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JoseSilva,RobertStone.Gettinghelpfromthe"otherside"Silva.
Tableofcontents
PartI.Developmentofcontact.4
1.Whatisthe"otherside"?4
NewAgeiscoming.4Alookbehindthescenes.5
Whydoweneedhelpfromtheotherside.5
Howtorecognizethesupportfromtheotherside.6
WhatistheSilvaMethod?7
Theothersideisdetected.7
Howtoachieveabalancebetweenthetwohemispheresofthebrain.
8
Helpontheotherhandtoincreasecreativity.8
ExercisesSilva.9Alookatthebigpicture.10
2.Whatkindofhelpontheotherhandisimportanttoyou.10
Howtobecomealessdestructiveandmoreconstructive.11
Stay"intune"withitself.11
Controlyourmindtoachieveresults.12
Howtoactivatetherighthemisphere.12
Howtohelptheothercomestous.13
Increasingthenumberofgiftsandvalue.14
Whatisthesourceofhelp?143.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.22Themostpromisingchallenge.23
Believein"incredible."23
ActionPlan:Days6-10.24
Whattodointhemorning:Days6-10.24
Whattododuringtheday:Days6-10.25
Whattodointheevening:Friday6-10.26
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Howtodecipheradream.27
Summaryofweeklyexercise:Days6-10.27
Doeverythinginyourpower.29
Creativechannel.29
Theacquisitionofwealth.30Findinglove(forsingles).30
Findinglove(formarried).30
Gaininghealth.30
Loveyourworld.30
5.Usefuladviceontheotherside.30
Howtochooseacounselor.31
Howtocreateacouncilor.32
Howtouseadvisors.32
Whattodointhemorning:11days-15.32Whattododuringtheday:Days11-15.33
Whattodointheevening:thedaysof11-15.34
ActionPlan:11or12pm.35
Eliminatingmentalobstacles.35
Cleaningthinking?36
Summaryofweeklyexercise:Days11-15.38
6.Gettinganswersfromtheotherside.40
Thepowerofpositivementalimages.40
Theacquisitionofintuition.41Beachild.41
DevelopmentofintuitionwiththeSilvaMethod.42
Centeringthinking.43
Whattodointhemorning:16days-20.44
Whattododuringtheday:Days16-20.44
Howtotestconnectiontoyourhigher'I'.45
Texaskiller.46
Whattodointheevening:thedaysof16-20.47
Summaryofweeklyexercise:Days16-20.48PartII.Theuseofcontact.51
7.Beforeyouaskforhelp.51
You-thebest"computer"programmer.52
Programminginpermanentcontact.53
TherootsoftheSilvaMethod.54
Openyourselftoprosperity.56
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Fiveapproval.57
Programming.58
8.Helptosolveproblemsinarelationshipwithpeople.59
Theuseofsubjectivecommunication.60
Theuseofsubjectivecommunicationtosolvetheworld'sproblems.61
Theuseofsubjectiveone-to-one.62
Separationonthisside.62
Passiveanddynamicmeditation.63
Correctingundesirablebehavior.64
Thebesttimetoprogramanotherperson.65
ShouldIaskpermissionbeforehelpinganotherperson.65
Technique"glassofwater".66
Theoriginalplan.679.Helpfromtheothersidetosolvehealthproblems.68
Fifteenminutesaday.68
Three-fingertechniquetopreventstress.69
Howtogetridofaheadache.70
Howtogetridoffatigue.71
Getridofthediscomfort.71
Gettinghelponthesideforyourdoctor.72
AsfollowersoftheSilvaMethodsolvehealthproblems.73
Howtoimplementtherighthemisphere"signposts".73Createanimaginaryplace.74
TheseminarSilva.74
Aidintreatment.75
Learntobeahealer.76
10.Helpforsuccessinbusiness.77
Collectiveblindspot.77
CoursebeginsSilva.78
UsingtheSilvaMethodinthebusiness.79
ThesuccessstoryoftheSilvaMethod.79Changenegativethinkingtopositive.80
"DeathWish"andhowtoeliminateit.81
Theuseoftechnologyinbusinessthreefingers.81
Benefitingfromthealphalevelinthebusinessworldinanaturalway
.82
Advantageinbusinessthroughsubjectivecommunication.83
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Theuseofmentallaboratoryinyourwork.84
Otherwaystogethelpinthebusiness.84
11.Helptosolvemorecomplexproblemsinlife.85
Howtocopewiththelossofalovedone.86
Howtocopewithfear.87Howtobreaktheviciouscircle.87
Howtodevelopyourskills.89
Mindsolvesproblems.90
Stopcreatingcomplexproblems.91
Addresstheserioushealthproblems.92
Helpinhealingourselvesandothers.92
Silvacanstayhealthy.93
12.Continuedpartnershipwiththeotherparty.94
Loveandsvetch.94Bea"lucky"forlife.95
Threestepsthatpreservelifebeautiful.96
Focusmoreonthemeaningofhislife.96
Manageyourlife.97
Thekeytoeffectiveprayer.98
Actionequalssuccess.98
Whenyouusebothhemispheresofhisbrain,thencomeintocontact
withyour
higher"I",whichwillconnectyouwithevenmorepowerfulcreativereality.
Byfollowingsimple,detailedinstructions,youwillbeabletogethelp
infilling
higherintelligenceofyourlifewithhappinessandsuccess.
PartI.Developmentofcontact.
1.Whatisthe"otherside"?
"CanIgethelpfromtheotherside?"
Sure.
"DoyoumeanbyGod?"Yes,butbeforeyoumakeanyconclusions,itisbestreadafewchapt
ers.
"Anyonecan?"
Anyone.
"Rightnow?"
Yes.
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Wedonotreallyknowmuchabouttheotherside.Weonlyknowth
atitexists.
YouandIhaveourbeing,wearetheeffectofsomecause.
Thisreasonistheotherside.
Ionceaskedaskeptic,"Whomdoyoupitymore:themanwithnovisiblemeans
ofsupportorperson,invisiblemeansofsupport?"
"Novisible"-wastheanswer.
Youtoocouldnowsotosay.Butwhenyoupassatrainingcourseof
feredbythis
book,youwillbegintorealizejusthowstrongareyourinvisiblemea
nsof
support,andyouwillfeelthepoweroftheotherside.
ManyyearsagoamannamedLelaniMelvilleJonesdecidedtowritethebook
"ChildrenoftheRainbow"onindigenousHawaiianhealers-Kaun-
andhowthey
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
ntilitwastime.
InthisbookIwillnotrevealanysecrets,butratherrepeatcreativet
ruth,hovering
aroundusforthousandsofyears.
Theothersidewantsustocomprehendthesetruths.Theyarepresen
tinthe
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ancientChineseTaoistphilosophy,isintheIndianUpanishads,Kabbala
hin
Judaism,theQur'anMuslimsinthewordsoftheGospelofChrist.
Oncethesetruthsarenotheardornotunderstood,andtheyareno
wavailableforthosewhoarewillingtolistentothem,forthosewhoarelookin
gforhelp
fromtheotherside.
NewAgeiscoming.
Itissaidthatweareenteringanewage.Somepeopledefineitast
hetimewhen
wewillbemoreopentocreativity.Otherssaythatitisaperiodof
awakening,
spreadawareness,promotetheapproximationofthepartytothis.Believeme,
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
changesthatoccurduringtherelaxation-thisisanotherscientificfactthatis
consistentwiththeapproachSilva.Thankstoanewunderstandingof
theroleof
therighthemisphereofthebrain,theSilvaMethodisrecognizedina
lmostall
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countriesoftheworld,andmillionsofpeoplearesuccessfullyusedit.
DoesSilvaustogetintouchwiththeotherside?No,becauseweal
readyhave
contactwithher.Hegivesussomespecialprivilegestocommunicatewiththe
otherside?No-
intheeyesofthepartynoonebenefits.ThenwhatmakesSilva?
Simplyput,ithelpsustoeffectivelyusethenaturalcontactwiththe
otherside,to
makeabetterworld.
Thepurposeoftheparty-
Creation.Creatorcontinuestodo,andnotonlyinthe
outerspace,buthereonplanetEarth.Onourplanet,therearemanyprocesses
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.Hecouldnotacceptheransweris"no."She
boughtanewphonewithaswitch,thefansdidnotbotherheratni
ght,buthe
continuedtocallheratworkandonweekends.Ellendidnotlikethe
wayhegoes
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afterher.Shereceivedanonymousletters,andwassurethattheywe
reofhim.
Ellendecidedthatsheneededhelptodealwiththisproblem.
Oneevening,havingcleanedthekitchen,shethoughtshecouldgett
hishelpfromtheotherside.Shesatdownonthecouchandclosedhereyesand
tookafew
deepbreaths.Afteraminute,Helenopenedhereyes.Itfeltgreatan
dIknewthat
theproblemissolved.Andsoitwas-
themanitisnolongerdisturbed.
WhatdidHelenatthemoment?ThesamethingthatmadeArthur,w
henhe
decidedthatheneededhelpinthesearchforotherapartments.Hisemployment
contractwasduetoexpireattheendofthemonth,andhecouldn
otrenewit
becausetheownerwantedtoselltheapartment.Arthursatonaco
mfortable
chair,closedhiseyesandtookafewdeepbreaths.Aminutelaterh
eopenedhis
eyesandfeltthatcontrolofthesituation.Hehadafeelingthatever
ythingwillbedecidedasitshould.Ithappened.Soonafter,hecalledthenewown
er:Therewas
anunexpecteddelay,andhecanenterintotheapartmentonlyafter
ayear.
