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The
José Silva, Founder
Scale of Brain Evolution
Entering Level One
When Do We Recall Our Dreams
Dream and Sleep Cycles
Mental Screen
First Ten Memory Pegs
First 100 Memory Pegs
Mirror of the Mind
Silva Life System
48 Develop Better Imagery
49 Memory Pegs 1-10
51 Improve Your Memory
53 Three Fingers
Five Fingers
54 Three Fingers Exercise
Find a Parking Space
55 Mirror of the Mind
56 Universal Law of Attraction
57 Programming Explained
Reinforce Your Programming
58 Mirror of the Mind Exercise
Recognizing Feedback
59 The Blue-framed Mirror
Habit Control
60 Why Diets Fail
61 Fight or Flight
62 Weight Programs Made Easy
63 Habit Control: Weight Exercise
64 Habit Control: Smoking Exercise
65 Effective Sensory Projection
66 Points of Reference
67 Lab and Counselors
68 Origin of the Lab and Counselors
69 Case Working
Tips for Effective Exploration
70 The Dilemma of the Cows
Clairvoyance
71 The Importance of Practice
Recognizing Your Successes
72 Practice Record
73 Record of Successes
74 Functioning Naturally
77 Greetings from Team Silva
78 Graduate Seminar
Ultra Seminar
79 Relaxation Seminar
Youth Lecture Series
Masters Program
80 Share Your Silva Success Stories
Illustrations
4
17
22
33
34
47
50
52
57
5 Introduction
7 Awakening the Genius Within
Goals
8 History
9 Get Help When You Want It
10 Concepts
11 How Humans Develop
12 Whole-brain Thinking
13 Meditation
14 Mental Housekeeping
15 Belief System Called Faith
16 The Brain
18 Function with Conscious Awareness
19 How Old Programs Affect Us
Nonlocality
20 A Larger Perspective
Hypnosis
21 Relaxation
Deepening Techniques
22 How to Enter Level One
Now Deeper
Entering Level
23 Steps to Meditating
24 Quick Guide to the Five Steps
25 Changing Limited Beliefs
What Are Your Limiting Beliefs?
26 Affirmations
Sleep Control
29 Sleep Control Exercise
Clock Technique
31 Clock Exercise
Awake Control
32 Awake Control Exercise
Dream Control
34 Dream Control Exercise
35 Keep Track of Your Dreams
36 Hand Levitation
37 Hand Levitation Exercise
38 Headache Control
Creative Uses of the Five Steps
39 Headache Control Exercise
40 Glove Anesthesia
Glove Anesthesia Exercise
42 Ouch!
43 Glass of Water
Nice Ice
44 Glass of Water Exercise
45 Visualization & Imagination Defined
46 The Mental Screen
Not So Secret
48 Memory Pegs
Contents
48 Develop Better Imagery
49 Memory Pegs 1-10
51 Improve Your Memory
53 Three Fingers
Five Fingers
54 Three Fingers Exercise
Find a Parking Space
55 Mirror of the Mind
56 Universal Law of Attraction
57 Programming Explained
Reinforce Your Programming
58 Mirror of the Mind Exercise
Recognizing Feedback
59 The Blue-framed Mirror
Habit Control
60 Why Diets Fail
61 Fight or Flight
62 Weight Programs Made Easy
63 Habit Control: Weight Exercise
64 Habit Control: Smoking Exercise
65 Effective Sensory Projection
66 Points of Reference
67 Lab and Counselors
68 Origin of the Lab and Counselors
69 Case Working
Tips for Effective Exploration
70 The Dilemma of the Cows
Clairvoyance
71 The Importance of Practice
Recognizing Your Successes
72 Practice Record
73 Record of Successes
74 Functioning Naturally
77 Greetings from Team Silva
78 Graduate Seminar
Ultra Seminar
79 Relaxation Seminar
Youth Lecture Series
Masters Program
80 Share Your Silva Success Stories
Illustrations
Contents
5 Introduction
7 Awakening the Genius Within
Goals
8 History
9 Get Help When You Want It
10 Concepts
11 How Humans Develop
12 Whole-brain Thinking
13 Meditation
14 Mental Housekeeping
15 Belief System Called Faith
16 The Brain
18 Function with Conscious Awareness
19 How Old Programs Affect Us
Nonlocality
20 A Larger Perspective
Hypnosis
21 Relaxation
Deepening Techniques
22 How to Enter Level One
Now Deeper
Entering Level
23 Steps to Meditating
24 Quick Guide to the Five Steps
25 Changing Limited Beliefs
What Are Your Limiting Beliefs?
26 Affirmations
Sleep Control
29 Sleep Control Exercise
Clock Technique
31 Clock Exercise
Awake Control
32 Awake Control Exercise
Dream Control
34 Dream Control Exercise
35 Keep Track of Your Dreams
36 Hand Levitation
37 Hand Levitation Exercise
38 Headache Control
Creative Uses of the Five Steps
39 Headache Control Exercise
40 Glove Anesthesia
Glove Anesthesia Exercise
42 Ouch!
43 Glass of Water
Nice Ice
44 Glass of Water Exercise
45 Visualization & Imagination Defined
46 The Mental Screen
Not So Secret
48 Memory Pegs
4
17
22
33
34
47
50
52
57
José Silva, Founder
Scale of Brain Evolution
Entering Level One
When Do We Recall Our Dreams
Dream and Sleep Cycles
Mental Screen
First Ten Memory Pegs
First 100 Memory Pegs
Mirror of the Mind
Silva Life System
The discovery that human intelligence can learn
to function with awareness at the alpha and theta
brain frequencies will go down in history as the
greatest discovery of man. This discovery has already started to change our concepts of the mind,
psychology, psychiatry, psychoanalysis, hypnoanalysis and of the subconscious.
The discovery that human intelligence can learn
to function with awareness at the alpha and theta
brain frequencies will go down in history as the
greatest discovery of man. This discovery has already started to change our concepts of the mind,
psychology, psychiatry, psychoanalysis, hypnoanalysis and of the subconscious.
“The end”
“The end”
José Silva
Student Manual
José Silva
Student Manual
Founder of the Silva Method, José Silva
Founder of the Silva Method, José Silva
Silva Life System
Silva Life System
Introduction
Welcome and congratulations on making
one of the wisest investments of your life.
By enrolling in this Silva Method training, you learn, as millions before you,
the secret of how the greatest geniuses
and achievers of all time have used their
minds.
When you learn and practice the exercises and techniques presented in this
training you will be able to improve every area of your life. You are joining millions of others throughout the world who
have taken advantage of this unique educational program.
Introduction
will enhance imagination, creativity, intuition and problem solving, empowering you to become a wholly functioning
human being, integrating both the intuitive and the rational sides of your consciousness.
José Silva’s revolutionary discovery
made clear that extraordinary mental
functioning was simply the natural outcome obtained by controlling brainwave
states and consciously directing the
mind. Millions throughout the world and
in all walks of life have benefited from
this discovery.
Welcome and congratulations on making
one of the wisest investments of your life.
By enrolling in this Silva Method training, you learn, as millions before you,
the secret of how the greatest geniuses
and achievers of all time have used their
minds.
When you learn and practice the exercises and techniques presented in this
training you will be able to improve every area of your life. You are joining millions of others throughout the world who
have taken advantage of this unique educational program.
will enhance imagination, creativity, intuition and problem solving, empowering you to become a wholly functioning
human being, integrating both the intuitive and the rational sides of your consciousness.
José Silva’s revolutionary discovery
made clear that extraordinary mental
functioning was simply the natural outcome obtained by controlling brainwave
states and consciously directing the
mind. Millions throughout the world and
in all walks of life have benefited from
this discovery.
National and international publications, The reason for such rapid growth, outnewspapers and magazines such as: The standing success and worldwide accepNew York Times, Life, The Boston Globe, tance, is twofold:
Harper’s Bazaar, The National Observ• One, the Silva Method program is
er, Coronet, Mademoiselle, The Woman,
the first and only fully-guaranteed
Companion, Los Angeles Times, Impacto,
method known to be effective in
Caballero, Midnight, Ingénue, Chicago
helping people develop greater
Sun Times, The Detroit News, The Enself-mind control as well as a more
quirer, APA Monitor, Milwaukee Sentinel,
focused, creative, and innovative
New Times, Playboy, The Tucson Daily
way of thinking.
Citizen, Family Circle, and many others
in the United States, and throughout the
• Two, the Silva Method is the only
world, have written favorable articles
scientifically-researched program
about the Silva Method.
known to effectively develop intuition.
Leading the Way
National and international publications, The reason for such rapid growth, outnewspapers and magazines such as: The standing success and worldwide accepNew York Times, Life, The Boston Globe, tance, is twofold:
Harper’s Bazaar, The National Observ• One, the Silva Method program is
er, Coronet, Mademoiselle, The Woman,
the first and only fully-guaranteed
Companion, Los Angeles Times, Impacto,
method known to be effective in
Caballero, Midnight, Ingénue, Chicago
helping people develop greater
Sun Times, The Detroit News, The Enself-mind control as well as a more
quirer, APA Monitor, Milwaukee Sentinel,
focused, creative, and innovative
New Times, Playboy, The Tucson Daily
way of thinking.
Citizen, Family Circle, and many others
in the United States, and throughout the
• Two, the Silva Method is the only
world, have written favorable articles
scientifically-researched program
about the Silva Method.
known to effectively develop intuition.
Leading the Way
The discovery of the fascinating new applied science, Psychorientology, developed by Mr. Silva, has led millions to
take greater control of their lives. Psychorientology is the science of orienting
or directing the mind. Graduates of the
Silva Method have learned to guide their
The Silva Method will guide you in learn- minds to greater achievements than they
ing how to use tools and techniques that previously believed.
The discovery of the fascinating new applied science, Psychorientology, developed by Mr. Silva, has led millions to
take greater control of their lives. Psychorientology is the science of orienting
or directing the mind. Graduates of the
Silva Method have learned to guide their
The Silva Method will guide you in learn- minds to greater achievements than they
ing how to use tools and techniques that previously believed.
People all over the world have learned
how to live healthier, happier, more
productive lives. The Silva Method has
become the world’s leader in teaching
practical applications of powerful mindoptimizing exercises and techniques.
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People all over the world have learned
how to live healthier, happier, more
productive lives. The Silva Method has
become the world’s leader in teaching
practical applications of powerful mindoptimizing exercises and techniques.
Student Manual
Throughout its pages are many
spaces for you to keep notes
and write observations. It is your
personal program diary.
Fine Print
The information contained in this manual is intended to be educational and not for diagnosis,
prescription, or treatment of any health disorder
whatsoever. This information should not replace
consultations with a competent health care professional. The author and publisher are in no way
liable for any misuse of the material.
It’s Your Book
This manual is your book.
Throughout its pages are many
spaces for you to keep notes
and write observations. It is your
personal program diary.
Fine Print
The information contained in this manual is intended to be educational and not for diagnosis,
prescription, or treatment of any health disorder
whatsoever. This information should not replace
consultations with a competent health care professional. The author and publisher are in no way
liable for any misuse of the material.
Copyright © 2008 Silva International, Inc.
Copyright © 2008 Silva International, Inc.
This edition is published by Silva International, Inc.
This edition is published by Silva International, Inc.
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used
or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without the
written permission of the publisher.
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used
or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without the
written permission of the publisher.
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Printed and bound in the United States of America
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Printed and bound in the United States of America
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on a Macintosh iMac G4 computer.
Fonts used are Verdana, Meta and Minion Pro.
Press-ready document made in Adobe Acrobat 7
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let’s begin
This manual is your book.
let’s begin
It’s Your Book
Silva Life System
Awakening the
Genius Within
People just like you have learned to
function at lower brain frequencies with
awareness. You achieve this in just hours
of practicing the mind-training exercises
in the Silva Method.
Awakening the
Genius Within
Goals
What do you want to accomplish? Everything is possible. However, first you
must set clearly defined goals.
People just like you have learned to
function at lower brain frequencies with
awareness. You achieve this in just hours
of practicing the mind-training exercises
in the Silva Method.
Goals
What do you want to accomplish? Everything is possible. However, first you
must set clearly defined goals.
In this space, write specific goals. Choose
something that is desirable, believable,
and
can be experienced with your sensIndependent scientific studies have
demonstrated that alpha brainwave ac- es and emotions.
tivity is associated with inner levels of
mental awareness, tranquility, rest and
relaxation. This alpha activity is also as- Short-term Goal:
sociated with inspiration, creativity, accelerated healing, concentration, learning and psychic abilities.
In this space, write specific goals. Choose
something that is desirable, believable,
and
can be experienced with your sensIndependent scientific studies have
demonstrated that alpha brainwave ac- es and emotions.
tivity is associated with inner levels of
mental awareness, tranquility, rest and
relaxation. This alpha activity is also as- Short-term Goal:
sociated with inspiration, creativity, accelerated healing, concentration, learning and psychic abilities.
By learning to function with awareness
at the deeper alpha frequency, you will
manage your internal state, thereby allowing you to focus your thinking, find
solutions quickly and manifest your
goals. At the same time, you develop Medium-term Goal:
and build your creative side. Eventually, you awaken your intuitive, psychic
awareness and learn to sense valuable
information through other than your five
physical senses. This subjective functioning will change your life.
By learning to function with awareness
at the deeper alpha frequency, you will
manage your internal state, thereby allowing you to focus your thinking, find
solutions quickly and manifest your
goals. At the same time, you develop Medium-term Goal:
and build your creative side. Eventually, you awaken your intuitive, psychic
awareness and learn to sense valuable
information through other than your five
physical senses. This subjective functioning will change your life.
The key to awakening the genius within
is to develop creative, intuitive thinking,
with a refined awareness, allowing you Long-term Goal:
to function at your best.
The key to awakening the genius within
is to develop creative, intuitive thinking,
with a refined awareness, allowing you Long-term Goal:
to function at your best.
You can use what you learn in this mind
expanding training to more effectively
solve problems in your life and on this
planet.
You can use what you learn in this mind
expanding training to more effectively
solve problems in your life and on this
planet.
With practice, you can enhance your
new abilities and skills and make positive changes in your health, personal
growth, emotional well-being and prosperity. You can make your world a better
place in which to live.
With practice, you can enhance your
new abilities and skills and make positive changes in your health, personal
growth, emotional well-being and prosperity. You can make your world a better
place in which to live.
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History
The Silva Method of mind development
is the first how-to program designed to
help people learn to function at the alpha frequencies. In this state, people are
able to use the best qualities of thinking
with their creative side, the right brain
hemisphere, yet maintain their logical
and rational perspective, qualities attributed to the left-brain hemisphere.
Research to develop the Silva Method
began in Laredo, Texas, in 1944. José
Silva’s original purpose was to find ways
to help his children improve their ability
to concentrate and remember lessons.
With those developed abilities, they
learned more and made better grades.
Eventually, the research led to the creation of a program that helped millions
of people worldwide change their lives
for the better.
Practicing the Silva Method exercises
and techniques, and learning to apply
them effectively to your daily living experience helps you do even more to improve your life.
Research Produces Surprising Results
From 1944 to 1953, Mr. Silva worked
with his children, and achieved even
more than his original goals. Besides
learning to relax, concentrate better and
improve memory, they also began to develop their intuitive faculty.
History
and gender. During this time, he was
perfecting the Silva Method.
The Word Spreads
In 1966, a group of artists in Amarillo,
Texas, who heard him speak, asked if
he would share his research with them;
thus, the first public Silva Method program was presented.
For two years, Mr. Silva was the only
lecturer. By 1968 he certified the first
Silva lecturer, Nelda Sheets, who was a
part of the Amarillo group. Then in 1969
other lecturers, one in particular being
Harry McKnight, joined him and the Silva Method began to spread. The Silva
Method was first taught throughout the
United States, then to other countries.
Research to develop the Silva Method
began in Laredo, Texas, in 1944. José
Silva’s original purpose was to find ways
to help his children improve their ability
to concentrate and remember lessons.
With those developed abilities, they
learned more and made better grades.
Eventually, the research led to the creation of a program that helped millions
of people worldwide change their lives
for the better.
In the years since, the Silva Method has
been presented to people in scores of
countries and has been translated into
dozens of languages as diverse as Spanish, Mandarin, French, Korean, Italian,
Japanese, Greek, Russian, Portuguese,
and many more.
Practicing the Silva Method exercises
and techniques, and learning to apply
them effectively to your daily living experience helps you do even more to improve your life.
The Silva Method program can help you
just as it has helped millions of others.
The only requirements are that you follow instructions for learning to enter inner levels of conscious awareness and
practice the exercises and techniques
frequently and on a regular basis.
During the next ten years, Mr. Silva
worked with thirty-nine more research
subjects—children
and
adults—and
trained them to be more intuitive. In the
years that followed, he trained groups of
twenty in various combinations of age
The Silva Method of mind development
is the first how-to program designed to
help people learn to function at the alpha frequencies. In this state, people are
able to use the best qualities of thinking
with their creative side, the right brain
hemisphere, yet maintain their logical
and rational perspective, qualities attributed to the left-brain hemisphere.
Research Produces Surprising Results
From 1944 to 1953, Mr. Silva worked
with his children, and achieved even
more than his original goals. Besides
learning to relax, concentrate better and
improve memory, they also began to develop their intuitive faculty.
and gender. During this time, he was
perfecting the Silva Method.
The Word Spreads
In 1966, a group of artists in Amarillo,
Texas, who heard him speak, asked if
he would share his research with them;
thus, the first public Silva Method program was presented.
For two years, Mr. Silva was the only
lecturer. By 1968 he certified the first
Silva lecturer, Nelda Sheets, who was a
part of the Amarillo group. Then in 1969
other lecturers, one in particular being
Harry McKnight, joined him and the Silva Method began to spread. The Silva
Method was first taught throughout the
United States, then to other countries.
In the years since, the Silva Method has
been presented to people in scores of
countries and has been translated into
dozens of languages as diverse as Spanish, Mandarin, French, Korean, Italian,
Japanese, Greek, Russian, Portuguese,
and many more.
The Silva Method program can help you
just as it has helped millions of others.
The only requirements are that you follow instructions for learning to enter inner levels of conscious awareness and
practice the exercises and techniques
frequently and on a regular basis.
During the next ten years, Mr. Silva
worked with thirty-nine more research
subjects—children
and
adults—and
trained them to be more intuitive. In the
years that followed, he trained groups of
twenty in various combinations of age
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Get Help When You Want It
The Silva Method has evolved throughout six decades and encompasses within
its courseware the latest technology in
mind and human development. We encourage you to review the Silva Method
once a year to get new ideas for using
the techniques.
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Get Help When You Want It
Help yourself and others by volunteering to set up graduate support meetings
in your area, or by arranging speaking
engagements at your work place, club
meetings, schools and universities.
You will also want to experience the incredible energy created at the Silva international conventions held around the
world. In addition, you can enhance your
Silva knowledge by attending various
advanced Silva programs offered.
The Silva Method has evolved throughout six decades and encompasses within
its courseware the latest technology in
mind and human development. We encourage you to review the Silva Method
once a year to get new ideas for using
the techniques.
www.SilvaMethod.com
Certified Silva Method instructors, products and graduate services can be found
on our Web site:
Certified Silva Method instructors, products and graduate services can be found
on our Web site:
If you do not have access to the Internet, call Silva International at 1-800-5456463 within the contiguous U.S., or 956722-6391.
If you do not have access to the Internet, call Silva International at 1-800-5456463 within the contiguous U.S., or 956722-6391.
Call your Silva Method instructor when
you require assistance. Your instructor
will always be there for you.
Call your Silva Method instructor when
you require assistance. Your instructor
will always be there for you.
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Help yourself and others by volunteering to set up graduate support meetings
in your area, or by arranging speaking
engagements at your work place, club
meetings, schools and universities.
You will also want to experience the incredible energy created at the Silva international conventions held around the
world. In addition, you can enhance your
Silva knowledge by attending various
advanced Silva programs offered.
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Concepts
Concepts
Scientific research over the last several
decades has revealed that the most successful people use their minds differently
than the average person. They use more
of their mind potential and use it in a
special manner. The Silva Method shows
you how to use more of your mind in a
positive and creative manner. Let us take
a look now at what science has learned.
Scientific research over the last several
decades has revealed that the most successful people use their minds differently
than the average person. They use more
of their mind potential and use it in a
special manner. The Silva Method shows
you how to use more of your mind in a
positive and creative manner. Let us take
a look now at what science has learned.
Your brain is composed of approximately
100 billion neurons. Neurons function
by continuously firing energy and then resting. The number of times per second that they fire and rest is called their
frequency. Your brain’s many neurons
are always pulsing at some frequency.
Throughout your entire brain, different
sets of neurons are firing at different
frequencies. When you are in deep sleep,
most of your neurons pulse very slowly.
They pulse more rapidly when you are in
a light level of sleep where dreams take
place. When you are wide awake, they
pulse even more rapidly.
Your brain is composed of approximately
100 billion neurons. Neurons function
by continuously firing energy and then resting. The number of times per second that they fire and rest is called their
frequency. Your brain’s many neurons
are always pulsing at some frequency.
Throughout your entire brain, different
sets of neurons are firing at different
frequencies. When you are in deep sleep,
most of your neurons pulse very slowly.
They pulse more rapidly when you are in
a light level of sleep where dreams take
place. When you are wide awake, they
pulse even more rapidly.
When you are wide awake, looking at
things and thinking logically, the predominant brain-pulsing frequency is about
twenty cycles per second. This means
that the average of all pulsing frequencies is about twenty cycles per second.
Scientists call this the beta brainwave
frequency. When you are very relaxed
in a light level of sleep, your predominant brainwave frequency is slower and
is between seven and fourteen cycles,
per second. Scientists call this the alpha brainwave level. Still slower brainwave frequencies exist and are known
as theta and delta, with delta being the
slowest and involving the deepest levels
of sleep.
When you are wide awake, looking at
things and thinking logically, the predominant brain-pulsing frequency is about
twenty cycles per second. This means
that the average of all pulsing frequencies is about twenty cycles per second.
Scientists call this the beta brainwave
frequency. When you are very relaxed
in a light level of sleep, your predominant brainwave frequency is slower and
is between seven and fourteen cycles,
per second. Scientists call this the alpha brainwave level. Still slower brainwave frequencies exist and are known
as theta and delta, with delta being the
slowest and involving the deepest levels
of sleep.
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How Humans Develop
Before birth, your brain and central nervous system begin to develop. The first
frequencies detected are delta frequencies. Eventually the brain is completed,
and so are all of the various sensing
mechanisms that bring information to
the brain and the body.
We learn to use our brains in developmental stages. Infants, below the age
of four, function in delta more than any
other frequency. Delta is associated with
deep sleep; infants sleep much of the
time.
As children grow, they begin to use more
of the brain frequency spectrum and
faster frequencies. From four to seven
years, children function mostly in the
theta levels—inductively.
About the time a child reaches age seven,
there is a shift of brain functioning and a
higher range of brain frequencies is used
more than the others. This is the alpha
level, which children use extensively from
seven to fourteen years of age. During
this developmental stage children are
very imaginative and learn very rapidly.
The alpha frequency is where the greatest brain energy is, right in the center
of the brain frequency spectrum. The
child’s brain now functions deductively
at alpha.
How Humans Develop
It is believed that a small percentage of
humanity grows to maturity being able
to think using two modes of consciousness, the rational, objective mode of
consciousness, as well as the intuitive,
subjective mode of consciousness, associated with the right hemisphere of
the brain.
Attributes of the left-brain hemisphere
are associated with logical thought, and
experiences in the physical world. It is
thought to be dominant. The left-brain
hemisphere stores your experiences
of what you see, hear, smell, taste and
feel.
The right-brain hemisphere is more visual and processes intuitively, holistically, and randomly. It stores all experiences, whether real or imagined.
Young children use their imagination
enormously. As people mature, they are
so involved in learning all they can about
the physical world around them and
grow to use less imagination through
time. They may develop the left-brain
hemisphere at the expense of developing and thinking with the right-brain
hemisphere.
As an adult, you have the potential to
use more of your brain.
As children enter their teenage years, an
interesting phenomenon begins to take
place; the use of beta brain frequencies, associated with the left brain hemisphere and the objective mode of consciousness, becomes predominant. Most
people think and function throughout life
using primarily one mode of consciousness.
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Before birth, your brain and central nervous system begin to develop. The first
frequencies detected are delta frequencies. Eventually the brain is completed,
and so are all of the various sensing
mechanisms that bring information to
the brain and the body.
We learn to use our brains in developmental stages. Infants, below the age
of four, function in delta more than any
other frequency. Delta is associated with
deep sleep; infants sleep much of the
time.
As children grow, they begin to use more
of the brain frequency spectrum and
faster frequencies. From four to seven
years, children function mostly in the
theta levels—inductively.
About the time a child reaches age seven,
there is a shift of brain functioning and a
higher range of brain frequencies is used
more than the others. This is the alpha
level, which children use extensively from
seven to fourteen years of age. During
this developmental stage children are
very imaginative and learn very rapidly.
The alpha frequency is where the greatest brain energy is, right in the center
of the brain frequency spectrum. The
child’s brain now functions deductively
at alpha.
It is believed that a small percentage of
humanity grows to maturity being able
to think using two modes of consciousness, the rational, objective mode of
consciousness, as well as the intuitive,
subjective mode of consciousness, associated with the right hemisphere of
the brain.
Attributes of the left-brain hemisphere
are associated with logical thought, and
experiences in the physical world. It is
thought to be dominant. The left-brain
hemisphere stores your experiences
of what you see, hear, smell, taste and
feel.
The right-brain hemisphere is more visual and processes intuitively, holistically, and randomly. It stores all experiences, whether real or imagined.
Young children use their imagination
enormously. As people mature, they are
so involved in learning all they can about
the physical world around them and
grow to use less imagination through
time. They may develop the left-brain
hemisphere at the expense of developing and thinking with the right-brain
hemisphere.
As an adult, you have the potential to
use more of your brain.
As children enter their teenage years, an
interesting phenomenon begins to take
place; the use of beta brain frequencies, associated with the left brain hemisphere and the objective mode of consciousness, becomes predominant. Most
people think and function throughout life
using primarily one mode of consciousness.
