Thinking Holographically
During his NLP trainings, Richard Bandler speaks a lot about
holograms and holographic thinking. This article may help many people understand
why.
Here are my notes on holographic thinking from a 1997 NLP
Master Practitioner Training by Richard Bandler and John La Valle.
A persons experience of reality is a holographic mental
representation of reality and might not bear a one to one relationship with
reality - it may be distorted. i.e. The map is not the territory and the
map is holographic.
Thinking holographically everything that was, is and will
be, (people, places, times, ideas, cultures, life forms, matter, energy) are
all interconnected. Any change in one thing is reflected, to various degrees,
in everything else. Thinking holographically, the "Problem" contains the "Changes"
which become the tip of a "Greater Solution" waiting to emerge (as in one of
my favorite speeches, by the late Dr. Norman Vincent Peale 1898-1993, "Problems
Contain the Seeds of Their Own Solutions.").
Holographic thinking can take a reality and
change it!
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Reality is made up of a number
of elements that are all interconnected. This naturally produces a holographic
structure. Realities are holographic structures that can be mentally viewed
from 2 perspectives, from the inside out and from the outside in.
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Each of the elements may be comprised
of other elements that are also interconnected to everything else.
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To change reality:
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Determine which elements (these
may be elements within an element) that, if changed, are most likely to
produce changes in reality.
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Change, or replace with a different
element, one or more of the elements to bring about changes in reality.
Some elements have much greater impact on change than others, these are
the key elements to change or replace.
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Test the changes by thinking
of reality with the new changes and note how the reality changes.
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Repeat if needed, using some
of the other elements, until the desired changes occur in reality.
NOTES:
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Reality, elements and changes are subjective.
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Observation skills are needed to notice changes.
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A way of quickly testing the results is to mentally review
past and future reality with the changes.
Oops! Damn it! Shit!
These and other expressions of unexpected results, are direct
evidence that someone's holographic mental map sometimes doesn't match the physical
reality. Holographic thinking connects 7 dimensions of human experience; horizontal-(x),
vertical-(y), depth-(Z), multiple perspective awareness, energy, time and thought.
Add this statement "and the consequences of that."
to each of the following examples.
E.g. Change one of the elements in the telescope, change
the view of the universe.
E.g. Change one of the gene codes in corn, change the food
we eat and how we farm it.
E.g. Change one of the atoms in a molecule, change the
nature of a substance.
E.g. Change one of the beliefs someone has, change the
reality of their experience.
E.g. Change the location of one terrorist attack (USA-World
Trade Center), change the attitude and policies of the world.
Surprise Surprise...
A pleasant surprise, is when you realize that something you
value has been positively affected as an unforeseen consequence of choices you
and others made in the past. An unpleasant surprise, is when you realize
that something you value has been negatively affected as an unforeseen consequence
of choices you and others made in the past.
Reality Is Like A Hologram
Each element of reality contains the information about everything
else. All you do to know that information, is change the angle of your
thinking.
For example: Pick an item, now think like an archeologist.
What can you tell about the conditions that have had to exist for that item
to exist? Look closely at every aspect of the item, think about the
connections it has through time... to everything; the materials it's made
of, the manufacturing processes to make it, the level of technological sophistication,
the resources that are used, distribution systems, environmental impact from
resource sources through to item disposal, it's uses, users, the users culture,
society, communication abilities, etc.
That item really does reflect "everything", even though we
may not perceive all the connections. Similar to Stanly Milgram's popular
idea of Six Degrees of Separation which
recent
research now supports. This applies to ideas and concepts, as well
as a single word. Consider this; if energy cannot be created nor destroyed,
then the energy that item represents has been in existence since the beginning
of the universe and will continue to exist until the end of it. The same
applies to you, as you are an active transformation of energy.
Holographic Thinking Gets More Attention
As our ability to perceive the world around us has improved,
so has our awareness of the holistic nature of our reality. For example,
learning that toxic chemicals migrate through the food chain has changed the
way chemicals are produced and used. Another example, is that many societies
now consider it socially unacceptable to knowingly buy products that are produced
in a way that harms the environment or abuses human rights.
In today's world of live global reporting and public ability
to access and publish on the global information network, many people make much
more informed choices. People making decisions in government, business
and at home, routinely consider more consequences than ever before. We
continue to improve our ability to have only pleasant surprises.
Enjoy,
Steve Boyley.
Licensed Trainer of NLP.
Instructor of Hypnotherapy.
NLP Mind Training Webinar Host.
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