JoseSilva,RobertStone.Gettinghelpfromthe"otherside"Silva. Tableofcontents PartI.Developmentofcontact.4 1.Whatisthe"otherside"?4 NewAgeiscoming.4 Alookbehindthescenes.5 Whydoweneedhelpfromtheotherside.5 Howtorecognizethesupportfromtheotherside.6 WhatistheSilvaMethod?7 Theothersideisdetected.7 Howtoachieveabalancebetweenthetwohemispheresofthebrain. 8 Helpontheotherhandtoincreasecreativity.8 ExercisesSilva.9 Alookatthebigpicture.10 2.Whatkindofhelpontheotherhandisimportanttoyou.

10 Howtobecomealessdestructiveandmoreconstructive.11 Stay"intune"withitself.11 Controlyourmindtoachieveresults.12 Howtoactivatetherighthemisphere.12 Howtohelptheothercomestous.13 Increasingthenumberofgiftsandvalue.14 Whatisthesourceofhelp?14 3.Contacttheotherparty.15 Morning,afternoonandevening.16 Whattodointhemorning:Days1-5.17 Whattododuringtheday:Days1-5.18 Whattodointheevening:Days1-5.19 Progressiverelaxation.20 Actionplan:1pm-5.20 Summaryofweeklyexercise:Days1-5.21 4.Improvecontactwiththeotherside.22 Themostpromisingchallenge.23 Believein"incredible."23 ActionPlan:Days6-10.24 Whattodointhemorning:Days6-10.24 Whattododuringtheday:Days6-10.25 Whattodointheevening:Friday6-10.26

Howtodecipheradream.27 Summaryofweeklyexercise:Days6-10.27 Doeverythinginyourpower.29 Creativechannel.29 Theacquisitionofwealth.30 Findinglove(forsingles).30 Findinglove(formarried).30 Gaininghealth.30 Loveyourworld.30 5.Usefuladviceontheotherside.30 Howtochooseacounselor.31 Howtocreateacouncilor.32 Howtouseadvisors.32 Whattodointhemorning:11days-15.32 Whattododuringtheday:Days11-15.33 Whattodointheevening:thedaysof11-15.34 ActionPlan:11or12pm.35 Eliminatingmentalobstacles.35 Cleaningthinking?36 Summaryofweeklyexercise:Days11-15.38 6.Gettinganswersfromtheotherside.40 Thepowerofpositivementalimages.40 Theacquisitionofintuition.41 Beachild.41 DevelopmentofintuitionwiththeSilvaMethod.42 Centeringthinking.43 Whattodointhemorning:16days-20.44 Whattododuringtheday:Days16-20.44 Howtotestconnectiontoyourhigher'I'.45 Texaskiller.46 Whattodointheevening:thedaysof16-20.47 Summaryofweeklyexercise:Days16-20.48 PartII.Theuseofcontact.51 7.Beforeyouaskforhelp.51 You-thebest"computer"programmer.52 Programminginpermanentcontact.53 TherootsoftheSilvaMethod.54 Openyourselftoprosperity.56

Fiveapproval.57 Programming.58 8.Helptosolveproblemsinarelationshipwithpeople.59 Theuseofsubjectivecommunication.60 Theuseofsubjectivecommunicationtosolvetheworld'sproblems.6 1 Theuseofsubjectiveone-to-one.62 Separationonthisside.62 Passiveanddynamicmeditation.63 Correctingundesirablebehavior.64 Thebesttimetoprogramanotherperson.65 ShouldIaskpermissionbeforehelpinganotherperson.65 Technique"glassofwater".66 Theoriginalplan.67 9.Helpfromtheothersidetosolvehealthproblems.68 Fifteenminutesaday.68 Three-fingertechniquetopreventstress.69 Howtogetridofaheadache.70 Howtogetridoffatigue.71 Getridofthediscomfort.71 Gettinghelponthesideforyourdoctor.72 AsfollowersoftheSilvaMethodsolvehealthproblems.73 Howtoimplementtherighthemisphere"signposts".73 Createanimaginaryplace.74 TheseminarSilva.74 Aidintreatment.75 Learntobeahealer.76 10.Helpforsuccessinbusiness.77 Collectiveblindspot.77 CoursebeginsSilva.78 UsingtheSilvaMethodinthebusiness.79 ThesuccessstoryoftheSilvaMethod.79 Changenegativethinkingtopositive.80 "DeathWish"andhowtoeliminateit.81 Theuseoftechnologyinbusinessthreefingers.81 Benefitingfromthealphalevelinthebusinessworldinanaturalway .82 Advantageinbusinessthroughsubjectivecommunication.83

Theuseofmentallaboratoryinyourwork.84 Otherwaystogethelpinthebusiness.84 11.Helptosolvemorecomplexproblemsinlife.85 Howtocopewiththelossofalovedone.86 Howtocopewithfear.87 Howtobreaktheviciouscircle.87 Howtodevelopyourskills.89 Mindsolvesproblems.90 Stopcreatingcomplexproblems.91 Addresstheserioushealthproblems.92 Helpinhealingourselvesandothers.92 Silvacanstayhealthy.93 12.Continuedpartnershipwiththeotherparty.94 Loveandsvetch.94 Bea"lucky"forlife.95 Threestepsthatpreservelifebeautiful.96 Focusmoreonthemeaningofhislife.96 Manageyourlife.97 Thekeytoeffectiveprayer.98 Actionequalssuccess.98 Whenyouusebothhemispheresofhisbrain,thencomeintocontact withyour higher"I",whichwillconnectyouwithevenmorepowerfulcreativer eality. Byfollowingsimple,detailedinstructions,youwillbeabletogethelp infilling higherintelligenceofyourlifewithhappinessandsuccess. PartI.Developmentofcontact. 1.Whatisthe"otherside"? "CanIgethelpfromtheotherside?" Sure. "DoyoumeanbyGod?" Yes,butbeforeyoumakeanyconclusions,itisbestreadafewchapt ers. "Anyonecan?" Anyone. "Rightnow?" Yes.

Wedonotreallyknowmuchabouttheotherside.Weonlyknowth atitexists. YouandIhaveourbeing,wearetheeffectofsomecause. Thisreasonistheotherside. Ionceaskedaskeptic,"Whomdoyoupitymore:themanwithnov isiblemeans ofsupportorperson,invisiblemeansofsupport?" "Novisible"-wastheanswer. Youtoocouldnowsotosay.Butwhenyoupassatrainingcourseof feredbythis book,youwillbegintorealizejusthowstrongareyourinvisiblemea nsof support,andyouwillfeelthepoweroftheotherside. ManyyearsagoamannamedLelaniMelvilleJonesdecidedtowritet hebook "ChildrenoftheRainbow"onindigenousHawaiianhealers-Kaunandhowthey governnature.Whenthemanuscriptwasfinished,thedogtoreitto shreds,and Joneshadtorewritethebookagain.Assoonashecompletedhisbo okforthe secondtimeinhishouseburstwaterpipe,andthemanuscriptwaslo stagain. Rewritingthematerialforthethirdtime,Jonesbecameveryillando vercome manyotherobstacles,beforethebookwasfinallypublished. In"ChildrenoftheRainbow"JonestoldthesecretsofKaun,andtheir failureto disclosecouldbedangerous.Thatiswhytheauthor'seffortshaveme twith resistanceontheotherhand,andthebookcouldnotbepublishedu ntilitwas time. InthisbookIwillnotrevealanysecrets,butratherrepeatcreativet ruth,hovering aroundusforthousandsofyears. Theothersidewantsustocomprehendthesetruths.Theyarepresen tinthe

ancientChineseTaoistphilosophy,isintheIndianUpanishads,Kabbala hin Judaism,theQur'anMuslimsinthewordsoftheGospelofChrist. Oncethesetruthsarenotheardornotunderstood,andtheyareno wavailable forthosewhoarewillingtolistentothem,forthosewhoarelookin gforhelp fromtheotherside. NewAgeiscoming. Itissaidthatweareenteringanewage.Somepeopledefineitast hetimewhen wewillbemoreopentocreativity.Otherssaythatitisaperiodof awakening, spreadawareness,promotetheapproximationofthepartytothis.Bel ieveme, theyarenowsoclosethatwecan"touch"totheotherside. WhenIjuststartedmyresearchonthetopicofhowtoactivatemor eofthemind, peoplethoughtIwascrazy.Thatwasin1944.Inthosedaysitwasi mpossibleto eventalkaboutthepowerofthemind.EvenwhenSilvawashoned and presentedtothepublicin1966,itwasrumoredthatitisevil. Silvanowreachedmaturity.Heentersthenewcentury.Silvaenriched physics discoveries,describingthespaceasafieldofintelligencethatsupport sthetheory ofthecollectiveunconscious,asproposeddecadesagobyDr.CarlJu ng.Studies usingbiofeedbackequipmentallowedustomeasurebrainactivityand seethe changesthatoccurduringtherelaxationthisisanotherscientificfactthatis consistentwiththeapproachSilva.Thankstoanewunderstandingof theroleof therighthemisphereofthebrain,theSilvaMethodisrecognizedina lmostall

countriesoftheworld,andmillionsofpeoplearesuccessfullyusedit. DoesSilvaustogetintouchwiththeotherside?No,becauseweal readyhave contactwithher.Hegivesussomespecialprivilegestocommunicate withthe otherside?Nointheeyesofthepartynoonebenefits.ThenwhatmakesSilva? Simplyput,ithelpsustoeffectivelyusethenaturalcontactwiththe otherside,to makeabetterworld. ThepurposeofthepartyCreation.Creatorcontinuestodo,andnotonlyinthe outerspace,buthereonplanetEarth.Onourplanet,therearemany processes thatarebeingdeveloped. Landmassgraduallymoved;volcanoesspewlava,increasingtheamou ntofland, theearthquakechangeitsshape;erosioncreatesplainssuitableforlif einthe oceans,newisland. Butthecreatoroftheprocessofcreationinneedofamanwhocan designships, airliners,locomotives,modelclothes,furniture,home.Thepersonshoul dbeacoauthor ofthedevelopmentofcomputers,energysourcesandindustries. Maybetheothersidewaitingformorehelpfromushumans? Thecreatormayhaveansweredthisquestion.Itsoundslikethis:The new century.AndpartoftheNewAgeistheSilvaMethod. Alookbehindthescenes. HelenX.boredcallsrejectedsuitor.Hecouldnotacceptheransweri s"no."She boughtanewphonewithaswitch,thefansdidnotbotherheratni ght,buthe continuedtocallheratworkandonweekends.Ellendidnotlikethe wayhegoes

afterher.Shereceivedanonymousletters,andwassurethattheywe reofhim. Ellendecidedthatsheneededhelptodealwiththisproblem. Oneevening,havingcleanedthekitchen,shethoughtshecouldgett hishelpfrom theotherside.Shesatdownonthecouchandclosedhereyesand tookafew deepbreaths.Afteraminute,Helenopenedhereyes.Itfeltgreatan dIknewthat theproblemissolved.Andsoitwasthemanitisnolongerdisturbed. WhatdidHelenatthemoment?ThesamethingthatmadeArthur,w henhe decidedthatheneededhelpinthesearchforotherapartments.His employment contractwasduetoexpireattheendofthemonth,andhecouldn otrenewit becausetheownerwantedtoselltheapartment.Arthursatonaco mfortable chair,closedhiseyesandtookafewdeepbreaths.Aminutelaterh eopenedhis eyesandfeltthatcontrolofthesituation.Hehadafeelingthatever ythingwillbe decidedasitshould.Ithappened.Soonafter,hecalledthenewown er:Therewas anunexpecteddelay,andhecanenterintotheapartmentonlyafter ayear. Arthurwouldnotwanttoliveinityet? WhatdidHelenandArthur,sittingwithyoureyesclosed?Prayed?No ,atleastnot intheconventionalsense.Buttheygotintouchwiththeotherparty. Theycame intocontactwithit,slowingdownthefrequencyofbrainwavestoac tivatethe righthemisphere.Afterall,itservesasourguideintherealmofcrea tivity,and, relyingonit,weopenuptheotherside.

Butastheyslowedtheirbrainwavesandsteppedrighthemisphere? Theyusedit togetimmediatehelpfromtheotherside? Thirty-twohourtrainingcourseSilvawillanswerthesequestions.Youcanalso readthisbookfrombeginningtoendandlearnamethodwhich,for Helenand Arthurwassouseful.Doyouneedthis?Thesimpleansweristhatyo umean "invisiblemeansofsupport"?Theothersideisjustsuchsupport,and whensheat onewithyou,yourpossibilitiesareendless.Believeme,it'sworthit. Whydoweneedhelpfromtheotherside. Somewherealongthewayofhumanityturnedinthewrongdirection. Wegotlostandseparatedfromtheirorigins.Wehypnotizedphysical world.Our feelingsdominateourlives.Formostofusthereisnothingbutthep hysicalworld. Thisistheworldofbodilypain,bodilypleasures,bodilycomfort.This istheworld ofphysicalabilities,physicalsight,hearing,touchandsmell. Ourpreoccupationwiththephysicalworldhasledtotheformationof oriented material.Eachgenerationismorebelongstothephysicalworldandwithless respectforeverythingthatcanbeseenonlybyintuition,imagination and visualization. Therighthemisphereofthebrainisour"guide"totheworldthatlie sbeyondthe physical,itisourrelationshipwiththeotherpartytotherealmofcr eation,where weformed.Assoonaswebecomemoreandmoreinvolvedinthep hysicalworld, theroleoftherighthemispheretakesabackseat,andwethought werelyonly onthelogicalleftbrain.

Nowtherighthemisphereofthebrain,wearealmostvestigialorgan. Itisnot necessaryforustosurviveinthephysicalworld. Wearemovingforward,relyingonthelefthemisphere,asalogicala nd productivepeople.Butthenwesomeonecrossesthestreet,ourpositi ons becomelooseandweareleftwithoutajob.Unpaidbillsarerising. Weareonthe brink.Wepray.Nothinghappens,andwewonderwhy.Weneedhelp fromthe otherside,butwhenweaskaboutit,asifourcryisnotheard,asi fcuttelephone wires. Ourrelationshipwiththeotherpartyisnotcut,butitstillisnot. Byfocusingonthematerialworld,wecutourselvesfromtheothersi de. Ourcontactwiththerealmofthecreativerightbraingivesustheop portunityto reconnectwiththeotherparty.Inthelogicalworld,weneverfromthecradleto thegravenottaughttousetherighthemisphereofthecontactwiththeothe r side.Butthingschange.Newhorizons,andSilvacouldbeyourchance togetthe helpyouneed. Howtorecognizethesupportfromtheotherside. LittleboatsuffereddistressinthewaterseastofHonolulu.Itwassen tto Californiawhensuddenlydiscoveredaleak.Teamradioappealedforh elptothe CoastGuard.IntheeveningnewsreportedthattheCoastGuardwas unableto gettotheshipbeforedark,sothatrescueoperationswillbepostpon eduntilthe nextmorning.

Onewoman,listentothenews,realizedwithhorrorthatitwasthe sameship whichsailedonthemorningofhersons.Sheimmediatelycalledthel ocalteacher oftheSilvaMethod. Sheasked,"Willtherebeamonthlymeetingtonightgraduates?" "Yes,atthesametimeinthesameplace,"-wastheanswer. Shetoldtheteacherabouttheproblem. "Maybeitwillhelpgraduates?" "Ofcourse." Thosepresentattheeveningmeetingabout30peopleclosedtheirey esandtake afewdeepbreaths.Afteraminuteortwotheyopenedtheireyes. ThenextmorningtheCoastGuardreportedthattheshipwasfound, andthey feartheworst.Mother"knew"more.Dayswentfordayswithoutbrin gingany news.OntheeighthdayofhersonscalledherfromCalifornia.Inso mestrange wayflowinclosedboarditselfontheveryfirstevening,sothatthe journeythere werenospecialadventures,exceptbrokentransmitter. Comparethiseventwithanothereventwhichhappenedtopeoplewh ohave studiedtheSilvaMethod,Hawaii.Afewdaysbeforethemonthlymee tingofthe newspapertoldthestoryoftheinvasionofblackbirdsthatdevastated oneofthe countiesinMaryland.Birdsdeprivedlocalfarmseverygreen.Toscare them, residentsfiredintotheair,bonfires,takeothermeasures.Nothingwo rked."Why donotwehelpthesepoorfarmerstogetridofthrushMaryland?"Offeredby oneofthegraduates. "Goodidea,"-unanimouslysupportedbyall. Closedeyes,deepbreaths.

Thenextmorningat6:00localtimethebirdsflewaway.InHawaiiat thetimewas midnight,twohourshavepassedafterthegraduatesto"work"onth eproblem. Didnotsomethingsimilarinthetwoevents?Oneexplanationforthe successful resolutionofthesituationcouldbeacoincidence. Solutionsassociatedwiththeotherhand,oftendefylogicalexplanatio nofthis side.Sincethegametakestheword"coincidence"."Match"meansa random sequenceofeventsthatappeartohaveacausalrelationship.Matches often seemriggedfromthecausalrealmfromtheotherside.Thiskingdomisthe "cause"oftimeandspace.Time,spaceandmatterthebuildingblocksofthe physicalworld.Inthecausalrealm,theydonotexist.Therefore,the otherpartyis notboundspace-timeconstraints. Thevessel,whichsuddenlyrenovated,islocatedatadistanceofman ymilesfrom thegraduateswhohavestudiedtheSilvaMethod.BlackbirdsinMaryl and,too, werethousandsofmilesfromHawaii.Inneithercasewasthedistanc eisnotan obstacle.Solutionsassociatedwiththeotherhand,isoftenneglected bytimeand space.Scientistsoncedismissedthementionofsuchevidence:itisim possible! Todaytheyobservehowchangesinatomicparticlesoccurringinone partofthe world,causingchangesinatomicparticlesontheothersideofthegl obe. However,justbecausesomethingslooklikecoincidenceortranscend timeand space,onecannotarguethatthisisduetotheotherparty.Andnot necessarily

thechangesinitiatedbythepartytoignorethelawsofprobability. Yes,everydayweseemiracles.Butwealsoseehowtogetaround asmall obstacle,asthediseaseiscuredboredom,agoodmanismovingfor ward.No fanfare,nomagic,nodramas. Justhelp. WhatistheSilvaMethod? TheSilvaMethodawaytorelaxthebodyandmind,andthen,usingtheslowing ofbrainwavesandactivationoftherighthalfofthebrain,tocome tosomekind ofpositiveresult. Thekeytothismethodistheuseoftherighthemisphereofthebra in. Comingintocontactwiththeintelligenceoftheuniversethesourceofcreation- therighthemispherebeginstocreateitsown. Wherethereisaproblem,itcreatesasolution. Wherethereisananomaly,itcreatesanormalization. Wherethereareconflicts,itcreatesharmony. IfSilvawaslimitedtorelaxingthebodyandcalmingthemind,itisri ghtlycouldbe calledtraditionalmeditationbutitissomethingmore.Silvaisactive,itis dynamic.Whathappensafterthosesamethreedeepbreathsit'snotastateof "nomind",whichisusuallyassociatedwithtraditionalmeditation,but rathera stateofprofundity.ApplyingthemethodofSilva,everyonecontrolshi smind, forcinghertoengagethecreativeenergiesoftheSupreme'I'. Silvashouldbedistinguishedfromthetraditionalpassivemeditationpr acticedby theEasternyogisandgurus.RobertandCharlesLeyhtmanDzheypiksd escribean alternativestyleofmeditationinhisbook"ActiveMeditation:TheWe stern

Tradition." ActiveMeditationagoodnamefortheSilvaMethod.Evenbetterwouldbea "dynamicmeditation."Theword"dynamic"hasahigherenergy,itsou ndsmore creative.Thus,theSilvaMethodisaformofdynamicmeditation.But "meditation"abroad,toogeneralatermthatdoesnotgivespecificdirection methodology.Moreover,duetosteadilyemergedinsociety'sideasab out meditationasapassivementalstate,theuseoftheterm,evenmodi fiedthe epithet"dynamic"mayleadtoconfusion. YoumakesurethattheSilvaMethodisnottheabsence,andcompletenessof thinking.Whenweapplyit,itmakesthemindwork. Thephrase"mindcontrol"isaverygooddescriptionofwhatwedo. SilvaMindControlperformanceofstandardmeditation.Heisaprove nwaytouse themindtoestablishonthemaximumnumberofnervecells,orino therwords, intelligence. Theothersideisdetected. Idonotpretendtoknowhowtolookorworktheotherside.Even ifIknew,I wouldnothaveenoughwordstotellyouaboutit,becauseourword sareusedto describethephysicalworldofmatterandnottheplacefromwhichh ecametous -theworldofintelligenceandenergy. Iam,however,familiarwiththeachievementsofmodernscience.Ia mawareof thefactthatitisopenphysics,gettingintothesmallestparticlesof matter,the atom.Ishtudiruetmodernphysicsandtheorieshavebeenputforwar dinan

attempttodescribethelatestdiscoveriesintheoldphysics.Allrecen tstudies indicatethatthereisaspiritualorintellectualpowerbeyondthephys icalworld. Scientistshavenewevidencepilingupthatspaceitisnotnothing,itisfilledwith something.This"something"isacontinuumwithdifferentpropertiesa nd characteristics.Oneofthesepropertiesistheintellect.Intelligencefills every space,whichcanbeonlyapieceofthepicture. So,we-youandI-areinaspacesurroundedbytheintellect. Maybeourskinandbonesoftheskullseparatedusfromthisintellig ence,not allowingyoutousethem? Answer-no. AsI'vesaidbefore,weallhaveaccesstointelligencebeyondourskul ls.Itisthis focusonallsubsequentpagesofthebook.Thisintelligencepenetrate sus,andwe enterintoit.Soitisbothinsideandoutsideofus. Where,then,isthe"otherside"?Itislocatedtwomilesdownthero adoutof thoseredbarn,andtwomilesintheoppositedirection.Itisthere,a ndthere,and there,ifyouforgivemethefinger.Andshe'srightthereatthetopa ndatthe bottomthere. Thefactisthatthesocalledotherpartyisonthisside,whereveryougotakea look.Butitalsoistherewhereyoucannotsee.Theothersideissp acelessplace- aplacethatdoesnottakeupanyspaceoreventime.Itisaplace wherespace andtimewerecreated.Thiscreativerealm.Itislocatedontheother sideofthe physicalworld.Youcannotgettherebyplane,evensupersonic,oro na

spaceship.Butyoucancommunicatewithhimproperlyusebothhalve sofyour brain. Howtoachieveabalancebetweenthetwohemispheresofthebrain. TheownerofthehardwarestoreinasmalltowninWestVirginiaha dadominant righthemisphereofthebrain.Heintuitively"knew"whatwasgoingt oaskthe buyer,atthetimewhenthecarisbrakedinfrontofhisshop.Byth etimethe customerentersthestoreandapproachedthecounter,paint,nailsan d sandpaperwerealreadywaitingforhim. "Anythingelse?"-Askedthehost. Evenifyouneededsomethingelse,thebuyerwastoostartledtothi nkofit. Result:Thestoreownersufferedlosses,asmostbuyersprefertodriv e10extra milesontheroadtothestorewherethepurchasewasnotsoembar rassingly predictable. Themoralofthestoryisthatwecanincurproblemsbyfocusingonl yononehalf ofthebrainevenifit'screativerightbrain.Whenweareworkingboth hemispheres,wecangethelpfromtheotherside,whichcanbedisp osedofinan acceptablemannerthephysicalworld.Achievingbalance,wehaveperf ormed well. Whenyoustarttousetherighthemisphereofhisbrain,followingth einstructions inthisbook,youwillbeluckytomeetarightperson,overcomeits eemingly unsolvableproblem,youwillthrowtheflashofinsightworthyofage nius.But

acquiredskillscaneasilypullyouasidefromtherightpath,ifyoudo notstandon theirfeet.Thelefthemisphereofthebrainwillhavetoanchor. TheSilvaMethodteachesusthatitisimportanttotakethebestfro mbothsides ofbothworlds. Helpontheotherhandtoincreasecreativity. Whenyoustarttoactivatetherighthemisphere,asdescribedinthe nextchapter, you'llneedatleasttoknowthethingsthatyouwouldlikecouldnot befound. Althoughitmaylooklikejustaguess,theywillberemarkablyaccura te. WheneveryouusetheSilvaMethod,youarebetterthanhismaster. Overtime, youdonotevenhavetoresorttothespecificstepsoftheSilvaMet hodtoobtain thenecessaryinformation.Younaturallybecomemorecreative. Shopownerwhoreadsthisbook,orispresentintheclassroomSilva tobecome morecreativeinupdatingtherangefromseasontoseason.Hewillk nowexactly whatproductsandinwhatquantityshouldstore.Thisknowledgewill help increaseturnoverandprofit,itwillalsobringsatisfactiontocustomers ,forwhich thestorewillfindeverythingtheyneed.Storeownernotonlymake moremoney, butalsohelptomaketheworldinwhichwelive,thebetter. Doctororotherhealthcareworkerwhoislearningtobemorecreati ve,beableto makediagnosesmoreaccuratethananylaboratoryequipment.Moreov er, increasedspiritualitywillreducetraction"quicklybecomerich"andinc reasethe desiretoservethepatient. Industrialisttraining,leadingtoincreasedcreativity,helpstoknowina dvance

whatproductstoproduceandwhatpricestoset.Apoliceofficercan intuitively locatetheoffender.Trainedheadofstatecanusetheircreativityto anticipatethe needsofhispeopletobereadyforthem. Ifalltherulersofallcountrieshavelearnedthismethod,theycould solvethe futureplansandintentionsofeachother.Surpriseswouldbeimpossib le,andon earthpeacetoreign. Butwehavetostartwhereweare.Thismeansthatyoushouldstart with yourself.Youneedtolearnhowtoactivatetherighthemisphereoft hebrain, whichconnectsyoutotheotherside. Thisrelationship,whenitworksforyou,willbringyouthebenefitsth atyouwill notbeabletoachieveinitscurrentposition.Willyoubeabletoco metoterms withthefactthatyouwillaffectthepeople,nottothemawordtha tyoucan achieveanygoalwhichmayhavesetforthemselves?Takethesefacts for granted.Beforeyoucangothroughallofthis,weallneedtodoso mepreliminary work.Ihavetoconvinceyourleftbrainisawonderfulwaycanbey ourright brain.Otherwise,itwillbeonyourway.I'mdoingitrightnow,provi dingyouwith alogicalfactthatrequiresyourlefthemisphere.Theredlightwasal mostreadyto changegreen.Whenthathappens,welcometoanew,morecreative life. ExercisesSilva. TosucceedinteachingtheSilva,youdonotneedtoownmathemati calanalysis. Youmaynotevenknowarithmetic.Allyouneedistobeabletocount.Youdo

nothavetobeaconnoisseurofliteratureorpoetrylover,youjustn eedtoknow howtoreadcarefully.Formaleducationisnotaprerequisiteformast eringSilva. Theonlyrequirementsthatmustbecarriedoutonanyclasses,theabilityto dream.Adreamweallknow!Exercisesthatarewaitingforyouawaytorelax andapplyeffectivedream. Atfirst,theseexercisesareperformedwitheyesclosed.Later,youca nseekhelp fromtheothersidewithhiseyesopen.Witheyesclosed,youwillre lax,using standardtechniqueswiththeadditionofrelaxationtechniques,unique toSilva. Whenyourelax,youwillbeofferedtogiveyourselfamentalorverb alordersto imaginesomething.Checkoutthelessonyouwillbecountingforward ,giving yourselfpositiveinstructionsandopeninghiseyes. Silvamayseemsimple,butbehindthescenesisworkingapowerfult echnique, simplestepscanleadtodramaticresults. NowIwilllistthechainofevents,whichconnectsyoutotheothers ide,leavinga fullexplanationinthenextchapter.Relaxingyourbody,yougettore laxthemind andslowdownthefrequencyofbrainwaves.Slowingtherateofbrai nwavesto halftheirnormallevelinthewakingstate,youincreasethelevelof activityofthe righthemisphereofthebrain,whichiscomparedwiththeactivityof theleft hemisphere. Whenthetwohalvesofthebrainareactive,consciousmindcanbe reprogrammedandfocusedway,justlikeacomputer.Forprogrammin gofthe

computerandmindcontrolwordsyouuseand/ormentalimages.C reatemental images-usingimaginationandvisualizationistheworkoftherighthemisphere: itis"associated"withtheotherside.Thenyourmentalcomputerco mesinto contactwiththesocalledgreatcomputer,andyourneedto"hear."The perceivedhigher'I',orhigherintelligenceorthesource,orGod,your needsare met. Soitworks.Andsoithasworkedeversince,whenpeoplearrivedon Earth,but somewherealongthewayofthedevelopmentwehavelostthissimpl eformula, wehaveforgottenhowtomakecontact.ExercisesSilvaputthisinto yourhands. Alookatthebigpicture. Imaginethepositioninwhichwewouldbeifitwerenotreceivedby theother side.WewouldbealoneontheplanetEarthbytheCreator,butcut offfromhim, tryingtosolveproblemswithoutthegiftofintuitionorinspiration,an dlimited ourpersonal"computers"withoutaccesstolargecomputer.However, youdonot havetoimaginesuchadilemma:wearenowinthisposition. Seehowwearedestroyingourplanet,wearefightingwitheachoth erandfills prisonsandhospitals.Weclearlyneedhelpfromahighersource.And wecanget thishelp,ifmostofuswilldiscoverthebenefitsofaccesstotheoth erside. Communicatingwiththeotherside,wegainwisdom,controlemotions and becomegeneratorsSuperID.Webegintoliveinharmonywithoneself andwith

others.Withonehandwearegeniuses,benefactorsandstatesmen,w emakethis abetterworldforthemselvesandforothers. Justreadthisbookenough.YouhavetostudyitandmakeSilvapart oftheirlives. Shortenthepathdoesnot.Youhavetoconsciouslylearnandpractice allthe exercises.Eachofthesemastitiswaytothenext,it'sastepbystep process. Contactwiththeothersideisnotfarawayafewmentalstepsandyou'rethere. Thebenefitswillbeginalmostimmediately.Themoreoftenyouuset hecontact, thegreaterthebenefititbringstoyou. Imetpeoplewhousedtobecalledyourlifehellandimpossibleto have undergonesuchadramaticchangethatnowliveinastateofblissa ndpeace.I alsometpeoplewhoshrugtheirshouldersatthementionofthe"ot herside"and walkedaway.WhenIwrotethisbookforabout8millionpeoplehav ediscovered thecontactwiththeothersidewiththeSilvaMethod.Iinviteyouto join,and thosepeoplewhotookadvantageoftheiropportunityandopenedhis higher'I', allowingtheotherpartytoparticipateintheirlives.Ifyouarewilling totakethe timeintheirdailylivestoenjoythebenefitsoftheSilvaMethod,jus tfollowme. 2.Whatkindofhelpontheotherhandisimportanttoyou. TheprocessofcreationoftheEarth,itseems,hascomeacrossano bstacle.The airispolluted,thewaterisinfected,andthesoilissaturatedwithto xicchemicals. Asaresult,manyspeciesoffloraandfaunahavebecomeextinctor threatened

withannihilation.Obstaclewashumanityitself,seemstobedesigned toguide thecreativeprocessonthisplanet.Weprovidenotonlyadestructive impacton theplanet,butalsotothemselves.Wearepollutingourbodiesdrugs and contaminateyourmindofthecrime,violenceanddeath. Whendiditstart?Howtoendit?Theanswerstosuchquestionssee mmore relevanttosocietyasawhole,ratherthantotheindividual.Butnow youcansee howimportanttheseanswersforyourmomentarystatusyoursuccess,your prosperity,yourhealth,yourhappiness. Thedestructionbeganwhenmanbecameeccentric.Idonotmeanth e "eccentric"inthesenseof"strange"or"bizarre",bythatwordImea n"isoutside thecenter." AsImentionedearlier,thehumanbrainhastwohemispheres. Thelefthemispheretakesoverthematerialworld,andtherighttherealmof theintangible.Only10percentofusthinktobalance,usingbothhe mispheres. Theremaining90percentrelyonthelefthemisphere,almostignoring theright. Soonthewholehumanmindoffcenter-itiseccentric. Thedifferencebetweentherightandlefthemispheresisthefrequenc yofbrain waves.Thinkingofthephysicalworldonafrequencyofabout20cycl esper second.Whenyoucenteryourthinkingat10cyclespersecond,you alignthe activityofthecerebralhemispheres. Ifthelefthemisphereofthebrainisresponsibleforthinkingofthep hysicalworld, therighthemisphereforthinkingofthespiritualworld.Bizarrethinkingcheated

spiritualhelp,andcenteredenjoyshishelp. Thus,humanity,deviatingfromthecenterintheirthinking,threatenin gthe destructionofhimselfandhisworld.Howthiscanbedoneaway? Everythingwillfallintoplacewhenwegethelpfromtheotherside. Thisoccursfirstforthepersonwhohastakenstepstoenhancether ightbrain, whichiscommonthreadwiththeother. Assoonasmoreandmoreofourmindsarecentered,itwillhavea cumulative effect,notonlyonthemassconsciousness,butalsothecyberneticeff ectthat accelerateschangeexponentially. Wecansaveourplanetandtohealthemselves. Howtobecomealessdestructiveandmoreconstructive. Theaveragehumanbrainoperatesinthefrequencyrangefrom1to 20cyclesper second:20cyclesinthewakingstate,from1to4cyclesduringsleep andrarelyat intermediatefrequencies,justgoingtosleepandwaking.However,iti sthe intermediatefrequenciesprovidetheconscioususeoftherighthemisp hereof thebrain,ourspiritualconnection.Perfectforthethinkingisatthec enter frequencyofthefrequencyspectrumandis10cyclespersecond.Tha tisthe valueofscientistscallthealphaleveloralphastate. Peoplewhothinkandanalyzetheirproblems,centeringonthealphal evel,get helpfromtheotherside.Theirconsciousnessisassociatedwithhigher intelligence.Whentheygetananswer,evenifitcomesintheform of speculation,thelikelihoodthattheyareright,manytimesthechance oferror. Youcantellthatthesepeoplereceivedivineinspirationor,ifyoudo instinctively

orintuitively.Theyworkinfavorofcreation,andnotagainstit.Wec ansaythat suchpeoplebecomepartnersinGod,becausetheyhelptoGodand Godhelps them.Theygethelpfromtheotherside,simplybecausetheyarein thealpha level. Manyofyoumaybedisappointedwiththeeaseofcontact. Someofyouwouldprefertoheartheprayerstriggeredwhenyoudo natemoney tothechurch,orthepalmofyourhandaddupacertainway,ordi veintothe watersofbaptism,andrepentoftheirsins. Ifanyoftheaboveisimportanttoyou,thenthisactionisalsonece ssarytoyouin additiontothetransitiontothealphalevel.Theseadditionalstepsim proveyour contact.NothingintheSilvadoesnotcontradictdoesnotconflictwit hany religionofpeace. Silvajustdoesthespiritualrealmmoreattainableforyou. WemustrecognizeourclosenesstoGodandstriveforeverythingtha t strengthenstheaffinity.IfyoufeelseparatedfromGod,youknowwh atdirection youmove.Ifyoufeeldisconnectedfromtheirorigins,thecreationan ddailylife willbeharderforyouthanforamanwhofeelshisproximitytothe sources. Stay"intune"withitself. SidneyW.longusedtheSilvaMethod.Heknewthatinordertobe "intune"with yourself,youshouldusetheSilvaMethod:relaxandcreateimages.Si dneywasan accountantwithhisownthrivingpractice,buthefeltavoidinhisw ork,feltan outsider,accidentallyfellintotheworldofbusiness.Sidneyknewhe hadtodo

somethingbig,somethingtoworkwithnumbers.Hewantedtobea creator. SidneydecidedtoapplythetechniqueofSilva,knownas"themirror ofthesoul." Herelaxedhisbodyandmind,howtoteachit,andvisualizethepro blemina mirrorwithablueborder.Hefoundhimselfagoodjob,butunhappy withit.He thenchangedtoawhiteframemirrorandvisualizethegoalthathe wantedto achieve:awiderrangeofactivities,andmoresatisfying.Thewholepr ocesstook himlessthanthreeminutes.Inthedayswhenhefeltthefutilityof hiswork,he immediatelyimaginedamirrorinawhiteframeandwayofsolvingt heproblem, whichheused. Aweeklater,oneofhisclientsaskedhimtofoundacompanythati sassociated withthesupplytohiscityanewconsumerproduct.Itwasanattract ive,creative projectthatrequiresnotonlyknowledgeofaccounting,butalsothea bilityto innovativemarketing.Sydneyagreed,andeventuallyreachedahighvo lumeof sales,farsurpassingtheplansforthefirstyear.Butmoreimportantly, anew businesshasbroughthimjoy,hefeltasurgeofenergyandagainfelt thezestfor life. Wasthereaconnectionbetweenthementalimage,builtinSidney,a ndofferthe customer? Skepticswillsay,"Match".We,thefollowersoftheSilvaMethod,we experiencea lotofhappy"coincidences"andbegintotreatthemascreaturesofG od,whichhe signed.

Controlyourmindtoachieveresults. Thebraincontainsabout30billionneurons.Eachneuronisacollectio nofatoms thatareworkingforyoulikecomputercomponents.Youhaveabuiltin computer,whichconsistsofmanybillionsofelements,whichissuperi ortoany devicecreatedbyman.Mostofficecomputerscancommunicatewith other computersystemsovertelephonelinestogiveouthugeamountsofi nformation inadditiontoitsownsoftware.Ourmentalcomputercandothesam ethingby contactingtherighthemisphereofthebrainwithgreatcomputer,whi chiscalled thesupremeintelligence.Iftherightbraindoesnotworkthereisnoconnection withmorecomputers. WhenaccountantSydneyrelaxingandcreatedimagesSilva,heforced towork bothsidesofthebrain.Visualizingtheprobleminthemirrorwitha blueborder, andthesolutioninamirrorwithawhiteborder,hismentalcomputerinstantly bindtoalargecomputerthatreceivesinformationfrommanycomput ers,and thuscouldnotfindasolution.Asaresult,Sydneyreceivedhelpfrom theother side. Ifwebegintousethecomputerlanguageinthisbook,manyreaders zamashut hands.Theworldofcomputershasitsownlanguage,arenotalways clearto outsiders.Thephilosopheralsohasitsownlanguage.Andthepriests. Scientists. Alloftheselanguages-justdifferentexpressionsofthesame. Imaginethatweaskeachofthemthesamequestion:"Howdoyou gethelpfrom

theotherside?"Howwouldtheyrespond? Philosophermightsay,"Setyourmindonthehigherintelligence." Thepriestwouldhavesaid:"ReadtheScripturesandpray." Ascientistmightsay,"Activatetherighthemisphereofthebrainto makecontact withthemorphogeneticfield." Allthreeofthemactuallysaidthesamething.However,you,therea der,oneof theseresponsesmayseemclearerthanothers.HowcanImeetyoua ll?HowcanI speakinalllanguagesatthesametime? InstructionsinthisbookarepotentiallysoimportantthatIhavetosp eakinplain language.SoIusethephilosophical,religiousandscientificterms interchangeably.Somereadersmayprefertheterm"God"ratherthan "higher intelligence",or"higherintelligence"ratherthan"morphogeneticfield". IfIuseall threeterms,selectingtheonethatseemsmostappropriateinaparti cular context,yougetusedovertimetoallthree. Thus,thisuseofdifferentterminologyhelpseveryoneeasiertogeth elpfromthe otherside.Thereasonforthisisthattheseparation,thedifferences andpolarity arethetypicalcharacteristicsofthelefthemisphereofthebrain.The right hemisphereisresponsiblefortherelationshipwiththeotherpartydo esnot discriminate.Itseesthepoint.Forallapparentdifferencesisthecom mon denominator,andforvariety-unity. Moretolerantofdifferences,webecomethebestoperatorofyourm ental computertofine-tunetheHigherintelligence,gettingclosertoGod. Howtoactivatetherighthemisphere. Ifallmenhadamoreholisticviewofthings,presentingtheplanetE arthasaliving

organism,whereeachpartisnecessaryforthewelfareofthewhole, theworld wouldbereducedtensionsandreturntobalanceandharmonybetwe enpeople andbetweenpeopleandtheirenvironment.Inadditiontounderstandi ngthe hugeresponsibilityofmankind,wewouldcometoadeepsenseofki nship betweenpeopleandbecomecarriersofgreaterspirituality.Earthwoul dbe paradise. Youareprobablyasking,"Howcanstartthischange?"Theansweris simple:it startswithyou.Whenyourelaxyourbody,quietyourmindandmen tally reproducethechangesyouwanttomakeinyourlife,itisdesirable, yourattitude changes.Fulfilledyourexpectations,increasesselfconfidence,anditencourages youtostriveforfurtherimprovements.Yourelaxanddream,andcha ngecomes again. Expectationsandconfidenceareessentialingredientsofsuccess.The moreyour expectationsandstrongerfaith,thehigheryour"averageresulthits"i ngetting helpfromtheotherside.Expectationsandthelackoffaithisaconsequenceof yourlefthemisphereistryingtouseyoutothelimitsofthephysical world.The lefthalfofthebraintellsyou,"Thiscannothappen,becauseit'snot logical." Whenyougiveyourmentalcomputerto"go",itworks.Whenyoutel lhim"stop", itstops. Lackoffaithisateam"stop."Ifweareintheprocessofthinkingmoreusingth e

righthemisphere,thelefthemisphereislessandlesspowergetsino urway.We thenhavemoreopportunitiestoriseabovethelimitationsoflogican dreachthe goal.Wereceiveassistanceaimedatimprovingourhealth,greaterpr osperityand happiness.Nowyoucanalreadyguesswhereitcomesfromthisassist ance-on theother. Howtohelptheothercomestous. Intheearlysixties,afewyearsbeforeIsubmittedapublicSilva,my researchhad exhaustedmebothfinanciallyandspiritually.Onenight,abouttwoho ursafterI fellasleep,Iwokeupbrightflashoflightinthehead. Isawthelightilluminatedthetwosetsoffigures,oneabovetheoth er:Upper34-3and3-73underhim.IalsowasthefaceofChristandavision,Ioncereadi n ananonymoustreatiseentitled"Asinglelife."Itwasatouchingaccou ntofhow oneman'slifecanaffectmany. Silvaispartoftheanswersfromtheothersideinadreamthatyou can remember,understandandusetosolveproblems.SoIwasveryinter estedinthe valueofthedream. ThefollowingdayIwasthinkingaboutthemeaningofnumbersinyo urdreams. MaybeIshouldhavecalledsomeoneonthephonenumberorcontac tthedriver withthisnumbermachine?Iwaslookingforthesenumberseverywhe re,butin vain. At8:45pmWhenIclosedmysmallshopinLaredo,Texas,fromour house,which islocatedacrossthestreet,cametomewife.

