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I get a great deal out of my participation with LandMark Education. It has opened up a remarkable amount of new territory for me. In my reading though, of the medical literature and a mountain of material on mind control, I can not completely disregard the element of risk. I have read about and meet people whose lives seem to have been shattered by this type of training.
I guess part of this is a real terror on my part at the thought of losing control of my life and its direction. I have been repeatedly impressed at the persuasive powers of a Forum Leader or top-notch Seminar Leader. I am not sure about my ability resist a well structured "possibility" in an intense enrolling environment, no matter how "far out" it maybe.
At the same time, I refuse to give up the clear advances I have made with this technology. I guess I want to play it safe while at the same time get everything I can from these experiences.
I guess the bottomline is that I am a "control freak"...
Well with that all said here is:
In my interaction with LandMark Education, so far
1) Always taking intensive courses apart from my wife. The way we put it is that "one stays on the shore, and while the other goes on the LandMark journey....." There are nightly debriefing during the course. The one on "the shore" has complete veto rights regarding any major decisions or communications during the course.
2) Never playing the guest game...
3) Never assist at any LandMark activity. Always be a paying customer.
4) Never signing up for additional course work or making any kind of agreements in the enrolling environment.
5) Never accept coaching on any of the above items.
1) Continuous questioning of the usefulness of the distinctions being taught to me. Watch for blurring of distinctions. Does "sharing myself" become "sharing the Forum"? Does "making a difference" become "having people come to a guest event"?
2) Develop alternative sources of distinctions independent of LandMark. Study of classic philosophies (from Plato to Rorty and back again) via their writings and taped lectures.
3) Watch out for thoughts that label any and all good events in my life as a direct result of my participation in the LandMark Education. If I pick a winning Lotto number it is going to be hard to credit the Forum (grin).
As a final irony, I would love to become an IFLP and then a Forum Leader one day. I think I would be good at it. I am just not willing to do what would be necessary to get over that Wall.