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Thursday 10th December at 7.30pm (date moved due to a Bishop's visit, and he has commandeered the whole of the community centre, and has cancelled our long standing booking, so new date tbc)
7.00pm Networking and News
7.30pm-9.15pm Event Please note: the venue closes at 9.30pm precisely. Please go to Hove Place, the pub opposite, for chats afterwards.
Location: Adelaide Room, Cornerstone Community Centre, corner of Church Road and 1st Avenue (St Johns Church)
Event: The Toltec World and the New Code of NLP - Part 2
Future EventsAfter the popularity of the last event, we asked Damian if he would present Part 2 - and he kindly accepted.
Last time was pretty much standing room only, as the room only holds 24 people, and attendance will be on a first come first served basis - so come early to ensure your place, or book your place by emailing us at viv@vivcraske.com
Following on from Part 1, presented in January 2009, this evening's presentation will explore the nature of Perception and how it is assembled into cognitive awareness. The nature of the 'Assemblage Point' and how it is employed by Stalkers and Dreamers alike. Drawing upon the New Code Description of NLP and the world of the Toltec. The evening will be an experience of 'Stopping The World' and will challenge our conceived map of reality. Experience the nature of a Separate Reality.
Jan The History and Development of NLP
13th Andrew Bradbury of 'Honest Abe's NLP emporium'
Nov The Hidden Hamster Wheel (& How to Get Off)
Jamie Smart
Oct NLP & Relationships
Nigel & Jenny Heath
Sep Discovering Your Flow
Steve Nobel
Aug Train spotters, Cowboys and Masters of NLP
John Thompson and Wayne Marsh
Jul Spiral Dynamics
Roger Terry
Jun Facilitating Change with Timeline Processing
Russell Potts
May The Art of Persuasion and Influence
Steve Crabb
Apr PSYCH-K® - Creating Your Life the Way You Want it to be
Will Searle
Mar The Happiness Code
Andrew T. Austin
Feb Theatre of Change
Russell Potts
Jan The Toltec World and the New Code of NLP
Damian Sinclair
What is is The Toltec World and the New Code of NLP?
Those familiar with NLP will be aware of the description referred to as New Code NLP. The variation presented by Damian Sinclair is a natural development of what was originally presented in Turtles All The Way Down. Connecting New Code with its Toltec roots provides a unique and cohesive description and understanding of a model of perception.
Who is Damian Sinclair?
Damian Sinclair is an NLP trainer who graduated from NLPU, Santa Cruz, California. Divers by nature, a series of programs covering NLP, New Code, Toltec Sorcery and QPP form the content presented by Sentience of which he is director. He is author of A Toltec Witness and NLP Pathway To Creativity and occasionally guest presenter to groups around the country.
Why will I find this interesting? How can I use this with NLP / within my work?
Invited in January of 2009 to present to the Brighton NLP Group. The brief was to present something a little exotic. This brief was fulfilled and an invitation was extended to present a natural development, or next stage. The review which describes the January presentation speaks for itself and you are invited to draw your own conclusions as to usefulness in respect of applications.
Why should I come?
Curiosity would be the prime reason for attending and as the January presentation was very popular it appears curiosity is alive and well. Many things are described and talked about which we add to our inventory of information. Directly experiencing difference is rarer. Consider the evening to be a voyage of discovery.
Previous Brighton NLP Group Events 2008
Dec Sensory Awareness and Anchoring Conversationally
Terry Elston
Nov "I know what you said, but what were you thinking" (NLP Presuppositions and Linguistic Presuppositions)
Andy Bradbury
Oct NLP and Identity
Steve Griffiths
Oct Hypnosis Event: The Rapid Hypnotic Inductions of Dave Elman
Russell Potts
Sep Meta Medicine
Viv Craske
Aug Open Forum
Facilitated by Dr Kerry Halliday PhD
Jul Hypnosis Event: Anodyne Awareness
Russell Potts
Jul Presentation Skills
Mark Haverstock
Jun Nested Loops
Tina Taylor
May NLP and Abundance
Christina Mills
Apr DHE & Persuasion Engineering (A personal perspective)
Sue Pullen
Apr Hypnosis Event: Erickson Hypnosis
Russell Potts & Julie Silverthorn (co-author of 'Training Trances')
Mar Integral Eye Movement Therapy
Andrew T. Austin (author: 'The Rainbow Machine')
Mar Hypnosis Event: Estabrooks Progress Test Inductions
Russell Potts
Feb Creative Applications when working with
Substance Misuse effectively
Kim Leader
Feb Hypnosis Event: Ericksonian Hypnosis
Russell Potts
Jan Basic Assumptions of NLP
Christina Mills
Jan Hypnosis Event: Emotional & Physical Suggestibility
Russell Potts
Dec Hypnotic Language Patterns Made Easy
Christina Mills
Nov Goldmining and Metafives: The Art of the Super-Easy Metaphor
Sue Pullen
Oct Values - Honouring yours and other people's
Mark Haverstock
Sep Meta-Model
Katie Bickerdike
Aug Exploring Belief Change
Katie Bickerdike
Jun Putting the 'Neuro' Back Into NLP
Andy Austin
May The Art of Exquisite Callibration
Sam Riordan & John Nicoll
