"We begin life with the world presenting itself to us as it is. Someone - our parents, teachers, analysts - hypnotize us to "see" the world and construe it in the "right" way. These others label the world, attach names and give voices to the beings and events in it, so that thereafter, we cannot read the world in any other language or hear it saying other things to us. The task is to break the hypnotic spell, so that we become undeaf, ublind and multilingual, thereby letting the world speak to us in new voices and write all its possible meanings in the new book of our existence. Be careful in your choice of hypnotists." Sidney Jourard.
Recall influences and moments that molded your belief systems.
What did you do to break free and form your own notions and opinions?
How did you manage to respond to feedback once you launched on your own track?
Did you incorporate, deflect or create new visions?
In what ways did a form of art, music, poetry, or dance assist your self-esteem and development?
Explore Jourard's notion of hypnosis.
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