M.1. See No-Socializing Guideline
magic, deception as basis of, 8:196, 8:199
Make a Special Effort to Develop Working-Class Leaders (Jackins), 10:53–10:55
Malaysia, spread of RC to, 8:520–8:521
Male Violence (Jackins), 8:393–8:398
manipulation, of pattern not person, 5:212–5:214
Mao Tse-Tung
Chou En Lai’s support for, 10:30–10:31
classless future society and, 13:77, 15:173, 16:123
communism and, 6:627–6:628, 12:22–12:24, 13:52, 16:14–16:15
enemies, view of, 6:14
Ghandi compared, 12:3, 15:172
on pride in being human, 13:41
as recommended reading, 6:669
as role model, 8:14
selected works by, 6:669
waging war to end war, 7:349
marriage, 5:129–5:130. See also relationship sessions; spouses
martyrs
leaders as not, 6:278–6:279, 6:281, 6:385–6:386
no need for, 6:170
Marx, Karl
conjecture and, 6:622–6:623
importance of learning about, 6:668–6:669
logic used by, 6:632–6:633, 12:28–12:29
Paris Commune and, 12:18–12:19
Marxism, as label, 13:96–13:97
masturbation, fantasies about as clues to distress, 6:195–6:196
mathematics
intuition and rigor in, 6:36–6:38
power of, 6:53
A Maturing Publication (Jackins), 7:383–7:384
meaning
as rational need, 5:126–5:128
religion and, 6:125
wide world changing and, 12:43–12:44
meaningfulness
as prize, 6:10–6:11
wide world changing combatting, 6:647
media. See also television
attacks on RC by, 7:254–7:255
misinformation used for oppression, 6:4–6:5, 6:23, 7:158–7:159
telling activists they are ineffective, 11:126
violence exposure from, 7:347
medical training, 7:293, 7:294
medicine. See also drugs; physicians
Ritalin, 16:79–16:80
suppression of symptoms rather than treatment, 13:279, 15:189
views on, 6:239–6:240, 10:159–10:160, 13:279–13:281
meetings. See also World Meetings
content to include in, 6:272–6:273, 7:47, 7:228–7:229
groups. See groups (format)
of leaders, 8:105–8:118, 8:188–8:189
Middle East peace and, 14:178–14:179
planning of, 10:361–10:362
problem-solving, 10:361–10:362
rules for, 14:172
time allocation in, 6:46–6:47
without dependency, 3:45–3:46
membership
attendance versus, 6:354, 6:370–6:372
defined, 7:202
goodness of human beings and, 6:588–6:589
requirements for, 5:237, 6:419, 6:489–6:491, 7:144–7:145, 15:5, 15:177, 15:178
responsibilities of, 7:200–7:202, 15:31, 15:180
of working class, 6:491, 6:495–6:500
of Wygelian leaders' groups, 8:148, 8:190, 15:178
memories
overview of, 15:147
earliest memories about physical or behavioral distress, 13:217–13:221, 15:54–15:56
earliest sexual memories and sexual distress, 1:55, 7:102, 15:115, 15:116
of incest, 14:202
moving quickly to different kinds of memories technique, 1:17–1:18
occlusion of, 15:147
pre-birth memories, presenting information about, 6:177–6:179
recovery of occluded memories, 6:195, 8:259, 13:210–13:211, 15:56–15:57, 15:72
reviewing memories of relationships, 15:126
schematic diagram of, 2:22–2:23
men. See also LGBTQ+ people; sexism; women
advantages of being, 8:313–8:314
as allies, 4:108, 6:579–6:580, 8:314–8:315, 9:27, 13:320–13:321, 14:187
City-wide Coordinators for, 11:214–11:215
closeness between, 8:332
commitment for, 8:236, 8:349–8:350, 10:202–10:203, 11:409, 15:App9
counseling women, 15:123–15:124
courage of, 6:163–6:175
dependency on women for emotional warmth, 7:163
disadvantages of being, 8:313
discharge ability suppressed by, 8:350–8:351, 8:358
domestic violence, standing against, 5:397–5:398
draft policy for re-emergence of, 6:577–6:580
equality with women, 6:558–6:559, 7:287, 11:257
expectations of, 11:210
expected to oppress others, 6:578
fear and, 6:168, 7:163, 7:167
friendships with women, 1:55, 7:103, 7:161–7:169
Fundamentals of Co-Counseling Classes and, 8:333–8:337
goodness of, 8:355–8:356
guilt of, 6:164–6:166
image of, 6:171–6:172
internalized oppression of, 8:315–8:316, 8:322–8:333, 8:349–8:351
Jewish men, issues for, 10:319–10:320
leaders’ groups for, 8:315–8:317, 8:360, 11:211
leadership by increasing, 11:443–11:444
liberation of, 6:577–6:580, 11:257
as minority in RC, 11:199
