The drag on our transition toward the emerging participatory worldview from the classical Newtonian construct may be informed by the relationship between our thinking and our words. Our thinking remains rooted in objective or literal thinking because our language — in particular the to be verbs –anchor us to the classical paradigm. To facilitate our transition into the emerging worldview we must release the static nature of the to be verbs, which in turn ushers in participatory thinking. The benefits of this cognitive/communication shift are profound as they facilitate dialogue, enhance relationships and have innumerable benefits to our psychological/ emotional wellbeing. Participatory thought requires language  –EPrime –absent the to be verbs. This paper/talk will further Bohm’s distinction between literal and participatory thought via the introduction of E-Prime language as a facilitation.

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