| this is how I do the Cube. You can structure it how you like, and find what works best for you.
“Have you ever done the cube?... Ok… I'll ask you a set of questions, and when I'm done I'll know everything about you. Are you ready? Do you have a good imagination? …Good.” (The idea here is not to explain it, but just to get her hooked.)
“Now, imagine in front of you a landscape” (I’ll usually gesture with my hand for them to imagine it in front of them). “And in the landscape there is a cube. Notice what size is it, what color is it? What is it made of? Where is it?
“Ok, next you see a ladder. Notice, where is it in relation to the cube? What is it made of? What size is it?
“Next there are flowers. Where are they? How many? What do they look like? What color are they?
“Next, there is a horse. What does it look like? Where is it? What is it doing?
“And, last there is a storm. Where is it? What is it doing? What does it look like?”
When she has visualized the entire image, then you can tell her the meanings.
They are:
Cube = Your Self
Ladder = Your Aspirations
Flowers = Your Friends
Horse = Your Ideal Lover
Storm = Your Challenges and Problems
Now, the routine I use doesn’t follow the original book, and you shouldn’t either. Do what feels best for you. You can use a desert or a movie theater instead of a landscape. You can introduce it by saying “I’ll know more about you than even your best friends know.” Or “have you ever been cubed?” You can have her close her eyes, or draw it out.
Some people may also use different meanings. (Ladder = family, or coworkers, etc…) It’s all fine. Just remember, you want to talk about things that will invoke the proper emotions in her, so avoid talking about things like children or enemies, etc…
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