Virtual NLP Institute in Second Life’s 3D World - Est. 2009 by Hanley and Pickersgill
Believe it or not the virtual world of NLP really does exist. Whether inside your mind or outside of your ‘time’ zone, you are dealing in the realm of thoughts and their organisation. NLP is the psychology of thinking and no matter which way you look at it, the virtual world is here to stay. In fact, it has never not been here. But before I ask you to consider how it is that I can speak with such confidence, I want to first engage you a little in the idea that thinking is a function of our way of noticing what we need to pay attention to.
In the first instance the recorded versions of our thoughts are such that they transpire what we know into something we can use for our own purposes. The many ways we have recorded our thinking is hard-wired into our neurology and is passed down into the systems that denote specific areas of interest, such as sight, sound, taste, scent and feeling. These all represent time ‘zones’ that surpass our ability to interact with things beyond our comprehension. No, I am not talking aliens here, but I am referring to the idea that thinking is not just about what we do with our minds to influence our bodies. No! It’s so much more than that, that we could not even comprehend what our brains are capable of doing.
So where is all this leading? you might ask, when in fact it was me who was really asking you a question. Recently Richard Bandler got to ’field’ questions on all sorts of topics from psychology, to health, to how the Universe works. Well actually, that was my question, but I didn’t get to ask it at the live Face to Face event. My question was, “ has science finally caught up with the mystic’s view of the cosmos?”. I may never know the answer to that question but I can try to understand why I am so curious to know.
In the first place, a Mystic is someone who is able to conceive information beyond the physical realm of time and space, such that they are able to ‘download’ information from the cosmos, otherwise known as ‘the field’. One of the things I am known for is my ability to channel new ideas that have yet to be verified by the sciences. In 2003, I wrote an article for a well known magazine in which I channelled information on the ability of DNA to be affected by our own thought patterns. It is now being verified by scientists such as Bruce Lipton, and Greg Braden, that we can indeed affect our own DNA by changing our response to the environment. In a field where so many have stuck rigidly to the idea that DNA controls our destiny, the pieces of this thinking pattern are beginning to fall apart at the molecules. How amazing it would be if we could change our DNA just by thinking about it.
One of the ideas I had in mind was to be able to look and feel younger than I actually am and to some extent that is the case. I often get comments about how, when I tell people my real age, I look much younger than my actual years. Am I fishing for compliments? Well maybe, but that’s not what I am interested in. What I am interested in is how you can grow younger looking just by believing you can. In his book ‘The Biology of Belief’, Bruce Lipton explains the science around this thinking and I highly recommend it to those wanting to know more about his work.
Although science can explain a lot of the things that we experience as human beings, it can only do that by measuring what’s there with the tools they have available at the time. That’s not to say they are not working on theories that pertain to noticing what else is there, it’s just that they are not able to verify it using the materials they have developed so far. When you look for something that’s missing you’ll invariably find it, according to the laws of quantum physics. But what you don’t realise is that the potential for it to become a reality is just a thought pattern away.
In my work as an NLP coach, I attract the people who feel there is ‘something missing’ in their lives and it’s my joy to help them find it. So whatever you are thinking, remember that you don’t always know why. But what you can do is realise that whenever you have a feeling that ‘something is missing’ you can bet your bottom dollar something cool is about to happen and you won’t necessarily know what that is, or maybe you will. Either way, it’s going to be fun finding out.
The virtual world of NLP is only a mouse click away. Contact me in Second Life as my ‘alter ego’ Nina Lancaster and discover a whole new world of personal development. Or call me directly on 07932 958 262 for a free consultation – I would love to hear your thoughts.
Virtually Yours
Gina
This article was originally submitted in April 2010 for use in NLP Lifetraining Newsletter.
