go out now. I feel lighter and healthier than ever. I love my 28 inch waste. Everytime I look in the mirror I feel sexyyyy!'

Rewrite it again in another positve way, so that the feeling disappears, yet the level of positve feeling of the story remains;

' I lost 25 pounds, I have such a sexy figure now. I love getting so much positive attention. I get attention every time I go out now. I feel lighter and healthier than ever. I love my 28 inch waste. "I love feeling sexy whenever I look in the mirror"!

Thank you, Arboretor for this one; I got this idea from your suggestion on using certain affirmations in a better way.

At this point, this description should make you feel happy and motivated each time you read it. And, there should be very little distracting 'mind chatter' when you think about this goal. That signifies that your mind is in harmony with the goal is most likely ready to go about achieving it for you.

Also, if you had any past successes with losing weight that felt good, or lfeeling good looking in the mirror, then taking facts from that experience and inserting them into your description will supposedly increase the power of the description, and has a great impact on the subconcious mind, causing it to do things to bring it about.

A nice, happy past success you had carries a positive motivation and mental energy with it. So his technique (or the more advanced one) infuses the power of a past success into a current goal, and then along with repetition stimulates your subconcious to attract that goal or automatically take the direct steps to to achieve it... (whew... )

Imagine this description along with the positive motivated feeling it brings you.

You then write this properly constructed goal repeatedly 100 times every day until it happens, (like the testimonial of the person selling the car) while watching for feedback from your feelings, the circumstances so you can adjust things if necessary. I also suggest reading it a number times as you drift off to sleep each night.

You can adapt the method for your own individual goal, so for rockchick it would be like -

' I am together with a very handsome man that I feel is perfect for me. He is very neat and clean. I love his muscular figure. He has a wonderful patient, personality. He even takes out the trash on rainy days for me when I snap my fingers' ....just kidding....

And as for dates, you adjust the description slightly to allow for achieving something by a certain date.

' By this October 2008, I will have already lost 25 pounds. I love my new 28 inch waist....' ect...

This is where the book is supposed to come in, as it describes in detail how to transfer a past success into a current one and setting dates, how to handle a 'blockage' and it also has a certain visualization process to it..

I hope that explains his basic process because this is too much typing, lol....

..take care everyone, have a nice day.....

[moonrambler]

I wonder how long it takes to write up a goal that's six sentences long, 100 times. Wow.

Does a person have to have all that extraneous stuff in there, or can she just write, "I weigh 115 pounds and I feel great!"

I don't know, his whole methodology makes me skeptical. Like he talks about how a person trying to lose weight still subconsciously piles on the potatoes at dinnertime, then feels guilty about it later, and it's because all four parts of the brain don't agree on the diet. To me it seems more likely that the person doesn't have enough self-discipline, wants instant gratification more than a long-range goal success.

Writing it in detail and having to repeat it so many times would certainly provide some extra focus though!

[nightdiamond]

Originally Posted by moonrambler

I wonder how long it takes to write up a goal that's six sentences long, 100 times. Wow.

Does a person have to have all that extraneous stuff in there, or can she just write, "I weigh 115 pounds and I feel great!"

I don't know, his whole methodology makes me skeptical. Like he talks about how a person trying to lose weight still subconsciously piles on the potatoes at dinnertime, then feels guilty about it later, and it's because all four parts of the brain don't agree on the diet. To me it seems more likely that the person doesn't have enough self-discipline, wants instant gratification more than a long-range goal success.

Writing it in detail and having to repeat it so many times would certainly provide some extra focus though!

Hi moonrambler,

Lol, didn't I tell you guys? I't's the same thing I thought when I first read through it, Moonrambler, glad to read your take on this method.

He's serious.... you write it about 100 times each day. And this is the basic method for goals that the person feels are 'easier' to accomplish.

The main thing is that description or goal you write down should give you a positve feeling, a very high charged one. If it's dull it probably won't have much of an effect on the person.

It's up to the person to choose the goal and he or she chooses what to put in the the description. However, there is are certain rules to constructing the statements so that they work the right way....

And for example, if you want it by a certain date, then you design the story around a date, like 'on or before October 3, 2008, I will have lost 25 pounds'.

And then you will have to check the description for anything that makes you feel resistent, or doubtful and alter the story accordingly.

This is not for lazy people, it requires writing and rechecking...and more writing


To be fair to Stuart, this is what I believe he's saying: that some parts of the brain are on automatic pilot of habit and a little stuck there. The conscious mind may decide to eat less, but the other parts of the brain that are used to eating a certain way will also compete for attention too.

So at eating time, those parts win out, get their way, and later the conscious mind, feels guilty that it didn't stick to the diet....

If you remind or imprint a positve motivating image or concept in your mind enough, supposedly, both conscioius the and subconcious minds will both react to the image and will cooperate to bring it about..

Based on the testimonials and stories, if you ask me, at this point exactly "how" it brings these things about, it may be a combination of some type of remote influencing or the brain just acting automatically on it's own to bring about the goal.

I'm being very theoretical on the part about how it works and the remote influencing part, but I've always been curious about how this works (assuming it really does) and I know that's probably what the everyone else is wondering too.

[moonrambler]

Originally Posted by nightdiamond

Lol, didn't I tell you guys? I't's the same thing I thought, Moonrambler, glad to read your take on this method.

He's serious.... you write it about 100 times each day. And this is the basic method for goals that the person feels are 'easier' to accomplish.

