Virginia Satir (26 June 1916 - 10 September 1988) was a noted psychotherapist, known especially for her approach to family therapy. Her most well-known books are Conjoint Family Therapy, 1964, Peoplemaking, 1972, and The New Peoplemaking, 1988. Her work was extensively studied by Richard Bandler and John Grinder who used it as one of the three primary models of NLP. However Virginia herself was known to be rather uneasy about the distillation of her work - best summed up by Jerry (Gerald) Weinberg who studied directly with Virginia Satir for over a decade after investigating NLP and decidin ...

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Magic, including the arts of prestidigitation and conjuring, is the art of entertaining an audience by performing illusions that baffle and amaze, often by giving the impression that something impossible has been achieved, almost as if the performer had magic or supernatural powers. Yet, this illusion of magic is created entirely by natural means. The practitioners of this mystery art may be called magicians, conjurors, illusionists or prestidigitators. Artists in other media such as theatre, cinema, dance ...

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• Magic illusion - History
• Magic illusion - Categories of illusions
• Magic illusion - Production
• Magic illusion - Vanish
• Magic illusion - Transformation
• Magic illusion - Restoration
• Magic illusion - Teleportation
• Magic illusion - Levitation
• Magic illusion - Penetration
• Magic illusion - Secrecy
• Magic illusion - Types of magic performance
• Magic illusion - Techniques
• Magic illusion - Misuse of magic

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Computational linguistics is an interdisciplinary field dealing with the statistical and logical modeling of natural language from a computational perspective. This modeling is not limited to any particular field of linguistics. Computational linguists were formerly usually computer scientists who had specialized in the application of computers to the processing of a natural language. Recent research has shown that language is much more complex than previously thought, so computational linguistics work teams are now some ...

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In chemistry, chemical synthesis is the process of forming a particular molecule from chemical precursors. Synthesis formula is AB = A+B ...

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Synthesis, Synthesis - Philosophical synthesis, Synthesis - Chemical synthesis, Synthesis - Synthesis in electronics and acoustics

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Spiral Dynamics argues that human nature is not fixed: humans are able, when forced by circumstances, to adapt to their environment by constructing new, more complex, conceptual models of the world that allow them to handle the new problems. Each new model includes and extends all previous models. According to Beck and Cowan, these conceptual models are organized around so-called vMeme: systems of core values or collective intelligences, applica ...

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Spiral dynamics, Spiral dynamics - Overview, Spiral dynamics - First tier ^vMemes, Spiral dynamics - Second tier ^vMemes, Spiral dynamics - Pathologies, Spiral dynamics - Other Theoretical Elements, Spiral dynamics - Further Theoretical Development, Spiral dynamics - Bibliography

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Erickson's personal history is remarkable, and he frequently drew upon his own experiences to provide examples of the power of the unconscious mind. He was largely self-taught and a great many of his anecdotal and autobiographical teaching stories are collected by Sydney Rosen in the book My Voice Will Go With You. Erickson identified many of even his earliest personal experiences as hypnotic or autohypnotic. Erickson grew up in Wisconsin in a modest farming family, and intended to become a farmer like his father. He was a late ...

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Milton H. Erickson, Milton H. Erickson - Personal History, Milton H. Erickson - Trance and The Unconscious Mind, Milton H. Erickson - Indirect Techniques, Milton H. Erickson - Confusion Technique, Milton H. Erickson - The Handshake Induction, Milton H. Erickson - Resistance, Milton H. Erickson - Ericksonian Therapy, Milton H. Erickson - Shocks and Ordeals, Milton H. Erickson - Influences, Milton H. Erickson - Books

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Performances we would recognise as conjuring have probably been practised throughout history. The same ingenuity behind ancient deceptions such as the Trojan horse would have been used for entertainment, or at least for cheating in gambling games, since time immemorial. However, the respectable profession of the illusionist gained strength during the eighteenth century, and has enjoyed several popular vogues. Successful magicians have become some of the most fa ...