"Jose,ifyougoonacallacrosstheriverinNuevoLaredo,buymea bottleof rubbingalcohol." "Honey-IsaidIhavenocallsfromabroad*,butIdonotcareIwillgoandbring youabottle." Atthatpoint,thestorebecameafriendofmine,whoagreedtogo withme.On theway,Itoldhimthedream.Hewasinterestedinthepowerofre ason,sothat shouldnottakemeforamadman. "InMexico,alottery-heremindedme.Whydonotwecallintheiroffice?" "Andwhatdowelose?"-Iagreed. Westoppedatalotteryoffice.Theyclosedatnine,sowemissedaf ewminutes. Thenwewenttothestoreforalcohol.WhileIwasbuyingalcohol,m yfriend poryskatthestoreandcameacrossabunchoflotteryticketshanging onastring. "Whatnumbersdidyouseeinyourdreams?"-Heturnedtome. "3-4-3and3-7-3." "Thenumber3-4-3is!" "You'rekiddingme!"Icried,runninguptohim.Ofcourse,allwaswell.Ibought thisticket,andontheropewasstillfivetickets.Thenumbers3-73,Ineverfound it,butafterafewdaysitbecameclearthatIwon.Iwenthomewit h$10,000in cashaftertaxes. MakesurethechainofeventsthatledmetotheroomIdreamed. Whattiming! Howmany"coincidences"! Winningthelotteryhasrestoredmyfinancesandstrengthenedmyspi rit.The faceofChrist,and"Asinglelife"ifthatwasthesignatureofthe"author"of

theserandomevents?Thiswasthehelpfromtheothersidewithout any uncertainty. Sometimeshelpcomesfromtheothersidefaster.Itcanbemoresub tleandless obvious.Helpmaycomedirectlyfromamemberofyourfamilyora complete stranger.Shecanswimoutoftheocean,ortobebroughttoagust ofwind. Widowwithfoursmallchildrenhadonehotdaytodisappointthem, soshecould notbuyaticketforthebustobringtheirthemtothesea.Fivemin uteslater,one ofthekidscamerunningtoher. "Look,Mom.ThisjustbroughttheWind"hesaid,handingherafive-dollar ticket.Here'sanotherexampleusingtheotherhand. NowIaskyoutoputthebookandenjoyafewminutesofrestfro mthestress. Youcloseyoureyes,takeadeepbreathandvisualizeapassivestage. Thus,you willactivatetherighthemisphereofthebrain.Yourrelationshipwith theother side-akingdomofcreativityandvitalitywillstronger.Whenyouopenyour eyes,youwillfeelbetterthannow.Youfeelthatthebodyisfilledw ithrenewed vigorandfreshness. Hereisalistofactions.Pleasereadit. 1.Sitback. 2.Closeyoureyes. 3.Takeadeepbreathandexhale,relaxyourbody. 4.Imagineapeacefulscene,whichisidealforyoutorestandbeaut y-beach, meadow,woodandvisualizeyourselfthereforoneortwominutes. 5.Tellyourselfthatwhenyouopenyoureyes,you'llfeelgreat,cheer fuland

betterthanbefore. 6.Openyoureyes. Rereadthesesixstepsagain,noticehowtheyaresimpleandnatural. Thefirst threethat'swhatmostpeopledo,returninghomeafterahardday'swork. The lastthree-thetypicalformofdreams. Areyouready?Nowputthebookanddoit. *** Youhavejustmadethefirststeptowardstheotherside.Andthecl oseryoudraw neartoit,themoreitleanstoyou.Result:Theaidwillcomefaster andona broaderbasis,untilyourlifeiscompletelychanged. Increasingthenumberofgiftsandvalue. Ahealthyhumanbodylivelonger,domoreandworkbetterbyhelpi ngthe CreatorinHiscreation,transformingourplanetintoaparadise. Whenyourmindtouchesthehigherintelligence,youbecomesupercha rged generatorofideas,amanforwhomallareequal,inventivelysolvesa llproblems, andacatalystforimprovinghumanrelations. Fortheexerciseyoujustperformed,followedbyothers,thefulfillmen tofwhich willrequiremoretime.Butthenthetimerequiredwillbereducedas youdonot remainonlydefocusedvisionanddream.Thencontrolleddaydreaming willbe your"keytothegatesofparadise."Whenyoudeveloptheabilityto enterthe alphalevelandtheabilitytousevisualization(creatingamentalimageof somethingthatonceyouhaveseen),andimagination(creatingament alimageof somethingthatyou'veneverseenbefore)yourmindwillcomeincontactwith

therealmofcreativity.It'slikebeingincontactwiththenonphysicalworldof intelligencetheinvisible,spiritualworld,fromwhichitwascreatedvisible, physicalworld. Whatisthesourceofhelp? Withoutthehelpfromtheothersidewerealizeourselvestoamuch lesserextent thantheycould.Wecanbefickleinthemood,inthemeaninglesssp eechesare uselessinactionandalmostnofriends.Weoftenspendprecioustime while drivingtonowhere,manyareill,aredisappointedinlove. Usingtherighthemisphereofthebrain,wecangethelpfromtheot herside. Isnotthisthe"otherside"issimplytheotherhalfofourbrain?Or isitahuge manwithalongwhitebeard,sittingthereinthesky? Thetruthliessomewherebetweenthesetwohypotheses,anditseem sto differentpeopleindifferentways. Formillennia,peoplehave"seen"Godinhisownimage.Infact,the oppositeis true.GodbydefinitionistheCreator,andthatHecreatedmaninHi sownimage andlikeness. Godthepersoniscreative,intelligent,understanding.Andbecausemanis a creativeperson,reasonableandunderstanding. Tryingtounderstandandexplainthelatestdiscoveriesofmodernphy sicshave theorizedthattheuniverseisfilledwithintelligence.Space,andsoco ntainsalot ofenergyfields,sothataddingafieldintelligencenotbreakourcurr entscientific paradigms.Butmanyscientistswaryofficiallyrecognizetheconceptof thefieldof

intelligence,fearingthatitistooclosetoreligiousconcepts. Goodevidence,however,forcedtotakeseriouslythescientificbrother hoodto theidea.Forhundredsofyears,theosophicalandmetaphysicalliteratu reargued thatthephysicaluniverseisthespiritualfoundationorcause.Todayt his opportunitypresenteditselfintheformofirrefutabledata. Somescientistseveninthepastdecadehavebeguninvariousforms toexpress theideaoftheSupremeIntelligence.Dr.F.Capra,Americanphysicist andauthor of"TheTaoofPhysics",comparestheknowledgeofmodernphysicso fthe smallestparticlesoftheatomwiththeideasofancientChinesephilos ophersof thespiritualworld. Dr.KarlPribram,anAmericanneurosurgeon,consideringneuronsreflec tedthe physicaluniverseasaprocessofholography,whichimpliesthatourb rainhas previouslybeen"familiar"withtheconceptofthestructureoftheuni verse. BritishscientistJacobBoehmreiteratedthesameholographictheoryin a scientificjournal.Neitherofthetwoscientistsdidnotknowaboutthe parallel operationoftheother. PhysicistPeterRussellpointstotheintelligenceinherentintheEarth, callingita "globalbrain."Heseesevidenceofhisconceptofhowourplanetma intainsits temperatureandpurifiesyourwater,despitetheinterventionofman. BiologistRupertSheldrakehasrepeatedlyprovedbylaboratoryexperim entsthat differentspeciesarelikelytobe"connected"tothetotalforallkind of

intelligence.Whenasufficientlylargenumberofmicelearnedthemaz e,it appearedthatallofasuddenallofthemiceknewitsstructure. Whenalargemassofpeoplefindoutaboutsomething,itiseasiera ndallthe peopleknowaboutit.Sheldrakecallsthisgeneralintelligencemorphog enetic field. CliveBaxter,anexpertonpolygraphs,foundthatthisdeviceisablet ocapturethe responseofplantstoaperson'sthoughts,evenatagreatdistance.H isideas foundinthebook"TheSecretLifeofPlants."Baxterwentonandfo undthesame sensitivityinanimalcells,includinghumancells.Heusedan electroencephalographandobtainreproducibleresults.Cellsfromtheh uman oralcavity,withelektromonitoringereacttotheemotionsoftheman, evenfrom adistance. Scientistshavegotintothesmallestparticlesofmatterandenergysy stems,and foundthefieldofintelligence.Thiscanbenotonlythelastfrontier, butthearea thatisimpossibletomeasurethedevicesofthephysicalworld.Andt hebesttool fortheunderstandingofyourownmindisascientist,aswellasour ownwith you. 3.Contacttheotherparty. Letusnowexaminetherelationshiprelaxation.Howsuchasimpleac tionsuchas relaxation,allowsustosucceedinsuchanimportantissueasthecon tactonthe otherside? Mostofusthinkaboutphysicalrelaxationassimply"doingnothing", butinreality

itissomethingmore.Whenyougethomeafterahardday'sworkor whentoo excitedkidsfinallyabletodriveintobedexhaustedandyouplunkdo wnina comfortablechair,thankstoGod,thatyoucansitquietlylikethiswit houthaving todosomething,youareabletorelaxtosomeextent,which,howev er,isnot enoughtoactivatetherighthemisphereofthebrainandmakeconta ctwiththe otherside. Muscles,tissues,glandsandorgansofyourbodystillretainstheexcit ementof theday.Fromthistensionmustbeeliminated.Whenyoulearntosh ootlike stress,youwillbecomehealthierandhappier.Truerelaxationthebesttonic, youcangiveyourself. Youmayask,"HowcanIrelievethetensionofthebody?"Theansw erissimple: yourbodycontrolledbythebrain,andyoucancontrolthebrain.Ify ouusethe rightbrain,youwillbeabletorelaxthebody. Let'slookatthebraininaction.Youdonothavetoputofftheboo kasideinorder tofollowtheinstructions.Pickupabookinhislefthandtohisright handwas free.Squeezeitinyourfist.Yourmindhaspickedupthisideadirectl yfromthe page,andthengavetheteamahandthroughthenervesandmuscle s. NowIwantyoutosqueezeyourfistharderandharderandthensto ppressure. Themeaningofthisstatementistogiveyoutheopportunitytoreme mberthe truesenseofphysicalrelaxation.Momentreleasethetensionthefeelingof

relaxation.Notfivesecondslater,andatthisverymoment.Sobepre paredfor thatfeeling. Areyouready?Clenchfist...Evenmore...Nowgo! True,youfeelgood?Thisistherelaxation.Youwillenjoythisfeeling during exerciseforrelaxationthatawaityouonthefollowingpages. Youcanexperimentwiththisfeelinginotherpartsofthebodyright now,ifyou want.Takethebookinbothhands.Pushyourankle,pullingthesock downand thuscreatingtensionintheleg...Stronger... Nowletgo. Stisniteteeth,clenchinghisjaw...Stronger...Nowletgo.Whataw onderful feeling! Morning,afternoonandevening. Nowyoumayask,"Whatgivesrelaxationtocontacttheotherside?" Theanswer: everything.Quickreminder: -Relaxationofthebodyallowsyoutorelaxyourmind. -Relaxationofthemindslowsthebrainwaves. Slowbrainwavefrequenciesallowstherightbraintofunctionmore actively. Therighthemispheregivesyouconnectionwithintangible,creativer ealm-the otherside. Relaxationisjustasnecessarytogethelpfromtheotherside,asto makeaphone call,youpickupthephoneanddialthenumber. Ifyoureceiveassistancefromtheothersideitisimportantforyou,t henthe fasteryougaintheskillsneededtorelax,thebetter. Ontheassumptionthatyouwanttolearnquickly,Isuggestyoudot heexercises

inthemorning,afternoonandeveningfor20days.However,thereis noneedto adheretosuchavigorousregime.Youwillgaintheabilitytogethel pwhenyou needit,workingforhalforevenaquarteroftheproposedrate,but itwilltake twiceorfourtimeslonger.Inotherwords,youcanrepeattheexercis eeveryday forthenextday(orwithinafewdays)ifyouwanttobesureofth eirprogress. WhenSilvataughtthegrouptheabilitytogointoadeeplevelofrel axationis acquiredbyeachstudentforfiveorsixhours.Ofcourse,thenstrengt henedskills practice.Youalsolearneverything.True,independentstudyonthebo oktakes moretimethantrainingwithacoach. Letmeexplainwhatyouwilldointhemorning,afternoonandeveni ng. FirstIamgoingtopresentashortlistofexercises,anddetailedinstr uctionswill givelater. Morning,everymorning,wakingup,youcloseyoureyesandcountba ckwards from100to1. Asyoumoveforwardisanexerciseindeepeningrelaxationwillbesh ortened. Day:dinner,whetheratworkorathome,yousitinacomfortablech air,relaxand beinacontrolledwaytodream. Evening:Whenthedaywasoverandyoucansafelysitinhisfavorite chair,you willperformexercisestorelaxanddreamofapurposefulway. Theskillsthatyouacquireinafewminuteexerciseinthemorning,a fternoonand evening,sooncometogether.Youwillbeabletorelaxphysicallyand mentally,to

enterthealphalevel,andcontactwiththeothersidebytherighthe misphereof thebrain. NowIwillgiveyoudetailedinstructionsforthefirstfiveofmorning, afternoon andeveningexercises.Then,attheendofthischapter,Iwillmakea brief summaryofyourtotaldailyprogram,soyoucangoglances. Whattodointhemorning:Days1-5. Afterwakingup,sitdown,putapillowunderyourback.Thenclose youreyesand startcountingdownfrom100to1. Countdownrelaxes.Countingforwardpreparesusforaction. One,two,three,go! Understandwhyweneedtoreadinthemorningfrom100to1,will helpTable1, whichillustratestheeffectofrelaxationonthemind. Table1 Thebrainisthebodyconsciousness Thephysicalworld vision hearing smell taste touch space-timebetalevel >=14Hz[85Hz] (Usually21Hz)Environmentalconsciousnesslevelsofthe Innerlife space-timeisnot ESPalphalevel 8-13Hz thetalevel 5-7HzInternallevelsofconsciousnessthoughts ?delta-level<=4Hz[to0,5Hz]Unconsciousness

Letusfirstconsiderthecenter.Itisdividedintofourlevels,correspo ndingtothe frequenciesofbrainwaves,thatis,theamountofenergywavesthat yourbrain emitsasecond.Yes,youreadcorrectly,yourbrain"vibrate"atacert ain frequency,whichliesintherangebetween14and21waves,orcycle sper second.Scientistshavelearnedtomeasurebrainwavesusingbiofeedb ackdevice, knownasanelectroencephalograph.Thefrequencyofyourbraininth isactive, awakecalledbetalevel. Whenyourelax,thefrequencyofbrainwavesslowdown.Thisrange -from8to 13cyclespersecondcalledthealphalevel.Weseektoachievejustsuchabrain wavefrequencies,becausejustatthatlevelrightandlefthemispheres ofthe brainworktogether. Outonthealphalevel,wecanprogramourmental"computer"andi sassociated withlargecomputerattheotherside. Frequencybetweenfourandsevencyclespersecondiscalledthethe tawaves. Thisistheborderofsleep.Lowerfrequencies-belowfourmeetdeepsleep. Alphalevel-sleepwithdreams,theta,anddelta-withoutthem. Let'sseewhathappenstothebody-theleftthirdofthetablewhenyoureacha lowbrainwavefrequencies.Betalevel,youbasicallybelongtothis,thephysical world,theworldofthefivesensessight,hearing,smell,tasteandtouch-the worldoftimeandspace. Atthealphalevelyouenteradifferentworldaworldwherephysicalstandards arebeingleftbehindandpossibly"perception"withoutsenses.

Alphalevelisanonphysicalrealmwheretimeandspacebarriersnolongerexist andareincludedintheworkofintuition,extrasensoryperceptionand mental work. Assoonasyoudeepenthelevelofrelaxationtoalpha,slowingtheb rainwaves- therightsideofthetableyourmindgoesfromtheoutertotheinnerlevelof consciousness.Psychologistsoncecalledtheseinnerlevelsof"unconsci ous."With SilvaMindControl,theselevelsarenolongerforustobe"on."We areableto usethemconsciously.Morelikely,theselevelsare"over." So,whenyousitupinbed,leaningonthepillow,closeyoureyesan dthinkof100 to1,youlearntogointoanalphastate,whereyoucanoperateat thelevelofthe superconsciouswithyourHigher"I"partofyourmind,whichisinco ntactwith theotherparty. Here'syourmorningactionplanforthefirstfivedays: 1.Wakingup,sitdown,tuckedunderthebackcushion. 2.Closeyoureyes,liftingthemslightlyup. 3.Countfrom100to1. 4.Reachingnumber1,tellyourselfmentally:"WheneverIrelaxsoIg ointothe alphastatedeeperandfaster." 5.Finishtheexercisecountingfrom1to5.Staynumber3andsayt oyourself: "WhenIopenedmyeyeswiththescoreof5,I'llbequitealertand willfeelgreat." 6.Withthescore5openyoureyesandtellyourself,"Iamquiteche erfulandI feelgreat." Nowrereadtheinstructionstoproperlyperformthisexerciseeverymorning.

Icongratulateyouinadvancewiththeendofyourfirstvisittothe managedalpha level. Whattododuringtheday:Days1-5. Whenwedream,wecreate.Imaginationourcreativeability.Therefore,one wouldthinkthatimaginationanddreamsisthenumberonepriorityi nour educationalsystem,isnotit? Notatall.Asrecentlyastwodaysagowasacrimeforstudentsdre aminginclass. Thesimpleformulaofhumancreativity-torelaxandcreateimagesseenasa taboo.However,teachersandparentsarebeginningtounderstandthe valueof directeddaydreaming.Thepaintingitselfisalwaysprecededbyamen talimageof itinthebrainoftheartist.Thedesignerkeepsinmindthementali mageofdress, whichheconstructs,andthenthesamplecanbemadeandcutoutt hefabric.The architectmust"see"thebuilding,beforemakingasketch,clarifydetail s,draw wallsandfloors,tomakespecifications,calculatethecostandtaketh eleadto construction. Visualizationandimaginationofthemindcannotbeignoredbythe party.Both sidesareinterconnected,andimaginationhelpsustousethemeans of communication-therighthemisphereofthebrain. Everyday,afteryouhavelunchandrelax,I'llsendyouthecreation ofmental images.First,weusevisualization,thenimagination. Whatisthedifferencebetweenthem?Visualizationamentalimageofwhatyou haveonceseenwithoureyes.Youpaintsapictureoftheeyeofyo urmind.

Imaginationamentalimageofsomethingthatyou'veneverseen.Thisisa completelynewimage. IfIaskyoutomentallyrepresentalemon,youvisualizeit.IfIasky outomentally representmyofficeinLaredo,Texas,youhavetouseimagination. We'llstartwiththemorefamiliarmentalimages-withvisualization. Sincewe'regoingtomoveforwardfivedaycycles,Iwillnowgiveyoufivefun exercisesthatyouwillperformintheafternoononthesamedayas thefive morningexercisestodeepentherelaxationwithacountdownfrom10 0to1. Iwouldlikeyoutohavedonethefirstexerciseinvisualizationright now,sobe prepared.Thisexerciseconsistsofthreeparts:relaxation,visualization and output.Carefullyrevieweachofthesethreeparts,andthenputthe bookaside andtry. StepsonDay1: 1.Sitbackandcloseyoureyes.Liftthemupslightly. 2.Thinkof100to1. 3.Visualizeagreenwatermelon. 4.Imaginehowsomeonecutsthiswatermeloninhalfandthetwoha lvessplit,so youcanseewhat'sinside. 5.Foldthetwohalvestogether,andletthewatermelonaway. 6.Countfrom1to5,andopenyoureyes.Withthescore3remind yourselfthat whenyouopenyoureyeswhenthescorewas5,youwillbe"quitef itandfeel great."Withthescore5againremindyourself,"Iamquitecheerfula ndfeel betterthanbefore." Visualizationofwatermelonwillbeyourafternoonexerciseonthefirs tday.For thenextfourdaysIwillgiveyouatasktovisualizeotherthings.

Whatyou"see"inatimewhenthewatermelonwassplitinhalf?Re dmeat?Black sunflowerseeds?Whiteinsideedge?Ididnotaskyouto"see"thed etails,but youwillautomaticallyincludetheminyourvision. Thispartofyourmemoriesofthatlookslikeawatermelon. Lookforthesedetailsandtomorrowafternoon.Youmayevenremem berthe tasteofwatermelon.Whynotsecureadessert! That'sthejobforthevisualizationofthenextfourdays: Day2-You.Visualizeyourselfstandinginfrontoffulllengthmirror.Ifyou experienceanydifficultieswiththefacialfeatures(weoftentakeitsf aceasa matterofcourse),lookinthemirrorandrememberhisface.Thentry again. Day3Someonewithwhomyoulive(ifyoulivealone,yourclosefriendor relative).Again,weoftendonotrememberthosepeopleyouseeeac hother everyday.Looktohimonemoretimebeforeexercise. Day4Aquietplace.Chooseaquietplacewhereyouhavebeen.Thismay bethe coast,thehammock,theslopeofthehill,lake,mountaintop,seclude dshady corner.Thenvisualizeyourselfthere.Takeapictureoftherealtoreli vetherestof theplace.Ifitsoothesyou,asyouwouldexpect,wewillsubsequentl yreferto thisplaceas"yourfavoriteplaceofrelaxation." Day5Thehouseinwhichyoulive.Inspecttheoutside.Rememberallthat you can.Examineitfromtoptobottom.Remembertofollowalltheimag ingfeatures ofcolorsandthesmallestdetails.

Nowyouhaveaplanforthemorningandafternoonactivitiesforfive days. Nowlet'sseewhatyouhavetodointhefirstfivenights. Whattodointheevening:Days1-5. Inthemorningyoudorelaxation.Youlearntocontrolthealphalevel where thinkingiscentered.Atnoonyoupracticecreatingmentalimages,whi chisthe functionoftherighthemisphereofthebrain.Intheevening,youco mbinethe two.Youwillrelaxandimagine. RelaxationPlusImageResults.Simpleasthat.Andyouknowthisformula always,youapplyittoeverydaylife.How?Well,youcomehomeint heevening afterahardday'swork,relaxinacomfortablechairanddrawitsow nproblems: howbadthingsaregoing,howmanybillsyouneedtopaywhatyou havesmall house,whichyouhaveanoldmachine,whatyourchildissickands oon.And you'reworried. Whenyourelaxanddrawsuchimagesyoucreate.Butwhat?Youare doingwhat youwouldnotlike.Yousupplyyourproblemsvigor.Andisitanywo nderthat yourconcernsonlyintensified. Thisischanging.You'llusetheformulatocreatesolutions,notproble ms.And, changesnecessarilytakeplaceinyourlife!Relaxationthatyoupractic einthe morning,andthecreationofmentalimagesthatyoudoduringthed ay,come togetherinyoureveningexercise.Inthefewminutesofrelaxationan dimaging beforebedyouarenotonlyincreasinglymasteredbothsteps,butwill soonstart toinitiateimportantchangesintheirlives.

Progressiverelaxation. Concentrateyourmindoneachbodypartatatime,relaxingandlist eningtotheir reactions. Startwiththeheadandheadtothetoes.Proceedslowlyandcarefull y,making surethateverypartofthebodyreactedbeforeproceedingtothene xt.First,relax yourscalp.Thenhead.Eyes. Face,neck,shouldersandarms.Donotgototheback,untilyoufeel thatthe armsandshouldersandyourespondedfeltapleasantsensation.Follo wedbythe chest,abdomen,lowerback,hips,knees,shins,ankles,feetandtoes. Noneedtorememberthisorder,becauseitisanaturalsequenceof movements fromheadtotoe.Thefirstnight,rereadtheinstructionsandfolloweverystepof therelaxationslowlyandcarefully. Intheeveningofthesecondandthirddayscanspeedupthisproces s.Quickly relaxthescalp,forehead,eyes,andsoon.Youwillfindthatthebod yresponds morequicklyandcompletely. Actionplan:1pm-5. Atthecompletionofeachoftheseexerciseseveningrelaxasmucha syoudidin themorning,andthenfollowtheinstructionsbelow,whicharedesign edto enhanceyourrelaxationandpromoteyourcontactwiththeotherside . Evening1Applytheprogressiverelaxation,describedintheprevioussection. Visualizeagainthewatermelonthatyou"saw"intheafternoon. Tryto"see"theseeds,redmeat,greenrindandwhiteinnerrind.Zo om watermelontohimandseehowitgrows.Rememberhowitsmellsa ndwhatit

tastes.Nowletwatermelondisappear.Followthesamestepswithal emon,and thenwiththeonion. Endtheoccupationofcountingfrom1to5,asyoudidinthemorni ng. Evening2Completestepbystepmethodofprogressiverelaxation,above. Visualizeyourselfasyoudidintheafternoon. Changethepictureinsuchawaytolookyounger,healthier,morevi brantand radiant.Asusual,endtheoccupationofcountingfrom1to5. Evening3-Carryoutstepmethodofprogressiverelaxation. Visualizethepersonyouare"seen"intheafternoon.I'msorrythism anallthe conflictsandmisunderstandings,andthenaskforforgiveness. Feel,asithappens.Finishcountingfrom1to5. Evening4-Afteracountdownfrom100to1relaxever. Concentrateonthatsensation.Letthefeelingofrelaxationwilltakep lace throughoutthebodyfromheadtotoe.Gotoaquietplacethatyou "saw"inthe afternoon.Saytoyourself:"EverydayIbecomehealthierandwealthie r.Every dayIdomyjobbetterandbetter.EverydayIchangetheworldfor thebetter." Endtheoccupationofcountingfrom1to5. Evening5Startwithacountdownfrom100to1.Visualizeyourfavoriteplace to relax.Replacethisimageonyourhome,howyouhaveit"saw"outt his afternoon.Nowsurrounditwithwhitelight.Trytoseethisspiritualli ght,which symbolizesloveandprotectionontheother.Endtheoccupation. Summaryofweeklyexercise:Days1-5. Thefollowingisasummaryofyourexerciseforthefirstfivedays.If youneedto refreshyourmemory,gobacktothedetailedinstructions.

Thesefirstfivedaysprovideyouwiththeoriginalexperiencerelaxatio nofmind andbodyandteachesyouvaluabletechniquestocreatementalimage s.When thisprocedurewillbecomenaturaltoyou,youbetterlearnit.Youca nusethe simpleformulaoftwoparts(relaxation+image)torespondtotheot herside.The nextfivedayswillbereducedintheprocessoftime,andyoustartt ofeelbetter andbetter. Day1 -Morning Countbackwardsfrom100to1 Saying"deeperandfaster" Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5 -Midday Countbackwardsfrom100to1 Visualizegreenwatermelon Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5 -Evening Countbackwardsfrom100to1 Performprogressiverelaxation Visualizewatermelon,lemon,onion Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5 Day2 -Morning Countbackwardsfrom100to1 Saying"deeperandfaster" Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5 -Midday Countbackwardsfrom100to1 Visualizeyourself Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5 -Evening Countbackwardsfrom100to1 Acceleratesprogressiverelaxation Visualizehimselfyoungandradiant

Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5 WDay -Morning Countbackwardsfrom100to1 Saying"deeperandfaster" Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5 -Midday Countbackwardsfrom100to1 Visualizetheotherperson Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5 -Evening Countbackwardsfrom100to1 Acceleratesprogressiverelaxation Visualizetheotherpersonandforgivehim Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5 Day4 -Morning Countbackwardsfrom100to1 Saying"deeperandfaster" Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5 -Midday Countbackwardsfrom100to1 Visualizeaquietplace Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5 -Evening Countbackwardsfrom100to1 Relaxyoureyelids Visualizeaquietplace Mentallyrepeatapositiveaffirmation Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5 Day5 -Morning Countbackwardsfrom100to1 Saying"deeperandfaster" Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5 -Midday Countbackwardsfrom100to1 Visualizeahouseoutside

Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5 -Evening Countbackwardsfrom100to1 Visualizeaquietplace Surroundthehousewithwhitelight Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5 4.Improvecontactwiththeotherside. Billhurried.HeheldatrainingcourseonSilvainTexas.Onhisland hadoilwell, whichhaspracticallyexhausted. WhyBillrelaxedtodeepalphalevelandusedtheSilvatechniquesto determine wheretodrillanotherwellproductivity. Hegotthemessage,calledtheteamandtheyhaveanewdrillingsit e.Billthen wentontocompletehisstudiesSilva,ateamstartedtowork.Arrivin gattheend ofthedayhome,Billdiscoveredthattheteamhadalreadydrilledth ewellas deepaspossible,butnooilwasnotthere.Peoplequittheirjobsand wenthome. Billwasfurious.Hecalledhisteacherandspokeofhisfailure. "Youdonotwaitaterminationofemployment"recalledhisteacher. "Iknow.ButIreallywantedtofindoil." "Waitaminute,"saidtheteacher.WhileBillwaitedbythephone,thelecturer wentintoadeepalphaleveltofindoutwhereyouneedtodrillaw ellonthesite ofBill. "Youmissedby500feet-hesaid,returningtothephone.Beginworkon500 feetwestofwheredrilledyesterday." Billagaincalledteamofworkersandtoldthemtodrillawell,where theteacher said. Oilwasdiscoveredquickly,anditwastherichestdiscoveryintheare aforthe

year. Themoralisnotthatyouaskedforhelptome,andthatbeforestar tingtoapply thetechniqueoftheSilvaMethod,youmustdeliberatelyandthoroug hlycarry outtheprescribedexercises.Takeyourtime! Themostpromisingchallenge. InarecentlettertomembersoftheInstituteofSpiritualSciencesby itsfounder, Dr.EdgarD.Mitchell,anastronautwhoflewonamission,"Apollo14 ",calledthe humanmindandsoul"themostpromisingchallengeofall." Henotedthatinthestudyofthepotentialofthehumanmindinclu desprominent figuresfromvariousdisciplinessuchaspsychology,anthropology,neur oscience andtheoreticalphysics. Theyexplorethefollowingaspects: Theroleofthementalimage,statementsandprayerstostimulateh ealing. WhydreamofsuchgeniuseslikeEinstein,werereplacedbyoutstand ing scientificdiscoveries. Thenatureofsomepeopleofunusualabilities,suchasclairvoyance, telepathy anddivination. ThereisnodoubtthatthemultinationalAntarcticexplorationisapre cursorto importantdiscoveries.NASAtostudytheworkoftheexternalspacec analsobe ofgreatbenefittohumanity,butIamconvincedthatthemostpromi sing directionisthedevelopmentofalltheinternalspace.Expectedresults arenot

limitedtofindingnewsourcesofphysical,asintheSouthPole,andt heygo beyondtheopeningofotherformsoflifeinspaceorabilitytocolon izethemoon orotherplanets.Theyareendless. Whatrestrictionscanbeimposedontheotherside?Ifapersonisa bletocontrol contactwiththeirroots,whichcanserveasthelimitforsuchaman ? AccordingtoMitchellandhiscolleagues,"isastunningnewevidence thatthe mindisoneofthekeyfactorscontrolling(ifnotthekey)inalmosta lldiseases." Bylearningtocontrolyourmind,youwillcontrolthehealth. Inthehealthproblemstheotherpartynottoblame.Itisallofyou -yourmind, youremotion,yourfears,yourstress,yournegativethoughts. Sowhenitcomestothetreatmentofdiseaseandmaintaininggood health,the othersidewillalwayshelpyou. Andgoodhealththisisonlythebeginning.SheintendstomakeEarthaplanetof prosperityandabundance.Justasthementalclimateofgoodhealth cures diseases,mentalclimateproducesanabundanceofwealth.Thanleavi ngthese issuesforthemselves,lettheothersideofsomethingtohelpyou. Believein"incredible." Whentheothersideisincontactwiththephysicalworld,tohelpyo usolvethe problem,theresultsarenotalwaysexplicableintermsofscience,at leastinthe frameworkofthesciencethatwehaveatthemoment.Nowscientist sare beginningtounderstandthattheyarenotneutralobservers,whatis considered

themselvesbefore.Everymind,involvedintheresearchproject,isaf actorinthe outcomeoftheproject.Theknowledgeandexperienceofthescientist determine whathecansee. Foryears,scientistshaveexperimentedwiththeaimtoanswertheq uestionof whatnature-waveorcorpuscularislight.Someexperimentshavetestifiedin favorofthewavenatureoflight,andotherswilljustasconvincingly arguedthat lightiscomposedofparticlescorpuscles.Asaresult,somescientistsperceive thelightasacollectionofparticles,andothersasawave.Everyscientistchose theanswerthatispreferred.Callittheruleofmindovermatter,if youlike,but theirbeliefsandexpectationsinfluencethebehavioroflight,orrather ,onhow scientistsperceivehisbehavior.Today,weknowthatlightcanbehave asa collectionofparticles,likeawave. Formanyyears,scientistsbelievedthattheeventAoccurshere,and intheevent thatoccurssomewheremustbesomehowrelated. Theybelievedthattherecouldbeactionatadistance,withoutanys pecific bindingfactorslikelight,heatandenergy.Today,althoughithasnot yetfoundan explanation,thisphenomenonisseenasscientificallyobservedfact.Pr ovide impactontheatom,andhe,inturn,affectthebehaviorofanothera tomwithout anyspecificlinkbetweenthetwo. Whenweusethemindtocontactwiththeotherside,wealsoobtai nresultsthat aredifficult,ifnotimpossible,toexplainintermsofmodernscience. Sciencehas

comeahugestepforward,butwestillhavemuchtolearnaboutour universe. Here'sanotherincrediblephenomenon,whichscientistshavetobelieve ."New YorkTimes"recentlyreportedthatateamofItalian,French,Canadian andIsraeli biologistsprovedthatitcanbeareactionbetweenthetwosolutions, evenwhen oneofthesesolutionsweredilutedwithwatersothatfromhimalm ostnothing left. Oneofthemostrespectedandprestigiousscientificjournalsinthew orld, "Nature",foundedoveracenturyagoinLondon,publishedareporto nthestudy, recognizingatthesametimethattheeditorialboardhasconsideredt heresults completelyimplausible.Theycommented:"Weareconfidentthatthes eresults mustbewrong,butwecannotdenythem." Thesecondsubstancewasdilutedwithwaterto10^120degrees.T hismeans thatthesubstanceisalmostnothinglefttocauseachemicalreaction -andyet thereactionoccurred. Howso?Think.Closeyoureyes,liftthemupslightlyandthinkabout howthis couldbe.Helpfromtheotherside-themostlikelyanswer. ActionPlan:Days6-10. Overthenextfivedays,yourmorning"work"willbefacilitateddaily relaxation becomesmoreinteresting,andeveningclasseswillbemoreproductive and practical. Inotherwords,yourthreedailysessionsfrom6thto10thdaywill giveyouthe feelingthatyouaremuchclosertoentryintothealphaleveltoactiv atetheright

hemisphereofthebrainandtoasuccessfulcontactwiththeothersi de. EvenwhenpeoplewhostudySilva,finishschool,Iwouldrecommend themto enterthealphalevel,threetimesadaytokeepthepractice,attitude and centeredness.Ialsorecommenditeverytimetostayinthealphalev elforafew minutes,programming,aswecallit,improvementsintheirlivesandi nthelives ofthosewhoarenearanddeartothem. Fiveminutesinthealphalevel-well,10minutesverygood,and15minutes- perfect. Ifyouareexperiencinghealthproblems,thealphalevelcanbeyourt herapeutic state.I'llintroduceyoutothetechnique,youwillbeabletoapplyfo rthebenefit ofthemselves,guestsatthislevel. Fifteenminutesintothealphaleveltothreetimesadaywillbeyour best "medicine". Oneinsurancecompanyreportedthatfourofthefivenervedisorders themselves donotstartduetostress,butratherbecauseofanxiety.Asimilarst udy conductedamongpatientsataclinic,foundthat35percentofalldis easesbegin toworry.Exercisesin10.6daysteachyoutogetridofworriesandr eplacethem withpositivethinking,focusedonfindingsolutions. Thishasapositiveeffectonallthecellsandorgansofthebodyand opensthe wayforafruitfulcooperationbetweenyouandyoursourcetheotherside. Yourmorninganddaycountdownwillbecutinhalf,allowingyouto spendmore

timeonotherinterestingthings.Forexample,someofyourdailyexer cisewill focusonthevisualizationofeventstakingplaceinsuchawaythaty ouwould wantthemtohappen.Youwillreprogramyourmentalcomputeraswellas,if necessary,morecomputerstomakethingshappenthewayyouwant. Intheevening,youwillpracticethetechniqueofdeepeningafterthe countdown andeitherenhancedaytimeprogramming,orengageinsomeotherus eful actions.Nowwewillanalyzethemorning,afternoonandeveningclass es,and thenattheendofthechapter,tofacilitatememorizationsummarize theprogram eachday. Whattodointhemorning:Days6-10. Here'syourmorningactionplanforthenextfivedays: 1.Wakingup,sitdown,leaningonthepillow. 2.Closeyoureyes,liftthemupslightlyandslowlycountbackwardsfr om50to1. 3.Reachingoneaccount,saytoyourself:"WheneverIrelaxsoIgoi ntothealpha leveldeeperandfaster." 4.Thensay,"Positivethoughtsbringmethebenefitsandadvantages thatI desire." 5.Finishtheexercisecountingfrom1to5.Stay3accountandsayt oyourself: "WhenIopenedmyeyeswiththescoreof5,I'llbequitealertand willfeelgreat." Withthescore5openyoureyesandtellyourself,"Iamquitecheerf ulandIfeel great." Thus,thesecondfivemorningexercisesdifferedfromthefirstinonly twothings:

youthink50to1,not100,andbeinginarelaxedstate,weaddthe second statement,remindingmyselfthatpositivethinkingcreatesvalueandb enefits. Whenyoupassacourseof20daysofthiscourse,theuseoftheSil vaMethodto gethelpfromtheothersidewillbeeasierforyouandfasterthana nyofthese exercises.Enterthealphalevelandtoprogramthedesiredeventwill beforyoua matterofseconds. Afterallthispractice,youwillbeabletoenterthealphalevelinstan tly. Overthenextfivedays,younolongerneedtocountfrom100to1, andonly50, becauseyougraduallytakescontrolofthealphastate. Throughoutyourlife,youwerethealphalevelonlytwiceadayinthemorning wakingupandgoingtosleepintheeveningbutcouldnotstayonitandcontrol theirmovementthroughit.Ifitwerepossible,wouldyoujuststopa ndenjoyall thebenefitsandadvantagesofalpha-level. Nowyougetthekindofcontrol.Fromthe11thtothe15thdaysof your countdownreducedfrom25to1.Andfinally,from16thto21thd ayyouwill takeonly5to1.Itisthisreadingwillbeforyoutoenterthestand ardalphalevel. Also,youdonothavetoreclineinbedorsitinachair.Youwillbe abletoenter thealphastateandmentallydrawitsprogramming,walkingordriving acar. Whattododuringtheday:Days6-10. Duringthefirstfivedays,youwillenjoytheprocessofvisualizationthe"vision" offamiliarthingsinnervision.

Forthenextfivedays,youwilluseyourimaginationthe"vision"innervisionless familiarpeople,things,places. Visualizationandimaginationareimportantelementsofclairvoyance. That'swhywekeepcomingbacktothesetwoaspectsofthecreation ofmental images. Whatisclairvoyance?EnglishDictionary"AmericanHeritage"hastwo definitions: 1.Allegedabilitytoperceivethingsbeyondthenaturalrangeofhuma nemotions. 2.Fineintuitiveinsightorperceptiveness. Inthefirstdefinitionusedtheword"alleged",perhaps,transformedfr omthe dayswhenclairvoyancehasnotcometotheattentionofscience.For manyyears hasbeengovernmentfundedproject"Remotevision"andcannotacc urately describethesubjectsselectedatrandomscenesthattakeplaceata distanceof thousandsofmiles.There'snothingto"believe"! Withtheseconddefinition,Idonotargue.Yes,clairvoyanceitintuitiveinsight, implyingan"internal"methodofperceptionusingtherighthemispher eofthe brain. Alphalevel,activatingtherighthemisphereisourpsychicconnection. Wehave everyreasontobelievethatthispartofourconsciousness,atleastin partonthe otherside.Sheisabletotakeininformationatadistanceandinbo thdirections alongthetimeaxis.Istoovercometimeanddistancecharacteristicfo rtheother side-thecreativerealm. Thus,practicingforthenextfivedayswithvisualizationandimaginatio n,you prepareyourmindforclairvoyance-toaidtheother.