The main thing I'm thinking is, if my goal is to make a certain amount of money by, say July 31, and I write up a story with six sentences including what debts will be totally paid with the money and being totally caught up on all the bills and even be able to take somebody out for dinner to celebrate . . . . realistically, it may take me 2 hours or more to do all that writing . . . when I could be spending 2 hours making money! I suppose a person could get up 2 hours early and do all the writing, but, wow. This is going to sound funny but I think it wouldn't take long before the goal would take on negative emotion because the person would dread having to do all that writing. lol

Do you have any idea if typing is allowed instead of writing?

I do really like his idea of shifting the memory of a previous successful experience into a current goal, for the positive emotion and confidence and probably behavior as well.

[Liara Covert]

Acting like Godot makes a key point. Many gadgets exist but as you learn to sense energy, you don't need external prompting to tap into it and explore it.

[muzzy]

I am just listening to a sample of Inward Harmony and it reminds me strongly of choral music and chanting monks. Some of this music makes me feel very ethereal. Also some harp or lute music has the same effect. I think it's the deep vibration that is the connection.

[Cantando]

Originally Posted by muzzy

I am just listening to a sample of Inward Harmony and it reminds me strongly of choral music and chanting monks. Some of this music makes me feel very ethereal. Also some harp or lute music has the same effect. I think it's the deep vibration that is the connection.

Absolutely. Music helps to calm the mind. I love Gegorian Chant and also the choral music of Palestrina and Allegri. Highly recommend a UK CD by Harry Christophers' choir, The Sixteen, especially Allegri's Miserere - absolutely sublime!

If you like peaceful 'Zen' type music to accompany meditation or yoga, I highly recommend Riley Lee who is a master of the Shakuhachi flute.

I've just read some reviews on Inward Harmony and it sounds really good. Will order it today. Thanks for the tip.

[nightdiamond]

Originally Posted by moonrambler

The main thing I'm thinking is, if my goal is to make a certain amount of money by, say July 31, and I write up a story with six sentences including what debts will be totally paid with the money and being totally caught up on all the bills and even be able to take somebody out for dinner to celebrate . . . . realistically, it may take me 2 hours or more to do all that writing . . . when I could be spending 2 hours making money! I suppose a person could get up 2 hours early and do all the writing, but, wow. This is going to sound funny but I think it wouldn't take long before the goal would take on negative emotion because the person would dread having to do all that writing. lol

Do you have any idea if typing is allowed instead of writing?

I do really like his idea of shifting the memory of a previous successful experience into a current goal, for the positive emotion and confidence and probably behavior as well.

This is exactly what I thought when I first purchased it, and remember moonrambler, you're talking about the basic method.

Opinions based on my understanding of the book?

If you were to feel hesitant about writing it out 100 times a day, then according to the book, that would be a blockage.

You shouldn't have a problem writing it out 100 times, because the story you composed should make you feel happy and motivated. In other words, it should be fun to write a story that makes you feel good 100 times....

Here's an example I pulled from his site from a testimonial.....

'I ASKED FOR $8,000 AND GOT $12,530!'

"It's so amazing! I didn't think your theory will work for us. However, I want to test for myself. So I pick up a high goal for $8,000 by the end of January 2003. I practice to write my goal over 100 times everyday. At the beginning, I feel puzzled about that, but I use tools to clear my block.

"But I was wrong! I didn't call anybody for my service. Sales rush in silently. I couldn't stop! I have get nearly $12,530 at the end of January 2003. It's so amazing. Thank you for your work and wisdom!

"All the best, "

Daniel (Deleted by me), crystal shop owner

But after reading your post again, moonrambler, I think I know what you're getting at. Should you describe every little detail of the story?

This advice is based on my past experience on showing someone I knew how to do it, and she had simillar questions so here's what I got from the book:

If you feel it's too long and that's causing a negative feeling, then you can alter the story and make it shorter, if it makes that feeling disappear. Leave out something if it feels like it's weighing the story down and it makes you feel annoyed or something.

The real key is the positive feeling the story produces in you, and it should be high. Each time you read the story, it should make you feel happy, cheerful, motivated.

If it does, according to the book, then after repeating it over and over again, it will cause your brain to attract the outcome or lead you to it...at least, that is what the testimonials seem to suggest...

The ebook doesn't mention anything about typing your goal out; this would be a new territory to experment in to see if it actually works. If it produces the same positve happy feeling, then it's possible or something you can experiment with.

But I think Stuart mostly likely focuses on writing it out, because it's easier to sense negative feedback as you practice writing the goal out. The other possibility is to read it 100 times as well, assuming you get the positive feeling while you do it, just a thought.....

[nightdiamond]

I am just listening to a sample of Inward Harmony and it reminds me strongly of choral music and chanting monks. Some of this music makes me feel very ethereal. Also some harp or lute music has the same effect. I think it's the deep vibration that is the connection.

Marcey claims that the sounds of Inward Harmony are the same sounds she experienced during an out of body experience, and she doesn't remember consciously recording it, it was there on her console. In fact she claims the same thing about her other albums too.

That was what caught my attention, and the claims people had after listening to it.

Absolutely. Music helps to calm the mind. I love Gegorian Chant and also the choral music of Palestrina and Allegri. Highly recommend a UK CD by Harry Christophers' choir, The Sixteen, especially Allegri's Miserere - absolutely sublime!

If you like peaceful 'Zen' type music to accompany meditation or yoga, I highly recommend Riley Lee who is a master of the Shakuhachi flute.

I've just read some reviews on Inward Harmony and it sounds really good. Will order it today. Thanks for the tip.

