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Links To Further Information

Doctor Tompkins — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 04:08:17 +0000

The weeks since the publication of our instructional text, A Penny For My Thoughts, have generated quite a bit of discussion about it. We have added a section to our Resources & Downloads page for links to these podcasts, forum threads, and blog posts in the hopes that will help answer questions you have about our therapy process.

Instructional Text Now Available

Doctor Tompkins — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:03:44 +0000

We at the Institute are pleased to announce that the manual for our Mnemosyne Treatment process is now available. Order by the end of June to receive the print version along with a PDF copy of the text for only one penny more than the book’s cover price.

Important Papers

Doctor Tompkins — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:10:26 +0000

There are two foundational documents in our procedure. The first, the Facts & Reassurances, gives our patients a solid grounding in reality by laying out certain truths they can rely on. The other document, a Questionnaire that patients fill out as the therapy progresses, comes in several forms. While there is a standard format, which we have used for years at the Institute, we have found that one size does not fit all when it comes to memory loss. Because the format and order of the questions guides and structures the process, some variation can be useful. To that end, we have created two variants. The first focuses less on the progression of the patient’s actions that led to the trauma and more on the patient’s inner state. The other inverts the normal order and instead regresses the patient back through their past. It is our hope that if the standard Questionnaire does not work for a particular patient, one of these alternate versions may.

This Is Strange…

Doctor Tompkins — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:31:34 +0000

While assembling our instructional manual, I came across a peculiar object. It was a piece of paper, covered with scribbles and connecting lines. It seemed to comprise a number of quotes from Proust. Strangest of all, it appeared to be in my handwriting, though I have no memory of writing any of it. What compelled me to put it in the book, I cannot say.

Sample Treatment Transcript

Doctor Tompkins — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:57:39 +0000

In order to give you a complete picture of what a therapy session can look like, we have included in our instructional text a transcript of an earlier group undergoing the treatment. It not only demonstrates how the procedures described in the book can translate into action, it is also annotated to point out how the techniques we have developed can be applied more effectively. An excerpt of this transcript is located in our Resources & Downloads section.

The Mnemosyne Treatment Process

Doctor Tompkins — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:54:24 +0000

Our goal at the Institute to provide treatment for conditions that traditional medicine has deemed incurable. In the case of acute global amnesia, we have come to rely on Mnemosyne, an experimental drug that allows those who take it to access one another’s unconscious memories. In the wake of this startling breakthrough, we have developed a therapy manual that guides you through the steps of the procedure. In our Resources & Downloads section, you can find both a flowchart providing an overview of the process and an excerpt of the procedural text itself.

Introducing Doctor Tompkins

Doctor Tompkins — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:14:23 +0000

Hello.

I am Dr. Peter Tompkins, Director of the Orphic Institute for Advanced Studies. I am very pleased that we will soon be bringing a version of our revolutionary Mnemosyne treatment for acute global amnesia to the public. While some of my colleagues have suggested that such a move is foolhardy, I know that if we keep our methods to ourselves, we cannot possibly reach all of the people who might benefit from them.

The instructional text is already available for pre-order, and over the coming days and weeks we will be bringing you more information about its contents. Today, we preview the first chapter, How We Can Help.

A Penny For My Thoughts: Instructional Text Preorder

admin — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:28:08 +0000

Have you lost your memory? The Orphic Institute for Advanced Studies can help, with its revolutionary Mnemosyne™ treatment process. By ordering this useful treatment guide, you can learn how to get your memory—and your life—back. Order today.

The Orphic Institute for Advanced Studies: Bringing the Truth out of Darkness™.

For a limited time, you can preorder this instructional book together with the PDF for only one penny more than the book’s cover price. Take back your memory today with A Penny For My Thoughts.

Transcript

Doctor Tompkins — Tue, 26 May 2009 19:47:47 +0000

Two women and a man, all dressed in white jumpsuits, sit around a table with a bowl of pennies in its center. Each of them has a small stack of pennies and a printed form. In front of the older woman sits a scrap of paper with the words “a taffy stretching machine” written on it.

“…and my father looked down at me and said, ‘If you don’t want to ride the roller coaster, you don’t have to. You can wait here in the candy shop while your brother and I go,’ ” says the older woman. “I was scared.” As she speaks, the remembered terror creeps into her voice.

Her expression suddenly goes blank. She turns to the man. “What did I do or say then?” she asks, offering him the single penny in front of her.

The man considers for a moment, his brow furrowed. Staring at her, he replies, “You said, ‘No, I want to come with you.’”

She turns to the younger woman. “Or was it…” she begins, offering the same penny.

“You stayed there in the candy shop, chewing your taffy,” the other woman says.

She pauses before speaking again. “Yes, I remember now. I said, ‘No, I want to come with you.’” She hands her penny to the man. “And I had a fantastic time. It was so thrilling, so wonderful. That’s when I knew what I wanted to do with my life. And that is what I remember.”

She smiles as she writes on her sheet of paper, “When I think of taffy stretching machines, I remember how I discovered what I wanted to do with my life. I’d never felt such a sense of purpose before.” After she finishes, she takes a penny from the bowl.

“A penny for my thoughts,” she says.