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Most people, after reaching the age of
fourteen, no longer use the alpha brainwave frequency consciously. When their
brainwave activity slows to the alpha
level, they drift off into a daydream or go
to sleep. These people have learned to
use primarily the left-brain hemisphere.
They have limited use of their brain for
thinking.
Whole-brain Thinking
How can you improve your ability by
learning to use the potential of both
sides of the brain? To begin with, using
only one side of the brain to think with
would be something like trying to dance
with one leg. You can do much better
with two legs.
you get what you want. Having faith that
you can manifest it keeps your left-brain
hemisphere from interjecting doubts.
To use the right-brain hemisphere for
thinking, you must learn to slow your
brainwave activity to the alpha level as
though you were once again between
the ages of seven and fourteen. Then
you need to practice using the sensing
faculties while at level.
If we were to draw a chart of the way
we develop the use of our brain, it would
look like a “Y.” The base of the column
would represent the slowest frequencies,
those frequencies that infants use, and
those that adults use in deepest sleep.
Most people, after reaching the age of
fourteen, no longer use the alpha brainwave frequency consciously. When their
brainwave activity slows to the alpha
level, they drift off into a daydream or go
to sleep. These people have learned to
use primarily the left-brain hemisphere.
They have limited use of their brain for
thinking.
Whole-brain Thinking
How can you improve your ability by
learning to use the potential of both
sides of the brain? To begin with, using
only one side of the brain to think with
would be something like trying to dance
with one leg. You can do much better
with two legs.
you get what you want. Having faith that
you can manifest it keeps your left-brain
hemisphere from interjecting doubts.
To use the right-brain hemisphere for
thinking, you must learn to slow your
brainwave activity to the alpha level as
though you were once again between
the ages of seven and fourteen. Then
you need to practice using the sensing
faculties while at level.
If we were to draw a chart of the way
we develop the use of our brain, it would
look like a “Y.” The base of the column
would represent the slowest frequencies,
those frequencies that infants use, and
those that adults use in deepest sleep.
Where the top of the column joins the
bottom of the “Y” represents a person
It is the same with learning to use both approximately ten years old who can
sides of the brain. You have much more function at the alpha level consciously
than twice the ability. Outstanding people without going to sleep. The upper part
in every field are among the ten percent of the “Y” represents the cerebrum, the
of humanity who developed the ability to part of our brain that consists of two
use both brain hemispheres. When you chambers or lobes, the left and the right
learn to use both sides of your brain ef- hemispheres.
fectively you, too, will have much more
ability than before.
By functioning at the alpha level—ten
Where the top of the column joins the
bottom of the “Y” represents a person
It is the same with learning to use both approximately ten years old who can
sides of the brain. You have much more function at the alpha level consciously
than twice the ability. Outstanding people without going to sleep. The upper part
in every field are among the ten percent of the “Y” represents the cerebrum, the
of humanity who developed the ability to part of our brain that consists of two
use both brain hemispheres. When you chambers or lobes, the left and the right
learn to use both sides of your brain ef- hemispheres.
fectively you, too, will have much more
ability than before.
By functioning at the alpha level—ten
The left hemisphere of the brain is logical.
This is very useful and important at certain times, while at other times it gets in
the way. It is the left-brain hemisphere
that knew many years ago that no one
could build a machine that could fly. No
one had ever done it, so it was logical to
believe that nobody ever would.
The left hemisphere of the brain is logical.
This is very useful and important at certain times, while at other times it gets in
the way. It is the left-brain hemisphere
that knew many years ago that no one
could build a machine that could fly. No
one had ever done it, so it was logical to
believe that nobody ever would.
cycles per second brain frequency—you
can use either the left side of the “Y,”
which represents the left-brain hemisphere, or the right side of the “Y,” which
represents the right-brain hemisphere.
After reaching full maturity, you move
into functioning at the faster beta brainwave frequencies. Growing up using primarily the left-brain hemisphere limits
The brain’s right hemisphere is not lim- your ability to start using the right side
ited by logic. This hemisphere is creative, unless you first learn to slow your brainintuitive, not time or space oriented, and waves to the alpha level and maintain
works on mental impressions. This brain awareness.
hemisphere is very powerful in helping
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cycles per second brain frequency—you
can use either the left side of the “Y,”
which represents the left-brain hemisphere, or the right side of the “Y,” which
represents the right-brain hemisphere.
After reaching full maturity, you move
into functioning at the faster beta brainwave frequencies. Growing up using primarily the left-brain hemisphere limits
The brain’s right hemisphere is not lim- your ability to start using the right side
ited by logic. This hemisphere is creative, unless you first learn to slow your brainintuitive, not time or space oriented, and waves to the alpha level and maintain
works on mental impressions. This brain awareness.
hemisphere is very powerful in helping
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Meditation
Once you learn to consciously slow your
brain frequencies to the alpha level, you
can then begin to learn to use and integrate the right side of your brain with
the left.
The Silva Method teaches you to use the
alpha frequency consciously. You learn
to combine the benefits of utilizing both
hemispheres to reach a higher level of
awareness and therefore achieve your
goals more easily. The Silva Method can
help you in all areas of your life. For example: You can improve your health and
memory, learn more rapidly, do better
in business, increase your earning ability, improve relationships, find love and
happiness and much more.
The Secret of Success
Almost certainly, successful people belong to those who have the ability to
think using both sides of the brain.
The combined power of both brain
hemispheres at the alpha level together with greater concentration sets and
gets goals. When you persist in working towards your goals, their realization
comes closer.
The first step is to reach the alpha level
with conscious awareness. By practicing
controlled relaxation you become confident that you can achieve an alpha state
any time you desire.
Initially, you use a specific routine until
you gain enough experience to function
at the alpha level. Later, you achieve
the benefits of alpha functioning without going through the deep relaxation
process.
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Meditation
Once you learn to consciously slow your
brain frequencies to the alpha level, you
can then begin to learn to use and integrate the right side of your brain with
the left.
Meditation describes a state of concentrated attention on some thought or
object of awareness. It usually involves
turning the attention inward. Meditation is often recognized as a component of Eastern religions, where it has
been practiced for over 5,000 years. It
is now mainstream in Western culture.
It encompasses any of a wide variety
of spiritual practices which emphasize
mental activity or quiescence. Meditation can be used for personal development, or to focus the mind on God, an
aspect of God, or to achieve peace.
The Silva Method teaches you to use the
alpha frequency consciously. You learn
to combine the benefits of utilizing both
hemispheres to reach a higher level of
awareness and therefore achieve your
goals more easily. The Silva Method can
help you in all areas of your life. For example: You can improve your health and
memory, learn more rapidly, do better
in business, increase your earning ability, improve relationships, find love and
happiness and much more.
Meditation is usually defined as:
· a state of relaxed concentration on the reality of the present
moment;
· a state that is experienced
when the mind dissolves and is
free of all thoughts;
· concentration in which the attention has been liberated from
restlessness;
· focusing the mind on a single
object, such as a religious statue, or one’s breath, or a mantra;
· invoking the guidance of a
higher power
The Secret of Success
Almost certainly, successful people belong to those who have the ability to
think using both sides of the brain.
The combined power of both brain
hemispheres at the alpha level together with greater concentration sets and
gets goals. When you persist in working towards your goals, their realization
comes closer.
Meditation may be for a religious purpose, but even before being brought to
the West it was used in secular contexts, such as the martial arts. Beginning with theosophists, meditation has
been employed by a number of religious and spiritual movements, such
as yoga and the New Age movement,
as well as limited use in Christianity.
The first step is to reach the alpha level
with conscious awareness. By practicing
controlled relaxation you become confident that you can achieve an alpha state
any time you desire.
Meditation may also be known as:
Centering
Going within
Prayer
Deep relaxation
Daydreaming
Self-hypnosis
Reverie
Contemplation
Rumination
Alpha state
Your level
Basic plane
Initially, you use a specific routine until
you gain enough experience to function
at the alpha level. Later, you achieve
the benefits of alpha functioning without going through the deep relaxation
process.
Adapted from Wikipedia
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Meditation describes a state of concentrated attention on some thought or
object of awareness. It usually involves
turning the attention inward. Meditation is often recognized as a component of Eastern religions, where it has
been practiced for over 5,000 years. It
is now mainstream in Western culture.
It encompasses any of a wide variety
of spiritual practices which emphasize
mental activity or quiescence. Meditation can be used for personal development, or to focus the mind on God, an
aspect of God, or to achieve peace.
Meditation is usually defined as:
· a state of relaxed concentration on the reality of the present
moment;
· a state that is experienced
when the mind dissolves and is
free of all thoughts;
· concentration in which the attention has been liberated from
restlessness;
· focusing the mind on a single
object, such as a religious statue, or one’s breath, or a mantra;
· invoking the guidance of a
higher power
Meditation may be for a religious purpose, but even before being brought to
the West it was used in secular contexts, such as the martial arts. Beginning with theosophists, meditation has
been employed by a number of religious and spiritual movements, such
as yoga and the New Age movement,
as well as limited use in Christianity.
Meditation may also be known as:
Centering
Going within
Prayer
Deep relaxation
Daydreaming
Self-hypnosis
Reverie
Contemplation
Rumination
Alpha state
Your level
Basic plane
Adapted from Wikipedia
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Mental Housecleaning
It is important that you learn to concentrate and maintain your attention. If you
are distracted when you practice your
mental exercises, recognize the distraction, and then bring your attention back
to the exercise.
Allow yourself to relax. If you sense tension take a moment to breathe deeply and rhythmically. In the subjective
world, you attract what you want. Keep
your mind focused on what you desire.
The three steps of
Mental Housecleaning
Recognition First, you must recognize that the thought you
are expressing is not to your
benefit.
Cancel, Cancel Second, you need
to cancel the negative thought
or statement.
Substitution Third, you substitute
with an alternative thought or
statement that is in line with
what you want.
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Positive thinking means thinking and
talking about the things you desire.
Negative thinking is thinking and talking
about the things you do not desire. Positive thinking is an extremely important
aspect of the Silva Method as well as life
in general.
Every time you say words such as, “I
can’t..., I don’t want..., but…, try…,
should…, or have to…,” you are engaged
in negative thinking. Such thinking is like
a photographic negative. It is just the
opposite of the positive picture you desire. Our consciousness needs information of what you desire in order to bring
about positive results. Focusing on the
negative has the potential to bring negative results.
Mental Housecleaning
It is important that you learn to concentrate and maintain your attention. If you
are distracted when you practice your
mental exercises, recognize the distraction, and then bring your attention back
to the exercise.
Allow yourself to relax. If you sense tension take a moment to breathe deeply and rhythmically. In the subjective
world, you attract what you want. Keep
your mind focused on what you desire.
Avoid such phrases as, “That makes me
sick,” “I can’t see that,” “It burns me
up,” “He gives me a headache,” “A pain
in the neck,” and so on. Those create
pictures of what you do not desire. If you
happen to use such a phrase, then say
“Cancel, cancel” to eliminate the negative. Most importantly, rephrase your
statement, or reprogram yourself with a
positive statement, word or mental picture congruent to your desired outcome.
The three steps of
Mental Housecleaning
Recognition First, you must recognize that the thought you
are expressing is not to your
benefit.
Cancel, Cancel Second, you need
to cancel the negative thought
or statement.
Use positive statements about being
healthy, being in control, being blessed.
Remember to take every opportunity
to use the phrase, “Every day, in every
way, I’m getting better and better.” Use
this phrase as a trigger to remind you to
count your blessings, stay on track and
reaffirm those things you desire. It will
make a big difference in your life.
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Substitution Third, you substitute
with an alternative thought or
statement that is in line with
what you want.
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Positive thinking means thinking and
talking about the things you desire.
Negative thinking is thinking and talking
about the things you do not desire. Positive thinking is an extremely important
aspect of the Silva Method as well as life
in general.
Every time you say words such as, “I
can’t..., I don’t want..., but…, try…,
should…, or have to…,” you are engaged
in negative thinking. Such thinking is like
a photographic negative. It is just the
opposite of the positive picture you desire. Our consciousness needs information of what you desire in order to bring
about positive results. Focusing on the
negative has the potential to bring negative results.
Avoid such phrases as, “That makes me
sick,” “I can’t see that,” “It burns me
up,” “He gives me a headache,” “A pain
in the neck,” and so on. Those create
pictures of what you do not desire. If you
happen to use such a phrase, then say
“Cancel, cancel” to eliminate the negative. Most importantly, rephrase your
statement, or reprogram yourself with a
positive statement, word or mental picture congruent to your desired outcome.
Use positive statements about being
healthy, being in control, being blessed.
Remember to take every opportunity
to use the phrase, “Every day, in every
way, I’m getting better and better.” Use
this phrase as a trigger to remind you to
count your blessings, stay on track and
reaffirm those things you desire. It will
make a big difference in your life.
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Belief System Called Faith
Belief System Called Faith
A belief system such as faith is made
up of subjective energies such as desire,
belief and expectancy, and is reinforced
through recognition, practice and appropriate actions.
Belief, like desire is a subjective energy
that cannot be measured physically, yet
based on your past experiences; you
know how much belief you need in order
to succeed.
A belief system such as faith is made
up of subjective energies such as desire,
belief and expectancy, and is reinforced
through recognition, practice and appropriate actions.
Belief, like desire is a subjective energy
that cannot be measured physically, yet
based on your past experiences; you
know how much belief you need in order
to succeed.
Desire is a motivating force. Such a force
energizes us and pushes us towards our
goals. To increase the strength of your
desire, repeat mentally or verbally what
you desire and write down all of the reasons you have for wanting your project
to succeed. Then enter your alpha level
and think of more reasons. Then reinforce your programming with images,
thoughts and feelings of that which you
desire.
A strong belief system that works with
an effective programming method results in the reaching of goals and keeps
you programming faithfully.
Desire is a motivating force. Such a force
energizes us and pushes us towards our
goals. To increase the strength of your
desire, repeat mentally or verbally what
you desire and write down all of the reasons you have for wanting your project
to succeed. Then enter your alpha level
and think of more reasons. Then reinforce your programming with images,
thoughts and feelings of that which you
desire.
A strong belief system that works with
an effective programming method results in the reaching of goals and keeps
you programming faithfully.
Believe in yourself and in your right to
have what you seek. Believe that there
is a solution to every problem. Believe
that you have the potential to make
great things happen. Believe that you
are worthy. Believe you can.
Believe in yourself and in your right to
have what you seek. Believe that there
is a solution to every problem. Believe
that you have the potential to make
great things happen. Believe that you
are worthy. Believe you can.
Desire is a subjective energy that can- Anything you can conceive, believe, and
not be measured physically, yet based genuinely desire, you can achieve when
on your past experiences; you know you apply your developed skills.
how much desire you need to succeed.
Expectancy commits you to your outBelief is what sustains you between de- come. It is a belief that what you desire
sire and expectancy. A belief sets the will manifest. It is very important to recboundaries of what you can accomplish. ognize that the desired goal or situation
It is a statement you make to yourself first starts at the subjective dimension
about something you hold to be true and is already a reality in that dimension.
and guides your living experience. In It is then a matter of continuing to visusome cases, changing the belief state- alize the goal to help it manifest at your
ment changes the living experience.
physical reality.
Desire is a subjective energy that can- Anything you can conceive, believe, and
not be measured physically, yet based genuinely desire, you can achieve when
on your past experiences; you know you apply your developed skills.
how much desire you need to succeed.
Expectancy commits you to your outBelief is what sustains you between de- come. It is a belief that what you desire
sire and expectancy. A belief sets the will manifest. It is very important to recboundaries of what you can accomplish. ognize that the desired goal or situation
It is a statement you make to yourself first starts at the subjective dimension
about something you hold to be true and is already a reality in that dimension.
and guides your living experience. In It is then a matter of continuing to visusome cases, changing the belief state- alize the goal to help it manifest at your
ment changes the living experience.
physical reality.
For example, changing the belief statement from, “I have so many problems
that I’ll never be happy,” to “I will solve
my problems and create greater happiness in my life,” has the potential of
changing your living experience.
For example, changing the belief statement from, “I have so many problems
that I’ll never be happy,” to “I will solve
my problems and create greater happiness in my life,” has the potential of
changing your living experience.
A good way to determine what you believe you deserve is to notice how you
live. If your beliefs about life, love, health,
happiness and abundance work for you,
then keep them. If not, change them.
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Expectancy, like desire and belief, is a
subjective energy that cannot be measured physically, yet based on your past
experiences; you know how much expectancy you need to succeed.
Recognition of a belief working for or
against you is a vital component of
a strong belief system. Keep the beliefs that work for you and consciously
choose to change or eliminate those that
do not.
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A good way to determine what you believe you deserve is to notice how you
live. If your beliefs about life, love, health,
happiness and abundance work for you,
then keep them. If not, change them.
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Expectancy, like desire and belief, is a
subjective energy that cannot be measured physically, yet based on your past
experiences; you know how much expectancy you need to succeed.
Recognition of a belief working for or
against you is a vital component of
a strong belief system. Keep the beliefs that work for you and consciously
choose to change or eliminate those that
do not.
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The Brain
The Brain
The average vibration of the adult’s brain
when wide awake is normally about
twenty cycles per second (or twenty
hertz). Brain frequencies between fourteen and twenty-one hertz are referred
to as beta brainwave activity, which is
Practice helps you maintain your winning associated with the outer objective world.
belief system. Going to level daily and ap- The brain, while at beta, perceives and
plying the learned tools and techniques gets information through the use of the
gives you the opportunity to become outer, physical senses, and is conscious
well-acquainted with meditation, expe- of time and space. This relates to outer
rience ongoing success and strengthen conscious levels of awareness.
your newfound positive beliefs.
Slower vibrations between seven and
Action at the alpha and beta level is fourteen hertz are known as alpha brain
necessary and must be congruent with waves. This level is associated with creyour goal. Do the appropriate actions ativity, imagination, intuition and daythat help, support and sustain you on dreams. While at alpha, the mode of
your desired path and demonstrate your thinking is dynamic. Human intelligence
can question, explore, deduce and crecommitment to the goal.
ate solutions to problems.
The average vibration of the adult’s brain
when wide awake is normally about
twenty cycles per second (or twenty
hertz). Brain frequencies between fourteen and twenty-one hertz are referred
to as beta brainwave activity, which is
Practice helps you maintain your winning associated with the outer objective world.
belief system. Going to level daily and ap- The brain, while at beta, perceives and
plying the learned tools and techniques gets information through the use of the
gives you the opportunity to become outer, physical senses, and is conscious
well-acquainted with meditation, expe- of time and space. This relates to outer
rience ongoing success and strengthen conscious levels of awareness.
your newfound positive beliefs.
Slower vibrations between seven and
Action at the alpha and beta level is fourteen hertz are known as alpha brain
necessary and must be congruent with waves. This level is associated with creyour goal. Do the appropriate actions ativity, imagination, intuition and daythat help, support and sustain you on dreams. While at alpha, the mode of
your desired path and demonstrate your thinking is dynamic. Human intelligence
can question, explore, deduce and crecommitment to the goal.
ate solutions to problems.
Frequencies between four and seven
hertz are called theta brain waves. While
at theta, the mode of thinking is passive
and inductive. Human intelligence will
take in information but cannot question
and remain at theta at the same time.
The moment one begins to question, the
frequency of brain moves higher into alpha or beta.
Frequencies between four and seven
hertz are called theta brain waves. While
at theta, the mode of thinking is passive
and inductive. Human intelligence will
take in information but cannot question
and remain at theta at the same time.
The moment one begins to question, the
frequency of brain moves higher into alpha or beta.
Alpha and theta are not directly involved
with the physical world nor physical
senses. We are not necessarily aware of
time and space at this dimension. This is
the dimension where we can access our
intuition and use our subjective senses
to obtain information to help accomplish
our goals. We relate this to inner conscious levels of awareness.
Alpha and theta are not directly involved
with the physical world nor physical
senses. We are not necessarily aware of
time and space at this dimension. This is
the dimension where we can access our
intuition and use our subjective senses
to obtain information to help accomplish
our goals. We relate this to inner conscious levels of awareness.
This level of awareness, also known as
the subconscious, was said to dominate
our thinking and behaviors as a result
This level of awareness, also known as
the subconscious, was said to dominate
our thinking and behaviors as a result
Each of the mental exercises within the
Basic Lecture Series is designed to help
you achieve your goals and to strengthen the belief that you can make positive
changes in your life.
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Each of the mental exercises within the
Basic Lecture Series is designed to help
you achieve your goals and to strengthen the belief that you can make positive
changes in your life.
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SUBJECTIVE
WORLD
7
NO TIME
NO SPACE
NONLOCALITY
4
?
ALPHA
BASIC PLANE
THETA
DELTA
The Scale of Brain Evolution chart is
an illustration of our concepts about
the body, brain and mind. It is organized both horizontally and vertically.
Horizontally, the left side represents
the body; the center section, the
brain; the right side, the mind and
mental functioning levels.
On the left, the scale marked with
numbers represents brain frequency
in cycles per second, called hertz.
Vertically, it is organized into ranges
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SLEEP
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INNER
CONSCIOUS
LEVELS
21
TIME
SPACE
14
SUBJECTIVE
WORLD
7
NO TIME
NO SPACE
NONLOCALITY
4
?
UNCONSCIOUS
of brain wave frequency as identified and named by various scientists: the beta, alpha, theta, and
delta frequency ranges, taken from
the top.
BETA
ALPHA
BASIC PLANE
THETA
DELTA
The Scale of Brain Evolution chart is
an illustration of our concepts about
the body, brain and mind. It is organized both horizontally and vertically.
Horizontally, the left side represents
the body; the center section, the
brain; the right side, the mind and
mental functioning levels.
The Scale of Brain Evolution Chart
is set up in a vertical fashion with
its two dimensional limitations.
However, with the Silva Method we
say that you go “into,” not “down
to” level, and come “out of,” not
“up from” level.
On the left, the scale marked with
numbers represents brain frequency
in cycles per second, called hertz.
Vertically, it is organized into ranges
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SLEEP
TIME
SPACE
SIGHT
SOUND
SMELL
TOUCH
TASTE
ACTION
BETA
OBJECTIVE
WORLD
THOUGHT
21
OUTER
CONSCIOUS
LEVELS
scale of brain evolution
Brain rhythm in Hz or cycles per second
SIGHT
SOUND
SMELL
TOUCH
TASTE
ACTION
OBJECTIVE
WORLD
THOUGHT
Brain rhythm in Hz or cycles per second
scale of brain evolution
OUTER
CONSCIOUS
LEVELS
INNER
CONSCIOUS
LEVELS
UNCONSCIOUS
of brain wave frequency as identified and named by various scientists: the beta, alpha, theta, and
delta frequency ranges, taken from
the top.
The Scale of Brain Evolution Chart
is set up in a vertical fashion with
its two dimensional limitations.
However, with the Silva Method we
say that you go “into,” not “down
to” level, and come “out of,” not
“up from” level.
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of prior conditioning. Because of the Silva Method training, the alpha and theta
brainwave frequencies are not “sub-” to
us. We are able to use these levels consciously and make changes to previous
conditioning.
alpha and theta levels of the mind, the
use of our inner senses and phenomenon
that operate according to very different
laws of space and time than the outer
world. The intangible world consists of
all things not included after we have defined the extent of the physical world. It
The lower frequencies below four cycles includes thought, emotion, extrasensory
per second, which we reach during deep perception, spirituality—virtually everysleep, are called delta brainwave fre- thing not belonging to our physical world.
quencies. It is said that few people are We refer to the intangible world synonyable to remember information when at mously as the non-physical world, the
delta levels. Little is known about delta spiritual world, the inner world and the
at this time.
subjective world.
alpha and theta levels of the mind, the
use of our inner senses and phenomenon
that operate according to very different
laws of space and time than the outer
world. The intangible world consists of
all things not included after we have defined the extent of the physical world. It
The lower frequencies below four cycles includes thought, emotion, extrasensory
per second, which we reach during deep perception, spirituality—virtually everysleep, are called delta brainwave fre- thing not belonging to our physical world.
quencies. It is said that few people are We refer to the intangible world synonyable to remember information when at mously as the non-physical world, the
delta levels. Little is known about delta spiritual world, the inner world and the
at this time.
subjective world.
The Scale of Brain Evolution chart was
developed because it depicts several
things regarding evolution and development. Scientists tell us that the human
brain formed over millions of years. It
is a gradual process of adding parts to
the brain and reaching higher and higher
frequencies with a wider range of capabilities.
The Scale of Brain Evolution chart was
developed because it depicts several
things regarding evolution and development. Scientists tell us that the human
brain formed over millions of years. It
is a gradual process of adding parts to
the brain and reaching higher and higher
frequencies with a wider range of capabilities.
Function with Conscious
Awareness
One of the things you learn with the Silva
Method is how to function consciously at
the alpha level. You also learn how to access the theta level to correct problems
that are rooted there.
of prior conditioning. Because of the Silva Method training, the alpha and theta
brainwave frequencies are not “sub-” to
us. We are able to use these levels consciously and make changes to previous
conditioning.
Function with Conscious
Awareness
One of the things you learn with the Silva
Method is how to function consciously at
the alpha level. You also learn how to access the theta level to correct problems
that are rooted there.
Eventually, humans mature, naturally
developing and using the faster frequen- The basic plane level is shown on the
cies, the beta levels.
chart as seven hertz but may lie anywhere within the alpha range of seven to
Two Worlds
fourteen hertz. Your goal is to be able to
function consciously and correct probWe identify the beta frequencies with the lems while your brain functions at freuse of our outer senses and phenome- quencies as slow as seven hertz. You can
non that obey the general laws of space learn to enter theta levels, four to seven
and time. The physical world consists hertz, to access deep-rooted problems.
of everything we can perceive through However, when you become mentally
our senses including what is revealed by active to correct problems, the brain rescientific and technological devices. Any adjusts to approximately ten hertz.
extension of those senses brings the
phenomena it works on into this physi- The more you practice within the lower
cal world. We refer to the physical world frequencies, the more you are able to
synonymously as the outer world and use these frequencies with awareness.