Arthurwouldnotwanttoliveinityet?
WhatdidHelenandArthur,sittingwithyoureyesclosed?Prayed?No
,atleastnot
intheconventionalsense.Buttheygotintouchwiththeotherparty.
Theycameintocontactwithit,slowingdownthefrequencyofbrainwavestoac
tivatethe
righthemisphere.Afterall,itservesasourguideintherealmofcrea
tivity,and,
relyingonit,weopenuptheotherside.
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Butastheyslowedtheirbrainwavesandsteppedrighthemisphere?
Theyusedit
togetimmediatehelpfromtheotherside?
Thirty-two-
hourtrainingcourseSilvawillanswerthesequestions.Youcanalsoreadthisbookfrombeginningtoendandlearnamethodwhich,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.
Ourpreoccupationwiththephysicalworldhasledtotheformationoforiented
material.Eachgenerationismorebelongstothephysicalworld-
andwithless
respectforeverythingthatcanbeseenonlybyintuition,imagination
and
visualization.
Therighthemisphereofthebrainisour"guide"totheworldthatlie
sbeyondthe
physical,itisourrelationshipwiththeotherpartytotherealmofcreation,where
weformed.Assoonaswebecomemoreandmoreinvolvedinthep
hysicalworld,
theroleoftherighthemispheretakesabackseat,andwethought
werelyonly
onthelogicalleftbrain.
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Nowtherighthemisphereofthebrain,wearealmostvestigialorgan.
Itisnot
necessaryforustosurviveinthephysicalworld.
Wearemovingforward,relyingonthelefthemisphere,asalogicala
ndproductivepeople.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,wenever-
fromthecradleto
thegrave-
nottaughttousetherighthemisphereofthecontactwiththeother
side.Butthingschange.Newhorizons,andSilvacouldbeyourchance
togetthe
helpyouneed.
Howtorecognizethesupportfromtheotherside.
LittleboatsuffereddistressinthewaterseastofHonolulu.Itwassen
tto
Californiawhensuddenlydiscoveredaleak.Teamradioappealedforh
elptotheCoastGuard.IntheeveningnewsreportedthattheCoastGuardwas
unableto
gettotheshipbeforedark,sothatrescueoperationswillbepostpon
eduntilthe
nextmorning.
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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.
Comparethiseventwithanothereventwhichhappenedtopeoplewhohave
studiedtheSilvaMethod,Hawaii.Afewdaysbeforethemonthlymee
tingofthe
newspapertoldthestoryoftheinvasionofblackbirdsthatdevastated
oneofthe
countiesinMaryland.Birdsdeprivedlocalfarmseverygreen.Toscare
them,
residentsfiredintotheair,bonfires,takeothermeasures.Nothingwo
rked."WhydonotwehelpthesepoorfarmerstogetridofthrushMaryland?"-
Offeredby
oneofthegraduates.
"Goodidea,"-unanimouslysupportedbyall.
Closedeyes,deepbreaths.
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Thenextmorningat6:00localtimethebirdsflewaway.InHawaiiat
thetimewas
midnight,twohourshavepassedafterthegraduatesto"work"onth
eproblem.
Didnotsomethingsimilarinthetwoevents?Oneexplanationforthesuccessful
resolutionofthesituationcouldbeacoincidence.
Solutionsassociatedwiththeotherhand,oftendefylogicalexplanatio
nofthis
side.Sincethegametakestheword"coincidence"."Match"meansa
random
sequenceofeventsthatappeartohaveacausalrelationship.Matches
often
seemriggedfromthecausalrealm-fromtheotherside.Thiskingdomisthe
"cause"oftimeandspace.Time,spaceandmatter-
thebuildingblocksofthe
physicalworld.Inthecausalrealm,theydonotexist.Therefore,the
otherpartyis
notboundspace-timeconstraints.
Thevessel,whichsuddenlyrenovated,islocatedatadistanceofman
ymilesfrom
thegraduateswhohavestudiedtheSilvaMethod.BlackbirdsinMaryland,too,
werethousandsofmilesfromHawaii.Inneithercasewasthedistanc
eisnotan
obstacle.Solutionsassociatedwiththeotherhand,isoftenneglected
bytimeand
space.Scientistsoncedismissedthementionofsuchevidence:itisim
possible!
Todaytheyobservehowchangesinatomicparticlesoccurringinone
partoftheworld,causingchangesinatomicparticlesontheothersideofthegl
obe.
However,justbecausesomethingslooklikecoincidenceortranscend
timeand
space,onecannotarguethatthisisduetotheotherparty.Andnot
necessarily
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thechangesinitiatedbythepartytoignorethelawsofprobability.
Yes,everydayweseemiracles.Butwealsoseehowtogetaround
asmall
obstacle,asthediseaseiscuredboredom,agoodmanismovingfor
ward.Nofanfare,nomagic,nodramas.
Justhelp.
WhatistheSilvaMethod?
TheSilvaMethod-
awaytorelaxthebodyandmind,andthen,usingtheslowing
ofbrainwavesandactivationoftherighthalfofthebrain,tocome
tosomekind
ofpositiveresult.
Thekeytothismethodistheuseoftherighthemisphereofthebrain.
Comingintocontactwiththeintelligenceoftheuniverse-
thesourceofcreation-
therighthemispherebeginstocreateitsown.
Wherethereisaproblem,itcreatesasolution.
Wherethereisananomaly,itcreatesanormalization.
Wherethereareconflicts,itcreatesharmony.
IfSilvawaslimitedtorelaxingthebodyandcalmingthemind,itisri
ghtlycouldbecalledtraditionalmeditation-
butitissomethingmore.Silvaisactive,itis
dynamic.Whathappensafterthosesamethreedeepbreaths-
it'snotastateof
"nomind",whichisusuallyassociatedwithtraditionalmeditation,but
rathera
stateofprofundity.ApplyingthemethodofSilva,everyonecontrolshi
smind,
forcinghertoengagethecreativeenergiesoftheSupreme'I'.Silvashouldbedistinguishedfromthetraditionalpassivemeditationpr
acticedby
theEasternyogisandgurus.RobertandCharlesLeyhtmanDzheypiksd
escribean
alternativestyleofmeditationinhisbook"ActiveMeditation:TheWe
stern
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Tradition."
ActiveMeditation-
agoodnamefortheSilvaMethod.Evenbetterwouldbea
"dynamicmeditation."Theword"dynamic"hasahigherenergy,itsou
ndsmorecreative.Thus,theSilvaMethodisaformofdynamicmeditation.But
"meditation"-
abroad,toogeneralatermthatdoesnotgivespecificdirection
methodology.Moreover,duetosteadilyemergedinsociety'sideasab
out
meditationasapassivementalstate,theuseoftheterm,evenmodi
fiedthe
epithet"dynamic"mayleadtoconfusion.YoumakesurethattheSilvaMethod-
isnottheabsence,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.Iamawareof
thefactthatitisopenphysics,gettingintothesmallestparticlesof
matter,the
atom.Ishtudiruetmodernphysicsandtheorieshavebeenputforwar
dinan
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attempttodescribethelatestdiscoveriesintheoldphysics.Allrecen
tstudies
indicatethatthereisaspiritualorintellectualpowerbeyondthephys
icalworld.
Scientistshavenewevidencepilingupthatspace-itisnotnothing,itisfilledwith
something.This"something"isacontinuumwithdifferentpropertiesa
nd
characteristics.Oneofthesepropertiesistheintellect.Intelligencefills
every
space,whichcanbeonlyapieceofthepicture.
So,we-youandI-areinaspacesurroundedbytheintellect.
Maybeourskinandbonesoftheskullseparatedusfromthisintellig
ence,notallowingyoutousethem?
Answer-no.
AsI'vesaidbefore,weallhaveaccesstointelligencebeyondourskul
ls.Itisthis
focusonallsubsequentpagesofthebook.Thisintelligencepenetrate
sus,andwe
enterintoit.Soitisbothinsideandoutsideofus.
Where,then,isthe"otherside"?Itislocatedtwomilesdownthero
adoutofthoseredbarn,andtwomilesintheoppositedirection.Itisthere,a
ndthere,and
there,ifyouforgivemethefinger.Andshe'srightthereatthetopa
ndatthe
bottomthere.
Thefactisthattheso-
calledotherpartyisonthisside,whereveryougotakea
look.Butitalsoistherewhereyoucannotsee.Theothersideissp
acelessplace-aplacethatdoesnottakeupanyspaceoreventime.Itisaplace
wherespace
andtimewerecreated.Thiscreativerealm.Itislocatedontheother
sideofthe
physicalworld.Youcannotgettherebyplane,evensupersonic,oro
na
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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.
Themoralofthestoryisthatwecanincurproblemsbyfocusingonlyononehalf
ofthebrain-
evenifit'screativerightbrain.Whenweareworkingboth
hemispheres,wecangethelpfromtheotherside,whichcanbedisp
osedofinan
acceptablemannerthephysicalworld.Achievingbalance,wehaveperf
ormed
well.
