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IN ORBIT with Victor Voets Welcome to the salubrious Serpent year, the Earth Snake. The ostentatious huff and puff of the Mountain Dragon year is now over and we can come back down to Earth where the Snake prefers to remain. There will be many unexpected changes throughout the year - the snake usually prefers uninterrupted quiet, but when disturbed or provoked it responds quickly and unexpectedly. A year for personal self-sufficiency - not a year to rely on others. March is the month to attempt to balance relationships and the budget. A month to be optimistic, socialise and communicate. Underlying this optimistic attitude of ‘she’Il be right, mate’ is a need Further, a lot of the workshop presenters are from the U.S.A. which to be anf ger-ferm financial commitments. We begin to means not only do we receive their personal values but cultural values perceiv bats A sealities from around the 18th of appropriate perhaps to Americans, butnot necessarily to Australians. es e hy 17th ot ppt its =e fo-put some order and system 7 ‘ ‘ " into our fives. ta ee Different cultural values can be imprinted — a receptive person. Domestic oth ng -ap he ¢r'beauti abe theencironmertt Not every Australian shares the American a. - start from March 12M Got ahe'2 1st. We may ecome restless and Hopefully most practitioners just want to do a good job, rather talkative and of twiiinds about everything, " at least the end of than create devotees or clones, but even these presenters can hold April. an? .*, z values and belicf systems incompatible with those of members of the April 9th sees ir, aggravating tensions begjn in both work audience. If these values and belief systems are given to people in this and partnership sp! . Problenie, arise not becalug of the way state then those members of the audience are placed in a state of things are done and April 14th Begins a time o ever-sensitive flict - somctimes at an unconscious level - which can have a quite conan. iy recy tay e preoccupied yw! Ith =0P eaFgaces fareibes bel, the world within yourself i is more important and persgenent negative effect. . J : . than the approval of the outsi leds = faye’ Me N.L.P. has found that gaining another's skills can involve taking April will see a bit of financial confusion, a general ‘WoWtown on their beliefs but it is surely only fair that this is pointed out to the because the need for freedom and spontaneity dominates from public before they pay their money to learn that skill. “I came in to sunset April 17th. learn how to tie my shoelaces and now I’m a member of the Nazi We begin to come together more, including health-wise, from the early afternoon of April 20th, though relationships experience a time of distancing frustration. Strain and tension dominate the full moon on that date and over the next few days. Use this month until Party!” - that sentence would presumably only apply to border-line Nazis being exposed to a Fascist personality. Itis very unlikely, ifnot impossible, for a warm, loving person to go into the workshop and the middle of May as a month for independent experiences - it’s not emerge several days later wanting to string up Jews and Negroes. a time for togetherness. April 23rd begins a few months of wanting It would be nice if misuse of vulnerable states of consciousness to yo over the past - possibly a light period financially and emotion- did not happen, but since it does, the next concern is what to do about ally. The full moon of May Sth is slow and straining, Use the time until May 18th to read, philosophise and travel if possible. Domestic and friendship spheres become more balanced and harmonious. May 12th could begin three weeks of losing, delaying and forgetting it. Perhaps the best way is to consider the presenter very carefully before doing the course. Regardless of the purpose of the course, what you sce in the presenter (the values and beliefs) is most likely what you'll get when you are that open to suggestion. things. Be careful with paperwork, machinery or while traveling as a Of course, some people can be a quite beneficial experience and certain vagueness will be in vogue. well worth imitating. The best guideis your ‘gut-feeling’ inresponse From May 21 comes a fairly optimistic period when problems to the question “would I be happy to have this person hypnotise me begin to find resolutions. June 9th is especially positive. and tell me his views on life?” since these techniques are as powerful as hypnosis. Remember too, a workshop lasting one day is much less powerful than one lasting a week. An NLP trainer is more aware than most of the details of unconscious processes and how this cloning can occur, so it is especially important to consider their character. One thing I warn clients about sometimes is to be clear on just what changes they ask for because using NLP they’re likely to get them. At the NLP Centre we are concerned about the proliferation of these imprints and if anyone who has been trained by an NLP Trainer is of the opinion they have been imprinted, we are willing to check them out free of charge. Hopefully, other disciplines have their own ways of protecting the innocent from those disciplines’ manipulators and gurus. Love and Peace, Victor Voets JON LONERGAN, Master Practitioner NLP, (02) 3897458 NLP CENTRE WEXUS New Elyhit - Awan WY Further, a lot of the workshop presenters are from the U.S.A. which means not only do we receive their personal values but cultural values appropriate perhaps to Americans, butnot necessarily to Australians. Different cultural values can be imprinted onto a receptive person. Not every Australian shares the American Dream. Hopefully most practitioners just want to do a good job, rather than create devotees or clones, but even these presenters can hold values and belicf systems incompatible with those of members of the audicnce. If these values and belief systems are given to people in this state then those members of the audience are placed in a state of conflict - sometimes at an unconscious level - which can have a quite negative effect. N.L.P. has found that gaining another’s skills can involve taking on their beliefs but it is surely only fair that this is pointed out to the public before they pay their money to learn that skill. “I came in to learn how to tie my shoelaces and now I’m a member of the Nazi Party!” - that sentence would presumably only apply to border-line Nazis being exposed to a Fascist personality. Itis very unlikely, ifnot impossible, for a warm, loving person to go into the workshop and emerge several days later wanting to string up Jews and Negroes. It would be nice if misuse of vulnerable states of consciousness did not happen, but since it does, the next concern is what to do about it. Perhaps the best way is to consider the presenter very carefully before doing the course. Regardless of the purpose of the course, what you sce in the presenter (the values and beliefs) is most likely what you'll get when you are that open to suggestion. Of course, some people can be a quite beneficial experience and well worth imitating. The best guide is your ‘gut-feeling’ inresponse to the question “would I be happy to have this person hypnotise me and tell me his views on life?” since these techniques are as powerful as hypnosis. Remember too, a workshop lasting one day is much less powerful than one lasting a week. An NLP trainer is more aware than most of the details of unconscious processes and how this cloning can occur, so it is especially important to consider their character. One thing I warn clients about sometimes is to be clear on just what changes they ask for because using NLP they’re likely to get them. At the NLP Centre we are concerned about the proliferation of these imprints and if anyone who has been trained by an NLP Trainer is of the opinion they have been imprinted, we are willing to check them out free of charge. Hopefully, other disciplines have their own ways of protecting the innocent from those disciplines’ manipulators and gurus. Love and Peace, Victor Voets JON LONERGAN, Master Practitioner NLP, (02) 3897458 NLP CENTRE