Apr Trusting Your Unconscious For A Change
Russell Potts
Mar Energetic Rapport
Paul Johnson
Non-Violent Communication (NVC)
Phil Jones
Feb Modelling, Anchoring and Triggering Your Flow State
Nigel Huddleston
Jan Being Your Very Best
Alex Marshall Well Formed Outcomes
Michael HugesTop
Dec Rapid Inductions
Paul Johnson
Belief Change
Sarah Barrett
Nov Calibrating And Congruence Through Kinesiology
Graham Constantine
Oct Gaining Rapport In Sticky Situations
Phil Jones
Sep Understanding Kinesics
Anthony Asquith
Jul Motivation
Phil Callaghan
Jun Enhancing Creativity
Katie Bickerdike
May The Mythogenic Self - NLP And Beyond
Sam Riordan and Jon Nichol
Apr Hakalou
Mike Lank
Coaching Skills For NLPer's
Tim Davis
Mar What's In Decision - An NLPer's Perspective
Stephen Cottrell
Feb Utilising Natural Anchors
Katie Bickerdike
Event: The Toltec World and the New Code of NLP - Damian Sinclair
Review Title: I went out on Thursday night.ReviewRating = 9 out of 10
The session was held in Hove community centre, alongside a large church, visually impressive with both lit up at night.
Inside there was a large group, much bigger turnout than I'd seen at other practice groups, and I was greeted warmly by Sue Pullen, the chairwoman. Sue intoduced the speaker for the evening, Damian Sinclair, and the topic, Damian's version of the New Code and Toltec teachings.
Damian seems unassuming, and is talking as soon as he leaves his seat at the side. He begins with an introduction to classic NLP, the tools to create angels or monsters, how far NLP has come, and how far could it go? Then he briefly mentions dreams and dreaming, and the Shamanistic/Toltec aspect is touched upon for the first time, with the group rapport he has developed very obvious by now.
A statement is written on the flipchart, one Damian tells us he has puzzled over and explored for many years. 'In the presence of extraordinary reality, consciousness takes the place of imagination'. Extrordinary reality exists, you can go there, but what bearing does it have? Alcohol and more exotic substances are mentioned for going there, then substance free methods, which are a small part of what Damian has to teach.
It soon becomes clear Damian is very different from other equally highly skilled presenters. There was no great show or loudness about him, and he was unassuming, but perhaps all the more deadly/effective for this. His great skill in holding an audience and taking them there, wherever 'there' is, also quickly becomes apparent.
Yet, it is however easy to fall in love with the world he presents as his own, while not really believing him. The vision of a lone scholar and mystic with practical knowledge from many fields, teaching what he knows. In my cynicism, it seems merely a romantic notion, yet its still easy to be fascinated by the guy. Eventually though, the idea of 'truth/reality' becomes very fluid, it is, after all, a matter of perception.
The first exercise is Stopping the World, taken straight from Carlos Castaneda's work, and presented in the original version of John Grinder's New Code, the book 'Turtles all the way down'. Grinder has since taken his work in a different direction and now presents New Code Games, while Damian has continued to develop the original 'Turtles' version, and it is some of this that he presents. The exercise is a very powerful and interesting state change first, then with minimal guidance and an outcome, it is revealing where the imagination can go.
Damian refuses to sanitise the words 'Toltec Sorcery' written on the board but, of course, does. In the end though, it seems NLPers achieve outcomes with techniques, sorcerers achieve them with rituals.
Then he speaks of Quantum physics and a field he has created, Quantum Power Programming. The cause of a problem must be in the past, right?
If the past, present and future were to exist simultaneously, what would that mean? Could we respond now to causes in the future? The idea of a social contract is discussed, how we may be socialised into upholding consentual reality. What possibilities exist outside of this, what benefits, and what harm do we do ourselves in finding out?
Damian then asks for a volunteer, and the guy sits opposite him at the front, a strong and obvious rappot quickly develops. The exercise is three points of attention, and the first thing I notice is a very obvious state change in the guy. He is very still, pale and cateleptic, just looking straight into Damian's eyes. It is done content free, but apparently at the end he has gained new perspective and insight on something he previously considered a problem.
The same exercise is then done in pairs, and it proves to be a very interesting and personal experience for my partner and I.
Several people I spoke to at the end had attended out of curiosity, and plenty of that was provided! Many had also found it enjoyable and were impressed with what was presented, and how it was presented, including some very experienced NLPers.
Damain apparently is running some courses on his approaches and ideas, and I'll admit it does look interesting. In the end, a night where I'm glad I went out.
- Mo Eastwood, 28/01/2009
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