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The Philosophy of Idenics ®
The majority of what has
been written on Idenics has dealt with the
techniques and mechanics of the subject. At this time, I would like to
address more of the philosophy of Idenics. Herein
lies the key to the successful application of this system.
Most
other methods of self-awareness and therapy have, as an underlying
belief, that the authority who delivers or teaches the system knows
more, knows best, or in some way is "above" the person coming to that
system for help. The guru who lays out THE path for his disciples to
follow. The therapist who decides the best subject to address with his
patients. This idea may be openly expressed or tacitly agreed upon.
There exists, somehow, the basic assumption on the part of the
authority that HE knows what the person REALLY needs.
The
above is not an invalidation of other systems. I'm certain that the
basic intention behind most systems is good, and is to help. This is
simply an observation and serves as a comparison in understanding the
philosophy of Idenics.
Within
the philosophy of Idenics there is no altitude
assumed by the practitioner over the client. On the contrary, the real
altitude is always with the client. Every person has their life put
together the way they have it put together. They are unique and their
viewpoint is unique, and no one else can really say how it is or should
be for them. Everything a person wants or needs to know about
themselves is within themselves. There is, therefore, no laid out path
that people must follow in Idenics. The Idenics
practitioner never assumes he knows anything about the client nor
chooses the subject that should be taken up. The Idenics
practitioner knows mechanics. He knows areas to direct a person's
attention to, regarding subjects the person wishes to address. And it
is the client who does the real work. It is the client that does the
looking, the inspecting, the evaluating, and has the realizations.
We
can only assist people to the degree that we recognize the true nature
of that individual without arbitrary assumptions that limit our
understanding. Application of this philosophy has proven beneficial not
only to the client, but also to the practitioner, who can be quite
relieved not to carry around the burden of pretended knowingness.
In
Idenics we have no fixed beliefs about you. We have
no predetermined goals that you should achieve or ideas of how you
should be. In Idenics we respect your ability. We
trust you to discover what you need to know to realize your own goals
and to make your own dreams come true.
Mike
Goldstein
President, SSI | |
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