The Famous Alphabet Edit
Now to talk through the alphabet edit, you need to have a piece of paper, letter sized, with 16 sections drawn onto it (4 across and 4 down). The letters from A to P are written in the sections, from left to right. Now at the bottom right of each section put these additional letters in the following order (one to each section): L T R T R L T T R L L R T R L T
The "simple way" of talking through the alphabet edit is to call out the letters from A to P, while raising the left hand (L), the right hand (R), or both hands together (T). Eg, when saying the letter A you would raise the left hand, the letter B is both hands together, etc.
The more challenging way of talking through the alphabet edit is to add the raising of the leg opposite to the raised hand. Eg, when saying the letter A you would raise the left hand and the right leg, when saying the letter B you would raise both hands together and also both legs.
The more mistakes you make the better.
Why does this work? The theory is that it completely prevents the mind from resisting the suggestion "I am finishing my thesis now", or "I love flying", or whatever you have chosen as your affirmative statement. You can check this by once again reviewing the submodalities of the "writing my thesis" experience. Have they altered?
As I write this I cannot think of any reason why a negative affirmation could not be used. Eg "I am losing a kilo of fat each week" or "I no longer snore'. I realise there are folk who say the unconscious cannot understand negatives, however when it comes to installing instructions, my experience of that, over and over again, is that it simply doesn't apply.
I'd like to hear of your experience with this.
This is what the Alphabet sheet looks like (with enormous gratitude to Dave DeRito who so kindly compiled and supplied it to me in html).
The Famous Alphabet Edit Sheet
Note: Despite an intensive search of all known NLP resources, we have been unable to locate the author of this amazing technique. If you are out there, please contact us so that we can acknowledge your mastery.
A
L
B
T
C
R
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
M
N
O
P
Suryamitra