Hope you enjoy it Cantando, if anything interesting happens will you let us know?, I'm very curious about its claims.....

Liara Covert Acting like Godot makes a key point. Many gadgets exist but as you learn to sense energy, you don't need external prompting to tap into it and explore it.

I agree too, it's best to use your own skills, but I admit I do like using binaural beats, and the Bio-circuits... I think they're very useful..

And awww, I simply like gadgets!

Take care.......

[Cantando]

Originally Posted by nightdiamond

Marcey claims that the sounds of Inward Harmony are the same sounds she experienced during an out of body experience, and she doesn't remember consciously recording it, it was there on her console. In fact she claims the same thing about her other albums too.

That was what caught my attention, and the claims people had after listening to it.

Hope you enjoy it Cantando, if anything interesting happens will you let us know?, I'm very curious about its claims.....

I agree too, it's best to use your own skills, but I admit I do like using binaural beats, and the Bio-circuits... I think they're very useful..

And awww, I simply like gadgets!

Take care.......

Exquisite picture, ND. I'm not too bothered about the claims, as long as I can relax to it, but if I have any interesting experiences, Ill let you know.

I like gadgets too. I've got one of those heat massagers that goes around your neck and vibrates (I'm prone to a stiff neck after driving) and a Chi machine for my back. You lie down with your feet on it, and it moves from side to side, sending vibrations along your spine in a wave-like motion.
All good fun!

[moonrambler]

Originally Posted by nightdiamond

But after reading your post again, moonrambler, I think I know what you're getting at. Should you describe every little detail of the story?

This advice is based on my past experience on showing someone I knew how to do it, and she had simillar questions so here's what I got from the book:

If you feel it's too long and that's causing a negative feeling, then you can alter the story and make it shorter, if it makes that feeling disappear. Leave out something if it feels like it's weighing the story down and it makes you feel annoyed or something.

The real key is the positive feeling the story produces in you, and it should be high. Each time you read the story, it should make you feel happy, cheerful, motivated.

If it does, according to the book, then after repeating it over and over again, it will cause your brain to attract the outcome or lead you to it...at least, that is what the testimonials seem to suggest...

The ebook doesn't mention anything about typing your goal out; this would be a new territory to experment in to see if it actually works. If it produces the same positve happy feeling, then it's possible or something you can experiment with.

But I think Stuart mostly likely focuses on writing it out, because it's easier to sense negative feedback as you practice writing the goal out. The other possibility is to read it 100 times as well, assuming you get the positive feeling while you do it, just a thought.....

This method he created actually is appealing to me, because I've already worked with Scott Adams' idea of writing up an affirmation . . . 25 times a day I think he said? Although I shifted to typing it. He said he didn't think typing or writing makes a difference, or that doing it 20 times or 30 times makes a difference, or skipping a day here and there makes a difference. I got to thinking there are some people who are physically unable to write longhand, so it really shouldn't matter, especially if typing is how a person writes now. I so rarely write anything lengthy in longhand anymore.

I have no problem with typing up (or even writing up) my goal 100 times each day. But it can't be six sentences long, and I'm not even sure why it should be -- well, I guess to help create that happy high feeling.

I also got to thinking that modifying words in the story to clear out uncomfortable/disbelieving thoughts and feelings can be a problem, if the problem is the essential goal itself. Take the goal for a 5-ft-tall woman, "I weigh 115 pounds and I feel great!" Let's say this is a woman who's never weighed less than 200 pounds since she was 15 years old, and now she's 40. And now she weighs 350 pounds. That number "115" to her is completely unbelievable. How is she going to write her story? All the positive sentences in the world may not be enough to make "115" believable.

Down to basics, do you think a person could write/type, like the person in the testimonial, "I am absolutely thrilled because I have an extra $8,000 cash income by August 31, 2008," and write/type that 100 times every single day for the next six weeks, and that should generate the money, according to Stuart? I'm certainly willing to give that a shot, and if I have the extra eight grand by August 31 I'll send $80 to Stuart for his book

[Arboretor]

I think all this writing down your goal comes down to convincing your unconscious that it is true, and the unconscious will then MAKE it true, just as in other forms of LoA. I guess you could achieve the same by talking to your unconscious in deep meditation.

[cylon]

I did this when I was reading the book Goals by Brian Tracy. In my case, it was a spiral notebook, writing on each side of the paper, one in the morning, one in the evening. Took about twenty-thirty minutes. You write down all your goals, give them a date, then you write bullet points of action steps, then the next day you start from scratch without reading the previous day's entry.

In the end, one of my big goals was achieved. But I got to where I was resenting having to do it, first thing in the morning, AND AT night too. I kept up for over a month, then I stopped. It wasn't enjoyable for me. It seemed like work.

I stopped because it was conflicting with my idea of allowing. By putting dates, it set me in anxious mode. And by listing all my action steps, it cut off any sort of inspired action or synchronicity that could come my way, by making me attached to the "when" and the "means" and the "how".

There is something powerful in writing your life, the way you like it though. For a long time I had a little mission statement, and as I would write it, strange things would happen around me.

But I think each person has to find a way to do that that matches their unique personality. I prefer the exercises in the Abraham books, because while simple, they are effective. I guess I'd say they are deceptively simple because they are easy to remember and easy to do.

Things like segment intending, finding the better thought, "wouldn't it be nice", rampage of appreciation, etc. etc.... these are exercises you carry around with you all day. You don't need a piece of paper. You can do them whenever and wherever you are.