Whenyoustarttousetherighthemisphereofhisbrain,followingtheinstructions
inthisbook,youwillbeluckytomeetarightperson,overcomeits
eemingly
unsolvableproblem,youwillthrowtheflashofinsightworthyofage
nius.But
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acquiredskillscaneasilypullyouasidefromtherightpath,ifyoudo
notstandon
theirfeet.Thelefthemisphereofthebrainwillhavetoanchor.
TheSilvaMethodteachesusthatitisimportanttotakethebestfro
mbothsidesofbothworlds.
Helpontheotherhandtoincreasecreativity.
Whenyoustarttoactivatetherighthemisphere,asdescribedinthe
nextchapter,
you'llneedatleasttoknowthethingsthatyouwouldlikecouldnot
befound.
Althoughitmaylooklikejustaguess,theywillberemarkablyaccura
te.
WheneveryouusetheSilvaMethod,youarebetterthanhismaster.Overtime,
youdonotevenhavetoresorttothespecificstepsoftheSilvaMet
hodtoobtain
thenecessaryinformation.Younaturallybecomemorecreative.
Shopownerwhoreadsthisbook,orispresentintheclassroomSilva
tobecome
morecreativeinupdatingtherangefromseasontoseason.Hewillk
nowexactly
whatproductsandinwhatquantityshouldstore.Thisknowledgewillhelp
increaseturnoverandprofit,itwillalsobringsatisfactiontocustomers
,forwhich
thestorewillfindeverythingtheyneed.Storeownernotonlymake
moremoney,
butalsohelptomaketheworldinwhichwelive,thebetter.
Doctororotherhealthcareworkerwhoislearningtobemorecreati
ve,beableto
makediagnosesmoreaccuratethananylaboratoryequipment.Moreover,
increasedspiritualitywillreducetraction"quicklybecomerich"andinc
reasethe
desiretoservethepatient.
Industrialisttraining,leadingtoincreasedcreativity,helpstoknowina
dvance
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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
forgranted.Beforeyoucangothroughallofthis,weallneedtodoso
mepreliminary
work.Ihavetoconvinceyourleftbrainisawonderfulwaycanbey
ourright
brain.Otherwise,itwillbeonyourway.I'mdoingitrightnow,provi
dingyouwith
alogicalfactthatrequiresyourlefthemisphere.Theredlightwasal
mostreadyto
changegreen.Whenthathappens,welcometoanew,morecreativelife.
ExercisesSilva.
TosucceedinteachingtheSilva,youdonotneedtoownmathemati
calanalysis.
Youmaynotevenknowarithmetic.Allyouneed-
istobeabletocount.Youdo
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nothavetobeaconnoisseurofliteratureorpoetrylover,youjustn
eedtoknow
howtoreadcarefully.Formaleducationisnotaprerequisiteformast
eringSilva.
Theonlyrequirementsthatmustbecarriedoutonanyclasses,-theabilityto
dream.Adreamweallknow!Exercisesthatarewaitingforyou-
awaytorelax
andapplyeffectivedream.
Atfirst,theseexercisesareperformedwitheyesclosed.Later,youca
nseekhelp
fromtheothersidewithhiseyesopen.Witheyesclosed,youwillre
lax,usingstandardtechniqueswiththeadditionofrelaxationtechniques,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
activityoftherighthemisphereofthebrain,whichiscomparedwiththeactivityof
theleft
hemisphere.
Whenthetwohalvesofthebrainareactive,consciousmindcanbe
reprogrammedandfocusedway,justlikeacomputer.Forprogrammin
gofthe
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computerandmindcontrolwordsyouuseand/ormentalimages.C
reatemental
images-usingimaginationandvisualization-
istheworkoftherighthemisphere:
itis"associated"withtheotherside.Thenyourmentalcomputercomesinto
contactwiththeso-
calledgreatcomputer,andyourneedto"hear."The
perceivedhigher'I',orhigherintelligenceorthesource,orGod,your
needsare
met.
Soitworks.Andsoithasworkedeversince,whenpeoplearrivedon
Earth,but
somewherealongthewayofthedevelopmentwehavelostthissimpleformula,
wehaveforgottenhowtomakecontact.ExercisesSilvaputthisinto
yourhands.
Alookatthebigpicture.
Imaginethepositioninwhichwewouldbeifitwerenotreceivedby
theother
side.WewouldbealoneontheplanetEarthbytheCreator,butcut
offfromhim,
tryingtosolveproblemswithoutthegiftofintuitionorinspiration,andlimited
ourpersonal"computers"withoutaccesstolargecomputer.However,
youdonot
havetoimaginesuchadilemma:wearenowinthisposition.
Seehowwearedestroyingourplanet,wearefightingwitheachoth
erandfills
prisonsandhospitals.Weclearlyneedhelpfromahighersource.And
wecanget
thishelp,ifmostofuswilldiscoverthebenefitsofaccesstotheotherside.
Communicatingwiththeotherside,wegainwisdom,controlemotions
and
becomegeneratorsSuperID.Webegintoliveinharmonywithoneself
andwith
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others.Withonehandwearegeniuses,benefactorsandstatesmen,w
emakethis
abetterworldforthemselvesandforothers.
Justreadthisbookenough.YouhavetostudyitandmakeSilvapart
oftheirlives.Shortenthepathdoesnot.Youhavetoconsciouslylearnandpractice
allthe
exercises.Eachofthesemastitiswaytothenext,it'sastepbystep
process.
Contactwiththeothersideisnotfaraway-
afewmentalstepsandyou'rethere.
Thebenefitswillbeginalmostimmediately.Themoreoftenyouuset
hecontact,
thegreaterthebenefititbringstoyou.Imetpeoplewhousedtobecalledyourlifehellandimpossibleto
have
undergonesuchadramaticchangethatnowliveinastateofblissa
ndpeace.I
alsometpeoplewhoshrugtheirshouldersatthementionofthe"ot
herside"and
walkedaway.WhenIwrotethisbookforabout8millionpeoplehav
ediscovered
thecontactwiththeothersidewiththeSilvaMethod.Iinviteyoutojoin,and
thosepeoplewhotookadvantageoftheiropportunityandopenedhis
higher'I',
allowingtheotherpartytoparticipateintheirlives.Ifyouarewilling
totakethe
timeintheirdailylivestoenjoythebenefitsoftheSilvaMethod,jus
tfollowme.
2.Whatkindofhelpontheotherhandisimportanttoyou.
TheprocessofcreationoftheEarth,itseems,hascomeacrossanobstacle.The
airispolluted,thewaterisinfected,andthesoilissaturatedwithto
xicchemicals.
Asaresult,manyspeciesoffloraandfaunahavebecomeextinctor
threatened
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withannihilation.Obstaclewashumanityitself,seemstobedesigned
toguide
thecreativeprocessonthisplanet.Weprovidenotonlyadestructive
impacton
theplanet,butalsotothemselves.Wearepollutingourbodiesdrugsand
contaminateyourmindofthecrime,violenceanddeath.
Whendiditstart?Howtoendit?Theanswerstosuchquestionssee
mmore
relevanttosocietyasawhole,ratherthantotheindividual.Butnow
youcansee
howimportanttheseanswersforyourmomentarystatus-
yoursuccess,your
prosperity,yourhealth,yourhappiness.Thedestructionbeganwhenmanbecameeccentric.Idonotmeanth
e
"eccentric"inthesenseof"strange"or"bizarre",bythatwordImea
n"isoutside
thecenter."
AsImentionedearlier,thehumanbrainhastwohemispheres.
Thelefthemispheretakesoverthematerialworld,andtheright-
therealmof
theintangible.Only10percentofusthinktobalance,usingbothhemispheres.
Theremaining90percentrelyonthelefthemisphere,almostignoring
theright.
Soonthewholehumanmindoffcenter-itiseccentric.
Thedifferencebetweentherightandlefthemispheresisthefrequenc
yofbrain
waves.Thinkingofthephysicalworldonafrequencyofabout20cycl
esper
second.Whenyoucenteryourthinkingat10cyclespersecond,youalignthe
activityofthecerebralhemispheres.
Ifthelefthemisphereofthebrainisresponsibleforthinkingofthep
hysicalworld,
therighthemisphere-
forthinkingofthespiritualworld.Bizarrethinkingcheated
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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
hereofthebrain,ourspiritualconnection.Perfectforthethinkingisatthec
enter
frequencyofthefrequencyspectrumandis10cyclespersecond.Tha
tisthe
valueofscientistscallthealphaleveloralphastate.
Peoplewhothinkandanalyzetheirproblems,centeringonthealphal
evel,get
helpfromtheotherside.Theirconsciousnessisassociatedwithhigher
intelligence.Whentheygetananswer,evenifitcomesintheform
of
speculation,thelikelihoodthattheyareright,manytimesthechance
oferror.
Youcantellthatthesepeoplereceivedivineinspirationor,ifyoudo
instinctively
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orintuitively.Theyworkinfavorofcreation,andnotagainstit.Wec
ansaythat
suchpeoplebecomepartnersinGod,becausetheyhelptoGodand
Godhelps
them.Theygethelpfromtheotherside,simplybecausetheyareinthealpha
level.
