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SUBJECT INDEX
BELIEFS
Is You Is, or Is You Ain't - by Stephen Bray
Logical Levels in Neuro-Linguistic Programming and Process-Oriented Psychology
The Death of Science - by Stephen Bray
Has science come full circle?
Where Are We Now? - by Stephen Bray
Understanding ourselves by understanding ancient gods and goddesses.
The Black Box - or whose will is it anyway? - by Stephen Bray
Joe Karbo promised me a fortune. Did he fulfil his promise?
All You Need Is Lurve - by Stephen Bray
The greatest motivator in the world.
Upon This Earthquake I Build a House- by Stephen Bray
Cultural differences and a Turkish earthquake are bizarre companions
What is Creativity? - by Natalie d'Arbeloff
Creativity is as natural to us as the ability to reproduce biologically.
The Wheel of Fortune - by John Rowan
The Tarot as a mnemonic for psychotherapy
Faulty Assumptions - by Paul W. Schenk
Challenging our basic assumptions and how we tease our brains
Contemporary Shamanism - by Leo Rutherford
Issues and difficulties of contemporary life from a Shamanistic perspective.
Is Science More Sensible Than Magic - by Ramsey Dukes
Science epitomises down-to-earth realism; Magic is the realm of escapist fantasy.
Process Healing - by Garry A. Flint
A treatment intervention using metaphors, the main and sub=personalities.
I Believe - by Joe Sinclair
The first in a series devoted to exploring personal belief systems.
I Believe - by Tom Maguire
The second in a series devoted to exploring personal belief systems.
I Believe - by Michael Mallows
Continuing the series devoted to exploring personal belief systems.
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Revisited - by Michael Mallows
A framework for use with trans-racially adoptive parents.
Science as a Belief System - by Aaron Davidson
Science and religion are totally incompatible belief systems.
Does Science Lead to Magic or Vice-Versa - by Ramsey Dukes
A challenge to the idea that magic is a primitive forerunner of science.
Uncle Albert's Method - by Aaron Davidson
The Rational Emotive Therapy way to deal with irrational beliefs.
Artists as Challengers of Belief Systems- by David Lance Goines
Challenging belief systems is what artists actually do.
The Enneagram - by Sep Meyer
How we fit the enneagram into our belief system
Fundamentalism - by Denis Postle
Praise the lord and pass the ammunition.
Managing Change - by Bob Dick
Today is part of tomorrow's history
Beliefs Without Reason - by Bob Dick
How beliefs arise, how they develop, how may they be challenged.
BOOK REVIEWS
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BUSINESS AND CORPORATE
Expert, Expert, Who's the Expert? - by Terry Goodwin
How do business executives make their decisions?
Nurturing Your Business Potential - by Terry Goodwin
Unless we push our personal frontiers outward, we will simply repeat our past performance
The Self-Change Model and Teamwork - by Terry Goodwin
Applying the model as a team leader.
Your Successor - Your Success - by Terry Goodwin
Nurturing your successors throughout your incumbency.
Nurturing the Potential of Your People - by Terry Goodwin
Effective managers are able to nurture the potential of their staff
Are you a candidate for burnout? - by Terry Goodwin
When does excitement and pleasure become boredom and frustration?
The business of communication - by Terry Goodwin
Using NLP techniques to become a better communicator
The S-word - by Terry Goodwin
What really constitutes success for you in business?
Surviving a recession - by Terry Goodwin
The challenge is not merely to survive, but to prosper
A Question of Balance - by Penny Sharland
Nurturing potential via voluntary organisations
Be Unique, Be Yourself, and Communicate - by Stephen Bray
The rules of sustainable corporate communications
Managing Generation-X - by Stephen Bray
The rising corporate stars - born between 1964 and 1989
A Brief Guide to Creativity - by Stephen Bray
Creative solutions arise from listening and dialogue.
The Quest for the Ultimate Test - by Stephen Bray
Life transcends understanding.
The Way of Business - by Stephen Bray
How business people can cooperate as Vital Partners.
The Heart of Governance - by Lynn McGregor
The art of reciprocity and its place in corporate governance
Human Performance - by Amanda Knight
Why are organisations prepared to spend millions in the research and development of technology, yet do not seek to understand and develop their human resource?
Stroking People to Success - by Julie Hay
Improve relationships and communication with appropriate stroking patterns.
Small is . . . Different - by Rosie Harrison
SMEs are the fastest growing sector of most of the world's economies.
People Risks - by Rosie Harrison
Strategies for developing your Top Team.
