Glossary of terms

climate/atmosphere:The climate or atmosphere is a way of describing the energy or character a group is showing at a particular moment: "hostile," "excited," "bored." Groups (and individuals) have an energy they are showing and another energy they're not showing at any moment."Bored" may have underneath it "fear," or "avoidance.""Hostile" may have underneath it "discouragement," or "sadness."Because groups (and individuals) have more than one kind of energy at the same time - one they are showing and one they are not - they can be volatile and switch quickly from one to another. Arnold Mindell calls the one they are showing their "primary process," and the one they are not showing their "secondary process."

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