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Fight
What was the name of the boy? – The one you got into the fight
with? – What was the fight about?
Well, you learned something important there!
The song
I sense this song. You used to sing it so often. --- Love?
The hide out
I see a den or fort, a secret hiding place
Writing
Correspondence, diary, poetry, a story … Was it in your junior
years? Whatever happened?
I see … books, words, art, … children, people, …
I see lots of --- around you, and that might indicate …

10 The push statement
This is a statement intentionally designed to be rejected … at
first.
The whole point is that the psychic seems to be aware of
something which the client herself has forgotten about.
1/ Make a statement that contains two or three different elements
2/ If the client rejects the statement, begin to push it and appear
highly confident that eventually the meaning will become clear.
3/ While pushing, subtly include more options, and add nuances
4/ Sooner or later the client will remember something that fits.
Example 1:
A couple of months ago, I see you standing in a room. I get this
sense of RED – maybe a red – or reddish floor? – I don’t think this is
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