But yes even they suggest, every day writing in a notebook about your dreams. But in a more casual, relaxed manner, just simply describing a scene you are in an how you feel about it. They recommend no more than twenty or thirty minutes a day (or is it 15 to 20 minutes?). More than that and you're "trying too hard" and "trying too hard" means resistance.

These tools ARE a way to shut down your ego/doubting mind. But they are only words. Without a strong surge of emotion or belief or passion accompanying them, I don't believe they are as effective. And if you were really feeling on fire, passionate, joyful, expecting your dreams to come true, you simply wouldn't have the time to write down a zillion goals, getting hand-cramps in the process.

But of course this is one man's perspective. Many ways to skin a cat.

[nightdiamond]

Originally Posted by moonrambler

Down to basics, do you think a person could write/type, like the person in the testimonial, "I am absolutely thrilled because I have an extra $8,000 cash income by August 31, 2008," and write/type that 100 times every single day for the next six weeks, and that should generate the money, according to Stuart? I'm certainly willing to give that a shot, and if I have the extra eight grand by August 31 I'll send $80 to Stuart for his book

Like I said moonrambler, this is where you'll have to experiment and see.

As I understand his method, the success technique is based on some key components;

- You get a real positive, happy, cheerful, feeling from the story you created. You feel happy even just reading it.

- There are no aspects of the story that causes a negative feeling. If it does, remove it or change it into a statement that makes you feel positive, happy. In the book it called removing blocks....

-Repetition of that positive story many times until the subconcious mind 'locks on' to it and makes it happen...


This is Stuart's instruction for his method, and since he developed it, I'm sure he knows best about making it work. It sure can be described as very rigid at times, though ... but after all, he does makes an extordinary claim about the success rate of it. 81% and it worked for the other 19% after they corrected their appproach- wow, Stuart better have A heck of a guarantee, lol....

But I learned from my past experiences over time to have a more relaxed view with this sort of thing, in dealing with doubts, how many times to do something, or how 'perfect' a visualization is. And also not to be afraid to experiment with something.

The idea of date setting for a goal to be achieved makes some people nervous, because of the hidden or not so hidden doubts about it happening. I think lots of people have problems with that one. The book is supposed to have methods to address problems with a date you set if you feel uncomfortable about it.

On the other hand, the ones that continued doing it said (claimed) they received what they asked for by the date they wrote, even with initial skepticism.

I think it's probably a matter of some people practicing it and getting used to it, to the point it doesn't bother them to set a date for a goal anymore. They simply got used to the method and can do it regularly.

The reason why Stuart's book is focused that way is to be direct with the mind in what you want and when. His technique teaches you to be very specific with what you want. If it's a mate, for example, then you choose the eye color, figure, hair color, hairstyle, personality ect...and the date you want to encounter this person.... believe it or not, that's in his bonus book about it....

The idea being the subconcsious can handle details like this a lot easier than we think, so it's ok to be specific....like dreaming of a solution to a problem after repeatedly thinking of it over and over again....

Assuming any of this is true and actually works, then a person can probably do a lot with the free basic method......

[nightdiamond]

The Echofone



When you put on this device, and play the music or sounds of your choice, you can actualy 'hear' the sounds, but not through your ears- through your skin.

The makers say a person will experience sound as they never experienced it before, because this device enhances it, gives a totaly new dimension you may have never heard before. The music you hear are first turned into ultrasonic frequencies (higher than human hearing), then transmitted through your skin deep into your ear.

Sound then feels and seems different. In other words it makes the sounds 'come alive'.... A person wanting to learn a new language accurately, for example, can listen to a language program and learn how to pronounce a word or phrase exactly as heard by the instructor. A person who has trouble hearing high frequencies can be able to hear them through this device it is claimed.....


It also claims to enhance sound programs that promote healing or improvement, so for example binaural beats, healing sounds, meditation programs, can be enhanced by the device.



Triggers




This book was published in 1987, and is a best seller from author Stanely Mann. I've been aware of this book for quite a while, but have never purchased it, but the premise and techniques of the book caught my interest. It's also hard to get complete info on what the book contains but it's available to purchase.

You can motivate yourself in an instant by activating a personal, pre-selected 'trigger' that will put you on automatic pilot. So if you just don't feel like cleaning up the garage, fire off a certain trigger, and your mood, attitude and energy level changes, and you automatically start cleaning up your garage....

I managed to find the author's site and found this description for his book;

Triggers techniques are fast and easy to use... and the results are powerful. You can safely and effectively change every aspect of your life for the better—develop greater mental and physical abilities... banish fears... maintain vigorous health... and dissolve self-defeating beliefs.

And;

DOCTOR USES TRIGGERS TO ERASE FEAR OF BEING ASSERTIVE. John was a brilliant doctor. As smart as he was, he was timid. He had trouble talking to the loan officer at his bank. He even had trouble getting his staff to treat patients properly-with caring enthusiasm.

Using the TRIGGER techniques that I helped him install, he replaced his fear with confidence. "What a relief" he wrote, "I really hated asking for a much needed loan. Not only did I persuade my banker to give me my loan, I can now talk to him freely about my finances-and he has given me some good advice.

It feels good to be able to talk to him man-to-man. And, yes, I got my employees to treat patients the way I want them to be treated. Business is better than ever."

"Discovering TRIGGERS was a real breakthrough for me. It disarms your fears and eliminates procrastination. Hundreds of my managers are using these mental reflexes to change their lives for the better. Sales are skyrocketing."

