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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.
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36 of 39 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is definately not for the beginner to NLP or linguistics. Even for the more adavanced, it is a book that needs reading not once, not twice, but three times before a true understanding of all the concepts can be grasped. It is essentially for those people that are studying NLP or are counsellors/therapists and are looking into ways of understanding others better as well as improving their own communication techniques in helping others develop.
42 of 46 people found the following review helpful
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This book demands a lot of understanding, but will be very rewarding when you study it and put it in context with all the rest of the stuff you really understand about NLP... In summary, not a good first book to read on the topic - but a cracker to get down to the bedrock, when you get fed up with some of the glitzier lightweight stuff on this topic
38 of 42 people found the following review helpful
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The Structure of Magic is an apt title for this book. It is in fact about the magic that occurs when extraordinarily gifted therapists interact with clients. It's a bit hard to read and dense otherwise I'd give it a 10. Using unique and powerful frames of communication these individuals are able to create transformational change within their clients worldview. Bandler and Grinder unpack the elements and structure of these frames of communication using sophisticated and sometimes profound linguist tools. They treat the communication as an algorithm of both the verbal and non-verbal components that form the cognitive structure of the worldview which is in place and from which the communication flows. Then they reveal how the 'magicians' of therapy they've modeled design and implement transformational interventions. The premise they offer and support is that in the very structure of the language used, the entirety of the worldview is present - as well as the keys to creating rapid and lasting transformational change. They present an entire heuristic model of language using this structure to design and implement change of this magnitude as well. In the process of doing this they also reveal some keys to self-examination that serve to expose the worldview the reader is operating from when the reader applies them targeting themselves as the subject. Overall the foundation material that led to the development of NLPtm is present in this book and its sister volume Structure of Magic II. With this material, that forms what the authors call the Meta-Model(tm), and the material in Patterns of Milton H. Erickson Vols. I & II, the basis of conversational hypnosis, the authors define NLPtm as a distinct and operational technology of its own. I highly recommend this book and the others mentioned here as the background material to what the authors present in their books, Frogs into Princes and Tranceformations. NLPtm is and experiential technology and as such operates within the real time process, Frogs and Tra! nceformations offer the reader some insight to this experience. Structure of Magic I & II, and Patterns I & II are the linear supporting material to what happens in these experiences and how they are designed and implemented. It is for this reason as a trainer of NLPtm I find that they are best read in reverse chronological order starting with Frogs into Princes, then Tranceformations followed by Structure of Magic I and Patterns I in order. Enjoy the material and most of all try applying it if you really want to gain a sense of what Bandler and Grinder created ...
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Magic
It's early days for me to be competant enough to overview a book like this, I can only really attempt to describe a process of understanding that I am going through; reading a book... Read more
Published 1 month ago by star sirius
useful book,good price,arrived quickly
Interesting book in that it marks the origins of NLP. I had to read it as part of my studies,so would recommend it if you are into hypnotherapy or NLP. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Fifi
The Structure of Magic by Richard Bandler & John Grinder
Although good, this offering is more technical and probably not as useful as Richard Bandler's later work "Guide to Trance-formation"
Published on 5 Jun 2009 by George Morris
Not an easy read
Not the best read I've ever purchased but does include some useful information. Having been on one of John Grinder's NLP courses I am surprised just how badly written this book... Read more
Published on 5 Oct 2008 by Swiftbrook
OK, but could have been so much better...
A bit more readable compared to "Patterns of the Hypnotic Techniques of Milton H. Erickson" but still not terribly well-written.
I'd give it 3.5 stars.
I'd give it 3.5 stars.
Published on 12 Jun 2008 by J. Alan
The journey to NLP? Nah, just enjoy the NLP journey!
I think if you are to approach this book from the angle of it being a 'journey to nlp', maybe you wont ever get there. It can be kinda tricky like that. Read more
Published on 28 Jan 2007 by Jordiss Lazara
Indispensable
This is one of the standard indispensable NLP texts. It mostly deals with the relationship between linguistics and perceptions and explains the Meta Model in detail. Read more
Published on 10 April 2004 by YogiEdwards
book one of the true journey to NLP
Apologies for the pretentious title but I feel strongly about this book :)
I believe that this book was written prior to the modelling of Erickson's hypnosis therapy - it's a... Read more
Published on 5 Jan 2004 by P. Doyle
wow!
most enlightening book i have ever read... hard reading for sure but the more i read the more inspired i became... this isn't just a book on linguistics... Read more
Published on 18 Oct 2001
Puzzling read for new people.
Challenging and puzzling read for people new to neuro linguistic programming aka NLP. Bandler and Grinder plot a course to the heart of therapy through heavy analysis of... Read more
Published on 5 Jan 1999
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