In addition, you are entering deeper levthe objective world.
els of mind. When we talk about “deepWe identify the intangible world with the er levels of mind,” we are talking about
Eventually, humans mature, naturally
developing and using the faster frequen- The basic plane level is shown on the
cies, the beta levels.
chart as seven hertz but may lie anywhere within the alpha range of seven to
Two Worlds
fourteen hertz. Your goal is to be able to
function consciously and correct probWe identify the beta frequencies with the lems while your brain functions at freuse of our outer senses and phenome- quencies as slow as seven hertz. You can
non that obey the general laws of space learn to enter theta levels, four to seven
and time. The physical world consists hertz, to access deep-rooted problems.
of everything we can perceive through However, when you become mentally
our senses including what is revealed by active to correct problems, the brain rescientific and technological devices. Any adjusts to approximately ten hertz.
extension of those senses brings the
phenomena it works on into this physi- The more you practice within the lower
cal world. We refer to the physical world frequencies, the more you are able to
synonymously as the outer world and use these frequencies with awareness.
In addition, you are entering deeper levthe objective world.
els of mind. When we talk about “deepWe identify the intangible world with the er levels of mind,” we are talking about
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Nonlocality
something that is not physical, and cannot be identified by physical measurements. Your experience of a deeper level
of mind is very personal and completely
subjective. With time you will become
very familiar with how you experience
“deeper.”
How Old Programs Affect Us
Many childhood experiences are stored
at very deep levels, and these experiences influence our behavior today. For
instance, a child might be encouraged to
eat everything on the plate and grow up
to be big. This is fine for a child who is
growing rapidly, running around and expending a lot of energy. If an adult has
that same program deep within, “Eat everything, and get big,” but is not getting
any taller, and is not running around and
burning energy there could be a problem if the old program is still running.
Were you ever told to study and make
good grades so you could be successful
in life? That is a program that equates
grades with success in life. If your grades
were average, then the program tends
to guide you to average success in life.
Not everybody who gets average grades
winds up average. Not everybody keeps
growing bigger and bigger. So the programs can be changed. To change them,
we can insert new instructions at the
same levels of brain frequencies where
old instructions are stored. Most people,
without training, simply go to sleep when
they slow their brain frequencies. With
the Silva Method, you learn to reach
Reference Manual
Nonlocality
something that is not physical, and cannot be identified by physical measurements. Your experience of a deeper level
of mind is very personal and completely
subjective. With time you will become
very familiar with how you experience
“deeper.”
The brain has many attributes,
such as the ability to learn languages and think logically. It can store
experiences of the physical world acquired through our physical senses.
The brain is sequential and operates
within the well-known laws of space
and time, yet it also stores experiences of the subjective world.
The human mind is phenomenally
creative, inventive, and intuitive and
appears to be able to operate outside the known laws of space and
time. Many of these experiences are
acquired through the use of visualization and imagination and involve
functioning in “nonlocality.”
How Old Programs Affect Us
Many childhood experiences are stored
at very deep levels, and these experiences influence our behavior today. For
instance, a child might be encouraged to
eat everything on the plate and grow up
to be big. This is fine for a child who is
growing rapidly, running around and expending a lot of energy. If an adult has
that same program deep within, “Eat everything, and get big,” but is not getting
any taller, and is not running around and
burning energy there could be a problem if the old program is still running.
To be more specific, locality
means that isolated parts of any
quantum mechanical system
out of speed-of-light contact
with other parts of that system
are allowed to retain definite
relationships or correlations only
through memory of previous
contact. Nonlocality means that,
in quantum systems, correlations
not possible through simple
memory are somehow being
enforced faster than light across
space and time. Nonlocality,
peculiar though it may be, is
a fact of quantum systems
which has been repeatedly
demonstrated in laboratory
experiments.
Were you ever told to study and make
good grades so you could be successful
in life? That is a program that equates
grades with success in life. If your grades
were average, then the program tends
to guide you to average success in life.
Not everybody who gets average grades
winds up average. Not everybody keeps
growing bigger and bigger. So the programs can be changed. To change them,
we can insert new instructions at the
same levels of brain frequencies where
old instructions are stored. Most people,
without training, simply go to sleep when
they slow their brain frequencies. With
the Silva Method, you learn to reach
John G. Cramer, “Quantum Nonlocality
and the Possibility of Superluminal
Effects,” Proceedings of the NASA
Breakthrough Propulsion Physics
Workshop, Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 97
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Student Manual
The brain has many attributes,
such as the ability to learn languages and think logically. It can store
experiences of the physical world acquired through our physical senses.
The brain is sequential and operates
within the well-known laws of space
and time, yet it also stores experiences of the subjective world.
The human mind is phenomenally
creative, inventive, and intuitive and
appears to be able to operate outside the known laws of space and
time. Many of these experiences are
acquired through the use of visualization and imagination and involve
functioning in “nonlocality.”
To be more specific, locality
means that isolated parts of any
quantum mechanical system
out of speed-of-light contact
with other parts of that system
are allowed to retain definite
relationships or correlations only
through memory of previous
contact. Nonlocality means that,
in quantum systems, correlations
not possible through simple
memory are somehow being
enforced faster than light across
space and time. Nonlocality,
peculiar though it may be, is
a fact of quantum systems
which has been repeatedly
demonstrated in laboratory
experiments.
John G. Cramer, “Quantum Nonlocality
and the Possibility of Superluminal
Effects,” Proceedings of the NASA
Breakthrough Propulsion Physics
Workshop, Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 97
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Hypnosis
lower frequencies, remain aware and alter old and unwanted programs.
When a child between seven and fourteen years of age is taught to use more
whole-brain thinking in order to utilize
more of their potential, then that ability
is retained as the person matures.
A Larger Perspective
The architecture of our body is one
where consciousness uses the brain as
an information gathering tool and mind
as a tuning faculty.
Through the brain, and the body’s sensing mechanism, our intelligence is able
to gather information for the use of solving problems. The brain—being physical
in nature—abides by the usual laws of
space and time and is limited to what it
can perceive.
The mind is a focusing faculty of intelligence that attunes itself to and through
time and space. In just the same way
that the eyes have a focusing faculty to
attune vision to things far or near, through
the mind, our consciousness can attune
itself to things far or near, past, present
or future, and cause the brain to function
at various frequencies.
When we want to meditate, through the
mind, we attune ourself to slower frequencies of the brain. When consciousness wants to be active, then through
the mind, it attunes itself to the higher
frequencies of the brain.
Hypnosis
Hypnosis has a long history from ancient
times to the present. Its current uses
have, for the most part, been scientifically
studied by a host of both practitioners and
researchers.
Hypnosis is a natural psychological process in which critical thinking faculties of
the mind are bypassed and a type of selective thinking and perception is established.
Although some individuals experience an
increase in suggestibility and subjective
feelings of an “altered state of consciousness,” this is not true for everyone. In fact,
some supposed hypnotic states can be
achieved by means of simple suggestions
or waking hypnosis, which increases the
controversy about the hypnotic state.
Some theories of hypnosis attempt to
describe hypnotic phenomena in terms
of brain activity while others concentrate
more on the phenomenological experience.
In either case, a fundamental distinction
exists between “state” and “non-state”
theories of hypnosis. State theorists believe that an altered state of consciousness
is a core part of hypnosis, whereas nonstate theorists believe that more mundane
psychological processes such as focused
attention and expectation are sufficient to
explain hypnotic phenomena. The precise
definition of what constitutes an altered
state of consciousness is debatable.
One physiological definition of hypnosis
states that the brainwave level necessary
to work on issues such as smoking, weight
management, reduction of phobias, sports
improvement, etc., is the alpha state.
Another physiological definition states
that the theta state is required for therapeutic change. The theta state is associated with hypnosis for surgery, the use of
hypnosis to numb sensation of pain and
the use of hypnosis to decrease sensitivity to pain, which occur more readily in the
theta and delta states.
Reading, watching movies, and meditating may be also forms of hypnosis.
lower frequencies, remain aware and alter old and unwanted programs.
When a child between seven and fourteen years of age is taught to use more
whole-brain thinking in order to utilize
more of their potential, then that ability
is retained as the person matures.
A Larger Perspective
The architecture of our body is one
where consciousness uses the brain as
an information gathering tool and mind
as a tuning faculty.
Through the brain, and the body’s sensing mechanism, our intelligence is able
to gather information for the use of solving problems. The brain—being physical
in nature—abides by the usual laws of
space and time and is limited to what it
can perceive.
The mind is a focusing faculty of intelligence that attunes itself to and through
time and space. In just the same way
that the eyes have a focusing faculty to
attune vision to things far or near, through
the mind, our consciousness can attune
itself to things far or near, past, present
or future, and cause the brain to function
at various frequencies.
When we want to meditate, through the
mind, we attune ourself to slower frequencies of the brain. When consciousness wants to be active, then through
the mind, it attunes itself to the higher
frequencies of the brain.
Information excerpted from Wikipedia
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Silva Life System
Hypnosis has a long history from ancient
times to the present. Its current uses
have, for the most part, been scientifically
studied by a host of both practitioners and
researchers.
Hypnosis is a natural psychological process in which critical thinking faculties of
the mind are bypassed and a type of selective thinking and perception is established.
Although some individuals experience an
increase in suggestibility and subjective
feelings of an “altered state of consciousness,” this is not true for everyone. In fact,
some supposed hypnotic states can be
achieved by means of simple suggestions
or waking hypnosis, which increases the
controversy about the hypnotic state.
Some theories of hypnosis attempt to
describe hypnotic phenomena in terms
of brain activity while others concentrate
more on the phenomenological experience.
In either case, a fundamental distinction
exists between “state” and “non-state”
theories of hypnosis. State theorists believe that an altered state of consciousness
is a core part of hypnosis, whereas nonstate theorists believe that more mundane
psychological processes such as focused
attention and expectation are sufficient to
explain hypnotic phenomena. The precise
definition of what constitutes an altered
state of consciousness is debatable.
One physiological definition of hypnosis
states that the brainwave level necessary
to work on issues such as smoking, weight
management, reduction of phobias, sports
improvement, etc., is the alpha state.
Another physiological definition states
that the theta state is required for therapeutic change. The theta state is associated with hypnosis for surgery, the use of
hypnosis to numb sensation of pain and
the use of hypnosis to decrease sensitivity to pain, which occur more readily in the
theta and delta states.
Reading, watching movies, and meditating may be also forms of hypnosis.
Information excerpted from Wikipedia
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Deepening Techniques
From the microcosms to the macrocosms, human consciousness is always
in search for information and has the
capacity to find it.
In the Basic Lecture Series, you will learn,
and gain some experience, in using your
mind to bring about changes in your physical world. With practice, you can learn to
achieve whatever you desire.
Relaxation
The first segment of the Silva Method
program deals with learning to relax any
time you need or desire. Controlled relaxation is the basic state used in the
exercises while applying the techniques.
In the Silva Method, you learn to relax
physically and mentally when at alpha.
Relaxing for the recommended fifteen
minutes a day relieves stress and in that
process strengthens your immune system, so you are more resistant to illness.
Scientists have discovered that stress
enzymes dissolve when one is relaxed.
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Deepening Techniques
Fractional relaxation is a method of releasing muscular tension in one part of the body
at a time until the entire body is relaxed.
The fractional relaxation approach is often used in preparation for meditation and
hypnosis. It is very useful as a relaxation
technique by itself. The theory behind this
tension release method is that it is easier to
relax a part of the body than it is to relax
the whole body all at once. Once mastered,
fractional relaxation can be used to relax
the entire body in seconds.
From the microcosms to the macrocosms, human consciousness is always
in search for information and has the
capacity to find it.
In the Basic Lecture Series, you will learn,
and gain some experience, in using your
mind to bring about changes in your physical world. With practice, you can learn to
achieve whatever you desire.
While some relaxation techniques start
at the toes and end at the head, the Silva
Method style begins by relaxing the head
and ends with the toes.
Relaxation
Countdown deepening exercises are used to
gain the experience of deepening. You can
practice the countdown deepening exercises
by counting backwards from 100 to 1, or 50
to 1, or 25 to 1. Most Silva exercises have
a 10-to-1 countdown to help you enter a
deeper, healthier level of mind.
The first segment of the Silva Method
program deals with learning to relax any
time you need or desire. Controlled relaxation is the basic state used in the
exercises while applying the techniques.
In the Silva Method, you learn to relax
physically and mentally when at alpha.
Relaxing for the recommended fifteen
minutes a day relieves stress and in that
process strengthens your immune system, so you are more resistant to illness.
Scientists have discovered that stress
enzymes dissolve when one is relaxed.
Your ideal place of relaxation is a real place
where you go to feel calm, tranquil and
peaceful. Recall this place during your mental exercises. As you practice, the place can
be changed to an imaginary one.
Deep, rhythmic breathing sends more oxygen to the body, which energizes, calms,
and refreshes, allowing you to relax more
easily.
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Fractional relaxation is a method of releasing muscular tension in one part of the body
at a time until the entire body is relaxed.
The fractional relaxation approach is often used in preparation for meditation and
hypnosis. It is very useful as a relaxation
technique by itself. The theory behind this
tension release method is that it is easier to
relax a part of the body than it is to relax
the whole body all at once. Once mastered,
fractional relaxation can be used to relax
the entire body in seconds.
While some relaxation techniques start
at the toes and end at the head, the Silva
Method style begins by relaxing the head
and ends with the toes.
Countdown deepening exercises are used to
gain the experience of deepening. You can
practice the countdown deepening exercises
by counting backwards from 100 to 1, or 50
to 1, or 25 to 1. Most Silva exercises have
a 10-to-1 countdown to help you enter a
deeper, healthier level of mind.
Your ideal place of relaxation is a real place
where you go to feel calm, tranquil and
peaceful. Recall this place during your mental exercises. As you practice, the place can
be changed to an imaginary one.
Deep, rhythmic breathing sends more oxygen to the body, which energizes, calms,
and refreshes, allowing you to relax more
easily.
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How to Enter Level One
How to Enter Level One
Alpha, the Basic Plane Level
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Alpha, the Basic Plane Level
Our standard way of relaxing and entering the alpha level is to associate and reinforce a specific number with its desired
state. Number 6 is the outer conscious
level; number 5 is eye fatigue; number 4,
eyes closed and you are ready to relax.
When we get to number 3, which represents physical relaxation, you will learn
how to relax completely from head to
toe. You will concentrate your attention
on different parts of your body, releasing and relaxing tension and negative
pressures as you go.
Number 2 represents mental relaxation,
a state where you will immerse yourself
in tranquil scenes.
Number 1 is the basic plane level that
you can learn to use for any purpose you
desire.
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True relaxation means relaxing the body,
and mind while slowing brainwaves.
Entering Level
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Our standard way of relaxing and entering the alpha level is to associate and reinforce a specific number with its desired
state. Number 6 is the outer conscious
level; number 5 is eye fatigue; number 4,
eyes closed and you are ready to relax.
When we get to number 3, which represents physical relaxation, you will learn
how to relax completely from head to
toe. You will concentrate your attention
on different parts of your body, releasing and relaxing tension and negative
pressures as you go.
Number 2 represents mental relaxation,
a state where you will immerse yourself
in tranquil scenes.
Number 1 is the basic plane level that
you can learn to use for any purpose you
desire.
True relaxation means relaxing the body,
and mind while slowing brainwaves.
Entering Level
Now Deeper
Now Deeper
Going to level is as easy as closing
your eyes and taking a deep breath.
However, we recommend using one of
the Silva techniques to better manage
your experience. Here are several:
“Deeper” does not refer to brain frequencies. Instead, we say “lower.” In fact,
when you practice and reach a deeper
level of mind, you have a heightened
sense of awareness.
Going to level is as easy as closing
your eyes and taking a deep breath.
However, we recommend using one of
the Silva techniques to better manage
your experience. Here are several:
“Deeper” does not refer to brain frequencies. Instead, we say “lower.” In fact,
when you practice and reach a deeper
level of mind, you have a heightened
sense of awareness.
The 5-to-1 method
The 3-to-1 method
Counting on a descending scale
Three Fingers Technique
Glass of Water
Hand Levitation
Blur your vision
Three deep breaths
There is no physical measurement of any
kind to indicate that you are going into
deeper levels of mind.
The 5-to-1 method
The 3-to-1 method
Counting on a descending scale
Three Fingers Technique
Glass of Water
Hand Levitation
Blur your vision
Three deep breaths
There is no physical measurement of any
kind to indicate that you are going into
deeper levels of mind.
The mind is not physical. Your mind does
not emit any kind of measurable physical energy. Your brain transmits a physical energy that can be measured with an
electroencephalograph, but not the mind.
Since your mind is intangible and a senSilva Life System
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The mind is not physical. Your mind does
not emit any kind of measurable physical energy. Your brain transmits a physical energy that can be measured with an
electroencephalograph, but not the mind.
Since your mind is intangible and a senSilva Life System
sory function of intelligence, there is no
physical energy associated with it.
Every time you use a mental training
exercise, you progressively go into a
deeper level of mind, and become more
aware of its potential. You use your mind
in an enhanced state when you are functioning at the alpha level.
With the Silva Method, you learn to use
your mind to influence and make use of
both the physical and spiritual dimensions. Using your mind, you can detect
information with your physical senses,
but you cannot detect the mind directly
with the physical senses. However, you
can use your mind to sense information
from another’s mind while you are at the
subjective level.
sory function of intelligence, there is no
physical energy associated with it.
Genius Statement
The difference between genius mentality and average mentality is that a genius
uses more of their mind and uses it in a
special manner. I am now learning to use
more of my mind and to use it in a special
manner.
Beneficial Statements
There are a number of affirmations in
the Silva Method program that are beneficial and can be repeated from time to
time while you are at level:
· My increasing mental faculties are for
serving humanity better.
• Every day, in every way, I am getting
better and better.
• Positive thoughts, suggestions and imThis is an innovative way of using your
ages bring me benefits and advantages
mind to get information and create soluI desire.
tions.
• Negative thoughts, suggestions and
images have no influence over me at
any level of my mind.
• I have full control and complete dominion over my sensing faculties at all
levels of my mind, including the outer
The structure of meditation consists of
conscious
level. And this is so.
four parts;
• I energize and maintain myself in a
healthy way, physically, mentally, spiriEntry
tually and emotionally.
Deepening
•
I
will always maintain a perfectly healthy
Programming
body,
mind and immune system.
Exit
Steps to Meditating
The genius statement and the beneficial
statements are examples of Silva Method
programming.
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Coming Out of Level
Mentally count from one to five; open
your eyes; be wide awake, feeling fine
and healthy.
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Every time you use a mental training
exercise, you progressively go into a
deeper level of mind, and become more
aware of its potential. You use your mind
in an enhanced state when you are functioning at the alpha level.
With the Silva Method, you learn to use
your mind to influence and make use of
both the physical and spiritual dimensions. Using your mind, you can detect
information with your physical senses,
but you cannot detect the mind directly
with the physical senses. However, you
can use your mind to sense information
from another’s mind while you are at the
subjective level.
Genius Statement
The difference between genius mentality and average mentality is that a genius
uses more of their mind and uses it in a
special manner. I am now learning to use
more of my mind and to use it in a special
manner.
Beneficial Statements
There are a number of affirmations in
the Silva Method program that are beneficial and can be repeated from time to
time while you are at level:
· My increasing mental faculties are for
serving humanity better.
• Every day, in every way, I am getting
better and better.
• Positive thoughts, suggestions and imThis is an innovative way of using your
ages bring me benefits and advantages
mind to get information and create soluI desire.
tions.
• Negative thoughts, suggestions and
images have no influence over me at
any level of my mind.
• I have full control and complete dominion over my sensing faculties at all
levels of my mind, including the outer
The structure of meditation consists of
conscious
level. And this is so.
four parts;
• I energize and maintain myself in a
healthy way, physically, mentally, spiriEntry
tually and emotionally.
Deepening
•
I
will always maintain a perfectly healthy
Programming
body,
mind and immune system.
Exit
Steps to Meditating
The genius statement and the beneficial
statements are examples of Silva Method
programming.
Student Manual
Coming Out of Level
Mentally count from one to five; open
your eyes; be wide awake, feeling fine
and healthy.
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Achieve What You Desire In Five Steps
Achieve What You Desire In Five Steps
There are five steps involved, found in one form or another,
in many Silva Method exercises. Each step is very important for the success of the technique.
There are five steps involved, found in one form or another,
in many Silva Method exercises. Each step is very important for the success of the technique.
Enter your level and follow the
process.
Enter your level and follow the
process.
The first step is to acknowledge
the problem. This helps to clearly
define your starting point. It is
easier to get to where you want
to go if you know where you
are.
The first step is to acknowledge
the problem. This helps to clearly
define your starting point. It is
easier to get to where you want
to go if you know where you
are.
The second step is to state your
goal. In this particular technique,
you will notice that we also include a statement to cancel the
problem. State your goal clearly
so there is no doubt what you
want.
The third step is to establish the
process you will use to get from
the starting point to the goal.
The fourth step is to do what is
necessary to bring about your
desired results. It takes action,
combined with faith and specific
techniques to achieve results. So
take the indicated action to reach
your goal.
QUICK GUIDE
TO THE FIVE STEPS
1
Recognize the existing situation.
2
Establish your goal.
3
Specify what you are going to
do to reach your goal.
4
5
The second step is to state your
goal. In this particular technique,
you will notice that we also include a statement to cancel the
problem. State your goal clearly
so there is no doubt what you
want.
The third step is to establish the
process you will use to get from
the starting point to the goal.
Take the necessary action to
reach your goal.
The fourth step is to do what is
necessary to bring about your
desired results. It takes action,
combined with faith and specific
techniques to achieve results. So
take the indicated action to reach
your goal.
Claim your results, your reward.
The fifth step is to claim your end
result. Claim it, believe it, and
accept it. Show genuine enthusiasm, which adds positive emotions.
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QUICK GUIDE
TO THE FIVE STEPS
1
Recognize the existing situation.
2
Establish your goal.
3
Specify what you are going to
do to reach your goal.
4
Take the necessary action to
reach your goal.
5
Claim your results, your reward.
The fifth step is to claim your end
result. Claim it, believe it, and
accept it. Show genuine enthusiasm, which adds positive emotions.
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Silva Life System
Changing
Limiting Beliefs
Beliefs are thoughts associated
with experiences that have energy
attached to them. Many of our
beliefs are from our earlier years
and are frequently associated
with experiences involving peers,
parents, and education. These
experiences may be either of a
positive or negative nature. Most
often they operate at the subjective
level and exert tremendous impact
on our lives.
When you have been told that
you are intelligent and creative,
then your experiences are
characteristically of this type. On
the other hand, when you have been
told you are clumsy, dumb or not
good enough, then these programs
often shape your experiences.
Programs operating from the
subjective level are very powerful.
Once the program is installed,
there is no evaluation of positive or
negative. The belief is accepted as
true.
Changing
Limiting Beliefs
What Are Your
Limiting Beliefs?
It is important to eliminate old beliefs
that limit you such as lack in ability, intelligence, competence, not good enough,
not deserving good fortune and the like.
A good way to determine a possible limiting belief is by becoming aware of the
statements you make that contain the
word “but.”
“I want to be healthy, but with this illness, it’ll never happen.”
“I wish I could make more money, but
with my education that’s impossible.”
“I would love to find the perfect partner,
but all the good ones are taken.”
“I really do want to be happier, but my
past gets in the way.”
“I dreamed of success, but I was born on
the wrong side of the tracks.”
Make a list of your own “buts.”
Your personal beliefs are perhaps
the most important aspect of how
you have lived and how you spend
the rest of your life. When you
want to change a current belief,
you must first examine the beliefs
you currently hold and those new
positive beliefs you want to create.
Then use the Mirror of the Mind
technique to eliminate the negative
belief and to create and manifest the
new, positive belief, and it will be so.
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Beliefs are thoughts associated
with experiences that have energy
attached to them. Many of our
beliefs are from our earlier years
and are frequently associated
with experiences involving peers,
parents, and education. These
experiences may be either of a
positive or negative nature. Most
often they operate at the subjective
level and exert tremendous impact
on our lives.
When you have been told that
you are intelligent and creative,
then your experiences are
characteristically of this type. On
the other hand, when you have been
told you are clumsy, dumb or not
good enough, then these programs
often shape your experiences.
Programs operating from the
subjective level are very powerful.
Once the program is installed,
there is no evaluation of positive or
negative. The belief is accepted as
true.
What Are Your
Limiting Beliefs?
It is important to eliminate old beliefs
that limit you such as lack in ability, intelligence, competence, not good enough,
not deserving good fortune and the like.
A good way to determine a possible limiting belief is by becoming aware of the
statements you make that contain the
word “but.”
“I want to be healthy, but with this illness, it’ll never happen.”
“I wish I could make more money, but
with my education that’s impossible.”
“I would love to find the perfect partner,
but all the good ones are taken.”
“I really do want to be happier, but my
past gets in the way.”
“I dreamed of success, but I was born on
the wrong side of the tracks.”
Make a list of your own “buts.”
Your personal beliefs are perhaps
the most important aspect of how
you have lived and how you spend
the rest of your life. When you
want to change a current belief,
you must first examine the beliefs
you currently hold and those new
positive beliefs you want to create.
Then use the Mirror of the Mind
technique to eliminate the negative
belief and to create and manifest the
new, positive belief, and it will be so.
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Affirmations
An affirmation is an autosuggestion
in which a desirable intention or
condition is deliberately meditated
on or repeated in order to implant
it in the mind. Affirmations could
be viewed positively as a mobilization of one’s inner resources, or
negatively as a kind of self-induced
brainwashing. Affirmations are supposedly an effective method of programming or reprogramming the
unconscious mind. They appear to
be most effective when repeated
in a quiet and restful state of mind
and body.
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Sleep Control
Sleep Control
There is no need for you to ever have a
restless night after you have learned the
Sleep Control technique. Whether you
need to use the Sleep Control technique
regularly, or only occasionally, it is an
important technique to have available.
There is no need for you to ever have a
restless night after you have learned the
Sleep Control technique. Whether you
need to use the Sleep Control technique
regularly, or only occasionally, it is an
important technique to have available.
