The Actor's Other Selves
texts that document the Eric Morris system of “experiential acting.” This book is about SUBPERSONALITIES—what subpersonalities are, how they impact our lives and how we use them. It is exclusively written for actors. The journey of exploration starts with the origins and beginnings. Excerpts from books by Carl G. Jung, a Swiss psychologist who explored archetypes, are followed by the use and description of behavioral examples of personalities. The theory is then examined: who are the selves, how were they created and how do they function? The exploration continues with a technique that I created many years ago: THE ELEVENTH LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS, which is totally explained. Then comes EXPERIENCE HUNTING—CHOICE HUNTING, detailing the various approaches used to find experiences and choices that can be used in one’s acting. In the next section of the book, which is a very large section, I detail specifically the approach techniques for accessing subpersonalities, which are: VOICE DIALOGUE (a complete example of the process is given), WRITING IN JOURNAL FORM OR USING A TAPE RECORDER, USING MOVEMENT AND DANCE, USING ART AND DRAWING, USING CHOICES, USING MUSIC, AND ROLEPLAYING. All of those techniques and the approaches to them are explained in specific detail. In EXTERNALS I describe what that approach is and how to use it to access various subpersonalities. Externals is a "megapproach” and an important part of my work. A megapproach is such a powerful technique that it could be used as a total acting system. Externals is a process that includes getting a sense of animals, people, insects and inanimate objects and then translating that energy into human behavior. This technique is very impacting on eliciting various subpersonalities. The last of this group is IMAGING, also a megapproach. The next section explains HOW YOU KNOW WHEN YOU ARE INHABITED BY A SUBPERSONALITY. The actor must be able to distinguish between really inhabiting the energy of a subpart and faking it! The DAILY SUBPERSONALITY INVENTORY is an exercise the actor should do on a daily basis to be able to identify the difference between a mood swing and a subpersonality. The section on RESEARCHING THE CHARACTER explains how to identify the different character elements and find a subpersonality to fulfill those components. All of that is followed by a section about going back to historical events, such as the Second World War or the post-war years and exploring characters in plays and films o
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The Actor's Other Selves
texts that document the Eric Morris system of “experiential acting.” This book is about SUBPERSONALITIES—what subpersonalities are, how they impact our lives and how we use them. It is exclusively written for actors. The journey of exploration starts with the origins and beginnings. Excerpts from books by Carl G. Jung, a Swiss psychologist who explored archetypes, are followed by the use and description of behavioral examples of personalities. The theory is then examined: who are the selves, how were they created and how do they function? The exploration continues with a technique that I created many years ago: THE ELEVENTH LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS, which is totally explained. Then comes EXPERIENCE HUNTING—CHOICE HUNTING, detailing the various approaches used to find experiences and choices that can be used in one’s acting. In the next section of the book, which is a very large section, I detail specifically the approach techniques for accessing subpersonalities, which are: VOICE DIALOGUE (a complete example of the process is given), WRITING IN JOURNAL FORM OR USING A TAPE RECORDER, USING MOVEMENT AND DANCE, USING ART AND DRAWING, USING CHOICES, USING MUSIC, AND ROLEPLAYING. All of those techniques and the approaches to them are explained in specific detail. In EXTERNALS I describe what that approach is and how to use it to access various subpersonalities. Externals is a "megapproach” and an important part of my work. A megapproach is such a powerful technique that it could be used as a total acting system. Externals is a process that includes getting a sense of animals, people, insects and inanimate objects and then translating that energy into human behavior. This technique is very impacting on eliciting various subpersonalities. The last of this group is IMAGING, also a megapproach. The next section explains HOW YOU KNOW WHEN YOU ARE INHABITED BY A SUBPERSONALITY. The actor must be able to distinguish between really inhabiting the energy of a subpart and faking it! The DAILY SUBPERSONALITY INVENTORY is an exercise the actor should do on a daily basis to be able to identify the difference between a mood swing and a subpersonality. The section on RESEARCHING THE CHARACTER explains how to identify the different character elements and find a subpersonality to fulfill those components. All of that is followed by a section about going back to historical events, such as the Second World War or the post-war years and exploring characters in plays and films o
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The Actor's Other Selves