as oppressed, 6:577–6:580, 8:347–8:349, 8:357–8:360, 11:212–11:213, 11:253–11:257
oppression of, 6:577–6:580, 8:347–8:349, 8:357–8:360, 11:212–11:213, 11:253–11:257
organization by women of, 16:182
organizing by, 11:187–11:216
outreach to, 8:129
panels for, 11:212–11:214, 13:324–13:325, 15:100, 15:123, 15:163
power and powerlessness, 6:163–6:164, 8:339–8:356
privilege of, 8:352
reaching out to people in dangerous decision positions, 13:105
responsibility of, 8:358
self-appreciation of men, 5:395–5:398, 8:362–8:364
support groups for, 8:322, 11:209–11:210
validation of each other, 8:337
violence by, 8:393–8:398
women helping, 7:163, 14:13–14:14, 15:123–15:124
Yo Soy Un Hombre (I Am a Man) poem, 7:170–7:171
Men, first issue, 6:489
Men Reclaiming Power and Leading (Jackins), 8:339–8:356
menstrual cycles, 15:148
mental health
aging causing mental decrepitude, 3:132
hypnosis and, 5:279, 11:375–11:376, 15:144–15:145
misfunction versus, 10:155–10:156, 11:315–11:316
sane versus insane, 10:154, 11:46–11:47, 13:273–13:274
shock treatment, 8:482, 13:277–13:278
use of term, 10:154–10:155, 11:47, 15:31
using RC with deeply distressed people, 13:283–13:287
“mental health” system
diagnosis as categorizing unique distress patterns, 15:20
discharge interfered with by, 15:26
goals of, 15:137
Hitler’s extermination policies based on work by, 15:154–15:155
not using discharge against people in, 11:317
oppression and, 15:153
RC use in, 11:316–11:317
repression theory of, 14:205–14:206, 14:208
retreat centers and, 15:107
uniqueness of distress patterns not seen by, 15:20
unity among those impacted by, 7:397, 10:151–10:153
as weapon for oppression, 11:46, 13:278, 15:155
“mental health” system survivors
commitment for, 15:App13
internalized oppression of, 8:482–8:483
liberation movement for, 8:467–8:471, 11:48, 13:276
policy statement discussion, 11:313–11:317
sharing with workers in the system, 7:395–7:396
“mental health” workers. See also psychiatrists
commitment for, 11:417, 15:App13
draft policy for, 7:275–7:282, 10:154
as potential allies, 15:137–15:138
stuck in the system, 11:46, 11:47–11:48, 13:279–13:280
mental illness
defined, 10:157
as misfunction of person, 7:276, 10:155, 10:157, 15:31
RC view of, 15:31
Mexican people, Chicano/a people as allies of, 8:437–8:438
middle class
all for one and one for all and, 15:85
allies and, 11:280, 14:152, 16:89
within class society, 8:416–8:417
commitment for, 8:237, 10:206, 11:412, 15:App11
defined, 14:123, 14:227, 15:202
faculty, 6:541–6:548
isolation of, 5:150
knowledge, gaining and sharing by, 16:92
liberation of, 11:275–11:280, 16:85–16:89
oppression of, 5:150, 11:363–11:366, 13:310
organization of, 11:279–11:280, 16:88–16:89, 16:183
outreach to, 8:129
pink collar workers as, 8:413
power and, 6:167, 6:544–6:546
role of, 8:405–8:406
superiority beliefs of, 5:299
theory, attitude towards, 5:28–5:29
white collar workers as, 8:413
as working class, 11:277–11:278, 11:365, 14:151–14:152, 16:87–16:89
Midnight Cowboy, as Good Art, 6:111
military. See also war
closeness needed by, 8:11
commitment for, 11:416–11:417
as natural allies, 8:18
young people and, 15:207
Millay, Edna St. Vincent, 7:21
mind. See intelligence; logic; thinking
mini-sessions, 15:88
minorities. See specific groups
misfunction
from lobotomies, 10:155
mental health versus, 10:155–10:156, 11:315–11:316
mental illness as, 7:276, 10:155, 10:157, 15:31
misinformation
illusions and, 8:35
theory as process of sorting out, 13:177–13:178
used for oppression, 6:4–6:5, 6:23, 7:158–7:159
young people given, 14:67–14:68
mis-storage process
overview of, 2:32–2:40
discharge to convert, 2:78–2:79, 11:349
intelligence and, 2:36, 2:41–2:42, 15:17
restimulation causing reenactment of distress recordings, 2:45–2:48
mistakes
admitting, 7:157, 8:100–8:101, 9:29, 9:35, 15:84, 15:134
in contradicting chronic patterns, 5:147
in counseling, 15:48, 15:147
honest mistakes, 4:114, 9:28–9:29
by leaders, 7:247, 9:11–9:12, 9:28–9:35, 15:134