Here'swhatyouneedtodo:Sitinacomfortablechair,closeyourey es,takea deepbreathandexhale,relaxyourbody.Liftupyoureyesalittle,an dstart countingdownfrom50to1.Whenyoureachoneaccount,performt asksforthe imagination,forthefollowingdaysfromthe6thtothe10th. Thenfinishthesession,asdidthemorning,countingforwardfrom1 to5and endingcountwordsofvitalityandwell-being. Day6Afterthecountdown,imagineyourselfinabeautifulflowergarden." See the"beautifulflowers.Inhalethescents.Examiningoneoftheflowers ,noticea dropofwateronit.Notethereflectionofallcolorsinthedroplet.E ndthe occupation. Day7Afterthecountdown,imagineaquietlake.Itissoquietthat,standi ngon theshore,youcanseehisreflectioninthewater.Lookingattherefl ection,tell yourselfthreewords:Iloveyou.Endtheoccupation. Day8Afterthecountdown,imaginehowyou'redoingsomethingyou'veal ways wantedtobeabletodo.Dreamalittleofwhatyouareatalentedi nventor,ora musician,actororwriter,dependingonwhatyoulike.Watchwhatyo uaredoing. Rejoiceinit. Endtheoccupation. Day9Afterthecountdown,imaginehowyoueatyourfavoritedishes."See the"

myfavoritesoup,afavoritemeatdish,afavoritesaladandfavorited essertor fourorfivedifferentdishesthatyoureallylike.Foreachimaginarydi shes rememberthetasteandfeelthepleasurefromtheprocessoffood. Endthe occupation. Day10Afterthecountdown,imaginethathasalreadypassedanhour."See the" assomethinggoodhappens.Maybeyouhaveanewfriend,customer or employee.Perhapsyouhavedecidedtosomeproblem.Actoutthe" mental movie"aboutanimaginaryevent. Endtheoccupation.Thenthinkaboutit.Isthispossible? Whattodointheevening:Friday6-10. Forthenextfivenightsyouwillleadthewaytoensurethatyourdr eamsworkfor you.Youwillbeperforminganeveningexercisebeforebedtime.Alwa yskeep underthepilloworthebedpenandpaper,tobeabletorecordyou rdreams. That'sthewholeprocess:Oncelieinbed,closeyoureyes,liftthem upalittleand starttocountdownfrom50to1.Whenyoureachoneaccount,tak eadeep breathandasyouexhale,relaxyourbodyfromheadtotoe.Thenm entallytell yourself,"Iwanttorememberadream,andIrememberhim."Dono tcount forward,becomingconfident,asyounormallywould. Allowyourselftosleep.Youwakeupinthenightorinthemorning withthe memoryofadream.Immediatelywritedownthebasicessenceofthe dream. Itoftenhappensthatwewakeupinthenightand,rememberingad ream,saying,

"I'llneverforgethim."Butinthemorningallisforgotten.Later,we willexplore yourdreams,sothatputsthemdownonpaper. Youprobablyalreadycanrememberoneorevenafewdreams. Thatisgood.Butstillperformthisexercisebecauseitmakestheproc essmore manageable. InthenexttwonightsIaskyoutorememberonlyonedream.Inth enextthree nightsyouwillrememberafewdreams,anditishopedthat,progres sing,youcan storeallofyourdreams. 6and7pm-Countingfrom50to1,relaxforeverasbefore. Thentellyourself,"Iwanttorememberadream,andIrememberhi m."Goto sleep. Whenyouwakeup,writedownyourdream. Pm8,9and10all,asabove,butjusttellyourself,"Iwanttoremembermy dreams,andIwillrememberthem."Whenyouwakeupinthenight orinthe morningwiththememoryofadream,writeitdown. Ifyouarepronetonightmaresandvisions,ifyoudreamofanightm areduringthe periodofstudyorlater,whenyouwakeupinthemorningandfinish your countdownatalphamentallytellyourself,"Ihadanightmare.Idon otlikeit.Ido notwantseemorenightmares.Iwillnolongerseethenightmares." Managementofdreamsisinyourhands.Youcanenableanddisable thedesired dreamsjunk. Howtodecipheradream. Somescientistsbelievethatdreamsareprobablyneuronsreleaseofw aste material-akindofcleansing.Ifso,whyaresocalledmentaldebrisfeedback

throughmemoryandcanberestored?Braincellsstillsmarter. Dreamsofourattention,otherwisewecouldnotrememberthem. Everythingisunderasomebasis.Ifweassumethatwehavedreams, predictions ordreams,solveproblems,whichmaybetheirpurpose? Thetoppriorityofournervecellsisthesurvivaloftheindividualand thehuman raceasawhole.Ifyoulookatdreamsfromthispointofview,you canbreakabig jackpot.Yourneuronsthroughthemechanismofdreamscanserveas amirrorfor you,saying,"Lookatyou,howyoureact.Samestress.You'redoingy ourselfa disservice,shorteningtheirlives.Youneedtochangebehavior." Thatiswhyyoushouldpayattentiontodreams.Whattheyreallyme an,tryingto warnyouofapossiblehitinastressfulsituation?Sometimesitisus efulto assumethatanymanofyourdreamisareflectionofoneofthefac etsofyourself. Aneighbor,abrother,afather,adogiftheycanbetheepitomeofyour neighborhood,yoursister,fatheroranimalnature?Thinkaboutwhat yourparty needsinamorepositivecontrol. Bytheendofthesecondperiodofsessionsyouwillhavefiveentrie snightly dreams.Lookatthem.Thattheypromptyou?Ifaparticulardreamis uncertain, countfrom50to1,uglubtetheirrelaxationvisittothepopularplace and remainingthere,reflectonyoursleep.Playitagain.Askaboutitsme aning.Your mindwillrespond.Youilluminateunderstanding,whichwilllastyoua life. Summaryofweeklyexercise:Days6-10. Belowisabriefreminderofwhatyoushoulddointhemorning,afte rnoonand

eveningfordaysfromthe6thtothe10th.Donotforgettokeepyo ureyesclosed andslightlyraisedup. Day6 -Morning Countbackwardsfrom50to1 Saying"deeperandfaster" Saying"positivethoughts" Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5 -Midday Countbackwardsfrom50to1 Parterre Thecolorsoftherainbow Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5 -Evening Countbackwardsfrom50to1 "Iwanttorememberadream" Writeit Day7 -Morning Countbackwardsfrom50to1 Saying"deeperandfaster" Saying"positivethoughts" Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5 -Midday Countbackwardsfrom50to1 Quietlake "Iloveyou" Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5 -Evening Countbackwardsfrom50to1 "Iwanttorememberadream" Writeit Day8 -Morning Countbackwardsfrom50to1 Saying"deeperandfaster" Saying"positivethoughts"

Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5 -Midday Countbackwardsfrom50to1 Dreamofsuccess Rejoicewithhim Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5 -Evening Countbackwardsfrom50to1 "Iwanttorememberyourdreams" Writethem Day9 -Morning Countbackwardsfrom50to1 Saying"deeperandfaster" Saying"positivethoughts" Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5 -Midday Countbackwardsfrom50to1 Imagineyourfavoritedishes Makethemreal Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5 -Evening Countbackwardsfrom50to1 "Iwanttorememberyourdreams" Writethem Day10 -Morning Countbackwardsfrom50to1 Saying"deeperandfaster" Saying"positivethoughts" Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5 -Midday Countbackwardsfrom50to1 Movethetimeforwardonehour Seewhathappens Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5 -Evening Countbackwardsfrom50to1

"Iwanttorememberyourdreams" Writethem Youarealreadyhalfwaythrough.Theabilitytocommunicatewithth ecreative realmofhigherintelligenceisalreadyavailabletoyou.Remembering dreams,you arepreparingthegroundforassistancefromtheotherside. Overthenextfivedays,youevenclosertotheabilitytovoluntarilyc omeinto contactwiththeintangibleworld-theotherside. Doeverythinginyourpower. Itisimportanttorememberthatnightdreamingthisisonlythebeginning.Your mindisinyourcontrol,dayandnight,istomultiplythissuccess.Day timedreams willopenupnewhorizons,andnightdreamswillbringunderstanding. Silva,whowillknowyouare,givesyoucontroloverthemind.Using thismethod, youwillbegintounderstandwhoyoureallyareandwhatkindofsu pportyouget fromtheotherside. Sofar,youunderestimateyourself.Youbelievedyoubelittlereviewsy our parents,teachers,neighbors,employeesandbankemployees.Didyou take yourselfforamanwithlimitedintellect,deficientskillsdisabilities.Do you consideryourselfunworthyofallconsuminglove,wealth,greatresponsibility. Thewayyourepresentyourself,isyourself-esteem.Lowselfesteemactsasa kindofprisonforyourheight.Youwillneverbebetterthanyouthin kyoucanbe. Mostpeoplespendtheirentirelivesinthisprison.Butnotyou.Now, withevery pageyouwillbecomeincreasinglyawarethatyourprisondoorisunlo ckedand

youcanalwayscomeoutinanewlifeofendlessjoy. Assoonasinthedaysofyourabilitieswillcontinuetoprogress,you willlearn howtochangethelowselfesteem.Youmustbewillingtoadmitthatyouhave accesstopower,whichwassolongignored.Andyoushouldbeprep aredtouse thispoweranditstremendousopportunities.Youwillbehelpingothe rpeople awakentheirfullpotential.Yourfamilyandcoworkerswillbenefit.Youchange theworldaroundthem. "Well,Iwas-stillmaydoubtyou.Iheardsimilarstoriesofsuccess,itcanhappen tosomeone,butnotme." Youareright.Aslongasyousay"no,"itwillnothappentoyou.Yo ucontinueto keepthedoorofhisprisonclosed.Yousaytoyourself,"tomaintain thestatus quo."Andyousaveit. Thinkabouttosay"yes."Andwhatitmightbeliketobecomesmarterthanyou arenow,touseyourmindtoconstantlyfeelsatisfied,tobemorecr eativeperson togethelpfromtheotherside,whenyouneedit? Ifyoucouldknowwhatitlookslike,youwouldprobablynotsay"no ."Youwould havetosay"yes." Assoonasyousay"yes",youcandoitall. Creativechannel. Whathappensifyousay"yes"andyouwillhavethebestcreativech annel?Are youfamiliarwiththesepeople?Oneofthedistinguishingfeaturesoft hesepeople isthattheyarewarmandcaring.Theyhaveaquietwisdom,theylik etheirjob, theyinspireothersandourselvesenjoylife.

Wouldyouliketoseeyourself,howyouwillbeafteryousay"yes", thuspaving thewayfortheimprovementoftheirabilities?NowIwillgiveyout hat opportunity.First,readtheseinstructions: 1.Setatimegoal.Whichofthefollowingismostimportanttoyou atthe moment?A)InAbundance)Love)Health. 2.Performthefollowingexercises,inaccordancewiththeselectedpri ority. Pleasenotethatthereisasectiononloveforsinglesandseparately forreaders whoaremarried. 3.Aftercompletingtheexercise,openyoureyes,readthelastchapte r,entitled "LoveYourWorld,"andthenputthebookbackandworkthroughthi sexercise. Theacquisitionofwealth. Followthecountdowntothepointwhereyouhavereachedinyour dailypractice from100to1or50to1,closinghiseyesandraisingthemslightly up.Actouta mentalmovie.Youwritethescriptforyouandyourfamily.Youhave everything thatyouneed,andifthereisaneedforsomething,shequicklymet. Enterthis mentalmovie.Howdoyoufeel,beingabletodowhatyoulike,and ithas everythingyouneedforthispurpose?Endtheoccupationofcounting from1to 5,feelinggreat.Nowputthebookanddotheexercise. Findinglove(forsingles). Followthecountdowntothepointwhereyouhavereachedinyour dailypractice from100to1or50to1,closinghiseyesandraisingthemslightly up.Actouta

mentalmovie.Youarealone.Youdonotwanttoremainso.Youare lookingfora personwhocanloveandwhowillloveyousomeonewithwhomyouwouldlike tolivelife.Allofasuddenthismanappearsinfrontofyou.Youloo kintotheeyes ofeachother.Bothofyouareexperiencingtheecstasyofthatfound eachother. Endtheoccupationofcountingfrom1to5,feelinggreat.Nowputt hebookand dotheexercise. Findinglove(formarried). Followthecountdowntothepointwhereyouhavereachedinyour dailypractice from100to1or50to1,closinghiseyesandraisingthemslightly up.Actouta mentalmovie.Youandyourspouse(husband)sitandread.Youare nottoomuch youcansaytoeachother.Soitwasawhile.Butsuddenlyyouarel ookingateach other.Youbothsmile,putofftheirbooksaway,getupandmoveto wardseach other.Youlookintotheeyesofeachother.Allpastmisunderstanding sand differencescarriedaway.Asifyouseeeachotherforthefirsttime. Thisbegan therenovationoffamilyhappiness.Endtheoccupationofcountingfro m1to5, feelinggreat.Nowputthebookanddotheexercise. Gaininghealth. Followthecountdowntothepointwhereyouhavereachedinyour dailypractice from100to1or50to1,closinghiseyesandraisingthemslightly up.Actouta mentalmovie.Youseeyourselfasapatientandatthesametimere presenta

physician.Youplaytworoles. Watchhowyoutreatyourself.Seehowyourespondtotreatment,w hateverit maybe.Youfeellikeyouaretroubledhealthproblemsdisappear.Yo usee yourselfasanenergetic,youngandradianthealth.Endtheoccupation of countingfrom1to5,feelinggreat.Nowputthebookanddotheex ercise. Loveyourworld. Followthecountdowntothepointwhereyouhavereachedinyour dailypractice from100to1or50to1,closinghiseyesandraisingthemslightly up.Youcan seetheroominwhichIwas,ifyouwerelocatedintheceiling,watc hing.Climb evenhigherandimaginethatyouarelookingdownonyourhouse.It isagreat feeling. Letyourimaginationsoars.Youcanseetheentirecity,theentirestaf f,thewhole country.Allowyourimaginationtograspthewholeplanet,thewhole solar system,thegalaxy,theuniverse.Feeltheloveoftheuniverse. Feeltheuniverselovesyou.BringthislovetotheEarth,inyourcity, inyourroom, whereyousit.Endtheoccupationofcountingfrom1to5,feelinggr eat.Nowput thebookanddotheexercise. Yousay"yes"tolife?Bepreparedforsomehappychange,andlifea syousaid "yes." 5.Usefuladviceontheotherside. ThroughtrainingcoursesSilvaMindControleachstudentisgivenan exact methodologyforcreatinganimaginary"adviser"tohelpsolveproblem satwork

onacreativelevel. Itallstartedwhenoneofmydaughters,sixyearsold,triedtotreat awoman cametomeforhelponthephone.Mydaughtercameoutoftheal phastate, lookedworried. "What'swrong,honey?"-Iasked. "Shehassuchbigeyes,itscaredme"-wastheanswer. "Clickthefingersofhislefthand,anditwilldecrease,"-Isaid. Amomentlater,mydaughterhasreneweditsattempttohealthew oman. Nowitisallsmiling. "Whathappensnow,mydear?"-Iasked. "She'slikeadoll,-saidadaughter.Itdoesnotscaremeanymore." Ithoughtaboutit.WhatifIhadnotbeenaround?Maybethekidsn eedtohavein theirimaginarylaboratoryimaginaryadult,notasasister,anurse,bu ttohelpin caseofneed.Maybeit'sanadultandwouldnothurt? Idecidedtoaskhisaudiencetocreateforthemselvesanadultadviso r,anditwas acceptedwithenthusiasm.Everyonecanrefertothisimaginaryperson foradvice onhowtosolvethehealthproblematworkwith"patients."Theans werscame. Implicitly,ofcourse,throughtheirownintelligence,asiftheythinkup untilthen. Theyjustcametomind,whattodo. Ilovedthewholeidea.Ionceaskedoneofhisyoungersons,when heworkedat thealphalevelinhis"laboratory"onthepatient:"Askyouradvisorw hathe thoughtaboutmyideatocreateit." Inaninstant,thesonreplied,"Hesaid,whydoyouactuallythinkit's youridea?" Thislittleboyisnotpripishesh.

Today8milliongraduatescoursesintheSilvaMethodhaveimagined advisersto helpthemcomeintocontactwiththeotherside. Howtochooseacounselor. Advisorsyouchooseyourself.Theymaybeamanandstillliving,or alreadydead, andhecouldbeyourrelative,friend,historicalorreligiousperson,or justan imaginaryperson.Uponcompletionofthefirsttendaysofclassestry tocreate advisorwhowillhelpyou.Dothisbygoingtoafavoriteplaceofrel axationand invitingpeopleyouwouldliketohavehisadvisors,tojoinyouthere. Andthen,at anytimewhenyouneedhelpfromcounselors,gotoafavoriteplace of relaxation,youusedduringexercise,andyouradviserswillyouwaitt here. Irecommendtochoosehisadvisers,bothmaleandfemale,sothaty oucan receivehelpandadviceinawiderange. Indevelopingthisprogramwiththehelpofmychildren,Istartedwit hwhatwas offeredhislistenerstofindyourselfacounselor.Butitturnedoutth attheEAman refusedtohelpsolvewomen'shealthproblems.Hehesitated.ThenI recommendeverystudenttohavetwoadvisersamanandawoman. NowIwillgiveyouinstructionstocreateadvisors.Iassumethatata given momentoftimeyouhavecompletedthetenthdayofexercise.Buty oumaywant topostponetheestablishmentofadvisersatanytimeuntilyouhone techniques thatneedtolearnfirst. Nowthinkaboutthefact,whattheadviseryouwishtohave.

Thinkabouthowyouwouldlikeittolook.Whateverpeoplerealorimagined- nomatteradvisors,yousomehowhavetocreatethem,andwillbet heresultofa mentalimage.Assuch,thecounselorsarenotmaterialandtherefore havethe abilitytoconnectustothenon-physicaltheotherside.Notsurprisingly,when weaskaboutsomethingadviser,hisresponseisveryoftenlooksbrilli ant- becauseitcomesfromahigherintelligence,withwhomwecomein contact, relaxingandusingmentalimages. Evenifyoutakeintheadvisersofhisyoungerbrother,hisanswers willbeuseful toyouwhenyouaskhimforhelp.Advisors,asabridgebetweenyou andthe otherpartyaregeniuses,bydefinition,nomatterwhotheyare. Howcometheanswers?Whenyouwalkintoadeeplyrelaxedlevel, gotohis favoriteplaceofrelaxationandaskhisadvisorquestionnovoicefrom heavenis heard. Theanswerwillnotbeheard,he'llmentally.Onceyouaskthequesti on,youneed tosolvetheanswer,whichisakindofmentaltelepathybyyouradvi sor. Howtocreateacouncilor. Firstcreateamalecounselor.Youcandoitsittingdown. 1.Closeyoureyes,liftthemupslightlyandbegintocountdownfro m50to1. 2.Uglubteenteringthealphalevelwiththeshorterprogressiverelaxa tion techniques. 3.Mentallytakenintothefavoriteplaceofrelaxation. 4.Inviteamalecounselortojoinyou.Seehowitappears.Createit. Imagine,it's withyou.Thankhimforcoming.

5.Everytimeyouwillbetransferredtoafavoriteplaceofrelaxation, toaskhis advisorhelp,hewillbethere.Alwayssincerelythankhimforthehel p,andnow- forthefactthathecamefrom. 6.Endtheoccupationofcountingforwardfrom1to5,remindingmy selfbefore starting,withascoreof3and5withthescoreisthatwhenyouop enyoureyes, youwillbeperfectlyfitandhaveexcellenthealth. Aftercompletingthelesson,youcanjustrepeatthisproceduretocre ateafemale counselor. Howtouseadvisors. Youwillnotbeabletousetheservicesofadvisers,untilyouhavec ompleted furtherstudiesanddevelopcontactwiththeotherside.When,afterr eadingthe secondpartofthisbook,youwillbegintoenjoythecontact,youwil lbeableto evaluatethemeritsyoucreategeniuses. Todothis,youenterthealphalevelbythetimethisprocedurewillhaveshorter andgotoafavoriteplaceofrelaxation,wheretheyinvitedoneofh isadvisers. Thereyouaskhimtoansweryourquestion.Thenyouneedtothink aboutthe problemset,andthedesiredanswerjustcomestoyouinthehead. EdnaG.hascreatedamalecounselor,visualizingaprofessorofEnglis h,she taughtattheuniversity.Ithasprovenusefulinsolvinganyproblems, andnotjust lieinitsspecialty. VictorX.CreatedWoman,counselor,imaginingFlorenceNightingale*. This advisorhasnotonlyprovidedvaluableassistanceinsolvinghealthpro blems,but

alsoinmattersoffinanceandhumanrelations. BarbaraB.Ichoseadviser.Sodidmanyothers. Iamsuremysuperconsciousoftenusedviahigherintelligenceatany timeofthe dayornight,butitdoesnotaffecttheoperationofmyownconscio usness. OtherschoseEinstein,Buddha,ChristopherColumbus,Jesus,Benjamin Franklin, andsoon.AscounselorschoseMadameCurie,Lady,GoldaMeierand others. Ofcourse,thecounselorsmayhavefriendsorrelatives,livingordead .Thefact thattheyarealive,donotreducetheirrelationshipwiththeotherpa rty.When lifeweareallconnectedwiththespiritualworld,anddying,weare movingintoit. Anywaywecatchhiddeninformationfromthesenses.Thinkaboutth ehuge amountofthisinformationmaybe,foritcomesfromtheintelligence oftheother planets,othersolarsystems,othergalaxies,andeven,perhaps,invisibl esystems onourplanet. Whattodointhemorning:11days-15. Inthethirdoffivedaysyourmorning"work"evenmoresimplified.N owyouwill performacountdownfrom25to1.Thisshorterreadingwillgiveyou asdeep relaxation,what.Youachievedinthefirstfivedays,countingfrom10 0to1,and inthesecondfivedays,countingfrom50to1,andcanbeevengre ater. Yourbodyandmindlearntorelax.Youneedlessandlesstimefort he countdown.Sinceitisafactorofinclusion,youalwayshavetoconsid er,butfrom day16onwards,youwillenjoycountingfrom5to1.Thiswillbeyo urstandard

methodofenteringthealphastate. Yourmorningactionplanforthethirdfive-dayperiod(days1115)remainedthe sameasforthesecondfive-dayperiod(days610)exceptforthereductionof reference.Hereisabriefsummary: 1.Sitinbedaccumbency. 2.Closeyoureyes,liftthemupslightlyandslowlybegintocountdo wnfrom25to 1. 3.Repeat:"EverytimeIrelaxinthisway,Igointothealphastated eeperand faster." 4."Positivethoughtsbringmeallthebenefitsandadvantagesofwha tIwant." 5."One,two,three...WhenIopenedmyeyesatthecountoffive, I'llbevery cheerfulandmyconditionisperfect!" 6."Four,five."Eyesopen."I'mquitecheerfulandIfeelgreat!" Inthosefivedays,youwillgotothealphaleveldeeperanddoitfa ster.Sopaythe closestpossibleattentiontothementalstatement,whichyousaythe exit-atthe countofthree,andagainwhenyouopenyoureyesatthecountof five,"Iam happy,andIfeelgreat!" Pleasenotethatafterthisphraseweputanexclamationmark.Thiss uggestsa needtofocusmore,moreemphasisonit.Asyougodeeperintothe alphastate, theadditionalstressallowsyoutocheerupwhenyougetonthebet alevel. Ifyoudonot,thebackofthealphastate,nodangerthisisequivalenttosaying thatyougetupinthemorning,notquiteawake.Solidpozevyvaniya. "Onemore cupofcoffee,please." Whattododuringtheday:Days11-15.

Somewhereinyourbedroomstrewnsheetsofpaperoranotebookw hereyou writedownyourdreamsforthelastfivenights(nights610).Theywillpresentto youaninterestingfoodforthoughtduringthenextfivediningexercis es. Whenweenterthealphalevel,webecomemorecreative.Thisisde monstrated byoneofourteachersintheclassroom.Hesuggestedstudentswrite any sentenceorphrase,whatwouldcometotheirmind.Thenheaskedt hemtoenter intothealphastate,openyoureyesagainandwritedownwhatthey want. Theclasslistenedtoeachstudentreadhistwosentences,withoutsp ecifying whichoneisrecordedinthealphalevel.Theaudienceisalmostalwa ysprecisely definedalphawritebecauseitusuallywasmorephilosophical,containedmore wisdomandcreativity.Alpharecordusuallydeeperinmeaningthanthose recordedinthebetastate. Nowyoucanusethisextrawisdomandcreativityofthealphaleveli nordertobe thebestinterpreterofdreams.Youcanrereadhisdreamswhileonabetalevel, choosethosethatparticularlyattractyourattention,andthenrereadthemat thealphalevel. Youwillpracticeintheuseoftherighthemisphereofthebrainand atthesame timemaygainsomevaluableknowledgeabouthimself.Belowisthe programfor thenextfivedaysfortheafternoonexercise: Day11-Collectallthatyouhavewritteninthepastfivedays. Makesurethattheserecordsarewithyouduringtheexecutionafter noon

exercise.Enterthealphalevelcountdownfrom25to1,slightlyraisin ghiseyes upward.Whenyoureachoneaccount,mentallytellyourself,"I'mgoin gtoopen theireyesandreadtheirdreams.I'llbecompletelyfocusedandinsigh tful,trying toidentifythemainelementorthemethatwouldappearinmoreth andreams." Youdonothavetofinishtheexercisecountingforwardassmoothly exitthealpha level,studyinghisnotes.Makeanoteofthetopicyouhaveidentifie d. Day12-Enterthealphalevelofthecountdownfrom25to1. Openyoureyes,andthendreamsthatareclosesttothetopicthaty ouhave identifiedyesterday.Ifyoufeelyouarestilltoorelaxedfortheaction s,conduct counton. Day13Selectadreamthatyouhaveidentifiedyesterday,withtheoverall theme.Readit.Enterthealphalevelcountdownfrom25to1.Make surethe mainfeaturesofthedreamasifyouscrollthroughthemovie.When thefilm ended,imaginethatitkeepsgoing.Whatcouldhappennext?Endthe occupation countingfrom1to5andrecordyouruploadstosleepandthenew information thattheybroughtyou. Day14-Rereadwhatyouwroteyesterday.Enterthealphalevelcountdown from25to1.Ponderonthesenewdetailsofyourbehaviororfeelin gs.Whatcan andmustbechangedoradjusted?Endtheoccupationofcountingfro m1to5 andimmediatelywritedownallthechangesthatyoucomeuptothe alphalevel.

Day15Reviewthechangesthatyourecordedyesterday.Selectoneofthem. Enterthealphalevelcountdownfrom25to1.Seeyourselfwiththe undesirable traitthatyouhaveidentified.Nowdosomethingaboutittodisappea r.Rinseoff, whiskoreraseit. Nowseeyourselffreefromthisundesirablefeatures,lookingandfeeli ngbetter thanever.Endtheoccupation. Afewwordsabouttherepetitionorrecurrenceofthosedreamsindi fferent dreams.Anexampleofthelatterisasequenceofdreams,oneofw hichyouarein thetrain,butthetrainisnotmoving.Afterafewdays,youcandrea mthatyou aregoingtorideahorse,butthehorsedoesnotmoveordoesnot obeyyour commands.Anothersleeponthesametopicwillbetheoneinwhich youareina hurry,butyourlegsrefusetomovequickly. Allthesedreamscanpointtosomethingthatcausesyoustress.Inthi scase,you probablyneedtodosomething. Throughyourfiveafternoonexercisesin1115daysyoucanpenetratedeeper intoyourselfandfindalotofvaluebydecipheringdreams. Soonyouwilllearntocopewithmyselfbetterthaneverbefore. Whattodointheevening:thedaysof11-15. Whenyouactivatetherighthemisphereofthebrain,ititselfhelpsy oulearnhow touseit. Youmaywanttopostponereadingthesecondpartofthebook,will notenduntil 20daysofpracticeandyoudonotlearntotrulyenterthealphalev el,tostay

thereandusetherighthemisphereofthebrain.Ifyourinterestsde mand continuetoread,that'sfine,buttodelaytheexecutionofanyproce durewas relatedtothesolutionofproblemsinvolvingmoney,abetterlife,in parttwo, untilyoureachthe20-dayexercise. Alongtheway,therearetwoobstacles.Wewillovercomethemdurin gyour eveningexerciseduringthe11thand15th.Bothareassociatedwith theremoval ofbarrierstofullfledgedfunctioningoftherighthalfofthebrain.Weaccumulate theseobstaclesovertheyearsoneofthemiscontainedinthebody,thesecond -inmind. Ifyouhaveeverexperiencedanystressfulortraumaticevent,youkn owthatover time,itismostlyforgettable,butnotcompletely.Yourbody"rememb ers"about it,keepingthetensioninamuscle,tissueororgan. Herearesomeexamplesofstressstoredmuscles,tissuesandorgans ofthebody: -Amajordisappointment -Longrow -DeathintheFamily -Anattackorothercrime -Aseriousillness -Infidelity -Terminatetheengagement -Theftorrobbery -Businessloss -Lossofjob -Caraccident -Prosecution Accumulatedovertheyears,thesenegativeexperienceshaveaninhibi toryeffect

onthefirstsideofactivationoftherighthemisphereofthebrain,n amely,the "relaxation."Beingadeadweight,theyinterferewithapleasantrelax ation. Tofreefromtheburdenofaccumulatedstressinventedmanytherape utic methods,asthesestressesinhibitnotonlyrelaxation,butalsotheno rmal, positiveandhealthyfunctioningofthebody. Oneofthetherapiesis"Rolfing"deepmassage,developedbyIdaRolfandnow practicedbytrained"rolferami"ontwocontinents.Anothermethodis the "Alexandertechnique":asystemofphysicalexercise,strengthensthe mind.Ilana RubenfeldcombinesseveralofthesetechniqueswithGestalttherapya ndtheir ownapproaches,constitute"Rubenfeldsynergymethod." Alltheseprovenapproaches,buttheyrequirethehelpofanexperien ced therapisttoachievethedesiredgoal:liberation. Silvaallowsyoutoachievethisreleasealone.Here'swhatyouhavet ododuring thenexttwoeveningsessions. Relax.Thenimaginehowyouenterintoyourownbody.Tellthemto different partsofthebodygetridofunwantednegativememories.I'llgiveyo utheexact words.Ineachofthetwoeveningsyou"goandsee"differentparts ofthebody, wheretheprobabilityofaccumulationofstressisgreatest. ActionPlan:11or12pm. Evening11-Startexercise,sittingonachair,notinbed. Takeacomfortableposition.Cometothealphalevel,countingfrom2 5to1. Imagineyourselfinhisrightleg.Thereisalargemuscle.Warmlygree tthis

muscle,asadearfriend.Thencommandingvoicesay,"getridofallt hestress, tensioncordsandunnecessarynegativememoriesandplayanormal, healthy way."The"goandsee"hisleftfoot,thenthemusclesinbothhands. Warmly greetedthemandgivethesameorder.Nowvisitthemusclesofthe back, abdomenandneck.Instructthem,add:"Iappealtoalltheothermus cles, ligamentsandtissuesofmybodytofreefromanytension,tensionc ordsand unnecessarynegativememoriesandworkanormal,healthyway."End the occupationofcountingforwardfrom1to5. Evening12Dothesamethingasthepreviousevening,butthistime,goandse e yourheart,lungsandliver,andgivethemthesameorder.Thenhep aidavisitto theintestines,kidneys,andreproductivearea,againgivingthemthes ame instructions.Attheend,add:"Iappealtoalltheotherorgans,glands andsystems ofmybodytofreefromanytension,tensioncordsandunnecessary negative memoriesandworkanormal,healthyway." Endtheoccupation. Bytheendoftheevening12yougreatlyrelieveyourbodyofthere sistance relaxation,whichhaveaccumulatedinit.Now,whenyoustarttheco untdown, youreallydiveintothealphastatedeeperandfaster. Nowlet'slookatsomeoftheobstaclesvigorousactivityoftheright hemisphere thatisstoredinyourmind. Eliminatingmentalobstacles. Thelefthalfofthebrainlovesconflict,duality,polarity.

Therighthalfofthebrainalsoaddressesthesedifferencesandwould preferto seetheunity. JohnW.hatedhisbrother.Theyhadalreadylastedmezhduusobitsafo rtiethyear. Theirfamilieslivedinthesamecity,sothatthebadfeelingserupted frequently. JohntookacourseonSilva,buthefounditdifficulttorelaxandeve nmore difficulttofindsolutionsbycreatingmentalimagesinarelaxedstate. Hewanted toretakeacoursethatistheprivilegeofafreeforallgraduatesoftheS ilva Method.Duringthelunchbreak,hetoldtheteacherthatisnotsatisf iedwiththe results,andthereforedecidedtorepeatthecourse. "Iprogramaperfectday,butitneverworks,"-Johncomplained. "Somethinghurtsyou?"-Askedtheteacher. "Likeanything,"-saidJohn. "Problemswiththemoney?" "No,thingsaregoinggreat." "Health?" "Betterneverwas." "Intimatelife?" "Couldnotbebetter." "Peaceofmind?" "Whatispeaceofmind?"-Johnasked. "Thisiswhenyouareintheworldwitheverythingandwitheveryone inyourlife," -saidtheteacher. "Ofcourse,IhavecompletepeaceofmindJohnanswered,but,onreflection,he added,-withoneexception." "Tovzbalamutitwater,justastone,-saidtheteacher.What'stheexception?" Johnbegantovilifyhisbrother.Theteacherquicklyinterruptedhima nd

explainedthatanynegativeattitudetowardsanotherpersonbecause ofhis ambivalenceslowsbrainfunctionbyactivatingthelefthemisphere. "Therighthalfofthebrainisfunctioningatalevelwhereweareall one-in supersoznaniiorthecollectivesubconscious.Anystrongfeelingseparat ion preventstheappearanceofunity,"-saidtheteacher. "SowhatdoIdo?"-Johnaskedasuspicioustone. "Forgivehim." "Never-Johnobviouslystrained.-Notthisbum." TheteacherpatientlyexplainedthathisbrotherJohnjustbehavesasi tis programmedtobehave.Itdoesnotmatterwhatkindofprogramming ;brother behavesas,inhisopinion,shouldbehave.Reluctancetoletbygones bebygones Johnharmsnothisbrother,ithurtsthemost,andJohncouldeventu ally underminehishealthandshortenlife. "Soyouwantmetodo?"-Johnaskedagain. "It'snotwhatIwant.Thingisthatyouwantthemtodo." Thenthelecturerexplainedtheprocedure:Johnhastoenterthealph alevel, visualizeyourfavoriteplaceofrelaxation,toinvitehisbrothertojoin himthere, imagineabrotherappears,andthenforgivehisbrotherthroughsubje ctive communicationandaskforhisforgiveness. "Feeltheforgivenessgivenandreceived-saidthelecturer.Mentallyhughis brother.Endtheoccupation. Feelthedifferenceandfeelasincreasedassistancefromtheothersid e." Johndiditwithoutdelay,immediatelyafterthebreak. Afewdayslater,hecalledtheteacher. "Iputtheperfectday,anditworked,"-hereported.

Amonthlater,thefirsttimeinmanyyears,Johncalledhisbrother. Heinvited Johnandhisfamilyattheweddingofhisdaughter.Thisprovedtob earepetition oftheobjectivesubjectiveaction. Whatwearecreatinginthesubjectiveworldofhisimagination,mani festedinthe physicalworldasareality. Cleaningthinking? Anynegativefeelingthatpersistsforsometime,itmayhelptoblock theother, preventingtheefficientoperationoftherighthemisphere.Someofth ese negativeemotions: -Disgust -Charge -Resentment -Fear -Irritation -Dislike -Hate -Hostility -Wrath -Suspicion -Jealousy -Thevengeance -Rivalry Inprinciple,allthesefeelingsmustbereplacedbyasinglelove.However,to movefromnegativitytopositivityhatredoflove,youhavetogothro ugh forgiveness. Forthenextthreenightsyouwillsubjectivelyforgiveanyonewhoma kesa differenceinyourpastandyourpresent.Itwillchangeyourlifefort hebetter. Here'syourplanfortheevening,from13thto15th:

Evening13Sitinacomfortablechair,closeyoureyes,liftedthemupslightly,an d startscountingdownfrom25to1.Whenyoureachoneaccount,me ntallyyou willbetakentohisfavoriteplaceofrelaxation.Next,you'llbeinvited tojoinyou, onebyonethepeoplelistedbelow,youforgivethemandaskthem for forgiveness. Feel,asithappens.Seetheactionasyourhandshakeorhug.Dothis for everyone,regardlessofwhetherheisaliveordead: -Father -Mother -Aspouseorlovedone -Children -Sisters -Brothers -Hisgrandfatheronhisfather -Maternalgrandfather -Mygrandmotheronhisfather's -Maternalgrandmother Endtheoccupationintheusualway,countingfrom1to5. Evening14Thiseveningyouwillforgivealltheothermembersofyourfamily, buttosavetime,select,forexample,amalecousinasa"representat ive"ofall yourmalecousins,oneuncleforallofyouruncles,etc.Thesamedo thesamefor severalcategoriesofpeoplewhoarenotmembersofyourfamily: -Afriend -Oneneighbor -Acolleague -Oneteacher -Oneuncle -Oneaunt -Acousin

-Onecousin -Onenephew -Oneniece -Onein-laws,theoldergeneration -Onein-laws,yourgeneration -Onein-laws,theyoungergeneration Evening15Finallyweareleftwithanimportantpersoninyourlife-you.You havetoloveyourselfbeforeyoucanloveothers. Inviteyourselfinyourfavoriteplaceofrelaxation,ifyouwereadiffer entperson. Forgiveyourselfforalltheshortcomings,which,asyouthinkyouare, forallthe mistakesthatyouthinkyoudid,foralltheunpleasantevents,theca useofwhich, howdoyouthinkyouwere.Embraceyourself.Endtheoccupationof counting forward. Summaryofweeklyexercise:Days11-15. Here'sasummaryofwhatyouneedtodointhemorning,noonand nightfordays fromthe11thtothe15th.Beforeyoustarteachday,reviewthemo redetailed instructionsgiveninthischapter. Day11 -Morning Countbackwardsfrom25to1 Saying"deeperandfaster" Saying"positivethoughts" Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5 -Midday Countbackwardsfrom25to1 Claimconcentration Viewingrecordsagain Thethemeofthe Saveit Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5 -Evening

Sitonachair Countbackwardsfrom25to1 Visiteachmuscle Saying"release" Callforgeneralrelease Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5 Day12 -Morning Countbackwardsfrom25to1 Saying"deeperandfaster" Saying"positivethoughts" Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5 -Midday Countbackwardsfrom25to1 Claimconcentration Viewingrecordsagain Selectsthematicdreams Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5 -Evening Sitonachair Countbackwardsfrom25to1 Visitthevitalorgansanddigestivetract Saying"release" Callforgeneralrelease Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5 Day13 -Morning Countbackwardsfrom25to1 Saying"deeperandfaster" Saying"positivethoughts" Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5 -Midday Countbackwardsfrom25to1 Selectsthebestthemeddream Losesleep Renewit Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5 Recordfindings

-Evening Sitonachair Countbackwardsfrom25to1 Transportedtoaquietplace Forgiveyourfamily Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5 Day14 -Morning Countbackwardsfrom25to1 Saying"deeperandfaster" Saying"positivethoughts" Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5 -Midday Viewingtherecordedfindings Countbackwardsfrom25to1 Meditateonthedetected Determinethechangesinbehavior Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5 Recordchanges -Evening Sitonachair Countbackwardsfrom25to1 Transportedtoaquietplace Forgive"representatives" Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5 Day15 -Morning Countbackwardsfrom25to1 Saying"deeperandfaster" Saying"positivethoughts" Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5 -Midday Viewingrecordedchanges Countbackwardsfrom25to1 Seeundesirabletraits Forcingittodisappear Seeyourselfchanging Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5

-Evening Sitonachair Countbackwardsfrom25to1 Transportedtoaquietplace Forgiveyourself Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5 Overthepastfivedays,younotonlypractice,butalsoopenedupth eotherside, freeingthemselvesfromthephysicalandmentalresistance.Nowyou areready tomakecontact. Inthenextchapteryouwillfindinstructionsonhowtocompletethe training. 6.Gettinganswersfromtheotherside. Thischapterprovidesinstructionsforthelastfivedaysofclasses,whi chaimto giveyoutheopportunitytocommunicatewiththeotherside.These pastfive days,completinga20daycourseofstudy.Ifyouhonestlyreacttoemployment,it willgaintheabilitytoslowdowntheirbrainwavestothelevelofal phafrequency, closinghereyes,takingadeepbreath,lookingupslightlyupand countingdownfrom5to1.Inotherwords,youcanactivatetherigh themisphere ofthebrainforatimeshorterthanittookyoutoreadthisparagrap h. Whentherighthalfofthebrainisactivated,youarealmostintouch withthe otherside.Yourcallforhelpisbetter"heard"bythepartyandassist youbetter, "passed." Inthelastfivedaysofstudyyouwillbegintoimplementoptionsalp halevelfor theirownbenefit.Itisstillnotdramaticupheavalinyourlife,youge tlater,but beforeyoustarttowalkandrun,youshouldlearnhowtocrawl.