Affirmations
An affirmation is an autosuggestion
in which a desirable intention or
condition is deliberately meditated
The Sleep Control technique can be used
when traveling to different time zones,
giving you the ability to sleep any time,
anywhere, without the use of drugs. This
technique also helps to improve your visualization and imagination, two faculties of genius.
on or repeated in order to implant
it in the mind. Affirmations could
be viewed positively as a mobilization of one’s inner resources, or
negatively as a kind of self-induced
brainwashing. Affirmations are supposedly an effective method of pro-
When people use drugs to help them get
to sleep, drugs tend to interfere with the
normal sleep and dream cycles. When
we sleep, consciousness moves up and
down on the scale of brain evolution in
cycles of approximately ninety minutes
each.
gramming or reprogramming the
unconscious mind. They appear to
be most effective when repeated
in a quiet and restful state of mind
and body.
The Sleep Control technique can be used
when traveling to different time zones,
giving you the ability to sleep any time,
anywhere, without the use of drugs. This
technique also helps to improve your visualization and imagination, two faculties of genius.
When people use drugs to help them get
to sleep, drugs tend to interfere with the
normal sleep and dream cycles. When
we sleep, consciousness moves up and
down on the scale of brain evolution in
cycles of approximately ninety minutes
each.
In the first sleep cycle, your brain frequency slows into the delta brainwave
area and stays there for much of the
first ninety-minute cycle. With normal
circumstances in later cycles, the frequency does not go as low, and more
time is spent at other levels.
In the first sleep cycle, your brain frequency slows into the delta brainwave
area and stays there for much of the
first ninety-minute cycle. With normal
circumstances in later cycles, the frequency does not go as low, and more
time is spent at other levels.
The Importance of Sleep
The Importance of Sleep
Sleep deprivation studies have indicated
that it is important that we spend sufficient time in the alpha level during our
sleep. When we are deprived of alpha
sleep, there are serious side effects,
such as irritability, diminished recall and
learning and sometimes even mild hallucinations.
Sleep deprivation studies have indicated
that it is important that we spend sufficient time in the alpha level during our
sleep. When we are deprived of alpha
sleep, there are serious side effects,
such as irritability, diminished recall and
learning and sometimes even mild hallucinations.
Drugs used to induce sleep tend to lower
the brain frequency into the theta range
and keep it there much of the night.
Drugs used to induce sleep tend to lower
the brain frequency into the theta range
and keep it there much of the night.
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This technique engages the whole brain.
The left side is involved in the numbers
and in writing “deeper” while the right
side is occupied with the visual process,
the memory of the chalkboard, and what
is written on it.
Another reason the Sleep Control technique is so effective is the mental repetition of the word “deeper.” By now you
have come to develop a strong physical
and mental response to the word “deeper,” such as deeper within, deeper in
:::
When you use the Sleep Control technique, and you are determined to be
One reason is that it is applied while at successful, you will keep on doing the
the slower alpha frequency associated technique until you get to sleep, even if
with meditation, and not from the faster it takes all night. Your mind does not like
beta frequency associated with wakeful- to spend time on a task like this. As soon
ness. This means that your goal of en- as your mind knows you’re serious, then
tering deep sleep is easier to get to since your mind would rather let the body go
to sleep than to keep working.
alpha is closer to deep sleep than beta.
:::
:
::
There are several reasons why the Sleep
Control technique is so effective.
Additionally, the technique is so effective because it incorporates a countdown from 100 to one. The technique
for practicing with the countdown deepening exercises for entering deeper and
deeper levels of mind has been strongly
impressed in previous exercises.
:::
This technique takes advantage of the
brain’s most primitive part, the reticular
activating system. This part is responsible for alerting us to danger and shutting down areas of the brain when the
sensory input gets too monotonous.
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:
:: ::
In the Sleep Control technique, there
is enough mental activity to keep you
busy so you are not concerned with your
problems. The mental activity is detailed,
repetitious and boring; so boring, it puts thought, a heavy sensation, a light sensation, or a feeling of descending.
you to sleep.
: : :
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:
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: : : ::
Generally, when a person is unable to get
a good night’s sleep, or has a restless
night and wakes up tired in the morning,
it is due to dwelling on problems. Distractions and mental activity can make it
difficult for a person to go to sleep, and
can often make a person feel sleepy in
the morning, and reluctant to get up and
face a new day.
: : :
::
Generally, when a person is unable to get
a good night’s sleep, or has a restless
night and wakes up tired in the morning,
it is due to dwelling on problems. Distractions and mental activity can make it
difficult for a person to go to sleep, and
can often make a person feel sleepy in
the morning, and reluctant to get up and
face a new day.
The person does not enjoy the normal
rhythms of sleep cycles and is deprived
of valuable alpha sleep time.
:
The person does not enjoy the normal
rhythms of sleep cycles and is deprived
of valuable alpha sleep time.
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p
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p
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In the Sleep Control technique, there
is enough mental activity to keep you
busy so you are not concerned with your
problems. The mental activity is detailed,
repetitious and boring; so boring, it puts thought, a heavy sensation, a light sensation, or a feeling of descending.
you to sleep.
This technique takes advantage of the
brain’s most primitive part, the reticular
activating system. This part is responsible for alerting us to danger and shutting down areas of the brain when the
sensory input gets too monotonous.
Additionally, the technique is so effective because it incorporates a countdown from 100 to one. The technique
for practicing with the countdown deepening exercises for entering deeper and
deeper levels of mind has been strongly
impressed in previous exercises.
There are several reasons why the Sleep
Control technique is so effective.
When you use the Sleep Control technique, and you are determined to be
One reason is that it is applied while at successful, you will keep on doing the
the slower alpha frequency associated technique until you get to sleep, even if
with meditation, and not from the faster it takes all night. Your mind does not like
beta frequency associated with wakeful- to spend time on a task like this. As soon
ness. This means that your goal of en- as your mind knows you’re serious, then
tering deep sleep is easier to get to since your mind would rather let the body go
to sleep than to keep working.
alpha is closer to deep sleep than beta.
Another reason the Sleep Control technique is so effective is the mental repetition of the word “deeper.” By now you
have come to develop a strong physical
and mental response to the word “deeper,” such as deeper within, deeper in
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This technique engages the whole brain.
The left side is involved in the numbers
and in writing “deeper” while the right
side is occupied with the visual process,
the memory of the chalkboard, and what
is written on it.
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It is not necessary to have a strong mental image of the chalkboard; this comes
with practice. At night, all you have to do
is recall what the chalkboard looks like.
Remembering what something looks like
is visualization.
After you are successful, only then can
you start experimenting to see if there
is a variation that works better for you.
All Silva Method techniques are formulatype techniques and work best when you
follow the formulas as programmed.
It is not necessary to have a strong mental image of the chalkboard; this comes
with practice. At night, all you have to do
is recall what the chalkboard looks like.
Remembering what something looks like
is visualization.
After you are successful, only then can
you start experimenting to see if there
is a variation that works better for you.
All Silva Method techniques are formulatype techniques and work best when you
follow the formulas as programmed.
Pay Attention to Details
At first, you may need to go through quite
a few numbers before you go to sleep.
The next night you will go to sleep more
quickly. Eventually, you will be able to go
to sleep in only a few moments with this
technique. It becomes very effective for
you if you persist until you succeed.
Pay Attention to Details
At first, you may need to go through quite
a few numbers before you go to sleep.
The next night you will go to sleep more
quickly. Eventually, you will be able to go
to sleep in only a few moments with this
technique. It becomes very effective for
you if you persist until you succeed.
It is important that you mentally draw
a large circle, not a small one. Make
the numbers in the circle large, right to
the edge of the circle. Then erase them
carefully, paying attention to details. If
you are paying close attention to details like this, you are not thinking of the You can apply some of the other techday’s problems and letting them keep niques from the Silva Method to deal with
the problems you face daily before you
you awake.
apply the Sleep Control technique. Then
When your attention wanders and you you will be able to go to sleep knowing
forget what number you are on, it’s okay; you have done your best.
just start again with any number. If you
feel that the technique may not be working properly for you, review the instructions and make sure you are doing them
correctly. For instance, you may not be
erasing the numbers completely or writing “deeper.”
It is important that you mentally draw
a large circle, not a small one. Make
the numbers in the circle large, right to
the edge of the circle. Then erase them
carefully, paying attention to details. If
you are paying close attention to details like this, you are not thinking of the You can apply some of the other techday’s problems and letting them keep niques from the Silva Method to deal with
the problems you face daily before you
you awake.
apply the Sleep Control technique. Then
When your attention wanders and you you will be able to go to sleep knowing
forget what number you are on, it’s okay; you have done your best.
just start again with any number. If you
feel that the technique may not be working properly for you, review the instructions and make sure you are doing them
correctly. For instance, you may not be
erasing the numbers completely or writing “deeper.”
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Make a List
Before going to sleep:
Before going to sleep:
Write a list of your problems and
concerns. Next to each problem
write a possible plan of action
you can take to resolve it.
Write a list of your problems and
concerns. Next to each problem
write a possible plan of action
you can take to resolve it.
Do this before you begin your
evening meditation. This is your
first step toward solving your
problems.
Do this before you begin your
evening meditation. This is your
first step toward solving your
problems.
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Sleep Control Exercise
Sleep Control is a mental technique that
you can use to enter normal, natural,
physiologic sleep, any time, anywhere,
without the use of drugs.
Sleep Control Exercise
Whenever you enter sleep with the use
of Sleep Control, and someone calls you
or in case of danger, or in an emergency, you will open your eyes, and be wide
awake, feeling fine and healthy.
Sleep Control is a mental technique that
you can use to enter normal, natural,
physiologic sleep, any time, anywhere,
without the use of drugs.
Whenever you enter sleep with the use
of Sleep Control, and someone calls you
or in case of danger, or in an emergency, you will open your eyes, and be wide
awake, feeling fine and healthy.
Whenever you need to use Sleep Control,
first enter the basic plane level with the Whenever you enter sleep with the use
of Sleep Control, you will awaken at your
three-to-one method.
customary time, or your programmed
At level one, you visualize a chalkboard. time, or you can remain asleep for as
Imagine chalk in one hand and an eras- long as you desire. When you awaken
you will be wide awake, feeling fine and
er in the other.
healthy.
You mentally draw a large circle on the
chalkboard. Then you mentally draw a
big X within the circle. Proceed to erase
the X from within the circle, starting at
the center and erasing towards the inner In The Clock Technique, we have an auedges of the circle, being careful not to tomatic system for using our mind to aserase the circle in the least.
sist us in achieving goals in everyday life.
Whenever you need to use Sleep Control,
first enter the basic plane level with the Whenever you enter sleep with the use
of Sleep Control, you will awaken at your
three-to-one method.
customary time, or your programmed
At level one, you visualize a chalkboard. time, or you can remain asleep for as
Imagine chalk in one hand and an eras- long as you desire. When you awaken
you will be wide awake, feeling fine and
er in the other.
healthy.
You mentally draw a large circle on the
chalkboard. Then you mentally draw a
big X within the circle. Proceed to erase
the X from within the circle, starting at
the center and erasing towards the inner In The Clock Technique, we have an auedges of the circle, being careful not to tomatic system for using our mind to aserase the circle in the least.
sist us in achieving goals in everyday life.
Once you erase the X from within the circle,
to the right and outside of the circle write
the word “deeper.” Every time you write
the word “deeper,” you will enter a deeper
level of mind, in the direction of normal,
natural, healthy physiologic sleep.
Once you erase the X from within the circle,
to the right and outside of the circle write
the word “deeper.” Every time you write
the word “deeper,” you will enter a deeper
level of mind, in the direction of normal,
natural, healthy physiologic sleep.
The Clock Technique
We will expand on this procedure later as
you learn other techniques that you can
apply in solving problems and reaching
your goals.
The Clock Technique
We will expand on this procedure later as
you learn other techniques that you can
apply in solving problems and reaching
your goals.
Our consciousness functions with both
innate abilities, such as the beating of
one’s heart and breathing, and conThen write a big number 100 within the scious abilities, like solving a problem
circle. Proceed to erase the number 100 or writing this book. Both abilities have
being careful not to erase the circle in the power to wake us from sleep withthe least. Once the number 100 is erased, out an alarm clock.
to the right and outside of the circle go
over the word “deeper.”
Biological rhythms, biological clocks,
Our consciousness functions with both
innate abilities, such as the beating of
one’s heart and breathing, and conThen write a big number 100 within the scious abilities, like solving a problem
circle. Proceed to erase the number 100 or writing this book. Both abilities have
being careful not to erase the circle in the power to wake us from sleep withthe least. Once the number 100 is erased, out an alarm clock.
to the right and outside of the circle go
over the word “deeper.”
Biological rhythms, biological clocks,
Every time you go over the word “deeper,” you enter a deeper, healthier level
within, going in the direction of normal,
natural, healthy, physiologic sleep.
Every time you go over the word “deeper,” you enter a deeper, healthier level
within, going in the direction of normal,
natural, healthy, physiologic sleep.
various time givers, and mental programming all
contribute
to
your awakening naturally
without the
use of an
alarm clock.
Biological
c o n s c iou sness is what
You will continue using numbers within o p e r a t e s
our internal
the circle on a descending scale until you time keeping
device. We
enter normal, natural, healthy, physi- now
know
that the cenological sleep.
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various time givers, and mental programming all
contribute
to
your awakening naturally
without the
use of an
alarm clock.
Biological
c o n s c iou sness is what
You will continue using numbers within o p e r a t e s
our internal
the circle on a descending scale until you time keeping
device. We
enter normal, natural, healthy, physi- now
know
that the cenological sleep.
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tral mechanism of our biological clock is
located in what is termed the suprachiasmatic nuclei, a brain region within the
hypothalamus. Yet, consciousness can
override biological intelligence.
We have witnessed phenomena that are
difficult to explain. It suggests that our
consciousness has its own time-keeping
device. For instance, a hypnotist can tell
a subject deep in a hypnotic trance that
in 2,586 minutes his nose will itch and
he will scratch it for exactly one minute,
then the itch will stop. Then the hypnotist brings the subject out of the trance,
giving him a suggestion that he will not
consciously remember what the hypnotist told him. At the exact time, the subject will begin to scratch his nose. After
one minute, he will stop.
Who kept time? Who reminds him? Who
told him, “You can stop now; it’s been
one minute; that’s enough”?
Conscious intelligence, equipped with
the appropriate tools, techniques and
resources can change the programming
if it desires to do so. Rather than use a
physical aid to awaken you from sleep
you can use your intelligence.
To use our consciousness you must function
at the alpha level, and use your imagination
to specify the time you want to awaken.
You will then wake up at that time.
This technique will work more effectively
when you create and visualize a clear
and strong picture of a clock. Choose a
clock you are familiar with.
A dream, a honking horn, a barking dog
or the sound of someone calling your
name may awaken you. This is the way
your mind uses imagination to get your
attention.
The primary concern is not merely how
you get up in the morning. Our real goal
Conscious intelligence uses imagination is for you to develop and recognize your
to communicate with innate intelligence. ability to direct your mind toward a goal
This means that you are not stuck with and manifest that goal at a specific time.
the programming you started with, as In doing this, you build a foundation that
is of value to you later as you learn adare other creatures.
ditional techniques.
An example of innate intelligence at work
is one of a wasp bringing a bug to his Practicing this technique will help you
mud house. The wasp carries a bug to develop stronger mental controls and
his home; he puts the insect down on mind-body management. You will then
the threshold, and goes indoors to in- function better with techniques that
spect. When the insect is moved one come later. This is especially so in dealinch away from the threshold, the wasp ing with health cases.
retrieves and places the insect on the
threshold again and goes in to inspect Early on with the Silva Method you learn
again. The wasp never gets the mes- how to use your imagination to relax
sage; he will exhaust himself pulling the your physical body. You are now going to
insect back to the threshold repeatedly go a step further and learn how to use
imagination as a communications tool to
until he falls over dead.
work with your consciousness.
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tral mechanism of our biological clock is
located in what is termed the suprachiasmatic nuclei, a brain region within the
hypothalamus. Yet, consciousness can
override biological intelligence.
We have witnessed phenomena that are
difficult to explain. It suggests that our
consciousness has its own time-keeping
device. For instance, a hypnotist can tell
a subject deep in a hypnotic trance that
in 2,586 minutes his nose will itch and
he will scratch it for exactly one minute,
then the itch will stop. Then the hypnotist brings the subject out of the trance,
giving him a suggestion that he will not
consciously remember what the hypnotist told him. At the exact time, the subject will begin to scratch his nose. After
one minute, he will stop.
Who kept time? Who reminds him? Who
told him, “You can stop now; it’s been
one minute; that’s enough”?
Conscious intelligence, equipped with
the appropriate tools, techniques and
resources can change the programming
if it desires to do so. Rather than use a
physical aid to awaken you from sleep
you can use your intelligence.
To use our consciousness you must function
at the alpha level, and use your imagination
to specify the time you want to awaken.
You will then wake up at that time.
This technique will work more effectively
when you create and visualize a clear
and strong picture of a clock. Choose a
clock you are familiar with.
A dream, a honking horn, a barking dog
or the sound of someone calling your
name may awaken you. This is the way
your mind uses imagination to get your
attention.
The primary concern is not merely how
you get up in the morning. Our real goal
Conscious intelligence uses imagination is for you to develop and recognize your
to communicate with innate intelligence. ability to direct your mind toward a goal
This means that you are not stuck with and manifest that goal at a specific time.
the programming you started with, as In doing this, you build a foundation that
is of value to you later as you learn adare other creatures.
ditional techniques.
An example of innate intelligence at work
is one of a wasp bringing a bug to his Practicing this technique will help you
mud house. The wasp carries a bug to develop stronger mental controls and
his home; he puts the insect down on mind-body management. You will then
the threshold, and goes indoors to in- function better with techniques that
spect. When the insect is moved one come later. This is especially so in dealinch away from the threshold, the wasp ing with health cases.
retrieves and places the insect on the
threshold again and goes in to inspect Early on with the Silva Method you learn
again. The wasp never gets the mes- how to use your imagination to relax
sage; he will exhaust himself pulling the your physical body. You are now going to
insect back to the threshold repeatedly go a step further and learn how to use
imagination as a communications tool to
until he falls over dead.
work with your consciousness.
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The Clock Exercise
Awake Control
The Clock Exercise
Awake Control
You can use this mental technique to
practice awakening without an alarm
clock. This helps in strengthening your
mental controls. To use The Clock Technique practice awakening without a
physical alarm clock.
The Awake Control exercise is designed
to help you remain awake longer when
necessary. It may be used any time you
feel drowsy or low on energy. It can be
helpful when staying up late, driving
long distances or studying until the wee
hours of the night.
You can use this mental technique to
practice awakening without an alarm
clock. This helps in strengthening your
mental controls. To use The Clock Technique practice awakening without a
physical alarm clock.
The Awake Control exercise is designed
to help you remain awake longer when
necessary. It may be used any time you
feel drowsy or low on energy. It can be
helpful when staying up late, driving
long distances or studying until the wee
hours of the night.
Enter the Basic Plane Level with the
three-to-one method just before going
to sleep.
At level, visualize a clock. Mentally set
the time on the clock to indicate the time
that you want to awaken, and tell yourself mentally, “This is the time I want to
awaken, and this is the time I am going
to awaken.”
As with other Silva Method techniques,
this exercise is to be applied at level, using the five-step process and the exact
wording of the formula.
The Awake Control technique is a powerful program that results in a burst of energy that may last for hours. In addition,
science has demonstrated that meditation is a way for the body to release enStay at the Basic Plane Level and just dorphins causing it to feel both good and
go to sleep. You will awaken at the time energized.
you desire and will be wide awake, feelTogether, they make a winning coming fine.
bination.
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Enter the Basic Plane Level with the
three-to-one method just before going
to sleep.
At level, visualize a clock. Mentally set
the time on the clock to indicate the time
that you want to awaken, and tell yourself mentally, “This is the time I want to
awaken, and this is the time I am going
to awaken.”
As with other Silva Method techniques,
this exercise is to be applied at level, using the five-step process and the exact
wording of the formula.
The Awake Control technique is a powerful program that results in a burst of energy that may last for hours. In addition,
science has demonstrated that meditation is a way for the body to release enStay at the Basic Plane Level and just dorphins causing it to feel both good and
go to sleep. You will awaken at the time energized.
you desire and will be wide awake, feelTogether, they make a winning coming fine.
bination.
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Awake Control Exercise
Dream Control
Awake Control Exercise
Dream Control
Use Awake Control for learning to remain awake longer. Whenever you’re
drowsy, and you want to be wide awake,
especially when you’re driving, pull to
the side of the road, stop the engine,
and enter the Basic Plane Level with the
three-to-one method.
There are many benefits to learning
more about our dreams, dream states,
and images. With such knowledge, you
are better able to recall your dreams and
put them to practical use. You develop
greater control of your mental abilities.
This skill can assist you to improve your
life in many ways.
Use Awake Control for learning to remain awake longer. Whenever you’re
drowsy, and you want to be wide awake,
especially when you’re driving, pull to
the side of the road, stop the engine,
and enter the Basic Plane Level with the
three-to-one method.
There are many benefits to learning
more about our dreams, dream states,
and images. With such knowledge, you
are better able to recall your dreams and
put them to practical use. You develop
greater control of your mental abilities.
This skill can assist you to improve your
life in many ways.
At level, tell yourself, “I am drowsy and
sleepy; I don’t want to be drowsy and
sleepy; I want to be wide awake, feeling
fine and in perfect health.”
We All Have Dreams
At level, tell yourself, “I am drowsy and
sleepy; I don’t want to be drowsy and
sleepy; I want to be wide awake, feeling
fine and in perfect health.”
We All Have Dreams
Scientists assure us that everyone
dreams, though not everyone rememThen tell yourself, “I am going to count bers them. Fear is the primary reafrom one to five. At the count of five, I son why people do not remember their
will open my eyes, be wide awake, feel- dreams. Perhaps nightmares frightened
ing fine and in perfect health. I will not the child, and it became easier not to rebe drowsy and sleepy; I will be wide call any dreams at all. Over time, people
awake and feeling better than before.”
learn to suppress their dreams.
Scientists assure us that everyone
dreams, though not everyone rememThen tell yourself, “I am going to count bers them. Fear is the primary reafrom one to five. At the count of five, I son why people do not remember their
will open my eyes, be wide awake, feel- dreams. Perhaps nightmares frightened
ing fine and in perfect health. I will not the child, and it became easier not to rebe drowsy and sleepy; I will be wide call any dreams at all. Over time, people
awake and feeling better than before.”
learn to suppress their dreams.
Count, slowly: “One, two, three.” At the
count of three remind yourself, “At the
count of five, I will open my eyes, be
wide awake, feeling fine and in perfect
health.”
Count, slowly: “One, two, three.” At the
count of three remind yourself, “At the
count of five, I will open my eyes, be
wide awake, feeling fine and in perfect
health.”
You can learn to remember several
dreams every night by following the
Silva Method procedure. Begin slowly;
learn to recall one dream a night, then
progress to remember more dreams
each night. Finally, you can generate a
Then count slowly to four, then five. At dream that has information to help you
the count of five and with your eyes open, solve problems.
tell yourself, “I am wide awake, feeling
fine and in perfect health, feeling better
What Do Dreams Mean?
than before.”
You can learn to remember several
dreams every night by following the
Silva Method procedure. Begin slowly;
learn to recall one dream a night, then
progress to remember more dreams
each night. Finally, you can generate a
Then count slowly to four, then five. At dream that has information to help you
the count of five and with your eyes open, solve problems.
tell yourself, “I am wide awake, feeling
fine and in perfect health, feeling better
What Do Dreams Mean?
than before.”
The meaning of dreams is something
you can learn through practice and by
studying the most interesting person in
the world: you.
The meaning of dreams is something
you can learn through practice and by
studying the most interesting person in
the world: you.
We each have our own unique experiences in life. Each of us adopts our own
patterns of symbolic expressions. You
have already programmed into your biocomputer your own personal symbolism.
You can learn to understand and benefit
from this symbolism by keeping a dream
log, or dream diary.
We each have our own unique experiences in life. Each of us adopts our own
patterns of symbolic expressions. You
have already programmed into your biocomputer your own personal symbolism.
You can learn to understand and benefit
from this symbolism by keeping a dream
log, or dream diary.
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When you awaken with a dream, write
down a brief account of what it’s about.
In the morning enter your level, and
write out a more detailed account of the
dream. Be sure to write it down as soon
as you have it, or risk losing the memory
of it.
It appears that during a healthy night’s
sleep, we have a minimum of four sleep
and dream cycles. Each of these sleep
and dream cycles lasts about ninety
minutes. This gives us ample opportunities to remember dreams and receive
benefits.
The early sleep and dream cycles are the
deepest and have short dream periods.
Later cycles are lighter and have longer
dream periods. By programming yourself, you can awaken at the ideal time
to recall your dreams. If you awaken
too early, there is no dream. When you
awaken in the middle of the dream, you
may be confused. However, when you
awaken near the end of a dream, you
This can be one of the most effective ex- can remember and understand it.
ercises you ever do to assist you in a gainWhen, at day’s end, you are left with
ing a greater understanding of yourself.
unresolved issues, you learn to use a
portion of your sleep time to get soluSolve Problems While Dreaming
tions.
There are obvious benefits in using the
Dream Control technique. One is that
you are assured you have only the kind
of dreams you desire. Another benefit is
the use of your dream time to explore
WHEN DO WE RECALL OUR DREAMS?
memories and inner conscious levels to
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After writing down your dream, enter
your level and ask yourself, “How does
this dream relate to what has been happening in my life or help solve the problem I have in mind?” This helps you to
understand the symbolism, and over a
period of time, you gain so much understanding that you are able to interpret
your dreams rapidly.
Dream & Sleep Cycles
Additional benefits include greater skill
WPIIT
in creating and controlling images within
the alpha dimension. If you experience
nightmares, then use the techniques
you have learned to eliminate them. At
your level, acknowledge the problem,
and say; “I had this nightmare; I don’t
want to have it ever again. I want to
have dreams that contribute to positive
outcomes,” and continue the five-step
process to eliminate nightmares.
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It appears that during a healthy night’s
sleep, we have a minimum of four sleep
and dream cycles. Each of these sleep
and dream cycles lasts about ninety
minutes. This gives us ample opportunities to remember dreams and receive
benefits.
The early sleep and dream cycles are the
deepest and have short dream periods.