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Magic illusion, Magic illusion - History, Magic illusion - Categories of illusions, Magic illusion - Production, Magic illusion - Vanish, Magic illusion - Transformation, Magic illusion - Restoration, Magic illusion - Teleportation, Magic illusion - Levitation, Magic illusion - Penetration, Magic illusion - Secrecy, Magic illusion - Types of magic performance, Magic illusion - Techniques, Magic illusion - Misuse of magic

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Sources that are often suggested to be using psychobabble include the phraseology of New Agers, self-help groups, personal development coaching and LGATs (Large Group Awareness Training). Any of the various Eliza computer programs excel at producing psychobabble. ...

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Psychobabble jargon, Psychobabble jargon - Basis of the term, Psychobabble jargon - Example paragraph, Psychobabble jargon - Origin, Psychobabble jargon - Groups prone to its use, Psychobabble jargon - Compare with, Psychobabble jargon - Examples

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The sort of mental processes described as cognitive or cognitive processes are largely influenced by research which has successfully used this paradigm in the past. Consequently this description tends to apply to processes such as memory, attention, perception, action, problem solving and mental imagery. Traditionally emotion was not thought of as a cognitive process. This division is now regarded as largely artificial, and much research is currently being undertaken to examine the cognitive psychology of emotion; research also includes one's awareness ...

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Cognition, Cognition - Cognition in mainstream psychology, Cognition - Influence and influences, Cognition - Cognitive ontology, Cognition - Cognition as compression, Cognition - Cognition as a social process, Cognition - Cognition in a cultural context, Cognition - Example of emergent organization, Cognition - Summary, Cognition - Related fields

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One of his first students and developers of his work was Stephen Gilligan. Other important followers include Jay Haley and Jeffrey K. Zeig Erickson was 'modeled' by Richard Bandler and John Grinder, the co-founders of Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP). ...

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Milton H. Erickson, Milton H. Erickson - Personal History, Milton H. Erickson - Trance and The Unconscious Mind, Milton H. Erickson - Indirect Techniques, Milton H. Erickson - Confusion Technique, Milton H. Erickson - The Handshake Induction, Milton H. Erickson - Resistance, Milton H. Erickson - Ericksonian Therapy, Milton H. Erickson - Shocks and Ordeals, Milton H. Erickson - Influences, Milton H. Erickson - Books

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Erickson is most famous as a hypnotherapist, but his extensive research into and experience with hypnosis led him to develop an effective therapeutic technique. Many of these techniques are not explicitly hypnotic, but they are extensions of hypnotic strategies and language patterns. Erickson recgonised that resistance to trance resembles resistance to change, and developed his therapeutic approach with that awareness. Jay Haley identified several strategies, which appeared repeatedly in Erickson's therapeutic approach. E ...

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Milton H. Erickson, Milton H. Erickson - Personal History, Milton H. Erickson - Trance and The Unconscious Mind, Milton H. Erickson - Indirect Techniques, Milton H. Erickson - Confusion Technique, Milton H. Erickson - The Handshake Induction, Milton H. Erickson - Resistance, Milton H. Erickson - Ericksonian Therapy, Milton H. Erickson - Shocks and Ordeals, Milton H. Erickson - Influences, Milton H. Erickson - Books

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Confusion is the basis of Erickson's famous hypnotic handshake. Many actions are learned and operate as a single "chunk" of behavior: shaking hands and tying shoelaces being two classic examples. If the behavior is diverted or frozen midway, the person literally has no mental space for this - he is stopped in the middle of unconsciously executing a behavior that hasn't got a "middle". The mind responds by suspending itself in trance until either something happens to give a new direction, or it "snaps out". A skilled hypnotist can often use that momentary confusion and suspe ...

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Milton H. Erickson, Milton H. Erickson - Personal History, Milton H. Erickson - Trance and The Unconscious Mind, Milton H. Erickson - Indirect Techniques, Milton H. Erickson - Confusion Technique, Milton H. Erickson - The Handshake Induction, Milton H. Erickson - Resistance, Milton H. Erickson - Ericksonian Therapy, Milton H. Erickson - Shocks and Ordeals, Milton H. Erickson - Influences, Milton H. Erickson - Books

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Erickson recognised that many people were intimidated by hypnosis and the therapeutic process, and took care to respect the special resistances of the individual patient. In the therapeutic process he said that "you always give the patient every opportunity to resist". Here are some more relevant quotes pertaining to resistance: Whatever the behaviour offered by the subjects, it should be accepted and utilized to develop further responsive behaviour. Any attempt to "correct" or alter the subjects' behaviour, or to force them to do things they are not interested in, militates against trance induc ...