The Actor's Other Selves

by Eric Morris
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texts that document the Eric Morris system of “experiential acting.” This book is about SUBPERSONALITIES—what subpersonalities are, how they impact our lives and how we use them. It is exclusively written for actors. The journey of exploration starts with the origins and beginnings. Excerpts from books by Carl G. Jung, a Swiss psychologist who explored archetypes, are followed by the use and description of behavioral examples of personalities. The theory is then examined: who are the selves, how were they created and how do they function? The exploration continues with a technique that I created many years ago: THE ELEVENTH LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS, which is totally explained. Then comes EXPERIENCE HUNTING—CHOICE HUNTING, detailing the various approaches used to find experiences and choices that can be used in one’s acting. In the next section of the book, which is a very large section, I detail specifically the approach techniques for accessing subpersonalities, which are: VOICE DIALOGUE (a complete example of the process is given), WRITING IN JOURNAL FORM OR USING A TAPE RECORDER, USING MOVEMENT AND DANCE, USING ART AND DRAWING, USING CHOICES, USING MUSIC, AND ROLEPLAYING. All of those techniques and the approaches to them are explained in specific detail. In EXTERNALS I describe what that approach is and how to use it to access various subpersonalities. Externals is a "megapproach” and an important part of my work. A megapproach is such a powerful technique that it could be used as a total acting system. Externals is a process that includes getting a sense of animals, people, insects and inanimate objects and then translating that energy into human behavior. This technique is very impacting on eliciting various subpersonalities. The last of this group is IMAGING, also a megapproach. The next section explains HOW YOU KNOW WHEN YOU ARE INHABITED BY A SUBPERSONALITY. The actor must be able to distinguish between really inhabiting the energy of a subpart and faking it! The DAILY SUBPERSONALITY INVENTORY is an exercise the actor should do on a daily basis to be able to identify the difference between a mood swing and a subpersonality. The section on RESEARCHING THE CHARACTER explains how to identify the different character elements and find a subpersonality to fulfill those components. All of that is followed by a section about going back to historical events, such as the Second World War or the post-war years and exploring characters in plays and films o

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ISBN-13: 9780983629993
Publisher: Ermor Enterprises
Publication date: 01/01/2021
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 198
File size: 2 MB

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The Actor’s Other Selves is the tenth book in a collection of texts that document the Eric Morris system of “experiential acting.” This book is about SUBPERSONALITIES—what subpersonalities are, how they impact our lives and how we use them. It is exclusively written for actors. The journey of exploration starts with the origins and beginnings. Excerpts from books by Carl G. Jung, a Swiss psychologist who explored archetypes, are followed by the use and description of behavioral examples of personalities. The theory is then examined: who are the selves, how were they created and how do they fu

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Consciousness 7

The Components of Consciousness 7

Awareness 7

Curiosity 9

Information 11

Commitment 12

What are Subpersonalities? 15

Origins and Archetypes 15

What is Personality? 18

Behavioral Examples Of Personalities 19

The Subpersonality Archetypes 21

The Theory: Who are the Selves? How were they Created? How do they Function? 23

The Eleventh Level of Consciousness 31

Experience Hunting-Choice Hunting 33

The Various Approaches Used to Experience/Choice Hunt 34

I'm Five Years Old and I 35

Meaningful Events and Experiences 36

Movies, Songs, Musical Bands and Groups 37

The Approach Techniques for Accessing Subpersonalities 39

Voice Dialogue 40

The Voice-Dialogue Process 41

Using a Journal 54

Using a Tape Recorder 57

Using Movement and/or Dance 58

Using Art-Drawing and Sculpting 59

Using Choices 63

Using Music 66

Roleplaying 68

Using Roleplaying to Address the Obligations of Dramatic Material 70

Examples of Characters in Plays and Films That Can Be Approached by Roleplaying 71

Accessing the Inner-Outer Critic 71

Externals 72

Defining Megapproaches 74

Animals 74

Approach Technique Checklist 79

Working with Animals 81

The Chronology of Exploring and Using Animals to Access Subpersonalities 83

How to Identify What Subpersonality Is impelling the Character's Behavior 85

Translating the Animal into Human Behavior 86

People 86

Inanimate Objects 89

Insects 90

Imaging 91

How do you Know When You are Really Inhabited by a Subpersonality? 96

Subpersonalities as an Acting Approach 99

The Daily Personal Subpersonality Inventory 99

Subpersonalities and Acting 102

Researching the Character 106

The Historical Obligation 113

The Great Depression 115

The Plays and Films of That Time 115

The Second World War Years 117

The Post-War Years 117

Some Examples of Characters to Address 118

Other Characters in Dramatic Material That Can Be Impelled by a Subpersonality 126

The Multiple Facets of Subpersonalities 137

Exploring the Multiple Facets of a Subpersonality 137

Example of a Voice-Dialogue Session 142

Trapped in Subpersonalities 146

Bonding 152

Relationships 154

Examples of Bonding Patterns in Characters in Plays and Films 157

How do you Discover your Disowned Selves? 161

Dreams and Dreaming 165

Starting the Process 168

Dream Awareness 168

Inviting the Dream 170

Dream Catching 171

Lucid Dreaming 172

Active Imagination 174

Examples of Real Dreams 175

In Conclusion 181

Bibliography 187

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