Later cycles are lighter and have longer
dream periods. By programming yourself, you can awaken at the ideal time
to recall your dreams. If you awaken
too early, there is no dream. When you
awaken in the middle of the dream, you
may be confused. However, when you
awaken near the end of a dream, you
This can be one of the most effective ex- can remember and understand it.
ercises you ever do to assist you in a gainWhen, at day’s end, you are left with
ing a greater understanding of yourself.
unresolved issues, you learn to use a
portion of your sleep time to get soluSolve Problems While Dreaming
tions.
There are obvious benefits in using the
Dream Control technique. One is that
you are assured you have only the kind
of dreams you desire. Another benefit is
the use of your dream time to explore
WHEN DO WE RECALL OUR DREAMS?
memories and inner conscious levels to
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give you creative answers to problems.
After writing down your dream, enter
your level and ask yourself, “How does
this dream relate to what has been happening in my life or help solve the problem I have in mind?” This helps you to
understand the symbolism, and over a
period of time, you gain so much understanding that you are able to interpret
your dreams rapidly.
Dream & Sleep Cycles
Additional benefits include greater skill
WPIIT
in creating and controlling images within
the alpha dimension. If you experience
nightmares, then use the techniques
you have learned to eliminate them. At
your level, acknowledge the problem,
and say; “I had this nightmare; I don’t
want to have it ever again. I want to
have dreams that contribute to positive
outcomes,” and continue the five-step
process to eliminate nightmares.
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Dream Control Exercise
Dream Control is a mental technique that
you can use to practice remembering
dreams. This helps in your development of
mental control.
Dream Control Exercise
will then go to sleep from level one.
You will awaken several times during the
night and in the morning with vivid recollections of your dreams. Be ready to reDream Control step one. To practice re- cord your dreams. When you are satisfied
membering a dream, you will enter alpha, that Dream Control step two is respondwith the three-to-one method. Once at ing, then start with step three.
your level, you will mentally tell yourself, “I
want to remember a dream, and I am go- Dream Control step three. To practice gening to remember a dream,” You will then erating a dream that you can remember,
go to sleep from level one.
understand, and use for problem solving.
You will enter alpha with the three-to-one
You will awaken during the night or in method. Once at alpha, mentally tell yourthe morning with a vivid recollection of self, “I want to have a dream that contains
a dream. Be ready to record your dream. information to solve the problem I have
When you are satisfied that Dream Con- in mind.” State the problem and add, “I
trol step one is responding, then start with will have such a dream, remember it, and
step two.
understand it.” You then go to sleep from
level one.
Dream Control step two. To practice remembering more than one dream per When you awaken with a recollection of
night, enter alpha with the three-to-one the desired dream, you will record the
method. Once at level, mentally tell your- dream and understand it.
self, “I want to remember my dreams, and
I am going to remember my dreams.” You
Dream Control is a mental technique that
you can use to practice remembering
dreams. This helps in your development of
mental control.
will then go to sleep from level one.
You will awaken several times during the
night and in the morning with vivid recollections of your dreams. Be ready to reDream Control step one. To practice re- cord your dreams. When you are satisfied
membering a dream, you will enter alpha, that Dream Control step two is respondwith the three-to-one method. Once at ing, then start with step three.
your level, you will mentally tell yourself, “I
want to remember a dream, and I am go- Dream Control step three. To practice gening to remember a dream,” You will then erating a dream that you can remember,
go to sleep from level one.
understand, and use for problem solving.
You will enter alpha with the three-to-one
You will awaken during the night or in method. Once at alpha, mentally tell yourthe morning with a vivid recollection of self, “I want to have a dream that contains
a dream. Be ready to record your dream. information to solve the problem I have
When you are satisfied that Dream Con- in mind.” State the problem and add, “I
trol step one is responding, then start with will have such a dream, remember it, and
step two.
understand it.” You then go to sleep from
level one.
Dream Control step two. To practice remembering more than one dream per When you awaken with a recollection of
night, enter alpha with the three-to-one the desired dream, you will record the
method. Once at level, mentally tell your- dream and understand it.
self, “I want to remember my dreams, and
I am going to remember my dreams.” You
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Keep Track
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To learn how to understand your dreams, first write down the dream. Next,
recall recent events and notice what happens in the days following the
dream. Finally, try to establish a correlation between the events.
DREAM CONTENT
Keep Track
of Your Dreams
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To learn how to understand your dreams, first write down the dream. Next,
recall recent events and notice what happens in the days following the
dream. Finally, try to establish a correlation between the events.
DREAM CONTENT
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Hand Levitation
Hand Levitation lets you enter the theta
level by yourself. It enables you to access
problematic conditions that may be the
result of experiences when young and
your brain was functioning primarily in
theta. Once you access a problematic
condition rooted in the theta level, you
can correct it while in alpha.
Some problems are more accessible from
alpha and others from theta. If you get
insight about a problem when in theta,
your brain will automatically speed up
and you can correct it from alpha.
While at level, analyze the insight you
receive about the problem. Discover the
role it has played in your life and how
it has influenced the problem. What
thoughts, beliefs and behaviors resulted
from having that problem? What changes
can you make to improve the quality of
your life?
Use the Mirror of the Mind to create a
more appealing future, which will move
you toward a life of your own design.
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Hand Levitation
Practice Entering Theta
By entering theta on your own, you are
able to establish points of reference at
those frequencies, allowing you to enter
theta more quickly and easily with every
practice session. This is what you do
when you practice Hand Levitation, gain
dominion over the theta level.
In true Hand Levitation your hand rises
automatically from your lap. It does not
cause you to enter theta. Your hand
rising automatically from your lap is an
indication that you have entered the
theta level.
For a person without Silva training, it
may take ninety minutes or longer to
enter theta with other hand levitation
techniques. Since you have programmed
the Silva Hand Levitation Technique, you
are able to enter theta in a matter of
minutes.
It is recommended that you practice
Hand Levitation at least once a month
to insure success with this technique. It
is also a good way to acquire the feeling
of expectancy that is so important in all
programming.
Silva Life System
Hand Levitation lets you enter the theta
level by yourself. It enables you to access
problematic conditions that may be the
result of experiences when young and
your brain was functioning primarily in
theta. Once you access a problematic
condition rooted in the theta level, you
can correct it while in alpha.
Some problems are more accessible from
alpha and others from theta. If you get
insight about a problem when in theta,
your brain will automatically speed up
and you can correct it from alpha.
While at level, analyze the insight you
receive about the problem. Discover the
role it has played in your life and how
it has influenced the problem. What
thoughts, beliefs and behaviors resulted
from having that problem? What changes
can you make to improve the quality of
your life?
Use the Mirror of the Mind to create a
more appealing future, which will move
you toward a life of your own design.
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Practice Entering Theta
By entering theta on your own, you are
able to establish points of reference at
those frequencies, allowing you to enter
theta more quickly and easily with every
practice session. This is what you do
when you practice Hand Levitation, gain
dominion over the theta level.
In true Hand Levitation your hand rises
automatically from your lap. It does not
cause you to enter theta. Your hand
rising automatically from your lap is an
indication that you have entered the
theta level.
For a person without Silva training, it
may take ninety minutes or longer to
enter theta with other hand levitation
techniques. Since you have programmed
the Silva Hand Levitation Technique, you
are able to enter theta in a matter of
minutes.
It is recommended that you practice
Hand Levitation at least once a month
to insure success with this technique. It
is also a good way to acquire the feeling
of expectancy that is so important in all
programming.
Silva Life System
Hand Levitation Exercise
Hand Levitation Exercise
Hand Levitation is a technique you can
use for problem solving. It is best to use
this exercise when you have plenty of
time.
Hand Levitation is a technique you can
use for problem solving. It is best to use
this exercise when you have plenty of
time.
When you begin, assume an upright
posture, allowing yourself enough room
to raise your arm comfortably. While
resting both hands on your lap, palms
down, concentrate on your stronger
hand. Keep your eyes focused on that
hand.
When you begin, assume an upright
posture, allowing yourself enough room
to raise your arm comfortably. While
resting both hands on your lap, palms
down, concentrate on your stronger
hand. Keep your eyes focused on that
hand.
Cause your hand to feel sensitive, very
sensitive. Slowly cause one finger to
move, then cause your fingers to spread
from one another and at the same time
cause your hand to begin rising from
your lap.
Cause your hand to feel sensitive, very
sensitive. Slowly cause one finger to
move, then cause your fingers to spread
from one another and at the same time
cause your hand to begin rising from
your lap.
Continue to allow your hand to rise in
the direction of your face.
Continue to allow your hand to rise in
the direction of your face.
Feel your arm becoming lighter and
lighter as the back of your hand draws
closer and closer to your face. Your hand
may feel as though a balloon is lifting it.
Feel your arm becoming lighter and
lighter as the back of your hand draws
closer and closer to your face. Your hand
may feel as though a balloon is lifting it.
Allow your hand and arm to become still
lighter and lighter as you continue to
help them rise higher and higher.
Allow your hand and arm to become still
lighter and lighter as you continue to
help them rise higher and higher.
When the back of your hand touches
your face, close your eyes, take a deep
breath, and while exhaling, return your
hand to its resting position on your lap.
When the back of your hand touches
your face, close your eyes, take a deep
breath, and while exhaling, return your
hand to its resting position on your lap.
You may use Hand Levitation to enter
deeper programming levels. Remember:
every time you practice Hand Levitation,
you enter deeper levels faster and
easier.
You may use Hand Levitation to enter
deeper programming levels. Remember:
every time you practice Hand Levitation,
you enter deeper levels faster and
easier.
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Graduates Report:
Creative Uses of the
Five Steps
Headache Control
Doctors advise us that most headaches,
possibly ninety percent, are caused by
tension. Relatively few are organic in nature. Whether you have a headache because of organic reasons, or feel a tension headache, you can learn to relieve
the pain of either type headache through
the Headache Control Technique.
You can deal with other challenges in much the same manner
as you do with headaches. Some
people upon sensing the symptoms of epilepsy have reported
When headaches you experience are
caused by excessive stress, then you will
obtain permanent relief by applying the
technique. After applying the technique,
the headaches occur less frequently until your body forgets how to cause them.
When headaches recur on a regular basis, then you can suspect an organic
cause, and may need to seek medical
attention.
relief by entering the alpha level
When to Use Headache Control
want this, I don’t need this. In the
It is important when dealing with headaches that you apply the technique as
early as possible. Usually people who
experience migraine headaches can tell
when one is coming on. It is as though
an aura precedes the headache. At the
very first indication that a headache is
imminent, enter your level and apply the
technique.
and using the same five steps.
Whenever you experience any unpleasant sensations or thoughts
at level, use the same procedure.
At level, tell yourself what you
experienced, and add; “I don’t
future, I experience only what I
desire to experience at my level.”
You can program that a deep
breath or the Three Fingers technique will help you to have only
the kind of experiences you desire.
The Headache Control Technique uses
the five-step process for solving problems. First, state the problem. Second,
state the goal. Third, establish a plan to
reach the goal. Fourth, implement the
plan. Fifth, claim your end result.
Use your level to create for your-
Remember, you must apply this technique while at your alpha level. The
more you practice entering your level
and coming out again, the more effective you become.
the future.
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self the kind of life you desire.
Practice at every opportunity. The
more successes you have, the
easier it is to achieve success in
Silva Life System
Graduates Report:
Creative Uses of the
Five Steps
Headache Control
Doctors advise us that most headaches,
possibly ninety percent, are caused by
tension. Relatively few are organic in nature. Whether you have a headache because of organic reasons, or feel a tension headache, you can learn to relieve
the pain of either type headache through
the Headache Control Technique.
You can deal with other challenges in much the same manner
as you do with headaches. Some
people upon sensing the symptoms of epilepsy have reported
When headaches you experience are
caused by excessive stress, then you will
obtain permanent relief by applying the
technique. After applying the technique,
the headaches occur less frequently until your body forgets how to cause them.
When headaches recur on a regular basis, then you can suspect an organic
cause, and may need to seek medical
attention.
relief by entering the alpha level
When to Use Headache Control
want this, I don’t need this. In the
It is important when dealing with headaches that you apply the technique as
early as possible. Usually people who
experience migraine headaches can tell
when one is coming on. It is as though
an aura precedes the headache. At the
very first indication that a headache is
imminent, enter your level and apply the
technique.
and using the same five steps.
Whenever you experience any unpleasant sensations or thoughts
at level, use the same procedure.
At level, tell yourself what you
experienced, and add; “I don’t
future, I experience only what I
desire to experience at my level.”
You can program that a deep
breath or the Three Fingers technique will help you to have only
the kind of experiences you desire.
The Headache Control Technique uses
the five-step process for solving problems. First, state the problem. Second,
state the goal. Third, establish a plan to
reach the goal. Fourth, implement the
plan. Fifth, claim your end result.
Use your level to create for your-
Remember, you must apply this technique while at your alpha level. The
more you practice entering your level
and coming out again, the more effective you become.
the future.
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self the kind of life you desire.
Practice at every opportunity. The
more successes you have, the
easier it is to achieve success in
Silva Life System
Headache Control Exercise
For tension headaches accompanied by
mild pain, use one application; for more
severe pain, use two applications five
minutes apart. For migraine headaches
accompanied by severe pain, use three
applications five minutes apart.
Tension Headaches
When you have a tension headache, enter the Basic Plane Level with the threeto-one method. Once at your level, mentally tell yourself; “I have a headache; I
feel a headache; I don’t want to have a
headache; I don’t want to feel a headache.
Headache Control Exercise
Migraine Headaches
When you have a migraine headache,
enter the Basic Plane Level with the
three-to-one method. Once at your level
go through the same procedure as in
the tension headache. Use three applications, five minutes apart.
The first application reduces the discomfort by a certain amount. Wait five minutes and apply the second application.
The second application takes care of a
greater amount of the discomfort. Wait
five more minutes and apply the third
application. With the third application
the discomfort has disappeared.
For tension headaches accompanied by
mild pain, use one application; for more
severe pain, use two applications five
minutes apart. For migraine headaches
accompanied by severe pain, use three
applications five minutes apart.
Tension Headaches
When you have a tension headache, enter the Basic Plane Level with the threeto-one method. Once at your level, mentally tell yourself; “I have a headache; I
feel a headache; I don’t want to have a
headache; I don’t want to feel a headache.
“I am going to count from one to five and
at the count of five, I will open my eyes,
be wide awake, feeling fine and in perfect health. I will then have no headache.
I will then feel no headache.
“I am going to count from one to five and
at the count of five, I will open my eyes,
be wide awake, feeling fine and in perfect health. I will then have no headache.
I will then feel no headache.
Notice that we have made a change at
level three, from ache to no discomfort.
We left the ache behind. You then proceed to mentally count slowly to four,
then to five, and at the count of five, and
with your eyes open, you say to yourself
mentally, “I am wide awake, feeling fine
and healthy. I have no discomfort in my
head. I feel no discomfort in my head.”
Notice that we have made a change at
level three, from ache to no discomfort.
We left the ache behind. You then proceed to mentally count slowly to four,
then to five, and at the count of five, and
with your eyes open, you say to yourself
mentally, “I am wide awake, feeling fine
and healthy. I have no discomfort in my
head. I feel no discomfort in my head.”
From then on when symptoms appear,
one application will take care of the migraine problem. As you continue to take
care of this problem in this manner, the
symptoms will appear less frequentYou then count slowly from one to two, ly, until the body forgets how to cause
then to three, and at the count of three them. This brings to an end the migraine
you remind yourself mentally that, “At problem without the use of drugs.
the count of five, I will open my eyes, be
wide awake, feeling fine and in perfect For health problems, apply these techhealth; I will then have no discomfort. I niques under appropriate medical supervision.
will then feel no discomfort.”
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Migraine Headaches
When you have a migraine headache,
enter the Basic Plane Level with the
three-to-one method. Once at your level
go through the same procedure as in
the tension headache. Use three applications, five minutes apart.
The first application reduces the discomfort by a certain amount. Wait five minutes and apply the second application.
The second application takes care of a
greater amount of the discomfort. Wait
five more minutes and apply the third
application. With the third application
the discomfort has disappeared.
From then on when symptoms appear,
one application will take care of the migraine problem. As you continue to take
care of this problem in this manner, the
symptoms will appear less frequentYou then count slowly from one to two, ly, until the body forgets how to cause
then to three, and at the count of three them. This brings to an end the migraine
you remind yourself mentally that, “At problem without the use of drugs.
the count of five, I will open my eyes, be
wide awake, feeling fine and in perfect For health problems, apply these techhealth; I will then have no discomfort. I niques under appropriate medical supervision.
will then feel no discomfort.”
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Glove Anesthesia
Glove Anesthesia Exercise
Glove Anesthesia
Glove Anesthesia Exercise
Using Hand Levitation to enter deeper
theta levels creates an ideal mental
environment
to
program
Glove
Anesthesia. This exercise consists of
several steps.
Glove Anesthesia is a technique that
you can practice to develop control of
physiological pain and in many cases
control of bleeding and hemorrhaging.
Using Hand Levitation to enter deeper
theta levels creates an ideal mental
environment
to
program
Glove
Anesthesia. This exercise consists of
several steps.
Glove Anesthesia is a technique that
you can practice to develop control of
physiological pain and in many cases
control of bleeding and hemorrhaging.
The first step is to develop the feeling
of anesthesia, by placing your hand in
an imaginary container of icy-cold water.
Magnify the feeling of coldness with your
imagination in order to get the feeling of
Glove Anesthesia.
The second step is to transfer this
anesthesia to the other hand and then
to the rest of your body. Finally, you
can remove all discomfort by simply
repeating the word “gone.”
Once you have learned to create the
feeling of anesthesia while at your level,
you are more prepared for emergencies
you might encounter.
Even if you have not fully developed
the technique, it can still work in an
emergency. The urgent need to stop
pain and hemorrhaging provides enough
energy to cause it to be effective.
Glove Anesthesia is designed to be used in
case of an accident. Apply any technique
you can to correct the problem. Be sure
to get competent medical attention
when possible. Take action in both the
objective and the subjective realms to
correct problems.
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Glove Anesthesia is the development of a
feeling that is different from the normal
and usually developed on the less strong
hand.
Glove Anesthesia could be a cold feeling,
a tingling sensation, or a vibration,
as though your hand is asleep. Other
sensations can be as if you have a
leather glove on your hand, as though
your hand is made of wood or a feeling
as though you have no hand. Any feeling
other than the normal is considered to
be Glove Anesthesia.
While you are at level, imagine placing
your stronger hand in hot water. Then
return your hand to your lap. Later
imagine placing your other hand in
cold water, to start the effect of Glove
Anesthesia.
Then, place this hand on your lap, and
test it for coldness and insensibility with
your other hand.
With practice, you can learn to develop
the desired feeling that develops into
insensitivity, or Glove Anesthesia. Finish
by rubbing your hand three times with
your other hand, from the wrist toward
the fingers, bringing all feeling back
to normal and removing all abnormal
feeling from your hand.
Silva Life System
The first step is to develop the feeling
of anesthesia, by placing your hand in
an imaginary container of icy-cold water.
Magnify the feeling of coldness with your
imagination in order to get the feeling of
Glove Anesthesia.
The second step is to transfer this
anesthesia to the other hand and then
to the rest of your body. Finally, you
can remove all discomfort by simply
repeating the word “gone.”
Once you have learned to create the
feeling of anesthesia while at your level,
you are more prepared for emergencies
you might encounter.
Even if you have not fully developed
the technique, it can still work in an
emergency. The urgent need to stop
pain and hemorrhaging provides enough
energy to cause it to be effective.
Glove Anesthesia is designed to be used in
case of an accident. Apply any technique
you can to correct the problem. Be sure
to get competent medical attention
when possible. Take action in both the
objective and the subjective realms to
correct problems.
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Glove Anesthesia is the development of a
feeling that is different from the normal
and usually developed on the less strong
hand.
Glove Anesthesia could be a cold feeling,
a tingling sensation, or a vibration,
as though your hand is asleep. Other
sensations can be as if you have a
leather glove on your hand, as though
your hand is made of wood or a feeling
as though you have no hand. Any feeling
other than the normal is considered to
be Glove Anesthesia.
While you are at level, imagine placing
your stronger hand in hot water. Then
return your hand to your lap. Later
imagine placing your other hand in
cold water, to start the effect of Glove
Anesthesia.
Then, place this hand on your lap, and
test it for coldness and insensibility with
your other hand.
With practice, you can learn to develop
the desired feeling that develops into
insensitivity, or Glove Anesthesia. Finish
by rubbing your hand three times with
your other hand, from the wrist toward
the fingers, bringing all feeling back
to normal and removing all abnormal
feeling from your hand.
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As soon as you learn to develop Glove
Anesthesia, and after testing it and
becoming satisfied with the results,
start practicing the transferring of
this anesthesia to other parts of the
body. First, practice transferring this
anesthesia from one hand to the other by
placing the anesthetized hand over the
other hand for a few seconds, and then
test the other hand for anesthesia.
As soon as you learn to develop Glove
Anesthesia, and after testing it and
becoming satisfied with the results,
start practicing the transferring of
this anesthesia to other parts of the
body. First, practice transferring this
anesthesia from one hand to the other by
placing the anesthetized hand over the
other hand for a few seconds, and then
test the other hand for anesthesia.
When this has become effective, you
then practice transferring the anesthesia
from either hand to any other part of the
body. This is done by placing either hand
over that part of the body and holding it
in that position for a few seconds. Finally
you can learn, by practicing, to program
yourself so that by concentrating on any
discomfort and mentally saying the word
“gone,” the discomfort will be gone.
When this has become effective, you
then practice transferring the anesthesia
from either hand to any other part of the
body. This is done by placing either hand
over that part of the body and holding it
in that position for a few seconds. Finally
you can learn, by practicing, to program
yourself so that by concentrating on any
discomfort and mentally saying the word
“gone,” the discomfort will be gone.
You may reinforce the effects of this
technique with practice.
You may reinforce the effects of this
technique with practice.
To correct health problems, controls are
applied under appropriate professional
supervision.
To correct health problems, controls are
applied under appropriate professional
supervision.
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Pain and all other physical sensations are
part of the body’s nervous system, which
carries information to the brain. The brain
then processes the information and selects
an action.
Pain is one form of information and is a
part of the body’s defense mechanism. Pain
triggers mental problem-solving strategies
that seek to end the painful experience, and
it promotes learning, making repetition of
the painful situation less likely.
Pain signals are conducted by chemicals
creating small bursts of electric current
going from cell to cell. In order for a signal
from one cell to reach the next in line, the
first cell must secrete a chemical transmitter
to special receptor sites on the neighboring
cell. Some neurotransmitters excite the
second cell, allowing it to generate an
electrical signal. Others inhibit the second
cell, preventing it from generating a signal.
This is the basis of the Gate Control Theory.
The Gate Control Theory suggests that there
is a gating mechanism within the spinal
cord that closes or opens, depending on the
message.
you dislike, then the pain of that injury may
be severe.
Pain and all other physical sensations are
part of the body’s nervous system, which
carries information to the brain. The brain
then processes the information and selects
an action.
The theory explained such everyday
behavior as scratching a scab, or rubbing a
sprained ankle: the scratching and rubbing
excite just those nerve cells sensitive to
touch and pressure that can suppress
the pain receptors. Certain behaviors can
activate the pain control systems such
as acting in a heroic manner, or helping
someone in need.
Pain is one form of information and is a
part of the body’s defense mechanism. Pain
triggers mental problem-solving strategies
that seek to end the painful experience, and
it promotes learning, making repetition of
the painful situation less likely.
Pain signals are conducted by chemicals
creating small bursts of electric current
going from cell to cell. In order for a signal
from one cell to reach the next in line, the
first cell must secrete a chemical transmitter
to special receptor sites on the neighboring
cell. Some neurotransmitters excite the
second cell, allowing it to generate an
electrical signal. Others inhibit the second
cell, preventing it from generating a signal.
This is the basis of the Gate Control Theory.
Attention to Pain
Attention to pain makes it worse and the
reverse is also true. When you concentrate
on pain, you tell your brain that the pain is
important. If you fear the pain, the brain will
be extremely vigilant so that it will report
the least bit of pain to you. As a result the
pain is magnified. Certain emotions can also
influence pain. Sad emotions can make the
pain worse whereas emotions that require
your attention can lessen the pain.
you dislike, then the pain of that injury may
be severe.
The theory explained such everyday
behavior as scratching a scab, or rubbing a
sprained ankle: the scratching and rubbing
excite just those nerve cells sensitive to
touch and pressure that can suppress
the pain receptors. Certain behaviors can
activate the pain control systems such
as acting in a heroic manner, or helping
someone in need.
Attention to Pain
Attention to pain makes it worse and the
reverse is also true. When you concentrate
on pain, you tell your brain that the pain is
important. If you fear the pain, the brain will
be extremely vigilant so that it will report
the least bit of pain to you. As a result the
pain is magnified. Certain emotions can also
influence pain. Sad emotions can make the
pain worse whereas emotions that require
your attention can lessen the pain.
Shift Your Focus
The Gate Control Theory suggests that there
is a gating mechanism within the spinal
cord that closes or opens, depending on the
message.
The gate-closing cells include large neurons
that are stimulated by non-painful touching
of your skin. The gate could also be closed
by brain cells activating a descending
pathway to block pain. Therefore, the brain
is not a passive receiver of pain information
but can influence the information received,
deciding whether it is important enough to
be registered.
Many pain sufferers find that their pain is
the greatest when they feel depressed and
hopeless, feelings that may open the pain
gate. Pain is not so bothersome when the
sufferers are focused on doing something
that demands attention or is enjoyable.
Although the physical cause of pain may
be identical, the perception of pain is
dramatically different.
The gate-closing cells include large neurons
that are stimulated by non-painful touching
of your skin. The gate could also be closed
by brain cells activating a descending
pathway to block pain. Therefore, the brain
is not a passive receiver of pain information
but can influence the information received,
deciding whether it is important enough to
be registered.
Many pain sufferers find that their pain is
the greatest when they feel depressed and
hopeless, feelings that may open the pain
gate. Pain is not so bothersome when the
sufferers are focused on doing something
that demands attention or is enjoyable.
Although the physical cause of pain may
be identical, the perception of pain is
dramatically different.
According to the gate control theory of pain,
our thoughts, beliefs, and emotions may
affect how much pain we feel from a given
physical sensation.