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Milton H. Erickson, Milton H. Erickson - Personal History, Milton H. Erickson - Trance and The Unconscious Mind, Milton H. Erickson - Indirect Techniques, Milton H. Erickson - Confusion Technique, Milton H. Erickson - The Handshake Induction, Milton H. Erickson - Resistance, Milton H. Erickson - Ericksonian Therapy, Milton H. Erickson - Shocks and Ordeals, Milton H. Erickson - Influences, Milton H. Erickson - Books

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Erickson was a prolific writer, often working in collaboration with others. His chief collaborator was Ernest L. Rossi. His books include: Hypnotic Realities ISBN 0829001123 (With Ernest L. Rossi) Hypnotherapy - An Exploratory Casebook ISBN 0829002448 (With Ernest L. Rossi) Experiencing Hypnosis ISBN 0829002464 (With Ernest L. Rossi) The Practical Application of Medical and Dental Hypnosis ISBN 0876305702 (with Seymour Hershman and Irving I. Secter) (out of print) Time Distortion in Hypnosis ...

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Milton H. Erickson, Milton H. Erickson - Personal History, Milton H. Erickson - Trance and The Unconscious Mind, Milton H. Erickson - Indirect Techniques, Milton H. Erickson - Confusion Technique, Milton H. Erickson - The Handshake Induction, Milton H. Erickson - Resistance, Milton H. Erickson - Ericksonian Therapy, Milton H. Erickson - Shocks and Ordeals, Milton H. Erickson - Influences, Milton H. Erickson - Books

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According to some theorists, including Don Beck and Ken Wilber, each vMeme has both healthy and unhealthy versions. The pathologies are sometimes referred to as being "mean" as in "Mean Green vMeme" (MGM) or "Mean Orange vMeme" (MOM) . As examples, the MOM includes the extremes of capitalism like exploitation, environmental devastation and a general lack of ethics and sensitivity, while the MGM includes performative contradicti ...

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Spiral dynamics, Spiral dynamics - Overview, Spiral dynamics - First tier ^vMemes, Spiral dynamics - Second tier ^vMemes, Spiral dynamics - Pathologies, Spiral dynamics - Other Theoretical Elements, Spiral dynamics - Further Theoretical Development, Spiral dynamics - Bibliography

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Magic performances fall into four broad genres: Close-up magic, which is performed with the audience close to the magician, possibly in physical contact. It usually makes use of everyday items as props, such as cards and coins (see Coin magic). Platform magic, in which the magician stands while performing and is seen by more people simultaneously than the close-up performer. Examples of platform magicians include David Abbott. Stage magic, which is performed for large audiences, typically w ...

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Magic illusion, Magic illusion - History, Magic illusion - Categories of illusions, Magic illusion - Production, Magic illusion - Vanish, Magic illusion - Transformation, Magic illusion - Restoration, Magic illusion - Teleportation, Magic illusion - Levitation, Magic illusion - Penetration, Magic illusion - Secrecy, Magic illusion - Types of magic performance, Magic illusion - Techniques, Magic illusion - Misuse of magic

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Following the release of their book, Beck and Cowan taught this theory in two courses, SDI and SDII. They ceased their formal working relationship in 1999. Beck became interested in Ken Wilber's integral theory and developed a branch of spiral dynamics that he calls Spiral Dynamics Integral. This version of the theory uses integral concepts such as the four quadrants. Beck is also associated with the spiritual teacher, Andrew Cohen. Cowan does not subscribe to these developments and promotes a version of the theory which he des ...

