TAE Resources:
Grassroots Introduction to TAE Manual
Thinking Freshly from Experiencing 2 DVDs
Thinking Freshly from Experiencing Transcript
Denken Wo worte noch fehlen TAE in German 5 DVDs
Thinking at the Edge is a philosophical practice.
It is the second philosophical practice that was created by Dr. Eugene Gendlin out of his Philosophy entitled "Entry into the Implicit". The first practice is Focusing which has been used around the world for several decades . In TAE as in Focusing, familiarity with the rich, implicit complexity of experiencing ourselves from the inside, is vital. Felt Sense or Direct Referent is the touchstone in this process. Focusing and TAE are how you DO what this powerful Philosophy explains.
Dr. Gendlin is a Philosopher. Both practices - Focusing and TAE are embedded in his Philosophy. Although Dr. Gendlin taught a general outline of TAE to his Philosophy students at the University of Chicago for many years, it was first presented to the public as "Thinking at the Edge" at a workshop in 1998. Since then there were 5 English language workshops and 3 German language workshops before the 14 steps of TAE were synchronized into the present format.
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are playing with words, we are serious about the Felt Sense - if
the Felt Sense is violated, we have to change the words…." |
What
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"You need to stand again in your own experiencing - in your own felt ongoingness, which is that intricate complexity inside of life - to put into the world what hasn't been said yet that you are carrying from your particular experiencing"
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"From unseparated multiplicity to making a distinct plurality." |
"Theory begins in a little nucleus. I want to show you that we can build a theory infinitely more exciting. Put something that you experienced in the center, instead of starting with a concept…" | ||
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"Crossing is not possible to do without Focusing and Felt Sense, because logically statements don't cross. Felt Sense can cross with other Felt Sense…" |
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"There is a clear difference between crossing and merging." | ||