Researchers found that manufactured
morphine molecules fit snugly into receptors
on certain brain and spinal cord neurons, and
concluded that there were probably naturally
occurring brain chemicals that behaved
exactly like morphine. In fact, the body
produces many natural painkillers found in
the spinal cord that are far more potent than
chemistry has the capacity to produce.
According to the gate control theory of pain,
our thoughts, beliefs, and emotions may
affect how much pain we feel from a given
physical sensation.
Researchers found that manufactured
morphine molecules fit snugly into receptors
on certain brain and spinal cord neurons, and
concluded that there were probably naturally
occurring brain chemicals that behaved
exactly like morphine. In fact, the body
produces many natural painkillers found in
the spinal cord that are far more potent than
chemistry has the capacity to produce.
For example, if what you are doing or
thinking is more important than the pain
received, then the brain will not accept the
pain. On the other hand, if you get a slight
injury such as being stepped on by someone
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For example, if what you are doing or
thinking is more important than the pain
received, then the brain will not accept the
pain. On the other hand, if you get a slight
injury such as being stepped on by someone
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Glass of Water
Glass of Water
Information Helps Solve Problems
Why the Technique Works
Information Helps Solve Problems
Why the Technique Works
The Glass of Water technique is used
whenever you need information or
guidance. It is excellent for making
decisions, finding misplaced objects
and gaining a deeper understanding
of life’s challenging
situations.
The technique goes further than this.
Scientists believe that the way the
technique is applied, the water is actually
programmed to serve as a reminder to
our consciousness to keep searching
for the necessary
information.
The Glass of Water technique is used
whenever you need information or
guidance. It is excellent for making
decisions, finding misplaced objects
and gaining a deeper understanding
of life’s challenging
situations.
The technique goes further than this.
Scientists believe that the way the
technique is applied, the water is actually
programmed to serve as a reminder to
our consciousness to keep searching
for the necessary
information.
When we do not
know the solutions
to
problems,
we
lack the necessary
information.
Once
we
have
enough
information, answers
and solutions usually
become
obvious.
Ignorance does not
exempt
us
from
suffering. We must
do our best to search
for information that
can assist us in
solving problems.
With the Glass of
Water
technique,
you enter your level
by closing your eyes
and turning them
slightly upward. You
then give yourself a
specific command or
instruction. The command is a program—
the last thought you
have before going to
sleep and is set in
motion when you fall
asleep. From then on
you can assume that
a solution will come.
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Emoto’s
Nice Ice
Dr. Masaru Emoto, in his book
The Hidden Messages in Water, records images of crystals
ter
formed in frozen water from
various sources, using highspeed photography. When loving
words or concentrated thoughts
were directed to the water, or
even written on paper and taped
to the glass, brilliant, complex
and colorful snowflake patterns
were formed. When polluted
water or water which had negative thoughts or words directed
to it was used, only incomplete,
asymmetrical patterns with dull
colors were formed. Dr. Emoto
recognizes that water has the
ability to copy and memorize information, which supports the
effectiveness of the Glass of
Water technique
Consciousness
is
perpetual. It may be
that during the night,
as we go through
normal sleep and
dream cycles, our
intelligence
scans
brain
cells
and
stored information at
all levels searching
for solutions.
Recently science has
demonstrated
that
healers, functioning
at the alpha level, can
actually change the
physical properties
of water with their
thoughts. We, too,
have the potential
to modify
the
properties of water
with our thoughts.
This
could
make
water a catalyst for
receiving and sending
information,
and
a powerful tool for
healing and solving
problems.
With this technique
you may receive
When we do not
know the solutions
to
problems,
we
lack the necessary
information.
Once
we
have
enough
information, answers
and solutions usually
become
obvious.
Ignorance does not
exempt
us
from
suffering. We must
do our best to search
for information that
can assist us in
solving problems.
With the Glass of
Water
technique,
you enter your level
by closing your eyes
and turning them
slightly upward. You
then give yourself a
specific command or
instruction. The command is a program—
the last thought you
have before going to
sleep and is set in
motion when you fall
asleep. From then on
you can assume that
a solution will come.
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Emoto’s
Nice Ice
Dr. Masaru Emoto, in his book
The Hidden Messages in Water, records images of crystals
ter
formed in frozen water from
various sources, using highspeed photography. When loving
words or concentrated thoughts
were directed to the water, or
even written on paper and taped
to the glass, brilliant, complex
and colorful snowflake patterns
were formed. When polluted
water or water which had negative thoughts or words directed
to it was used, only incomplete,
asymmetrical patterns with dull
colors were formed. Dr. Emoto
recognizes that water has the
ability to copy and memorize information, which supports the
effectiveness of the Glass of
Water technique
Consciousness
is
perpetual. It may be
that during the night,
as we go through
normal sleep and
dream cycles, our
intelligence
scans
brain
cells
and
stored information at
all levels searching
for solutions.
Recently science has
demonstrated
that
healers, functioning
at the alpha level, can
actually change the
physical properties
of water with their
thoughts. We, too,
have the potential
to modify
the
properties of water
with our thoughts.
This
could
make
water a catalyst for
receiving and sending
information,
and
a powerful tool for
healing and solving
problems.
With this technique
you may receive
Glass of Water Exercise
an answer during the night or in the
morning by recalling a dream. Even
when you receive the answer through a
dream, you need to complete the Glass
of Water technique in the morning.
If you did not get an answer in the
morning, expect an answer in some
form during the day.
Other Applications
Many people use the Glass of Water
technique when they have to perform a
task, such as beginning a new diet and
exercise routine. The technique is very
flexible and has many applications. For
example, when dealing with people, use
the Glass of Water technique to help
make the correct decisions and thus
have more satisfactory relationships
with others.
In the case of illness, imagine yourself
getting healthier while holding the glass
of water with both hands, allowing your
energy to flow from your right hand to
your left as you drink half the water
at night and the remaining half in the
morning.
Imagine the water entering your system
and going to the part of your body that
needs the healing. Imagine your body in
fine and perfect health.
The Glass of Water exercise is a
technique used for solving problems and
goal achievement.
At night, just before retiring, get a water
glass and fill it with water. While drinking
approximately half of the water, close
your eyes, turn them slightly upward,
and say to yourself, “This is all I need to
do to find the solution to the problem I
have in mind.”
Then, put away the remaining half glass
of water, go to bed and sleep.
In the morning, upon awakening, drink
the remaining half-glass of water, then
close your eyes, turning your eyes slightly
upward, and say to yourself, “This is all
I need to do to find the solution to the
problem I have in mind.”
With this programming, you may awaken
during the night or in the morning with
a vivid recollection of a dream that
contains information that you can use
for solving the problem, or during the
day you may have a flash of insight that
contains information that you can use
for solving the problem.
With this technique, there is no need to
use the 3-to-1 method. You enter your
level automatically as you close your
eyes and turn them slightly upward while
drinking the water.
Get in the habit of using the Glass of
Water technique every night. Once you
have the information you need, use the
Mirror of the Mind technique to help you
reach your goals.
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an answer during the night or in the
morning by recalling a dream. Even
when you receive the answer through a
dream, you need to complete the Glass
of Water technique in the morning.
If you did not get an answer in the
morning, expect an answer in some
form during the day.
Other Applications
Many people use the Glass of Water
technique when they have to perform a
task, such as beginning a new diet and
exercise routine. The technique is very
flexible and has many applications. For
example, when dealing with people, use
the Glass of Water technique to help
make the correct decisions and thus
have more satisfactory relationships
with others.
In the case of illness, imagine yourself
getting healthier while holding the glass
of water with both hands, allowing your
energy to flow from your right hand to
your left as you drink half the water
at night and the remaining half in the
morning.
Imagine the water entering your system
and going to the part of your body that
needs the healing. Imagine your body in
fine and perfect health.
The Glass of Water exercise is a
technique used for solving problems and
goal achievement.
At night, just before retiring, get a water
glass and fill it with water. While drinking
approximately half of the water, close
your eyes, turn them slightly upward,
and say to yourself, “This is all I need to
do to find the solution to the problem I
have in mind.”
Then, put away the remaining half glass
of water, go to bed and sleep.
In the morning, upon awakening, drink
the remaining half-glass of water, then
close your eyes, turning your eyes slightly
upward, and say to yourself, “This is all
I need to do to find the solution to the
problem I have in mind.”
With this programming, you may awaken
during the night or in the morning with
a vivid recollection of a dream that
contains information that you can use
for solving the problem, or during the
day you may have a flash of insight that
contains information that you can use
for solving the problem.
With this technique, there is no need to
use the 3-to-1 method. You enter your
level automatically as you close your
eyes and turn them slightly upward while
drinking the water.
Get in the habit of using the Glass of
Water technique every night. Once you
have the information you need, use the
Mirror of the Mind technique to help you
reach your goals.
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Visualization and
Imagination Defined
Visualization and
Imagination Defined
Within the Silva Method courses, we
define visualization and imagination
differently than you might be familiar
with from the everyday use of these
terms.
Within the Silva Method courses, we
define visualization and imagination
differently than you might be familiar
with from the everyday use of these
terms.
Visualization refers to the process of
recalling and replaying memories that
involve all sensory modes. Visualization
does not refer solely to mental picturing.
When you are recalling auditory
experiences, you are engaging sounds
just as much as if you were recalling
visual experiences.
Visualization refers to the process of
recalling and replaying memories that
involve all sensory modes. Visualization
does not refer solely to mental picturing.
When you are recalling auditory
experiences, you are engaging sounds
just as much as if you were recalling
visual experiences.
Imagination refers to the process of
creating new images or changing existing
ones in some way. We can generate
images that include all sensory modes:
visual, auditory, olfactory, kinesthetic
and gustatory.
Imagination refers to the process of
creating new images or changing existing
ones in some way. We can generate
images that include all sensory modes:
visual, auditory, olfactory, kinesthetic
and gustatory.
We encourage you to use your dominant
mode
of
information
processing.
For example, when using your clock
technique, if you feel you’re more
visual, then you would create a detailed
picture of a clock; if you tend to be
more kinesthetic, you would raise your
arm and, using your fingers, adjust the
hands of the imaginary clock.
We encourage you to use your dominant
mode
of
information
processing.
For example, when using your clock
technique, if you feel you’re more
visual, then you would create a detailed
picture of a clock; if you tend to be
more kinesthetic, you would raise your
arm and, using your fingers, adjust the
hands of the imaginary clock.
If you lean toward being auditory, you
would say firmly, “This is the time I
want to awaken, and this is the time I
am going to awaken.”
If you lean toward being auditory, you
would say firmly, “This is the time I
want to awaken, and this is the time I
am going to awaken.”
The other two modes, taste and smell—
while less predominant, may still be
preferred by some.
The other two modes, taste and smell—
while less predominant, may still be
preferred by some.
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The Mental Screen
The Mental Screen
The Mental Screen is an interactive device
where we project images of all kinds.
It is used to project and develop your
visualization and imagination abilities. As
you develop these abilities, the Mental
Screen permits you to mentally correct
anything that needs correction.
To Locate Your Mental Screen
While something is in its physical form, we
cannot change it with mental energy.
Without using your eyelids as screens,
sense your Mental Screen to be out and
away from your body. The area that you
perceive with your mind is your Mental
Screen.
We project what doesn’t work onto the
Mental Screen and make the desired
changes. The role of imagination is to
modify whatever needs altering.
The Mental Screen allows you to make
mental alterations to your reality. Once
the change is made, it can manifest.
In our everyday existence, we have
special places for certain tasks such as
a kitchen for cooking, a bedroom for
sleeping, and so forth. We use the Mental
Screen for transferring information from
what it is to what we want it to be. It
is where adjustments can be made
effectively.
Everything that exists is a product of the
subjective realm, a spiritual dimension.
It had to be a thought first, before it
became a physical reality.
Thoughts charged with desire, belief
and expectation precede physical manifestation. Such thoughts can be made
more tangible using the Mental Screen,
making the process of getting what you
want easier and more efficient.
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To locate your Mental Screen, begin with
your eyes closed and turned slightly
upward from the horizontal plane of sight
at an angle of approximately twenty
degrees.
To improve the use of your Mental Screen,
project images or mental pictures onto
the screen; concentrate on and project
images having color.
Not so secret
Mental energy attracts similar
energies. Feelings and thoughts
attract real events into our lives.
Imagination used in the subjective
dimension does not use force the
way physical energy does.
This is why we cannot cause harm
to others or create problems in
the physical world with the use of
mental energy alone. However, we
can harm ourselves with our own
thoughts.
We can use positive thoughts and
imagination in the subjective,
spiritual dimension to correct
problems by attracting the
elements necessary for solutions.
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The Mental Screen is an interactive device
where we project images of all kinds.
It is used to project and develop your
visualization and imagination abilities. As
you develop these abilities, the Mental
Screen permits you to mentally correct
anything that needs correction.
To Locate Your Mental Screen
While something is in its physical form, we
cannot change it with mental energy.
Without using your eyelids as screens,
sense your Mental Screen to be out and
away from your body. The area that you
perceive with your mind is your Mental
Screen.
We project what doesn’t work onto the
Mental Screen and make the desired
changes. The role of imagination is to
modify whatever needs altering.
The Mental Screen allows you to make
mental alterations to your reality. Once
the change is made, it can manifest.
In our everyday existence, we have
special places for certain tasks such as
a kitchen for cooking, a bedroom for
sleeping, and so forth. We use the Mental
Screen for transferring information from
what it is to what we want it to be. It
is where adjustments can be made
effectively.
Everything that exists is a product of the
subjective realm, a spiritual dimension.
It had to be a thought first, before it
became a physical reality.
Thoughts charged with desire, belief
and expectation precede physical manifestation. Such thoughts can be made
more tangible using the Mental Screen,
making the process of getting what you
want easier and more efficient.
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To locate your Mental Screen, begin with
your eyes closed and turned slightly
upward from the horizontal plane of sight
at an angle of approximately twenty
degrees.
To improve the use of your Mental Screen,
project images or mental pictures onto
the screen; concentrate on and project
images having color.
Not so secret
Mental energy attracts similar
energies. Feelings and thoughts
attract real events into our lives.
Imagination used in the subjective
dimension does not use force the
way physical energy does.
This is why we cannot cause harm
to others or create problems in
the physical world with the use of
mental energy alone. However, we
can harm ourselves with our own
thoughts.
We can use positive thoughts and
imagination in the subjective,
spiritual dimension to correct
problems by attracting the
elements necessary for solutions.
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Mental Screen
Mental Screen
SEEING
SEEING
stimuli
stimuli
brain
EYES OPEN
stimuli
SENS
brain
EYES OPEN
ING
stimuli
20o
SENS
20o
brain
brain
EYES CLOSED
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EYES CLOSED
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Memory Pegs
Develop Better Imagery
Memory Pegs
Develop Better Imagery
The main reason Memory Pegs are
included in the Silva Method is to help you
practice visualization and imagination,
two faculties of genius. In addition, the
Memory Peg system is an excellent tool
to help you improve your memory and
clairvoyance.
For successful programming, the use of
mental pictures is the most effective way
to communicate what you desire. The
best tool we have found for beginners to
use in developing their visualization and
imagination is the Memory Peg System.
The main reason Memory Pegs are
included in the Silva Method is to help you
practice visualization and imagination,
two faculties of genius. In addition, the
Memory Peg system is an excellent tool
to help you improve your memory and
clairvoyance.
For successful programming, the use of
mental pictures is the most effective way
to communicate what you desire. The
best tool we have found for beginners to
use in developing their visualization and
imagination is the Memory Peg System.
Using Memory Pegs helps you function
better in the subjective dimension.
Practice by recalling, or visualizing,
something familiar, and then use
imagination to create something you
have not observed before.
Usually people can recall something they
have seen more easily than something
they have heard. The brain and mind
prefer to function with images, rather
than with abstract representations such
as words. It is useful for us to practice
thinking in visual terms.
When somebody is talking to you and
says, “Do you see what I mean?” You can
do just that and make a mental movie of
what the person is telling you. This way,
you recall it more easily and strengthen
your imagination and visualization.
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Visualizing is different from seeing. You
see with your eyes and visualize with
your mind. Visualizing is recalling, to
form a mental image of something. It
is a process of recalling the appearance
of something that exists, something you
have already experienced.
Imagination is a creative process the act
or power of forming a mental image of
something not present to the senses or
not previously known or experienced.
After you have used your imagination
to create something in the mental
dimension, then it exists as a mental
image. In the future, when you recall
the mental image you created, this too is
known as visualization. In fact, when you
function at your level, you can perceive
mental images that others have created,
and others functioning at their level can
perceive your mental creations.
Using Memory Pegs helps you function
better in the subjective dimension.
Practice by recalling, or visualizing,
something familiar, and then use
imagination to create something you
have not observed before.
Usually people can recall something they
have seen more easily than something
they have heard. The brain and mind
prefer to function with images, rather
than with abstract representations such
as words. It is useful for us to practice
thinking in visual terms.
When somebody is talking to you and
says, “Do you see what I mean?” You can
do just that and make a mental movie of
what the person is telling you. This way,
you recall it more easily and strengthen
your imagination and visualization.
Visualizing is different from seeing. You
see with your eyes and visualize with
your mind. Visualizing is recalling, to
form a mental image of something. It
is a process of recalling the appearance
of something that exists, something you
have already experienced.
Imagination is a creative process the act
or power of forming a mental image of
something not present to the senses or
not previously known or experienced.
After you have used your imagination
to create something in the mental
dimension, then it exists as a mental
image. In the future, when you recall
the mental image you created, this too is
known as visualization. In fact, when you
function at your level, you can perceive
mental images that others have created,
and others functioning at their level can
perceive your mental creations.
Imagination is very real, which might
explain why children have nightmares,
see monsters, and perceive fantasies
created by themselves and others.
Imagination is very real, which might
explain why children have nightmares,
see monsters, and perceive fantasies
created by themselves and others.
Adults can learn to attune to their
childlike faculties in order to be more
creative and solve problems better.
Adults can learn to attune to their
childlike faculties in order to be more
creative and solve problems better.
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Memory Pegs, 1-10
10 pegs
10 pegs
Memory Pegs, 1-10
No. 1: The letter “T”; the peg word TEA; project a
picture of a glass of tea on your mental screen.
No. 1: The letter “T”; the peg word TEA; project a
picture of a glass of tea on your mental screen.
No. 2: The letter “N”; the peg word NOAH;
project a picture of a man with a long white
beard on your mental screen.
No. 2: The letter “N”; the peg word NOAH;
project a picture of a man with a long white
beard on your mental screen.
No. 3: The letter “M”; the peg word MAY; project
a picture of a calendar on your screen.
No. 3: The letter “M”; the peg word MAY; project
a picture of a calendar on your screen.
No. 4: The letter “R”; the peg word RAY; mental
picture; sun rays.
No. 4: The letter “R”; the peg word RAY; mental
picture; sun rays.
No. 5: The letter “L”; the peg word LAW; mental
picture; a policeman.
No. 5: The letter “L”; the peg word LAW; mental
picture; a policeman.
No. 6: The letter “J”; the peg word JAW; mental
picture; a man with a large jaw.
No. 6: The letter “J”; the peg word JAW; mental
picture; a man with a large jaw.
No. 7: The letter “K”; the peg word KEY; mental
picture; a large gold key.
No. 7: The letter “K”; the peg word KEY; mental
picture; a large gold key.
No. 8: The letter “F”; the peg word FEE; mental
picture; a price tag of eight million dollars.
No. 8: The letter “F”; the peg word FEE; mental
picture; a price tag of eight million dollars.
No. 9: The letter “B”; the peg word BAY; mental
picture; land and water.
No. 9: The letter “B”; the peg word BAY; mental
picture; land and water.
No. 10: The letters “T” and “S”; the peg word
TOES; mental picture, ten toes.
No. 10: The letters “T” and “S”; the peg word
TOES; mental picture, ten toes.
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Portions of these memory pegs were adapted from Dr. Bruno
Furst’s Memory Peg System. For further information on Dr.
Furst’s system, refer to his book, The Practical Way to a Better
Memory, copyright 1944, Greenberg: Published by Fawcett
World Library, 67 West 44th St., New York, NY 10036
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How to remember the pegs
TeN MoRe LoJiK FiBS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 90
Portions of these memory pegs were adapted from Dr. Bruno
Furst’s Memory Peg System. For further information on Dr.
Furst’s system, refer to his book, The Practical Way to a Better
Memory, copyright 1944, Greenberg: Published by Fawcett
World Library, 67 West 44th St., New York, NY 10036
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Once you learn the Memory Pegs, they
become familiar to you. For example,
images of a glass of tea, Noah, or a
calendar, are as easy to recall as the
numbers 1, 2, and 3. You can associate
your mental images of the things you
wish to recall with your Memory Pegs.
When you associate the objects to be
remembered with the familiar pegs in
a strange, unusual, or attractive way,
they become much easier to recall.
Make your associations as outlandish as
possible. Exaggerate in size or quantity.
Use bright colors in your images and give
them dramatic action.
Once something is impressed on your
brain, the information stays there. Your
memory is perfect, even though your
ability to recall may not be. You may use
some mental housecleaning when you
do not recall something. For example,
saying, “It has momentarily slipped
my mind; however I will recall it in a
moment,” is more beneficial than “I can’t
remember,” or “I completely forgot.”
To make strong impressions, use
imagery, imagination and association.
Make mental images of everything you
want to remember.
Geniuses are people who use their minds
and use them in a special manner. By
practicing memory pegs, you are using
your mind in a special manner.
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Improve Your Memory
Memory is the product of visualization,
imagination, and association. You can
visualize what you want to remember and
then use your imagination to associate it
with something familiar.
Once you learn the Memory Pegs, they
become familiar to you. For example,
images of a glass of tea, Noah, or a
calendar, are as easy to recall as the
numbers 1, 2, and 3. You can associate
your mental images of the things you
wish to recall with your Memory Pegs.
When you associate the objects to be
remembered with the familiar pegs in
a strange, unusual, or attractive way,
they become much easier to recall.
Make your associations as outlandish as
possible. Exaggerate in size or quantity.
Use bright colors in your images and give
them dramatic action.
Once something is impressed on your
brain, the information stays there. Your
memory is perfect, even though your
ability to recall may not be. You may use
some mental housecleaning when you
do not recall something. For example,
saying, “It has momentarily slipped
my mind; however I will recall it in a
moment,” is more beneficial than “I can’t
remember,” or “I completely forgot.”
To make strong impressions, use
imagery, imagination and association.
Make mental images of everything you
want to remember.
Geniuses are people who use their minds
and use them in a special manner. By
practicing memory pegs, you are using
your mind in a special manner.
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100 pegs
Memory is the product of visualization,
imagination, and association. You can
visualize what you want to remember and
then use your imagination to associate it
with something familiar.
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The First 100 Memory Pegs
The First 100 Memory Pegs
With Alternate Peg Words
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With Alternate Peg Words
1.
Tea, tie
11.
Tot, toot
21.
Net, knot
1.
Tea, tie
11.
Tot, toot
21.
Net, knot
2.
Noah, knee
12.
Tin, ton
22.
Nun, noon
2.
Noah, knee
12.
Tin, ton
22.
Nun, noon
3.
May, ma
13.
Tam, tomb
23.
Name, gnome
3.
May, ma
13.
Tam, tomb
23.
Name, gnome
4.
Ray, rye
14.
Tar, tire
24.
Nero, Norway
4.
Ray, rye
14.
Tar, tire
24.
Nero, Norway
5.
Law, el
15.
Tail, towel
25.
Nail, nil
5.
Law, el
15.
Tail, towel
25.
Nail, nil
6.
Jaw, shoe
16.
Tissue, dish
26.
Niche, notch
6.
Jaw, shoe
16.
Tissue, dish
26.
Niche, notch
7.
Key, cow
17.
Tack, tug
27.
Neck, nag
7.
Key, cow
17.
Tack, tug
27.
Neck, nag
8.
Fee, ivy
18.
Taffy, dove
28.
Knife, navy
8.
Fee, ivy
18.
Taffy, dove
28.
Knife, navy
9.
Bay, bee
19.
Tub, top
29.
Knob, nap
9.
Bay, bee
19.
Tub, top
29.
Knob, nap
10.
Toes, toys
20.
Nose, noose
30.
Moss, mice
10.
Toes, toys
20.
Nose, noose
30.
Moss, mice
31.
Mat, mitt
41.
Rat, rod
51.
Lot, loot
31.
Mat, mitt
41.
Rat, rod
51.
Lot, loot
32.
Man, moon
42.
Rain, run
52.
Lion, loan
32.
Man, moon
42.
Rain, run
52.
Lion, loan
33.
Mama, mummy
43.
Ram, rim
53.
Lime, loom
33.
Mama, mummy
43.
Ram, rim
53.
Lime, loom
34.
Mare, mower
44. Rower, roar
54.
Lair, lure
34.
Mare, mower
44. Rower, roar
54.
Lair, lure
35.
Mail, mule
45.
Rail, roll
55.
Lily, lull
35.
Mail, mule
45.
Rail, roll
55.
Lily, lull
36.
Match, mooch
46.
Roach, rash
56.
Leech, lash
36.
Match, mooch
46.
Roach, rash
56.
Leech, lash
37.
Mike, mug
47.
Rake, rock
57.
Lake, log
37.
Mike, mug
47.
Rake, rock
57.
Lake, log
38.
Muff, movie
48. Roof, reef
58.
Leaf, lava
38.
Muff, movie
48. Roof, reef
58.
Leaf, lava
39.
Mop, map
49.
Rope, rap
59.
Lap, lip
39.
Mop, map
49.
Rope, rap
59.
Lap, lip
40.
Rose, rice
50.
Lace, lass
60.
Cheese, chess
40.
Rose, rice
50.
Lace, lass
60.
Cheese, chess
61.
Chat, sheet
71.
Cat, cot
81.
Fat, fit
61.
Chat, sheet
71.
Cat, cot
81.
Fat, fit
62.
Chain, chin
72.
Can, coin
82.
Fan, phone
62.
Chain, chin
72.
Can, coin
82.
Fan, phone
63.
Chime, chum
73. Cam, comb
83.
Foam, fame
63.
Chime, chum
73. Cam, comb
83.
Foam, fame
64.
Chair, cherry
74.
Car, core
84.