-Roger (Deleted by me), President
Aloe International Distributors

Artificial Sunshine Lamp



I'm really kind of curious about these devices. We all know how we feel when the sun is out shining bright, that happy, energetic cheerful feeling... This type of device is supposed to simulate sunlight and the makers claims the body responds to it as sunlight too, so it can alleviate things like jet lag, insomnia, fatigue, seasonal change disorder......

I'm thinking about raining days or months, and how it can give that same feeling.....

[moonrambler]

I've read about triggers in regard to addiction, where the idea is opposite of this -- that an addict needs to avoid the triggers that send him/her on automatic pilot to do that habit over and over. It seems much easier to figure out triggers that result in a person getting drunk (driving by a favorite bar on the way home from work) than figuring out triggers that send a person on automatic pilot to clean out the garage

The whole trigger thing had one big flaw as far as I could see, because some triggers that send people into detrimental behavior are too pervasive to avoid -- for instance, "nighttime."

But I don't know a methodology of how this would work in regard to positive behavior that we are procrastinating on or fearful of.

[nightdiamond]

Originally Posted by moonrambler

I've read about triggers in regard to addiction, where the idea is opposite of this -- that an addict needs to avoid the triggers that send him/her on automatic pilot to do that habit over and over. It seems much easier to figure out triggers that result in a person getting drunk (driving by a favorite bar on the way home from work) than figuring out triggers that send a person on automatic pilot to clean out the garage

The whole trigger thing had one big flaw as far as I could see, because some triggers that send people into detrimental behavior are too pervasive to avoid -- for instance, "nighttime."

But I don't know a methodology of how this would work in regard to positive behavior that we are procrastinating on or fearful of.

Hi moonrambler..

Those are some heck of a triggers..and seem fun too...

I don't quite know about Stanely's book, although I've known about it for awhile, so I can't precisely explain how this method works, but I believe it's based on a method called 'anchoring'....

... I think the idea with "triggers" is that if you create one effectively, then it will/should create an automatic response in your behavior. Overeating may be a similar example to addiction- like being exposed to food, then triggering the overeating habit.

You create and practice the 'trigger' before you intend to encounter food .....

I'm supposing then, that 'firing' a properly created trigger of feeling good about the new figure you'll have, along with an action message of 'eat leaner', will recreate the motivation and automatically cause you to avoid overeating and eat leaner- to gain that new figure...

So you create a trigger, and when you encounter something that stirs up a bad habit, then you fire the trigger that will quickly change your mood and behavior...

Something similar to this, from Stanely's site;

...Examples? Ok, here's just a couple: Weight maintenance - for years I have been on the old roller coaster - gain 20 pounds, lose 20 pounds, gain 30 pounds, etc.

We have a bridge group. One evening I started to reach for the peanuts - our host always has some kind of fattening goodies on the table. At the point of no return (you just can't have one handful), I remembered what I learned in Triggers. I DID NOT EAT A SINGLE PEANUT - NONE!!

I've maintained my weight since that evening two years ago, under a lot of tempting situations.

..... For example I tried the "Double Trigger" method to help me get motivated to clean my house. I am not kidding when I say it worked with in 30 minutes.

I went from the sick feeling of having to clean my MESS of a house to completely cleaning my stove (top to bottom) and everything else that needed to be pickup, dusted, vacuumed or wiped down. Just 30 minutes after performing the "Double Trigger" method on my self

I think the trick is that you have to create a good trigger and practice it often until it is easier to summon....

[Dannyboy1]

Originally Posted by nightdiamond

According to its maker, a clinical psychologist, this product is clinicaly proven to increase a person's ability to strongly concentrate on something. You simply play it in the background, (no music) and according to manufactuer, just being exposed to these sounds for 2 minutes produces strong results that can last for hours.

This effects of this product, like many inventions, was discovered by accident. While in a laboratory, he discovered that certain subharmonic frequency sounds coming from another room were completely ruining his ability to concentrate. Becoming intrigued, he experimented with different subharmonics to create the opposite effect.

It can be used by people who have ADD and attention problems, for studying, and if you can learn how to apply it for meditation, you are going to get light years ahead... (assuming this works)

What is this thing about? What product are they talking about?

[Arboretor]

I just want to mention that triggers and anchors play an important role in NLP:

Neuro-linguistic programming - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[nightdiamond]

Originally Posted by Dannyboy1

What is this thing about? What product are they talking about?

Hi Dannyboy... this product is called "Attention!", by Dr. Paul Swingle and it is a CD with certain frequency sounds that you can play in the background. It is supposed to reduce mental noise and distracting thoughts, as result, making your thinking clearer.

This is not the same as binaural beats. It uses a different type of sound frequency.

It was discovered by accident, in a laboratory where certain sound tones that were being played in a room seemed to destroy the concentration of a researcher. Dr. Swingle tested different frequencies until he got the opposite effect, strong concentration, and those are the frequencies he uses in this CD.

He tested the CD on different subjects, like people with ADD, head injuries and anxiety disorders. He got the same consistent affect of stronger concentration each time.

It can be used for studying, reading or any type of activity where you need unbroken, focused concentration. According to the data from the tests, just listening to the sounds for only 2 minutes helped to create a state of focused concentration that lasted for over an hour....

For self improvement, one can see the potential benefits, like for meditation, since a strong focused mind is often required for certain practices.....

This is Dr. Swingle's Site: Sound Health Products Inc.