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Spiral dynamics, Spiral dynamics - Overview, Spiral dynamics - First tier ^vMemes, Spiral dynamics - Second tier ^vMemes, Spiral dynamics - Pathologies, Spiral dynamics - Other Theoretical Elements, Spiral dynamics - Further Theoretical Development, Spiral dynamics - Bibliography

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Magic performances fall into three broad genres: Close-up magic, which is performed with the audience close to the magician, possibly in physical contact. It usually makes use of everyday items as props, such as cards and coins (see Coin magic). Exponents of close-up magic include Michael Ammar, Jay Sankey and Ricky Jay. Platform magic, in which the magician stands while performing and is seen by more people simultaneously than the close-up performer. Examples of platform magicians include David Abbott.See also:

Magic illusion, Magic illusion - History, Magic illusion - Categories of illusions, Magic illusion - Production, Magic illusion - Vanish, Magic illusion - Transformation, Magic illusion - Restoration, Magic illusion - Teleportation, Magic illusion - Levitation, Magic illusion - Penetration, Magic illusion - Secrecy, Magic illusion - Types of magic performance, Magic illusion - Techniques, Magic illusion - Misuse of magic

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Close up magic relies mostly on sleight of hand in which skilful manipulation of cards, coins and other props enables an effect to be created. For example, the appearance that an item has vanished (or been produced) can be achieved by a sleight in which the item is held in such a way that it is not visible to the audience and the hand appears empty (eg. palming a coin or card). There is a wide range of basic sleights described in the literature for vanishing, producing, and switching small items. Magicians today seldom resort to hiding things up their sleeves, which has become a cliche, although ...

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Magic illusion, Magic illusion - History, Magic illusion - Categories of illusions, Magic illusion - Production, Magic illusion - Vanish, Magic illusion - Transformation, Magic illusion - Restoration, Magic illusion - Teleportation, Magic illusion - Levitation, Magic illusion - Penetration, Magic illusion - Secrecy, Magic illusion - Types of magic performance, Magic illusion - Techniques, Magic illusion - Misuse of magic

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On an individual being level, these questions are studied by the separate fields above, but are also more integrated into cognitive ontology of various kinds. This challenges the older linguistically-dependent views of ontology, wherein one could debate being, perceiving, and doing, with no cognizance of innate human limits, varying human lifeways, and loyalties that may let a being "know" something (see qua ...

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Cognition, Cognition - Cognition in mainstream psychology, Cognition - Influence and influences, Cognition - Cognitive ontology, Cognition - Cognition as compression, Cognition - Cognition as a social process, Cognition - Cognition in a cultural context, Cognition - Example of emergent organization, Cognition - Summary, Cognition - Related fields

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The purpose of a magic trick is to amuse and create a feeling of wonder; the audience is generally aware that the magic is performed using trickery, and derives enjoyment from the magician's skill and cunning. Usually, magicians will refuse to reveal their methods to the audience. The reasons for these include: Exposure is claimed to "kill" magic as an artform and transforms it into mere intellectual puzzles and riddles. It is argued that once the secret of a trick is revealed to a person, he or she can no longer fully enjoy sub ...

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Magic illusion, Magic illusion - History, Magic illusion - Categories of illusions, Magic illusion - Production, Magic illusion - Vanish, Magic illusion - Transformation, Magic illusion - Restoration, Magic illusion - Teleportation, Magic illusion - Levitation, Magic illusion - Penetration, Magic illusion - Secrecy, Magic illusion - Types of magic performance, Magic illusion - Techniques, Magic illusion - Misuse of magic

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Although there is much discussion among magicians as to how a given effect is to be categorised, and in fact, disagreements as to what categories actually exist -- for instance, some magicians consider "penetrations" to be a separate category, others consider penetrations a form of restoration -- it is generally agreed that there are very few different types of illusions. [1] Perhaps because it is considered a magic number, it has often been said that there are only seven types of illusion: ...

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Magic illusion, Magic illusion - History, Magic illusion - Categories of illusions, Magic illusion - Production, Magic illusion - Vanish, Magic illusion - Transformation, Magic illusion - Restoration, Magic illusion - Teleportation, Magic illusion - Levitation, Magic illusion - Penetration, Magic illusion - Secrecy, Magic illusion - Types of magic performance, Magic illusion - Techniques, Magic illusion - Misuse of magic

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