Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Symbolic Modeling

Symbolic Modeling and Clean Language was developed by James Lawley and Penny Tomkins based upon the work of David Grove.

In Symbolic Modeling it is presupposed that the Client has a Metaphor Landscape, or Symbolic Landscape. This Landscape is deemed to "exist" in the space around and within the Client. By questioning the Client using "Clean Language" questions, the Landscape becomes "fixed" in place so that the Client can explore and change the Landscape. Changing the Metaphor Landscape leads to changes in the Client's Personal Consensus Reality.

Taken at its most inclusive, the symbolic landscape includes words, tonality, gestures, physiology, and relationships between these.

Shawn Carson

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