Fur, fair
64.
Chair, cherry
74.
Car, core
84.
Fur, fair
65.
Chile, jail
75.
Coal, cool
85.
Foil, file
65.
Chile, jail
75.
Coal, cool
85.
Foil, file
66.
Judge, choo-choo 76.
Cash, cage
86.
Fish, fudge
66.
Judge, choo-choo 76.
Cash, cage
86.
Fish, fudge
67.
Check, chalk
77.
Cake, coke
87.
Fig, fog
67.
Check, chalk
77.
Cake, coke
87.
Fig, fog
68.
Chef, chief
78. Cuff, cave
88.
Fife, five
68.
Chef, chief
78. Cuff, cave
88.
Fife, five
69.
Chap, ship
79.
Cap, cob
89.
Fob, fib
69.
Chap, ship
79.
Cap, cob
89.
Fob, fib
70.
Case, gas
80. Face, fez
90.
Bus, bass
70.
Case, gas
80. Face, fez
90.
Bus, bass
91.
Bat, boot
95.
Bell, bull
98.
Beef, pub
91.
Bat, boot
95.
Bell, bull
98.
Beef, pub
92.
Bean, bone
96. Beach, badge
99.
Babe, pipe
92.
Bean, bone
96. Beach, badge
99.
Babe, pipe
93.
Beam, bum
97.
100. Doses, thesis
93.
Beam, bum
97.
100. Doses, thesis
94.
Bear, boar
94.
Bear, boar
Bag, book
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Three Fingers Technique
Three Fingers Technique
A Physical Action to Trigger a Mental
Response
less hungry, less nervous, less forgetful
and less antagonistic.
A Physical Action to Trigger a Mental
Response
less hungry, less nervous, less forgetful
and less antagonistic.
There are many benefits to be gained
when you function at your level. You can
get them any time, anywhere, without
having to use the standard three-to one
method.
When you experience a mental state
that you desire, including the one you
enjoy while meditating, you can lock it
in and access it for use later by simply
putting your three fingers together and
shifting your focus inward.
There are many benefits to be gained
when you function at your level. You can
get them any time, anywhere, without
having to use the standard three-to one
method.
When you experience a mental state
that you desire, including the one you
enjoy while meditating, you can lock it
in and access it for use later by simply
putting your three fingers together and
shifting your focus inward.
The Three Fingers technique is designed
for just that purpose. This trigger
mechanism is a conditioned response.
Bringing together the thumb and first two
fingers of either hand, or both hands, is
the stimulus to trigger the alpha state,
which is the response you desire.
First find your alpha level, and then lock
it in with the Three Fingers technique.
Any time in the future when you want
to access your alpha state, simply use
the Three Fingers technique. To achieve
maximum
effectiveness,
program
specifically for the desired result.
For example you can program to have
better recall by using the Three Fingers
technique when reading or listening to
a lecture. Program yourself before the
lecture, stating what you are going to
do, and the result you desire.
The Three Fingers technique is designed
for just that purpose. This trigger
mechanism is a conditioned response.
Bringing together the thumb and first two
fingers of either hand, or both hands, is
the stimulus to trigger the alpha state,
which is the response you desire.
Five Fingers Technique
Other Applications
You can also use a similar Five Fingers
Technique during important situations in
order to engage your body, mind, spirit,
emotions and intuition.
Simply attach one of your parts to each
finger and thumb as you imagine the
outcome you desire.
Step into and become one with the
image and say, “Whenever I have a
need or desire to feel this way, believe
this way or behave this way, it will be
so.”
First find your alpha level, and then lock
it in with the Three Fingers technique.
Any time in the future when you want
to access your alpha state, simply use
the Three Fingers technique. To achieve
maximum
effectiveness,
program
specifically for the desired result.
For example you can program to have
better recall by using the Three Fingers
technique when reading or listening to
a lecture. Program yourself before the
lecture, stating what you are going to
do, and the result you desire.
You can use the Three Fingers technique
when you are fearful in certain situations.
You can program yourself that you will
never be afraid in that situation again.
Use the Three Fingers technique to
remain calm. When you lose your
temper, program yourself to remain in
control of your emotions instead.
You can use the Three Fingers technique
when you are fearful in certain situations.
You can program yourself that you will
never be afraid in that situation again.
Use the Three Fingers technique to
remain calm. When you lose your
temper, program yourself to remain in
control of your emotions instead.
You can program yourself to be more
intuitive, more understanding, more
persuasive and more loving, as well as
You can program yourself to be more
intuitive, more understanding, more
persuasive and more loving, as well as
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Five Fingers Technique
Other Applications
You can also use a similar Five Fingers
Technique during important situations in
order to engage your body, mind, spirit,
emotions and intuition.
Simply attach one of your parts to each
finger and thumb as you imagine the
outcome you desire.
Step into and become one with the
image and say, “Whenever I have a
need or desire to feel this way, believe
this way or behave this way, it will be
so.”
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Three Fingers Exercise
Three Fingers Exercise
By bringing together the tips of the
first two fingers and thumb of either
hand, your consciousness adjusts to a
deeper level of awareness for stronger
programming. Stronger programming
of information results in easier recall,
producing a better memory.
By bringing together the tips of the
first two fingers and thumb of either
hand, your consciousness adjusts to a
deeper level of awareness for stronger
programming. Stronger programming
of information results in easier recall,
producing a better memory.
To Read Text or Other Information
Enter the Basic Plane Level with the use
of the 3-to-1 method. Tell yourself that
you are going to count from 1 to 3 and
at the count of 3 you will open your eyes
and read the information.
State the author’s name or source,
title, and subject matter. Add, “Noises
will not distract me. Noises help me
to concentrate. I will have superior
concentration and understanding.” Then
count from 1 to 3, open your eyes and
read the lesson.
When you have read the lesson, once
again enter the Basic Plane Level with
the 3-to-1 method. Tell yourself, “I will
recall the lesson I have just read (say
the author’s name or source, title and
subject matter) anytime in the future with
the use of the Three Fingers technique.”
Come out of level.
Preparing to Attend
Conference or Lecture
a
Meeting,
Enter the Basic Plane Level with the
3-to-1 method and tell yourself, “I am
going to attend this event, (mention
the event). I am going to use the Three
Fingers technique. Noises do not distract
me. Noises help me to concentrate. I
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Find a parking space
and other cool stuff
Our graduates have shared with us
several creative examples of success
with the Three Fingers technique not
found in the Silva training.
Without communicating with each
other, Silva members worldwide
reported the ability to find parking
spaces, locate missing keys and jewelry or important papers. Surprisingly,
this technique works for those who
haven’t taken the Silva Method.
The reason is simple: The Three Fingers technique contains all the elements of successful programming.
Each finger represents a subjective
energy, desire, belief and expectancy.
Together, the three add up to faith.
Imagination is intrinsic to success;
when you imagine a free parking
space, your focus shifts inward, your
brain frequency slows and you go to
level.
Causing long-lost friends to contact
you, changing traffic lights, avoiding speeding tickets and getting the
perfect seats to a “sold-out” show are
some more rewards above and beyond the regular uses.
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To Read Text or Other Information
Enter the Basic Plane Level with the use
of the 3-to-1 method. Tell yourself that
you are going to count from 1 to 3 and
at the count of 3 you will open your eyes
and read the information.
State the author’s name or source,
title, and subject matter. Add, “Noises
will not distract me. Noises help me
to concentrate. I will have superior
concentration and understanding.” Then
count from 1 to 3, open your eyes and
read the lesson.
When you have read the lesson, once
again enter the Basic Plane Level with
the 3-to-1 method. Tell yourself, “I will
recall the lesson I have just read (say
the author’s name or source, title and
subject matter) anytime in the future with
the use of the Three Fingers technique.”
Come out of level.
Preparing to Attend
Conference or Lecture
a
Meeting,
Enter the Basic Plane Level with the
3-to-1 method and tell yourself, “I am
going to attend this event, (mention
the event). I am going to use the Three
Fingers technique. Noises do not distract
me. Noises help me to concentrate. I
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Find a parking space
and other cool stuff
Our graduates have shared with us
several creative examples of success
with the Three Fingers technique not
found in the Silva training.
Without communicating with each
other, Silva members worldwide
reported the ability to find parking
spaces, locate missing keys and jewelry or important papers. Surprisingly,
this technique works for those who
haven’t taken the Silva Method.
The reason is simple: The Three Fingers technique contains all the elements of successful programming.
Each finger represents a subjective
energy, desire, belief and expectancy.
Together, the three add up to faith.
Imagination is intrinsic to success;
when you imagine a free parking
space, your focus shifts inward, your
brain frequency slows and you go to
level.
Causing long-lost friends to contact
you, changing traffic lights, avoiding speeding tickets and getting the
perfect seats to a “sold-out” show are
some more rewards above and beyond the regular uses.
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will have superior concentration and
understanding. I will be able to recall
the event and material covered anytime
in the future with the use of the Three
Fingers technique.” Come out of level.
With this formula, it’s not necessary
to re-enter your level to reinforce the
program, since you are programming the
formula while using the Three Fingers
technique.
Taking a Test
To apply the Three Fingers technique
for test-taking, Use the Following ThreeStep Method
Step One: Read your test questions in
the way you always do, but do not stay
too long on any one of them. When you
have a ready answer put it down; if not,
skip that question and move to the next
one.
Step Two: Use the Three Fingers
technique, and do as in the first step;
this time stay a little longer on the
unanswered question. When an answer
comes, put it down; otherwise skip that
question and move to the next one.
Step Three: Put your three fingers
together. Read the unanswered question
and when still no answer comes, close
your eyes, turn them slightly upward.
Visualize or imagine the source that has
the information on your Mental Screen
and ask for the answer. Then clear your
mind by thinking of something else.
Then start thinking again to figure out
the answer. The first answer that comes
is the correct one. Write it down. Always
turn in a complete paper.
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Mirror of the Mind
With the Mirror of the Mind, you use
visualization and imagination to alter an
existing situation and create anything
you desire to have, do, or be.
The two important keys to success are
that you use the alpha level, and that
you build and recognize a solid and
supportive belief system, such as faith.
You Must Have Faith
Faith is made up of three major
components, which are desire, belief,
and expectancy.
When any one of the three factors is
strong enough, then it may carry the
others. When there is enough desire,
then there may be enough energy
available to insure success even if
belief and expectancy are weak. All
factors, however, must be present to
some degree. If the desire is not very
strong, then it takes greater belief and
expectancy to get results.
Desire is a motivating force urging you
on. It is very important that you have
a strong desire. In fact, without desire,
you would probably never begin.
Ask yourself these questions: Do you
really desire what you are programming
for? Do you really need it? Is it important
to you? Does it serve a purpose? Does it
solve a problem? There is much stronger
desire for necessities than for luxuries.
Your consciousness does not like to
work on make-believe problems. Your
intelligence is meant for correcting real
problems. The bigger the problem and
the greater the need, the stronger the
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will have superior concentration and
understanding. I will be able to recall
the event and material covered anytime
in the future with the use of the Three
Fingers technique.” Come out of level.
With this formula, it’s not necessary
to re-enter your level to reinforce the
program, since you are programming the
formula while using the Three Fingers
technique.
Taking a Test
To apply the Three Fingers technique
for test-taking, Use the Following ThreeStep Method
Step One: Read your test questions in
the way you always do, but do not stay
too long on any one of them. When you
have a ready answer put it down; if not,
skip that question and move to the next
one.
Step Two: Use the Three Fingers
technique, and do as in the first step;
this time stay a little longer on the
unanswered question. When an answer
comes, put it down; otherwise skip that
question and move to the next one.
Step Three: Put your three fingers
together. Read the unanswered question
and when still no answer comes, close
your eyes, turn them slightly upward.
Visualize or imagine the source that has
the information on your Mental Screen
and ask for the answer. Then clear your
mind by thinking of something else.
Then start thinking again to figure out
the answer. The first answer that comes
is the correct one. Write it down. Always
turn in a complete paper.
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With the Mirror of the Mind, you use
visualization and imagination to alter an
existing situation and create anything
you desire to have, do, or be.
The two important keys to success are
that you use the alpha level, and that
you build and recognize a solid and
supportive belief system, such as faith.
You Must Have Faith
Faith is made up of three major
components, which are desire, belief,
and expectancy.
When any one of the three factors is
strong enough, then it may carry the
others. When there is enough desire,
then there may be enough energy
available to insure success even if
belief and expectancy are weak. All
factors, however, must be present to
some degree. If the desire is not very
strong, then it takes greater belief and
expectancy to get results.
Desire is a motivating force urging you
on. It is very important that you have
a strong desire. In fact, without desire,
you would probably never begin.
Ask yourself these questions: Do you
really desire what you are programming
for? Do you really need it? Is it important
to you? Does it serve a purpose? Does it
solve a problem? There is much stronger
desire for necessities than for luxuries.
Your consciousness does not like to
work on make-believe problems. Your
intelligence is meant for correcting real
problems. The bigger the problem and
the greater the need, the stronger the
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desire. When faced with a life-threatening
challenge, there is tremendous desire.
Belief is an acceptance about you or a
situation that sets the blueprint for what
is. Belief sustains you while you wait for
what you have subjectively created to
manifest in the objective dimension.
Ask yourself the following questions: Do
you believe you are worthy of what you
are seeking, or that the situation merits
a solution? Do you have any doubts
regarding the situation? Do you really
believe it can happen?
Expectancy is the facet of belief
that is confident of the outcome.
Confidence comes with success. This
is why recognition of your successes is
valuable. Take credit for your successes
as you use your Mirror of the Mind
technique. Practice whenever you have
an opportunity, so you accumulate many
successes.
When you are functioning in the mental
realm, do not make forceful efforts as
you would in the physical world. This only
creates tension, which tends to bring
you out of your level. No matter how
spatially separated the components of
your present reality are from what you
want, your mind operates in a manner
to make your goals happen.
Program for future conditions as if they
have already happened. Believe you
have already received. In the mental
dimension it already exists. You have
already created what you desire.
It is important for desire, belief and
expectancy to be just right. This will
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help insure successful manifestation of
your goals.
The Universal Law of Attraction
This universal law operates whether
you know it or not. Your personal
energy—how you think and feel,
believe and expect—attracts similar
energy. This law works best if you
consciously participate.
Create your desires with these basic
steps:
Get very clear on what you want.
Once clear on exactly what you desire, focus on it. Stay positive.
What you imagine must be consistent with what you want.
Allow the universe to give you feedback. This could be the most challenging part for you.
Take appropriate and congruent action.
You can leave all the details to the
universe. The possibilities are endless. All you need to do is expect
it. Act like you already have it. Be
grateful.
That’s it! You can always be expectant of good things. Feel good,
knowing that what you want is on
its way.
Always expect to get what you
want, even miracles.
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desire. When faced with a life-threatening
challenge, there is tremendous desire.
Belief is an acceptance about you or a
situation that sets the blueprint for what
is. Belief sustains you while you wait for
what you have subjectively created to
manifest in the objective dimension.
Ask yourself the following questions: Do
you believe you are worthy of what you
are seeking, or that the situation merits
a solution? Do you have any doubts
regarding the situation? Do you really
believe it can happen?
Expectancy is the facet of belief
that is confident of the outcome.
Confidence comes with success. This
is why recognition of your successes is
valuable. Take credit for your successes
as you use your Mirror of the Mind
technique. Practice whenever you have
an opportunity, so you accumulate many
successes.
When you are functioning in the mental
realm, do not make forceful efforts as
you would in the physical world. This only
creates tension, which tends to bring
you out of your level. No matter how
spatially separated the components of
your present reality are from what you
want, your mind operates in a manner
to make your goals happen.
Program for future conditions as if they
have already happened. Believe you
have already received. In the mental
dimension it already exists. You have
already created what you desire.
It is important for desire, belief and
expectancy to be just right. This will
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help insure successful manifestation of
your goals.
The Universal Law of Attraction
This universal law operates whether
you know it or not. Your personal
energy—how you think and feel,
believe and expect—attracts similar
energy. This law works best if you
consciously participate.
Create your desires with these basic
steps:
Get very clear on what you want.
Once clear on exactly what you desire, focus on it. Stay positive.
What you imagine must be consistent with what you want.
Allow the universe to give you feedback. This could be the most challenging part for you.
Take appropriate and congruent action.
You can leave all the details to the
universe. The possibilities are endless. All you need to do is expect
it. Act like you already have it. Be
grateful.
That’s it! You can always be expectant of good things. Feel good,
knowing that what you want is on
its way.
Always expect to get what you
want, even miracles.
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Programming Explained
To keep your expectancy high, program
in the following manner: Using the Mirror
of the Mind technique, first visualize the
existing situation or problem with the
blue-framed mirror directly in front of
you. After making a good study of the
problem, erase the problem image. Then
move the mirror to your left, change the
mirror’s frame to white, and create with
your imagination your desired result and
project it on to the white-framed mirror.
In other words, you transfer the problem
from the objective dimension to the
subjective dimension where you can use
imagination to alter it.
While in the white-framed mirror, answer the questions, “What is it I desire?
How will it make my life different and
better? Who is going to give me feedback? When do I expect to achieve this
goal? Why is this important to me?
Answer all these questions visually in
order to more clearly and completely
define the image in the white-framed
mirror.
Finally, step into the mirror and lock in
the feeling of accomplishment using the
Three Fingers technique.
Mirror of the Mind
Programming Explained
From now on, whenever you happen to
think of the project, visualize the solution
you have created. The success of your
programming is a result of many factors,
including precise imagery, persistent
action and awareness of feedback.
Using the Mirror of the Mind technique
with the right ingredients and the right
intentions brings successful results.
Negative intentions do not bring about
positive results.
Reinforce Your Programming
Whenever you happen to think of your
project, visualize and vitalize your
solution image in the white-framed
mirror.
To keep your expectancy high, program
in the following manner: Using the Mirror
of the Mind technique, first visualize the
existing situation or problem with the
blue-framed mirror directly in front of
you. After making a good study of the
problem, erase the problem image. Then
move the mirror to your left, change the
mirror’s frame to white, and create with
your imagination your desired result and
project it on to the white-framed mirror.
In other words, you transfer the problem
from the objective dimension to the
subjective dimension where you can use
imagination to alter it.
While in the white-framed mirror, answer the questions, “What is it I desire?
How will it make my life different and
better? Who is going to give me feedback? When do I expect to achieve this
goal? Why is this important to me?
Once every three days enter your level
and visualize your solution to reinforce
it and keep the desire strong. This
helps keep your enthusiasm high.
Answer all these questions visually in
order to more clearly and completely
define the image in the white-framed
mirror.
On important projects, visualize your
solution at level every day. Imagine or
recall the feeling you would associate
with success.
Finally, step into the mirror and lock in
the feeling of accomplishment using the
Three Fingers technique.
At all levels, believe you have already
achieved your goal and maintain the
feeling that you have already received it.
Mirror of the Mind
You have planted a seed. At the
mental dimension, your project has
been completed. Now, consider the
physical dimension like soil. It takes
time for the seed to grow through that
soil and surface where it can be seen
in the physical dimension.
White frame
Reference Manual
From now on, whenever you happen to
think of the project, visualize the solution
you have created. The success of your
programming is a result of many factors,
including precise imagery, persistent
action and awareness of feedback.
Using the Mirror of the Mind technique
with the right ingredients and the right
intentions brings successful results.
Negative intentions do not bring about
positive results.
Reinforce Your Programming
Whenever you happen to think of your
project, visualize and vitalize your
solution image in the white-framed
mirror.
Once every three days enter your level
and visualize your solution to reinforce
it and keep the desire strong. This
helps keep your enthusiasm high.
On important projects, visualize your
solution at level every day. Imagine or
recall the feeling you would associate
with success.
At all levels, believe you have already
achieved your goal and maintain the
feeling that you have already received it.
You have planted a seed. At the
mental dimension, your project has
been completed. Now, consider the
physical dimension like soil. It takes
time for the seed to grow through that
soil and surface where it can be seen
in the physical dimension.
Blue frame
White frame
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Blue frame
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Mirror of the Mind Exercise
Recognizing Feedback
Feedback is information in response to
your programming, and can help guide
your next move. It is neither negative
nor positive. It has no polarity.
If, after your programming, you begin
to experience improvements, and
recognize that you are moving toward
your goals, then the feedback is telling
you that you are on the right track. If
nothing happens, then that is feedback
telling you that you need to make some
adjustments in your programming. You
may need to reassess your desire, belief,
expectancy, or mental images.
·Did you visualize the problem
accurately?
·Does it depict your present situation as
it really is?
·Is what you imagined as the outcome
or goal the best thing for you?
·Do you truly believe the goal is
something you can manifest?
·Are you limiting the direction from
where you are getting your result?
·Are your internal and external actions,
behaviors and thoughts supporting
the goal?
You cannot recognize feedback if you are
in denial. There may be times when you
want something so desperately that you
are blind to the truth of the response, and
you choose to ignore it. By recognizing
feedback, you will create the life of your
own design.
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The Mirror of the Mind is used for solving
problems and achieving goals.
Create, and project on your mental
screen, a full-length mirror. This mirror
will be known as the mirror of the mind.
This mirror of the mind can be mentally
increased in size, to encompass within
its frame a thing or things, a person or
persons, a small scene or a large scene.
The color of the frame of the mirror of
the mind can be mentally changed from
blue to white. The blue frame denotes the
existing problem or situation, which can
be converted into a project. The white
frame denotes the solution, or goal.
To solve a problem or to reach a goal
with the Mirror of the Mind, enter the
Basic Plane Level with the 3-to-1 method.
Then project the problem situation onto
the blue-framed mirror of the mind.
Make a good study of the problem by
visualizing an image of the problem thing,
person, or scene. After making a good
study of the problem, erase the problem
image. Move the mirror to your left and
change the mirror’s frame to white. At
that time, create and project a solution
image onto the white-framed mirror.
From then on, any time you think of the
project, visualize the solution image you
have created framed in white.
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Mirror of the Mind Exercise
Recognizing Feedback
Feedback is information in response to
your programming, and can help guide
your next move. It is neither negative
nor positive. It has no polarity.
If, after your programming, you begin
to experience improvements, and
recognize that you are moving toward
your goals, then the feedback is telling
you that you are on the right track. If
nothing happens, then that is feedback
telling you that you need to make some
adjustments in your programming. You
may need to reassess your desire, belief,
expectancy, or mental images.
·Did you visualize the problem
accurately?
·Does it depict your present situation as
it really is?
·Is what you imagined as the outcome
or goal the best thing for you?
·Do you truly believe the goal is
something you can manifest?
·Are you limiting the direction from
where you are getting your result?
·Are your internal and external actions,
behaviors and thoughts supporting
the goal?
You cannot recognize feedback if you are
in denial. There may be times when you
want something so desperately that you
are blind to the truth of the response, and
you choose to ignore it. By recognizing
feedback, you will create the life of your
own design.
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The Mirror of the Mind is used for solving
problems and achieving goals.
Create, and project on your mental
screen, a full-length mirror. This mirror
will be known as the mirror of the mind.
This mirror of the mind can be mentally
increased in size, to encompass within
its frame a thing or things, a person or
persons, a small scene or a large scene.
The color of the frame of the mirror of
the mind can be mentally changed from
blue to white. The blue frame denotes the
existing problem or situation, which can
be converted into a project. The white
frame denotes the solution, or goal.
To solve a problem or to reach a goal
with the Mirror of the Mind, enter the
Basic Plane Level with the 3-to-1 method.
Then project the problem situation onto
the blue-framed mirror of the mind.
Make a good study of the problem by
visualizing an image of the problem thing,
person, or scene. After making a good
study of the problem, erase the problem
image. Move the mirror to your left and
change the mirror’s frame to white. At
that time, create and project a solution
image onto the white-framed mirror.
From then on, any time you think of the
project, visualize the solution image you
have created framed in white.
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The Blue-framed Mirror
Habit Control
The Blue-framed Mirror
Habit Control
You use the blue-framed mirror of
the mind in the first programming, or
when you get very clear, and significant
feedback that you have moved towards
your goal. Going back to the blue
frame redefines a new situation and
establishes a new starting point.
“Bad” habits are destructive behaviors
at best. Habits, both positive and
destructive, have built-in reward and
reinforcement mechanisms. A behavior
is reinforced through repetition, making
the person more proficient with that
particular habit.
You use the blue-framed mirror of
the mind in the first programming, or
when you get very clear, and significant
feedback that you have moved towards
your goal. Going back to the blue
frame redefines a new situation and
establishes a new starting point.
“Bad” habits are destructive behaviors
at best. Habits, both positive and
destructive, have built-in reward and
reinforcement mechanisms. A behavior
is reinforced through repetition, making
the person more proficient with that
particular habit.
When you set a goal that is progressive
in nature, such as reducing the size of
a tumor, cutting back on smoking, or
losing a large amount of weight, it may
be better to program incrementally.
Good habits can be in any area of life.
They are positive and help us in our daily
activities. Saying “Thank you,” brushing
your teeth, and the automatic motions
you go through when getting dressed
and tying your shoes are examples of
good habits.
When you set a goal that is progressive
in nature, such as reducing the size of
a tumor, cutting back on smoking, or
losing a large amount of weight, it may
be better to program incrementally.
Good habits can be in any area of life.
They are positive and help us in our daily
activities. Saying “Thank you,” brushing
your teeth, and the automatic motions
you go through when getting dressed
and tying your shoes are examples of
good habits.
Eliminating a tumor completely may
not be believable and may even work
against you. Consider using your
imagination to reduce the size of the
tumor measurably. When you get
feedback that you have reached that
goal, then you repeat the complete
Mirror of the Mind technique. This time,
visualize yourself in the blue-framed
mirror with the smaller tumor, and in
the white-framed mirror you imagine
an even smaller tumor.
From then on only visualize your new
goal. Repeat this process for this type
of programming until you reach your
goal of no tumor.
When doing this type of programming,
keep in mind a picture of you in perfect
health, and a conviction that you will
get there.
When programming, maintain an
attitude of “this or better.”
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Other habits are restricting and can
interfere with a more joyful and
productive life. Such habits may be
worrying, procrastinating, smoking,
being crisis-oriented, overeating, and
being irresponsible.
Whether good, bad, or restricting, the
mechanisms of all habits are the same.
