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PSYCHOLOGY ZEN FREEDOM
Mind adventures and nourishment
Ernest Kinnie, PhD
Clinical Psychologist
Copyright © 2022 by Ernest Kinnie
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I'm having such creative fun. Sharing the most valuable psychological concepts and strategies gathered over a lifetime. If your judgment, taste, sense of humor, and belief systems are similar to mine you will love the adventures and Golden Moments. If not, this is your chance to expand what you can think, feel, and become.
Don’t settle for superficial knowledge. That’s all you get when you just read about psychological concepts and strategies. Early in my career as a psychotherapist and professor I found directly experiencing them so much better.
Reading but not using psychology
is just like reading the ingredients
but never tasting the ice cream.
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PSYCH POWER
Go Zen. Go to the one that waves or sings for you.
A. Great Tricks of Psychology---simple and powerful
1. Language—push the blame.
2. Incubation---prime your pump.
3. Role play---dance your presentations to the world.
4. Power Pills—careful! Don’t get addicted.
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B. Wizards of your mind---I was so tempted to write Lizards
1. Living fairy tales---grab Cinderella and the ugly Ogre
2. Play a few games---catch a few gotcha moments.
3. Fritz’ Magic Chair---come get your surprises and epiphanies.
4. Freud’s wonderful lies---and his worst mistake
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C. Come give Reality a great big hug---Careful! Reality may hug you back.
1. Is the Buddha correct?
2. Is science the only source of valid information?
3. How about extra-sensory perception?
4. Why do you have conscious awareness?---what’s it good for?
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D. Best have an open mind---cow pies and horse feathers
1. Best be flexible and open minded
2. Best be rigid and closed---warm and safe
3. Tales from the Dark Side---we have cookies.
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E. The TRUTH---are you sure you can handle the TRUTH?
1. Mind maps---they shape and control your life.
2. Play with your Maps---but beware of Ayn Rand.
3. Here is the key to your prison cell---give freedom a try.
4. The Truth---are you sure you can handle The Truth?
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F. Refresh the flow---of your body, world, inner self
1. Refresh awareness of your body---say hello to an old friend.
2. Refresh awareness of the world---too many filters.
3. Refresh thoughts, emotions, impulses---not for everyone
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G. The emotional atmosphere you create
1. Shake your Rattle---shamanic power
2. Blessings and curses---you throw and catch.
3. Do you poison or nourish?---trash or nurture?
4. Don’t stuff your negative feelings---they grow and blow.
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H. Projections and the 15-second cure
1. Projections---it’s you! Yes, yes, hard to believe.
2. Stop! Look! Listen!---the 15-second cure
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I. Quality time with your body and soul​
1. Crystal Clear your Mind---bioenergetics.
2. The fabulous 5---energize and brighten awareness.
3. Implode within yourself---explode out into the world.
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1. Fact or fiction?---fantasy or reality?
2. Black and white or probabilities---which do you use?
3. Jump away!---from your thoughts, feelings, behavior.
4. Offend and confuse---have a little fun.
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K. Joy, Creativity, and Adventure
1. Increase awareness during the day
2. Increase awareness in your dreams
3. Wake up in a dream---become an otherworldly traveler
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L. Food for your body and soul
1. The Persian poet and the Blackfoot chief---Soul Brothers
2. How to guarantee a wonderful life---START TODAY!
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M. Golden Moments---nourishment for mind and soul
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N. More Golden Moments---and the Spooky Ladies
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