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The Structure of Magic II
These seminal works in neurolinguistic programming (NLP) help therapists understand how people create inner models of the world to represent their experience and guide their behavior. Volume I describes the Meta Model, a framework for comprehending the structure of language; Volume II applies NLP theory to nonverbal communication.
198 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 1975
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August 15, 2020
Structures of Magic 2 seemed to pick up where book 1 left off, except this time they seemed to be reaching to fill space. I struggled some with the integration of Satir's work, they seemed to introduce the ideas as if I'm previously exposed and then sort of talked in circles around it. The transcripts were helpful, as they better colored in what the author's were trying to explain. A lot of their techniques to display polarities were cumbersome for my practice, I could see ways to adapt and integrate some techniques. This is where the family therapy examples really came in handy, as it was a much more realistic application of technique.
January 26, 2015
Magic 1 and 2 give totally practical advice and theory about how to use modalities to both interpret another person's preferred way of inputting information and how to structure one's communications to fit another person's preferred modalities. The Patterns books 1 and 2 are also necessary to enable a professional communicator to have a full range of tools and the vocabulary to explain the process. Highly recommended. Look at Milton Ericson's books on my list too. He is the father of NLP.
September 22, 2015
Fantastic book for clarifying human communication...
December 4, 2021
This is a great continuation of volume I. It covers how to deal with incongruity, fuzzy logics, and how they apply to family therapy. The last chapter on the language of treatment is a great summary of both book I and II, thru a 6- variable function instantaneous description:
1. Input channel (V, K, A, D)
2. Representational system (V, K, A, D)
3. Output channel (V, K, A, D)
4. Satir Category (helplessness, blame, vulnerable, no place)
5. Semantic Ill-formedness (complex equivalence, mind reading, lost performative)
6. Violation of Meta model (deletion, distortion, generalisation)
While there are multiple strategies in therapy, the general steps are to:
1. Gather information
2. Identify the limits of the client’s model
3. Specify the techniques to be used for change
When there are incongruities, the general steps are to:
1. Identify incongruities (conflicting para-messages)
2. Sort the para-messages
3. Integrate the sorted para-messages
1. Input channel (V, K, A, D)
2. Representational system (V, K, A, D)
3. Output channel (V, K, A, D)
4. Satir Category (helplessness, blame, vulnerable, no place)
5. Semantic Ill-formedness (complex equivalence, mind reading, lost performative)
6. Violation of Meta model (deletion, distortion, generalisation)
While there are multiple strategies in therapy, the general steps are to:
1. Gather information
2. Identify the limits of the client’s model
3. Specify the techniques to be used for change
When there are incongruities, the general steps are to:
1. Identify incongruities (conflicting para-messages)
2. Sort the para-messages
3. Integrate the sorted para-messages
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December 22, 2015
Great for understanding how / from what did some NLP ideas and practices evolve! Still very useful as a reminder on VAK / submodalities and group therapy.
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