The One That Got Away - by Rosie Harrison
The invisible risk of lost opportunities.
The New Grail - by Rosie Harrison
Is embedded risk management the new grail?
No Surrender - the future of not for profit organisations - by John Gray
Organisations can be catalysts for change - but who drives them?
COMMUNICATION
Teach Your Parents to Stop Nagging - by Paul W. Schenk
How to achieve rapport with your teenage children
French Fries and Food Fights - by Paul W. Schenk
How to stop over-reacting.
Lessons From a Flasher - by Paul W. Schenk
How to communicate your choices - to yourself and to others
Intelligence and Metaphor - by Michael Mallows
Allowing new experiences or ideas to change our world view.
ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Nurturing Potential at the Big Green Gathering - by Maxwell Steer
A delicate balance of perception to be nourished
Sustainable Development and Business - by Terry Goodwin
Business strategies need to be environmentally sustainable
One Earthquake - Infinite Awareness - by Stephen J.M. Bray
Groupwork with support volunteers following the Turkish earthquake of 1999.
Sustainable Lifestyles - by Ashley Phillips
Sustainable lifestyles group project in Southampton
EDUCATION
Try Something New - by Donna Brandes
Games are not pointless activities
Intuitive Thinking - by Mark Edwards
Different ways of thinking with children
Curriculum Development - by Mark Edwards
Emotional literacy is essential for the reclamation of education.
Putting on the Style - by Mark Edwards
What can a style-conscious teacher offers students?
Entertaining the Troops - by Mark Edwards
An alternative approach to education.
Wellbeing Projects: Nurturing Potential - by Mark Edwards
Reducing teachers' stress and creating a healthy work/life balance.
The Depersonalisation of Education - by Mark Edwards
The current obsession with job specification in education.
Safely Supervised - by Mark Edwards
Exploring the boundaries between social care and education
Nurturing the Exceptionally Gifted Child - by Joe Sinclair
Educationalists and parents need to avoid misdiagnosis and treat gifted children appropriately
Nurturing Reading and Writing Potential via NLP - by Tom Maguire
NLP techniques and the triple aims of Goal, Sensitivity, and Flexibility.
Brain Gym - by Tom Maguire
Exercises to help learners coordinate their bodies and their brains.
Out of School Bounds - by Tom Maguire
Exploring changes in boundaries between teacher and pupil
Education and Beliefs - by Maite Galan and Tom Maguire
The power of beliefs in the classroom.
Careful Discipline - by Maite Galan and Tom Maguire
Small and efficient interventions will encourage quality learning.
Learning Maps - by Maite Galan and Tom Maguire
Concept mapping and body maps as teaching and learning tools.
Classroom Management - by Maite Galán and Tom Maguire
Classroom management often starts by healing guilty consciences
Choosing the Right Words and the Right Thoughts - by Jamie Duncan and Laura Szmuch
The presuppositions of NLP and their application in the classroom.
Another Fine Mess - by Mark Edwards
Disenchantment with the way ADD/ADHD has been treated traditionally.
9 Ways to Quit Sabotaging Good Conversations - by Paul W. Schenk
A nine-week classroom-based pilot project.
First Person: Above and Beyond - by States M. McCarter
What is that special something some teachers have to nurture their students' potential?
We have an equal right to Education - by Kevin Phillips
Multiculturalism in our Schools - a plea for a level playing field - by Penelope Waite
Nurturing Giftedness = and how do educators meet the challenge - by Penelope Waite
Identifying and nurturing giftedness in the young
Theories of Learning - by Joe Sinclair
Move out of your educational belief system
LANGUAGE
Language - the two-edged Sword
Anyone for FinnCzech? - by Joe Sinclair
Cliches - by Joe Sinclair
Avoid them like the plague!
Even More Fun With Words - by Joe Sinclair
False Friends - and more - by Joe Sinclair
Chase the Ace - by Joe Sinclair
Revisiting the life and work of Stuart Chase
Did I really say that? - by Joe Sinclair
Linguistical Humour - by Joe Sinclair
A light-hearted collection of verbal games, wordplay and semantic japes.
Language Imperialism - by John Rowan
We have to invent language; language does not invent us.
The Correct Language Myth - by Elizabeth Winder
Organising a newsletter in a day centre.
Less is More - by Penny Tompkins and James Lawley
The art of clean language.
