K E N T O N K N E PPER
VOLUME ONE
QUICK REFERENCE
REMINDERS
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My wife Shawno
For all of her persistence,
assistance and love.
WONDER WORDS
Quick Reference Reminders
UNSPECIFIED REFERENTIAL INDEX:
The noun being; talked about is not specific. The spectators must
subconsciously apply these words to themselves and their own personal
experience.
Word Examples: People, they, everyone, us, their, the public, humans,
dollar bills, cards, money, credit cards, etc.
UNSPECIFIED VERBS:
These are "action words" that are not totally specific. Entire actions can
be ignored or removed from the audience's experience.
Word Examples: Taken, secured, thinking, selected, decision, decided,
choice, chose, received, obtained, took., fastened, guarded, tied, protected,
asked, visualized, pictured, opted for, etc.
CLAIMING TO KNOW:
This is when the performer claims to know the thoughts and or feelings of
a spectator.
These words help establish rapport as well as direct the spectator's
thoughts and attention.
Word Examples: "You know", "I know", "You doubt", "People think
that", "You're thinking", "You're probably wondering if, "You think",
"You don't believe me", "You don't think, that", etc.
METAPHOR RESTRICTION VIOLATIONS:
This is when you attribute "powers", actions or thoughts to someone or
something that cannot have such thoughts or "powers''
Spectators subconsciously apply such words to the performer. At
times the spectator will apply such words to themselves. In either case, the
spectator must decide subconsciously how to make these statements fit their
personal experience.
Word Examples: Performer says to spectator "You're amazing!
How did you do that?!" or "I can't believe it! You're great! Also" The
crystal is", "The card says", etc
PRESUPPOSITION FORMULA: "As (blank) as (blank)"
Presuppositions are words and phrases that contain a hidden assumption.
Spectators tend to take this hidden message as true.
Presuppositions are useful in directing, claiming, suggesting and
influencing a spectator or audience. Presuppositions are the backbone of
linguistic deception.
Word Examples: "As INTUITIVE as YOU ARE", "As IMPORTANT
as YOU ARE", "As IMPOSSIBLE as THIS SEEMS", "As
INCREDIBLE as THIS SOUNDS", "As FAIR as YOUR CHOICE WAS",
"As SLOPPY as THESE CARDS WERE MIXED", "As
UNLIKELY as THIS COULD BE", etc.
PRESUPPOSITIONS: Adverbs and Adjectives Word Examples:
amazed, surprised, startled, curious, strange, odd, funny, weird,
fortuitous, wonder, bizarre, peculiar, unique, etc.
PRESUPPOSITIONS; Adverbs ending in "ly":
Add the suffix -ly to any adverb, and you create a presupposition.
Any statements after such words tend to be accepted as true.
Word Examples: Obviously, clearly, naturally, actually,
virtually, rarely, fortunately, evidently, apparently, seemingly,
usually, normally, typically, currently, absolutely, positively, actually,
etc.
COMPLEX GENERALIZATIONS AS PRESUPPOSITIONS:
You make a compound or combined statement as follows:
Make a statement. Pause. Make another statement.
The subconscious tends to combine these two statements into one single
thought.
Examples:
" "You seem to be a friendly person...." (Pause) " You
should have no trouble at all following my directions."
" "Some people do not believe in E.S.P" (Pause) "Some people
don't believe we landed on the moon."
QUOTES:
Make any statement you want to make, but attribute that statement to
someone else. You don't have to take personal responsibility for the
statement - after all "they" said it!
Examples:
" "The other day a man said to me..."
" "Once a young woman came up to me after a show and said..."
" "I was doing this the other night and a fellow said to me..."
COMPARATIVE -EST PRESUPPOSITIONS:
Presuppositions created by words that end with the suffix -est These
words make a hidden comparison, with one part of the comparison
actually missing.
Word Examples: Best, smartest, fastest, craziest, funniest, silliest,
hardest, brightest, wildest, toughest, strongest, lightest, heaviest, quickest,
etc.
"AND" LINKAGE:
When you give a spectator two or more things to do, and link these things
together with the word "and", the spectator will likely do both. It's too
difficult for the spectator to figure out which of the various things
about which to argue.