Arboretor I just want to mention that triggers and anchors play an important role in NLP:

Neuro-linguistic programming - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Thank you Arboretor, I forgot to mention it was part of NLP. The idea seems interesting, I've read where alot of people claim anchoring and triggering works for them....the idea of just using a simple gesture to change your attititude to happier one seems great to me....



Magneurol A pill that makes you psychic?




Now usually, before I even think of posting a product here, I look at it to make sure it isn't too silly or dangerous.

So for this one I'm going to admit I'm completely skeptical and hope this pill isn't too dangerous for anyone to take....

The makers claim this pill was developed mainly for brain function, but word has gotten around that this pill can cause O.B.E'S, Psychic functioning, E.S.P, the works....

The skeptics say the ingredients are nothing more than a dose of multivitamins:

From Findloveandlight.com

Comment #2 Eli (208.155.36.249) -

Yeah and one bottle is only $79, and look what you get:

INGREDIENTS
Thiamin
Riboflavin
Niacin
Vitamin B6
Vitamin B12
Biotin
Pantothenic Acid
Magnesium
Folic Acid
Magnetitum
DMAE
Inositol
Choline Bitartrate

I bet you can get a bigger supply for a whole lot less money at your local health food store.

Hmmm still-

Comment #7 Geo (24.20.125.247) -

Hey Mary,

Thanks for the comment. I agree that placebo as with so many things could and might be part of the equation. The main ingredient of Magneurol-6-S is the Magnetitum, and that is what peaked my attention.

There is some research on it out on the web that is really interesting as far as magnetic fields and how it could be connected to commonly seen sixth sense abilities, such as homing pegions using it to navigate and more recently elephants and natives avoiding getting hit by the tsunami in asia by "sensing it before it happened".

And uh oh....

Comment #36 Spy1by (198.160.242.9) -

THis is fairly odd since I found this article not to long ago. Now it seems that magnetite cause Alzheimer.
Magnetic crystals in brain linked to Alzheimer's - 09 April 2003 - New Scientist

Comment #39 spy1by (198.160.242.9) -


Day two: An hour before I ate, I drank more magnetite, this time the right amount, and still I felt nothing surging in my body or nothing visual. I am about to quick this because I see no good or bad effects. It's like I am drinking dirt. I am glad that I paid 3.95lb for this crap. Thank the heavens that I didn't lash out 80 bucks for Magneurol-6S. I would have beaten my own ass till I saw the energy pulsing out of it. Well there it goes.

Whenever I see advertisments for pills like this I still think of colloidal silver and the skin condition it can cause......

[audioartist]

inward harmony?

what a load of rubbish

sounds like a generic slowly evolving synth patch to me....

marketing hype for gullible people...

there's way better ambient music out there

lew

[nightdiamond]

Originally Posted by audioartist

inward harmony?

what a load of rubbish

sounds like a generic slowly evolving synth patch to me....

marketing hype for gullible people...

there's way better ambient music out there

lew

Hi, audioartist,

I wondered too if the story behind it was hyped just to sell the tape or Cd, it would be a person's first reaction. She claims it was recorded while she was having O.B.E and doesn't remember recording it, it was just there on her console.

It's a wild story, but if the accident she said she had was real and the event at the fair was real, who knows- I have no proof either way.

If you have some more sources ambient music, please feel free to post them here and I'll do the same with just ambient music without the claims behind them....

Take care.......

[nightdiamond]

Unusual Ambient Music

Angel Music by Iasos

Dear Iasos:
I was listening to "Angelic Music" this morning while I was having my coffee, and was remembering the first time I heard this back in 1983. It always makes me smile when I think of the number of times I listened to "The Angels of Comfort," first on cassette, then on CD.

It was always the greatest during lovemaking (I hate to say "was"!), and also during massage. You make me happy knowing that your music is on my shelf. Yours, C.D.

This is ambient music that has received a lot of compliments. It has also been described as the most similar music to that heard in near death experiences by some listeners;

"The Psychology Department at Plymouth State College in New Hampshire has been doing research on those that have had a "near-death experience" (NDEs).

In correlating their experiences, they played for all these NDEs many types of music, including classical, pop, and new age, to see if any of this music came close to what they "heard" while officially "on the other side". As it turns out, Iasos' piece on this album - "The Angels of Comfort" - consistently received the highest rating, by quite a margin, as being most like the heavenly music they heard while out of their bodies.

From Amazon.com-

Takes you somewhere else..., January 21, 2001
By A Customer

This disk has a great deal of movement that takes you outside of the physical realm. I came to know this music when a client gave it to my Mom.

The client had a near death experience and said that the music on this disk reminded her of what the experience sounded like. I use it when doing energy work. I think it would be very helpful for someone to use while in a trance state doing distance healing. The volume levels do drop occassionally. Overall, I find the music and sounds to be very calming and ethereal.

But this one is different than Marcey's music; Iasos doesn't claim to have composed this during a near death experience, although he has claimed to have been specially hearing this type of music after composing ambient music for so long.

A negative from Amazon;

Not as expected, January 30, 2006
By Elizabeth (deleted) "New Age Nana" (US) - See all my reviews

Music, all though calm and serene, not quite as relaxing as I would expect. Entire CD sounded like the same music themed over and over.

Realms of Light




With this one, according to Iasos, if you listen to this music through stereo headphones, close your eyes and focus on the music, you will experience a 3 dimensional hologram inside your mind.

Another from Amazon.com;

Unlike anything else I've ever heard., June 19, 2005
By Bill (Deleted) (Philadelphia) - See all my reviews

No kidding. Thus music really DOES transport you into "other worlds". I've never heard anything like it. There is a certain kind of "brilliance", or "sheen", or EXTREME-positiveness (hard to describe) in this music, that I've never encountered in other music.

