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pauker Date: July 20, 2008 07:33AM
One thing I found intriguing from an old esthole's perspective -- having NOT done the forum as well -- has been looking to see how some old est jargon got 'updated' as est morphed into the forum, and as the old company became landmark. After seeing the 'X-formation' movie, and ingesting a bunch of Landmark threads here (acidic burp) recently, it seems that indeed, the only real difference between the two trainings is jargon.
One example of this that jumps out at me is how the est term 'act' got broken down into two parts (by the Magical act of DISTINCTIONS) into the two new categories of Racket and Winning Formula. Inferring from Elena, that's no BFD, or even New Age. That kind of thinking IS normal for a sales trainer of encyclopedia salesmen. But I digress...
Can anyone else think of other glaring examples 'between' the 2 lexicons, either where one convenient buzz-phrase morphed into another, or got broken down into multiple 'distinctions?' ;-)
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Re: Landmarkese
Posted by: pauker
Date: July 21, 2008 09:19AM
I just thought of another jargon-morph from the old to the newer training. The mind's "yama-yama" in est became the forum's "Already Always Listening."
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Re: Landmarkese
Posted by: elena
Date: July 22, 2008 10:51AM
Yes, as I understood, the "yama-yama" was the "monkey-mind" or inner chatter of our own voices that the esties derided as the "little voice" that needed to be stilled in order to be "aware" or "clear" or some such nonsense which was, in reality, the inner voice of conscience or judgment or personal narrative that when quieted was disabled making it that much easier to slip in or reinsert or reprogram with est "technology" -- the silly est notions about a self-centered universe of personal powers where other people are just pawns, objects to be used, or other self-centered operators looking out for their own interests.
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I was wondering if anyone who has actually done the forum (and/or subsequent sessions) could tell me the LE definitions of some words and phrases. I would like to know what Landmark SAYS THEY MEAN and what their real intentions were in using this specific word/phrase.
engage powerfully
Already Always Listening
filters
limits
freedom
context
hidden contexts
choice
effectiveness
Vicious Circle
collapse what happened
story
becomes the way it is
limits what is possible
effectiveness
what happened
our story or interpretation
fluid and open to change
no longer limited by a finite set of options
Rackets
payoff
reinforces the cycle of behavior
vitality
affinity
self-expression
sense of fulfillment
interrupt the cycle
notion of possibility
realities we construct
confined to living within this limited range, and we gain the freedom to express ourselves fully
distinguish
drawing distinctions gives us a facility to navigate in areas that were previously inaccessible
being powerful
adopted ways of being and acting to deal successfully with things that didn’t quite go the way we though they should
identity was put together in response to something that we had determined shouldn’t be
a new freedom in saying who we are
fundamental shift in what we see and know as possible
an extension or variation of what has come before
What we see as possible
we are given a technology for putting the past where it belongs – in the past
free and authentic expression
vitality, wellbeing, and fun, and are able to enjoy a newfound sense of connection and intimacy
the difference between change and transformation
Transformation, on the other hand, is an act of bringing forth or inventing. It is something created, and is inherently expansive and infinite
This dynamic shift enables us to think and act outside existing views and limits
in order to connect and deal
language may in fact be what brings the world into being
a new view of language that alters the very nature of what is possible
a creative act
new dimensions and unexpected power
instruments of creation
power to choose
choice as a profoundly human ability to create
the way things are
We find ourselves able to choose – to have a say – about who we are and who we will be, as the author of our lives in any and all situations
extraordinary
business-as-usual life
what allows for real power, integrity, and courage
express ourselves individually and fully
break and reinvent the mold
possibilities they’ve created for themselves
technology for handling breakdowns effectively
view breakdowns as a pathway – an actual access – to fulfilling what’s possible
step beyond our comfort zone
an occasion for leadership and accomplishment.
Life becomes framed in a new way
The way we approach the world, and the way the world approaches us
an ability to relate to life with new freedom and power
a moment-by-moment approach to being alive
The reason I asked is because I am very interested academically in how slightly changing language use makes groups like this more compelling to some people. I need to know what lekkies think they mean when they are talking this way. I can guess at some of it pretty well, having listened to my friend that I lost to LE babble in this jargon, but whenever I asked him anything about usage he would just tell me that I had to "do the Forum" to find out. I know it's a big list, but any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!
~Y
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Re: Landmarkese Already Always Listening
Posted by: nettie
Date: May 19, 2008 08:59PM
Already Always Listening
this is one of the most important phrases/jargon. They tell you that you have a little voice in your head that is constantly commenting everything you hear. It is like a filter in your ear. You never hear what other people say without their words going through that filter.
It is true that we do filter things. I think it is our critical thinking that evaluates what we hear - "is this good?" - "is this valid in my thought system?".
They ask you to become aware of this filter and listen to what the forum leader is saying in a new way - with an open mind - so they open up a port into your head that passes around your critical thinking and that is part of mind control.
"listen to what I say - don't use your already always listening when I talk" - it is a very powerful deception. It is like saying "trust me with the keys to your car and apartment - I know we have just met but I am a good guy".
Forum Leaders are very good at persuading people to reveal their innermost secrets. Then they use that to run the course. If someone objects to what is happening during the course the forum leader will say "ha - that is your racket" - or "that is your already always listening" - or any other landmarkese b-shit
A bit of history
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Re: Landmarkese
Posted by: elena (ip68-104-15-220.lv.lv.cox.net)
Date: July 24, 2008 10:03AM
The thing that makes me sick to death of Landmark and the whole Landmarky universe is how this intellectual malignancy is spreading into our society and seeming to infest itself into many other areas where it would ordinarily be laughed off the stage. Upper levels of government, for example, and that old corpse of Rumsfeld comes to mind, with his minions who thought that they could ~control~ the world with language and context and reframing and all the other gimmicky semantic tricks they utilized.
Thirty years ago Governor Jerry Brown knew enough to distance himself from this apparent groundswell of interest in the "human potential" movement with its assortment of hucksters and phony gurus. The association was the kiss of death for Werner Erhard's brother in his attempt to win public office in California. Too bad so few people are willing to speak out or even examine this phenomenon. These creeps plow the fields in relative anonymity, all the while fleecing their followers and destroying and undermining the general discourse.
It's the dumbing-down and overall stupidity of their comic-book philosophies and the reduction of complex, nuanced, and intricate human problems to cook-book nostrums and formulaic solutions. These programs are worse than religions, most of which at least acknowledge the unknown and the awe-inspiring recognition of something far greater than ourselves.
Is it any wonder they all hark back to Aleister Crowley and his worship of the self above and separate from all?
Ellen
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