Usingagreaterextentthanbefore,yourmind,youbegintoimmediat elyreapthe benefits.Whenanydisease,suchasstroke,damagingpartofyourbra in,itleads tomanydifferentdisorders.Similarly,allthathelpstoimprovebrainf unction, helpsyou. Asignificantpartoftheaveragepersonthinkingnegativelyunrest,conflicts,fear ofdeprivation.Thisisveryharmfultous. Worriesareincreasing,conflictsproliferate,andwelosethelot.This negative thinkingstiflescreativityandentersintoourlivesdestructiveness.Inst eadof progress,weregress.Thisisourpunishment.Wecansaythatthepu nishmentis inevitable.But,ontheotherhand,whenyoustarttousemorefully themind, openingthewaytopositivethinking,rewardalsoinevitable. Thepowerofpositivementalimages. CarlSimonton,beingamedicaloncologistattheAirForcebaseinCal ifornia, Travis,adaptedSilva,tohelptheirpatientslearntorelaxandtocreat eimagesof yourimmunesystemtosuccessfullyfightcancer.Theresultswereso strikingthat whenSimontonlefttheAirForceandreturnedtoprivatepracticein Texas,alot ofpeoplewithcancerwouldcometohimfromalloverthecountry, inorderto takeadvantageofthemethod. Simontonspentwithpatientscomeconversation,explainingtheessenc eofhis method.Whenpatientslearnthattheythemselveshavetoparticipate intheir healing,andmanyofthemreturnedhome.Theywerenotpreparedt otake

responsibilityfortheirlives. Areyoureadytodothis?Youtaketherisktosubduemostofhism indmore focusedcontrol?Doyouaspiretoparadiseonearth?Thestrengthof mental imageryacreativeforcethathascreatedthisuniverseandcontinuetheirwo rk, includingthroughyou.Youamemberofthecreativeteam.Yes,youarejustone ofmany,butwhathappenstoamemberoftheteamthatdecidest oact differently?Workingontheassemblylinehost"upsets."Footballerbo mbarded defenders. Nopoliticianisre-electedforanotherterm. Mentalimagescanalsobedestructive,andtheirimplementationleads to negativeevents.ArthurW.wasahypochondriac.Healwaysthoughtt hathewas sickthisway,nowthat.Andsometimeshewasreallysick.Hisrealb odydevelops symptomsthatrequiredconstantmedicalcare.Arthuraccidentallyhear dofthe SilvaMethod.Hehasbeentrainedandthefirstdaylearnedthetrue reasonofhis healthproblemshisdestructivethinking.Bythefourthdayoftrainingall symptomshavedisappeared. GenevieveL.wasafraidforhislife.Themoreshereadinthenewspa persabout crimeandviolence,andmoresawitallonTV,themorescaredshe became. Genevieve,sufferedanervousbreakdown.Onedayafriendbroughth erabook, "SilvaMindControlMethodformanagers."Womanrealizedwhatcoul dcauseits

negativementalimages:attractexactlywhatshewantedtoavoid.Ge nevieve changedhiswayofthinking,andherlifebecamegloomysun. "747"wasduetolandinHonolulu.Butthepilotwasunabletolower thelanding geartherewasfailureinthemechanism.Hereportedhisproblemtothe airport. Theytoldhimtocircletheairfielduntilrescuevehicleswillnotcover therunway specialfoamandwillnotstandbyforemergencycare.Aftertheaircr afthad crawledonhisbellytoastop,filedslopinghills,whichwentdownto theground morethan200passengersandcrew.Allweresafe,unharmed,andth eplanewas notbadlyhurt. Oneofthepassengerstoldanewspaperreporterthatduringthefligh tinthe cabinshowedafilmabouthowthelandinggearoftheplanerefused landing gear.Afterthestorywaspublished,theeditorofthenewspaperrecei vedaletter withaquestion:"Canyouimaging200relaxedmindsfailureinthech assisofthe realcauseofhisfailure?" Youdonotneedageniustoanswerthatquestion"yes"! Theacquisitionofintuition. Theothersideshouldalsobeattributedtoanothermentalability,wh ichweall claimrights:intuition. Intuitionisdefinedastheabilitytoknowsomethingwithoutusingrat ional processesinherentinthelefthemisphereofthebrain.Intuitionisess entiallya productoftheactivityoftherighthemisphere,whichcangetmakeup knowledge ontheother.

Intuition,therefore-thisisintelligencethatprovidesustheparty. Eachofusinsomewayhastheabilitytointuition,evenifnotconsc iously activatestherighthalfofthebrain.Therighthemisphereisnotcom pletely asleep,italwaysworks,butnotatfullstrength. Theothersidehasaccesstoourintelligence,anditcanpartially"cli mb"inour minds.Whenweareconcernedabouttheaffairsofthematerialworl d,acting betafrequency,ourbraindoesaremarkablething:everyfewseconds,itju mpsto thealphalevel,stayingthereforamicrosecondorso.Nospecificexp lanationfor thisphenomenonyet,but,perhaps,sotheothersidegetsaccessto our intelligence. Ofasecondenoughtimeforflashesofinsight,creativityandintuition.Butthe problemisthatthosecreativeflashesusuallyremainatthesubconscio uslevel. Whenweareinacontrolledmannerinthealphalevel,letourconsc iousmindto communicatewiththesubconscious.Thiscontrolmakesuschangethe terminology. Thesubconsciousmindisnolonger"under"orbelowthelevelofcon sciousness, anditcanmoreaccuratelybecalled"innerconsciousness."Itgivesus more opportunitiestoreceiveandenterinformation(program). Anotherobstacletothetransferofthesharesofmicrosecondintuitio ninmindis thelefthalfofthebrain,whichoftendoesnotallowustohearwha thesaysright. Remember,thetwohemispheresareinterconnected.They"talk"toea chother.

Betweenthemstretchedatleasttheconnectingthreadsthanthenum berof telephonelinesintheworld.Lefthemisphere"hears"theright,butc ontinuesto ignoreit.Offersyou20daysofexerciseswillputthetwohalvesofy ourbrainina morelevelplayingfield. Beachild. Whenthebabyisstillinthewomb,hisbrainalreadyemitswaves.T hesebrain wavesareintherangeofdelta-frequencyonehalftofourpulsespersecond. Thesedeltaripplecontinueafterbirthandremaineddominantuntila boutthe ageoffour.Thisistheperiodduringwhichthechildbeginstolearn tousethe senses-firsttouch,thensmellandtaste,thenhearingandvision. Byage4brainwavesslightlyacceleratedandthedominantfrequency istheta. Child'sbrainatthisstageworksbyinduction.Thismeansthatbythe timeachild learnsthreequartersofwhatitwillusefortherestoflife.Fromabout7to14 yearsofachildcansaythatitisinthealphastate,sinceitisnow thedominant brainfrequenciesareacceleratedintherangefrom7to14cyclespe rsecond,and hisbrainisfunctioningdeductively.Thechilddevelopstheimagination, ingenuity andcreativity.Impressionsreceivedbythenervecellsitisnowcombi nedin differentways.Thechildsolvesproblems,hasimaginaryfriendsonth egameand expressesideasthatareoftensurprisedbyhisparents. Somechildrenhavetelepathy.Theyknowwhatdoesnothavetokno w.Someare abletoseetheaura.

"HowdidyouknowthatAuntEmilyarrivestoday?"Canasktheaffectedparent. "Ijustguessed"-meetsachild. WhenIhadmychildrenwhatlaterbecameSilvaMindControl,mym aingoalwas tohelpthemtobetterlearnandgetgoodgradesinschool,soIask edthem questionsaboutwhattheylearnedinclass.Sometimestheyrespondt othe questionthatIamonlygoingtoask. "Whydoyouanswerthisquestion?BecauseIdidnotask"Iwasinterested. "Ijustrealizedthatyou'regoingtoask,"-alwaysthereply. Activatingtherighthemisphereofthebrain,childrenbegintouseint uition. Intuitioncanbedefinedastheabilitytoaccuratelyguess.Manyofyo ufeelthat sometimesifsomeonetellsyouwhattodo.Therighthalfofthebrai nactsasa radio,andwegetaloudandclearmessage. Ofcourse,theinformationthatwereceiveintuitive,hasnothingtod owith speculation.Shecomestousthroughourrelationshipwithintelligence ,greater thanourown.Itjustseemsthatwecanguess,butinfactissucha sensualdisplay ofintuition. Unfortunately,whenchildrenreachtheageof14andbegintogrow, theirbrain reconstructsitsworkonthebetafrequenciesfrom14to21cyclespersecond. Themainfocusofgettingcontroloftheexternalenvironment,judgme nt,logic andanalyticthinking(thelefthemisphereofthebrain). DevelopmentofintuitionwiththeSilvaMethod. GraduatesofthecoursesontheSilvaMethodaschildren.Theirbrainemits

morealphawavesonthefrequency.Theydonotneedtoleadthec ountdownto beintuitive,becausetheirthinkinghasbecomecentered. FollowersSilvaautomaticallydefocusedeyesandpickthemupslightly when solvingtheirproblems.However,intheremainderoftheleftandrigh thalvesof thebrainofpeoplecollaboratemoreeffectively. BobS.,ateacheroftheSilvaMethod,classesinthesamecity. Duringthelunchbreak,hedecidedtorestinhishotelroom,which waslocateda fewfloorsabovetheclassroom.Ashestretchedoutonthebedfor himcameup disturbingthought:Somethingisgoingonwithmytextbook. Withoutfailtheclasstextbook.Hejumpedup,ranoutoftheroom, rantothe elevatorandrushedintotheaudience.Textbookwasnotinthedepar tment, wherehehadleftit! Bobhurriedlylefttheaudience,askingeveryonewhathappenedtoth etutorial. Afterawhile,hefoundhimselfwalkingdownthehall,turnedthecor nerand stoppedinfrontofacabinethoteloffice.Bobcameintotheroomandsawthe secretarysittingatatable.Heapproachedherandconsideredstandin gbehind hercopymachine,whichwasfilledwithhistutorial! "Thisismybook,"-saidBob. Atthispoint,enteredtheroom,oneofhisstudents.SeeingBob,he turnedpale, andthenadmittedthathetookthebookandaskedforforgiveness. "NowIbelieveinextrasensoryperception,"-saidthelistener. BobS.wasnotrequiredtoenterthealphastatetolearnaboutthe whereabouts ofthetextbook.Hisrighthemisphereasaresultofcontinuoustrainin gtoremain active.

GraduatecoursesintheSilvaoftenurgentlyneedtocallsomeonean dthenyou findoutthatthemanreallywantedtomeethim.Sometimesyoumig htwantto gobycartootherroadthanoriginallyplanned,andthenitturnsout thatpeople avoidmisfortuneoraccident,waitingforthemiftheywereonpreplannedroute. Thiskindofcountless"coincidences"andvarious"accidents"occureve nwhen thepersondidnotenterintothealphastate.Ititselfisbroughttoy ou-naturally. Hereyoucanfeeltheinfluenceofsomeintelligence,whichisalways availableto you.Butpoorcommunicationoftendoesnotgiveyoutheopportunity toenjoy thebenefitsprovidedtothem.Eachpersonhasintuition,butmostpe ople, eccentricinhisthinkingisnotheardhersoftvoice.Whentheirthinki ngis centered,thevoiceofintuitionwillbemore"loud." Centeringthinking. Morning,afternoonandeveningexerciseduringthe16thand20th willallowyou tocontrolbothsidesofyourbrain. "Andthenwhat?"-Youask. "Youcenteryourthinking"-Iwillanswer. "Howdoesthishelpme?"-Curiousbyyou. "Uponyoushedsomelight." "Explainwhatthatmeans." "Yourconsciousmindwillenterintopartnershipwithyoursuperconsci ousmind, whichispartoftheSupremeIntelligence,"-Iexplainedpatiently. "DoesthismeanthatIwouldbeapartofGod?"Yourquestionsaresassy. "YouarealreadyapartofGod.Youjustbecomeabettershowitin theirlives."- Youmakemetaketheplaceofthephilosopher.

"I'mapragmatist:Whathappensinpractice?"Doyouprefertotakeaseat businessman. "Firstofallyouwillbecomeawholeperson.Youwillnolongerbei nternal conflicts.Easierforyoutodecide.Youraisethelevelofconsciousness ,whichwill giveyouasenseofunitywithallthepeople."Ihaveafeelingthatmyansweris notverypragmatic. "Unity?Donotunderstand.Whichtomeistheuse?" Iwasright.Iliftmyeyesupabitandwaitfortheanswerwillcom etome."You willhavetheforcenecessarytoinfluenceotherpeopleforyourandt heirbenefit, andthewisdomtousethatpowerforthesakeofallmankind." Younod.Isilentlythank.Andyoucontinuetoread. Duringthenextthreemorningexerciseyouwakeup,getupoutofb edandsitin achair.Closeyoureyes,liftthemupslightlytotakeadeepbreatha ndexhale, relaxyourbodycompletely.Thencountdownfrom5to1toentert healphalevel. Oncethere,saytheusualstatements,andthenaddthefollowing:"Ev erydayIam gettingbetterandbetterandbetterineveryway."Thencountfrom 1to5inthe usualway. Theonlydifferencefromthepreviousmorningexerciseisshortenedc ountdown, thatyousitonachair,notinbed,takeadeepbreath,closedhisey es,andsaythe statement"betterandbetter." Anotherdifferenceappearsinthelasttwoexercisesthismorningfive days. Duringthelessonsyouwillgethelpfromtheotherside,designedto makethe dayperfect.

Youheardthatright.No,we'renotinahurrytoo.Youareincontac twithyour Higher"I",anditmeanstheothersideduetothehigher"I"allthe peoplewho willplayaroleinyourday. Supposeyoudonothavetheimpressionthat,becausethisisjustaf irstattempt, inyourdaycanappearonlyminorimprovements.Andthenyouget usedto requestlimitedassistance.Whynotletittakeitscourseandthewill ofGod? Expectamiracle! Whattodointhemorning:16days-20. Earlyinthiscentury,aFrenchmannamedEmileCouetaughtpeoplet olookinthe mirrorandrepeatagainandagain:"EverydayIamgettingbetteran dbetterin everyway." Comparingthesewordswithanewstatement,whichyouaddtoyour morning job,youmayfeelthatIwalkedCueonlyone"better"repeatthreeinsteadof two.ButmypointbetterthantheoneofferedCue,inamuchbroad ersense. Outputinthealphalevelinahundredtimesbetterglyadeniyainthe mirror.The alphalevel,thisstatementgetsinyourmentalcomputeranditsprogr ams, makingyoubetter,betterandbetter. Changestoyourmorningexercisedeservetoyoucompletelymemoriz edthe entireprocedure.Unlearnitonceandforall,youwillnolongerinterr uptthe relaxationtoconsultthebook. Days16-18 1.Climbingoutofbed,sitinacomfortablechair. 2.Closeyoureyes,liftthemupslightlytotakeadeepbreathandex hale,relax

yourbodycompletely. 3.Countslowlybackwardsfrom5to1. 4.Mentallyrepeatthefollowingthreestatements:"WheneverIrelaxs oIdive intothealphastatedeeperandfaster.""Positivethoughtsbringmea llthe benefitsandadvantagesthatIdesire.""EverydayIamgettingbetter andbetter andbetterineveryway." 5.Endtheoccupationintheusualway,countingfrom1to5,finding theperfect fitandfeel. Rereadthesefivestepsagain.Thenputdownthebookandimaginetha tnowthe morningandyoujustwokeup. Doallthesesteps. Days19-20Followsteps1to4,asdescribedabove,butbeforeyougoout(ste p 5),playthe"movie"oftheperfectlastday. Let'sdiscussthescriptofthisfilm.Hereyouwillbeandthewriter, anddirector, andI-justaconsultant. Onewaytomentally"see"asthedaygoesisinsertedintothefilmwatch.You knowaboutthataregoingtodo,say,9:00am."Seethe"asyouare doingwhat youthink.Forexample,youareonthejob,andallaroundyouthef ullorder, everythingisundercontrol. Seeyourselfhappyandrejoicingtheirwork.Ifyoucollaboratewithot herpeople, letthemcomeandgoinapleasantmood,everyoneisworkingeffici entlyand effectively. Nowtranslatetheclockby10.Youhaveprogressedinyourdaily.Ca nbebrought

mail,anditonlygoodnews. Noweleven.Supposesomethinghappensthatmakesyoua"goodday ."Phone calls,visits,sales,customers-allthisisinyourfavor. Continuetomovetheclockforward."Look,"theoccurrenceofpleasa ntevents. Finishyourmentalmoviecloseupofhimself,radiatingjoyattheendofaperfect day.Endtheoccupationofcountingfrom1to5,cheerful,ingoodh ealthandin anticipationofawonderfulday! Whattododuringtheday:Days16-20. Ifyoucouldvotefortheirmostimportant"I",whichaspectofyourse lfwouldyou choose:thephysical"me"mental"I"Higher"I"? Let'shearwhatwouldeach"I"campaignforyourvote: Physical"I","I'myourbody.Withoutmeyoucouldnotenjoylife.In eedforyou." Mental"I":"Icontrolyourbody.Withoutme,youwouldnothavesu chagreat body.Besides,Iamyourmeansofreceivingandexpressingjoy.Reaso n-is intelligence.I-therealyou." Higher"I","I-oneofthesourcesofintelligenceofyourmind.Ithesourceoflife inyourbody.Iyourrelationshipwiththeworld,whereyoucamefrom. Withoutme,youwouldseparatefromtheunityofall,wouldbelonel y,confused, nothing." Idonotknowaboutyou,butIwouldhavevotedforhismental"I". Eachofthe threeisvital,butthemental"I"allowsustoreachtheothertwo,a ndthususe ourfullpotential. Concludingthelastfivedaysofclasses,wediscoverthemental"I"to thephysical

andhigher"self."Asaresultofthemental"I"canbettercontrolthe bodyand mindmorereceptivetotheSupreme'I'. Wewillbethebesttohaveallthreeofour"I",themostvaluableo fbothworlds- thisandthatside. Duringthenextfivedaytrainingprogramyouwillbenefitallmankind ,thatis tryingtoimprovetheworld. Whatistheworldtowhichtoaspire?Well,Ithinkwecanallagree thatthebest thattheworldwouldbenowars,nosubstanceabuse,nodisease. Thereareseveralimprovementsthatyoumayagreeordisagree.Try addingthem tosomethingdifferent: -Abundanceforallpeopleoftheworld -ReduceCrime Prejudiceandbiasaregivingwaytoanunderstandingandtolerance -Givingpeoplethefreedominthestates,limitingtheirrights -Schoolsthatteachstudentscenteringthinking Hospitalsthatuseholistictherapiesinadditiontotraditionalapproac hes -Diplomats,moreexperiencedindealing -Morenaturalfood -Forestconservationandenvironmentalcontrol Listedabovethatrelatetoallmankind,butbyprogrammingthem,yo ushouldnot considerhimselftheworldbenefactor.Youcanbecompletelyselfishbecause youareamemberofthehumanfamily.Ifyoustartwiththislist,an dthenexpand ittoincludesomethingpersonal,youhavealotofmaterialforprogr amming. Whateverproblemyouhavechosen,theprocedureisexactlythesam e.

Days16-20Sitinacomfortablechair.Closeyoureyesandtakeadeepbreath. Exhale,relaxyourbodyandloweryourheadcompletely. Repeattwomorningstatement:"Positivethoughtsbringmeallthebe nefitsand advantagesthatIwant"and"EverydayIamgettingbetterandbette randbetter ineveryway."Actoutamentalmovieononeoftheworld'sproble ms.Thefilm beginsbyshowinghowthingsarenow.Seehowthingsgetbetter,ar egetting betterandbetter.Supposethatinyourfinal"stage"theproblemwill disappear fromview.Wrapupthesessioncountingfrom1to5,feelingfine.D uringeachof thefollowingfourclassesdothesamethingfortheotherworldprob lems. Howtotestconnectiontoyourhigher'I'. AstronautEdgarMitchellinmanyofhispapers,recordsandspeeches described hisfeelingsthathefelt,lookingatplanetEarthwhilereturningfromt hemoon.It wasagrandandamazingsight,throughwhichhe"knew"thattheun iverseis mind,givingitmeaninganddirection,justaswasthemeaninganddi rectionof thespacecraft,inwhichhewastraveling. Mitchelldescribesthattothisknowledgehedidnotcomethroughlo gical abstractionsordiskussivnyhreasoning.Thetruthwasrevealedtohim allatonce. Hesuddenlyrealizedthatthereissomethingthatgivesintelligentdesi gnofthe universeandoflife-areasonablegoal. TriptotheMoonaneventthatexpandsconsciousness,itgivesrisetothe imagination,activatestherightbrain,andthus"including"communicati onwith

higherintelligence.Mitchellhasknowledgesuperconsciousness.Hekne wthe otherside,andsheshookit. Fortunately,wedonotneedtoflytothemoontogothroughsuch ashock-there areotherways.OneofsuchmethodsistheSilvaMethodlessthanimpressive andfast,butitwilltakeyoutheretoo. You'realreadythere. Youcannotexperienceexhilaration,describedbyMitchell,buttheev entsthat willoccurinyourlifethatmakeyourealizethatthereissupremeint elligence, interferinginyourlife.Youwillnoticethathappenstoyoucoincidenc e, synchronicity,"luck."Whatcouldbemoreawesome? Whenthecurrentdailyexercises,Iaskedyoutoheaddown.Letme explainwhy. Workingonhundredsofcomplexcases,Idobetterwhenloweredhis headasin prayer. Iwonderedwhy,andfoundthat,loweringhishead,Iwasequaledin thecenterof thesourceitself-theSupremeIntelligence. WhenIsuggestedtolowerhisheadandtheother,werenotslowto improve.It gavemeanotherclueofwhatcouldhappen:theothersidehelpsonl ythosewho, inthefirstplace,heistryingtohelphimself. Apparently,loweringhishead,werecordourattemptstolargecompu ters.When weaskforhelp,supremeintelligenceresponds,butifanyattemptat large computerswerenotrecorded,wedonotgethelp.Ontheotherhan d,whenthe computershowsthatsomeonerepeatedlytriedtosolvetheproblem onitsown,

evenifsuccessful,orunsuccessful,thenthatpersongetshelpfromth eotherside. Notsurprisingly,fromthepastcomedowntoussayingthatGodhel psthosewho helphimself. Thereareexceptions.Peoplewhohaveearnedreputationforreliability , apparently,cangethelpfromtheotherside,despitetheexistenceof a "registeredattempts".Eachofus,itseems,hasa"personalfile"agre at computer,andifitreflectsthereliabilityofthesampleinthehistory ofour behavior,wehavegreatadvantagesforassistancefromtheotherside . Texaskiller. Intheearly1970s,ItookafairlyregularbasistoteachSilvainacit yinTexas. Headofthedepartmentofpsychologyatthelocaluniversityhasaske dmeto conductclassesforstudentswhohavestudiedpsychology,sothatthe ycould thendiscussthemethodintheclassroom.Iagreed. Sometimelater,inoneofthelabshadbeenkilledawomanwhow orkedasa cleanerattheuniversity.Afterseveralmonthsofinvestigationthereis noclearer. Atthesuggestionoftheheadofthepsychologydepartmentpoliceap proached me.TwoofficerswereaskedwhetheritwaspossiblethatIfoundany information regardingtheidentityofthekiller. "Yes,-Isaid,possible.Seerwithhislevelabletogobacktothetimeaxis,and findouthowthemanwaskilled,andtodescribethekiller." "Youwilldothisforus?"-Theyasked. "No"Isaid,explainingthathedoesnotapplytodamageSilvaanyone.

Theyargued,sayingthatitismydutytosociety.Isuggestedthemsel vestostudy andthushelpthemselves.Timeforittheydidnothave,sothatthe caseonthe endofit. Monthslater,whenIreturnedtothisTexascityinthemailboxwaitin gformeata largeenvelope.Therewasaphotoofamurderedwoman,aplanindi catingthe murdersceneandanotethatread:"Please,dowhatyoucantohel pus." Despitehisbeliefs,IdecidedtoappealtotheSupremeIntelligence. ThateveningIwenttothealphalevel,loweredhisheadandpresent edthefacts relatingtotheassassinationofhigherintelligence. AlthoughnoinsightIexperienced,theanswercamequicklyinsomef orm.Lateat nightorearlyinthemorning,someoneenteredtheofficeofoneoft he professors.Investigatorshavesuggestedthatanattemptwasmadeto stealthe answerstothequestionsfortheupcomingexam.Onthefollowingni ghtforthe protectionofthebuildingwasputinthedetective.Buttheattemptt openetrate thecabinetrepeated.Thiswasfollowedbythepursuitofatruewith manypolice cars.Policeseizedthefugitiveontheoutskirtsofthecity.Hehaddis coveredthe keythatbelongedtothemurderedwoman. Thesuspectconfessedtothemurderandwassubsequentlyconvicted. Thus,a prolongedcasewasdecidedinlessthan36hourswithahigherintelli gence. Whattodointheevening:thedaysof16-20. WearecreaturesofGod,createdintheimageandlikenessoftheCr eator.This

imageourhumanintelligence.Whenweuseourintelligencetosolvemore and moreproblems,webecomelikeGod,whocandoitall. Problemthatisallthathurtsthecreaturecreator,includinghiscreatures.Wh en wesolveanyproblem,thushelpingtheCreatorinHiscreationweareonthe sideoftheCreator. Ifwecauseproblems,movingawayfromtheCreator,ifwedecideto ,weare approachingit.ApersoncanbecomealotclosertotheCreator,ifw esolvethe problem,nottoprayaroundtheclock. Findinganswerstothedailyincreasingnumberofissues,weareimpr ovingtheir skillsinsolvingproblemsandreachingthepointtobecomegodsone arth.When wereachastatethatallowsustosolvealltheproblemsonthispla net,wewillbe godsonthisplanet. Nowyoulearntosolveproblemsthatpreviouslydidnotrespondtoy ou. Nowyoucanenterthealphalevelandadjusttheirhealth,tocontrol theirown behavior,toliftyourspiritsandfueledwithenergy. Yourdailyexerciseduringtheselastfivedaysofpracticefocusedon addressing altruistic,buteveningclasseswillmainlydealwithyourpersonalaffair s. Mostoftheproblemsaresomehowconnectedwithotherpeople. Humanrelationshipscanbeasourceofseeminglyinsurmountableobst acles.As twomooseantlersfightinginthebattleforsupremacy,andwearec onstantly "wrestlehorns"withotherpeople.Yourwillagainsttheirwill.Yourpr inciples

againsttheirprinciples.Yourcourseofactionagainsttheirmodeofac tion. Objectiveapproaches-oralorwrittenusuallyonlymademattersworse.Rift deepens,buttheproblemremains. Subjectiveapproachimprovesbusiness.Onasubjectivelevelcommunic ation avoidsconfrontation.Instead,itusesunity,notfocusingonwhoisrig ht.When youaccessthehigherintelligenceofyourpersonalitydissolvesinit.In steadof beingrivalsinverbalfencing,youbothstandonthesideoftheCrea tor. Problemsolved. Forthenexttwonightsyouwillpracticeasubjectiveapproach,trying toimprove relationswithsomeone.Then,inthelastthreeeveningsyouswitcht oself-help, usingtheotherapplicationsoftheSilvaMethod. Thefollowingareexamplesofproblemsinhumanrelationsthatdeser veyour subjectivity: -Differencesofopinionwithafriendorfamilymember -Spatwithalovedoneorspouse -Thetendencytocontradictyourchildrenoryoudonotobey -Badrelationswithneighbors -Causesariftbehaviorcolleagues Thislistisendless.Youhave,nodoubt,therearesomesituationsin relationships withpeoplewhocouldhavebeenimproved.Workingontheseproble ms, remembertworules.Yoursubjectiveconversationshouldbe: 1.Loving.Ifyoufeelanythingbutloveatfirstworkoutwithforgiven ess. 2.Mutuallybeneficial.Trytokeepyourworkhasbeenusefulnotonl ytoyoubut alsotoanotherperson.

16and17intheeveningeveryeveningtoworkwithdifferentproblems.Sitina comfortablechair,closeyoureyesandtiltyourhead.Takeadeepbr eathand exhale,relaxyourbodycompletely.Mentallycountbackfrom5to1. Drawthe imageofthepersonwithwhomyouhaveastrainedrelationship.Exp ressyour loveandaffectionfortheman.Outlineyourmutualproblem. Givesomesolutionthatisacceptabletobothofyou.Feeltheclosen esstothe manandendoccupationcountingfrom1to5,feelingfine.Fromno won,when yourememberaboutthesituation,thinkofitnotasaproblembuta sthe solution. Duringthelastthreeeveningexercisesenterthealphalevelinbed,g ettingready forbed.Everyevening,trytouseyouralphalevelforavarietyofpe rsonalwealth: gettingridofapersistentnegativemood,adjustingtheirhealthandi nclusionin theworkforyoumostofyourmind. Hereareinstructionsforeachevening: Evening18Gettingridofapersistentnegativemood.Selectanynegativemood, whichyouwouldliketochange. Beforegoingtobedgotothealphalevel,asyoudidthenightbefor e. Identifythemoodthatyouhaveselected.Recognizethatitisnotas olidor positive.Expressedadesiretochangeit.Say:"WhenIopenedmyey estothe accountof5,Iwillnotfeel(negativesense),butIwouldfeel(positiv esense)." Thisstatementyousayinsteadoftheusualstatements"courage."Slo wlycount

from1to3andrepeatthisstatement.Continuetocounttofive,op enyoureyes andsay,"Idonotfeel(negativesense),Ifeel(positivesense)."Here areexamples ofsomeofthenegativefeelingsandpositivesubstitutions:DislikeTolerance, Jealousy-Understanding;Depression-excitement,hopelessnessHope.Before goingtobed,re-readtheinstructions. Evening19Adjustmentofhealth.Choosesomesmallhealthproblem,from whichyouwouldliketogetridofaskindisease,stomachacidity,cough- somethingtoosmall,whyyouwouldnotwanttobotherthedoctor. Beforegoing tobedgototheAlphalevelasusual.Imaginethatyouareableto getinsideyour body."Goandsee"theareawheretheproblemoccurred.Healedin his imagination.Letyourlastwaytothisareainperfectcondition.Fallas leeponthe level.Beforegoingtosleep,readtheinstructionsagain. Evening20Turningtotheworkforyoumostofthemind.Beforegoingtoslee p, asbefore,gotothealphalevel.Addtogetherthethumb,indexand middlefingers ofonehand.Mentallysay,"EverytimeIfoldthethreefingerstogeth er,mymind isfunctioningatadeeperlevelofconsciousness."Repeatthisphrase twice. Fallasleeponthelevel.Beforegoingtosleep,threetimesrereadthestatement. Beginningnextmorning,wheneveryouneedtobesmarterinabusiness meeting,tomakedecisionsorwhentalkingtoanimportantpersonputtogether threefingers.

Summaryofweeklyexercise:Days16-20. Hereisasummaryofthelastfivedaysofexercisesfrom16thto2 0th.Amore completediscussionofexercisesforeachdayoftheforegoinglooking material. Day16 -Morning Sitonachair Eyesclosed,takeadeepbreath Countsdownfrom5to1 Saying"deeperandfaster" Saying"positivethoughts" Saying"betterandbetter" Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5 -Midday Sitonachair Eyesclosed,takeadeepbreath Headdown,countingdownfrom5to1 Saying"positivethinking" Saying"betterandbetter" Choosetheworld'sbiggestproblems Playamovieinthreeparts Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5 -Evening Sitonachair Eyesclosed,takeadeepbreath Headdown,countingdownfrom5to1 Chooseapersonalproblem Carriesoutasubjectivecommunication Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5 Day17 -Morning Sitonachair Eyesclosed,takeadeepbreath Countsdownfrom5to1 Saying"deeperandfaster" Saying"positivethoughts" Saying"betterandbetter"

Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5 -Midday Sitonachair Eyesclosed,takeadeepbreath Headdown,countingdownfrom5to1 Saying"positivethinking" Saying"betterandbetter" Chooseanotherworldproblem Playamovieinthreeparts Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5 -Evening Sitonachair Eyesclosed,takeadeepbreath Headdown,countingdownfrom5to1 Selectanotherpersonalproblem Carriesoutasubjectivecommunication Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5 Day18 -Morning Sitonachair Eyesclosed,takeadeepbreath Countsdownfrom5to1 Saying"deeperandfaster" Saying"positivethoughts" Saying"betterandbetter" Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5 -Midday Sitonachair Eyesclosed,takeadeepbreath Headdown,countingdownfrom5to1 Saying"positivethinking" Saying"betterandbetter" Chooseanotherworldproblem Playamovieinthreeparts Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5 -Evening Sitonachair Eyesclosed,takeadeepbreath

Thinkof5to1 Identifynegativemood Expressadesiretogetridofit Countfrom1to5,sayingpositive Sleep Day19 -Morning Sitonachair Eyesclosed,takeadeepbreath Countsdownfrom5to1 Saying"deeperandfaster" Saying"positivethoughts" Saying"betterandbetter" Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5 -Midday Sitonachair Eyesclosed,takeadeepbreath Headdown,countingdownfrom5to1 Saying"positivethinking" Saying"betterandbetter" Chooseanotherworldproblem Playamovieinthreeparts Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5 -Evening Sitonachair Eyesclosed,takeadeepbreath Thinkof5to1 Chooseahealthproblem Goinsidethebodyandcorrectit Seeimprovement Sleep Day20 -Morning Sitonachair Eyesclosed,takeadeepbreath Countsdownfrom5to1 Saying"deeperandfaster" Saying"positivethoughts"

Saying"betterandbetter" Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5 -Midday Sitonachair Eyesclosed,takeadeepbreath Headdown,countingdownfrom5to1 Saying"positivethinking" Saying"betterandbetter" Chooseanotherworldproblem Playamovieinthreeparts Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5 -Evening Sitonachair Eyesclosed,takeadeepbreath Thinkof5to1 Addupthethreefingers Saying"deeperconsciousness" Repeatthistwomoretimes Sleep Congratulations!Nowyouhavedevelopedcontactsandgainedtheabil itytoget helpfromtheothersideforthemselvesandtheirworld.Youhavele arnedhowto quicklyanddeeplytorelaxandhavedevelopedtheabilitytomentally representa problemsituationandbringittothesolution.Now,havingreadthes econdpart ofthebook,youcanstartusingthecontacttoimprovetheirlivesan dthelivesof thosearoundyou.Youwilllearnhowtoapplytheirnewknowledget othespecific problemsofyourdailylife. Nowyouhaveaverypowerfulinvisiblemeansofsupport,anditisti metouseit. PartII.Theuseofcontact. 7.Beforeyouaskforhelp. Whenweaskforhelpintherealphysicalworld,wefirstdetermine whatkindof

specialistsmostlikelytoeffectusthishelp.Dependingonourneeds, weturnto theBank'semployees,healthprofessionals,psychologists,lawyers,archi tects, accountants.Thephysicalworldistherealmofdiscordandseparation .Thisis verybeneficialtothelefthemisphereofthebrain,ashisworkthrive sonthe detailsandthedetails. Whenweaskforhelpfromtheotherside,everythingisdifferent.Yo uusethe righthemisphereofthebraintocontactthenonphysicalworld.Hererunningthe showunityandcommonality.Therefore,tohelphaveasinglesource, althoughit cancomeindifferentphysicalchannels. Perhapsyouarenowlookingforwardtohisfirstreadasinstructions onhowto getmorespecifichelpontheotherside. Whatdoyoufeelaboutit?Excitement?Thedesiretojump?Catscra tchingonthe soul?Maybeyouareaskingyourself,"WhatifIdonotsucceed?"or "Whatifthis methoddoesnotworkforme?"Ormaybealloftheabove? Andthisstormarosefeelingsaffectyourrelaxation? Itpreventsher.Andhowdoesyourexcitementaboutthepossiblefail ureofthe expectationandbelief?Itdestroysthem.Remember,theexpectationa ndbelief- thegreenlight,openingthewaytoyourbrain.Relaxationisalsonee dedtomake contactwiththeotherside.Sonowyou'reprobablypreparingthegro undforhis failureinabilitytorelaxandlackoffaith. Anyinstructionsonhowtogethelpontheotherhandyoudonotn eed.Why? Youhavealreadyreceivedtheseinstructionsandhavealreadyaskedf orhelp,and

thishelporhavealreadyarrivedorisontheway. Imean,those"exercises"thatyouperformedthelastfiveofthe20 days.You askedforhelpfromtheotherhand,whenyoulosethementalmovie ofthepast perfectday. Youaskedforhelpfromtheotherhand,whenconductedasubjective conversationwithanotherperson,solvingmutualproblems. Youaskedforhelpfromtheotherside,whenprogrammedintherec entexercise benefitsforthemselves.Alloftheseexercisesaretosomeextentrela tedtothe superconsciousness.Yourimagination,leveragingtherighthemispherei s associatedwithyourhigher'I',whichisatleastinpart,ontheother side. So,youhavealreadyovercomethepassandbegantousetomakec ontactwith theotherside.Itwasnoteasy.Notraps. Nodoubt.No"may"or"whatif"aboutit. Themoreyoupractice,thebetteryouget.Themorediversewaysyo ucenterthe mindtosolveproblems,themorenewroutesopentoyou. Thisisthebasisofthesecondpartofthebook,whichiswhyIchos eitfora headline-"Theuseofcontact."Iinviteyounowtogettoworkanddonotworry abouttheirabilities.Haveyoucheckedthem.Besureofyoursuccess. Heis beginningtoshow. You-thebest"computer"programmer. Nowthatyouknowhowtomakecontactwiththeotherside,youwi llbeableto utilizethepotentialofthevariousSupremeIntelligence.Butfirst,let's talkabout thepossibleshortcomings.

Ifalargepartofyourbrainisopenmindedactivityofyourmind,itiseasiertobe programmed.Youcantakeadvantageofitwhenmasterthepositive programming,issetoutinthefollowingchapters.Butyourbrain,ho wever,will bemoreopentothenegativethinkingofyourmind,anditwillbee asierto programanundesirablemanner.Negativeprogrammingskillstolearn thenext chapterisnotnecessary.Ifyou'relikemostpeople,youprobablyhav eanegative thoughtinmanyyears. Programmingisdonewithwordsandimages.Wheninastateofrela xationwords arerepeatedoverandoveragain,andtheimagesarestoredonyour mental screen,weprogramthem.Let'sseehowthenegativeprogrammingwi th repetitivewords. Someimagescanbeprogrammedspeechundesirableanomalyinyour body, especiallytoworknormally.Hereareexamples: "Ihaveasoreneckfromher."Ifyouhaveasoreneckonce,remem ber,whowas to"cause." "Ihaveaheadachefromit."Thisphraseisalsoquitespecificintheir programming. "I'msickofit."Thisisamorecommonphrase.It'sliketoannounce anopenhouse fornauseawhenyouarewithher. Herearesomeothercommonexpressionswithnegativeprogramming: "Itbrokemyheart"(Heart) "Icannotbearit"(Legs) "Ididnotstand"(indigestion) Finallystarttopayattentiontothewordsyouuttered.Theygetinto your

computerthatcontrolsyourbodyautomaticallyhecannotsay,"Oh,hedidnot meanitthatway."Yourcomputerdoesnothavethecriticalthinking, hewillsay: 'Oh,she'sjustkidding."Hehasnosenseofhumor. Ifyoucatchyourselfontheuseofnegativewords,allisnotlost.Yo ucandelete themfromyourcomputer,beforetheygetintothememoryforsubse quent programming,ifyouquicklysay,"erased,erased."Thenreplacethatju stsaid positivephrase. Forexample,youfindyourselfhavesaid,"Icannotseeit."Saidquic kly:"Erasedwiped off"andaddsomethinglike,"Ibegintoseeandunderstanditbetteran d better." Rememberthatmentalimageseveneasierconvertedtomentalprogra mming thanwords. Rememberthelasttimeyoutalkedtothechild:"Donotslamthedo or'? Andnextcametheinevitable6yx!Or,"Donotspillthemilk"andthenapuddle. Childperceivestheideaasanimage.Theimagebecomesarealityotherwiseit cannotbe-isthefoundationofcreation. Theideaistousetheimagesthatyouwanttoseecarriedout,inpl aceofthose incarnationsthatyoudonotwantto,"Pleaseclosethedoorcarefully, ""Drink yourmilkcarefully." Whenappliedtoyourdailythoughtsdirectionthischangeisdetermin edeasily, buttorealizeitisnoteasy. Tomakethetransitionfromnegativethoughtsaboutwhat,say,"how canIpay

thesebills?",Apositiveapproach,yousimplyhavetoseeyourselfthe moneyand paythebills. Thewholetroubleisthatweareusedtothinkingnegatively,notposi tively.With Silva,youcanusetheprogramminginseveralways.Thesepathsare not necessarilyassociatedwithreceivinghelpfromtheotherside,butthe yprepare youforalighttouch. Youcanprogramtheoutputofnegativethoughtsandpositiveinput. Youcanprogramthedisappearanceofdestructivefeelingsandemoti onsand theappearanceofthepositive. -Youcanprogramtogetridofbadhabitsandacquiringdesired. Ifyouthinknegatively,experiencingdestructivefeelingsandhaveanu mberof badhabits,youseparateyourselffromyoursource,socontacthimfo rhelpis difficult.Ontheotherhand,ifyouthinkpositively,experiencingpositi veemotions andhavegoodmanners,youareclosertothesourceandtothehel ptheyneed. Inlaterchapters,you'lllearnhowtogethelpinsolvingtheproblems associated withallaspectsofyourlifethatsooftenconfrontus. Soonyouwilllearntousethenecessarytools,almostasaskilledcar penter, masteryaschyamazingwoodwork.Butisitreallygoodcarpenter,who sleepstoo much,ordrinkingtoomuch,orsick,orotherwisedeprivedofhisdisa bility? Youmustfirstusetheirprogrammingskillstocorrectnegativethought s,feelings

andbehavior.Donotthinkthatyouwillfindalongandpainfulproc ess.Itisnot. Programmingcanbedoneinstantly. Programminginpermanentcontact. ArthurC.wasexceptionalbore.Hecouldnotgoanywherebecauseof toobusy road,andlaterregrethavingmissedtheevent.Anothertime,hemigh thave missedsomethingfunny,becauseIthoughtthatmightrainornoplac einthe parkinglot-therewasalwaysareason. PassingcoursesonSilva,Arthurrealizedthathewasaprisonerofpe ssimismand anxiety.Healsorealizedthatchangethingsinhispower.Arthurwent tothealpha levelwiththecountdowntoadmithisweakness:"Iamapessimista ndalotof worry."Thenheprogrammedtogetridoftheseshortcomings,"When Icountto five,andopenmyeyes,Iwillnotbeapessimist,I'llbeanoptimist. Iwillnotworry aboutthepossibilityoffailure,butIwouldexpectgoodresults."Arth urstartedto count:"One,two,three..." Atthecountofthree,herepeatedhisprogramming,thenwentonto consider, "Four,five."Reachingthecountoffive,andopenedhiseyes,Arthurr epeated programmingforthethirdtimeinthisway:"Iamnolongerpessimist icand anxiousperson.Iamanoptimistandexpectsuccess."Nolightning,n othunder. Arthurjustbecamemorebalancedandstartedtodrawintoyourlife thepositive developments. Iremembermyownstateofmindinthelatesixtiesandearlysevent ies,when

organizingteachingSilvainTexas,andthenacrossthecountry.Thepr ess,asa rule,ignoreus. Thencamethefirstreportofournationally.Itwasanarticleinthe weekly "Newsweek"onMarch29,1971.ThearticlewasnegativeImeanreallynegative. Iexperiencedirritationofthepress.Theywroteasifheknewwhatt heywrite, eventhoughthatisnotfullyversedinthismethod.Nojournalisthas passed coursesSilva,beforewritingaboutthem. Wheninthe"BostonGlob"publishedanarticleinwhichawomansai dthatwe foolpeoplehead,andcalledusrepresentativesdevil,myirritation,an gerand hostilityhaveincreasedmore.Irealizedthatthereisaproblemwith mynegative feelings,andgavehimselftheinstructionstobemoreresponsiveand positive.I didacount. IimmediatelyhadtheideatoflytoBostontomeetwiththeeditor of"Boston Glob".Onceinhisoffice,Ishowedhimthearticle. "Thiswomaniscallingusliars.Whywouldnotcometothephonea ndcall someonewhoknowsaboutusandourmethod.Shethenreplied,dec eiversornot we!Andaboutourcooperationwiththedevil,soIdoubtshecouldt alkaboutit withhimself,"-Isaid. Theeditoragreedthatthearticlewasinaccurate.Hesaidthatthebe stwaytofix theproblemsendanotherreporterwhowenttotrainingandwroteaboutour activities. "Itwillsatisfyyou?"-Askedtheeditor.

