1. Chapter II The Meaning Matrix p. 49

2. The Meaning Matrix Above and beyond our internal movie, are our frames of meaning that influence the movie of our mind. We never just “think” – we think about our thinking. We observe our thinking, direct our thinking, etc. This describes the higher levels of our mind. We direct our movies with our language. p. 50

3. Figure 2:1 Layered Meanings p. 51

4. Meaning Making Encoded As we map things inside our head, we generate meanings that we encode into our movies. We encode with the qualities of the visual, auditory and kinesthetic systems. The “Meaning Movies” interact with our bodies through our central nervous system and creates our states – like blocking. p. 51

5. General Arousal Syndrome When meanings of fear and anxiety are generated, states of fear and anxiety result. If intense enough, the General Arousal Syndrome will kick in – fight or flight. This keeps the person living as if under threat – not good. p. 51

6. Multi-Level Meaning Making 1. Classify non-fluency as blocking/ stuttering – the behavior now has a name; it is a thing. 2. Evaluate it as something bad and to be avoided – it is unacceptable. 3. Associate fear and shame with it by linking our emotional states with our experience of the world. p. 53

7. Figure 2:2 p. 52

8. Meta-Stating the Meaning-Making Funnel VIA the central and core Meaning Matrix, we create all of the other matrices in our mind: Self Power Time Others World Intention p. 53

9. Meaning Making Core As we give meaning to things by associating states with experiences, by framing, evaluating, classifying and associating, we call the other matrices of the mind into existence. It is in this way that we stabilize our highest meta-states so that they become our frames-of-mind or attitudes. p. 53

10. Meaning Making Core What we hold in mind becomes our “meaning” precisely because we hold it in mind and use it as our reference structure. Yes, how you talk to yourself matters; it really matters. This explains language as the structure of magic. p. 53

11. Meaning – “To Hold in Mind” We hold meanings in mind mostly through language. It is the “meanings” or frames that count. These higher level meanings we give the “movie” of our mind create our states and hence our behavior. Remove the meanings; remove the behavior. See Figure 2:3  p. 54

12. Figure 2:3 The Stuttering Matrix p. 55

13. Example – Blocking/Stuttering Table 2:1 Frames that Create Blocking and Stuttering – Page 58 Case Study #1 – Page 59

14. Review: Neuro- Semantic Model

15. The second thought changes the first thought, etc. We continually have thoughts about thoughts. As we do, each time we have a thought about a another thought, the second thought will change the first thought. Bateson – “Higher levels modulate lower levels.” Steps to an Ecology of Mind p. 60

16. An Experiment with Meta-States 1. Get a thought of fearing some future task. 2. Access a thought of faith or courage. 3. Apply faith/courage to fear. Knowing how to do this is foundational to knowing how to run your own brain and manage your own states. p. 60

17. Mother of all NLP 1. Associate to Problem State (fear). 2. Dissociate from Problem State. 3. Discover a Resource State. 4. Associate to Resource State. 5. Associate Resource State to Problem State. 6. Test & Future Pace.

18. Figure 2:5 p. 62

19. Figure 2:6 Relationship with our “Thoughts ” p. 64