Manyofyoumaybedisappointedwiththeeaseofcontact.
Someofyouwouldprefertoheartheprayerstriggeredwhenyoudo
natemoney
tothechurch,orthepalmofyourhandaddupacertainway,ordi
veintothe
watersofbaptism,andrepentoftheirsins.
Ifanyoftheaboveisimportanttoyou,thenthisactionisalsonecessarytoyouin
additiontothetransitiontothealphalevel.Theseadditionalstepsim
proveyour
contact.NothingintheSilvadoesnotcontradictdoesnotconflictwit
hany
religionofpeace.
Silvajustdoesthespiritualrealmmoreattainableforyou.
WemustrecognizeourclosenesstoGodandstriveforeverythingtha
tstrengthenstheaffinity.IfyoufeelseparatedfromGod,youknowwh
atdirection
youmove.Ifyoufeeldisconnectedfromtheirorigins,thecreationan
ddailylife
willbeharderforyouthanforamanwhofeelshisproximitytothe
sources.
Stay"intune"withitself.
SidneyW.longusedtheSilvaMethod.Heknewthatinordertobe
"intune"withyourself,youshouldusetheSilvaMethod:relaxandcreateimages.Si
dneywasan
accountantwithhisownthrivingpractice,buthefeltavoidinhisw
ork,feltan
outsider,accidentallyfellintotheworldofbusiness.Sidneyknewhe
hadtodo
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somethingbig,somethingtoworkwithnumbers.Hewantedtobea
creator.
SidneydecidedtoapplythetechniqueofSilva,knownas"themirror
ofthesoul."
Herelaxedhisbodyandmind,howtoteachit,andvisualizetheproblemina
mirrorwithablueborder.Hefoundhimselfagoodjob,butunhappy
withit.He
thenchangedtoawhiteframemirrorandvisualizethegoalthathe
wantedto
achieve:awiderrangeofactivities,andmoresatisfying.Thewholepr
ocesstook
himlessthanthreeminutes.Inthedayswhenhefeltthefutilityof
hiswork,heimmediatelyimaginedamirrorinawhiteframeandwayofsolvingt
heproblem,
whichheused.
Aweeklater,oneofhisclientsaskedhimtofoundacompanythati
sassociated
withthesupplytohiscityanewconsumerproduct.Itwasanattract
ive,creative
projectthatrequiresnotonlyknowledgeofaccounting,butalsothea
bilitytoinnovativemarketing.Sydneyagreed,andeventuallyreachedahighvo
lumeof
sales,farsurpassingtheplansforthefirstyear.Butmoreimportantly,
anew
businesshasbroughthimjoy,hefeltasurgeofenergyandagainfelt
thezestfor
life.
Wasthereaconnectionbetweenthementalimage,builtinSidney,a
ndofferthecustomer?
Skepticswillsay,"Match".We,thefollowersoftheSilvaMethod,we
experiencea
lotofhappy"coincidences"andbegintotreatthemascreaturesofG
od,whichhe
signed.
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Controlyourmindtoachieveresults.
Thebraincontainsabout30billionneurons.Eachneuronisacollectio
nofatoms
thatareworkingforyoulikecomputercomponents.Youhaveabuilt-
incomputer,whichconsistsofmanybillionsofelements,whichissuperi
ortoany
devicecreatedbyman.Mostofficecomputerscancommunicatewith
other
computersystemsovertelephonelinestogiveouthugeamountsofi
nformation
inadditiontoitsownsoftware.Ourmentalcomputercandothesam
ethingby
contactingtherighthemisphereofthebrainwithgreatcomputer,whichiscalled
thesupremeintelligence.Iftherightbraindoesnotwork-
thereisnoconnection
withmorecomputers.
WhenaccountantSydneyrelaxingandcreatedimagesSilva,heforced
towork
bothsidesofthebrain.Visualizingtheprobleminthemirrorwitha
blueborder,
andthesolution-inamirrorwithawhiteborder,hismentalcomputerinstantly
bindtoalargecomputerthatreceivesinformationfrommanycomput
ers,and
thuscouldnotfindasolution.Asaresult,Sydneyreceivedhelpfrom
theother
side.
Ifwebegintousethecomputerlanguageinthisbook,manyreaders
zamashut
hands.Theworldofcomputershasitsownlanguage,arenotalwaysclearto
outsiders.Thephilosopheralsohasitsownlanguage.Andthepriests.
Scientists.
Alloftheselanguages-justdifferentexpressionsofthesame.
Imaginethatweaskeachofthemthesamequestion:"Howdoyou
gethelpfrom
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theotherside?"Howwouldtheyrespond?
Philosophermightsay,"Setyourmindonthehigherintelligence."
Thepriestwouldhavesaid:"ReadtheScripturesandpray."
Ascientistmightsay,"Activatetherighthemisphereofthebrainto
makecontactwiththemorphogeneticfield."
Allthreeofthemactuallysaidthesamething.However,you,therea
der,oneof
theseresponsesmayseemclearerthanothers.HowcanImeetyoua
ll?HowcanI
speakinalllanguagesatthesametime?
InstructionsinthisbookarepotentiallysoimportantthatIhavetosp
eakinplain
language.SoIusethephilosophical,religiousandscientifictermsinterchangeably.Somereadersmayprefertheterm"God"ratherthan
"higher
intelligence",or"higherintelligence"ratherthan"morphogeneticfield".
IfIuseall
threeterms,selectingtheonethatseemsmostappropriateinaparti
cular
context,yougetusedovertimetoallthree.
Thus,thisuseofdifferentterminologyhelpseveryoneeasiertogeth
elpfromtheotherside.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
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organism,whereeachpartisnecessaryforthewelfareofthewhole,
theworld
wouldbereducedtensionsandreturntobalanceandharmonybetwe
enpeople
andbetweenpeopleandtheirenvironment.Inadditiontounderstandingthe
hugeresponsibilityofmankind,wewouldcometoadeepsenseofki
nship
betweenpeopleandbecomecarriersofgreaterspirituality.Earthwoul
dbe
paradise.
Youareprobablyasking,"Howcanstartthischange?"Theansweris
simple:it
startswithyou.Whenyourelaxyourbody,quietyourmindandmentally
reproducethechangesyouwanttomakeinyourlife,itisdesirable,
yourattitude
changes.Fulfilledyourexpectations,increasesself-
confidence,anditencourages
youtostriveforfurtherimprovements.Yourelaxanddream,andcha
ngecomes
again.
Expectationsandconfidenceareessentialingredientsofsuccess.Themoreyour
expectationsandstrongerfaith,thehigheryour"averageresulthits"i
ngetting
helpfromtheotherside.Expectationsandthelackoffaith-
isaconsequenceof
yourlefthemisphereistryingtouseyoutothelimitsofthephysical
world.The
lefthalfofthebraintellsyou,"Thiscannothappen,becauseit'snot
logical."Whenyougiveyourmentalcomputerto"go",itworks.Whenyoutel
lhim"stop",
itstops.
Lackoffaith-
isateam"stop."Ifweareintheprocessofthinkingmoreusingth
e
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righthemisphere,thelefthemisphereislessandlesspowergetsino
urway.We
thenhavemoreopportunitiestoriseabovethelimitationsoflogican
dreachthe
goal.Wereceiveassistanceaimedatimprovingourhealth,greaterprosperityand
happiness.Nowyoucanalreadyguesswhereitcomesfromthisassist
ance-on
theother.
Howtohelptheothercomestous.
Intheearlysixties,afewyearsbeforeIsubmittedapublicSilva,my
researchhad
exhaustedmebothfinanciallyandspiritually.Onenight,abouttwoho
ursafterIfellasleep,Iwokeupbrightflashoflightinthehead.
Isawthelightilluminatedthetwosetsoffigures,oneabovetheoth
er:Upper3-
4-3and3-7-
3underhim.IalsowasthefaceofChristandavision,Ioncereadi
n
ananonymoustreatiseentitled"Asinglelife."Itwasatouchingaccou
ntofhow
oneman'slifecanaffectmany.Silvaispartoftheanswersfromtheothersideinadreamthatyou
can
remember,understandandusetosolveproblems.SoIwasveryinter
estedinthe
valueofthedream.
ThefollowingdayIwasthinkingaboutthemeaningofnumbersinyo
urdreams.
MaybeIshouldhavecalledsomeoneonthephonenumberorcontac
tthedriverwiththisnumbermachine?Iwaslookingforthesenumberseverywhe
re,butin
vain.
At8:45pmWhenIclosedmysmallshopinLaredo,Texas,fromour
house,which
islocatedacrossthestreet,cametomewife.
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"Jose,ifyougoonacallacrosstheriverinNuevoLaredo,buymea
bottleof
rubbingalcohol."
"Honey-Isaid-
Ihavenocallsfromabroad*,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.Thenumbers3-7-
3,Ineverfound
it,butafterafewdaysitbecameclearthatIwon.Iwenthomewit
h$10,000in
cashaftertaxes.
MakesurethechainofeventsthatledmetotheroomIdreamed.Whattiming!
Howmany"coincidences"!
Winningthelotteryhasrestoredmyfinancesandstrengthenedmyspi
rit.The
faceofChrist,and"Asinglelife"-
ifthatwasthesignatureofthe"author"of
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theserandomevents?Thiswasthehelpfromtheothersidewithout
any
uncertainty.
