Troy 11,764 Report post Posted September 19, 2017 The POF (Personal Open Floor) format is very popular and I want it to remain a beloved block of personal time with Michael and other students. There has been a learning curve in how best to use 30 minutes of personal time while in a group who will also use 30 minutes of time. BACKSTORY The original point of the POF was for people to get a chance to ask 2 questions. That's it. The 30 minutes was only meant to be a guardrail so that no one went over 30 minutes with their 2 questions. No one was ever supposed to have a full 30 minutes. Over time, this morphed into using the full 30 minutes. This brought with it new challenges because I never meant for it to be used that way and this now meant struggling to stay in trance for a full 2 hours, which is entirely possible but can be a stretch on some days. It was working out enough that we stuck with that format. But then Geraldine came up with the idea that students should ask as many questions as possible up front so that as many answers could come before the end of 30 minutes. She thought this was a good idea to ask the questions all at once because then Michael would be "downloading" answers to me in advance of the delivery and the time would be used more efficiently. And she was right. That is how it works. But not quite. When you post a huge collection of questions at once and I deliver those to Michael, it starts a whole wave of information to start to flow and it's like an ocean pouring through a straw. This method can be helpful for a very long session where we have time for that information to unpack, sort, and come through, but to do that every 30 minutes for 2 hours for 4 people really takes its toll on me. So... OFFICIAL GUIDELINES OF POF [as of Sept 19th, 2017] PROFILES FULL PROFILES - if you want to receive a profile, please order these separately. They require a unique kind of focus that can take 20 minutes to an hour for each profile. PARTIAL PROFILES - you may ask for Role, Casting, Cadre, and Entity of anyone anytime. CONTEXTUAL PROFILES - if you are asking a question regarding a relationship or something that is relevant to knowing the Overleaves of a person, you can certainly ask in those cases. For example, if you want to understand the conflict between yourself and a loved one, or you want to understand a co-worker, etc. It is perfectly fine to discuss the relevant Overleaves in those cases. QUESTIONS TWO QUESTIONS - narrow down your questions to two questions. You can ask more if there is time, but narrow down your questions your priority two questions. Keep in mind that one of your questions may spark a conversation that will mean asking more questions. QUESTION ONE: do not pack 30 questions into one paragraph and consider this to be "question one." It is perfectly okay to include a set of questions that helps explain what you are thinking or wondering, but please clarify which of these is the exact question you want Michael to address. If you want to know about a relationship, asking about every single angle on that relationship from past lives, to agreements, to karma, to overleaves, etc. is not one question. Pick one question. Start there. NO REPORTS: Do not ask for any session format that already exists as a separate service, such as Reports. Examples include 9 Pillars, Energy Reports, Life Tasks, etc. GENERAL GUIDELINE: ask anything you want, but do not ask for everything you want. (If you want to know a past life, count that as a single question, but do not ask for all of your past lives.) FORMAT THIRTY MINUTES - you are not guaranteed 30 minutes. The 30 minutes is to ensure you have enough time, but some questions may be more intensive than others, so it is not just a matter of time but of energy. Please trust when Michael/Troy says "NEXT" and we must move on to the next student. There has to be a hard line set at 30 minutes, regardless of your questions. Michael will never leave you with a half-response, so please be considerate of the time. Prioritize your questions. PRELOADING QUESTIONS: If your first two questions are related, post both of them. If they are completely separate subjects, wait for the first one to be addressed before moving on. If you end up getting in 10 questions in under 30 minutes, great, but start with your priority questions and build from there. PRELOADING CONTEXT: If you have a backstory or details you need to share to help set up your question, please do so. You can share as much of your story and context for the question as possible. Sharing context and backstory always helps the clarity of channeling. But please be patient with the processing of that information. It can take some time for that be delivered to Michael. I hope this helps! See you in POF! Troy 17 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PPLD 11,608 Report post Posted September 19, 2017 (edited) THANK YOU for posting this! Although it probably should be obvious - it not always is... I know with myself, that many times I am not sure what is feasible within the timespan and post too much at once, assuming that Michael will choose what works best... (Talking about transference of responsibility 😂) Question: Would you say that this guideline is applicable to all sessions that are based on Question/Answer dynamics (as compared to those that are more conversational)? The reason I ask is this post, that I submitted some time ago, for exactly the reasons you are addressing here today @Troy. Edited September 19, 2017 by PPLD 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Troy 11,764 Report post Posted September 19, 2017 12 minutes ago, PPLD said: Question: Would you say that this guideline is applicable to all sessions that are based on Question/Answer dynamics (as compared to those that are more conversational)? YES, definitely. And I finally posted a response to that other thread! 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ingun 6,450 Report post Posted September 19, 2017 I'll just add some important links here regarding all of this and more... Troy's reply to Pat's questions about "facilitating your work" and more... ViP's session: How to ask Michael questions Bobby's question: Pre-loading Michael PeterK post: When is a response complete 7 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luciana Flora 5,934 Report post Posted September 19, 2017 I really enjoyed this post. One of the reasons I liked it so much is that I never participated in a channeling session before TLE. I do not know any channelers. And no person I know personally believes that anyone can channel. So this is new to me and I have no idea what it's like for the person who chases. So this post was enlightening to me. 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gavin 437 Report post Posted September 21, 2017 I really must look up the time difference!!! I think NY is some 10 - 12 hours behind us. Will make it very difficult for me I think. Damn 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PPLD 11,608 Report post Posted September 21, 2017 7 minutes ago, Gavin said: I really must look up the time difference!!! I think NY is some 10 - 12 hours behind us. Will make it very difficult for me I think. Damn I know! It took time for me to find slots that work with my time zone, and it's only 6 hrs. The POF 456 slots would be around your 10-11 AM I think. Maybe you can squeeze in 30 min during work time? Like an early lunch or something? Bobby is a darling, and always does his best to accommodate those from different time zones when he sets the queue. 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bobby 13,846 Report post Posted September 21, 2017 1 hour ago, Gavin said: I really must look up the time difference!!! I think NY is some 10 - 12 hours behind us. Will make it very difficult for me I think. Damn To accommodate different time zones, there are Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday POFs. Simply go out in Appointy a month just to see available POFs and it will show you what time in your time zone the POF takes place as long as you have selected your time zone before moving on in Appointy to the different sessions. 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PPLD 11,608 Report post Posted November 26, 2017 On 19/09/2017 at 7:33 PM, Troy said: CONTEXTUAL PROFILES - if you are asking a question regarding a relationship or something that is relevant to knowing the Overleaves of a person, you can certainly ask in those cases. @Troy maybe a silly question, but I just want to be sure: would it be acceptable for me to ask about a celebrity Soul Age/Level when I think that's what's the base of the strong resonance I perceive? (E.g. the 5th Level resonance across Soul Ages that Michael have spoken about vs general Old soulness resonance.) OR it is too distant a connection to be considered contextual? (Preparing for tomorrow's POF 😊) 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Troy 11,764 Report post Posted November 26, 2017 4 hours ago, PPLD said: @Troy maybe a silly question, but I just want to be sure: would it be acceptable for me to ask about a celebrity Soul Age/Level when I think that's what's the base of the strong resonance I perceive? (E.g. the 5th Level resonance across Soul Ages that Michael have spoken about vs general Old soulness resonance.) OR it is too distant a connection to be considered contextual? (Preparing for tomorrow's POF ) Any partial profile for anyone is fine! “Distance” shouldn’t be an issue. 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