Word Example: and.
EMBEDDED COMMANDS:
Decide upon a suggestion or command you want to say. Now hide that
command within the rest of a sentence. Just put a few words before and
after the command you wish to make. Spectators tend to follow your
commands and suggestions because they are a bit more hidden. This
makes direct commands more indirect.
MODAL OPERATORS:
"Rule" words that imply a lack of choice. Use these to get spectators to act
the way you need them to act.
Word Examples: Need, necessary, must, should, have to, required,
imperative, important, etc
AWARENESS DECEPTIONS:
These words presuppose a hidden assumption as actual fact. The only
thing that can be debated is whether or not the spectator is aware of this
idea.
Word Examples: Aware, notice, realize, know, observe, note, pay
attention to, see, experience, recognize, tell, discern, etc.
NOMINALIZATIONS - Words that cut both ways:
Nominalizations are words that sound quite specific but do not truly
represent any actual thing in the physical world. The spectator or client
must take these words and find a way to apply them to their own personal
experience.
NOTE: You are only saying what someone else hears that you're saying.
Nominalizations help you to take advantage of this. I recently did about
five solid hours of "readings" with Docc Hilford, and the only thing I
used were these words!
Word Examples:
adjustments considerations surprise gifts
insights honesty excitement guidance
lessons integrity reorganize healing
challenges evaluate rebuild compassion.
change(s) values communications interests
movement caring introspection transformation
understandings promise (s) talents endurance
revelation trust abilities praise
resolve health vision reason
wisdom stability examination potential
strength complexities consequences contribution
clarity priorities quest unity
answers worth accountability wholeness
clearing courage self-control personal work
realization patterns sensibility Full circle
agreements crossroads evolution purpose
intentions adventure focus etc., etc.,
alignment shifts hope etc.
Notice that all of these words can be taken to be positive or negative
depending on the situation a n d individual interpretation.
You can even pre-write four or five of these words on the back of your
business cards. This way you will not have to remember anything at all!
Just gaze into their eyes, take out a pen and pretend to "jot down notes" as
you secretly read the words.
It's an easy way to do a reading at anytime right away. Give the
spectator her "notes" on the business card as a reminder when you are
finished. The above words will certainly give you enough choices for a
complete set of very different sounding readings.
ANTI-ADVICE WORDS:
When you give advice, you take away a spectator's own personal
responsibility for their life. You put yourself in a potential situation to be
blamed for their actions. "To avoid this, be sure to add some of the
following words:
Word Examples:
Proper/improper wise/foolish
higher nature/lower nature deepest dreams/fantasies
creative/destructive productive/self- defeating
build/tearing down proper/improper
healthy/unhealthy positive change/rebellion
virtues/lack of clear intention/muddied thoughts
honor/lack of positive patterns/negative patterns
deep values/surface values right/wrong
QUALIFIERS:
These are words that "hedge your bets" in readings. You can make
a very direct and specific statement, but qualify that statement with the
following types of words:
conceivable could be heartening
probably might be viable
possibly slight eventual
usually subtle feasible
often likely workable
sometimes presumably conceivable
occasionally apt seldom
rarely inclined infrequently
mainly promising primarily
mostly encouraging etc.
at times hopeful
FILL IN THE BLANKS PRESUPPOSITIONS:
Remember everything after a presupposition tends to be taken as
likely or true. The following sentences are presuppositions for
supposed psychic readings. Just fill in the blanks, and you're a psychic
reader!
"It's time to _______ " "Reconsider _____ 
"It's important that _______" "Remember to _____ "
"Obviously you ______ " "Why_______
"Be aware of ______ " "Instead of _____
"You know _____ " " Decide to______
"Realize _____" "Trust_____"
"Stop ______" "Understand____"
"Soon you'll find that _______" "lt's OK to ____ "
"Chances are_______ " "Release_______
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
Lee Earle and SYZYGY
Docc Hilford and The New Invocation
Jeff McBride
Larry Becker
Gene Urban
Christopher Caldwell
J.Tank Hanna
Dr. Juris
The Six and One Half And YOU
for your support!
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