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NLP - Mind Control In The 1990's
Mind Control in the 1990's:
Neuro-Linguistic
Programming
By Rick Branch
In recent years, several New Age groups have entered the
realm of the business world under various guises.
One of the most widespread is Neuro-Linguistic Programming
(NLP). This organization is very prevalent among the medical
and legal professions.
According to the Seminars and Certification Trainings manual,
produced by NLP, "Neuro-Linguistic Programming is a
practical application of how people think. Described as
`software for your brain,' NLP allows you to automatically tap
into the kind of experiences you want to have," (p. 1).
Keeping this relatively simple and unassuming definition in
mind, the following information will demonstrate why NLP
should be classified as a New Age philosophy.
Index
I n f l u e n t i a l S o u r c e s
A d v e r t i s i n g P o l i c y
N L P D o c t r i n e
C o n c l u s i o n
Influential Sources
"In the early 1970's Dr. Richard Bandler and Dr. John Grinder
through careful study of acknowledged masters of communication
and change such as Drs. Milton Erickson, Virginia Satir, George
Bateson and Fritz Perls, discovered what made these individuals
so effective and in the process developed the field of Neuro-
Linguistic Programming," ( The New Age Catalogue , 1988 ed., p.
85).
One of the models for NLP was Dr. Milton Erickson who heads the
Milton Erickson Foundation in Phoenix, Arizona.
This man was the founder of the technique known as Ericksonian
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Hypnosis.
In this type of hypnosis , Erickson teaches the students how to,
"communicate with the whole person by utilizing conscious and
unconscious levels. Dr. Erickson also taught us (his pupils) how to
utilize and bypass client resistance by embedding therapeutic
interventions in seemingly casual conversation," ( Ibid ; emphasis
mine).
These technique, which the NLP freely admits adopting to its
purposes, are the same processes that Radio Stations once used
and Television Stations are still allowed to use.
That is, Subliminal Messages, or the act of tapping into the
unconscious mind apart from the persons conscious knowledge.
This act of "planting" an idea in someone's unconscious mind is
both unethical and unbiblical.
The example for Christians should be that of Jesus Christ who said
"I spake openly to the world; I even taught in the synagogue, and
in the temple, whither the Jews always resort; and in secret have I
said nothing. Why askest thou me? ask them which heard me,
what I have said unto them: behold, they know what I said," (John
18:20-21).
Another of the NLP's primary role models was Fritz Perls. Dr. Perls
has a long career of New Age teachings.
In 1961 Michael Murphy and Richard Price opened a new
residential community which came to be known as Esalen.
Located in California's Big Sur area, Esalen "helped mid-wife much
of what came to be known as the human-potential movement .
Seminar leaders in Esalen's first three years included Gerald
Heard, Alan Watts, Arnold Toynbee, Linus Pauling, Norman O.
Brown, Carl Rogers, Paul Tillich, Rollo May, and a young graduate
student named Carlos Castaneda," ( The Aquarian Conspiracy , p.
137; emphasis mine).
It was here at Esalen that "...Fritz Perls came to live..." in the
1960's. This new community, of which Perls was a part, was
"...seeking ways the insights of this new human-potential
movement could be applied to the larger society," ( Ibid , p. 139).
Thus the very foundation for Bandler and Grinder's NLP is based in
the New Age motif. However, it can be argued that because a
group has its origins in a non-Christian movement, that does not,
by necessity, cause the new group to be non-Christian also.
For that reason, it is categorically imperative that the practices and
teachings of the new group be equally scrutinized.
Advertising Policy
Much insight can be quickly gained by the advertizing policies a
group maintains.
That is, where does the group advertize its product? For reasons
which are obvious, few Christian bookstores carry Anthon LeVey's
Satanic Bible .
By the same line of reasoning, few bookstores which specialize in
the Occult , stock the Holy Bible . Advertisers and publishers will
always target the most receptive audience.
If a determination can be made as to the characteristics of a group
by where they place their advertizing dollar, and with what other
advertisers they associate, then it becomes critical that NLP's
policies be observed.
In the January/February 1989 issue of the New Age Journal , the
NLP printed the following Box Ad: "REACH YOUR POTENTIAL -
NLP is a method for enhancing human development and creating
change gracefully. Discover effective tools for the New Age ," (p.
96; emphasis mine).
In another periodical which caters to a large extent to New Age
promotion, this ad appeared:
"NLP - The Magic of Communication. Through pre¬sentation,
demonstration, games and exercises, you will learn how to... Learn
the `magic' of personal power," (Fun Ed , Fall 1989, p. 15).
In the same magazine are ads for Tarot Card readings, Yoga ,
Palm Reading and Developing Your Psychic Powers.
Few advertisers who honestly attempt to sell a product will target
an audience they feel will not be receptive.
NLP Doctrine
Up to this point the historical influences and groups with which the
NLP associates have been discussed. It is now time to allow the
publication of the NLP to speak for itself. The following quotes are

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