Isaid,"Thisistheperfectsolution.Ievengiventhismanascholarshi p." "No,thenewspaperpayhistuition,-saidtheeditor.Idonotwanttobea reportercametoyoubiased.Itwilltelleverythingasseewiththeir owneyes.You agree?" Isaid,"Itis." RobertTaylorwasareporter,andhewroteanarticleentitled"Alpha Immersion" hasbecomeoneofthebestmaterialseverpublishedonthemethod ofSilva.We reprinteditafewtimes,whichhasattractedalotofnewclassesto ourpeople. IfIwentdowntothemediahabitsseenastheenemy,itwouldbe veryeasyto becomeso.Negativethinkingleadstonegativeresults,andpositiveth inking- positiveresults. Herearesomeactionsyoucandorightnowtomakeyourlifebeco memore positive: 1.Chooseoneormoreunwanted,negativecharacteristicsinyourthin king,habits orbehavior.Writethemdownonpaper.Inaparallelcolumn,writet heoptions, whatwouldyouwanttohave. 2.Takethefirstofthenegativecharacteristicsandprogramitsremov al.Relaxand immerseyourselfinthealphalevelwiththecountdown,asyoudoit. Recognize theexistenceoftheproblem. Namethesolution.Thinkahead,Reaffirmingthedecisionhalfway(wit hthescore 3),andwhenyouopenyoureyes(whenthescorewas5). 3.Everydaytakeanewfeaturefromyourlistandconvertitfroma negativeinto

apositive.Whenthelistiscomplete,ifnecessary,strengthenprogram ming repetition. Millionsofpeoplehavebenefitedfromsuchaprogramfromanegati veintoa positive.Itcannotfailbecauseitisbasedonasolidfoundationoft ruth. TherootsoftheSilvaMethod. BycreatingSilvaledthestudyofsevendifferentorigins.Discussionof eachof themwillhelpyoubetterunderstandtheapproachofSilva. 1.StudyoftheBible,OldandNewTestaments.Everytimewecome upwith researchonsomethingthatseeminglycouldbenefitpeople,andweth inkthatit shouldbeincludedasanintegralpartoftheSilvaMethod,wecheck whetherthis istheOldandNewthepreceptsoftheBible. 2.Thestudybeganthelargestreligionsintheworldandtheestablis hmentof churches.Asaresultofresearchinthefieldofpsychometrics,Ibeca me interestedinthearchitectureoftemples.Thishappenedfortworeaso ns.First, eachpersonissurroundedbyasphereofenergy,calledanaura,whi chextendsin alldirectionstoadistanceofnotlessthantwentyfivefeet.Everythinghetouches thefieldofhumanenergy,automaticallyprogrammed.Byprogramming ,we understandthattheauratosomeextentchangethestateofmatteri n accordancewiththethoughtsandexperiencesoftheperson. Thetemplewallsareimpregnatedwiththoughtsofmillionsofpeople whowere inthebuildingforthepurposeofcommunicatingwithourCreator.Yo ucan

believeornotbelievetherabbi,priestorpastorwhorunit,andthey comeand go.Butthebuildingisandcontinuestobethousandsandthousands ofpeople whoradiateenergyandcontinuetoprogrameveryinchofstone,wo odandiron, adesiretocommunicatewiththeCreator,makingiteasierforthose ofuswho followthem,thetaskoffindingachannelofcommunicationwiththe Creator. Manyoftheideascometomeinthechurch. 3.ThestudyofthewordsofJesusChrist.StudyingtheteachingsofC hristand comparingthemwithourfindings,wefindacloseresemblance.This helpsusto developtechniquesthatpeopleusetoyourbenefit. 4.Studyoftheworksofthegreatmastersinscienceofthemind.T heyarealong seriesofmagnetizer,andhypnotistsmesmeristovpasttopsychologists, psychiatrists,physicistsandgipnoanalitikovdate. 5.Thestudyofpsychology,hypnosis,parapsychology,electroencephalo graphy, physics,electronicsandpsychotronic.Thestudyofpsychologyhelpsus to understandpeoplebetter.Thestudyofhypnosisbringsustothereali zationof ourphenomenalpowerofthemind.Parapsychologystudyrevealsthe achievementsofotherpeopleinthisarea.Electroencephalographicstu dyhelps ustodefinethedifferencebetweenthebrain,mindandhumanintelli gence.The studyofphysicsisallthemoreimportantasthescientistspenetrate deepintothe consciousness. Wethinkofhumanintelligenceassomethingthatisinthereligionof thespiritor

soul,anddistinguishitfromtheanimal,orbiological,intelligence. Wealsobegintorepresentthehumanbrainasabiologicalcomputer that controlsthelifeenergy,orthefactthatsomescientistsarenowcalle d psychotronicenergy,andwhichcanbeprogrammedbyhumanintellec tandwork automatically,semi-automaticallyormanually. Asforthehumanmind,weperceiveitnotasaseparatething,buta sa characteristicofhumanintelligencethatexistsinthenonphysicaldimension,and tuningtoaspecificpartofthebrain,whichisinthephysicalworld. Sincemuchofthisworkisrelatedtotheinteractionofelectrochemicaland magneticenergyisveryusefultostudyelectronics. 6.Studyofthesocalledunorthodoxmedicinelikefaithhealing,psychichealing, andspiritualhealing.Thesestudieshavebeenextremelyinterestingan duseful. Themostimpressiveunorthodoxmethodsoftreatmentofchronic,inc urableor irreversiblediseasessuchasarthritis,diabetes,glaucoma,cancer,leuke mia, allergiesandmigraine. Wehaveseensomanysuccessfulachievementsunorthodoxmedicine thatguess whenfinallysomeonebothertoformallyestablishthebranchofmedi cinethat wouldunitealltheunorthodoxtreatmentofchronicand"incurable"d iseases. FromthebeginningofourworkonthecreationoftheSilvaMethod weincluded elementsthatwereinvolvedinthetreatmentoftheirownbeliefsyst emand mentalpatientmood.Thismakestheperson,whostudiedtheSilvaM ethod,the idealpatientwhoquicklyrespondtoanytreatment.

7.Thestudyofontologythebranchofphilosophy,isinterestedinbeingor existence.Thisledustorealizethatwearetherepresentativesofth eSupreme Intelligence.WecancallittheCreator,Godorhigherintelligence.We believethat itisourduty,ourmissiontopromotethecreationinitsownplaneofexistence. Weareonlynowbeginningtounderstandthatwecanimplementin theirown worldthattheCreatordoesintheuniverse.Webelievethatthehigh er intelligenceneededsomeonewhowouldcareaboutthispartofhisw ork,sowe createdforthispurpose. Tocarryoutitsmission,wemustdoallwecantoremovethebarrie rsthat impedetheflowofthecreativeprocesstoachieveperfection.Webel ievethat Godisthehighestofintellects,becauseGodcandoitall.Whenwe preventthe creativeprocess,weareworkingagainstGodwepreventcreationoft heCreator. Webelievethatthepeoplewhocontributetothecreativeprocess,cl osertoGod. Webelievethattheagreementmaybeamechanismbywhichthesu preme intelligencehelpsus.Whenwecryoutforhelpinacreativewayto solvethe problemsinourlives,weturntoGod.Silvaisacreativewaytoseek help,which weneed,andtoestablishavitalcontactwiththeotherside. Openyourselftoprosperity. Tryityourselftoopenyourdoorabundance.Ifshedoesnotgivein, thehelpwill comefromtheotherside.Asthesidetoopenthedoor?Thereare many

possibilities,butnotallofthemapplytoyou.Thereareseveralfacto rsthatinhibit theflowofabundancetoyou.FirstIwilllistthem,andthenwewill discussthem. 1.Whatyoucreateisunnecessary. 2.Youreffortstocreatesomethingextremelyinsufficient. 3.Youarenotcreative. 4.Youthinkyou'renotcreative. 5.Doyouthinkthatwhatyoucreateisofnovalue. Let'slookatthefirstfactor. NoonewillbeabletocreatewealthbysellingicetoEskimos,orco altoNewcastle *.Thefactisthatallofusshouldbecreateddemand.Meetingthe needs,we becomecreative.Ifthissoundslikea"truism",onlybecauseitreallyi s.Silvadoes notgiveusthecapacitytorefutetheoldtruths,butratherrequires ustotake accountofthem. Anothermistakeweoftenmakeconsideryourselfcreative,whenwejust amateursinthisprocess.Maxlikedtowritepoetry.Aboutonceamo nth,hegave anewpoem.Hispoetrynobodynevertooktopublish,andhewonde redwhy. Maxaccidentallyturnedontheeveningofpoetry,wherethefamous poetread hispoems.Maxrealizedhismistake:thispoetspendssixtoeighthou rsaday, honingandimprovingtheircreations.Maxversesdevotedafewhours amonth- hardlytruecreativeeffort. Thethirdtypeoferrorwithregardtocreationparticipateinactivitiesthatmay beprofitable,butinrealitydoesnotmaketheworldbetter.Aperson whospends mostofthetime,bettingontheresultsoffootballorbasketballgam es,can

quicklyearn,butitdoesnotcreateanythingreal.Similarly,aperson whoplayson thestockexchange,canachievefinancialsuccess,buthisrelationship withthe otherpartyatthesametimesuffer. Thefourthobstacleisthefactthatsomeofthecreativepeoplerefus ewhatthey do,consideringitnotcreative.Shelleywasawaitress,foranotherpla cetofind shecouldnot.Shehatedhisjobandfeltthatsquanderstheircreativi ty.One night,onegraduatecoursesonSilvaremindedheroftheneedtothi nkpositively abouttheimportanceofsearchandthecreativesideinallthatyou do.Shelley soonbecamebetterservevisitors,earnmoretipsandlearntoenjoy theirwork. Overtime,shebecameanassistantmanager,andthenshewasoffer edajobata nearbyhotelasajuniormanagerinthecateringdepartment. Finally,therearethosewhoconsiderthemselvescreative,butunderes timatethe valueofwhattheycreate. Rene,whoworkedforthemanufacturerofspirits,decidedtoopenth eirown business.Hewasnotsureofhisproduct,andthereforeunderestimate dtheprice, makingitthefirstbatchwasquicklysoldlargewholesalers.Butthes piritswere gatheringdustontheshelvesunsold.Allofhisbusinesspartnershave agreedthat thespiritsaregreat,butthesaledoesnotgo.Renejoinedthealpha leveland ponderedtheproblem.Heaskedhimselfwhathedidwrong,andcau ghthimself onthefactthatthethoughtoftoolowapricethatdoesnotreflect thetrue

qualityofhisproduct.Spiritswerecharming,theyactuallycostmuch more. Reneofferedoneofthedepartmentstorestotripletheprice,andth esales immediatelyjumpedup.Otherstoresfollowedtheadvice,andalsorai sedthe price.Renesucceededonlyaftertheincreasedvalueofwhathecreat ed. Fivelockeddoors.Theymustbeopenbeforeyoucangethelpfrom theother side.TheSilvaMethodcanhelpyouopenthedoorsandhereishow. Fiveapproval. Whenyouopenthedoors,thehelpfromtheothersidewillcometo you-it'sas trueasthefactthatthisbookwillfallifyougetitoutofhishands. Onceyouopen thedoor,theseedsofyourcreationwillbeabletogerminateandbl ossom.You sowthem,willtakecareofthemandenjoytheirfruit. Drawingcharactersinthecase,you"see"hisgoalinthealphalevel, suddenlyand clearlymanifesttheideas,peopleandsolutions,youwillreachyourg oalsand achievesatisfaction. Younowhavetoopenthosedoors.Youwillfindthattheyarelock gatesforthe flowofcreativityandhelpfromtheotherside. Here'showyoudoit.Letmefirstdiscussingeneralterms,andthen Iwilldescribe theprocedureindetail. Youwillenterthealphalevel,asitdidinitsmostrecentmorningex ercise,only thistimewiththescore5,youseeadoorwithalargenumber5an dmentally openit.Whenyougettowithin4,youwillseeanotherdoorwithth enumber4 onit,andagain,openitmentally.Youwillcontinuetocountdown,

simultaneouslyopeningallfivedoors. Alldoorsoverlookalargegardenplot.Itstilldidnotgrow.Thisarea ismarked marked"Mypersonalcreativity." Mentallyimagineasyougoonthissitewithseedsinhand. Whatseedsyouwanttosow?Whatwouldyouliketocreate?Alarg efamily?A thrivingbusiness?Newproduct?Biggerhouse? Standinginthecenterofthegarden,sprinkletheseedsaround,and thengoaway tothesideandwatch. Seehowwhatyouhavesownisbeginningtoharvest.Ifyouhavech osenabigger house,sothereareitsroof,walls,foundation.Ifyouareinterestedin alarge family-heretheyare,yourbeautifulchildren. Nowsaythefivestatementsregardingthefactthatyouhavecreated. 1.ThefactthatImake,isnecessary. 2.Icreatetherequiredamount. 3.Iputonmycreativity. 4.Iknowhowtocreate. 5.WhatIcreate,hasauniversalvalue. Thenyouendemploymentcountsfrom1to5,feelingwell,andkno wingthat sluicegatesareopenandpourthecreativityflow. Thepersonwhoreallystronglyunderestimateshimself,fromtimetoti meto reinforcetheseexercises. Thismayseemalongtask,butinrealityyouareonlyslightlyincreas ethetimeof enteringthealphalevel,andonlyaddacountofthedoor.Thenyou plantthe seedsthatwanttogrow,andthemakingoffivestatements,andthe ngoout. Thesefivestatementsrequirememorization,butyoucaneasethepro blemby

findingthemsuitableforcutting,forexampleNKTUTS:H-needtothenumber, T-creativity,I-IcanandP-value. Repeatthenecessarystepsindetail. 1.Sitinacomfortablechair,closeyoureyes,liftthemupslightlyto takeadeep breathandexhale,relaxyourbodycompletely. 2.Countslowlybackwardsfrom5to1,seeingeachnumberonthed oorand openedthedoorbeforemovingontothenextdigit. 3.Mentallyseeyourselfcomingoutthroughthedoortoalargegard enplot. Remember,thisisagarden"ofyourpersonalcreativity." 4.Decidewhatyouwanttocreateinyourlife.Standinthecentero fthegarden, andscatteraroundtheseedsforthiscreation. 5.Seehowwhatyouwanttocreate,growinthegarden. 6.Saythefivestatements:(NKTUTS)necessary,thenumber,creativity, andknow howtovalue. 7.Endtheoccupationofcountingfrom1to5,feelingfitterandbett erthan before. Nowisthetimetodothisexercise.Rereadtheinstructionsandrememberthe fivestatements.Setasidethebookanddotheexercise. Programming. Youwanttosucceedingettinghelpfromtheotherside.Ialsowant youto succeed.Eventheotherpartywantsyoutosucceed,becauseyouwa ntherasa co-author. Butoneofushasa"if"and"but",whichmayinterferewiththereli efeffort.I assureyouthatitisnotforme,andperhapsthiscanbesuspectedt hatside.Yes, despitethefactthatyou'respoilingforafight,youcanstillbeinterf erencethat

caninterruptyourlineofcommunicationwiththeotherside. Iwilltellyouthatthismaybeinterference,andproposeamethodol ogythatyou haveused,andwhichcannowpaytogetridofthem.Thenyoucan decide whetheryouneedtoperformsomepartofthework,oryouarealre adyperfectly preparedforthebestresultsingettinghelpfromtheotherside. I'minthischapterhavealreadytoldyouhowtogetridofsomeof the interferencewiththeadjustmentsoftware.Iwasreferringtoissuessu chas: 1.Negativeprogramminglanguage. 2.Thenegativityinthemind. 3.Destructivemood,feelingsorbehavior. 4.Unwillingnesstodowhatmustbedone. 5.Alimitedviewofsomeone'screativity. 6.Relationshipswithotherpeople. 7.Relationshipwithyourself. 8.Relationshipwiththeotherparty. Thelastthreepoints-relationshipsneedtobecarefullyexaminedand,if adjustmentisnecessary,youneedtoprogramittothealphalevel.L etusnow lookatthesethreepointscloser.Wedonotreplaceityourself,but ratherto pushhim. Firstofall,yourrelationshipswithotherpeople. InmanyAsiancountries,onepersongreetsanother,puttinghishands inthe mannerofprayerandbowing.Thesignificanceofthisgesture:"Thedi vineinme recognizesthedivinityinyou."Thisislikeadirecthandshakerightha lvesofthe brain. Comparethattohowyousometimessayhellotoothers: "Howareyou?"(Translation:"Iwastheleastinterested.") "Howareyou?"(Translation:"I'vegottheirownproblems.")

"Goodday."(Translation:"Walkingon,man.") Inthismaterialworldweoftendowngradeotherpeople,tryingtoele vate themselves.Butoften,itworkstheotherwayaround:belittlingtheot her,you puttingdownyourself,becauseyouareboundtothatperson. Raiseitandyouliftupherself.Benotofthosewhosay:"Ilovehu manity,butI hatepeople."Trytobepatientandunderstanding.Donotpayattenti ontothe differences,lookforacommondenominator. Offer:Enterthealphalevelandimaginethatyouseereflectedinthe stilllake. Say,"Iloveyou."Iftherearepeoplewhofeelthatyouneedtoadju st,repeatwith forgiveness,focusingonthespecificpeopleyoustillhardtotakeinlo ve.Atalpha invitethesepeopleintoyourfavoriteplaceofrelaxationandrender mutual forgiveness. Nowlet'sconcentrateonyourrelationshiptoyourself. Doyoudeservehelpfromtheotherside?Beassuredthat,yes.Youthecenterof theuniverse.Ifyouthinkyou'reworthless,youmostlikelyareprogra mmedto others. Herearesomesourcesofthiskindofprogrammingofthepast: -Disrespectofparents -Rejectionbypeers -Therejectionfromtheoppositesex -Lowathleticability -Poorgradesinschool -Lowwages -Rejectionbysuperiors -Inadequatelyloweducation Offer:Enterthealphalevel,inviteyourselfinafavoriteplaceofrelax ationand simple.

Finally,let'slookatyourrelationshipwiththeotherparty. Senseofseparationfromtheothersideisusuallycloselyassociatedw ithyour attitudetoyourself.Ifyoufeelunworthyofsomethingintherealwo rld,youmay feelunworthyofreceivingassistancefromthesocalledcelestialsources. Increasingtheirselfesteemandsamoterpimost,assuggestedabove,youwillfeel asmallerdistancefromtheotherside.Feelingsofguilt,anxiety,and otherselfdeprecating emotionsareopen,andyourrelationshipwiththeotherside improve.Buttospeeduptheprocess,youcantakeothersteps. ARepeatofthesixpointssetforthattheendofChapter2,related tothegreeting oftheHigher'I'.Enterthealphalevelandseeyourselfasyouwere waitingfor himselfinhisfavoriteplaceofrelaxation.Youluchiteslife.Gentlysay helloto yourHigher'I'.. B.Repeattheexercise,whichhaveinthepast,whereyousawtheh ouseand surroundedbywhitelight. C.Enterthealphalevelanduglubteitscountdownfrom10to1.Exp loretheother side.Sendhermylove.Finishtheexercisenormally. Feelthelovethattheothersidebacktoyou. 8.Helptosolveproblemsinarelationshipwithpeople. Theothersideofloveyou.Shelovesyousomuchthatrespectsyour desireto"go italone".Nowshewelcomesyourreturntoit.Youandtheotherpa rtyintended tobeateam.Thisintentionisnowdone,butitdoesnotmeanthat allyour problemsareover.Itonlymeansthatfromnowon,anyissuethato ccursinyour life,canbesolvedquicklyandeasily.Youandtheothersidetheunbeatable

team. Themostfrequentlyencounteredproblemsinlifeareproblemsofrela tionships withpeople.Theseproblems,ifleftunresolved,canleadtoproblems with money,health,andothermorecomplicatedanddifficultsituations. Inthischapteryouwilllearnhowtoorganizetheworkofyourteam tosolvethe generalproblemoftherelationshipwiththepeople.Thenextchapter isdevoted tohealth,thenshouldbetheheadofthemoney,andthenthechap terexamines thecomplexanddifficultproblems. Sofaryourecommendtoreadthebookseries,aseachnewpartof itwasbased onthepreviousone.Nowyoucanskipandchoose. Ifthemostimportantissueforyouishealth,skipthissectionandgo directlyto Chapter9.Forthischapter,youwillbeabletoreturntolater.Youc an immediatelystartlearningaboutmoneyChapter10orChapter11issu esdevoted tocomplexanddifficultproblems. Irecommendthatyoueventuallyreadallthechapters,soyouknow howtoget helprelatedtoanykindofproblems. Inthischapterwewilllearnhowtotreatpeopledifferentlythanthey didbefore. Inthematerialworld,weareseparatedbytimeandspace.Untilnow ,wehadto takeintoaccountthesedivisions.Wehadtodealwithpeopleasift heywereonly thebody,distantfromeachother.Butpeopleit'snottheirbody,people-itis themind.Themindisnotseparated.Thereisaplace,wheretheyar ejoined.This

placetheotherside,andthepartofthemind,whichisconnectedwitht he other,calledthehigher'I'. Haveyoueverbeentaughtthisinschool?TeacherstrainedSilvaandthereare thousandsmaynotbeabletoputthismethodintothecurriculum,butthey havesuccessfullyuseditthemselves.Oneofthemostpopularapplicat ionsofthe SilvaMethodofteachersistoimprovedisciplineintheclassroom. GraceX.taughtinthepenultimateyearofhighschool.Herstudents werealready atthatage,thatbegantofeelallthe"charms"ofadultlife,butnot yetreadyto dealwithit.Result:hyperactive,disorganizedanduncontrolledbehavio r.Grace wasagoodteacher,butshedidnothaveenoughexperience.Shelea rnedthe SilvaMethodtocopewithstress,butithasreceivedandadditionalb enefits. Onenightshewenttothealphalevel,andportrayedhisclasswithl ove.She talkedwithherstudentsabouthowsheandtheyimprovethelearnin gprocessfor bothpartiesbenefited.Thenextdayinthebehavioroftheclassther ewere notableimprovements.Itstrengthensachievedeverynight.Improveme nts continued.Nowshewasthebestonthebehaviorofaclassinschool .Soonother teachersbegantotrytofindoutwhathersecret.Andshewashapp ytoshareit withyourcolleagues-asubjectivecommunication. Theuseofsubjectivecommunication. AtthemomentItalktoyouobjectively.Mylefthalfofthebrainis busysetting

outthewordsonthepaper.Yourlefthalfofthebrainisinvolvedin thereadingof thesewords.IfItalkedtoyouverbally,itwouldstillbeourlefthem isphere activity. ButImightaswelltalkandsubjectively,usingforthistherighthalf ofthebrain.I couldsitbackandimaginethatIseeyou.IfIspentwithyoukindlyi maginary conversationaimedataddressingamutualproblem,youwouldhave gotmy message,butinadifferentway.Objectivemethodsofcommunication thatwe useeveryday,followedbyphysicalmeansthroughconsciousexperience. Subjectivemethodsofcommunication,whichwearenowlearningto use, followedbynon-physicalandtranscendtheconsciousmind. Subjectivecommunicationpassesthroughtheotherside,whereithas no distance.Itsspherewherethereisnospace,andwhereeverythingis connected together. Routethatpasseslinklookslikethis:theconsciousmindofthesend er-the superconsciousmindofthesenderthesuperconsciousmindoftherecipient- theconsciousmindoftherecipient. Let'slookatthiswaymore. Theconsciousmindisthesender.Youreflectontheproblemandrea lizethat objectivemeansdonotwork,soyoudecidetousesubjectivemethod s. Superconsciousmindofthesender.Yourelax,takeadeepbreath,loo kupslightly upandcountdownfrom5to1.Yourrightbrainisactivated,allowin gaccessto thesuperconsciousmind.

Superconsciousmindoftherecipient.Youdrawanimageoftherecipi ent. Neuronsinyourbrainimmediatelycomeintocontactwiththenerve cellsofthe recipient.Yoursuperconsciousandsuperconsciousreceiverconnecteda ndare partofasingleentityontheotherhand!Aslongasyourcommunica tioniskind andinvolvesmutuallybeneficialsolution,therelationshipissavedand your messagereaches. Theconsciousmindoftherecipient.Therecipientreceivesyourmessa geasifhe orshehadtheidea.Therecipienttakesasteptowardsyou. Thismethodcanworksimultaneouslywithseveralpeople.Whenitco mestotwo, theyareboundtogetherbythesuperconsciouslevel.Thesameistru eforthree, four,five,evenhundredsofpeople.Aslongasyouareabletoment allydrawthe imageofman,youcanachieveasubjectivecommunication. GraceX.couldimaginetheirstudents. Youcandraw,ifnecessary,allofitsemployees,ortheneighbor'sfa mily,ortheir footballteam,oramemberofyourclub.Usingsubjectivecommunicat ionyouwill beabletocomeintocontactwithotherpeopleforthesakeofthec ommongoal, asithasdonewithhisclassGraceX. YoucanachievetheJungiancollectiveunconscious,orSheldrake'smor phogenetic field,orwhatIcallasupremeintelligence.Itisimportant,notthena me,butthe factthatitisyours,andyoucanuseit.You'repartofthis,anditispartofyou. Herearethespecificsteps:

1.Sitinacomfortablechair,closeyoureyes,liftthemupslightlyto takeadeep breathandexhale,relaxyourbodycompletely. 2.Visualizeagroupwithwhichyouwanttocontact. 3.Kindlygreetthem. 4.Mentally,discusswiththemthesituationthatyouwanttoallow. Offerasolutionthatisasbeneficialtothemasyoudo. 5.Endtheoccupationofcountingfrom1to5,feelingfitterandbett erthan before. Theuseofsubjectivecommunicationtosolvetheworld'sproblems. Whilewritingthisbook,IaskedthegraduatecoursestostudySilvae verynightto enterthealphalevel,andprogramthefollowing: -Tomoredoctorsworkedsidebysidewithspiritualhealers. InordertomoreschoolsappliedSilvaasaregularpartofthecurric ulum. -LongpeaceinCentralAmerica. -Asufficientamountoffoodforthehungryaroundtheworld. Thisisonlyasmallpartoftheworld'sproblemsoverwhichtheyoft enhaveto workwith.Manyoftheproblemsinthattimehavebecomelessseve reoreven disappeared. Thisdoesnotmeanthatasmallnumberofpeoplecanalwayswork onmany.Has asmallamountofcriticalmassonlywhenthescalesarebalanced.Ev en otherwise,afewpeoplecanalwaysmakeacontributiontothesoluti onof problemsofconcerntomanypeople,approachingthemomentwhen the decisionwillcome. Howyoucanprogramtodoctors,youdonotknowandthereforeca nnot visualize,dosomethinginthedirectionofclosercooperationwiththe spiritual

healers? Onewayitisasubjectivecommunication.Youcanorderyournervecellsto searchfordoctorsinsomepartsoftheUnitedStates,orevenacross thecountry. Yourneuronsknowwhoiswho,andwillbeabletocontactthedoct orsatthe higherintelligenceortheotherside. Youwanttoconvincetheircommunitythatstartedinyourareaofa buildingofan industrialenterprisecanbedangerous? Continuetoattendmeetingsandtousemediaoralandwrittencommunication objectivebutaddtoitandhelptheotherside.Useofsubjectivecommunicati on, involvingthecasetheSupremeIntelligence.Iftheplantcanfindales spopulated place,noproblem,andthesolutionwillcomequickly. Howtomentallyrepresentthealphalevel,allpeopleofthecommunity? Imaginethattheyallcometotheschoolsportsfestival.Orstudythe planinthe neighborhood,andthenrememberitasyouenterthealphalevel,rev iving people.Orletsomeofyourneighbors,youcanvisualize,willserveas "representatives"ofthewholecommunity. Theseapproacheswillallowyoutosendyourmessageissubjectivea ndinother situationswhereyouwantto: 1.Towinmorevotesintheelection. 2.Sellmoreproductsorservices. 3.Coolthecontroversyisheatingup. 4.Getsupportcharity. 5.Getmoresignaturesforthepetition. Alsousefultorememberaboutglobalissues,suchasthoseinthedec isionto

participateareaskedtograduate,andthoseoverwhichyouhavepra cticedinthe lastfivemiddayexercise.Unfortunately,ourworldisfullofsuchprobl emscaused bytheeccentricityofthehumanmind.Youalwayshaveawidefield ofactivities inareassuchaspoverty,disease,hungerandwar. Remembertworules:Communicatelovingly.Importantnotwhoisrightand whatisright. Theuseofsubjectiveone-to-one. Problemsolvingshouldbeginwithyourpersonalrelationships. Personalproblemsmayhavetooccur,inparticular,to: -Friends -Wife -Children -Parents -Relativesofthespouses -Neighbors -Employer -Employees -Lawenforcementagencies Asubjectiveone-tooneisparticularlyeffectivebecauseinsteadof"spray"their message,youhaveafocusedgoal. One-toonenotonlysavesforyoualltheadvantagesofobjectivecommunica tion bymentally"pronunciationof"conversations,butalsoopensupforyo uother typesofprogramming,whichIwilldescribebelow. Youalreadypracticedintheirsubjectivecommunicationexercises(16a nd17pm). Perhapsyoushouldreadtheinstructionsforthisexerciseandrememb erthe eventsthattookplaceaftertheseexperiments. Iftheresultsdonotappearimmediately,waitasecond.

Iftheshiftisstillthere,repeathissubjectivecommunication,alwaysf ollowthe tworuleslovecommunicatingandfindingoutwhat'sright.Iftheresultsdidn ot appear,itmaybeforoneofthefollowingreasons: 1.Youarenotdeeplyrelaxed. 2.Youdonotdrawthisperson. 3.Youdonotexpectresults. 4.Youdonotlikethisman. 5.Yourproposalwillnotbeofmutualbenefitandcausesproblemsf orthat person. Here'sanantidotetothelistedinterference: 1.Useindepthtechniques,suchcountingdownfrom25to1,andprogressive relaxationtorelaxallpartsofthebodyand/orvisualizationofthe favoriteplace ofrelaxationforafewmoments. 2.Weoftenhaveproblemsintheimageofamanwhosefacewese eallthetime- wetakeitforgranted.Nexttime,whenyouseethisman,lookclosel yathis features,hair,shapesandcolor,thentothepartseasiertorecall.Or studythe pictureoftheman. 3.Skepticismisalwaysworkingagainstyou.Thisisaredlightthatte llsyourbrain toignorewhatyouaredoing,becauseitisuseless.Rememberthaty ourmindto obeyyou.Waitinginthiscaseworksforyou.Itincludesyourbrainb eforethe greenlight. Justthinkwhatyoushouldskepticismwhenothersaredoingwell,an dyou'releft behind. 4.Ifyoufeeltheotherpersonnegativefeelings,itisdifficulttocom plywiththe

firstrule,thatis,takethismantolove.Tomovefromhostilitytolo ve,youhaveto overcometheintermediatestageforgiveness.Enterthealphalevel,andinvite themanintoafavoriteplaceofrelaxation,forgivehimandaskhimt oforgiveyou. 5.Thereisnodoubtthatthechangesthatyouareseeking,isbenefi cialforyou, butiftheyarebeneficial,andanotherperson?Ifnot,youarecreatin gaproblem forhimandthemethoddoesnotwork.Reviseitsproposalandchan geitif necessary,sothatitsatisfiesbothofyou. Separationonthisside. Subjectivecommunicationworks.Younevertype"wrongnumber." Disagreementsaresettled.Relationsareimproving. SamT.successfullyapplieditinrespectofitslushhorse.Indiansofte nusea subjectiverelationshipwiththewildhorsesandabletotametheman dridethem withoutkicking,whichhavehadtoendurelesscenteredinourthinki ngcowboys. MortonM.usesubjectivecommunicationwithhisbusinesspartner.He urgedhim topaymoreattentiontobusinesstoincreaseprofits,andleavemore time companions.Itworked. Subjectivecommunicationeffectively.Itworkstomaketheworldabe tterplace. Andifitissuccessfullyusedbyyou,thenitcanbeusedandthewh olenation. Imaginehowitmighthelpthediplomatstoestablishgreaterundersta nding, headsofstatestoreducetension,hostility,toavoidwars. Let'stalkalittlebitaboutthebadthings.Theothersideofinherent unity,andour

worldfragmentation.Theweakersenseofseparateness,thebetter.Wheny ou feelonewithsomething,youstartgoing,withtheadvantage,andsuc ceedmore. Inotherwords,weneedtobehaveinthisphysicalworldaspossible spiritual.We needtotrytoliveinspiteofthetendencytoseparation,polarity.W emustdo whatisright,usingalltheirstrengthandability.Weneedtobemor efullyhuman. Whatdowemeanwhenwetalkabouthowtobecomeabetterpers on?Whether itisamoralandethicalstandardssetbythegovernmentandreligion ,politicians andpriests?Forcenturies,thenormsofbehaviorchange.TheOldTes tamenttells usaboutthelawsof"aneyeforaneye","atoothforatooth,"and theNew Testamenttheserulesnolongerapply,andwehavetorespondtoevilwithgo od -unity. Nowpublishedlawsareopentointerpretationthemeaningof"right" and "wrong."Asifthatwerenotenough,thecourtsystemalsoisdifferen t.Sohow canwetellrightfromwrong?Shouldwerelyonthepeoplewhoclai mtobeour moralleaders,whenweseehowmanyoftheseselfproclaimedmoralleaders discreditedoverrecentyears?Whocanwetrust? Isthereastandardthatwouldhelpusdeterminewhatisright,what weshoulddo incertaincircumstances?Wefoundonlyonereliabletestthatcangui dedecisionmaking, andthistest-askyourself:Willtheproposedsolutiontofixthe

problems,notcreatingnewones?Whenyouhavetomakeadifficult decision,ask yourselfthisquestion.Ifyouhavetomakeadecisionthatseemsimp ossible,goto thealphalevel,andthiswillhelpyou.Thenanalyzetheproblem.Int healpha state,youcanseethesituationfromahigherperspective,youwillb eabletoget ridoffear,frustrationandanger. Keepinmindthattobefoundthebestsolutionforeveryone. Decideinthealphalevelwiththeconfidencethatyouaredoingever ything possibletoturnourplanetintoaparadise.Trytobepartofthepro blembutpart ofthesolution. Passiveanddynamicmeditation. Throughoutthisbook,Igaveyouawayofcommunicationwiththeo therpartyfor aparticularpurpose.Butyoucanalsomakecontactjustforthesake ofcontactto facilitatecommunication.Allyouneedtoenterthealphalevelandstaythere. Aswehavesaidbefore,meditationthroughthetransitiontothealph alevel-the bestwaytoestablishcontactswiththe"I",whichisourconnectionw iththeother side.Therearetworeasons: 1)Gotothealphastateofmeditationactivatestherightbrain,our meansof communicationwithourhigher'I'. 2)Gotothealphastatefacilitatescommunicationbetweenourconsci ousmind andthesupreme"I". Therefore,meditationisbygoingtothealphalevelofbeneficial,even ifyoudo notgointheretodosomething,buttojustbethere. Halfmeditatorsdonotalwaysreachthealphalevel.Theyuseallkind sof

techniquesandtrickstoachieveameditativestate.Theycanlistento thesound, ormentallyrepeatingasoundorword,calledamantra,orcanburn incense,orsit atthefeetofthestatue.Eventheapproachestomeditation,whichi nclude physicalandmentalrelaxation,attachedtoanyact,liketolookintent lyatthe burningcandleorconcentrateonasinglethought. Inmyexperience,noneedtolooksomewhereelse,ortoconcentrate ,becauseit distractsfrommorerelaxation. Aneffectivewaytomeditatefindthosepeoplewhoareabletoenter thealpha levelandstaythere. Anymeditationinalphastate,conductedonaregularbasis,andenric hesthe mind,enlightensthemind,stimulatescreativity,increasestheknowled geofwhat isrightandconnectsEarthbound"I"withthesupreme"I". Thisbookisfullofwaystoimprovelivingstandardsthroughtheuse ofspecial alphalevel.Thisisadynamicmeditation.Itdoesnotservethereplac ementof passivemeditation,butrathercomplementsit.Ifyoumeditate,keepd oingit.This nourishespersonalgrowthandspirituality. Andthenusethemethodofdynamicmeditationtosolveproblems,a chieve goals,tostrengtheninterpersonalrelationships,betterhealthandenjoy abundance. Ifyouhavenevermeditatedbeforeyoustartedreadingthisbook,an disnow studyingtheSilvaMethodtosolvetheproblems,goalsandsoon,yo umayfrom timetotimeisamemberoftheAlphaleveltojustbethere.WithS ilva,youcan

enterthealphalevel,andpassivelytomeditateforafewminutes. Justforthepleasureofit. Correctingundesirablebehavior. Subjectivecommunicationworkswellinsituationswhereunbiased communicationmaybeunsuccessful.Forexample,thecommunication objective willdolittlewhenitcomestothemanwhocannotlearntoperfor mthespecified workfastenough. "Shakeit!"-Insistyou."I'malreadydoingeverythingIcan,"shouldanswer. "That'snotenough!" Throwfruitlessefforts.Replacetheirprogrammingdirectly. Howtoprogramdirectly? 1.Enterthealphalevel. 2.Visualizetheperson(itcanbeyouorsomeoneelse),alongwitht heproblem- inthiscase,thefactthatheisnotworkingwell. 3.Movetheimageslightlytotheleftandseethemanstandingatt hewater dispensers,orchewinggum,orengageinsomeotherbusiness,heor sheoften does.Nowtheworkisimproving. 4.Movetheimagetotheleftandseeanotherpersonforthejob. Nowheorsheperformsitmasterfully. 5.Endtheoccupation. Letmeexplainthesesteps.Pleasereadthisexplanationbeforethepr ogram directlythemselvesorsomeoneelse. Whenyouunderstandwhatyouaredoing,yougettheconsentands upportof thelefthalfofthebrain.Withoutthisunderstanding,yourleftbrain withits commitmenttologicandreasoningcanstopyou,reducingyourexpec tationsand beliefs. Idonotneedtoexplainthesteps1and5enteringthealphaleveland

completionactivities.Thisshouldbeyournaturalprocedureasbreathi ng. Butthesteps2,3and4introducethreenewfactorsthementalimage,movethe imagetotheleftofthementalandsomeactivitiesinwhichthepers onisengaged inprobablyatleastafewtimesaday. Weusethreeimages,becauseweneedtoidentifytheproblem.We doitwiththe firstpicture,preventingmentalcomputerofthetaskahead.Wealso needto changeandthecausalagentofthischange.Wedothiswithasecon dimage. Weseehowthecorrectionbeginswhenapersondoessomething. Finally,weneedtoseethesolution,agoalthatwewanttoachieve thecorrected undesirablebehavior. Thereasonthatwemovetheimageslightlytotheleft,isthatthele ftside representsthefuture,andtherightthepast,atleastforthesubconsciousmind. Whenapersonregressesintothepastwithhypnotherapy,ithasate ndencyto leanonachairtotheright.WhenIwastestingthismethodontheir children,they arealwaysdrawntotheright,lookingatthepast.SometimesImove dtheminto thefuture,andtheyslopedleft.Therefore,wemovetheimageslightl ytotheleft whenwewanttogetaresultinthenearfuture. Now,whataboutdrinkingwater,chewinggum,oranyotheractivity. Thiswaywe givethecommandtohismentalcomputertomakeimprovementswh eneverthis particulartypeofactivitytakesplace.Machinewithsodaisthetrigge rfactor. Chewinggumcanalsobeatrigger.Youneedtowatchthepersonan dfindoutthe

besttriggerspecificallyforhim.Itcanbe: -Washing -Scratching -ApplyCosmetics -Lightingacigarette -Drinkingwaterorbeer -Readingthenewspaper Nowthatyouunderstandtheprocedure,youarereadytoapplyitsu ccessfully. Remember,programmingisonlytosolveproblems,notcreatethem. For example,itwillnotaffectpeopleaddictedtocigarettes,alcoholordr ugs,as involvedinthiscasegivesrisetochemistryproblems.Theprocedurei nthiscase isintheprogrammingrightsastoinducehimtoseekprofessionalhe lpand receiveit. Thebesttimetoprogramanotherperson. Youcanprogramyourselfatanytime,anditwillalwaysbeappropria te.When youenterthealphalevelforselfprogrammingyourcomputerisreadyforit,and yourrightbrainalertedabouttheneedtoconnectyourcomputerto alarger computerontheotherside. Butiftheprogrammingofanotherpersonwhoisatadistanceando ccupiedby someotherthing,it'sdifferent.Rememberthelineofcommunication: your consciousmind-yourhigher'I'-Higher"I"ofanotherpersonand,finally,the consciousmindofanotherperson.Ifanotherpersonconductsabusin ess meeting,acarrepair,orarguingwithsomeone,hisrighthemisphere ofthebrain isnotasactiveastheyshouldbetomakeyourprogrammingtobe effectivefor

100percent. Wefoundthatthebesttimetoprogramtheotherpersonthenight.Whatisthe timeofnight?KnowsaboutyourrighthemispherebytheSupreme'I', whichis locatedattheotherside.Sogivehertherighthalfofthebraintod ecidewhatthe besttime. Howtohelpdecidetherighthemisphere?Programthefollowingstep s: 1.Aftergotobed,gotothealphalevel. 2.Mentallytellyourself,"Iwanttowakeupinthebesttimetoprog ram(name) andIwakeupatthistime." 3.Fallasleeptothealphalevel. 4.Whenyouwakeupinthemiddleofthenightforthefirsttime,it willbethe besttime.Enterthealphalevel,andcreatethreeimages. 5.Backtosleepwiththealphalevel. Somebehaviorsaredeeplyeatsandmayrequirereprogramming.Itisusually sufficienttoholdtheprogrammingonceanightforseveralnights. ShouldIaskpermissionbeforehelpinganotherperson. Manypeoplehavequestionedtheethicsofhelpinganotherpersonwi thout consent.Theysaythechangesandcorrectionsinthebodyofanother person (whichwillbediscussedinthenextchapter),orinhismindakindof infringement,deprivingthepersonachancetolearnhowtofixtheir ownlives. Alltheevidencethatwehavereceivedfordecadesofresearchshow thatour primarypurposeonthisplanettohelpcompletethecreation.Ifthecreationis tobecompletedifourplanetistobeturnedintoaparadiseit'suptous.People

arecryingoutforhelp,objectivelyandsubjectively.Weareawareof theirneeds, directlyorindirectly,bythemorbyotherpeople.Dowehavetimef orthistosay: "No,helpyourself"toincurexactlythesameresponsewhentheythe mselveswill prayforhelp. Weareallonehumanfamily.Weareallcloselyrelated.Ifyoucould knowhow closeweareinreality,youwouldseethatbyhelpingothers,youhel pyourself. We-one. Wecannothurtotherpeople,helpingthem.Damagecancausephysi calstrength. Mentally,weusethespiritualpower,anditcanonlyhelp.Weprove d scientificallythatsubjectivelyfocusedenergyiscreative,notdestructiv eaction. Spiritualstrengthisnotharmful,itbringsonlygood. Thisistrueforboththosewhohelpandthosewhoarehelping.Obs ervingthe workofmillionsofgraduatescoursesintheSilvaMethod,weseetha tpeopleare morehelpful,moreandthrive. Ifyoustillhavedoubts,wesuggestyoudonotprogramapersonin hispresence. Dosoonlyatadistance.Wewillclarifythisdistanceinrelationtoh ealth problemsinthenextchapterinordertostaywithinthelaw,whichr equiresa licensetopracticemedicine. Inaddition,youhavenothingtobother,youcanatthebeginningof the programmingmentallysaysomethinglike,"Yesplayedthebestofall thatIcan be,"or"God'swillmaybefulfilled." Technique"glassofwater".

