Translated by Theo Kierdorf and Hildegard Höhr. The Core Transformation Process builds on numerous proven NLP models and techniques. In the past, NLP has been criticized as overly mental and manipulative, which may indeed be true when people use this method accordingly. The Core Transformation Process takes us beyond this level and leads us into states of consciousness that evoke a sense of unity and peace. As I developed the Core Transformation Process, I repeatedly experienced a sense of wonder and reverence for what was being revealed to me. Powerful transformative states of consciousness, which I refer to as core states, emerged quite naturally. These states seemed to me to be identical to what is described as transcendent experience in spiritual traditions.