1993: The Harmony Program
During animal behaviour research relating to "rage syndrome," Silvia Hartmann observed a stress escalation, directly caused by an absence of attention, described as follows:
The Attention Seeking Behavior Escalation
Attention Seeking Behavior (ASB) is a feedback mechanism used to alert others about an energy shortfall. As the need for attention becomes more acute, the behavior escalates through several stages:
1. Awareness: The creature recognizes the shortfall and begins searching for someone who might fulfill their need.
2. Approach: The creature approaches the other individual with minor signs indicating their need for attention, such as presenting themselves while looking at the other.
3. Escalation: If the subtle approach is ignored, the creature escalates their behavior to break through the barrier of being ignored. They may make sounds, physically push, or engage in behaviors that have previously worked to gain attention.
4. Extreme Escalation: If higher-level behaviors are still ignored, the need intensifies, causing pain and driving increasingly extreme behaviors, even potentially leading to an attack ("Rage Syndrome")
5. Catastrophic Collapse: When no energy is forthcoming, the system collapses, causing severe neurological damage. This stage beyond rage is depression, a form of autism, where the creature loses the ability to elicit or process the required energy due to damage sustained during the catastrophe.
The severity and age at which the catastrophe occurs determine the potential for recovery from the depression/autism stage.
During experimentation relating to intervening in the attention seeking/stress escalation, Hartmann discovered that when attention is added beyond the Zero point of stress, a range of beneficial behavioural changes came into being. There was a corresponding positive side to the attention/stress scale which produced many benefits, beyound symptom reduction from stressed behaviour into resting behaviour.
Here are some insights on what happens when more attention is added:
- The Cure for Attention Seeking Behavior Disorders (ASBD): Giving focused attention immediately when a request for it is received can entirely avoid and cure ASBDs. This does not require constant attention, but rather a timely and appropriate response to the initial request.
- Analogy to Crying Babies: Similar to how babies who are fed when hungry cry less, creatures who receive attention when they ask for it exhibit fewer and less dramatic attention-seeking behaviors. This occurs because their energy system remains balanced, and they learn that their needs can be met without resorting to disruptive behavior.
- Positive Effects of a Balanced Energy System: As the creature’s energy system becomes more robust and resilient, they develop a sense of confidence in their environment, the caretaker, and themselves. This leads to a more balanced and satisfied individual who is less likely to engage in attention-seeking behaviors.
- Improved Problem-Solving Abilities: With a balanced energy system, the creature can access previously unavailable resources for problem-solving, interaction, communication, thought, and experience. This enhanced capacity for problem-solving can further reduce the need for attention-seeking behaviors as the creature can better navigate their environment and meet their own needs.
- Increased Stress Tolerance: A balanced energy system makes individuals better equipped to handle stress challenges, including environmental poisons, toxic energy systems, and immune system stressors. This improved stress tolerance can contribute to overall well-being and reduce the likelihood of resorting to attention-seeking behaviors as a coping mechanism.
The Harmony Programme, advocates for providing positive attention promptly when an animal shows even subtle signs of needing it. This approach aims to prevent the escalation of attention-seeking behaviors and foster a loving and balanced relationship between the caretaker and the animal.
Adding more attention even after behaviour problems have disappeared causes a transformation of observable behaviour into sometimes hitherto unknown levels of intelligence, resourcefulness and active co-operation.
References:
Hartmann, S. (1993). The Harmony Program.
2000: The EI (Emotional Intensity) Scale For Relationship Dynamics
Silvia Hartmann created the Emotional Intensity (EI) Scale as a novel, non-judgmental tool for assessing and tracking emotional responses in interpersonal relationships. Unlike traditional scales, such as the Subjective Units of Distress Scale (SUDS), which might label emotions as disturbances, the EI Scale embraces the full spectrum of emotional experience without bias or limitation, including positive emotions, which are completely absent from the SUD Scale and the limited mind set it represents.
Emotional experiences are fundamental to the human condition, influencing neurological, psychological, and physiological states. The EI Scale was developed to address the limitations of previous measurement tools by providing an open-ended metric where individuals can self-assess their emotional intensity up to an infinite value, acknowledging that human emotional depth can exceed conventional boundaries.
Methodology:
- Open-ended Measurement: The EI Scale allows for an infinite range of values, reflecting the potentially limitless depth of emotional experiences. This method supports clients in identifying even the most profound emotional states without the constraint of a fixed ceiling.
- Non-Discriminatory Approach: By not categorizing emotions as "good" or "bad", the EI Scale avoids the pitfalls of moral judgment, focusing instead on the intensity of the emotional experience.
- Visual Representation: For complex emotional states, the EI Scale can be graphically represented. For instance, multiple emotions can be charted on a bar graph to visualize the relative intensity of each emotion within a relationship context:
Example Chart for Pre-Treatment:
Desperation (5000)
Anger (2000)
Fear (9500)
Gratitude (6000)
Hatred (8500)
Love (100,000+)
Post-Treatment:
Desperation (0)
Anger (250)
Fear (4000)
Gratitude (0)
Hatred (0)
Love (5000)
- Tracking Changes: The scale facilitates the observation of how emotional intensities shift following therapeutic interventions, providing both the therapist and client with tangible, visual feedback on emotional progress or regression.
