By the Empath
How to get into Second Life without really trying
Selby Evans is Thinkerer Melville in Second Life
People play a number of common roles. In the Thinkerer, we have given names to these roles: Explorer, Hunter, and Empath. Most of these roles are evident in childhood. Some are actively encouraged by parents. For example, parents try to call up the Empath with questions such as, “How would you feel if…”
One role not prominent in childhood is the Vulcan. The brain structures that produce the Vulcan role develop slowly. Those brain structures are probably not fully developed (especially in boys) until well beyond the age of twenty.
You may find it useful to understand your child or teen in terms of these roles. To do that, go to the venue on Meet Your Head Staff and fill out the sheets on behalf of your child.
CAUTION! Before you do this, silence your own Shudoff. Decide that for now, here in this moment, you do not know what your child should be. Set aside, for the moment, your knowledge of good and evil. Decide that in this moment you are going to deal with what is. You are seeking the truth. Not evaluation.
If you cannot do this, choose one of the options below.
Option 1. Skip the whole thing. Save it for later.
Option 2. Fill out the sheets for yourself. You may learn how to silence your Shudoff that way. If you need more help on that, fill out the sheets for someone else you know.
Consider what you find as background understanding. Not something you want to discuss with other people. And not necessarily something you will set out to change.
Meet Your Head Staff
Meet your child's head staff
DO NOT USE THESE TO RATE YOUR CHILD until you act on the caution
instructions on the left. Please note that we said act on, not
just read.
Imaginator Exercises
By the Storyboarder
Ask your child to imagine the powers of SuperImager. Faster than a speeding camera. More powerful than a graphics chip. Able to leap tall TV screens in a single bound. Ask the child to tell you a story about SuperImager.