Youcanprogramtheotherpeople,animalsandeveninanimatematte r.Thewalls ofyourhomearesusceptibletovibrationsandvibrationsyourfamily members. Yourenergyfield,oraura,transfersyourvibrationwalls,furnitureand other householditems.Signintosomeone'shouseandyouwillimmediately feelthe difference.Theabilitytoprogramalllevelsoflifeandphysicalmatter onthis planetbelongstohumans.Hence,weassumethatwewilluseit. Wefoundanotherwaytousethisabilityagainstinanimatematterin solving complexproblems.Wecallthistechnique"glassofwater".First,letm eexplain howthisisdone,andthenI'lltellyouwhywethinkthatthismetho dworks. Beforeyougotosleepatnight,fillaglasswithwater.Closeyourey es,liftthem upslightlyandotpeytehalfacup.Inthiscase,silentlysaytoyoursel f,"That'sallI needtosolveaproblemthatworriesme."Puttheglassonthebedsi detable, coverit,lieinbedandsleep.Morning,immediatelyuponwaking,rep eatand dopeytewater. Youdonotneedtogointothealphalevelintheapplicationofthis technique. Yougenerateenoughalphawaves,whenyoudrinkwaterwithclosed andlifted uphiseyesslightly. Theanswermaycometoyouinadreaminthesamenight.Ifso,th en,finishing theremainingwater,givethanks.Theanswercanalsocomeinthefo rmofflash illuminationonthenextday,oryoujustfindthedesiredperson. Howdoesitwork?Goodquestion.Amongresearchersinthisrespect thereisno

fullagreement.Focusedonthepsychologyofscientistsbelievethatw henyou drinkwaterwithclosedeyes,thebraingoesintoanexcitedstate.Yo urdefenses areconcerned,however,tryingtodeterminewhat'sgoingonwhat'sthatbody swallowed.Thisopensupthemindofeffectiveprogramming. HermesknownnameintheancientGreekandEgyptianhistory.Histeachings aresojealouslypreserved,andnowusessomeofthemimposedbyt ermssuchas "hermeticallysealed."ThetwocompetingculturesproclaimedgodHer mes.One oftheteachingsofHermes,relevanttoachievingthegoalsandfindin gsolutions, tokeepinhandagobletofwineandmentallydrawitagoalorsolu tion.Drunk thenwinedeliversthisgoalorsolutiontoeverycellofthebrainand body. SomescholarsbelievehebelievedHermes.Wineisprogrammedtore mindthe righthalfofthebraincontinuetoseekthenecessaryinformationto solvethe problem,regardlessofwhetherthepersonisawakeorasleep. ThelateOlgaWorrell,aspiritualhealer,whoinhislateryears,gave alotoftime workingwithprestigiousresearchinstitutions,wasabletoholdwateri nyour hands,changeitsspectrographicdata,thatisactuallyworkedonits molecular structure. Itshouldreflectonthefactthatweareaboutthreequartersofthewater,sothat withitwehaveacloserelationship. Sincewateriseasiesttodemonstratepsychicabilities.IntheUnitedS tatesthere

arethousandsofdowserspeoplewhocanlookforundergroundwaterwitha forkedstick,simplysteppingforwardandholdingthisstickinfrontof him.Using thismethod,theyfoundoutwherewasthewater.Ifyouexplainto mehowit works,thenatleastinpartatthesametimebeabletounderstand howthe technology"glassofwater". Thereareafewmorescientificapproachtotheissue.Squeezeouta glassof waterafewdropsoflemonjuice.Keepaglassofindexfingersofbo thhands. gentlypushingfingers.(Inthissituation,aglassofwatertechniquew orksbetter.) Lemonjuiceacid,andwhenreleasedintothewater,itmakesitmore electrolyte.Thismeansthatthewaterholdsmoreenergy,justlikeusi ngtheold modelsofelectricbatteries.Thisenergy,psychotropicenergy,consciou sness, whichisusedinprogrammingdesignedwithyourindexfingers.Ifyou areholding aglassinonehand,that'sfine.Butifthetwohandsitisbetter,andwhenyou moveapartfingers,thenallowsmoreenergytomovethewater. Usethetechniqueof"glassofwater"foronlyonetaskatatime.W henthe answercomes,youcanusethistechniqueagainforthesolutionofot her problems. Althoughthistechniquehasacomprehensiveapplication,itisparticula rly valuableinmattersofhumanrelations.Becomingmorediscerning,you canmake therightdecisions,whichhelpsyoutoimproverelationswithotherp eople. Theoriginalplan.

Iurgeyoutofollowtheinstructionsinthischapter,anduseeveryo pportunityto improvetheirrelationshipwithpeople.Donotlettheproblemsdeepe nand becomemorecomplex.Solvethemwhiletheyarestillsmallandeasil yremoved. Beasaspiritualandagoodman,whatcanbe.Andthenusingsubje ctive communicationordirectprogrammingadjustundesirablesituation.Do notforget aboutthetechniqueof"glassofwater". IfItookreinterpretthebiblicalstoryofcreation,toreflectmyappeal toyouto solvetheproblemtheproblemofhumanrelations,whichwerediscussedinthis chapter,healthproblems,moneyproblemsanddifficultlife,whichwill be discussedinlaterchapters,itwouldbecalledasthe"originalplan." Anditsohappenedthatalltheplannedwascreated.Butallthathas been created,itwasnotcompleted. Creatormadesixpiecesofworkandpreparedarawmaterial,which couldtake theformofdevelopingsubstance.Itisdestinedtofinishseventhoft hework,as theypracticeandimprovetheircreativity. AndtheCreatorsaid,"Iwillnotleavetheseevolvingcreatures,butw illnotdo theirworkforthem,becausetheyhavetolearntodothingsthemsel vestobemy assistantforthenextcentury." Butallwasnotwell,asmostdevelopingbeingsweretootiedtothe factthatit wascreated,anddidnotdeveloptheabilitytocontinuetoimprovet hecreation, andthustodevelopthemselves.

ThentheCreatorsentthecreaturesthatinhabittheworld,theirinstr uctionsand advisedthemtolookforothergifts,whichwererevealedtothemth atthey shouldnotindulgeinvisiblephysicalworld,butalsomindfulofhisho liness,that is,itsrelationshipwiththeunseenspiritualcreator. "Lookinthespiritualworld-advisedCreator.Closeyoureyesfromtimetotime tonotbeblindedbytheattractivenessofthevisiblephysicalworld,a ndindoing so,discovertheirtruenature,whichisinvisible,spiritualandsacred, whichsays, comesfromthedivineandbelongstothedivine." Andsoithappenedthatanincreasingnumberofdevelopingbeingsb eganto understandandpracticetheentryintotheinvisiblespiritualworld,wh erethey discoveredhistruenature,hisholiness,hiscreativity. Andagrowingnumberofdevelopingcreaturesarenowbeginningto usetheir creativitytohelpimprovethecreation,whichtheCreatorhasstarted forthem, andthusfurtherdevelopingtheircreativeabilities,sothattheycane ntrustmore responsibilityandbecomerealhelpersCreator,asitisoriginallyplann ed. WhentheCreatorsawthatitbegins,itwillgrantablessingtothew orldandbless theworkofallwhoinhabitit,asoriginallyplanned. Myloveandadmirationarewithyou,asyoulearntoadjustthemselv esand otherstothesourceoflifeandhealth. 9.Helpfromtheothersidetosolvehealthproblems. Theside-thesourceoflife.Thispartythesourceofreductionoflifebecauseit containsdisease,aginganddeath.Solifeinthisphysicalworldisfata l.

Nevertheless,wecantakestepstoavoidanillness,toreducetheirn umberand improvehealth.Thischaptertellsyouhowtodoit. Inthephysicalworld,thereisoneenemythatovertimedrainingour lifeblood.He probablycausesmoreillness,sufferinganddeaththananythingelse.I tdestroys relationships,causesmentalandemotionaldisorders,limitstraininghin ders successandcausesofmosthealthproblems.Ifyou'retryingtofightt hisenemy, fighthim,yougivehimmorepower.Buttheenemycanbedefeated -effortlessly -withrelaxation.Thisenemy-stress,or,moreprecisely,distress*. Doctorshavefoundthatexcessivestressistherootofmanyofourh ealth problems.That'swhytheSilvaMethodwasdevelopedasoneofthe best programsevercreatedtodealwithstress. Duringthefirstfivedaysofexercisesyoulearntorelax.Youcanima ginehow stressoutofvariouspartsofyourbody,that'showyourelievestress . Youmakeyourbodyrelax,rememberinghisfavoriteplaceofrelaxatio n.When youdosomething,yourbrainremembersthisevent,sothatwhenyo ucallitin thememory,thebraintorecreatetheconditionsthatexistedthen.If you remembertheplacewhereyourelax,youaresooffthevoltageagai n. Relaxationhelpsdeepbreathing.Youtakeadeepbreathtofilltheb odywith energyoxygenandthenexhale,relax. Wecansaythatyoureleaseasighofrelief.Whenyouarerelaxed, youcanhandle anysituation.Youdonotneedtopourouthisangeronhisbodyor toother

people,ortosociety. Fifteenminutesaday. Wethinkofstressasamatterofcourse,thisispartofourwayofl ife.Weneed timetoseewherewego,anddowhatmustbedone.Timeisnotel astic,thereis alwaysthedangerthatsomethingswedonothaveenoughtime.W ecallthis threatbyletter:s-t-r-e-s-s. Inourlife,thereisneverenoughlove. Inourlife,thereisneverenoughmoney. Ourliveswillneverlacktheknowledgeandpeaceofmind.Weared rawntolook moreandmore,moreandmore. Stress.Stress.Stress. Prolongedstressleadstoasharpreductioninthenumberofwhitebl oodcells andreducestheabilityofthebodytoresistdisease.Whatthisleads us?Avirus cameclose,andnowfullofpatients. Manypeoplearenotawarethattheyaresufferingfromstress.They canfade, evenknowingtheyhaveaccumulatedtension. Whatarethesignsofstress?Askyourselfafewquestions.Boreyou yourjob?In theformeryouhavenoenthusiasm?Yourrelationshipswithotherpe opleorgo smoothly,therearestrongfriction?Youhardlyremembertheimporta ntthings? Thethoughtterrifiesyoudosomethingnew? Sometimesstresseatsintoussograduallythatwedonotevennotic ethatthey nolongerfeelsoaliveasbefore.Youdonothavetofeeloldat40, 50,60oreven 70years.Ifthisisthecase,lookforexcessivestress.ThenPursueso mething. Stewart,J.,ElementarySchool,wasasupporterofthemilitaryapproa chtoits

staffofteachers.Hehasconductedfrequentmeetingswiththem,and published guidelinessharpandoutofhimself,whenthereweresomesurprises. Overtime, hishealthwasgettingworseandworse,andbloodpressurewassoh ighthatit interfereswithnormalwork. StewartstudiedSilvaanddecidedtochangetheirapproach.Beforehe cameto schoolearlytowriteorders.Nowheusedthetimeforadailyoccurr enceinthe alphalevelforfifteenminutes. Hishealthimproved,bloodpressuredecreasedsignificantly,andteache rs becomemoreresponsibleandinclinedtocooperate. Youenterintothealphalevelfor15minuteseveryday,andrelax.T hisexercise canhelprelievestressandstayhealthy. Ifyouaretoobusytogointothealphalevelfor15minuteseveryd ay-thenyou aremoreimportanttofindtimeforit.Sinceyouareinaconstantr ush,then subjectedtofarmorestressthanusual,andtheneedtoincreasethe residence timeinthealphalevel. Intheend,whenthestresswillbreakyourbody,youhavetofindt hetimetogo tothehospital.Whenyoutakethewrongdecisionsbecauseofthep ressureof thetestyouandbecauseyoucannotrememberimportantinformatio nontime, inastateofstress,youhavetofindthetimetocorrecttheirown mistakes. ACTimmediately.Spend15minutesit'sasmallfeeforgoodhealth,productive thinking,andgoodrelationshipswithpeople. Beinginthealphalevel,youcanperformexercisesdeepencountdown and

imaginepeacefulscene.Thiswillincreasethebenefitsofalphastate, promoting yourrelaxationonadeeplevelatafrequencyofbrainwavesof10cyclesper secondorless. Inthecourseofthisexerciseallowedthealphaprogrammingsituation ,thinking abouthowtosolvetheproblem.Butit'sbesttostaywithinthe15 minutesjust passive.Passivemeditationisisolatedfromthestressoftheactivity concentration.Enjoyapassive,peacefulscenes. Inthealphastate,youaretiedtightlytoitssourcetheplacefromwhichlife energyflows,energyhealingandgoodhealth. Three-fingertechniquetopreventstress. Everystressfulsituationentailsnegativeprogramming.Fifteenminutes adayin thealphalevelareagooddefense.Butthisprotectioncaneasilybre akdressing thepartofyourboss,aquarrelwithhiswife,aheatedargumentwit haneighbor. Atsuchtimes,youneedsomethingtodotoavoidstress.Unfortunate ly,wecan notsay,"Sorry,I'minforaminute,"sitdown,closeyoureyesandr elax. However,youmaywellputtogetherthethumb,indexandmiddlefin gersandtry tosolvetheproblem.Thissimplestepisthetriggertoensuretoens urethemost efficientoperationofyourmind.Thiswillallowyoutohaveacoolh eadandsober thoughttomakecreativedecisions. Youarealreadyfamiliarwiththetechniqueofthe"threefingers".You comefrom, thatwhenyouputtogetherthreefingers(oneitherhand),yourmind willfunction

atadeeperlevelofconsciousness.Thislevelisasourceofsanityan dcreative solutions,butitdoesnotalwaysprovideuscomposure,inwhichwe needto protectthemselvesfromstress.Soyouneedtoaddtotheprogrammi ng techniquesofthreefingersthisphrase:"...andI'mstayingcalm,cool andtotally incontrolofhimself."Nowhere'showitlooks: 1.SitinacomfortablechairandgototheAlphalevelasusual. 2.Uglubtelevelcountdown,orenjoyingafavoriteplaceofrelaxation, orboth together. 3.Addtogetherthethumb,indexandmiddlefingersoneachhanda ndmentally repeatthreetimes:"EverytimeIfoldthethreefingerstogether,my mindis functioningatadeeperlevelofconsciousness,andIstaycalm,coola ndtotallyin controlofhimself." 4.Endtheoccupationintheusualway. Ofcourse,todothisprogramming,youshouldnotwaitfortheappe aranceofa stressfulsituation.Doitnow.Thenyou'llbereadyforanyeventuality. Takeabreakforacoupleofminutes.Setasidethebookandmarky ourselfthis meanslengtheninglife. Usethetechniqueofthreefingerswhennecessary,butnevermissth oseprecious 15minutesadayinthealphastate,asmentionedabove. Howtogetridofaheadache. Headacheisoneofthesoftestnaturalwarningsignalthatyouareun derstress. Headachescanbesevereandcauseconsiderablesuffering,buttheyar eoften easytogetridofthroughpositiveprogramming.

Inaddition,inthischapterwewillexplainhowyoucanusetheSilva Methodto dealwithsuchseriousstressrelatedillnessessuchasdiabetes,heartdiseaseand evencancer. Theconsultationsonbiofeedbackpeoplewithmigraine,successfullyta ughtto relievepain,forcingtheirhandsgrowwarmerbyseveraldegrees.Ap opularway todothistovisualizethehandsred.Beepwillinformthepatientwhentheha nd temperatureincrease,whichwillallowhimtolearnhowtoeffectively usethe imagination.Purposeoftheexerciseistoimprovehandcirculation,re ducing bloodpressureinthehead,whichcanbeamajorcauseofpain. Thistechniqueisaroundaboutwaytosolvetheproblem. Whyshouldwenotactonhishands,butdirectlytothemind? I'llexplaintoyouhowtodoit.Butsinceyoucannotbeathandin thisbook, whentheheadacheoccurs,thenexttimeIwouldlikeyoutoreadth einstructions andknowexactlywhatshouldbedoneinthissituation.Trythefollo wing: 1.Enterthealphalevelandaddupthreefingerstogether. 2.Tellyourselfthatwhenyouopenyoureyeswhenthescorewas3, thenread theinstructionstostoptheheadache,youwillbeextremelyconcentra ted,the noisewillnotdistractyou,butonlyhelpyourelaxevenmore,andy ouremember theseinstructionsatanytime,wheneveryouneedinthefuturebysi mplyadding thethreefingerstogether. 3.Counttothree,openyoureyesandreadthefollowingsteps.Dot hisonce.

4.Ifyousufferfromheadachessurgeenterthealphalevel.Mentally tellyourself, "Ihaveaheadache,Ihaveheadaches,Idonotwanttohaveahead ache,Idonot wanttofeelaheadache.Iwillcountfrom1to5,andwhenthesco rewas5,I openmyeyesandIwillfeelthemselvesfitandhealthy.Istopheada che." 5.Thenyoumentallycountfrom1to3,andthescore3remindyou rself,"With thescore5IopenmyeyesandIwillfeelfreshandhealthy,Iwilln otexperience discomfortinthehead."Pleasenotethatonthecountof"three"we changedthe word"pain"to"uncomfortable."Painbehindus. 6.Thenyoucontinuetoslowlycountto5,andwhenthescorewas 5,openinghis eyes,mentallytellyourself,"Ifeelfitandhealthy.Idonotfeeldisco mfortinthe head.Andsoitis." Andtheheadachedisappearsinstantly.Rememberthebodycontrolsthemind. Ifyouhaveahealthproblem,themethodofSilvasupervised.Yourd octorisfor youvisiblemeansofsupport,butduetothealphalevelandactivatio noftheright halfofthebrainatthesametimeyoupurchaseandinvisiblemeans ofsupport- thesourceofanytreatment. Howtogetridoffatigue. Thebodyisahugereservoirofenergy.Buttheflowofpowerfrom thetankmay beblockedstress.Themostinsignificanteventsathome,awayfrom homeorat workcanbestressful,stoptheflowofenergyandcausefatigue. Wemakeamistakeandfeelguilty.Feelingsofguilthinderstheflow ofenergy.

Welosesomething-asubjecttransaction,otherandwefeelassomething separatedfromus.Welookattheclockandseehowlittletimeisle fttodo planned.Westrain.Someonesayssomethingcriticalornegativetous. Weareangry.Allthisalonelittlethings,butalltogetherisexpressedinalotof stressandasignificantlossofenergy. Ifyoufeeltiredandwanttogetridofit,becausedrivingorworking on,here's whatyouneedtodo. (Ofcourse,ifyou'redriving,firstturnofftheroadandturnoffthee ngine.) 1.Enterthealphalevel. 2.Mentallytellyourself,"I'mtiredandIwanttosleep,butIdonot wanttobe tiredandsleepy,andIwanttobeconfident,fullofenergy,healthy, haveexcellent health.Iwillcountfrom1to5.Withthescore5,Iopenedmyeyes andIwill awake,fullofenergy,healthy,haveexcellenthealth." 3.Slowlycounttoyourself:1,2,3.Withthescore3mentallyremind yourself, "Whenthescorewas5,Iopenmyeyesandbealert,fullofenergy, healthy,have excellenthealth." 4.Thenslowlycount:4,5,openyoureyesandrepeat:"Iamhappy, fullofenergy, well,Ihaveagreatfeeling." Experienceasithappens-andyou'llbe"fitasafiddle!" Thereareother"negative"feelings,whichyoucanreplacewith"positi ve",using thesamemethod. Youcanturnthemorninglethargyinlightningenergy. Youcanclimboutof"dirt"in"Prince." Youcanturnpessimismintooptimism. Youcanreplaceanxietyinconfidence.

Youcanturndespairintohope. Whyletthestressdrainoutofyourenergyandlifeitself? Enterthealphalevel,andopenthemselvesinexhaustiblesourceoflife energy- theotherside. Getridofthediscomfort. Isthereaquickwaytogetridofthephysicalailmentsthatoftenca usesalackof energy.Weallhaveaglandthatcontrolsotherglandsandsystemsthymus,or thymus. Wefoundthatmildstimulationofthymus-beingcanimprove. Perhapsalittledizzy,fatigueoranyotherunwantedphysicalsymptom beginsto breakyourhealth,andyoudonotknowhowtohelpthemselvesint hisposition. Gentletappingofthethymusoftennormalizesthebody.Yourbeliefi nsuccess andyourexpectationofthischangeforthebettercanbethecatalyst evenmore rapidimprovement. Thethymusglandislocatedinthethroat.Palpatefingersofttissues oftheneck whereitstartshardsternum,thethymusisaninchlower. Resultcanbeachievedsimplybytappingonitwiththemiddlefinger .Butwe adviseyoutoensurethesuccessofsomeoftheprinciplesusedthe SilvaMethod. 1.Poundingthymusthreefingerstheonesthatareusedinthetechniqueof threefingers. 2.Do10timespersecond-thealpharhythm. 3.Smileatit. Whenyouknockthreefoldedfingersinvolvedinalargenumberofn ervecells. Youhavealreadyprogrammedit,practicingthetechniqueofthreefin gers.

Whenyoutaparateof10timespersecond,youattracttothisarea ofalpha brainwaves.Tencyclespersecondis,apparently,auniversalhealingfrequency. Whenthetestswereconducted,itwasfoundthatspiritualhealersw orkexactly withthisbrainwavefrequencies.(Toknockwithsuchfrequencyinthe thymus gland,youshouldpracticewithvibratinghand.) Smileit'slikethetailwaggingthedog.ForyearsIhavearguedthatthes mile producespositivechangesinthebody.Nowpsychologistsbelievethat whenyou pullasmileonyourface,gutreactiongivesyousomethingthatcaus esquitea sinceresmile. Gettinghelponthesideforyourdoctor. Theremainderofthischapterwillbedevotedtothetreatmentofsel fandothers. Yes,whatyoucandoforyourself,youcandoforothers,evenata greatdistance. Toyourlefthalfofthebrainunderstoodandaccepteditatfirstsigh timprobable statement,youhavetoremindyourselfthatyouhaveasuperconsciousness, whichisactivatedbyenteringthealphalevel,andwhichtakesactive partinthe universalconsciousness,sharedbyall.Itisafacttheperennialwisdo m,foundin shamanism,which,accordingtoanthropologists,hasgoals.Itisalsopr esentin theHindutradition,Kabbalahandothermajorworldreligions. Evenscientistswhoaretryingtostayasfarawayfromreligiousconc epts,based onhisresearcharenowforcedtoadmitthatthereisaspiritualbasis ofthe materialworld.

Ihopethatyou,too,aretakingthistheory.Thisisnoteasy.Afterall ,ifwewere mesmerizedbythephysicalworld,whichmakesusbelievethatitist his,itseems. Taponthearmofthechair,whichsit.Itseemshard,isnotit?How ever,itwasfull ofemptyspace.Andtherelativesizeofthespacebetweentheatomi cnucleus andtheelectronsthatrevolvearoundit,notlessthanbetweenours unandthe planets.Wecannotsaythatoursolarsystemissolid. Youseethisgreenwall?Itisnotgreen.Infactitwhatyoulike,but notgreen.We seeitinthegreen,becauseitistheonlycolorthatitdoesnotabso rb.Alllight wavelengthcorrespondingtothegreen,bounceoffthewall,andbec auseit appearsgreen. Thephysicalworldishypnotizedusintothinkingthatitisreal,when infactitisan illusion,behindwhichliesadifferentreality.Physicistsstudyingthatre ality.Many ofthemrealizethattheyneedtorethinktheirphilosophytoexplain thedatathat theyreceive.Theywerefollowedontheheelsdoctors. Dr.LarryDossey,authorof"Space,TimeandMedicine",says:"Anyone whois familiarwiththelatesttrendsinmedicine,understandthatmodernd octors-like physicstothemhavebeguntodealwithmoreandmoresubtleformsofenergy bothindiagnosisandtreatmentofhumandiseases." Inhisbook"VibrationalMedicine"Dr.RichardGerberexplainsthat"w henthereis adisease,itisasignthatwearecoversthenaturalflowofcreative consciousness andvitalitythroughourmultidimensionalsystemsofthebody/mind/soul."

Anotherbook,alotofmonthstokeepthebestsellerlist,alsopointstothe importanceofenergyawarenessforhealth."Love,MedicineandMirac les"byDr. BernieS.Siegelhasastrongemphasisontheconnectionbetweenco nsciousness andtreatment.Intheprefacehewrote:"Donotforget,though,that whatone generationconsidersamiracletoanothercanbeascientificfact...T hese miracleshappenbytheinternalenergyavailabletousall." Nowyouareabletocontrolthisenergy.Youcanuseitforthemselv esorfor others.Thisenergyhasaneffectonyourphysicalworld.Whenyou're usingit againstyourselforothers,youarehelpingphysicians,providingthem with creativeenergy.Itssourcethisisthesourceofcreationand,therefore,matter. Theinternalenergycannormalizeabnormalities,restorethedevastatin geffects ofstress,heal. AsfollowersoftheSilvaMethodsolvehealthproblems. Duringthe32hourcourseonthemethodsofSilvaMindControlfocusisonthe lasthoursofthedetectionandcorrectionofphysicaldisorders.Ther easonfor thisemphasisonthehealthproblemsassociatedwiththefactthatth ebody-the easiestplacetousereasoninordertobringaboutchangeinthephy sicalworld. Weareconstantlyworkingonourenvironment,usingbothmentalan dphysical means. However,becausethefirstpriorityisthesurvivalofourbrain,ourmi ndiseasiest toworkwiththeproblemsassociatedwithseriousdiseases.Solvepro blems

relatedtohealth,it'seasierthan,forexample,tofindalostitem,or tofinda suitablejob,orfindoutwhycarfailure. Westartwiththesimplerproblemsandcomposeblogsuccesstorais e expectationsandbeliefs,beforemovingontomoredifficultissues. LetmeshowyouatypicaloccupationSilvaatthetimewhenthetrai ningis completedandthestudentsaredividedintogroupsoftwoorthree peopletotest theirnewmentalcapabilities. Eachstudent"brought"withhimatleastone"ofthepatient."Patient -aperson whoissickwithsomethingandthelistenerknows.Ononesideofth elistener writestheperson'sname,address,ageandgender.Ontheotherside itgivesa briefdescriptionoftheperson,suchasthatwrittenonthedriver'slic ense,aswell asdiseasesthatthepersonsuffers. Onestudentofthepair,whichwecallamedium,isadeepalphale vel.Then anotherstudent,whomwewillcallorientologom,callsthename,add ress,age andgenderofthepatient. Mediumimaginesthatpersonanddescribeshisorherbasicphysicalt raits. Usuallyadescriptionofextremelyaccurate.Thenscansthemediumi mageof maninhismind,whilehisattentionisnotsatisfiedwithanypartof thebody. "Theproblemwiththekidneys." "Exactly"-confirmsorientolog. Afterafewmoments,themediumsays,"Stones.Iseeoneofthesto nesinthe kidney.Waitaminute.I'mstartingtocrushthem."Anotherpause."A llright,I'm crushedstones,andsawtheyweredissolvedintheurine.Ifinish."

Mediumreturnstothebetastate,andthetwobeginalivelydiscussi on. Orientologcancallonthefollowingdaythepatientandheardhimsa y:"This morningtherocksout." Thissceneisprecededbyalargeandextensivetraining,whichisusu allygivenin thecourses.ButIwillgothroughthistrainingyouandthensuggest waysinwhich youcouldachievethesameresults,helpingtohealyourselfandother s. Howtoimplementtherighthemisphere"signposts". Therighthemisphereofthebraincanbeactivated,butitwillnotw orkas effectivelyastheleft,beforethesolutiontoonehiddendifficulty. Thelefthemisphereisthereferencepointbyexperienceandeducatio ninthe physicalworld.Intherighthemisphereofthereferencepointsisvery small-it doesnothaveanysigns,noroads,nophysicalcharacteristicsthatitc ouldlearn andusetodeterminethedirection. Morethan10hoursoftrainingdevotedSilvaaddressthissituation.B enchmarks aresetintherighthemisphereofalongcycleofpreparation,during whichthe teachercarriesthelistenerthroughcountlessexercisesinimagination. Allthese methodscomefromourexperienceandapplytonewdimensions. Forexample,duringoneoftheexerciseslistenerdesignitsintelligence onthe wallofhishouseandimagineswhatit'sliketobeinsidethewall.Howmuch lightthere?Istherethetemperaturecomparedtothetemperatureou tside? Whatitsmellslike?Whatisthehardnessofthematerialthewall? Hardnesscanbedetermined,clenchinghisfistandhittingtheinsideo fthe

imaginarywalltohearthereflectedsound. Inthesecyclesoftrainingareencouragedtousethehands,asithel pstheright hemispheretoreceivesupportfromtheleft. Duringthese10o'clocksubjectivelyestablishedhundredsandhundreds ofpoints ofreference,whichareprogrammedintomemoryforlateruse.Butt herearestill thousandsofotherbenchmarksthatthelefthemisphereatthesame time associatedwiththem.Studentslearnfourmetalslead,stainlesssteel,copper andbrassjustbeforethatstudiedthewall.Logically,weknowthatmetalsare associatedwitheachother,sothateachofthembecomesapointof referencefor others.So,usingimaginationexercisesonfourmetalssetbenchmarks forthe righthemisphere,whichwehadtodealthroughthelefthemisphere. Astheteacherleadstheclassuptheladderofevolutionfrominanimatematter (metals)toplants,animals,and,finally,amantherighthalfofthebrainis endowedwithalltheadvantagesofthelefthalf,whichallowsittoo perateas reliably. Createanimaginaryplace. ThenextthingwedointheclassroomforSilvadeterminethepositionofthe imaginaryplacewherewecancreate.Again,thisexperiencebereplica tedinthe lefthemisphere. Inthephysicalworldwehaveaplacewherewecookfoodakitchen,aplaceto sleep,aplacewherewewatchTV.Wehaveajob,beitanoffice,s hop,factory,or whatever.

AccordingtoSilva,wecreateanimaginarylaboratory. Theteacherhelpsstudentsenterintoadeeperalphalevelbyadditio nal countdown.There,theyareaskedtocreatearoomfurnishedinany desiredstyle, withachair,atableandalltheequipment,whichusuallyhappensin the laboratory,includingcabinets,computers,toolsandmedicine. Mentalimageiscomplementedbyvisualization"screen"ononewallo fthe laboratory,andfinally,thecreationoftwoadvisers.Asadvisersthefruitof intelligenceofeachstudent,theybecomeitsconnectionwithallthis, notonly physically,butalsointhespiritualdimension.Thesecounselorshelpst udentsto solveproblemsanddevelopcreativeideas.Heaskedtheopinionofhi sadvisers andhebeginstoimaginewhatcouldbetheanswers,andtheanswer scome.You, too,havecreatedforthemselvescounselorsinyourfavoritespotofr elaxation. Donotforgetaboutthesegeniuseswhenyouneedhelp. Participantsworkintheworldofimaginationasubjectivedimension- confidentlyandnaturallyifconvincethemselvesthattheyareinfamili ar surroundings.Thelaboratoryprovidesjustsuchanenvironment,andfr iendly counselorsreinforceit. Createanimaginaryplaceissubtleaspectoftraining. Afterall,thisisanunusualprocedure.Theteacherneedstobevery groundedin theoryandpractice,toanswerallthequestionsthatinevitablyarisei nsucha time,anddoittothesatisfactionofthemajorityofthelogicorientedlisteners.

Thenyou,thereader,findyourselfinsomedisadvantage,becausethe bookisnot abletoadequatelycoverallthequestionsyoumayhaveencountered. Todothis, youshouldbetrained.Buttoachievethebestresultsingettinghelp fromthe otherside,youshouldhaveaccesstothelab,andtheiradvisors. SoInowappointyouwithyourownteacher. RereadthebeginningofChapter5,wherewetalkedaboutadvisersand where youhavebeengiveninstructionsonhowtocreateyourfavoriteplace torelax. Also,rereadthelastfewpages,whichdetailsalaboratorysignsanda dvisers. ThenIrecommendyoustartavaluablecreativeprocessalaboratoryandrecreate heradvisers.I'llremindyouofthestepsyouneedtofollow,butfir st,let meonceagaintodescribewhathappensinthefinalhoursoftraining . "Surviving"isagainandagaininarelaxedreadingprintedwords,you canlearna programmingprocedurewhichisslightlyoffsetyourabsenceinclass. TheseminarSilva. RegularclassintheclassroomSilvasplitintogroupsoftwoorthreel isteners. Eachstudentinturnisthepatient,andthentoworkwiththem.Any onewho describesapatientcalledorientologom.Anyonewhoentersthelabora torylevel andworkswiththepatient,iscalledamedium. Orientologgivesthename,address,ageandgenderoftheirfriendw hois physicallyormentallyill.Thepatientmayalsobeamanwhohaden dured surgery.

Orientologrequestsmediumenterthelaboratorylevel,sayhellotohi sadvisers, topraywiththem,andthenreportonreadiness. Nowlet'slookatahypotheticalsituation. "I'mready."Thewoman'seyesareclosed,themedium,anditisdee plyrelaxed, butcapable,aswealldo,keeptheconversationinthisstate. Orientologslowlystartstocountfrom10to1,explaining:"Thisisto allowyour mindtoadapttothelevelwhereyouwillbeworkingexactlyright." "Withthescore3-continuesorientologonyourscreenimageofthebodyof JohnSmith,mainstream,Cincinnati,aman,38yearsold." Orientologcounttothree,snapshisfingersandrepeatinginformation. "Theimageofthebodyofthemanisonyourscreen. Scanittoyourintelligenceupanddownwhileyoudraworsomekin dofzone." Mediumdowntowork.It"sees"theman.Sheisnotsureexactlywh oshe"sees." Shewouldliketodescribethisman,butshethinksit'sjustaguess. Wewereall taughtinschoolnottoguess. Soshekeptquiet. Orientologtriestotalkher."Thisisapracticesession. Accuracycomeswithpractice.Youmayfeelasifyoucomeupwithi t.It'sagood feeling." Mediumsaysquietly:"He'stall,maybesixfeettall." Agoodstart.InorientologadescriptionofJohnSmithrecordedonpa per.Hewill showittoherlater.Mediumagainsilent.Orientologcontinuestopro moteit. "You'redoingfine.Keeptalkingasresearch. Shareyourimpressions,"-heinsists. "Heslouches.Mypullshimback.Waitaminute,Iwanttocheckhis spine." Moresilence.Anothersuggestiontospeak.

"Yes,theprobleminhisspine,-shesaid.Ithinkitiscalledoffsetdisc.ThingI'm goingtoimprove." Nowthesilenceisaccompaniedbyhandmovementswhensheimagin esthat correctstheviolation.Soon,shesays,"Iseehimhealthy.Ifinish." "Well,-saidorientolog.Everytimeyouwalkintoadimensionwithasincere desiretohelphumanity,youarehelpingyourselfandeachtimebeco memore accurate." Mediumtothankhisadvisors,saysfarewellprayerandleaves.Thent hey orientologomanimatedlydiscussingthecase. AfewdayslaterorientologcancallafriendinCincinnatiandheardh imsay,"Do youremember,Ihadaproblemwithmyback?Now,inrecentdays, itseemsto havedisappearedonitsown." ExplainwhetherorientologJohn,whathappenedandthathehelpedh im? Inanycase,because... Hehelpedtheotherside. Aidintreatment. Weencourageourstudents,beforeworkingontheotherproblemsof mankind comestomoneyandlovetoworkondiseases.Thereason,asweha vesaid,is thatsurvivalisthetoppriorityofthebrainitattractedtheattentionoflifethreatening physicalproblems. Thatiswhythischapteronhealthcomesfirstimprovehealtheasier. Youcanpictureyourselfonthescreenofhislaboratoryandtreatyo urselfthe samewayasifyouwereadifferentperson. Withpracticewithdozensofpatientsandlearntoaccuratelyidentify their

problems,youwillhavemoreconfidenceinmyself. Confidenceleadstoaccuracy.Youwillbebetterabletoworkonmor ecomplex humanproblemsandwillbesurethatcollectaccurateinformation,an dnot "invent"it. Later,youcanmoveontoanothercaseinvolvingplants,animalsand even inanimatematter. Alwaysworkonreal,notmadeupproblems.Yourneuronscanfeelthe difference,andgamesarenotengaged. Howtocopewitharealhealthproblem?Anyway,whatcomestom ind.Youcan ragfingerssewupthewound,washthespotonthelung.Thelasts tepofmind shouldalwaysbethekindofperson(oryou)havinggoodhealth,wit hnosignsof problems. Thefactthatyou"see"inhislabnotphysical,butrathertheenergybody.And youmakeacorrectiontothisenergybody.Sinceitisatemplateof thephysical body,thechangesyoumakewillaffectthebodyitself.Eliminatethe causeand consequenceofchangethroughtheotherside. Learntobeahealer. LearntobeahealerispartofthemindcontrolprogramSilva,whichisthemost difficultfortheselfstudy.Buthistoryisfilledwithstoriesofthegreathealerwho studiedindependently. Abilitytohealitisanaturalabilitythatweallhave,whenitscenterthemind.It isnatural,becausewearethecocreator,andwhatwasacreation,ifweare constantlyspoiledhimforhisnegativethinkingandstress,notbeing abletofixit

inapositiveandcreativethinking? Icanofferyouthebestreplacementformallearning:rereadthefirstpartof Chapter5,whichdealswiththelaboratoryandadvisors,aswellasth echapteron healthproblems.Thisrereading,inturn,willprovideyouwithenoughreps. Repetitioninarelaxedmentalstatearebeginningtheprocessofprog ramming andhelpyoutrain. Onceagain,Igiveyouthisbriefworkout.Theyarelaidoutinlarges teps.Thisis notwhatwe'llguidetothelistener.Rather,it'snotes,sinceyouhave now becomeyourownteacher. Onceyouhavecompletedtherereading,practicethefollowingexercises.Set asideenoughtimeforeachofthemandnotgotothenext,untilyo uaresatisfied withtheresults: 1.Relaxandanimaginaryjourneytoanimaginarybodyofaman,w hosefaceyou caneasilyremember.Examinethebones,brain,heart,liver,pancreas, kidneys andothervitalorgans.Repeatafewtimes. 2.Relaxanduglubterelaxation.Youmightwanttocountfrom10to 1or25to1. Laterrepeatthemethodthatyouusetoenhancerelaxationwhenent eringthe laboratorylevel,becausenowyouwillbecreatingalaboratory.Start withthe rooms,furnishedaccordingtoyourwishes.Setthementalscreen,wh ereyouwill learnselforothers,onthewall,whichyouassignthesouth. Youwillneedatableandchair,clock,perpetualcalendar,avarietyof toolsand equipment,andavarietyofchemicalsanddrugs.