learning from, 10:273–10:274, 15:84, 15:134
learning structured to avoid, 3:99, 4:40
no obligation to past mistakes, 5:14–5:15
oppressors as making, 15:170
as source of attacks on leaders, 7:247
trust in own thinking and, 7:25–7:26, 7:110, 7:262
as understandable, 15:84
mixed heritage people, commitment for, 11:408, 15:App8
models and modeling
anti-Semitism as model for other discrimination, 8:458, 10:333–10:334
Black leaders as models for other Black people, 13:305
challenge to others requiring, 7:218–7:219
of directions, 15:61–15:62
enthusiasm for literature, 13:331
of expressive noise, 15:26
Harvey Jackins as, 8:275–8:280
importance of, 6:88–6:89, 11:11
leaders as, 6:274, 6:419, 7:202, 8:99, 8:533, 9:9–9:11, 9:13–9:14, 15:133
Mao Tse-Tung as, 8:14
Regional Reference Persons as, 7:389
of taking turns, 10:266–10:268
teachers as, 3:149, 15:129, 17:3–17:4, 17:11, 17:13, 17:16–17:17
of theory, 8:63
A Modern Philosophy (Jackins), 14:117–14:129
Modern Times (film), 6:653, 7:76, 12:49–12:50
modes of RC. See also techniques
overview of, 15:52–15:53, 15:87–15:89, 16:73
being prepared to counsel, 15:105
Co-Counseling. See Co-Counseling
Co-Counseling relationship. See Co-Counseling relationship
Community meetings, 15:97
Community Passover Seder, 15:104
conferences. See conferences
counseling the leader. See counseling the leader
demonstrations. See demonstrations
discussion groups. See topic groups
families, working with, 15:103
freeing intelligence, 15:87
gather-ins. See gather-ins
groups. See groups (format)
intensive counseling, 10:137–10:139, 15:102
introductory lectures, 15:100–15:101
movies and television, 15:90
music as, 15:90
news and goods, 15:32, 15:91, 15:93–15:94, 15:App16
one-way counseling, 10:137–10:139, 15:88, 15:102
oppression, addressing, 15:160–15:163
panels. See panels
permissive and directive counseling, 15:91–15:92. See also permissive counseling
pilot plants, 15:106–15:107
primary modes, 15:87–15:89
publications. See literature/publications
rational re-emergent activities, 15:90–15:91
RCers in non-RC organizations. See wide world
re-emergence, strategies for, 15:92
relationship sessions. See relationship sessions
in schools, 15:102–15:103
self-estimation. See self-estimation/self-evaluation
sessions. See sessions
strangers, counseling with, 15:104
support groups. See support groups
teaching RC. See teachers
think together on the same topic, 15:98
think-and-listens. See think-and-listen sessions
topic groups. See topic groups
transcendental forces, use of, 15:89–15:90
validation circles, 15:94
workshops. See workshops
wrestling, 15:58, 15:71, 15:93
writing, use of, 15:90
Mondrian, Piet, 6:102
money. See also finances; Outreach Funds; tuition/fees
anxiety about, 14:138
commitment against distress about, 11:418, 15:App12
counseling about, 15:127
payment for counseling not allowed, 8:204–8:205
Money Matters and Re-evaluation Counseling (Jackins), 14:137–14:144
monotheism, 6:117–6:119. See also God
Montessori schools, 11:48–11:49
More Traveling and Workshops (1988) (Jackins), 11:451–11:454
morning
for re-emerged people, 11:52
refreshing of perspective each morning, 11:14–11:16
The Morning Deluge (Suyin), 6:669
motivation
for counseling, 10:252
gap between theory and practice creating, 1:56, 7:108–7:109
for goals, examining, 7:27–7:28
for leaders, 5:104–5:105, 9:29–9:30, 15:134
to learn, 3:98–3:99, 4:40, 4:41
to leave chronic patterns behind, 4:34
rational motivation, 7:28
for RC, 10:238
for spouses to have Co-Counseling relationship, 3:183
for survival, 8:31–8:32, 13:84
for trade unions, 7:309
movies, 15:90
Multiplied Awareness (Jackins), 3:155–3:163
music
as mode of RC, 15:90
in our immediate environment, 3:123
song fests, 15:96
My Program as Client (Jackins), 11:171–11:173
My Program as Counselor (Jackins), 11:174–11:176
mysticism. See also spiritualism/spirituality
explanations for, 15:141
having same goals as RC, 13:233
health as not, 15:190–15:191
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