Comments on: How To Firewalk In One Easy Lesson

By: Syed Irfan Ahmed

Syed Irfan Ahmed — Thu, 12 May 2011 07:40:31 +0000

This is a good article to read because it demolishes many beliefs about firewalk. Thanks a lot to give a new look in this subject.

By: Leon

Leon — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 17:17:49 +0000

Hi, Keith

You are so cool
That’s why I buy your stuff.

Kindest regards,
Leon

By: Keith

Keith — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:31:36 +0000

Hi MargieAnne,
Bandler also said he dangled a guru over a cliff by holding his ankle. Personally, I find both firewalking and breaking boards quite useful. Often, I don’t find how they’re presented is useful.
Keith

By: Marjorie Cameron

Marjorie Cameron — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:49:24 +0000

Hello My Good Friend ~ re: firewalking. According to Bandler it’s a very useless endeavor unless one ties good steaks to the bottoms of those feet One NLP Trainer I know of has the students break a board with only the hand at the end of Master Prac. I would refuse that too.

I wonder how many people today know about punch cards, computers and then drag in an Archangel? A rather convoluted metaphor IMO. Perhaps that hypnotist should buy your work on Metaphors so as to know how to construct proper metaphors. A few times through Gordon’s, writing at least 200 for practice and your product make for stellar metaphors.
Stay well~MargieAnne

By: Keith

Keith — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:07:29 +0000

Hi Sue,
I remember reading the comments of a songwriter who was amazed at what people thought his songs meant. One fan insisted that he (the songwriter) must have been a Vietnam vet because the song so clearly captured the experience of having been in Vietnam. Well, the song didn’t have anything to do with Vietnam. The songwriter explained that to the fan but the fan insisted. Eventually, the songwriter gave up.

His realization; A song wasn’t really ‘his’ after he released it to the public. People would bring to it whatever meaning they chose.

By: Keith

Keith — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:46:06 +0000

Exactly Jackie!
When you understand that firewalking is quite possible to do without injury but that it seems like it would be difficult, it becomes a powerful metaphor for overcoming our own obstacles that seem difficult.

When you think that by having a positive attitude alone, you can change the laws of physics so that you can become impervious to burns, you build a dangerous belief that can lead to dangerous actions.

By: Sue Jones

Sue Jones — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 03:17:04 +0000

It’s interesting how people are ready to comment on your article, but have failed to read it accurately. A good example of our human filters in action. Gee, I hope no one reads this comment and misinterprets it:)

By: Jackie

Jackie — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:52:53 +0000

I recently saw a “Myth Busters” show where they demonstrated that firewalking is indeed a physics phenomena. It has much to do with the pressure put forth on the hot coals….whether or not one got burned. Quite frankly, I was a bit disappointed, as I liked the mind over body version, but nonetheless, having experienced it myself, I do know the metaphor is a very powerful one about discovery of doing the seemingly “impossible”—and getting past the fear of hot coals…even if one knows ahead of time it’s a physics “thing”, there is still that fear factor to overcome for most people, making it a great exercise in learning about how to use our innate resources to get past that.
Thanks for the article, Keith.

By: Keith

Keith — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:36:12 +0000

No Elias,
I don’t. I don’t say ‘don’t try it’ (firewalk). I say don’t build a firewalk unless you know what you’re doing. There’s a big difference.

The analogy would be ‘Read my article, “How to play dominos in one easy lesson” and at the end I said, “Don’t try to build your own dominos”‘.

I suppose now we may get some comments about how easy or difficult it is to make dominos, as if that’s the point.

I’ve got to thank you though, Elias. After your comment, I went back and made the last part of the post more clear so that there would be less chance of misinterpretation.

By: Elias

Elias — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:19:44 +0000

this article is titled “How To Firewalk In One Easy Lesson”.
the last line of the article is “Don’t try it!”

Kinda pointless article.

Read my article, “How to play dominos in one easy lesson”
there’s only one sentence. “Don’t play dominos”.