This approach not only respects the client's emotional landscape but also allows for significant qualitative jumps in emotional understanding. It supports a therapeutic environment where emotions are explored with curiosity rather than judgment, enhancing the therapeutic alliance and outcomes.
The EI Scale revolutionizes emotional assessment in therapy by emphasizing the recognition of positive emotions alongside negative ones, challenging the prevailing "trauma-only" model in psychological practice. This aligns with Hartmann's broader theoretical framework, as initially outlined in the "Guiding Stars Paper" (Hartmann, 2001), advocating for a holistic view of emotional health in human behavior.
References:
Hartmann, S. (2000). Energetic Relationships.
Hartmann, S. (2001). Guiding Stars Paper.
2002: The Energized End State At +10
From 2002 onwards, Silvia Hartmann developed a new energy modality, EMO (originally EmoTrance, now EMO Energy in Motion). This does not involve the use of scale readings as each emotion is dealt with in real time as it comes up through the 6th sense sensations in the body, thus avoiding the need for "talking about" emotions, or labelling them, or having to try and work out how bad something is in the first place.
During the practice of EMO, it became apparent that in a fully completed treatment of an emotional problem it is necessary to reach an "energized end state" or EES. This energized end state manifests in very highly positive emotions, described as bliss, joy, pure happiness by those who experience it. Practitioners of EMO are taught to keep increasing the energy flow through a person's energy body until this energized end state happens automatically; when it does, the problem is cured and will never come back in its original form.
The energized end state represents a threshold shift and is of the same order as an enlightenment experience, now termed "Star Events." (Star Matrix, Silvia Hartmann 2019) and gave the positive end point to The Modern Energy Chart as the the +10, the best experience a person can have at that time.
References:
Hartmann, S. (2002). Oceans Of Energy (EMO Energy In Motion).
2009: Publication of the SUE Scale & Adoption In Modern Energy
In 2009, Silvia Hartmann named the SUE Scale as a direct replacement for the SUD scale, thereby drawing attention to the "missing wing" of positive emotions which are essential for energy body health and emotional stability.
This was particularly important in energy tapping treatments such as EFT Emotional Freedom Techniques, where a known problem was the "Apex Effect," where a client was confused and uncertain about the gains of the practice, because the practioners were sending clients home at ZERO rather than continuing the treatment until a +10 threshold shift was reached.
The SUE Scale was officially adopted by The Association For Meridian & Energy Therapies (Now The GoE) as the measurement device of choice for client treatments and self help treatments in modern energy work. It is now a structural and important part of modern energy work and energy therapy and counselling.
References:
Hartmann, S. (2009). Events Psychology
Hartmann, S. (2011). Energy EFT
Hartmann, S. (2011). Energy EFT Master Practitioner
2014: The Modern Energy Chart
The SUE Scale is a helpful instrument both in therapy as well as in self help to consciously understand energy/emotion states and being able to take action to raise energy to improve emotional wellbeing and counteract stress.
In 2014, Silvia Hartmann created the Modern Energy Chart, which is the objective version of the SUE Scale, as a visual training device to be used in self help, therapy, modern energy trainings and in particular, in modern stress management programs.
The Modern Energy chart expresses the insights from the original Harmony Program in such a form that it can be understood cross-culterally and from age 3 upwards.
The Modern Energy Chart is the core introduction to the effects of the living energy body on state and emotions under the energy inclusive paradigm.
References:
Hartmann, S. (2014). Modern Stress Management: The Trillion Dollar Stress Solution
Hartmann, S. (2014). Positive Energy
2019 To Present: The Modern Energy rEvolution, Star Matrix & Star Therapy
The SUE Scale & The Modern Energy Chart continue to be the foundational entry point to understanding energy and emotion.
From simply assessing the amount of emotional pain or stress a person, a group, a family or an organisation may be experiencing, the addition of the positive wing provides guidance towards a more balanced understanding of the ups and downs we can expect to be going through.
More importantly, the SUE Scale and the Modern Energy Chart provide both direction towards better states of being, as well as the encouragement to actively focus on and to seek future Star Events, as these are of particular importance in the evolution of any energy system to a more grown up state of being.
The existence of the Modern Energy Chart led directly to the discovery of the central importance of the Star States, which were previously entirely ignored, and which hold the key to healing, transformation and evolution of human beings, thus shifting the focus to Star Matrix and Star Therapy as a primary method for conversational energy healing.
As a research tool, the application of the SUE Scale and the Modern Energy Chart in consciousness research is of central importance.
The SUE Scale and The Modern Energy Chart continue to educate and inspire.
References:
Hartmann, S. (2018). The Modern Energy rEvolution
Hartmann, S. (2019). Star Matrix
Hartmann, S. (2020). Modern Energy Foundation
Hartmann, S. (2021). The Power Of The Positives
Hartmann, S. (2023). StarLine Therapy
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