Sometimeshelpcomesfromtheothersidefaster.Itcanbemoresub
tleandlessobvious.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
theotherside-akingdomofcreativityandvitality-
willstronger.Whenyouopenyour
eyes,youwillfeelbetterthannow.Youfeelthatthebodyisfilledw
ithrenewed
vigorandfreshness.
Hereisalistofactions.Pleasereadit.
1.Sitback.
2.Closeyoureyes.
3.Takeadeepbreathandexhale,relaxyourbody.4.Imagineapeacefulscene,whichisidealforyoutorestandbeaut
y-beach,
meadow,wood-
andvisualizeyourselfthereforoneortwominutes.
5.Tellyourselfthatwhenyouopenyoureyes,you'llfeelgreat,cheer
fuland
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betterthanbefore.
6.Openyoureyes.
Rereadthesesixstepsagain,noticehowtheyaresimpleandnatural.
Thefirst
three-that'swhatmostpeopledo,returninghomeafterahardday'swork.
The
lastthree-thetypicalformofdreams.
Areyouready?Nowputthebookanddoit.
***
Youhavejustmadethefirststeptowardstheotherside.Andthecl
oseryoudraw
neartoit,themoreitleanstoyou.Result:Theaidwillcomefaster
andonabroaderbasis,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
enterthealphalevel-
andtheabilitytousevisualization(creatingamentalimageof
somethingthatonceyouhaveseen),andimagination(creatingament
alimageof
somethingthatyou'veneverseenbefore)-
yourmindwillcomeincontactwith
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therealmofcreativity.It'slikebeingincontactwiththenon-
physicalworldof
intelligence-
theinvisible,spiritualworld,fromwhichitwascreatedvisible,
physicalworld.Whatisthesourceofhelp?
Withoutthehelpfromtheothersidewerealizeourselvestoamuch
lesserextent
thantheycould.Wecanbefickleinthemood,inthemeaninglesssp
eechesare
uselessinactionandalmostnofriends.Weoftenspendprecioustime
while
drivingtonowhere,manyareill,aredisappointedinlove.
Usingtherighthemisphereofthebrain,wecangethelpfromtheotherside.
Isnotthisthe"otherside"issimplytheotherhalfofourbrain?Or
isitahuge
manwithalongwhitebeard,sittingthereinthesky?
Thetruthliessomewherebetweenthesetwohypotheses,anditseem
sto
differentpeopleindifferentways.
Formillennia,peoplehave"seen"Godinhisownimage.Infact,the
oppositeistrue.GodbydefinitionistheCreator,andthatHecreatedmaninHi
sownimage
andlikeness.
God-
thepersoniscreative,intelligent,understanding.Andbecausemanis
a
creativeperson,reasonableandunderstanding.
Tryingtounderstandandexplainthelatestdiscoveriesofmodernphy
sicshavetheorizedthattheuniverseisfilledwithintelligence.Space,andsoco
ntainsalot
ofenergyfields,sothataddingafieldintelligencenotbreakourcurr
entscientific
paradigms.Butmanyscientistswaryofficiallyrecognizetheconceptof
thefieldof
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intelligence,fearingthatitistooclosetoreligiousconcepts.
Goodevidence,however,forcedtotakeseriouslythescientificbrother
hoodto
theidea.Forhundredsofyears,theosophicalandmetaphysicalliteratu
rearguedthatthephysicaluniverseisthespiritualfoundationorcause.Todayt
his
opportunitypresenteditselfintheformofirrefutabledata.
Somescientistseveninthepastdecadehavebeguninvariousforms
toexpress
theideaoftheSupremeIntelligence.Dr.F.Capra,Americanphysicist
andauthor
of"TheTaoofPhysics",comparestheknowledgeofmodernphysicso
fthesmallestparticlesoftheatomwiththeideasofancientChinesephilos
ophersof
thespiritualworld.
Dr.KarlPribram,anAmericanneurosurgeon,consideringneuronsreflec
tedthe
physicaluniverseasaprocessofholography,whichimpliesthatourb
rainhas
previouslybeen"familiar"withtheconceptofthestructureoftheuni
verse.BritishscientistJacobBoehmreiteratedthesameholographictheoryin
a
scientificjournal.Neitherofthetwoscientistsdidnotknowaboutthe
parallel
operationoftheother.
PhysicistPeterRussellpointstotheintelligenceinherentintheEarth,
callingita
"globalbrain."Heseesevidenceofhisconceptofhowourplanetma
intainsitstemperatureandpurifiesyourwater,despitetheinterventionofman.
BiologistRupertSheldrakehasrepeatedlyprovedbylaboratoryexperim
entsthat
differentspeciesarelikelytobe"connected"tothetotalforallkind
of
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intelligence.Whenasufficientlylargenumberofmicelearnedthemaz
e,it
appearedthatallofasuddenallofthemiceknewitsstructure.
Whenalargemassofpeoplefindoutaboutsomething,itiseasiera
ndallthepeopleknowaboutit.Sheldrakecallsthisgeneralintelligencemorphog
enetic
field.
CliveBaxter,anexpertonpolygraphs,foundthatthisdeviceisablet
ocapturethe
responseofplantstoaperson'sthoughts,evenatagreatdistance.H
isideas
foundinthebook"TheSecretLifeofPlants."Baxterwentonandfo
undthesamesensitivityinanimalcells,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
tionsuchasrelaxation,allowsustosucceedinsuchanimportantissueasthecon
tactonthe
otherside?
Mostofusthinkaboutphysicalrelaxationassimply"doingnothing",
butinreality
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itissomethingmore.Whenyougethomeafterahardday'sworkor
whentoo
excitedkidsfinallyabletodriveintobedexhaustedandyouplunkdo
wnina
comfortablechair,thankstoGod,thatyoucansitquietlylikethiswithouthaving
todosomething,youareabletorelaxtosomeextent,which,howev
er,isnot
enoughtoactivatetherighthemisphereofthebrainandmakeconta
ctwiththe
otherside.
Muscles,tissues,glandsandorgansofyourbodystillretainstheexcit
ementof
theday.Fromthistensionmustbeeliminated.Whenyoulearntoshootlike
stress,youwillbecomehealthierandhappier.Truerelaxation-
thebesttonic,
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.
NowIwantyoutosqueezeyourfistharderandharderandthenstoppressure.
Themeaningofthisstatementistogiveyoutheopportunitytoreme
mberthe
truesenseofphysicalrelaxation.Momentreleasethetension-
thefeelingof
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relaxation.Notfivesecondslater,andatthisverymoment.Sobepre
paredfor
thatfeeling.
Areyouready?Clenchfist...Evenmore...Nowgo!
True,youfeelgood?Thisistherelaxation.Youwillenjoythisfeelingduring
exerciseforrelaxationthatawaityouonthefollowingpages.
Youcanexperimentwiththisfeelinginotherpartsofthebodyright
now,ifyou
want.Takethebookinbothhands.Pushyourankle,pullingthesock
downand
thuscreatingtensionintheleg...Stronger...
Nowletgo.
Stisniteteeth,clenchinghisjaw...Stronger...Nowletgo.Whatawonderful
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
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inthemorning,afternoonandeveningfor20days.However,thereis
noneedto
adheretosuchavigorousregime.Youwillgaintheabilitytogethel
pwhenyou
needit,workingforhalforevenaquarteroftheproposedrate,butitwilltake
twiceorfourtimeslonger.Inotherwords,youcanrepeattheexercis
eeveryday
forthenextday(orwithinafewdays)ifyouwanttobesureofth
eirprogress.
WhenSilvataughtthegrouptheabilitytogointoadeeplevelofrel
axationis
acquiredbyeachstudentforfiveorsixhours.Ofcourse,thenstrengt
henedskillspractice.Youalsolearneverything.True,independentstudyonthebo
oktakes
moretimethantrainingwithacoach.
Letmeexplainwhatyouwilldointhemorning,afternoonandeveni
ng.
FirstIamgoingtopresentashortlistofexercises,anddetailedinstr
uctionswill
givelater.
Morning,everymorning,wakingup,youcloseyoureyesandcountbackwards
from100to1.
Asyoumoveforwardisanexerciseindeepeningrelaxationwillbesh
ortened.
Day:dinner,whetheratworkorathome,yousitinacomfortablech
air,relaxand
beinacontrolledwaytodream.
Evening:Whenthedaywasoverandyoucansafelysitinhisfavorite
chair,youwillperformexercisestorelaxanddreamofapurposefulway.
Theskillsthatyouacquireinafewminuteexerciseinthemorning,a
fternoonand
evening,sooncometogether.Youwillbeabletorelaxphysicallyand
mentally,to
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enterthealphalevel,andcontactwiththeothersidebytherighthe
misphereof
thebrain.
