Thomag
I'm pondering too about the telepathic part of the paraliminal.
Points that I have to guide me are:
1. Two different ministers in our church said at different times that it is often the case that a Christian is learning seduction before their conversion, and that seduction is a lower current of love.
2. A minister said some types of seduction are fine but most of it isn't, one of the types he said ok to was the charmer, if it is done honestly. The interesting point is that if you can really carry out some of the charmers behaviours honestly then you are a good person. However honest complements are in, dishonest flattery isn't considered good.
Here are 4 behaviours of a charmer that I have captured:
a. To forget yourself...To focus on others and make them the
stars...To forget your own problems...To listen to others
complaints...
b. To be a source of strength...to show calm in adversity...to ease
others in adversity...to not complain in adversity...to not show
anger, ill-temper or vengefulness...to always be cheerful...
c. To listen well to others...to use active listening (aahs, yes,
no)...to listen empathically...to never criticize others...to listen
and empathize with others complaints...to show a "I can't be
shocked" attitude...to listen in such a way that soothes others
and makes them feel safe...
d. To boost others self-esteem and self-confidence...to help
others feel good about themselves...to help others feel liked
and accepted...to build others up...to patch up others egos...
At the low current these above 4 behaviours can only be done dishonestly, at the higher current of love these behaviours are closer to identity and are expressed honestly.
3. The other point that I have guiding me is that a person can learn seduction and normally probably would if they are trying to connect to people, but as long as the focus is on where they're going, ie the higher current of love, and that they don't stay stuck at the lower current. Besides who wouldn't want to be REALLY charming in their identity and HONESTLY. Everyone wants to be able to connect to others, love at first might be too big a step for some.
4. About manipulation, manipulation can be any type of persuasion, manipulation is only really a bad type of manipulation when it is drastically dishonest. I turned off the TV when Dangerous Liasons was on I could not stand the cold-blooded scheming of it, the main seducer in that movie I don't think had intentions of moving to any higher currents. Your intention must be honest and you must be aiming at the higher currents of love.
5. About telepathy, I was once told that in order to influence someone, we should go through Christ, and that the common idea of imagining a cord from one to another is not Christian. I feel that the perspective on this point has the wrong priority, I feel that when a person falls in love with someone or is infatuated with someone HONESTLY then they are naturally sending telepathic messages to the other through their intention (Princeton University Experiments) and are naturally connecting with this person at a very deep level. The point is to be HONEST. I think that it is becoming more common knowledge that we are all communicating constantly at a level that is invisible and spiritual, telepathy is happening without our control. I feel that it is ok if there is really an honest desire to connect with someone and it is not out of intention to harm.
6. The frustration of learning seduction and learning to connect to others is often so great for some that if they persist they will probably turn to Christ, because they probably will find that they can't love in their own strength honestly to the extent they really want to. At least that has happened to me, but I still want to learn to become the person who has the identity that carries out the external structures of influence and love.
A book that I recommend that speaks of manipulation and then true influence with integrity is Stephen Covey's Principle Centered Leadership.