3.Ifyoualreadyhaveadvisorsinyourfavoritespotofrelaxation,as you instructedinChapter5,movethemnowinhislaboratory.Ifnot,deci dewhoyou wanttobecounselorsonemanandonewoman,anypersonfromthepastor present,whomyourespect,orevenafictionalcharacter.Createado orthatgoes tothefloor,whichyoucancontrolwiththebuttonsonthechairar m.Slowlyopen thedoorandinviteenteramalecounselor.Createit.Imagineit.Do thesame withafemalecounselor. 4.Workwithpatientscomingtothelab(seestep2),shakinghisadvi sers,saying welcomeprayer,andthenthepersonisinneedofyourhelponthe screen. Definetheproblemandsolveit.Thankadviserssayfarewellprayera ndmeasured forwardasmanytimesasyoucounteddowntheback. Icongratulateyouontheacquisitionofthestatusofacollaborator.T heother sideyoualsoprobablywishesonemoresoulthatwillhelpmakethisworlda better,hasmore. 10.Helpforsuccessinbusiness. Businessmenandwomencangethelpfromtheotherside,theyare awakeor asleep.Answerscome.Taketheformofsolutions.Peoplearebecomin gmore efficient.Increasedefficiency.Improvingquality. Increaserevenues.Ifyouareawake,changescomewhenyouapplySi lva,aswe describeinthischapter.Inthedream,ithappenswhenyouordera dreamtohelp yougetoutofanyundesirablesituation.Nomatterhowithappens, whenawake

orasleep,youknowit.Yousuddenlyfindthatyousayorthink,"Aha !"Business peoplearewillingtousemuchmoreoftheirmind. InoneoftheResearchInstituteofSpiritualSciencesfoundincreased openness amongbusinesspeople,evenfromthecategoryof"stubborn",therol eof intuitionindecision-making. Asifechoingrespondingtothischange,theInternationalInstituteof Management(MIM)sponsoredaroundtableonintuition,heldinGene va, Switzerland,inmid1988.Dr.JuanF.Rada,CEOofIMI,said:"Wewanttoknow whatisintuition,theroleitplaysinbusiness,whetheritcanbedeve lopedand whetheritcanhelpmanagersandcorporationstoenterthetwentyfirstcentury." Atthemeetingtheexecutivedirectorofmanyinternationalcompanies ,aswellas therepresentativeoftheSilvaMethodDr.GeorgeDeCo,whichcould sharethe experienceSilva,especiallyintermsoftheirprofession-psychology. Theresultofthisfirstroundtableonintuition,whichpromisestobe atradition, hasbecomeaworldwideresearchprogramaboutthenatureofintuiti onandits roleinbusinessdecisionmakingandinvolvingmorethan10,000busin esses.A twoyearstudyaresupportedbymanymultinationalcompaniesandisexp ected togatherdatainneuroscience,psychology,medicine,philosophyandt he humanities. Inthecourseofthefirstroundtableparticipantsheardstoriesaboutvarious "unexplained"casesofsuddenillumination,coincidencesandaccidents. (Youdo

notagreethatthisiscalled"theotherside"?)Someoftheviewsexp ressed borderedwithspirituality;qualifiedintuition,ontheonehand,asask illthatcan betrainedanddeveloped,andontheotherhand,asa"stateofbein g,thelevelof ofconsciousness." Onefaction,whichwasformedattheGenevameeting,thegroupcall editself "studyingbusinessincubation."She'sgoingtofindoutwhetherornot toinclude inthestructureofcorporations"incubators".Underincubatorsinthis caserefers peoplewhosejobitwillbetoencourageandsupportthosewhouse intuitionand creativity. Sufficeittosaythatbusinessesarebeginningtorealizethattradition alwaysof thinkingandcommunicatinginthefuturemayprovetobeinadequate andthata possibleanswertotheneedfortheimprovementofallaspectsofth eworkis intuition. Haveyoueverwatchedafootballgameinasituationwhenthedefe nseconfused tryingtodeterminewherearetheball?Andyouwantedtoshout:"H ey,you're thatguytheball!"Similarly,thefeelingatthisinternationalmeeting Dr.George DeSincealllookingtheball,andthistimeheknewwheretheballw as.Weareall relatedtotheSilvaMindControl,experiencedasimilarfeelingoffrus tration.But wealsobelievethattheothersideknowswhattodo. Collectiveblindspot. Inthemid1970swasconductedsurveyonthequalityofAmericanlife.Oneoft he

questionswas:"Haveyoueverfeltclosetoapowerfulspiritualforce thatseemed topickyouuponyourbody?" Thisexperienceatleastonceexperiencedupto40percentoftheres pondents,a fewtimes-20percent,andoften-fivepercentoftherespondents. Onfurtherquestioning,thesepeoplerecognizethatthereishardlyan yofthem eversaidaboutthespiritualpowerofthepriest,orrabbi.Mostofth emfeltthat theclergywilltakethemfor"crazy."Whatdowehaveforlife,even if,inreligious circles,weconsideruncomfortablediscussingspiritual"contact"?Itsee msthatin theWesternworldhasdevelopedakindofcollectiveblindspot.One would assumeitinthebusinessworld,eveninthepsychologicalandmedica l,butin religiouscircles? Perhapsthisisablindspotexplainswhythereisasurgeofinteresti n "spiritualism",popularizedbyShirleyMacLaine.Agrowingnumberofp eopleare discoveringthattheycan"hear"avoicefromtheotherside.Thisvoi ceisallegedly responsiblefortheissue,whilethemediumisinatrance.Inevitablyt hereare disputesregardingthesincerityofactionmedium. Nodoubtourdivinitynot.Youdonotneedtoargueaboutitwithth eskeptics. Youshouldnoteventalkaboutit.Youcanbypassthecollectiveblind spotand become"wiseinhiscell",regularlyrankedinthealphalevel. Onegraduatewaslivingahardlifeathomeandatworkthatwillno tcouldget awayfromtheskepticalfamilymembersandemployees.Toenterthe alphastate,

shehadtohideinthebathroom.Itwastheonlywayforhertoreti re. Religioussongs,seancesandotherapproachesmaycomeandgo,but thealpha accesstotherighthalfofthebrainwillexistforever.Alphalevelyourreliable contactwithhigherintelligence,tosolveallproblems. CoursebeginsSilva. IbeganresearchonSilvain1944.Thefirstcommercialactivity,Ispen tonlyin 1966.Duringthistime,Iturnedprofitableebusiness,basedprimarilyonthe rapidlygrowingtelevisionindustryandtheneedsofhomeownersinte levision antennas. ThefirstclasswasheldontheSilvachance,afterafewlectureson psychology, whichIreadinaTexascollege.SomeonecalledmeMr.DordaFitza ndinvitedto cometoAmarillototalkwithmembersofthelocalArtAssociation.H ehadheard aboutmylecturesatTexasCollegeandwouldliketobestudentsof art,learned aboutthesestudies.Heofferedtopaymyexpenses,butnotmore.I agreed.We agreedinOctober1966. Iintuitivelyfeltthattheartistswhoaremoreusedbytherighthemi sphereofthe brainthanmostpeoplehavebetterprospectstolearnmymethod.In myclass therewereabout90people.Almostallofthemhavecommittedtot akethe trainingwhenIgetbackandmakeafee. ThetripfromLaredotoAmarillotakesafullday,soIwentgreyhaun dskimbus.I mademanysuchtripsasatimerepresentedonlyonesegmentofed ucation.I

startedworkingwiththegroupinAmarilloinOctober,andthetrainin gwas successfullycompletedinJanuary1967. AfterIfinishedthefirstcommercialcourse,someofmygraduatesha vebecome instructors,andsomeofthemcontinuetoactivelyassistussofar. AssoonasIgraduatedthisfirstgroupoftheirfriendsandrelativesf ormed anothergroup.Manypeoplehaveheardaboutthiscourseandalsow antedtotry, soIstartedtocometoAmarillotwiceamonth.Thenhewantedto getpeople trainedLubbock,andIstartedtogothereregularly.Infancybusiness. Butthemostjoyfulofallthiswasnotmoney. Itgivesmepleasuretoseetheinsightonpeople'sfaceswhentheys uddenly realized:"Itworked!"I'mstillworriedaboutthisparticularkindofjoy thatishard todescribethepersonwhoisnotexperiencedsuch,whenIseehow oftenthe studentsinthiswayinthefaceofchange.Theyreachapointwhere usingyour owndirectexperiencetoknowthattheycandogreat,spiritualmatte rs. Thesearethefacts.Haveyounoticedthattherewasnottheusual" business plan." Therewasnomarketresearch.Therewasnocampaign.Noordinarys tepsina standardentrepreneur.Iprobablywasclairvoyant. Myexperienceisnotanargumentagainstthethoroughtraininginbu siness,this isanargumentinfavorofparticipationintherighthalfofthebrain. Thetwo hemispheresaresmartbusinesscouple.Nothinginthischaptershould notbe taken,sotospeak,asantigarvardskuyuBusinessSchool.Inthisfastchanging

worldofbusinesspeopleneedtosurviveneedtocombinethework ofboth hemispheresofthebrain. UsingtheSilvaMethodinthebusiness. Achemicalengineertryingtodesignasyntheticbloodvesselthatisn otrejected byahumanbody.Aftermanymonthsoftrialanderror,heorderedt oaddress thisproblemsleeping.Hehadaformulathathewroteit,anditwork ed. Oneinsuranceagentcouldnotgetconsentfromtheclientforaseco ndmeeting. Hetookadvantageofsubjectivecommunicationtoconvincetheclient and defendedbyhissecretarythatthemeetingwouldbenefittotheclien t.Thenhe calledthecompany,hasmadeanimmediateagreementandsigneda contract. Themanagerofoneofthebranchesofthecompanynetworkattende dameeting withothermanagersofthenetwork.Discussedcommontotheproble m-oneof thosesituationswhere"Bad,ifyoudo,andbadifyoudonotdo." Manager resignedthreefingerstogetherandputforwardaproposal,itwasun animously adoptedandprovedtobesuccessful. Managementdreams,subjectivecommunicationandtechnologythreefi ngers- theonlyusethistechniqueSilvainthebusiness?No.Eachtechnique Silvahas applicationsinbusiness.Inthischapterweexplorethebusinessapplic ationsare presentedtoyoutechniques,wegiveyouabriefoverviewofthese methodsand atthesametimeopenupnewhorizonsfortheiruse. Whataboutthecompetition?Iamoftenaskedwhatwouldhappenif twopeople

areprogrammedthesame,forexample,thesaleofcompetitiveprodu ctsofone company,whatdetermineswhowins?Iftheyarebothsincereandpr ogramon equaldepthsalphalevel,mentalimages,andtheexpectationsandbel ief,Ithink thatwillsucceedtheonewhodeservesitmore.Andthiswillbethe onewho mostoftensolvesproblemsratherthancausethem,andwhoismore committed tomakingabetterworld. Weearnrespectbyhelpingtosolveproblemsasindividuals,andour planet.This issimilartohowpeopleareprogrammedwinningthelottery.Manyp romiseto givehalfthemoneytocharityifIwin,buttheydonotseeismore importantthat whattheydidbeforewiththemoneyalreadyreceived. Promisethisisnotsomethingthattheaction."Bytheirfruitsyeshallknow them"theBiblesays.Wearejudgedbyouractions.So,ifyounowstartt odo everythingpossibletomakeourworldabetterplace,increasesthelik elihoodthat youaremoresuccessfulinthefuture,becauseyou'llgetmorehelpfr omthe otherside. ThesuccessstoryoftheSilvaMethod. IwouldliketocalloneofthegraduatesofthecoursesontheSilva Method.Its historytellsPauletteT.fromOklahoma. Beforeyoubegintoworkasacollectorinthebusinessofficeofthe hospitalofSt. Anthony,Iworkedformanyyearshairdresser. Theonlylinkbetweenoccupationsbarberandcollectoristhatwehav etodeal

withpeople.ImentionthisbecauseIthinkitisimportantinthehist oryofmy success. IstartedworkingatthehospitalinJune1980.Thedebtofthework Ihadtodeal withpatientswhoaredischarged.Iinstalledthedifferencebetweent heirtotal scoreandthefactthatpaidforbyinsurance,plusmore. Noonelikesitwhentheyaskformoney,especiallywhentheyaresi ckand suffering,soyoucanimaginewhatIhadto. ListentolecturesSilva,Istartedusingthetechniqueof"mirrorofthe soul"and imagineeachpatientsurroundedbylove.ThenIimaginedmyselfaski ngforthe patienttopaytheremainingamount. Mostpatientsrespondwithkindnessandcooperation.Asaresult,my feeshave increasedandIwaspromoted. InAugust1983,becomingacollector,Istartedtousealltheirequip menttothe newwork.Theworkofthecollectorhasbeenlinkedwithahugeres ponsibility. Iwasresponsibleforabout$100,000inmypartofthealphabet,fro mAtoF.This isanaverageof725accounts.Myjobwastocollectmoneyafter, paidas insuranceandotherbenefits,andthepatientleftthehospital.Thebu lkofcases wasconductedbytelephone,andIshouldalwaysbereadytocopew ithavariety ofdifficultsituations. EverytimeIpickupthephonetocallaboutpayment,Iusedthetec hniqueof "mirrorofthesoul."Inthemirrorwithablueborder,Ipicturedmys elflooking overthecase,analyzingtheproblem,orthereasonwhytheindebted ness,

creatingafavorablementalimage.Thentotheleft,amirrorwitha whiteframe,I paintedasolutionthatallowsthepatienttoclosethedealandpayo ffitsdebtsin full. Becomingbillcollectorsjustsevenmonthsago(andhavingnopreviou s experience),Idideverymonthspectaculargains.Mybosscalledmei ntohisoffice onedayandexpressedadmirationformywork. Postscript:shortlyafteritwaswritten,PauletteT.receivedanewboo st.Q:Who isresponsibleforthisincrease?Herheadorherhead? Changenegativethinkingtopositive. Whenyouplanttheseedsinthesubjectivedimension,yougatherthe harvestin thephysicalworld. Weallknowthatofcarrotseedsgrowcarrots,andtheseedsofpeas -peas. Whenyoudevoteyourmeditationcontemplatethebusinessproblem, what seedsyouplant? Correctly.Yourcropinthephysicalworldwillhavethesameproblem soverwhich youspeculated.Youuseyourcreativeenergytoenhanceundesirable situations. Iadviseyoutoeasilyturnyourthinkingthatyoustarttothinkand meditateon solutions.Thenyouwillcreateamorefavorablesituation.Imaginewh atchanges willoccurinyourbalanceincomeandexpenses! ButIshouldnothavetowastetimewithsuchadvice,becauseyoua re programmedtothethinkingthatitenjoyed.Youcannotchangeit,ju stwishedto doso. Youhavetobereprogrammed.

InSilvaisoneextremelysuccessfultechnique,referredtoas"mirroro fthesoul." "MirrorofSouls"trehobraznyprogrammingmethodreducesuptotwo images, butalsoaddsanewfeatureanimaginarymirror.Whenyouenterthealphalevel and"see"themirror,youcandoitonyourown,indifferentsizes,s othatitcan accommodateonepersonormany,smallstageorlarger.Thismirror hasaframe thatcanchangecolorfrombluetoblindingwhite. Mirrorwithablueframeisusedtoidentifytheproblem,andwitha whiteframe- tooverseeitsdecisionorachieveagoal. Here'stheprocedurestepbystep: 1.Enterthealphalevelasusual. 2.Imaginethatyouseetheprobleminthemirrorwithablueframe. Briefly examineit. 3.Erasetheimageoftheproblem,movethemirrorslightlytothele ftandchange theframecolortowhite. 4.Imaginethatyouseeinthemirrorwithawhiteframesolvedthe problemor achievethegoal. 5.Endthesessionintheusualway. 6.Fromnowon,whenyouthinkaboutyourproject,youwillseeit asasolutionin awhiteframe. Letmecommentonsomesteps3,4and6.InStep3,youareasked tomovethe mirrortotheleft.Asmentionedearlier,wehavefoundthatbeingin thealpha levelpeoplehaveanaturaltendencytoseethepastontheright,an dthefuture- totheleft. InStep4,youareaskedtoseetheproblemsolvedorthegoalachie ved.

Thisshouldbedoneaswidelyaspossible.Youdonotneedtoprogr am,sothat theproblemhasbeensolvedinsomespecialway,allthatyouneed -istoimagine adecision. Forexample,ifyouarearealestateagent,andyourproblemistos ellthehouse, youshouldnotvisualizehowMr.andMrs.Jones,who,asyouknow, wouldliketo buyahouse,marchingtoitwiththekeyinhishand.Itwouldbebe ttertopresent thesolutionintheformoftablets"sold"tothehousewithyourna measagent. YoutiethehandsoftheSupremeSpirit,whenexcessivelynarrowsth ewayof achievinggoals.Justimagineasolution,andthattheothersidewillfi ndits'way." AnotherreasonwhyitisnotrecommendedtousetheimageofJone s,isthatany suchprogrammingsolutionstoyourproblem,whichcausesproblemsf or someoneelse,unlikelytobesuccessful.Yourhomemaybetoobigo rtoosmall, ortooexpensivefortheJoneses.WithSilva,weshouldnotcreatea problem.We createsolutionsonly. "DeathWish"andhowtoeliminateit. BJ'sfatherwasahigh-rankinggovernmentofficialinthecountry. BJitselfwasveryprosperousfarmer,butthenhedecidedtoemigrate tothe UnitedStates.Inaveryshorttimehebecameawealthybusinessman, butthen entrustedmanagementofthecompanytosomeoneelse,andthatper son completelyruinedit. ThenBJengagedinrealestatebusiness.Hisworkwithsuccess.After sometime,

heneededtoselltheestateofthekindwhichpeoplecanonlydrea mof:some feesweremorethanamilliondollars.ButBJdiscoveredthathisprop osalscould onlyruinthedeal.ThenhedecidedtoenrollintheSilvasincerealize dthathe suffereda"deathwish"inbusiness.Heisusedtoprogrammedtofail . GoingintothealphalevelBJrememberedasthefathercalledhima loserandthe otheroffensivenicknames.Hereprogrammedintimeselfesteemandselfesteem inordertosavethislucrativedeal. Peopleoftenfeelthattheydonotreallydeservethefruitsoftheirs uccess.They unconsciouslybuildbarrierstotherecognition,moneyandotherrewar dsthat accompanysuccess.Lackofself-esteemit'slikeaprisoncreatedbyhisown hands.Thebuildingblocksoftheprisonisthebelittlingofparents,p oorgradesin school,lowbankaccountsandotherconstraintsofthephysicalworld. Mostpeoplespendtheirentirelivesinthisprison.Butthensomeone undergoing Silvaanddiscoversthattheprisondoorswereneverlockedanditca ngetintothe worldofnewhorizonsofhealth,wealth,loveandjoy. HowtotakeSilvatoeliminatethe"deathwish"andothersamounizh ayuschie restrictions?Theanswerisobvioustotreatyourselfwell,feelworthyof abundance,andknowthatyoudeservethebestinlife. Ioncesawacartoonwhereapsychiatristtellsthepatient,"Youare havingan inferioritycomplexbecauseyouisdefective." Thisisjustatravesty.Weallhaveintactpotentialthatawaitswheni topened.

Silvahelpstoextractittothesurface.Herearesomepositivesteps youcantake inthisdirectionandthusacceleratethesuccessoftheirbusiness. 1.Takeanotherexercisesamoproscheniyu.Inviteyourselfinyourquiet place,just asyoudidbefore.Forgiveyourselfforallthemistakesandapparentf laws. 2.Performasmany"goodthings",asrecommendedinChapter7.Wh enyouhelp others,youhelpyourself.Yousharpendignity. 3.Usethe"mirrorofthesoul."Seeyourselfintheblueboxforwho youare, withoutembellishment.Erasetheimage.Movethemirrorslightlytot heleft, changethebordercolortowhiteandseeyourselfsuccessfulbusiness genius. Fromnowon,whenyou'reimpatientorconcernedwithsomething,se e themselvesastheembodimentofsuccessinawhiteframe.4.Dailye ntrytothe alphalevelandthentoinduceanypositivestatementthatisappropri ateforyour situation,oruseauniversalformulaSilva:"EverydayI'mgettingbett erandbetter andbetterineveryway." Theuseoftechnologyinbusinessthreefingers. Isadeeperlevelofconsciousnessinbusinessinvestment?Paintitgre enas money. Areyoulookingforthehiddensourceofviolationsofquality?Addu pthree fingersduringthesearch. Youdecidetowhomtoassignsomeresponsibility?Addupthreefing ers,thinking aboutit. Readingtheproofsbeforepublication,holdupthreefingerstogether. Onceinanemergencysituationthatrequiresinstantdecisionsaddup three

fingers. Youcanreinforcethethreefingertechniqueforspecialsituations,whenyou knowabouttheminadvance.Youcanaddtothephrase"mymindi sfunctioning atadeeperlevelofconsciousness,"suchtargetedoffers,suchas: "...ThatIsaidatthemeetingtherightwordsattherighttime." "...ThatIhadahigherconcentration,whenIreadthereportandco uldnot rememberofhimallyouwantinthefuture,usingthetechniqueoft hreefingers." "...ThatImadetherightchoicewhenIwillstudysamples." Youcanapplythetechniqueofthreefingerstodeveloptheskillsof thealpha level.Intheeveningbeforegoingtosleep,programyourselftowake up automaticallyattheidealtimeforprogramming.Stayintheleveland gotosleep. Whenyouwakeupinthenightorinthemorning,reenterthelevelandconnect thetipsofthreefingersonbothhands.Then,programthat,whenyo uconnect thetipsofthreefingersonbothhands,youwillperformbetterinth ealphastate andreceiveinformationfromasubjectivemeasurethatcanhelpyou solve problems. Themoreyoupracticeenteringthealphalevelsothemoreefficiently you'llwork hardandachievegreatsuccess. BSwentonbusinessinAthens,Greece.Becausehehadtostaythere formore thanamonth,hehasagreedtopreparehimforafurnishedapartme nt.Whenhe sawtheapartment,hesufferedagreatdisappointmentthedark,alittleonthe dirtystreet.Herefusedit.

Nofishorcutbait,heenteredthealphalevelandprogrammedthat whenhelays downthreefingerstogether,"Iwilldowhateverisnecessarytofind asuitable apartment."Within24hours,hefoundtheperfectapartmentlinedwi thbeautiful trees,quietstreet,ownedbytheSilvaMethodgraduate,whoatthe timeheldup threefingerstogethertofindagoodemployer? Coincidence?Orhelptheother? Benefitingfromthealphalevelinthebusinessworldinanaturalway . Virtuallyyoucanlearnhowtofunctioninthealphalevelallthetime andbesure thatmostofyourdecisionsarecorrect,ifyoufollowasimpleformul a.Letme explain,andthenI'llgiveyoutheformula. Duringtheday,yourbrainisimmersedinanalphalevelofanaverag eof30times perminute.Itoccursnaturallyand,apparently,inanyperson.Butwhi leinthe alphalevelisverylow,itisestimatedmicroseconds.Ingeneral,your brainisin thealphastateforfivesecondseveryminute.Itisatsuchtimespeo plecanbe confidentthattherightdecisions.Maybethat'swhytheaverageperso nwho doesnotknowhowtoworkconsciouslyinthealphalevelisrightonl yin20 percentofcases.WhenyoustudytheSilvaMethod,youcanberight moreoften, perhaps,infourcasesoutoffive. Notalwayspossibletofindaquietplacewhereyoucouldrelaxment allyand physicallyandenterthealphalevel.But,fortunately,youstillareable toincrease theirabilitytotakeadvantageofthealphastate.Ifyouhaveaconsc ious

experienceofworkinginit,beingmentallyandphysicallyrelaxed,you also increaseyourabilitytofunctionproperlyduringtheday,whenyourb rain operatesprimarilyinthebetafrequency.Whenyouconsciouslystayi nthealpha levelforalongtime,youmakefriendswiththealphastateandget aspecial feeling.Afterwards,youcanjustwakeupfeeling,andthenbeableto includein theworkalphalevel,eveninbetastate.Yourmentallevelisequivale nttothe frequencyofcerebral10cyclespersecond.Inotherwords,youaref unctioningin thespiritualworld,asifyourbrainfrequencyis10cyclespersecond, becauseyou foundthedooranddeliberatelypracticewithitsopening.Nowyou're taking advantageoffunctioningat10cycles,evenwhenyourbrainisfunctio ningonthe betafrequencyfor55secondsofeveryminute. Untrainedpeoplereceivelittlebenefitfromthe30shorttermoutputsinthe alphalevelforeachminute.Buttotrainpeoplelikeyou,whousedt oworkinthe alphastate,wefindmoreuseful,seeingenoughintuitivemessagesfro mthe otherside. Youcanconsciouslybeinthealphalevelforalongtime,whenyou want, analyzingissuesfromdifferentanglesandprogrammingsolutions.But oftenthere isnoneedtospendalotoftimeonthisprocess.Whenyoutalkto someone,you cansimplywishtobemorereceptive,andyou'llbesoiftheywereengagedin anddeveloptheirabilities.

Here'sasimpleformulaforthedevelopmentofyourabilities.First,le arnhowto consciouslyenterthealphalevelandworkthere.Second,useyourski llstohelp solvetheproblemsofourplanet,tomakeitbetter.Aslongasyoud othesetwo things,youwillenjoygreaterandgreaterprosperityinallareasoflif e. Advantageinbusinessthroughsubjectivecommunication. Subjectivecommunication"conversation"withsomeonewithoutwords-a routineapplicationinbusiness.Thisisnottosaythatcommunication isthe subjectivesubstitutionobjectivecommunicationconversations,phonecallsor letters-butitisanimportantaddition. Subjectivecommunicationignorestimeandspace,providedthattheu seof sympathy.Whenbusinesseshearaboutthepossibleapplicationsofsu bjective communication,theyopenedwidehiseyesinanticipationofthecontr olof potentialcustomers,competitorsandprosperousunscrupulouscolleagu es.But therecomesadisappointmenttoasubjectivecommunicationtowork, itmustbe usedwithloveandcompassion.Andthenmanyforhimtoloseinter est. Disappointedreallyshouldnotbe.Betweenyouandyourcustomers,c ompetitors andcolleagues,thereisnopolarity.Apersonwhofeelsontheother sideofthe people,hecreatesforhimselfakindofisolation.Businesslifethenfil ledwith controversy,opposition,barriers,obstacles,andaviciouscircle. Whenyouexpandyourcircleofcompassionandtreatyourselfandot hersinthe

businessworldasonebigfamily,yourbusinesslifeislesslikeanend less fratricidalrace,sotospeak.Instead,you'llenjoyamoreharmoniousr elationship, andthingswillgomoresmoothly. Lesssplit,moreunitymeansreducingtheroleofthelefthemisphere andincrease theroleoflawintheprocessofthinking.Whenyouactivatetherigh tsideofthe brain,andcenterthemind,yougainanewpartnertheSupremeIntelligence. Whathappensifyouenterthealphalevel,imaginehismostarchriva land mentallysay,"Brother,wouldnotitbebetterforbothofusifwest opcursing eachotherandcriticizethegoods?Bothofuswillbebetter."Andb othofyou reallyfeelbetter. Whynotusethecommunicationbetweenyourhigher"I",whenthere isa problemintheorganizationofwork?Ifyouarelookingforwhatisri ght,notwho isright,youwillcometoarapidsolution. Whetherthereareprofitablewaysofsubjectivecommunicationwithy our superiorsorsubordinates?Always. Ishouldnotgointotheapplication,becauseIstillcannotcoverall eventualities. Foreachobjectiveofcommunication,ifitdoesnotbringthedesired result,there isasubjectiveapproach,whichissuretoleadtosuccess. Mexicorecentlyreceivedscientificevidencefortheexistenceofsubjec tive communication.Therewascarriedoutafewpairsofelectroencephalo graphy peoplewhowereaskedtocommunicatewitheachotheronlytacitkn owledgeof

thepresenceofapartner. Researchershavedocumentedmoresynchronousthannormalactivity between theleftandrighthemispheresofthesubjects.Wasalsonotedsimilari tiesinthe graphsofbrainwavesthatenteredintoapairofsubjects. StudyingEEG,scientistsin70percentofcaseswereabletoidentifyp artners. Duringcontrolstudies,whensubjectswereisolatedfromeachotherb eforeand afterthepairoftests,therewasnoincreaseobservedsynchronybet weentheleft andrighthemispheres. Whenyourelaxandvisualizesomeone,yourrightbrainisincontact withthe righthemisphereoftheman.Yourself"route"oftheircontactustrac kdifficult.It goesthrougha"High"I",whichmeansthatanonphysicalworld.Betweenhigher 'I'canbeseenasakindofspiritual"fax". Theuseofmentallaboratoryinyourwork. Forbusinesspeoplewhoareseriousconsiderationtothecreationoft hemental laboratory,asdiscussedinthepreviouschapter,isexpectedtoincreas ethe capacitytosolveproblemsandasurgeinrevenues.Thefactofthec reationor transfertothelaboratoryadviserswillgiveyouaccesstothebrilliant consultants abletogiveyouaninstantinspirationaladvice. Ifinadifficultsituationinvolvingaman,askforhelpfromamaleco unselor,if womentalktoacounselor.Ifbothsexesareinvolved,askforhelpfrombot hin turn.Iftheproblemisnotwithpeople,askanyadvisor.

Askthequestioninsuchawaythattheanswercouldbeoneortwo words.Once asked,disconnect,thatis,dostartthinkingaboutpossiblesolutions.T heanswer willcome.Ittreatsyouasaguess.Thisistheanswertoyouradviso r.Whereheor shetakestheanswer?Nowyouwillhaveyourownsayontheother. LetyourcounselorisFlorenceNightingale,andyouwanttoknowwh attheskirt shouldbemadeforthecomingseasonlongorshort.FlorenceNightingalewasa nurse.Canithaveagoodunderstandingoffashion? Maybeit'sbecauseyoucreateditasalinkwiththeHigherintelligenc e,whereare alltheanswers.But,ifyouthinkofsomethingthatshecannot,your thoughtswill makeasignificantcontributiontotheoverallpicture.Yourdistrustof Florence Nightingalereducesitsvaluetoyou. Inthiscaseitisbesttocreateanothercounselor,towhomwewill believeblindly. Doitthisway. YoushouldnotgetridofFlorenceNightingaleasacounselor,butins teadyoucan invitetohislab'sadvisor,abletosolvethisparticularproblem.Thec hoiceis yours.Whoisthebestcriticinthefashioninyourpartofthecountr y?Invitehim tothelaboratory-throughthesameentranceandgetprofessionaladvicefrom him,freeofcharge. Toimprovecommunicationwithuntestedadvisor,youmayneedthe useof powerfultechnologySilva.Askaquestion.Thenremovetheheadcou nselorand applyitoverhisownhead,asifahelmet.Thoughtsand/orfeeling sthatyouwill

experiencewillcomefromyouradvisor.Donotforgettouncheckthe "helmet" andimmediatelyreturnittotheplace. Youcanimaginealltheknowledgeandexperience,whichyounowha veaccess? Itoffersthebestexpertsinmanagement,financialwizards,eagleslaw ,evenyour owncompetitors. Youmayask,"Isitrightthat?"Ithinkso,yes.Timewehavetolive one,allthatwe dointhisworld,whichreflectstheunity,right. Theownerofashoestoreinagrandnewmallsufferedlosses.The samething happenedtohisneighborsinthecenter,whichhadtoclosedown.W henthis manheardthatsomecompanydecidedtotaketwoemptyspacesat shoestores, healmostgaveuphisbusiness.Howcancoexistthreeshoestores,whereone hardlybreathe? Whenheopenedthefrontoftwoshoestores,tohissurprise,things went smoothly.Allthreestoresbusinesswasfine.Salesvolumeshadtripled .Threeof nearbyshoestoreactedasamagnet,attractingmorebuyers. Theconsistencyisnatural.Thisistheprincipleontheother. Otherwaystogethelpinthebusiness. JackK.,returninghomefromwork,listeningtosoftclassicalmusic.Si nceheand hiswifeusuallypreferredmorepopularmusic,hecouldnotunderstan dwhatwas happening.ButJackjustknewthatthismusichashelpedhisundersta ndingand memory.Thisisnatural,becausethegentleharmonystimulatetherig htbrain. Youhavethebestwaytostimulatetherightbrainthealphalevel.Asyouread,

yougetoutofit,butyoucanprogramyourselftomaintainthefunct ioningofthe alpha,puttingthreefingerstogether. Trythetechniqueofthreefingersinhisbusinesslife.Whenyouwrit eareport, andstumbledonsomething,youcannotmove,connectthethreefin gers,and willclearthewaybeforeyou.Ifyouspeaktopeople,addupthreef ingers,and yourwordswillbecomemorevaluableandusefulideaswillsurface. Enteringthealphalevelatthetablesoonwillnotrequireadeepbre athandcount down.Toenableit,youneedonlydefocusedeyetoeliminatevisualstimuli- slightlyliftingthemup.Dreamsmayalsoincludeanalphalevelandh elpyousolve problems. Momentsstayinalphastateatthetablecanbehoursofstayinthe betalevel. Youbecomeasuper-ideagenerator. Playfulcharacter"geniusatwork"isafact.Youcanbecomeaclairvo yant,tocope withfuturecontingencies,tocreatethenecessaryreservestomaketh ebest purchaseanddealwitheverydayobstacles.AllabilitiesthatIattribute dtoyou, justmanifestedthroughyou.Youhaveaninvisiblemeanssupport,invi sible partner.When,inyouropinion,aretwopotentiallymostprofitablemi nutesa day?Answer:inthemorningwhenyouareputtingyourfeetonthe floor. Thebeginningofthedayisthebesttimetoprogramtheperfectday ,because you'restillinarelaxed,evensleepy. Sitontheedgeofthebed.Enterthealphalevelasusual.Seeyour workplace.

Enteryourimageclock.Theyshoweighthoursoranyothertimewh enyoustart yourworkday.Playamentalmovie.Everythinggoessmoothly,thest affinagood mood,thedaystartswell. Mentallymovethearrowonthehour.Inyourmentalmovieseenco ntinuous progress-thingsareaheadofschedule,newcontactsaresuccessful. Continuetomovetheneedleforward,whileyourfilmshowstheeven ts successful,fruitfulphonecallsandaperfectday. Thesetwomomentsaremorebeneficialbecausetheyrealizewhatyo uare imagining.Theynotonlyhavetoprogramtheexecutionofhisplans butsinceyou areintheothersideisintegralwiththeotherpeopleyouarecomm unicatingover theworkingday,alsosuitablyprogrammedandothers.Weheadquarte rsSilvain Laredo,Texas,weknowhowitworks.Wedoit. Beforeapersoncangrowbeautifulrosesinhisgarden,heshouldrai sethemin hismind. Beforeanarchitectcandesignamajesticbuilding,heshouldkeepthis majestic buildingintheirmind. Beforetheartistcanwriteawonderfulpicture,heshouldvisualizeth epicture. Thataneventhasoccurredintheworldofmatterinyouroffice,inyourstore,in yourplant-itmustfirsthappeninyourmind. 11.Helptosolvemorecomplexproblemsinlife. Nowyouknoweverything.Ididnothidefromyouanyimportantele ments. Nowyoucanreapthebenefitscenteredthinking.Wasonlyaquestio nofthe effectivenessofprogrammingtoyouwiththeotherhandtocopewit h

unexpected,critical,difficultsituations,andotherextremes.Nowwew illtouch onthissubject.Andinthelastchapter,we'lltalkabouthowtokeep theshipon therightcourseoflife,guidingitwithafirmhandoftheSupremeI ntelligence. Youstillhavealotofheads,butnotinthisbook,andprobablynot writtenbyme. Wearejustbeginningtoplugthegapthathasformedbetweenusa ndour source.Asresearchandexperiencewillbringnewknowledge,theywil lpourout onthepagesofmanybooks. Itisevenpossibletheywilllearninschool.Imaginethenameofan object? "Workingwiththehighestintelligence." Advancesinhealthcareallowustoseehowfastwearemovingint hatdirection. Thenweshouldmentiontheenvironment. Willbringuptherear,apparently,politicsanddiplomacy. Itiseasytogiveexamplesofconferencesonhealthissuesarethorou ghly examinedtheavailabledataonthebrainandthebodyinanattempt tocollecta puzzletogether.Onesuchconferencewasheldin1988inLasVegas, wherethey metsodistantfromeachotherscholars,theGermanspecialistsinthe treatment ofallergies,Russianresearchersnegativeions,easternPsychoneuroimm unology, expertsonAfricanmedicinalherbs,doctors,methodsoftraditionalChi nese medicine,confessvibrationtherapy,homeopathy,acupunctureandbio energetic therapy.Whentheycollectallthepiecesofthepuzzletogether,I wonder,woulditbetheoverallpicturethefaceofGod? WinstonChurchilloncesaid,"Menoccasionallystumbleonthetruth, butmostof

themjumpedupandhurryonasifnothinghadhappened."Alphalev el-thekey tothesolution.Icannotunderstandwhythepeopleoftheworldha venot openedearlierthispanaceaofallearthlyproblems. YouenterintothealphalevelandconnectwiththeCreatorofthispl anet.What couldbeeasier? Howtocopewiththelossofalovedone. Oneoftheworstblowsthatcanbefallusisthelossofsomeonewelove.This maybepartingwithaloverorspouse,deathofaclosefriendorfa milymember. Thefirstthingwetendfeellikeavictimoramartyr.Feelingsorryforyourself, youbecomemiserable.Instead,youshouldthinkabouthowtorestor ethe fullnessofherformerlife. Changenegativethoughtstopositiveones. TherearetechniquesoftheSilvaMethod,designedspecificallyforsuc hsituations -the"mirrorofthesoul." Donotforce.Takeyourtime.Butbeawareofyourthoughts. Thatishowyouwillbeabletoovercomehisgrief.Reexaminingyourthoughts, youcanrecognizethemdark,negative,useless.Mindaboveit,andw henhesees himselfinthemirrorofyourmind,increasesthedesiretochangethe pole.The processstartswithyourdesiretogiveventtoreason,thengainingm omentum withaconstructivechangeofthinking.Andvictoryisachievedwheny ourealize thatlifemustgoon. Nowyouareabletoseeinwhichareasyoucanmove. Youareabletoimaginethepurposeofamirrorwithawhiteframe. Youarealso

abletosendyourthoughtsinthedirectionofpositiveaspectsofyou rsituation. Silvahastaughtyouhowtosuccessfullycopewiththedisasterwillb etterknow ourselvesandunderstandthepainofotherpeopleinsimilarsituations .Healso helpedyoutogrowandbecomemoretheperson,whatyoushouldb e. Rereadthisparagraphagain.Setasidethebook.Enterthealphalevel,a ndlet yourimaginationthereareimagesofpositiveconsequencesofyourlo ss.Youmay alsoneedapositivestatementtoprogramyourselfforagradualexit fromyour ordeal. Whenitcomestothedeathofyoudearpeople,youcanusethefoll owingwords: "Ihavethestrengthtoriseabovethisloss.EverydayineverywayI amgetting strongerandstrongerandfunctionbetterandbetter." Ifyouwant,youcantrythefollowing:"Thepastisgone.Aheadlies thefuture.I havethefreedomtochoosefromavarietyofoptionstomakeyourl ifeacreative, productive,andhappy." Orthis:"Iamcalm,strongandfirm.Igetovertheloss,becausegov ern themselves.Isound,happyandconfident." Ifthelossisassociatedwithseparationorruptureofrelationswithy ourloved one,thenyoucanusethiskindofstatement:"Ifyoucandowithout me,Icanalso dowithoutyou.Everyminutethatpassesafterthisoneclosesoned oorand opensanother." Thebeststatementonethatyoucreateaccordingtotheirsituation.Your

statementmustbepositive,orderlyandaffordable.Itshouldbefullo fhope, direction,andachievable. Sometimesweresentthecareofman,eveninhisdeath.Resentment canlieon yourheavyload.Getridofthatfeelinggoingintothealphalevelan dachieving mutualforgiveness.Nevertoolatetoforgive. Howtocopewithfear. Thelossofalovedonecandoforyoulifecolorlessandemptyworl d.However,a yearlater,griefremainfarbehindandliferefilledinks.Withthefear isdifferent. Ifthemountainisdissolvedwithtime,fearcanonlystrengthen.Life providesus withawiderangeoffearsandphobias.Generallyspeaking,wecanal lbeafraidof poverty,failure,loneliness,danger,bias,bossesandsoon.Inmoresp ecificcases, wecandeveloptormentingfearofflying,elevators,smallspaces,fear ofinsects, dirt,darkness,publicspeaking,heights,dogs.Distinguishmorethanon ehundred commonphobias,whichareassignedthecorrespondingscientificname s. Fearstiflesjoy.Anythingthatdeniesusthejoysoflife,isaseriousp roblem.Here arethreestepsthatmustbedonetodispelthefearsandphobias: 1.Admitit. 2.Understandit. 3.Reprogrammed. Let'slookateachofthesestepsinturn. 1.Wetendtowallowinfear,asifitisnotfear,buttherealthreat. Relax,takea lookinthefaceofthesesocalledthreatsandgivethemaname.Admitit,you're afraid(cockroaches,prejudice,meetingnewpeople-whatever).

2.Tobetterunderstandtheirfear,tounderstanditscauses.Youcan beyourown analyst,enteringthealphalevel,andwonderingwhatthecauseofth esenegative thoughts.Letyourmindwanderwherehepleased.Itcantakeyouba cktoatime whenyouruncleEddiedippedyourchildinthepond.Youfeltasify ouare drowning,butUncleEddiejusttaughtyoutoswim.Andsinceyouar eafraidof water. 3.Withanunderstandinghasalreadybegunreprogramming.Inthepr oposed exampleaboveyourrightbrainrespondstothisunderstanding,telling you:"We recordeditinthewrongfile.Transferredittothememoryofsurvival ."Nowyou arereadytochangetheirattitudewithapositive,affirmativeprogram ming.Enter thealphalevelandgiveyourselfnewinstructions. Someofthesenewinstructionsareprovidedbelow.Youcanuseone ofthem directlyoradapttotheirsituation. Fearofmeetingnewpeople."Meetnewpeoplefunny.Igetalot,m eetingwith them.IamcompletelyrelaxedwhenImeetnewpeople." Fearofelevators."Iknowthattheelevatorsaresafe.SureIusethe m." Fearofheights."Iconcentrateonthestrengthandstabilityofthepla cewhereI stand.Heightexpandingmyhorizonsandincreasesthefieldofview. Ifinditinteresting.Ifeelcomfortable." Fearofinsectsandrodents."Insectsandrodentsareafraidofme.I havenothing tobeafraidofthem." Fearofpoverty."I'msurroundedbypeoplewhocareaboutme. Iwillalwayshaveeverythingyouneedinlife.Ihaveaninvisiblemea nsofsupport.