NowIwillgiveyoudetailedinstructionsforthefirstfiveofmorning,
afternoonandeveningexercises.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
hearingsmell
taste
touch
space-timebetalevel
>=14Hz[85Hz]
(Usually21Hz)Environmentalconsciousnesslevelsofthe
Innerlife
space-timeisnotESPalphalevel
8-13Hz
thetalevel
5-7HzInternallevelsofconsciousnessthoughts
?delta-level
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Letusfirstconsiderthecenter.Itisdividedintofourlevels,correspo
ndingtothe
frequenciesofbrainwaves,thatis,theamountofenergywavesthat
yourbrain
emitsasecond.Yes,youreadcorrectly,yourbrain"vibrate"atacertain
frequency,whichliesintherangebetween14and21waves,orcycle
sper
second.Scientistshavelearnedtomeasurebrainwavesusingbiofeedb
ackdevice,
knownasanelectroencephalograph.Thefrequencyofyourbraininth
isactive,
awakecalledbetalevel.
Whenyourelax,thefrequencyofbrainwavesslowdown.Thisrange-from8to
13cyclespersecond-
calledthealphalevel.Weseektoachievejustsuchabrain
wavefrequencies,becausejustatthatlevelrightandlefthemispheres
ofthe
brainworktogether.
Outonthealphalevel,wecanprogramourmental"computer"andi
sassociated
withlargecomputerattheotherside.Frequencybetweenfourandsevencyclespersecondiscalledthethe
tawaves.
Thisistheborderofsleep.Lowerfrequencies-belowfour-
meetdeepsleep.
Alphalevel-sleepwithdreams,theta,anddelta-withoutthem.
Let'sseewhathappenstothebody-theleftthirdofthetable-
whenyoureacha
lowbrainwavefrequencies.Beta-
level,youbasicallybelongtothis,thephysicalworld,theworldofthefivesenses-
sight,hearing,smell,tasteandtouch-the
worldoftimeandspace.
Atthealphalevelyouenteradifferentworld-
aworldwherephysicalstandards
arebeingleftbehindandpossibly"perception"withoutsenses.
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Alphalevel-
isanonphysicalrealmwheretimeandspacebarriersnolongerexist
andareincludedintheworkofintuition,extrasensoryperceptionand
mentalwork.
Assoonasyoudeepenthelevelofrelaxationtoalpha,slowingtheb
rainwaves-
therightsideofthetable-
yourmindgoesfromtheoutertotheinnerlevelof
consciousness.Psychologistsoncecalledtheseinnerlevelsof"unconsci
ous."With
SilvaMindControl,theselevelsarenolongerforustobe"on."We
areabletousethemconsciously.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'llbequitealertandwillfeelgreat."
6.Withthescore5openyoureyesandtellyourself,"Iamquiteche
erfulandI
feelgreat."
Nowre-
readtheinstructionstoproperlyperformthisexerciseeverymorning.
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Icongratulateyouinadvancewiththeendofyourfirstvisittothe
managedalpha
level.
Whattododuringtheday:Days1-5.
Whenwedream,wecreate.Imagination-ourcreativeability.Therefore,one
wouldthinkthatimaginationanddreamsisthenumberonepriorityi
nour
educationalsystem,isnotit?
Notatall.Asrecentlyastwodaysagowasacrimeforstudentsdre
aminginclass.
Thesimpleformulaofhumancreativity-torelaxandcreateimages-
seenasa
taboo.However,teachersandparentsarebeginningtounderstandthevalueof
directeddaydreaming.Thepaintingitselfisalwaysprecededbyamen
talimageof
itinthebrainoftheartist.Thedesignerkeepsinmindthementali
mageofdress,
whichheconstructs,andthenthesamplecanbemadeandcutoutt
hefabric.The
architectmust"see"thebuilding,beforemakingasketch,clarifydetail
s,drawwallsandfloors,tomakespecifications,calculatethecostandtaketh
eleadto
construction.
Visualizationandimaginationofthemindcannotbeignoredbythe
party.Both
sidesareinterconnected,andimaginationhelpsustousethemeans
of
communication-therighthemisphereofthebrain.
Everyday,afteryouhavelunchandrelax,I'llsendyouthecreationofmental
images.First,weusevisualization,thenimagination.
Whatisthedifferencebetweenthem?Visualization-
amentalimageofwhatyou
haveonceseenwithoureyes.Youpaintsapictureoftheeyeofyo
urmind.
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Imagination-
amentalimageofsomethingthatyou'veneverseen.Thisisa
completelynewimage.
IfIaskyoutomentallyrepresentalemon,youvisualizeit.IfIasky
outomentallyrepresentmyofficeinLaredo,Texas,youhavetouseimagination.
We'llstartwiththemorefamiliarmentalimages-withvisualization.
Sincewe'regoingtomoveforwardfive-
daycycles,Iwillnowgiveyoufivefun
exercisesthatyouwillperformintheafternoononthesamedayas
thefive
morningexercisestodeepentherelaxationwithacountdownfrom10
0to1.
Iwouldlikeyoutohavedonethefirstexerciseinvisualizationrightnow,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
itandfeelgreat."Withthescore5againremindyourself,"Iamquitecheerfula
ndfeel
betterthanbefore."
Visualizationofwatermelonwillbeyourafternoonexerciseonthefirs
tday.For
thenextfourdaysIwillgiveyouatasktovisualizeotherthings.
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Whatyou"see"inatimewhenthewatermelonwassplitinhalf?Re
dmeat?Black
sunflowerseeds?Whiteinsideedge?Ididnotaskyouto"see"thed
etails,but
youwillautomaticallyincludetheminyourvision.Thispartofyourmemoriesofthatlookslikeawatermelon.
Lookforthesedetailsandtomorrowafternoon.Youmayevenremem
berthe
tasteofwatermelon.Whynotsecureadessert!
That'sthejobforthevisualizationofthenextfourdays:
Day2-You.Visualizeyourselfstandinginfrontoffull-
lengthmirror.Ifyou
experienceanydifficultieswiththefacialfeatures(weoftentakeitsf
aceasamatterofcourse),lookinthemirrorandrememberhisface.Thentry
again.
Day3-
Someonewithwhomyoulive(ifyoulivealone,yourclosefriendor
relative).Again,weoftendonotrememberthosepeopleyouseeeac
hother
everyday.Looktohimonemoretimebeforeexercise.
Day4-Aquietplace.Chooseaquietplacewhereyouhavebeen.Thismay
bethe
coast,thehammock,theslopeofthehill,lake,mountaintop,seclude
dshady
corner.Thenvisualizeyourselfthere.Takeapictureoftherealtoreli
vetherestof
theplace.Ifitsoothesyou,asyouwouldexpect,wewillsubsequentl
yreferto
thisplaceas"yourfavoriteplaceofrelaxation."Day5-
Thehouseinwhichyoulive.Inspecttheoutside.Rememberallthat
you
can.Examineitfromtoptobottom.Remembertofollowalltheimag
ingfeatures
ofcolorsandthesmallestdetails.
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Nowyouhaveaplanforthemorningandafternoonactivitiesforfive
days.
Nowlet'sseewhatyouhavetodointhefirstfivenights.
Whattodointheevening:Days1-5.
Inthemorningyoudorelaxation.Youlearntocontrolthealphalevelwhere
thinkingiscentered.Atnoonyoupracticecreatingmentalimages,whi
chisthe
functionoftherighthemisphereofthebrain.Intheevening,youco
mbinethe
two.Youwillrelaxandimagine.
RelaxationPlusImage-
Results.Simpleasthat.Andyouknowthisformula
always,youapplyittoeverydaylife.How?Well,youcomehomeintheevening
afterahardday'swork,relaxinacomfortablechairanddrawitsow
nproblems:
howbadthingsaregoing,howmanybillsyouneedtopaywhatyou
havesmall
house,whichyouhaveanoldmachine,whatyourchildissickands
oon.And
you'reworried.
Whenyourelaxanddrawsuchimagesyoucreate.Butwhat?Youaredoingwhat
youwouldnotlike.Yousupplyyourproblemsvigor.Andisitanywo
nderthat
yourconcernsonlyintensified.
Thisischanging.You'llusetheformulatocreatesolutions,notproble
ms.And,
changesnecessarilytakeplaceinyourlife!Relaxationthatyoupractic
einthe
morning,andthecreationofmentalimagesthatyoudoduringtheday,come
togetherinyoureveningexercise.Inthefewminutesofrelaxationan
dimaging
beforebedyouarenotonlyincreasinglymasteredbothsteps,butwill
soonstart
toinitiateimportantchangesintheirlives.
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Progressiverelaxation.
Concentrateyourmindoneachbodypartatatime,relaxingandlist
eningtotheir
reactions.
Startwiththeheadandheadtothetoes.Proceedslowlyandcarefully,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,re-
readtheinstructionsandfolloweverystepof
therelaxationslowlyandcarefully.
Intheeveningofthesecondandthirddayscanspeedupthisproces
s.Quickly
relaxthescalp,forehead,eyes,andsoon.Youwillfindthatthebod
yrespondsmorequicklyandcompletely.
Actionplan:1pm-5.
Atthecompletionofeachoftheseexerciseseveningrelaxasmucha
syoudidin
themorning,andthenfollowtheinstructionsbelow,whicharedesign
edto
enhanceyourrelaxationandpromoteyourcontactwiththeotherside
.
Evening1-Applytheprogressiverelaxation,describedintheprevioussection.
Visualizeagainthewatermelonthatyou"saw"intheafternoon.
