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Notes: On Teaching Mirroring

Al Turtle's Relationship Wisdom Posted on August 1, 2007 by Al TurtleFebruary 8, 2020 2

These are my notes for teaching Mirroring and for a class on “How to Teach Mirroring.”

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Posted in Communication, Diversity | Tagged boundary, dialogue, feelings, Imago, master-slave, mastertalk, mirroring, pulling, safety, share, trust, validation | 2 Replies

Being Dialogical & Avoiding MasterTalk

Al Turtle's Relationship Wisdom Posted on May 8, 2007 by Al TurtleAugust 12, 2020 2

I think that “Being Dialogical” is the inverse of being Emotionally Symbiotic. If we keep an ear out for MasterTalk, and remove it, we can easily and durably stay in a Dialogical space.

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Posted in Autonomy, Communication | Tagged dialogue, feelings, make sense, master-slave, mastertalk, narcisism, point of view, safety, share, trust | 2 Replies

The Power of Passivity: The Essay

Al Turtle's Relationship Wisdom Posted on April 28, 2007 by Al TurtleJune 16, 2019 6

This is a paper about the problem of "victimicity." It is Part 2 of my work on Master/Slave and Autonomy. You may want to read it with some caution, particularly because, based on feedback, this seems to be almost "graduate level" relationship material. It seems you really must be prepared to read it. Please be patient with me, and with yourselves. More material was added 7/5/07. I am sure there will still be minor changes and additions – and one last bit.

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Posted in Autonomy, Diversity, Reliable Membership | Tagged boundary, codependency, codependent, dialogue, essay, fault, feelings, make sense, master-slave, mastertalk, mirroring, passivity, peace, point of view, pulling, safety, share, trust, validation | 6 Replies

Practical Application of Communologue

Al Turtle's Relationship Wisdom Posted on April 15, 2007 by Al TurtleJanuary 3, 2014 4

This is a writeup of an application of Communologue in a project that I completed 2003-2004.

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Posted in Diversity, Peace Building | Tagged boundary, feelings, master-slave, mastertalk, mirroring, peace, point of view, pulling, safety, trust, validation | 4 Replies

What's in a Word: “Master” and “Slave”

Al Turtle's Relationship Wisdom Posted on February 25, 2007 by Al TurtleFebruary 25, 2007  

I have been using the terms “Master” and “Slave” for quite some time and have not ever found any terms that are more useful in dealing with the problems of Autonomy. However, over the years my usage has stirred up some controversy and even distress in people. At this point I have no plans to change my terms. At the same time I thought I would share a bit about the wonderful controversies.

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Posted in Autonomy | Tagged dialogue, master-slave, mastertalk, mirroring, passivity, share | Leave a reply

Avoid becoming a Bully, yourself!

Al Turtle's Relationship Wisdom Posted on December 9, 2006 by Al TurtleAugust 25, 2015  

A conversation with a relationship therapist about avoiding becoming a Bully.

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Posted in Autonomy, Reliable Membership | Tagged boundary, codependency, codependent, dialogue, feelings, Imago, master-slave, mastertalk, mirroring, safety, trust, validation | Leave a reply

Avoiding Transpersonal Pernicious Behavior in a Group

Al Turtle's Relationship Wisdom Posted on November 2, 2006 by Al TurtleJune 26, 2012 1

Some more thoughts on Guiding a Communologue Group. A new guideline added on Nov 1, '06.

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Posted in Boundaries, Peace Building | Tagged boundary, dialogue, feelings, make sense, master-slave, mastertalk, point of view, safety, share, trust | 1 Reply

Guiding Communologue

Al Turtle's Relationship Wisdom Posted on November 2, 2006 by Al TurtleFebruary 8, 2019  

A list of interventions that can be used to create and maintain a dialogical group atmosphere. A new guideline added on Nov 27, '07.

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Interviewing the Elephant

Al Turtle's Relationship Wisdom Posted on July 7, 2006 by Al TurtleFebruary 10, 2019  

About guiding people into dialogical space.

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Posted in Communication, Diversity, Peace Building | Tagged dialogue, Imago, master-slave, mastertalk, peace, point of view, safety, share, trust | Leave a reply

Notes: Guiding Dialogue (5 July 2006)

Al Turtle's Relationship Wisdom Posted on July 5, 2006 by Al TurtleFebruary 10, 2019  

Notes for a Class on Guiding Dialogue

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