The Magic of the Crucible — Original Preface
Michael Hall’s original preface to The Crucible, preserved with its illustration and original contents page in the complete public PDF excerpt.
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Original public excerpt from The Crucible by L. Michael Hall, Ph.D. (2010).
The Magic of the Crucible
The preface introduces the Crucible as a model for generative change and self-actualization, describes its origins in the Human Potential Movement, and outlines the book’s purpose and intended readers.
Read the original excerpt
The seven-page source file contains the original contents page, the preface with its illustration, and a final running-header page. It is an excerpt, not the complete book. The original wording, figure and layout are preserved in the PDF below.
Related source documents
These original public PDFs open on the legacy Neuro-Semantics website.