If you like "going to other places" with music, especially truly uplifting places, man oh man, you've found the right album! And like the album notes say, if you listen with headphones and your eyes closed, it is a totally immersive audio experience.

I find these interesting because the music itself is not based on claims but the effect it supposedly has....

[nightdiamond]

Sarlo's Guru Rating Service

An online service that rates gurus and yogis and spiritual teachers. And psychics, channelers and self development teachers.

If you are curious about a certain guru, religious group, spiritual teacher or 'other', you might be able to find out something about them here.

It has a rating system based on the following, taken from their site;

= limited, some handicaps, or maybe not yet full stature
= very limited, narrow approach or ideology, or still developing
= suspect but on balance positive
= suspect
= bogus, may have some value, who knows
= worse than bogus, no redeeming value

Unrated = too new, old or retiring, not enough info, or a "teacher" type

It also has pages on "dirt" concerning certain individuals or organizations, "tales" from people who had certain experiences, and a forum where people share their experiences or opinions.

The ratings may be somewhat bias, but it still might save someone some time and disappointment....



Your Sexy Voice



Hypnotist, Wendi Friesen says that this CD will help you develop a deeper, sexy, more sensual voice. She has one herself, so who am I to argue?

[Arboretor]

Originally Posted by nightdiamond

Sarlo's Guru Rating Service

An online service that rates gurus and yogis and spiritual teachers. And psychics, channelers and self development teachers.

Steve and Erin Pavlina are not rated

[nightdiamond]

Originally Posted by Arboretor

Steve and Erin Pavlina are not rated

Yep! I was going to say earlier that if a guru or teacher isn't listed there, it's probably a good thing. (They're kind of harsh there)

It also has a search engine so you can look up a guru to see if they have anything on them.


Sexual Magnetism Products

There are programs out there (mostly hypnsosis) that claim to make you sexualy attractive to othewr people and give you sex appeal and charm. Even strangers will notice.. Here are a few;


Instantaneous Personal Magnetism



This is from Paul Scheele, a paraliminal cd. It claims after listening (about 20 minutes) you can have be charming, magnetic and have a sex appeal others will notice.


I tried to find balanced reviews for this one but could only find a few. A testimonial From Paul Scheele's site;

"The sessions really work. I had to recover from a loss of self-esteem and personal failure. They helped me to accept myself again and take greater pride in my work. The one on personal magnetism helped me tremendously to the point where I was almost afraid of how people became attracted to me and because of the power my personality had commanded." M.L., Michigan

I haven't tried this one myself, but I know what's on it.

It involves a small breathing exercise and paraliminal programming. You also have to choose a model that exhibits the charm or sex appeal you want before listening to it. The model can have the attributes you want to show.

I'm mixed on paraliminals, as somtimes they seems to work with a bang, and other times there is no effect, at least for myself. But maybe other people will have a different experience with this.


Irresistible You - Wendi Friesen



Wendi Friesen also has a cd on magnetic attraction, called irresistible you. In her words;

Irresistible! Imagine if you could become magnetic and charismatic.
How would it feel to increase your confidence and have others
drawn to you, to be close to you, and feel your magnetism...

Some say this is the best program I have, because it really
seems to transform the way others see you. You will enjoy being irresistible. Just don't abuse your new power, ok?

She also has a book called 'Hypnotize Your Lover", that is supposed to include everything- sex, remote seduction, experiencing the big " O" .....


Deep Trance Now Sexual Magnetism Program



Laura De Diorgio has a hypnosis program on this which is pretty much like Wendi's but seems to involve working energy as well as visualizing.

Her claims are;

-Develop Sexually Magnetic Personality
-Generate Sexual Energy
-Project Sexual Energy to One Person or to a Group of People
-Project Sexual Energy through your eyes, handshake, others parts of your body, or simply with your mind
-Project Sexual Energy to a person (or people) who is present
-Project Sexual Energy to a person who is physically absent - also known as "Remote Seduction"

Haven't tried this one either....

I have been experimenting with this concept after I noticed the affects of practicing astral projection. I kind of developed my own technique and just practiced and tested it out of curiousity to see what would happen.


The next day I semed to noticed the way people acted around me, but at the same time I had to skeptical in order not mislead myself.

If anyone wants to know more, I can post what I did and then I can use them as my guinea pig to see if this actually worked.

[nightdiamond]

Write it Down, Make it Happen



This book is not about making "to-do lists" ; it states if you write out your important life goals or even wildest wishes on paper, you can make them come about in an almost miraculous way. It even claims that these writings are so powerful that they can influence outside circumstances.

The author, Henriette Anne Klauser, says that this process is not magical or miraculous- you put in the effort of writing out your desires, and the steps to achieve them. But the claim is you can make it happen by putting your intention in it and believing in the possibility.

The technique is also supposed to clear your thinking about what you want, clear out the doubts about it, and help set your intentions clearly.

Pros- it offers different explanations why writing down goals is supposed to work. From Amazon.com;

For Real ! It works!, April 9, 2003
By A Customer

I read it. I do this now for everything, big or small, and it really does work!

this book is great, February 28, 2003
By Ingrid Hastings "natural mama" (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews

Very accessible guide for writing down your wishes and making them come true. I read this book, a little put off by how accessible it was, but the more I read the better it got.