Tryto"see"theseeds,redmeat,greenrindandwhiteinnerrind.Zo
om
watermelontohimandseehowitgrows.Rememberhowitsmellsa
ndwhatit
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tastes.Nowletwatermelondisappear.Followthesamestepswithal
emon,and
thenwiththeonion.
Endtheoccupationofcountingfrom1to5,asyoudidinthemorni
ng.Evening2-
Completestepbystepmethodofprogressiverelaxation,above.
Visualizeyourselfasyoudidintheafternoon.
Changethepictureinsuchawaytolookyounger,healthier,morevi
brantand
radiant.Asusual,endtheoccupationofcountingfrom1to5.
Evening3-Carryoutstepmethodofprogressiverelaxation.
Visualizethepersonyouare"seen"intheafternoon.I'msorrythism
analltheconflictsandmisunderstandings,andthenaskforforgiveness.
Feel,asithappens.Finishcountingfrom1to5.
Evening4-Afteracountdownfrom100to1relaxever.
Concentrateonthatsensation.Letthefeelingofrelaxationwilltakep
lace
throughoutthebodyfromheadtotoe.Gotoaquietplacethatyou
"saw"inthe
afternoon.Saytoyourself:"EverydayIbecomehealthierandwealthie
r.EverydayIdomyjobbetterandbetter.EverydayIchangetheworldfor
thebetter."
Endtheoccupationofcountingfrom1to5.
Evening5-
Startwithacountdownfrom100to1.Visualizeyourfavoriteplace
to
relax.Replacethisimageonyourhome,howyouhaveit"saw"outt
his
afternoon.Nowsurrounditwithwhitelight.Trytoseethisspirituallight,which
symbolizesloveandprotectionontheother.Endtheoccupation.
Summaryofweeklyexercise:Days1-5.
Thefollowingisasummaryofyourexerciseforthefirstfivedays.If
youneedto
refreshyourmemory,gobacktothedetailedinstructions.
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Thesefirstfivedaysprovideyouwiththeoriginalexperiencerelaxatio
nofmind
andbodyandteachesyouvaluabletechniquestocreatementalimage
s.When
thisprocedurewillbecomenaturaltoyou,youbetterlearnit.Youcanusethe
simpleformulaoftwoparts(relaxation+image)torespondtotheot
herside.The
nextfivedayswillbereducedintheprocessoftime,andyoustartt
ofeelbetter
andbetter.
Day1
-Morning
Countbackwardsfrom100to1Saying"deeperandfaster"
Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5
-Midday
Countbackwardsfrom100to1
Visualizegreenwatermelon
Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5
-Evening
Countbackwardsfrom100to1
PerformprogressiverelaxationVisualizewatermelon,lemon,onion
Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5
Day2
-Morning
Countbackwardsfrom100to1
Saying"deeperandfaster"
Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5
-Midday
Countbackwardsfrom100to1Visualizeyourself
Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5
-Evening
Countbackwardsfrom100to1
Acceleratesprogressiverelaxation
Visualizehimselfyoungandradiant
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Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5
WDay
-Morning
Countbackwardsfrom100to1
Saying"deeperandfaster"Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5
-Midday
Countbackwardsfrom100to1
Visualizetheotherperson
Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5
-Evening
Countbackwardsfrom100to1
Acceleratesprogressiverelaxation
VisualizetheotherpersonandforgivehimEndingoccupationcountingfrom1to5
Day4
-Morning
Countbackwardsfrom100to1
Saying"deeperandfaster"
Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5
-Midday
Countbackwardsfrom100to1
VisualizeaquietplaceEndingoccupationcountingfrom1to5
-Evening
Countbackwardsfrom100to1
Relaxyoureyelids
Visualizeaquietplace
Mentallyrepeatapositiveaffirmation
Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5
Day5
-MorningCountbackwardsfrom100to1
Saying"deeperandfaster"
Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5
-Midday
Countbackwardsfrom100to1
Visualizeahouseoutside
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Endingoccupationcountingfrom1to5
-Evening
Countbackwardsfrom100to1
Visualizeaquietplace
SurroundthehousewithwhitelightEndingoccupationcountingfrom1to5
4.Improvecontactwiththeotherside.
Billhurried.HeheldatrainingcourseonSilvainTexas.Onhisland
hadoilwell,
whichhaspracticallyexhausted.
WhyBillrelaxedtodeepalphalevelandusedtheSilvatechniquesto
determine
wheretodrillanotherwellproductivity.
Hegotthemessage,calledtheteamandtheyhaveanewdrillingsite.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.-
Beginworkon500feetwestofwheredrilledyesterday."
Billagaincalledteamofworkersandtoldthemtodrillawell,where
theteacher
said.
Oilwasdiscoveredquickly,anditwastherichestdiscoveryintheare
aforthe
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year.
Themoralisnotthatyouaskedforhelptome,andthatbeforestar
tingtoapply
thetechniqueoftheSilvaMethod,youmustdeliberatelyandthoroug
hlycarryouttheprescribedexercises.Takeyourtime!
Themostpromisingchallenge.
InarecentlettertomembersoftheInstituteofSpiritualSciencesby
itsfounder,
Dr.EdgarD.Mitchell,anastronautwhoflewonamission,"Apollo14
",calledthe
humanmindandsoul"themostpromisingchallengeofall."
Henotedthatinthestudyofthepotentialofthehumanmindinclu
desprominentfiguresfromvariousdisciplinessuchaspsychology,anthropology,neur
oscience
andtheoreticalphysics.
Theyexplorethefollowingaspects:
-
Theroleofthementalimage,statementsandprayerstostimulateh
ealing.
-
WhydreamofsuchgeniuseslikeEinstein,werereplacedbyoutstanding
scientificdiscoveries.
-
Thenatureofsomepeopleofunusualabilities,suchasclairvoyance,
telepathy
anddivination.
ThereisnodoubtthatthemultinationalAntarcticexplorationisapre
cursorto
importantdiscoveries.NASAtostudytheworkoftheexternalspacecanalsobe
ofgreatbenefittohumanity,butIamconvincedthatthemostpromi
sing
directionisthedevelopmentofalltheinternalspace.Expectedresults
arenot
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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.
Andgoodhealth-
thisisonlythebeginning.SheintendstomakeEarthaplanetofprosperityandabundance.Justasthementalclimateofgoodhealth
cures
diseases,mentalclimateproducesanabundanceofwealth.Thanleavi
ngthese
issuesforthemselves,lettheothersideofsomethingtohelpyou.
Believein"incredible."
Whentheothersideisincontactwiththephysicalworld,tohelpyo
usolvethe
problem,theresultsarenotalwaysexplicableintermsofscience,atleastinthe
frameworkofthesciencethatwehaveatthemoment.Nowscientist
sare
beginningtounderstandthattheyarenotneutralobservers,whatis
considered
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themselvesbefore.Everymind,involvedintheresearchproject,isaf
actorinthe
outcomeoftheproject.Theknowledgeandexperienceofthescientist
determine
whathecansee.Foryears,scientistshaveexperimentedwiththeaimtoanswertheq
uestionof
whatnature-waveorcorpuscular-
islight.Someexperimentshavetestifiedin
favorofthewavenatureoflight,andotherswilljustasconvincingly
arguedthat
lightiscomposedofparticles-
corpuscles.Asaresult,somescientistsperceive
thelightasacollectionofparticles,andothers-asawave.Everyscientistchose
theanswerthatispreferred.Callittheruleofmindovermatter,if
youlike,but
theirbeliefsandexpectationsinfluencethebehavioroflight,orrather
,onhow
scientistsperceivehisbehavior.Today,weknowthatlightcanbehave
asa
collectionofparticles,likeawave.
Formanyyears,scientistsbelievedthattheeventAoccurshere,andintheevent
thatoccurssomewheremustbesomehowrelated.
Theybelievedthattherecouldbeactionatadistance,withoutanys
pecific
bindingfactorslikelight,heatandenergy.Today,althoughithasnot
yetfoundan
explanation,thisphenomenonisseenasscientificallyobservedfact.Pr
ovide
impactontheatom,andhe,inturn,affectthebehaviorofanotheratomwithout
anyspecificlinkbetweenthetwo.
Whenweusethemindtocontactwiththeotherside,wealsoobtai
nresultsthat
aredifficult,ifnotimpossible,toexplainintermsofmodernscience.
Sciencehas
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comeahugestepforward,butwestillhavemuchtolearnaboutour
universe.
Here'sanotherincrediblephenomenon,whichscientistshavetobelieve
."New
YorkTimes"recentlyreportedthatateamofItalian,French,CanadianandIsraeli
biologistsprovedthatitcanbeareactionbetweenthetwosolutions,
evenwhen
oneofthesesolutionsweredilutedwithwatersothatfromhimalm
ostnothing
left.
Oneofthemostrespectedandprestigiousscientificjournalsinthew
orld,
"Nature",foundedoveracenturyagoinLondon,publishedareportonthestudy,
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,andeveningclasseswillbemoreproductiveand
practical.
Inotherwords,yourthreedailysessionsfrom6thto10thdaywill
giveyouthe
feelingthatyouaremuchclosertoentryintothealphaleveltoactiv
atetheright
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hemisphereofthebrainandtoasuccessfulcontactwiththeothersi
de.