" Youenterintothealphalevelonceaday,repeatastatementthreet imes,until "theproblemgoesaway. Ifyouneedtoinventsomesortofhispoint,thenfollowthreesimpl erules: 1.Theinstructionsthatyougiveyourselftobepositive. 2.Statingafactthatrefutesyourfearsorsomehowunderminetheir power. 3.Affirmquietconfidence. Checkwhethertheproposedexamplesabovetheserules. Thiswillhelpyoutobuildastatementaimedatyourfearoranxiety, andthe problemwillsoonberesolved.Alifewithoutfearforyouwillgeta newand beautifulappearance. Howtobreaktheviciouscircle. Ifyourelaxdeeplyandimaginerealistic... IfyouareconfidentinthemethodofSilvaandyouknowthatyoup rogram successfully... If,solvingtheirproblems,youarehelpingotherpeoplesolvetheirpro blems... Ifyoudonothideinthebosomillwill,hatredorhostilityandforgiv eallinhispast andpresentlife... IfyouareawareoftheexistenceoftheHigher'I',evenvaguely,and theexistence ofahigherintelligence... Thenyoucanovercomealltheproblemsofthephysicalworld.Fory outhereare nounsolvableproblemsorunattainablegoals.Manyincurablediseases are "miracles".Manymortalenemiesbecomeyourclosestfriends.Manys eemingly unattainablepeakssurprisinglyendearing.Theproblemisforcedtoret reat, defeatedintelligence,strengthandlovethatside.

Whattechnologyisavailabletoyoutodealwithdifficultissues?Here' san overview: Gettingintoasituationrequiringincreasedunderstanding,usethreefi ngers technique.Programminginadvance:"WhenIfoldthesethreefingerst ogether andreflecton(insertissue),mymindisworkingonadeeperlevelof consciousnessforthesakeof(insertpositiveresult)." Incomplexsituations,whicharedifficulttocreativethinkingandappli ed techniquescupwater. Whenyoudonotknowwhattechniquetouse,ordonotintendto, whatcanbe thesolution,applymanagementtechniquesdreams. Insolvingtheproblemsofrelationsbetweenpeopleusesubjective communication. Inanyemergency,usethealphalevel(unstatedtechnique),suggesting toyourself positiveaffirmations. Eachofthesetechniquescanbedoneinextremecircumstancesto"hi ghgear." Letusonceagaingothroughthelist,indicatinghowwecanspeedu pthereturn inanemergencyorurgentsituations. "Thetechniqueofthreefingers."Whenyoupreprogramminginanyevent,doit inthebesttime.Ifyouremember,weexplainedhowtodeterminet hetime:the eveningbeforegoingtobedgotothealphalevel,andmentallysayt oyourself:"I wakeupinthenightforthebestselfprogrammingtime."Fallasleepinthealpha level.Youwillwakeupattherighttime.Gobacktothealphalevel, andprogram theequipmentthreefingers.Anotherwaytoincreasetheefficiencyof the

instantaneousthreefingersassociatedwithbreathing.Ifyouarefaced witha criticalsituationanddecidetoapplythistechniquetoincreasetheir understandingofthelevelofsuperconsciousness,puttingthreefingerstogether, takeadeepbreathandholdyourbreathforafewseconds.Holding yourbreath involvesthereactionofsurvival,andyoubegintoworkatahigherl evelof consciousness. "Techniqueglassofwater."Putafewdropsoflemonjuiceinaglass ofwaterand keeptheindexfingersofbothhands.Jointhefingersofbothhands, closeyour eyesandpickthemupslightly,andthen,mentallysaying,"Thisisall thatIneedto solveaproblemthatworriesme,"otpeytehalfacup.Morningprogra mmingdone byrepeatingthesamemanipulation. "Managementofdreams."Thistechniquedoesnotshowallofitseffe ctivenessif youdonotmemorizealloftheirdreams.Evenifyoudothis,youm aywanttogo throughtheprogrammingofmemoryfirstonedream,andthenallag ain(seethe eveningof11and16.)Whenyouwakeup,writealittlemoredetail aboutmy dreams.Andlater,whenyouexamineyourdreams,onekindofdetail maybethe goldenkeythatyouarelookingfor. "Subjectiveconnection."Whenyou'redealingwithseriousproblemsof human relationships,youneedtobeclosertotheotherside.Subjectivecom munication inthealphalevelgood,butthesubjectivecommunicationatthelaboratorylevel -evenbetter.Youareclosertotheotherside.

"Programmingatthealphalevel."Tosolvetheproblem,youcanuse direct programmingatthealphalevel.Ifyouareprogramminginthealpha levelwithout usinganyequipmentformulary,youshouldknowhowtoenhancethei r programming.Herearesomeofthem: Seriousproblemforadeeperlevelofalpha.Doyouknowhowtode epenthe levelwiththecountdown.Youcanalsodothis.Transferinhisfavorit eplaceof relaxation,whichisnowtoofamiliartoyoutheprocedure. Anotherwaytoenhancethelevelofprogressiverelaxation.Youwillremember thatitisthefirstdayofpracticemovingfromheadtotoesandrelaxingeach partofthebody.Ofcourse,aftertheseexercises,youcandiveeven deeper,going onalaboratorylevel,ifyouthinkyouneedit. Caughtinadeepalphalevel,usethreeways. First,definetheproblembydrawingapicturedirectlyinfrontofhim .Thenletit changeforthebetterinthesecondimage,whichshouldbeshiftedsl ightlytothe left(inthefuture).FinallySeethegoalisreachedorasolutionfound atthethird picture,evenmorebiasedtotheleft.Whencreatingthesecondimag eisusefulto usethetriggers("witheverystepforward"or"witheverysipofwate r"). Imagesareusuallysufficient,theyrepresenttheworkofcreativeener gy,arethe "language"oftheparty.Wordscanalsobeapowerfultoolifyouus eastrong case.Asweallknow,toovercomeobstaclestopersevere. Whenweworktoresolvetheproblems,ourstatementsshouldbesol id.AsJohn

Bunia,"onewhoisatthebottom,isnotafraidtofall."Noneedto bemoderateor beataroundthebushwhenyouneedhelpfromtheothersideinser iousmatters. Iwillgivesomeexamplesofpossibleutterances. "Iexpecttopredeterminetheresults.Ibelieveinsteadyprogress,reg ardlessof whetherIseehimornot.Myexpectationsareoptimistic,andfaith." "Ifeelaburningdesiretoachieveyourgoal(tosolvetheproblem.)I' mmoving forwardwithenergyandzeal.Mygenius,myenthusiasmandmygoo dwill achievethesupportofothers." "EverydayI'mgettingstrongerandbraver.Iseethingsastheyare.I feel optimisticaboutachievingthegoal(solvingtheproblem).Iworkactiv ely, purposefullyandcreatively." Howtodevelopyourskills. WhenIwasin1967distributedSilvainTexasinAmarilloartistsasked mehow theycoulduseittoenhancetheirartisticabilities.Ichoseonewoma n,whowas sittingrightinfrontofme. "Madam,-Isaidgo,please,goaheadandsitdowninmychair."Shewentout andsatonachairfacingtheclass.ThenIaskedthewomantoenter thealpha level,soIcantalktoherthere. Whenshemadeitclearthatenteredthealphalevel,Iasked,"What's your name?" "Mrs.F." "Mrs.F.,youwouldwritelikewho?" "LikeVanGogh,"-shesaid. "DidyoureadabiographyofVanGogh?" "Yes."

"Mrs.F.,-Isaidonceyou'reanartist,youhavetohaveagoodvisualizationand imagination.CouldyouusethemtocreateasortofVanGoghright now,at level?" "Youmean,somethinglikeamonument?" "Yes." "Yes,Ican,"-saidMrs.F. ThenItoldhertostartcreatingacopyoftheVanGoghMuseum,b eginningand endingwiththeheaddown.Mrs.F.startedmovinghishandsasifto createa sculpturetohisright.Everyoneintheclasswatchedhermanipulations . Whenshefinished,Itoldherthatfromnowon,whenitwilldrawfr omthelevel anditwillhaveaprofessionalquestion,allsheneedsistoconnectt hetipsof threefingersofeitherhand,tofocusontheimagethattheVanGog hMuseum andaskforthatshewouldliketogetananswer."Theanswersyou getfromthe VanGogh"-Iassuredher. ThenIaskedhertogetoutofthealphalevelanddrawsomething. Mrs.F.countedto5,andopenedhereyes,andthensettheeasel,c anvas,laid outthepaintandbrushesandbegantowrite.Quiteoften,shefolde dthree fingerstogether,paused,andthencontinued. Shepaintedvasewithflowers.Allpresentwereamazed,asMrs.F.w asnew,and visitedafewartlessons.Thentheteachercameintotheclassofpai nting,who wasunawareofwhathadhappened.Hepaused,lookingatthepictur e,andthen begantopointtothesimilaritiestothevanGogh! Later,thestudiessaidtheydonotwantmoretousethismethodbe causetheydo

notwanttomakecopiesofotherpeople'swork. Iexplainedtothemthattherewasnothingwrongtobeginwithimita tionofthe greatmasters. "Inotherwords-Isaidtothemthenyougoonwhatthegreatmastersleftoff." ThenIremindedthemthattheteachersaidteachersChrist:"Hethat believethon me,theworksthatIdoshallhedoalso,andmorethantheseshall hedo." Ipereinachilthisstatementasfollows:"Youwhobelieve(inthealpha level)inthe VanGoghMuseum,theworksthathedid,andyoualso,andevenm oresoalso." Idrewtheattentionofartiststothephrase"andgreaterworksthan theseshall youdo." "Thismeansthatyounotonlycannotbeworsethanthegreatmast ers. Youaredestinedtoevenmoregreatthings.InotherwordsIsaidinconclusion- youwillbecomeabetterbest.Anditwillbeyourcontributiontothe worldofart. " Sincethen,manyartistsandothercreativepeopleimprovetheirskills andcareer issuesdecidedbytheSilvaMethod.Let'slookagain: 1.Atalphaimagineasuccessfulperson,youwouldmostliketoemul ate. 2.Mentallytellyourself,"AtanytimewhenIneedtoknowwhatto dotoget better,allIwantistoconnectthethumb,indexandmiddlefingersoneach hand,concentrateonthatimage,andtheanswersIgetwillcomefro mhim(from it)." 3.Endtheoccupationandgettoworkagain. 4.Whenthereisadifficulty,addthreefingerstogether.

Mindsolvesproblems. Whilewritingthisbook,aJapanesemanufacturerplanstoinvest$80 millioninit toattract100scientistsinvolvedinresearchofthebrain.Themoney willbeused forconstructionofanareaof40acres,whichwilltake20scientistsi ndifferent timeperiods.Theywillexplorethebrain,andsuchspecificproblems, suchas aging.Onescientistsaidthatthisprojectisauniquechanceto"visua lizeactively workingbrain,which-beingclosedinhisthickshellofbonesofarhasbeen extremelydifficulttoaccessforresearch." Suchaprojectstudyingthebrainiscertainlyofinterest.Themorew eknowabout thebrain,thebetter.Buttostudyourthoughtprocessthroughthest udyofthe brainisliketostudyliterature,readingtheword.Withthethoughtproces sdue morethanthreepoundsofbrainmattercontainedinthe"thickshell ofbone." Mind. Thereisanenergyfieldthatsurroundsthebrainandactuallyenvelop sthewhole body.Itseemstocreateaformforthephysicalbody.Whatiscalled theenergy field,itisinfacttheworkofintelligencethatguidesourcells,organs andsystems. Thefieldislocatedoutsideofthe"thickshellofbone,"andyetapa rtofour generalintelligence. Andthisisjustthebeginning. Addintheenergyfield,theotherfieldsofintelligence,whichweuse, andthe mindbecomeslimitlessphenomenon. Backinthe1940sneyroanatomYaleHaroldS.

Burrstudiedtheenergyfieldsaroundplantsandanimals.Hefoundth atthebaby salamanderhasafieldofenergyintheformofapproximatelyequalt othefieldof adultanimal,whichhewill,andthattheaxisofthisfieldcanbefou ndeveninthe embryointheegg.Studyingplants,hediscoveredtheexistenceofth esame phenomenon:theenergyfieldaroundthegermisshapedlikeafield arounda matureplant. Energyisthecreativeforceoftheuniverse.Thebrainisaphysicalsubstanc e. Thereforeenergyisourlinkwiththenon-physicalworld. Consequently,themind,andnotjustthebrain,isthemysterious"bo dy"that mankindshouldknowmoreabout.Weneedtofindoutwhatothere nergyfields surroundaperson.WeneedtoknowmoreaboutwhatDr.RupertSh eldrakecalls morphogeneticfields,andthefactthatDr.PeterRussellcallstheglob albrain. Whenitcomestosolvingvariousproblemsinlife,weneedtouseth ebrain-both halvesofit,thatinvolvesmoreworkontheproblemofthemind,es peciallythat partofitisrelatedtointelligenceontheother. Insolvingcomplexproblemsinlifecanbeusedanywayinwhichwe getthe connectiontohigherintelligence. Onesuchmethodistheuseoflaboratorystandardsandadvisors.At the laboratorylevel,wearecomingclosetoourcreativesource.Obstacles tothe creation-thanitactuallyis,andlifeproblemsarecomplexcanbemost

effectivelyaddressedatthelaboratorylevelandwiththehelpofadvi serswho representalinktoourcreativesource. Thereforeusethelaboratorylevelandhisadvisers,whenprogramming directlyor throughsubjectivecommunication.Thefactthatyou"see"inhislabor atorylevel ismanifestedinthephysicalworld. Tellingyouabouttheimportanceofthelaboratorylevel,Ishouldalso be remindedofhisspiritualnature.ToPresidentcorporationsdonotgo toreporton thecontentofnewspaperclippings.Isuspectthatwealldefineourr eputationas the"top"sothattheycantakeroutineresponsibility. Peopleconstantlyenteringthelaboratorylevelabouteasilysolvablesit uations thatcanbehandledbysimpleFormularitytechniques,intermsofhig her intelligence,sotospeak,justcryingwolf. Iwouldnotwanttogetareputationoftheotherparty.Ithinkthat youwilltoo. Solet'sonceandreallydifferentiateeverydaychallengestoachievesuccessin addressingboth. Stopcreatingcomplexproblems. PeterA.couldnotholdonanyjob.Hiscareerlookedgreat,because Peterwas abletobringaparadeofdifferentplacesofthegrowthanddiversity of experience.Therefore,hecouldquiteeasilygetanewplace.Butone dayPeter foundajobthathereallyliked.Hedidnotwanttoloseher,andsh ewouldbring himjoyandapromise. Peterhadtoaskwhyhehadtochangejobssooften?Hewastraine dSilvaand

wouldincreaseitscredibilityintheeyesofitsown,butalsomadehi mmore sensitivetotheweaknessesofhispersonality.NodoubtremainedPeterwas quarrelsomewithpeopleyouworkwith.Hewasconstantlylookingfor areason toquarrel. Peterenteredthelaboratorylevelandaskedhisadvisers,"WhatdoI dowiththis unfortunatetrait?"Hebegantothinkaboutthisproblemandfound myself forgivinghislong-deceasedfather.Hedismissedit."Whatelse?"Heasked. Therewasnoanswer. Peterdidnotfullyunderstand"physics"offorgiveness,butstillhoppe dtohis favoriteplaceofrelaxationandinvitehisfather."HelookedthewayI sawitasa child-rememberPeter.Iforgavehimforallthemisunderstandingsand,inturn, askedforforgivenessfromhim.Wekissed." Peterlaterwentagainintothelaboratorylevelandagainaskedhisa dvisers,that hewouldbedone.Thistimetheanswercame:Leadrediscountstren gthsofhis characterandmoreprogrammable. Peterwastednotime,followedtheadvice.Themoreitisapositive side- punctual,honest,accurate,themorenewfeaturescametomind.Theresultwas alonglist.ThenPeterwentintothealphalevelwithalistinhanda ndmentally said,"Ilearnedmoreaboutthestrengthsofhischaracter.Asmykno wledgeof themgrow,grow,andtheyandIgetmoreandmorepositivefeature s.Everyday ineverywayIamgettingmoreandmoretriumphant."

SoonPeterwaspromotedtothepositionandhebecamemanagerof thefirm. Negativepersonalitytraitsactasasourceofcomplexproblems. Itseemsthattheuniverseispositiveandtobesuccessfulinit,you haveto confessasapositiveapproachtolife. Toprogramtheremovalofunwantedfeatures,dothefollowing: 1.Identifynegativetrait. 2.Atalphasearchforitscause,andletyourmindshoulddigintoth epast. 3.Inthealphastateofmind,say:"Iwashfeeling(negativetraits).Th eyarethe productof(reasons),whichnolongerhasanymeaningtome.Instead ,Ifeel(the opposite)." Someexamplesofopposites:hate,love,satisfaction,dissatisfaction,ina dequacy, self-esteem,depression,enthusiasm,lack-confidence. Ifacomplexproblemcreatedbyyourbehavior,notpersonalitytraits, respectively,changethewording.Thenapplytothealphalevel,thef ollowing statement,whichwillreinforcethepositivechange:"I'mreadytodrop this(style ofbehavior.)Idonotneedhim.I'mfreetobeyourself.Thisopenst hewayforme newlevelsofjoyformeandmyfriends". Addresstheserioushealthproblems. Nothinghasbeensaidinthisbookaboutthetreatmentisnotintend edasa substituteforprofessionalhelp.FollowersSilvausingalphalevelonly by physicians,thesetechniquesdonotworkontheirown,withoutsuper visionbya professionaldoctor.Doctorswelcomehelpfromthepatients. Itiswellknownthatthecloseinteractionbetweenthephysicianand thepatient

isnottheonlyfactorintheaccuracyofdiagnosis,butalsoacatalyst that increasestheeffectivenessoftheprescribedtreatment.Thesuccessof the doctorsandthemedicinestheyprescribeddependsonthehealingpo werofthe patient. UsingtheSilvaMethod,youaremorefriendswiththesourceoflife andthe creativepower,andbecausetreatmentisaccelerating.Veryoftendoct ors workingwithapersonwhostudiestheSilvaMethod,incredulousshru g:nosigns ofthediseaseandtheoperationisnolongerrequired. Whatistherecipeofsuchwonders?Unfortunately,itdoesnotexisti nsucha formthatitcanbewrittenonapieceofpaperandtaketothepha rmacy. Evenmentalprocedures,doeswonderstoonepersonmaynotnecess arilybe successfulinrelationtoanotherperson.Whatonepersondoesinord ertorelax andgetridofthemental,forexample,backpain,cannotactasas tandardrecipe foranotherpersonwithexactlythesamemalaise.Commondetermina ntofsuch wonders,however,isablissfulrelaxationandsteadymentalimaginatio nof positivedevelopmentsandreducingchange. WhenthedoctorseesinexplicablehealingassociatedwiththeSilvapro gramming, hemaynotwanttoshareitwithothers. Itiseasiertoassumethatthediseasewassimplymisdiagnosed,orar ejusta reactionoccurredintheprevioustreatment,ortherewasasuddenre mission. Ournewsletterinformsaboutthemanycasesofhappyhealing.Somet imesthese

storiesareaccompaniedbyconfirmationofhealingprogressbydoctor s.Forthose whoareinterestedintheresultsbySilva,werecommendourlatest book,"You're ahealer,"publishedX.J.Kramer. Helpinhealingourselvesandothers. ThebasicprocedureoftheSilvaMethodtohealyourselforhelpint reating seriousillnessofanotherpersonis: 1.Logintoyourlaboratorylevel,sayhellotothecounselorsanddel iveredthe welcomeprayer. 2.Putyourselforasickpersonontheirlabscreenanddirecttheirattentionto theproblemarea. 3.Dotofixtheproblemallthatcomestominderasethedarkstain,crushstone, squeezethetumor,sewthewound,toencouragetheimmunesystem andsoon. 4.Seehowtheproblemdisappearsandinitsplacethereisaperfect lygoodplot. 5.Thankadviserssayfarewellprayerandmeasuredforward. Here'sthestoryfirsthandhowoneofthegraduatestoapplythismethodforthe treatmentofbackproblems: IturnedtoDr.P.,engagechiropractic,asalreadytriedallothermean s.Intwo years,noonecouldhelpme. Thedoctorsjustputsmetobedorhungonhooksandstuffeddrugs, andthe problempersists:painintherighthip,rightshoulder,neck,head,and insomnia. InAugust,Dr.P.didXraysandfounddamagetotheintervertebraldiscsL-5/5 andS-5/S6,rotationaldisplacementofthecervicalvertebraeandthecurvature ofthethoracicspine.Putsimply,thediscsinthelowerbackandmo vedexerted

pressureonthenerves,causingpaininthehip. AftertwomonthsoftreatmentwithDr.P.toldmetopasstheprogr amofSilva MindControl.Hetookacourseafewyearsearlierandthoughtitwo uldhelpme. Andhewasright!Ourteachergavemesomereallyvaluableadviceo nhowto visualizeahealthyback.Iwaspartofthealphalevelandprogram,t hreetimesa day,andbegantoimprove. IcompletedcoursesSilvainNovember,andinJanuary,DrPeterinvite dmeto takeanotherxray,andguesswhatitshowed!Shifteddiskintoplace. Isleepwell,treatmentissuccessful. TheletterwereceivedfromDr.P.andcontainahistoryofthediseas e,confirmed thedetails.Whathelpedtosolvetheproblem?Whathappenswhen weimaginea recovery?Answer:thepartysendshelp. AccordingtoDr.RichardHerbert,"whenthemindisinvolvedinpatie ntcare therapyofanykind,forexample,visualizingtheprogressoftreatment ,the positiveeffectsthatenhancetheprocessoftherapy,cannotarise. Herbertbelievesthattheuseofthemindunlocksthepowercenters, removing barriersthatcausepsycho-energyand,therefore,physicalimbalance. Agrowingnumberofphysiciansmovingtowardsholistictherapiesperceiving thepersonnotasaclosedphysicalbody,butasacomplexsystemof physical, mental,emotionalandspiritualenergy. Blockingpower,saysGerber,"canobstructflowofsoulandhigherco nsciousness ofmaninhisactiveadultlife." Silvadirectsthisprocessaround.Whenwe"see"hisownbodyorthe bodyof

anotherpersoninhislabthescreen,thisistheenergybody.Theno urhigher consciousnessmakesatthislevel-thelevelofthesoulthenecessary adjustments.Adjustmentsmadebythiscreativelevel,automaticallyap pearatthe outputlevel,thephysicalbody.Asabove,sobelow. Silvacanstayhealthy. TheSilvaMethodismorethanjusterrorrecoveryprocedure,whichisusedonly whenthereareproblems.Graduatesintothehabitofdailydiveinto thealpha level.Needlessstaytheresetsthemontheircreativesource.Thisme ansthat theyaremorelikelytodowhatisnatural. Removedfromthesourcetobehaveunnaturally:toomuchsitting,toomuchis, experiencingtoomuchstress. Beclosetothesourcetolovetherightfoodintherightquantitiesandlead morephysicallyactiveandlessstressfullife. Atthefirstsignofaphysicalimbalance,werecommendtoenterthe alphalevel threetimesaday,spendingeachtimefor15minutes.Someofthist imeshould beusedforlaboratoryimbalancecorrectionthroughvisualizationand imagination.Theremainingtimecanbeusedforpositivedreamsforasimple staythere. Alphalevelsimultaneouslycorrectsandprevents.Whyisitsoversatile ?A:but whatelsecanyouexpectfromtheotherparty,ifnotcomprehensive carealpha level? Thesidedoesnothelpustocreateseriousproblems.Eachofuscan onlyblame themselvesforcausingdifficultiesinhislife.

Createdifficultieswespecialize.Imaginationisawonderfulgiftthatweallare blessed.Ithelpsustocreatethisworld.Themorelivelyimagination, thegreater itspotentialforcreatingusefulthingsaswellasseriousproblems. Toimaginationcreatedabenefitratherthanaproblem,itmustbek eptunder control.Withoutcontrol,itbecomesdestructive. Itisabletodestroyallthebenefitsthattheselfiscreated.Andbec auseofthe closeconnectionofmindandbody,itcanbeathreattotheveryph ysicallife. Atthealphalevelyoucontrolyourmind.Youcangettheimagination towork towardspositive,creativepurposes.Youareabletogetridoffear,g uilt,sadness, stressandothercausesofseriousproblems.Youneverhavetoputu pwith situationsthatdonotpleaseyou.Youareabletoturntheirpartoft heworldinto aparadise. 12.Continuedpartnershipwiththeotherparty. AsfarasIunderstandit,thestoryofthebirthofChrististhebirth totakeplacein eachofus,whatiscalleda"bornagain"inthespiritualdimension.It isquite remarkablethatwecelebratethebirthofthedarkesttimeoftheyea rwhenthe daysaretheshortest,andthefuturepromisesalong,warmandbrig htdays.But thecharactersdonotmatterifpeopleunderstandthatthereisaspir itual dimensionwhereeverythingispossible,andiftheylearntousethis measurement. Religionandbeliefsystemsunitepeopleordividethem?Weseewars and disorderscausedbyvariouspeople'sideasaboutwhatmighthappent ousin

anotherworld.Philosophy,religion,beliefsystemsdonotpreventwar and sufferingonourplanet.Moreover,theyoftenprovokethem. Itseemstomethatallgreatteacherstrytoconveytotheirfollower showbestto liveonthisplanet.Buddhataughtdetachmentasameansofreducing the frustrationandstruggle,LaoTzutaughtthatweshouldfollowtheflo wofthe forcesoftheuniverseandlivinginharmony,atthebeginningoftheir faith Muhammadbroughttohispeoplepeaceandsocialreform,butlaterr esortedto violence. Eachteacherwasuniqueinthatithasgiventomankind. Mostofthem,fromMoses,theybroughtwiththemtherulesofabe tterlifeand, ofcourse,yourpersonalexample.Buttheserulesdonotworkforev eryone. Manycontinuedtosuffer. Inmyopinion,Christisuniquebythefactthathehadbeensentto findoutwhy therulesandcustomsthatotherteacherspreached,workedwellind ealingwith suchasmallnumberofpeople.Christexposedtherootsofproblems andsolve them.Hefoundtheproblem:peoplewalkingonthepathofleastresi stance.They enjoyedthepleasuresoflifesothatheforgotaboutbalance.Theyus edthe material,butspiritual.Inmodernscientificlanguage,peopleusedtor elyonthe lefthemisphereofthebrain,nottheright.WhenChristknewwhatt heproblem was,hetaughtpeoplethemethodbywhichtheycouldonceagainb ebalanced andusebothhemispheresofthebrain.

Christcametobringlighttotheworld,andlove.Wehavetogivea vowtobring light,loveandpeacetousallpossibleways.Youcanhelpfirst,justgoinginto thealphalevel,andmaketheself,andsecondly,theworldofprogra mmingatany pointoftheworld.WemustuseourspiritualheritagetheteachingsofChrist andothergreatpreacherstocometogetherandhelphumanityachieveworld peaceandpartnershipontheplanet. Loveandsvetch. Veryoften,insteadofthepresentpartnershipdivision,insteadofpeac e- hostility.Facedwithisolationinitsextremeform,Christsaid,"Forgive them, Father,theyknownotwhattheydo." Hetaughtusthatforgivenessshouldbegiveandtakeforanyinjustic e.Doyou knowhowtodoitinthealphalevel.Reducingtensionsthroughmut ual forgiveness,youcanturnadifficultsituationintoamoreacceptable. Youhaveaccesstotwopowerfulspiritualforcesthatareconstantlyw orkingfor you.Oneislight.Theother-love. No,beaconlightorspotlight,andthelightofconsciousness."Seethe "thelight. Todothis,youdonotneedtoenterthealphalevel.Mentallysurrou ndyourself momentarilyblindingwhitelight.Whitelightactsasprotection.Ifthe problemis apersonorathing,enablethepersonorthethinginacircleofwhi telight.Light andlovegohandinhand.Youcannotimaginethewhitelightoffe arandanxiety. Youhavetodesignawhitelightwithloveandcompassion. PJlikedaverygustyyoungman.Theywentoutoftown,whensudd enlyhe

turnedaroundwiththeintentiontorushtoher.Shewashelpless.Th eguystarted toapproachher.PJmentallyyoungmansurroundedbylightandlove .He hesitated,andreturnedtonormal,andthewalkwascompletedwitho utincident. Lightandlovesostrongthatitwouldbegoodtoconstantlyradiatei ttobecomea wayoflife.Ioftencombinetheprojectionoflightandlovetothec hantingof mantra.Iuseauniversalmantra"om."Moreover,Ihavemanyofthe irclasses withstudentsconcludechanting"om." "Om",whichispronouncedlong,drawn-"o"andstretchedrolling"thth-th", calledtheuniversalmantra,notonlybecauseitisthemostoftenuse d,butalso becauseitisbelievedthatinthiswaythehumanvocalcordscanmo stclosely imitatethesoundoftheuniverse,theuniverseifany. Ifwhirlpoolgalaxiescouldbeheard,iftherotationoftheplanetspro ducea sound,ifyoucouldcatchthevibrationsofthemoleculesofmatter,it would soundlike"oo-o-m-mm".Ifthisisso,thenitshouldrespondtoamantra.Andso ithappens.Havesomeonepullarmsoutwithpalmsdownwhileyou chantedthe mantra,andhefeelstheytickle. Ilikeitwhenpeoplesing.IagreedwithhisbrotherJuanaboutsingin glessons whenhewasstillareallystrongvoice.Helostinterestinsinging,an dIlistenedto therestpaidthemalesson.Ilovedit.MyteachersaidthatIhavea baritone.But otherssaidthatIwasatenor. IwasadvisedtogotoMexicoCitytocontinuehisstudiesatthefam ousmaestro.

Afteronesession,duringwhichIsangtheariafrom"Aida","Tosca"a nd"La Boheme",itwasannouncedthattheMexicangovernmentallowedthe maestro togivemeascholarshipfortwoyearstostudyinItaly.Ineverwent ,butstillgot theadvantage.Istrengthenedmyvoiceandcouldinthefuturetore adhislecture foreighthoursadayfortendaysinarow. Andyouwouldbeworthlisteningtomy"om." Bea"lucky"forlife. Duringallthoseyears,wehavedevelopedtheSilvaMethod,science hasnot discoveredthedifferencesinthefunctionsoftheleftandrighthemis pheresof thebrain*.Therefore,welimitedourstudyofthementalconnection withhigher intelligence,investigatingthefrequencycharacteristics.Wefoundthat 10cycles- thecenterofthespectrumarethemostsustainableandenergyfrequency.But wewerelookingformoreevidencetoprovethatthisisthebestlev elof communicationwithGod,oroursource. Itmadesensetoassumethatifwearegoingintherightdirection, youshouldbe rewardedwithhappy"accident."Thenwewouldknowwhattodowh atis necessary.Pleasanteventsbegantoappearinourwayalmostimmedi ately.They beganwithasenseofsatisfaction,similartowhatyougetfromajo bwelldone. Aswehavebeenmorecorrectdecisionsinresearchandinthebusin essworld,a senseofsatisfactiongrewintohappiness.Thebasisofthisfeelingwas thebelief thattheotherpartywithus.

Whenyoufindyourselfmoreoftenrightthanwrong,pushinginferenc eormaking decisionsinthebusinessworld,theycallyou"lucky."Butwhatisreal ly"lucky man"?Ithinktheluckymandivinelyinspired,heisaprophet,itisc onnectedwith God.Thisrelationshipisitsrighthemisphereunknowntous30yearsago,but nowrecognizeasourlinktotheplacewhereweallcomewiththespiritual realm. Spiritualkingdomneedsustocontinuecreation.Ourworldisfarfrom perfect. Any"lucky"personwhocontinuestosolveproblemsandtakeactiont oimprove ourworld,andthatwhileusingthebulkoftheirwealth(businessan dpersonal benefits)toexpandthisactivity,willremainlucky. Continuingtohelptheothersidetoremovetheobstaclesthathinder constructiveprogressorcauseofhumanmisery,youwillbecomemor eandmore luckyandhappy. Threestepsthatpreservelifebeautiful. ProphetJesussaid,"Firstlookatthekingdom,actinGod'srighteousn ess,andall theseotherthings."Thisprophetwasnotreferringtothekingdom,in whichwe goafterdeath,andthattowhichwehavetogethereonearththekingdomof theinner.ToactinGod'srighteousness,havingakingdomwithin,the nperceives creativelyandpositively.Inthiscase,theresultsareprovided. IfwetranslatethisintothelanguageoftheSilvaMethod,wefindth reesimple stepsthatyouhavealreadymet: 1.Closeyoureyesandrelaxyourbodyandmind.

2.Definetheproblem.Moveitslightlytotheleftandturntothew orkofthe correctionfactor. 3.Movethepictureagainandseehowtoexecutethedecision. Whenyousolveproblemsinthespiritual,invisibleworldofthemind, theeffects aremanifestedinthephysical,visibleworldofthebodyitisjustastrueasthe factthattheinvestigationisforthecause. Let'simagineanidealsituation:Everyoneonthisplanetasdevelopth eabilityto visualizeandimaginationandpracticingthemfor2,000years.Bystren gthening thespiritualfactorrelationsbetweenneighboringfamilies,cities,counti es,states andcountriesaregreat.Ifyouhaveanyproblemsneighboringfamilies ,cities, counties,states,andshallcooperatewitheachother,untilasolutioni sfound. Whenthereisthiskindofcooperation,stress,anxietyandtensiondis appear.And infact,theydiminishthehumanbody. Thus,byenhancingthespiritualfactor,thereremainstheproblemsca using distress,tensionandanxiety,weakenthehumanbody.Theresultisp erfect health.Healthypeoplelivelongerandarecapableofmoreandbetter work, helpingtoGodinhiscreationandturningtheplanetintoaparadise. Whenone developstheabilitytousevisualizationandimagination,andisablet ofunction consciouslyinthemiddlerangeofbrainwavefrequencies,whereconsc iousness comesincontactwiththespiritual,theinvisibleworldofthemind,t hisman becomeshumanefilantropnym,clairvoyantprophet.Thatpersoncould beyou.

Focusmoreonthemeaningofhislife. Inordertoperformthetaskforwhichwewerecreatedtohelpcorrectany anomaliestotheCreatorandtheproblemsonthisplanetwehavetoworkwith bothhemispheresofthebraintherighttoobtainsolutionsfortherealizationof theleft.Personwhofeelsinspired,butdoesnothingwithitinthep hysicalworld isnotfulfillingitspurpose. Apersonwhoactsinthephysicalworldwithoutinspiration,isalsolik elytonot fulfillitspurpose. Itisassumedthatyouhaveactivatedyourrightbraintothetimere achedthelast chapterofthisbook.Nowyouarebetterabletoadjusttocreatives olutions.But howdoyouputthem? Drawthemonthecanvas,putintowordsofpoetryorprose,setin stone? Embodyitsinspirationinthework,hobbies,familyorsociallife? Supremeintellectknows.Youcanaskhimforaresponse.Andthisan swerwillbe easiertogofurtherinlife. Tolearnmoreaboutthepurposeofyourlife,trythefollowingmeth od: 1.Intheeveningbeforegoingtobedgotothealphalevelandtell myself"wake upinthebesttimetolearnmoreaboutthepurposeofmylife."Fall asleeptothe alphalevel. 2.Whenyouwakeup,logbackintothealphalevel,thenituglubte tolaboratory leveladditionalcountdownfrom10to1. Sayhellotohisadvisersanddeliveredthewelcomeprayer. 3.Ask:"Whatismydivinepurposeonearth?" Thenstartthinkingaboutwhatyoucoulddofromwhatyouaredoin gnow.Ideas

cometoyou.Theywillgothroughyouradvisors,andyouknowwher etogettheir advisors.Youmaybefeelinglikeyoutocomeupwith.Thisistherig htfeeling. Readtheseideas,thentorecallthem. 4.Thankadviserssayfarewellprayer,countto10,tocomeoutinth ealphalevel ofwhichcangotosleepagain. Completionofworks ThecompanyiscurrentlySilvaMindControlInternational,Inc. hasabout350instructorsin73countriesandin22yearswehavehe lpedtoalign thethinkingofabout8millionpeople. Toeducatetherestofthepeopleonthisplanet,weneedthousands ofnew instructorsandmorethanadecade. Eachgraduateandeveryreaderofthisbookshouldbedoingeverythi nghecanto helpothersaligntheirthinking.Thisgoalcanleadanything,ifitenco urages peopletorecognizeanddevelopthespiritualfactor. Thoseofyouwhoareclosetothefieldofeducationshouldstimulate teachersto educatechildreninarelaxedreverieandmakethemapartfromthe core curriculumexercisesinrelaxationandimagination.Parentsneedtoenc ourage trainingofthemindinthedirectionofalignmentofallfamilymembe rs.Allthisis atoppriorityforthesurvivalofourplanet.Weallneedtojointhe movementto helpcreateourworld. Manageyourlife. Peaceofmindisalwaysastepaheadofthephysicalworld.Theidea comesfirst. Followedbythematerializationofthisideaintherighthemisphere, whichis activatedbyaparalyticdreams.

Nowyouhavelearnedthesimplewaytomanagethisconditionina controlled manner.Youareabletoenterthealphalevelandactivatetheright hemisphere toestablishcontactbetweenyourbrainandyourmind. Theothersideallowsyoutomanageyourlife.Ittakescontrolofthe brain,which otherwisewouldhavemadeyourlifeacacophonyofunwanteddiseas es, unnecessaryrestrictions,unforeseendifficultiesandtheinevitableconfli cts.Look aroundyou.Readthenewspaper.Visitthecourts,prisonsandhospital s-all productsoftheworld,controlledbytheleftbrain,whenthebrainis notfully connectedtothemind. Ifmanagementownstheotherside,youareabletoriseabovethep ainand sufferingofthisworld.Whatwecallhumanintelligence,isactuallyco nnected withsuperhumanintelligence.Itmayseemthatitexistsonthisside, butit extendstotheotherside.Itexistsbothinthephysicalandspiritualr ealm.Thisis whattheymeanreligiouspeople,whentheytalkaboutthesoulorsp irit.Thisis whatpsychologistscall"Psycho."Thisiswhatismeantmetaphysics,w hentalking aboutconsciousness. Whenwethink,byactivatingalphalinkstartsthecreativeprocess.Whenweact inaccordancewithyourthoughts,thecreativeprocessisshown. Whileyoucancontrolyourthoughtsbothhemispheresinthealphalevel-you cancontrolyourlife.Youcanprogramthingstohappentoyourliking . Youcanprogramaninanimatematter.

ElsieM.techniqueusedaglassofwatertofindafriend.Soonsheh appily married. Youcanprogramtheplant. PatM.seedlingssurroundedtheirloveandmadesurethattheygrow uptothree timesfasterthantheplantsinthecontrolgroup. Youcanprogramtheanimals. AlvinC."talk"withtheantsthatinvadedhiskitchen,andtheyleft. Youcanprogrampeople. GeneV.usesubjectivecommunicationtomakehisfugitivesontocall her,and thenreturn. Withalphathinkingyoucanachieveevenmore.Youcanmanageyourlife. Youenterintothealphaleveleverydayandyouwillenjoythebest ofboth worlds,thespiritualandthephysical.Youcanaffectthephysicalworl dfromthe spiritualworldandthespiritualfromthephysical. Thekeytoeffectiveprayer. Lookoutforthatperson.Heissittingonaparkbench,hereyeswid eandstaring intospace,hislipswhisperingprayers.He'soutofwork,hungryand desperate. Hisfamilyfellapart,heonthevergeofanervousbreakdown.Hislif eisoutof control. Doesithelptopray?Maybe.Buthisproblemisdisunity,andwheny ouare released,youarelessconnectedtothedestinationofhisprayer. Andthere'stheman?Herelaxed,hiseyesopened.Hepraysforthe peaceofthe world,forpeaceinhissoulandhisfamily.He"sees",asithappens. Willithelphimtohisprayer?Therereallyisno"maybe." Nothinginthisbookdoesnotrejecttheprayer.Moreover,thisbook appealsto thefactthatyourlifehasbeenonecontinuousprayer.

Whenyouarecenteredintheirthinking,whenbothhemispheresofy ourwork, yourthinkingisprayer.Ifyouhavecompletedtwentydaysoftraining onthebook orfourdaysoftrainingundertheguidanceofateacheroftheSilva Method,you arecentered.Youarereadytostartanewlifemanageable. Starttoday. Somepeoplewanttowaituntiltheyare,intheiropinion,ideallybef oretheyare readytoperformitsmission.Thisisamistake. Ifyouwereperfect,youwouldnotbesittinginthisclassroom,called Earth.Thisis ourtrainingground.Whileyouarehere,itisimportantforyoutole arn everythingyoucanlearn.Anditisalsoimportanttoloveandexpress theirlove forothersonthisplanet.AsIhavesaidmanytimes,themainlesson toyou-learn thebestrelationshipswithotherpeople. Inourrelationswiththepeoplewehaveachoice.Wecancompete orcooperate. Aroundtheworld,manypeoplearecompetingoftenwithgunsandbombs.Itis importanttochangethisconditionandhelpbringpeacetoourplanet . Prayforpeace.Programtheworld.Liveintheworld. Actionequalssuccess. Manypeoplehaveafearoffailure,andtheyrefusetoact,andwill notknowwhat theycoulddowell. AllyourtrainingSilvawillmeanverylittleifyoudonotact.Ithasb eensaidthat faithwithoutworksisdead.Firstofall,youneverknowwhetheryou rdecisions untilyouexposethemtothetest,observingtheresults. Untilwelearn,weallmake"mistakes".Whatappearstobeanerror, itmaybe

onlyastageoftraining,guidingusontherightcourseofaction. Weknowthatwecannotcreateabetterworldwatchesonlyaction.Wehave beengiventhepowertodotocreatenewideasandthenclothethemin physicalform. Whenweareinthealphalevel,weareabletomoveforwardandb ackwardin time.Thisiscalledeternity.Weareabletodesignourmindstoinfini ty.Wecan learnthingsthatseemtobeimpossibletoknowweknoweverything.Weare abletochangeunwantedorabnormalcircumstances-weareallpowerful. Eternal,infinite,all-knowing,allpowerful.Yes,welikeourCreator.Wearedivine. Affirmedhisdivinity.Believeyourself.Decisionsandactions. Doyouhaveaninvisiblemeansofsupport. Thatsideandthissideatthesametime.