THE MECHANICS OF MAGICAL PEOPLE If we were to try to convince our mind that we were in possession of Prince Adam's magical power sword (with which he transforms into He-‐ Man by holding the sword aloft and speaking the magical words, “By the power of Grayskull”,) it would not be enough for us to just close the eyes, imagine the power sword in the hand, say the magic words, and expect to be instantly transformed. Instead, one might have to set up all of the conditions in their visualization that make the transformation possible in the fictional world of He-‐Man. These would be: ü That you are holding the sword – a belief that would be reinforced by holding any long, thin device that can be gripped with a closed hand, even a smartphone or Wii Remote/ PlayStation move controller (or a pencil if your class budget is particularly stretched); ü That the sword is connected to a magical power source (such as the He-‐Man fictional universe's Castle Grayskull), and that it will channel the power through the “sword” when the special activation words are spoken; ü That you believe completely that when you speak the magic words “By the power of Grayskull”, the expected release of power from the sword will occur. (This could be synchronized with a burst of vibration from the device held in the hand to reinforce the belief that something is actually happening); and ü That when the power is released, your physiology and/or psychology will be changed positively in some way, even if you don't literally transform into He-‐Man. Once the teacher understands these principles, then he or she can define an activation procedure in their role-‐play scripts to meet a particular goal and describe the aspects of the students that will be altered when they invoke the steps of the procedure. The hand-‐held
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