Relationships between languages - by Sep Meyer
Gobbledygook - by Sep Meyer
Airline Safety through Language - by Marjo Mitsutomi
Standardizing aviation English proficiency
MAJOR THEMES:
BUILDING CULTURAL BRIDGES
Building Bridges - Part I - Cultural Values
Building Bridges - Part II = Cultural Differences in Education
Building Bridges - Part III - Cultural Differences in Business
Bridging Differences - Gender Issues
Bridging Differences with Art, Music and Dance
The Name is Bond - by Joe Sinclair
The Smart Affair - by Joe Sinclair
Going to Hell in a Hand Basket - by Sep Meyer
Real Cultural Differences - by Annie Manuka
EMOTIONAL FREEDOM TECHNIQUE
What is EFT? - by Joe Sinclair
2 case studies - by Diane Kendrick and Michael Carr-Jones
EFT and Smoking - by Valerie Whiteley
Belief Change with EFT - by Don Blackerby
I'd Built Myself a Prison - by Michael Mallows
THE SELF-CHANGE MODEL
What is the Self-Change Model - Leading article
Processes of Change - by Joe Sinclair
Living Inside Out - On Purpose - by Michael Mallows
Self-Change and Parenting Skills - by Michael Mallows
UNDERSTANDING PERSONALITY
Personality Assessment - Leading article
Therapy and the Four Levels - by John Rowan
Get Out of Your Box - by Amanda Knight
An Astrologer Looks at Myers-Briggs - by Lionel Snell
Measure for measure - by Rosie Harrison
All Personality Tests Are Wrong - by John Rowan
NOTIONS, POTIONS AND NOSTRUMS
Part I - Self-massage; Colloidal Silver; Health Supplements
Rub It Better - by Joe Sinclair
Circles of Confusion - by Stephen Bray
Spirit Release - by Alan Sanderson and Deena O'Brien
Part II - Bates Eye Therapy; Flower Therapy; Natural Remedies
The Eyes Have It - by Joe Sinclair
Doing What Comes Naturally - by Joe Sinclair
Kefir the Wonder Drug - by Joe Sinclair
GROUPS AND GROUPWORK
What is a Group? - Leading article
What is Groupwork? - Leading article
Groupwork Theory - Leading article
What is Group Therapy - Leading article
Further Thoughts on T-Group Training - Leading article
Wilson's Ladder - Leading article
In Praise of Large Groups - by John Bernard Harris
The Tarot as a Handbook for Group Facilitators - by John Rowan
A Social History of the T-Group - by Steve Potter
ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Ecology and the Environment - Leading article
How do you measure up? - Leading article test
Sustainable Development and Business - by Terry Goodwin
One Earthquake - Infinite Awareness - - by Stephen J.M. Bray
Sustainable Lifestyles - by Ashley Phillips
LEARNING DIFFICULTIES
Learning Difficulties - Leading article - Issue 10
Learning Difficulties (continued) - Leading article - Issue 11
Nurturing the Exceptionally Gifted Child - by Joe Sinclair
Another Fine Mess - by Mark Edwards
The Prisoner - by Stephen J.M. Bray
The Autistic Family - by Sylvia Farley
I am one of them - by Kevin Phillips
PSEUDOSCIENCE
What is Pseudoscience? - Leading Article, Issue 15
What is Pseudoscience? - Part II
Pseudoscience and Psychotherapy
Science and Pseudoscience - by Tom Maguire
The Most Annoyingly Obtuse Argument - by Aaron Davidson
BOUNDARIES
What do we mean by boundaries?
Some observations on boundaries
Boundaries in personal interaction
Boundaries in the group context
SYNCHRONICITY, INTUITION AND COINCIDENCE
Intuition, decision-making and pseudoscience
That famous presidential coincidence
STRATEGIES FOR SURVIVAL
Strategies for Survival - Main Theme article
Moving on from the original fight or flight strategy
The remarkable survival strategy of Mr Lester Levenson - By Stephen J.M. Bray
What is it we all want?
Coming home to self. - by Michael Mallows
Identity and survival issues in trans-racial and inter cultural adoption/fostering.
Surviving a presentation - the non-verbal way - by Tom Maguire
To acquire knowledge, you must study; to acquire wisdom, you must observe.
Survival - who needs it? - by Stephen J.M. Bray
One billion years of human nature . . . ?
Surviving a recession - by Terry Goodwin
The challenge is not merely to survive, but to prosper
Endangered languages and their survival - by Joe Sinclair
A language is a collectively produced artifact inherited from previous generations
Survival Strategies in Later Life - by Sep Meyer.
MENTAL HEALTH
The Mental Health Bill - by Elizabeth Winder