Flying monkeys is a phrase sometimes used in popular psychology to describe people who are acting at the behest of another to control a targeted individual.[1] It is a metaphor taken from the Wizard of Oz wherein the Wicked Witch of the West used winged monkeys to carry out evil deeds on her behalf.[2]

"Triangulation" is a psychology theory that examines this and other third party influences on relationships. "Triangulation" is a key element of Murray Bowen's Family Systems Theory.[3] [4]

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