Introducing Thetaland® - The Game of Inquiry
A 6-Month Creative Journey with 24 Weekly Inspirations and 4 Practice Sessions
to Think at the Edge Without Getting Lost
You have an idea, but it is vague and foggy - you may not have the words to say what you mean. Or you don't know exactly what you're working on or how to go about it...there's just a feeling, a hunch, that you can't express clearly. Or maybe there is a given task that you don't know how to approach.
Years ago, when I was in such a situation, I would dive into my inner space and ask myself: What would be the best way to proceed? The following came to me: I need to give myself some kind of impulse from the outside. At other times, when I was stuck, I wished that someone would hold my hand and give me encouragement and validation as I wrote, created a new course, or prepared a presentation.
We all wish there was some magic that would help us overcome creative block. Sometimes we are lucky enough to find it: A friend or colleague who listens patiently can help unlock our creativity. But in our daily lives, as we work on our jobs, develop new ideas, or find a new path in life, we are often left alone with our struggles and challenges. Even when people are around, they may not be able to listen without judging or silencing us with their ideas.
We, too, are often poor listeners when it comes to listening to ourselves: We reject our ideas before they are even born and dismiss our results as not perfect enough. Our words seem shallow, the next step impossible, and the solutions incomplete. What we need is to deepen our thinking and move beyond our usual ways of thinking without getting stuck in the uncertainty that comes with it.
Thetaland® is a unique tool that takes you out of negative self-talk and into the richness of your inner experience to create new meaning and to help the creative process flow.
This course will help you to use Thetaland® as a companion for you and the people you work with. It can also provide a space for finding companions to enjoy and enhance creative thinking together.A Treasure Box for Intuitive and Innovative Thinking
The Thetaland® Toolbox is at the heart of the course. The Toolbox can be your trusted companion whenever you are thinking creatively. With the Toolbox, you can always find a question or suggestion to overcome blockages and start a dialog with your felt knowing. You will experience the excitement and fun of exploring your inner world of experience while feeling safe and sound.
The methodology used in Thetaland® is based on "Thinking at the Edge (TAE)," a practice that emerged from Eugene T. Gendlin's Philosophy of the Implicit. Thetaland® invites you to turn your attention to unclear topics and situations. It provides valuable triggers to nudge you beyond your usual ways of thinking and to tread new paths of thought.
The Thetaland® Toolbox includes 12 dwellings in 6 colors, 144 question cards (12 per dwelling), 24 photo cards, 10 manual cards, 1 prologue card, and 1 epilogue card. Each color represents a different mode of being and thinking, while each dwelling represents a unique metaphor. The Thetaland® Toolbox enables you to explore your topic from a variety of different perspectives.You will gain a deep understanding of the Thetaland® Toolbox so that you can use it to its full capacity.
Weekly impulses will help you to explore Thetaland® with ease and at the same time stay with a topic you are currently working on.
You will learn from and with other participants how to expand the possibilities of working with Thetaland®.
The course will help you to adapt Thetaland® to your needs and specific applications. It will allow you to tailor it to your professional work.
Last but not least, you will experience how the toolbox becomes your inspiring companion, always at hand.
The next course will start on July 1, 2025. You will have access to the lesson on your learning portal.
A new Inspiration will be sent out every Friday beginning July 11, 2025. You will get the last of the 24 Inspirations on December 19, 2025.
The four Practice and Q&A sessions are scheduled as follows:
The time of each of the sessions is 12 pm (noon) - 2 pm EDT/EST.
You have the choice to either pay the entire fee at once or make 6 monthly payments.
Regular price
Monthly payment
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Hi, I am looking forward to going on this journey with you
Dr. Evelyn Fendler-Lee is a self-employed organizational psychologist certified as a person-centered counselor and focusing trainer. She encourages deep and interactive thinking for original creation, profound change, and sustainable solutions. In her work with individuals and teams, she integrates her experience from her previous career as a researcher and project manager and from teaching social and personal skills at universities.
With the Thetaland® Academy, she applies the principles and practices of Gendlin's philosophy of the implicit to innovation, teamwork, and leadership, using Thetaland®- The Game of Inquiry she co-developed in 2018.Do you have any questions?
You might find answers from the FAQ below or write an email. I am happy to say more about the course and to answer your questions.
Yes, you need to get a Thetaland® Toolbox if you haven't already one. The course is designed explicitly for working with the Thetaland® Toolbox. (There is an exception: If you have the Thetaland® Toolkit, you will get inspiration out of the course as well)
You will get all the contents of the Toolbox as PDFs, which you can download.
All the sessions will be recorded and available on the learning portal. Though you cannot ask questions during the sessions, you can get answers if you post them in advance in the community group.