Mind Programming: From Persuasion and Brainwashing, to Self-Help and Practical Metaphysics »

Eldon Taylor is the author of the New York Times best-selling book Choices and Illusions, as well as Mind Programming. He has been researching the power of the mind for the past 25 years and is considered to be an expert in the areas of hypnosis and subliminal communication. Eldon has earned doctoral degrees in psychology and metaphysics, is a fellow with the American Psychotherapy Association (APA), and is a nondenominational minister.

Today, Eldon is President and Director of Progressive Awareness Research, Inc. He has developed and patented the InnerTalk technology, which has been demonstrated by numerous universities to be effective at altering self-talk and thereby empowering self-belief. 

It's the 21st century, and we've experienced at technology explosion that has granted us a cornucopia of luxuries and opportunities. At this point, virtually anything seems possible. However, along with the positive developments are ominous collaborations designed to deprive us of an inherent birthright—the power of a free mind.

This book is a riveting exposé of the plethora of research that has been carried out simply to discover ways of controlling your every thought and desire. What you'll learn will both shock and horrify you. Tweaking your psyche has become big business. Never again will you be able to ignore the truth—your very thought are not your own.

This book will give you the tools to take back control and reprogram your own mind, and the accompanying CD is a powerful tool to create inner serenity and maintain your personal strength. Eldon Taylor provides insight, information, and easy-to-use methods that will empower you to realize the life of your dreams. You weren't meant to be the product of another's mainpulation—whether in attitude and mood or in ambition and consumption.

Preface xi

Introduction xv

Book 1 The Two Faces of Persuasion 1

Part I The Mind as Slayer: The Darker Side of Persuasion 3

Chapter 1 The Genie 5

Chapter 2 Are We Being Manipulated? 13

Chapter 3 Compliance Principles and Defense Mechanisms 25

Chapter 4 Marketing Techniques 49

Chapter 5 Everyday Brainwashing 75

Chapter 6 Forced Brainwashing: Interrogation and Thought Control 85

Part II Transitioning: Journeying into the Brighter Side of Persuasion 103

Chapter 7 Subliminal Communication 105

Chapter 8 Legal Status of Subliminal Communication 117

Chapter 9 The MIP Paradigm and Reverse Speech 125

Chapter 10 Undetectable Information 149

Book 2 Harnessing the Power of the Mind 155

Part I The Mind as Healer: Programming for Success, Health, and Spirituality 157

Chapter 11 Self-Discovery/The Shift 159

Chapter 12 Forgiveness and the Happy Heart 169

Chapter 13 Belief and Intention 181

Chapter 14 Altered States of Consciousness 189

Part II Implementing the Healing: Tools for Empowerment 197

Chapter 15 Change and the Tools to Make It 199

Chapter 16 Guarding Against Overstimulation 245

Chapter 17 The 50-Day Plan 249

Chapter 18 The Seven Fundamentals 257

Chapter 19 Practical Metaphysics 265

Chapter 20 The Maximum Self 275

Epilogue: The Deep End 277

Appendix 1 Research Results for InnerTalk® 289

Appendix 2 Self-Responsibility Quiz 297

Appendix 3 Innate Spiritual Intelligence Affirmations 301

Appendix 4 Serenity Affirmations 307

Appendix 5 Brainwashing on Trial in America 309

Acknowledgments 323

Endnotes 325

About the Author 335

Inner Talk Distribution 336