EvenwhenpeoplewhostudySilva,finishschool,Iwouldrecommend
themto
enterthealphalevel,threetimesadaytokeepthepractice,attitudeand
centeredness.Ialsorecommenditeverytimetostayinthealphalev
elforafew
minutes,programming,aswecallit,improvementsintheirlivesandi
nthelives
ofthosewhoarenearanddeartothem.
Fiveminutesinthealphalevel-well,10minutes-
verygood,and15minutes-
perfect.Ifyouareexperiencinghealthproblems,thealphalevelcanbeyourt
herapeutic
state.I'llintroduceyoutothetechnique,youwillbeabletoapplyfo
rthebenefit
ofthemselves,guestsatthislevel.
Fifteenminutesintothealphaleveltothreetimesadaywillbeyour
best
"medicine".
Oneinsurancecompanyreportedthatfourofthefivenervedisordersthemselves
donotstartduetostress,butratherbecauseofanxiety.Asimilarst
udy
conductedamongpatientsataclinic,foundthat35percentofalldis
easesbegin
toworry.Exercisesin10.6daysteachyoutogetridofworriesandr
eplacethem
withpositivethinking,focusedonfindingsolutions.
Thishasapositiveeffectonallthecellsandorgansofthebodyandopensthe
wayforafruitfulcooperationbetweenyouandyoursource-
theotherside.
Yourmorninganddaycountdownwillbecutinhalf,allowingyouto
spendmore
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timeonotherinterestingthings.Forexample,someofyourdailyexer
cisewill
focusonthevisualizationofeventstakingplaceinsuchawaythaty
ouwould
wantthemtohappen.Youwillreprogramyourmentalcomputer-aswellas,if
necessary,morecomputers-
tomakethingshappenthewayyouwant.
Intheevening,youwillpracticethetechniqueofdeepeningafterthe
countdown
andeitherenhancedaytimeprogramming,orengageinsomeotherus
eful
actions.Nowwewillanalyzethemorning,afternoonandeveningclass
es,andthenattheendofthechapter,tofacilitatememorizationsummarize
theprogram
eachday.
Whattodointhemorning:Days6-10.
Here'syourmorningactionplanforthenextfivedays:
1.Wakingup,sitdown,leaningonthepillow.
2.Closeyoureyes,liftthemupslightlyandslowlycountbackwardsfr
om50to1.
3.Reachingoneaccount,saytoyourself:"WheneverIrelaxsoIgointothealpha
leveldeeperandfaster."
4.Thensay,"Positivethoughtsbringmethebenefitsandadvantages
thatI
desire."
5.Finishtheexercisecountingfrom1to5.Stay3accountandsayt
oyourself:
"WhenIopenedmyeyeswiththescoreof5,I'llbequitealertand
willfeelgreat."Withthescore5openyoureyesandtellyourself,"Iamquitecheerf
ulandIfeel
great."
Thus,thesecondfivemorningexercisesdifferedfromthefirstinonly
twothings:
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youthink50to1,not100,andbeinginarelaxedstate,weaddthe
second
statement,remindingmyselfthatpositivethinkingcreatesvalueandb
enefits.
Whenyoupassacourseof20daysofthiscourse,theuseoftheSilvaMethodto
gethelpfromtheothersidewillbeeasierforyouandfasterthana
nyofthese
exercises.Enterthealphalevelandtoprogramthedesiredeventwill
beforyoua
matterofseconds.
Afterallthispractice,youwillbeabletoenterthealphalevelinstan
tly.
Overthenextfivedays,younolongerneedtocountfrom100to1,andonly50,
becauseyougraduallytakescontrolofthealphastate.
Throughoutyourlife,youwerethealphalevelonlytwiceaday-
inthemorning
wakingupandgoingtosleepintheevening-
butcouldnotstayonitandcontrol
theirmovementthroughit.Ifitwerepossible,wouldyoujuststopa
ndenjoyall
thebenefitsandadvantagesofalpha-level.Nowyougetthekindofcontrol.Fromthe11thtothe15thdaysof
your
countdownreducedfrom25to1.Andfinally,from16thto21thd
ayyouwill
takeonly5to1.Itisthisreadingwillbeforyoutoenterthestand
ardalphalevel.
Also,youdonothavetoreclineinbedorsitinachair.Youwillbe
abletoenter
thealphastateandmentallydrawitsprogramming,walkingordrivingacar.
Whattododuringtheday:Days6-10.
Duringthefirstfivedays,youwillenjoytheprocessofvisualization-
the"vision"
offamiliarthingsinnervision.
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Forthenextfivedays,youwilluseyourimagination-
the"vision"innervisionless
familiarpeople,things,places.
Visualizationandimaginationareimportantelementsofclairvoyance.
That'swhywekeepcomingbacktothesetwoaspectsofthecreationofmental
images.
Whatisclairvoyance?EnglishDictionary"AmericanHeritage"hastwo
definitions:
1.Allegedabilitytoperceivethingsbeyondthenaturalrangeofhuma
nemotions.
2.Fineintuitiveinsightorperceptiveness.
Inthefirstdefinitionusedtheword"alleged",perhaps,transformedfr
omthedayswhenclairvoyancehasnotcometotheattentionofscience.For
manyyears
hasbeengovernmentfundedproject"Remotevision"andcannotacc
urately
describethesubjectsselectedatrandomscenesthattakeplaceata
distanceof
thousandsofmiles.There'snothingto"believe"!
Withtheseconddefinition,Idonotargue.Yes,clairvoyance-
itintuitiveinsight,implyingan"internal"methodofperceptionusingtherighthemispher
eofthe
brain.
Alphalevel,activatingtherighthemisphereisourpsychicconnection.
Wehave
everyreasontobelievethatthispartofourconsciousness,atleastin
partonthe
otherside.Sheisabletotakeininformationatadistanceandinbo
thdirectionsalongthetimeaxis.Istoovercometimeanddistancecharacteristicfo
rtheother
side-thecreativerealm.
Thus,practicingforthenextfivedayswithvisualizationandimaginatio
n,you
prepareyourmindforclairvoyance-toaidtheother.
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Here'swhatyouneedtodo:Sitinacomfortablechair,closeyourey
es,takea
deepbreathandexhale,relaxyourbody.Liftupyoureyesalittle,an
dstart
countingdownfrom50to1.Whenyoureachoneaccount,performtasksforthe
imagination,forthefollowingdaysfromthe6thtothe10th.
Thenfinishthesession,asdidthemorning,countingforwardfrom1
to5and
endingcountwordsofvitalityandwell-being.
Day6-
Afterthecountdown,imagineyourselfinabeautifulflowergarden."
See
the"beautifulflowers.Inhalethescents.Examiningoneoftheflowers,noticea
dropofwateronit.Notethereflectionofallcolorsinthedroplet.E
ndthe
occupation.
Day7-
Afterthecountdown,imagineaquietlake.Itissoquietthat,standi
ngon
theshore,youcanseehisreflectioninthewater.Lookingattherefl
ection,tellyourselfthreewords:Iloveyou.Endtheoccupation.
Day8-
Afterthecountdown,imaginehowyou'redoingsomethingyou'veal
ways
wantedtobeabletodo.Dreamalittleofwhatyouareatalentedi
nventor,ora
musician,actororwriter,dependingonwhatyoulike.Watchwhatyo
uaredoing.
Rejoiceinit.
Endtheoccupation.
Day9-
Afterthecountdown,imaginehowyoueatyourfavoritedishes."See
the"
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myfavoritesoup,afavoritemeatdish,afavoritesaladandfavorited
essertor
fourorfivedifferentdishesthatyoureallylike.Foreachimaginarydi
shes
rememberthetasteandfeelthepleasurefromtheprocessoffood.Endthe
occupation.
Day10-
Afterthecountdown,imaginethathasalreadypassedanhour."See
the"
assomethinggoodhappens.Maybeyouhaveanewfriend,customer
or
employee.Perhapsyouhavedecidedtosomeproblem.Actoutthe"
mentalmovie"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,
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"I'llneverforgethim."Butinthemorningallisforgotten.Later,we
willexplore
yourdreams,sothatputsthemdownonpaper.
Youprobablyalreadycanrememberoneorevenafewdreams.
Thatisgood.Butstillperformthisexercisebecauseitmakestheprocessmore
manageable.
InthenexttwonightsIaskyoutorememberonlyonedream.Inth
enextthree
nightsyouwillrememberafewdreams,anditishopedthat,progres
sing,youcan
storeallofyourdreams.
6and7pm-Countingfrom50to1,relaxforeverasbefore.
Thentellyourself,"Iwanttorememberadream,andIrememberhim."Goto
sleep.
Whenyouwakeup,writedownyourdream.
Pm8,9and10-
all,asabove,butjusttellyourself,"Iwanttoremembermy
dreams,andIwillrememberthem."Whenyouwakeupinthenight
orinthe
morningwiththememoryofadream,writeitdown.
Ifyouarepronetonightmaresandvisions,ifyoudreamofanightmareduringthe
periodofstudyorlater,whenyouwakeupinthemorningandfinish
your
countdownatalphamentallytellyourself,"Ihadanightmare.Idon
otlikeit.Ido
notwantseemorenightmares.Iwillnolongerseethenightmares."
Managementofdreamsisinyourhands.Youcanenableanddisable
thedesireddreamsjunk.
Howtodecipheradream.
Somescientis
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