Written with many examples and great exercises that helped me visualize what I wanted from my career, and it worked! I landed a job as a writer for a nonprofit a couple of weeks after reading it. It's really amazing -- thank you to the writer for putting out such a great, powerful book! This book really did change my life, and my way of thinking about my goals. I highly recommend it!

Cons- has a slight spirituality set to it that might bother some readers...

From Amazon.com;

Awful, June 23, 2006
By John Noodles (A Field in ND, USA) - See all my reviews

I bought this (luckily, used) based on the excellent reader reviews I read here on Amazon. I could not have been more misled.

This is one of the worst self-improvement books I have ever read. It is bad beyond anything I could have expected, so bad that had I not gotten my hopes up for a good read with some good advice, I probably would have fallen out of my recliner laughing.

This book is a very thin gruel of other writers' ideas, dumbed down for the sort of reader who finds literary satisfaction in romance novels. The substance of this book is nothing more than "If you write down what you want--and keep writing it down, if necessary--you'll get it." Hmmm.

"Hmmm" is right.

Hardly anyone these days isn't familiar with the earlier New Age incarnation of this idea--writing affirmations--and anyone who has read the writings of the Founding Fathers of motivational self-improvement (like Napoleon Hill) has seen it as well.

Far, far too much of this book consists of anecdotes. The anecdotes range in their effect from soporific to nauseating. Take "Gloria's" story, for example. An entire chapter is devoted to Gloria's search for love, for a husband. She writes letters to a "soul mate" that she has not yet met. Among her puerile love-maunderings, she writes a description of the soul mate she hopes to meet: He is a "beautiful" dresser, and has "Strong hands, deep integrity, and spiritual truth," and a gift for "making and having money." She doesn't want the money because she's high maintenance and loves to spend; no, she wants the money "for the joy, love, peace, and bounty it can bring the world." (Uh, yeah, sure Gloria. Clearly you're one of those unfortuate individuals who believes her own bs.)

After two years of writing this sort of pabulum to herself, Gloria goes to a bar, gets picked up by a lawyer, and marries him 11 months later. As we all know, lawyers typically possess exactly the sorts of qualities she was looking for in a soul mate, so this outcome is hardly surprising....

The book doesn't get any better than this, and there is even a short chapter at the end of the book to help you rationalize the failure of the techniques (for lack of a better word) described between the interminable anecdotes.

Most importantly, the advice simply doesn't work.

This book really is a silly piece of nonsense. Skip it.

Damn...I don't think he likes it


Beat Writer's Block and be creative





If you like to write, but get stuck for ideas, this book may help. If you want to write but have a hard time trying to express yourself or what you want to say, this book may also be for you.

It teches you how to use both sides of your brain for writing- creative and logical.

This is another book from Henriette Klauser that teaches a writer how to develop new Ideas, overcome writer's block, express yourself smoothly, naturaly and confidently...

From Amazon.com;

Writing on Both Sides of the Brain, February 14, 2003
By Philip Dale Smith "smithdale2" - See all my reviews

Life changing. Literally and definitely life changing! I had always wanted to write but simply could get nowhere. A mind full of ideas that would flow when on the freeway, in the shower, etc., would run dry in moments after my fingers hit the keyboard. Frustrating! Then I read Writing on Both Sides of the Brain and attended Dr. Henriette Anne Klauser's half-day seminar by the same name.

That did it. I'm now an award-winning novelist (Turn Back Time and two other novels--written with my daughter, Lisa Kay Hauser)and have four published children's picture books, with two more to be published this year--and get to speak in schools all across the nation. All of this in eight years. If you want to write but just can get moving--or continue moving--get this book! .......... That last phrase is also the title of a book by Dr. Klauser. Happy and successful writing to you! --Philip Dale Smith, Tacoma, WA

Open Focus Relieve Stress, create Zen-like relaxed alertness




Some users claim this method can give the same peaceful, zen like benefits of meditation, but this not exactly meditation. It can be used on the spot in the middle of a stressful situation to relieve stress and create a zenlike state, and I think that's really useful.

Feeling peace while meditating in a quiet place is one thing, but it's when you go back to the 'outer' world with all the stress is where most people are tripped up.

Here's a description from the author's site;

OPEN FOCUS is a method to reduce stress related symptoms and enhance well-being, using principles developed in the field of biofeedback. OPEN FOCUS techniques can be helpful to relieve symptoms that you may not recognize as being stress related.

OPEN FOCUS can be beneficial to relieve physical and emotional discomfort and pain, anxiety and other performance deficits; providing you with a greater sense of overall well-being. Best of all you can learn and practice OPEN FOCUS in the privacy of your own home

Whether you are suffering symptoms due to a period of intense emotional or
physical stress, past or present, or have a limited ability to cope with stress in general, OPEN FOCUS can help. OPEN FOCUS can give you a tool to dissipate, alleviate and prevent stress in your daily life and help you to feel your best more often.

OPEN FOCUS is an attentional training technique, that actually helps you to bring about physiological changes and expands your ability to "attend" to your experience more openly and with more flexibility; and so less stressfully

It claims to be backed by research and experimenting;

OPEN FOCUS is no magic pill, but practiced regularly it can bring
dramatic positive changes to your life. Like most things of value, you will get
out of it what you put into it and the benefits are many. The OPEN
FOCUS method was developed during 30 years of hands on experience
and research using biofeedback instruments.

And the final claim;

Within 3 to six months of practicing OPEN
FOCUS you will begin to experience qualitative differences in your life.
Further ahead you can read about people with severe symptoms, both
emotional and physical, who experienced relief much more quickly.