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To: PoisedWoman
The sulphur springs were one nice feature of Esalen, but the place was not about the baths

On the contrary, to me it was about the baths.

All the Psyco babble, dr'z, psychologists etc experimenting was mostly hype to rip off the people with money that would pay the big bucks to think they were being helped...IMO.

Fritz was an interesting person who actually really got the gastalt of what was happening there after you chipped throught the exterior he had to project to satisfy Murphy et al his "employers"

Were you in any sessions that Perls filmed on video camera?

We were there to use the place and play muzic and entertain the people...a friend was the wine steward there he drove a new mercedes how did he affort that on wine steward pay?

LOL

I did not have my doktorate then but now I* am

Dr. Zoo

126 posted on 09/04/2002 11:00:45 PM PDT by Dr. Zoo
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To: Dr. Zoo
Were you in any sessions that Perls filmed on video camera?

All of our sessions were filmed by some fellow named Todd. We could watch them afterwards. Don't know whether these videos were ever sold or made public. We did one session with Ann Halpern that I believe was for sale.

We were there to use the place and play muzic and entertain the people...a friend was the wine steward there he drove a new mercedes how did he affort that on wine steward pay?

Many if not most people on staff were trust fund babies...lots of them had big bucks. When were you there?

As for Fritz, the best I got from him came from casual chats. He really did see the difference between my authentic self and the heavily programmed behavior I'd been taught. He even liked my little kids, tho he professed not to like children at all. He volunteered to babysit one night when I had to run into town, and spoiled them rotten with candy. Many fond memories of that strange and wonderful year.

164 posted on 09/05/2002 12:07:32 PM PDT by PoisedWoman
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