We are rewarded, and become better at
producing the behavior that rewards us.
Even when we simply recall them, we
are rewarded. Memory of the behavior is
like doing it again.
Types of Dependency
There are different kinds of dependency,
biological, and psychological. We need to
detoxify in both areas. For example, it
does little good to neutralize a physical
dependency on cigarettes, alcohol
or drugs, yet do nothing about the
psychological components of the habit.
In addition, it is important to adjust
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Eliminating a tumor completely may
not be believable and may even work
against you. Consider using your
imagination to reduce the size of the
tumor measurably. When you get
feedback that you have reached that
goal, then you repeat the complete
Mirror of the Mind technique. This time,
visualize yourself in the blue-framed
mirror with the smaller tumor, and in
the white-framed mirror you imagine
an even smaller tumor.
From then on only visualize your new
goal. Repeat this process for this type
of programming until you reach your
goal of no tumor.
When doing this type of programming,
keep in mind a picture of you in perfect
health, and a conviction that you will
get there.
When programming, maintain an
attitude of “this or better.”
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Other habits are restricting and can
interfere with a more joyful and
productive life. Such habits may be
worrying, procrastinating, smoking,
being crisis-oriented, overeating, and
being irresponsible.
Whether good, bad, or restricting, the
mechanisms of all habits are the same.
We are rewarded, and become better at
producing the behavior that rewards us.
Even when we simply recall them, we
are rewarded. Memory of the behavior is
like doing it again.
Types of Dependency
There are different kinds of dependency,
biological, and psychological. We need to
detoxify in both areas. For example, it
does little good to neutralize a physical
dependency on cigarettes, alcohol
or drugs, yet do nothing about the
psychological components of the habit.
In addition, it is important to adjust
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the person’s environment if we are to
eliminate a negative habit. The stimulus
that triggers the use of the habit must
be restructured in order to have a
lasting correction. Habits are a product
of lifestyle. If you do not alter your
lifestyle to some degree, you are not
likely to make any significant, permanent
alterations to your habits.
Why Diets May Fail
Many fad diets, diet pills and special
exercise programs are doomed to
failure. When people continue the same
lifestyle—eating the same foods in the
same quantities—they are likely to regain
the weight they lost in spite of a pill or
temporary diet.
Since habits are reinforced by giving
rewards, a new habit must offer greater
rewards than the one it is replacing.
Silva Method techniques help you handle
the psychological aspects of the habit,
and can also help you make the objective
changes you need to make.
Why Imagination is More Powerful
Than Willpower
Willpower is not enough. You need a
disciplined imagination. It is almost
impossible to change habits using
only willpower. When willpower and
imagination come in conflict, imagination
comes out the winner. Attempting to
give up fattening foods, cigarettes, or
alcohol, indicates that you are thinking
about the problem, not the solution. This
is negative thinking, because your focus
is on what you are losing; the food, the
cigarettes, the alcohol.
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If you imagine having what you miss,
you won’t miss it for very long; you will
get it. Instead, you need focus on the
new behavior.
Find an “Instead Of”
What do you want instead of a cigarette?
Do you want to be able to breathe easier?
Do you want to save money?
What do you want instead of alcohol? Is
it to feel in control, and to be the master
of your own destiny? Do you want to be
a better example for your loved ones?
A feeling of satisfaction is desirable. We
desire this feeling of satisfaction whether
the behavior is positive or negative. That
is why negative habits have such power
and are so difficult to overcome.
A good way to overcome a negative
habit and move towards a new one is
to imagine yourself actually doing the
behavior and experiencing the feelings
associated with it. Then you step into
the image in order to own it by experiencing it completely as if it has already
happened.
Reinforce the desired outcome using
your Three Fingers technique and saying
to yourself mentally, “Whenever I have
a need or desire to think this way, feel
this way, believe this way, or behave this
way, all I need to do is use my Three
Fingers technique and it will be so.” This
reinforces the positive behavior and
locks in the feeling of satisfaction.
Recalling the rewarding feeling of a
new behavior before you actually do it
encourages the behavior.
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the person’s environment if we are to
eliminate a negative habit. The stimulus
that triggers the use of the habit must
be restructured in order to have a
lasting correction. Habits are a product
of lifestyle. If you do not alter your
lifestyle to some degree, you are not
likely to make any significant, permanent
alterations to your habits.
Why Diets May Fail
Many fad diets, diet pills and special
exercise programs are doomed to
failure. When people continue the same
lifestyle—eating the same foods in the
same quantities—they are likely to regain
the weight they lost in spite of a pill or
temporary diet.
Since habits are reinforced by giving
rewards, a new habit must offer greater
rewards than the one it is replacing.
Silva Method techniques help you handle
the psychological aspects of the habit,
and can also help you make the objective
changes you need to make.
Why Imagination is More Powerful
Than Willpower
Willpower is not enough. You need a
disciplined imagination. It is almost
impossible to change habits using
only willpower. When willpower and
imagination come in conflict, imagination
comes out the winner. Attempting to
give up fattening foods, cigarettes, or
alcohol, indicates that you are thinking
about the problem, not the solution. This
is negative thinking, because your focus
is on what you are losing; the food, the
cigarettes, the alcohol.
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If you imagine having what you miss,
you won’t miss it for very long; you will
get it. Instead, you need focus on the
new behavior.
Find an “Instead Of”
What do you want instead of a cigarette?
Do you want to be able to breathe easier?
Do you want to save money?
What do you want instead of alcohol? Is
it to feel in control, and to be the master
of your own destiny? Do you want to be
a better example for your loved ones?
A feeling of satisfaction is desirable. We
desire this feeling of satisfaction whether
the behavior is positive or negative. That
is why negative habits have such power
and are so difficult to overcome.
A good way to overcome a negative
habit and move towards a new one is
to imagine yourself actually doing the
behavior and experiencing the feelings
associated with it. Then you step into
the image in order to own it by experiencing it completely as if it has already
happened.
Reinforce the desired outcome using
your Three Fingers technique and saying
to yourself mentally, “Whenever I have
a need or desire to think this way, feel
this way, believe this way, or behave this
way, all I need to do is use my Three
Fingers technique and it will be so.” This
reinforces the positive behavior and
locks in the feeling of satisfaction.
Recalling the rewarding feeling of a
new behavior before you actually do it
encourages the behavior.
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Fight or Flight - What Is It?
The fight or flight mechanism is a
primitive response to perceived
danger. It has evolved from being
physically to emotionally based. Anger
and fear have replaced fighting and
fleeing.
Whenever anything threatens our lives,
the fight or flight mechanism goes into
action and stress results.
When stress is triggered we breathe
faster for energy, our heart rate
increases, and muscles tense up for
fighting or fleeing. Adrenaline goes into
our blood and blood sugar levels rise
for even more energy. The digestive
process shuts down to make us ready
for action.
We suddenly have tremendous energy,
and this energy must be dissipated
somehow. Today we seldom fight or
flee. We react emotionally instead of
responding appropriately. How we react
to stress may result in bad habits.
At the onset of stress it is important
to relax immediately. There are many
techniques and exercises in the Silva
Method to help us manage stress
effectively: Some are exhaling after a
deep breath, recalling your ideal place
of relaxation, and using the Three
Fight or Flight - What Is It?
Find something else you enjoy as much
and use it.
You can alter the structure of your
habit to weaken it, and then it will be
easy to eliminate the habit because it is
not rooted as strongly. But first, find a
substitute.
Continuing to dwell on the negative
behavior reinforces that behavior.
Instead, dwell on and reinforce positive
behaviors and the rewarding feelings
you experience.
The fight or flight mechanism is a
primitive response to perceived
danger. It has evolved from being
physically to emotionally based. Anger
and fear have replaced fighting and
fleeing.
Whenever anything threatens our lives,
the fight or flight mechanism goes into
action and stress results.
When stress is triggered we breathe
Constructive Actions Solve Problems
faster for energy, our heart rate
Destructive actions include bad habits.
Since we need food, liquids and air for
survival, many people develop habits
involving
these
things.
Excessive
consumption of food and drugs can lead
to a multitude of problems.
fighting or fleeing. Adrenaline goes into
There are other ways people react to the
energies built up by stress. Some people
are accident prone, others get sick, have
headaches, get in trouble, and argue.
Anything that overloads the senses can
be addictive. They can potentially numb
a person psychologically.
We suddenly have tremendous energy,
increases, and muscles tense up for
There are more constructive ways to
deal with stress and manage your life
better.
Feeling you are more in control of
your life reinforces good habits. Using
the Silva Method techniques gives you
confidence to positively manage a variety
of situations.
our blood and blood sugar levels rise
for even more energy. The digestive
process shuts down to make us ready
for action.
and this energy must be dissipated
somehow. Today we seldom fight or
flee. We react emotionally instead of
responding appropriately. How we react
to stress may result in bad habits.
At the onset of stress it is important
to relax immediately. There are many
techniques and exercises in the Silva
Method to help us manage stress
effectively: Some are exhaling after a
deep breath, recalling your ideal place
of relaxation, and using the Three
Fingers Technique for instant control
Fingers Technique for instant control
and relaxation.
and relaxation.
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Find something else you enjoy as much
and use it.
You can alter the structure of your
habit to weaken it, and then it will be
easy to eliminate the habit because it is
not rooted as strongly. But first, find a
substitute.
Continuing to dwell on the negative
behavior reinforces that behavior.
Instead, dwell on and reinforce positive
behaviors and the rewarding feelings
you experience.
Constructive Actions Solve Problems
Destructive actions include bad habits.
Since we need food, liquids and air for
survival, many people develop habits
involving
these
things.
Excessive
consumption of food and drugs can lead
to a multitude of problems.
There are other ways people react to the
energies built up by stress. Some people
are accident prone, others get sick, have
headaches, get in trouble, and argue.
Anything that overloads the senses can
be addictive. They can potentially numb
a person psychologically.
There are more constructive ways to
deal with stress and manage your life
better.
Feeling you are more in control of
your life reinforces good habits. Using
the Silva Method techniques gives you
confidence to positively manage a variety
of situations.
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Weight Programs Made Easy
Here are some suggestions:
· Make minor alterations to the structure
of your habits such, as smoking a
cigarette one hour later than usual,
so for that one hour you are a nonsmoker. Start thinking of yourself as a
non-smoker.
• For weight management, focus on
reaching a healthy weight a little at
a time. Program to reduce, not lose;
if you lose something, you may want
to find it again. After reducing a few
pounds, you can program to eliminate
another few pounds.
• Increase your desire to change. Think
of all the benefits you can enjoy by
materializing your goals.
• Enter your level and program to
neutralize whatever is causing you to
keep this negative habit. Maybe you
were told to eat everything on your
plate and grow up to be big. At level,
insert a healthier program. Use Mirror
of the Mind to accomplish this.
• You can program to stop smoking thirty
days from today. Set a time to quit.
Reinforce this programming daily. It is
a simple way to make a change, and
one of the most effective techniques in
the Silva Method.
Destructive habits sap our energy and
time and keep us from reaching our full
potential. They lock us into a restricted
world by their demands and limitations.
Positive behavior allows us to move more
freely toward our goals.
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Being informed is a positive step
toward success.
· Learn what is your ideal weight for
optimum health.
· Research your family history to
discover the genetic makeup of your
ancestors.
· What is the weight where you feel
your best; strongest, healthiest and
most energetic.
· Recognize that weight reduction is a
steady and slow process. Controlled
weight reduction lasts longer and
results in a healthier you.
· Study weight and nutritional dietary,
eating plans. Discover what works
best for you.
Make small, incremental changes to
your diet, eating habits and exercise
routine. Small changes may result in
reducing only two pounds a month,
but that’s twenty-four pounds a year,
and will likely be a permanent improvement.
Do not fall prey to imagined “failures”
and setbacks in your weight and habit
management program. Allow yourself
permission to stray occasionally. If you
slip, simply go to level, reprogram and
get back on track.
It is the only body you have. Keep the
goal in mind, and continue to love
and respect yourself at all times.
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Weight Programs Made Easy
Here are some suggestions:
· Make minor alterations to the structure
of your habits such, as smoking a
cigarette one hour later than usual,
so for that one hour you are a nonsmoker. Start thinking of yourself as a
non-smoker.
• For weight management, focus on
reaching a healthy weight a little at
a time. Program to reduce, not lose;
if you lose something, you may want
to find it again. After reducing a few
pounds, you can program to eliminate
another few pounds.
• Increase your desire to change. Think
of all the benefits you can enjoy by
materializing your goals.
• Enter your level and program to
neutralize whatever is causing you to
keep this negative habit. Maybe you
were told to eat everything on your
plate and grow up to be big. At level,
insert a healthier program. Use Mirror
of the Mind to accomplish this.
• You can program to stop smoking thirty
days from today. Set a time to quit.
Reinforce this programming daily. It is
a simple way to make a change, and
one of the most effective techniques in
the Silva Method.
Destructive habits sap our energy and
time and keep us from reaching our full
potential. They lock us into a restricted
world by their demands and limitations.
Positive behavior allows us to move more
freely toward our goals.
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Being informed is a positive step
toward success.
· Learn what is your ideal weight for
optimum health.
· Research your family history to
discover the genetic makeup of your
ancestors.
· What is the weight where you feel
your best; strongest, healthiest and
most energetic.
· Recognize that weight reduction is a
steady and slow process. Controlled
weight reduction lasts longer and
results in a healthier you.
· Study weight and nutritional dietary,
eating plans. Discover what works
best for you.
Make small, incremental changes to
your diet, eating habits and exercise
routine. Small changes may result in
reducing only two pounds a month,
but that’s twenty-four pounds a year,
and will likely be a permanent improvement.
Do not fall prey to imagined “failures”
and setbacks in your weight and habit
management program. Allow yourself
permission to stray occasionally. If you
slip, simply go to level, reprogram and
get back on track.
It is the only body you have. Keep the
goal in mind, and continue to love
and respect yourself at all times.
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Habit Control:
Weight Exercise
Habit Control:
Weight Exercise
When you desire to reduce weight, enter
your level by the use of the 3-to-1 method
and analyze the weight problem.
When you desire to reduce weight, enter
your level by the use of the 3-to-1 method
and analyze the weight problem.
At level mentally mark a big red “No”
over every item of food considered to be
causing the problem.
Program yourself that hunger between
meals vanishes by eating a piece of
carrot, celery, apple, or any similar food,
or by taking three deep breaths.
Program yourself to leave something on
your plate, realizing that you do not need
all the food you have taken. Program
yourself not to eat dessert.
Want to add a few?
When you desire to gain weight,
eat those foods that you sense
at your level help you gain. Eat
slowly, savoring every bite. Learn
to improve your taste and smell
by concentrating on your food as
you eat.
At level mentally mark a big red “No”
over every item of food considered to be
causing the problem.
Program yourself that hunger between
meals vanishes by eating a piece of
carrot, celery, apple, or any similar food,
or by taking three deep breaths.
Use the Mirror of the Mind and
imagine yourself at your ideal
weight and size. Do this every
time you think of your weight.
Program yourself to leave something on
your plate, realizing that you do not need
all the food you have taken. Program
yourself not to eat dessert.
Visualize yourself in the blue-framed
mirror of the mind the way you are now.
Then in the white-framed mirror, stamp
what you want to weigh on one corner
and the size of clothing you want to wear
on the other corner, and imagine yourself
at your ideal weight and size.
Visualize yourself in the blue-framed
mirror of the mind the way you are now.
Then in the white-framed mirror, stamp
what you want to weigh on one corner
and the size of clothing you want to wear
on the other corner, and imagine yourself
at your ideal weight and size.
Thereafter, when you think of your
weight, always visualize the image you
have created of yourself the way you
want to be in the white-framed mirror of
the mind.
Thereafter, when you think of your
weight, always visualize the image you
have created of yourself the way you
want to be in the white-framed mirror of
the mind.
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Want to add a few?
When you desire to gain weight,
eat those foods that you sense
at your level help you gain. Eat
slowly, savoring every bite. Learn
to improve your taste and smell
by concentrating on your food as
you eat.
Use the Mirror of the Mind and
imagine yourself at your ideal
weight and size. Do this every
time you think of your weight.
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Habit Control:
Smoking Exercise
Whenever you wish to reduce or
discontinue smoking, enter the Basic
Plane Level by the 3-to-1 method, and at
level analyze the problem.
Determine when you smoke the first
cigarette of the day and program
yourself at level to smoke it one hour
later. When that becomes effective,
program yourself to smoke the first
cigarette still one hour later. Continue
to make these changes by programming
until you smoke only a few cigarettes a
day. It then becomes a simple matter to
stop smoking completely.
You can also program yourself to smoke
only one cigarette per hour on the hour.
When this has become effective, then
program yourself to smoke only on the
even hours. After this has taken effect,
it becomes a simple matter to stop
smoking completely.
Habit Control:
Smoking Exercise
You can mark a date on a calendar,
thirty days from the present, and tell
yourself that on that date you will stop
smoking, and never smoke again in your
life. Reinforce this programming for this
purpose at level using the white-framed
mirror daily.
Tips that help in your programming at
level to stop smoking:
· Change brands frequently.
· Do not inhale the cigarette smoke.
· Program that three deep breaths will
stop the immediate desire to smoke.
· Stop smoking for the sake of your loved
ones.
You can also program yourself at level to
stop smoking thirty days from the date
of your initial programming.
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Whenever you wish to reduce or
discontinue smoking, enter the Basic
Plane Level by the 3-to-1 method, and at
level analyze the problem.
Determine when you smoke the first
cigarette of the day and program
yourself at level to smoke it one hour
later. When that becomes effective,
program yourself to smoke the first
cigarette still one hour later. Continue
to make these changes by programming
until you smoke only a few cigarettes a
day. It then becomes a simple matter to
stop smoking completely.
You can also program yourself to smoke
only one cigarette per hour on the hour.
When this has become effective, then
program yourself to smoke only on the
even hours. After this has taken effect,
it becomes a simple matter to stop
smoking completely.
You can mark a date on a calendar,
thirty days from the present, and tell
yourself that on that date you will stop
smoking, and never smoke again in your
life. Reinforce this programming for this
purpose at level using the white-framed
mirror daily.
Tips that help in your programming at
level to stop smoking:
· Change brands frequently.
· Do not inhale the cigarette smoke.
· Program that three deep breaths will
stop the immediate desire to smoke.
· Stop smoking for the sake of your loved
ones.
You can also program yourself at level to
stop smoking thirty days from the date
of your initial programming.
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Effective Sensory
Projection
The original definition of ESP is
“extrasensory perception,” but scientific
research has proven that definition to
be inaccurate. Intuitive activity is not an
extra sense, it is a prior sense, something
everyone has but not everyone develops
and uses consciously.
Intuitive activity takes place especially
during slower brainwave activity. Many
people have precognitive dreams; they
dream of something, and then it happens
shortly afterwards.
Since brainwaves dip into alpha for
very brief periods—just microseconds—
approximately thirty times every minute
while awake, it is possible to have flashes
of insight, intuition, creative thought,
perception and awareness.
A Natural Function
There is a strong possibility that you
have had perceptive moments naturally,
with no training to develop this faculty.
Effective Sensory
Projection
Once you detect it, you need to interpret
the information in a form that is familiar
to you, so that you can use it in the
physical world. You may convert this
information into images, sounds, words,
flavors, aromas, and even feelings. It
is the development and use of what
is equivalent to our objective sensing
faculties at the subjective level.
Learning to Sense Information
When you do mental projections, you
sense and describe the appearance,
amount of light, temperature, odor,
sound, and how something feels as you
subjectively experience it. Going through
the motion of using your physical hands
is useful in that serves as a mechanism
to integrate objective and subjective
realities.
When you create an image that expresses
what you are sensing, the image helps
you focus your mind on the object so
you attune to it more precisely.
So we have retained the familiar initials,
ESP, and changed the meaning to Effective
Sensory Projection. In the Silva Method,
we begin to develop the ability to use
these subjective senses deliberately and
more effectively to perceive information.
In addition, we also project those senses
to seek out information that can be
applied in problem solving.
With this training, you are able to move
more freely and gain greater clarity. You
come to discover that all information is
available to you. Now what you need to
do is train yourself how to interpret it
and discern the information and apply it
to solving problems whenever detected.
All information is accessible when we
attune to it. You can project your mind,
which is the master sense of human
consciousness, to become aware of
information.
The more you practice the process of
mental projection, the more accurate
you become. However, it is best to
project to real problems. Hypothetical
projects serve no real purpose. Creating
solutions to real problems makes it easier
to subjectively sense with accuracy.
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The original definition of ESP is
“extrasensory perception,” but scientific
research has proven that definition to
be inaccurate. Intuitive activity is not an
extra sense, it is a prior sense, something
everyone has but not everyone develops
and uses consciously.
Intuitive activity takes place especially
during slower brainwave activity. Many
people have precognitive dreams; they
dream of something, and then it happens
shortly afterwards.
Since brainwaves dip into alpha for
very brief periods—just microseconds—
approximately thirty times every minute
while awake, it is possible to have flashes
of insight, intuition, creative thought,
perception and awareness.
A Natural Function
There is a strong possibility that you
have had perceptive moments naturally,
with no training to develop this faculty.
Once you detect it, you need to interpret
the information in a form that is familiar
to you, so that you can use it in the
physical world. You may convert this
information into images, sounds, words,
flavors, aromas, and even feelings. It
is the development and use of what
is equivalent to our objective sensing
faculties at the subjective level.
Learning to Sense Information
When you do mental projections, you
sense and describe the appearance,
amount of light, temperature, odor,
sound, and how something feels as you
subjectively experience it. Going through
the motion of using your physical hands
is useful in that serves as a mechanism
to integrate objective and subjective
realities.
When you create an image that expresses
what you are sensing, the image helps
you focus your mind on the object so
you attune to it more precisely.
So we have retained the familiar initials,
ESP, and changed the meaning to Effective
Sensory Projection. In the Silva Method,
we begin to develop the ability to use
these subjective senses deliberately and
more effectively to perceive information.
In addition, we also project those senses
to seek out information that can be
applied in problem solving.
With this training, you are able to move
more freely and gain greater clarity. You
come to discover that all information is
available to you. Now what you need to
do is train yourself how to interpret it
and discern the information and apply it
to solving problems whenever detected.
All information is accessible when we
attune to it. You can project your mind,
which is the master sense of human
consciousness, to become aware of
information.
The more you practice the process of
mental projection, the more accurate
you become. However, it is best to
project to real problems. Hypothetical
projects serve no real purpose. Creating
solutions to real problems makes it easier
to subjectively sense with accuracy.
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Points of Reference
The Power of Your Mind
You do not project your real self or
your astral body. Similarly, you project
your sense of eyesight across the
room to perceive something, so too,
you can project your subjective senses
with your mind whenever you need to
seek information to help you correct
problems.
As you begin to recognize the power of
your mind, you recognize the existence
of a subjective reality. Subjective reality
is real and tangible, and we know that
mental projection is possible.
The process of learning how to
function effectively in the spiritual
world is much the same as that
used in the physical world. By
establishing points of reference
—indicators—with your faculties
you are better equipped to discern
the information you perceive and
convert it into a form you can use.
Points of reference prioritize the
information you have gathered.
Information gathering is an
A Total Solution
educational process. When you
In the first lessons of the Silva Method
you learn to find your ideal inner state,
which helps you address and correct
challenging areas in your life and
opens the door to self-discovery and
actualization.
ability to solve problems expands.
In later lessons of the Silva Method you
discover that you are greater than your
physical self, that the intangible parts of
you can be harnessed for the betterment
of one’s self and the world.
in the past, present or future, and
What you have learned is a powerful
combination of skills. Through practice,
you can develop your skills, project your
senses to any place and any dimension,
gather information, create solutions and
correct problems. By doing this, you can
help convert our world into a better place
in which to live.
to experience only their physical
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have more points of reference, your
Once you understand how to utilize
your points of reference, there is no
problem you cannot solve, whether
wherever the problem may be.
Most people have extreme
limitations because they choose
reality, even though by nature we
are more spiritual than physical.
It is our nature to be intuitive, but
by not recognizing this, we have
Points of Reference
The Power of Your Mind
You do not project your real self or
your astral body. Similarly, you project
your sense of eyesight across the
room to perceive something, so too,
you can project your subjective senses
with your mind whenever you need to
seek information to help you correct
problems.
As you begin to recognize the power of
your mind, you recognize the existence
of a subjective reality. Subjective reality
is real and tangible, and we know that
mental projection is possible.
The process of learning how to
function effectively in the spiritual
world is much the same as that
used in the physical world. By
establishing points of reference
—indicators—with your faculties
you are better equipped to discern
the information you perceive and
convert it into a form you can use.
Points of reference prioritize the
information you have gathered.
Information gathering is an
A Total Solution
educational process. When you
In the first lessons of the Silva Method
you learn to find your ideal inner state,
which helps you address and correct
challenging areas in your life and
opens the door to self-discovery and
actualization.
ability to solve problems expands.
In later lessons of the Silva Method you
discover that you are greater than your
physical self, that the intangible parts of
you can be harnessed for the betterment
of one’s self and the world.
in the past, present or future, and
What you have learned is a powerful
combination of skills. Through practice,
you can develop your skills, project your
senses to any place and any dimension,
gather information, create solutions and
correct problems. By doing this, you can
help convert our world into a better place
in which to live.
to experience only their physical
have more points of reference, your
Once you understand how to utilize
your points of reference, there is no
problem you cannot solve, whether
wherever the problem may be.
Most people have extreme
limitations because they choose
reality, even though by nature we
are more spiritual than physical.
It is our nature to be intuitive, but
by not recognizing this, we have
come to be far removed from our
come to be far removed from our
true nature.
true nature.
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Silva Life System
The Lab and Counselors
This part of the Silva Method Life
Accelerator Training shows us the extent
of José Silva’s genius and represents
the valuable program he brought to
the world through his research. Here is
where you truly get in touch with your
genius potential by using a controlled
routine.
To enter your laboratory level is one
of attuning to your creative dimension
where you generate an environment
to facilitate the flow of information and
solve problems.
Your counselors represent your own
consciousness. Even more, they are
your link to all that is. They guide you
in making decisions and developing
creative solutions.
Awaken the Genius Within
You take on the qualities you assign to
your counselors. If you believe them to be
geniuses, then you function as a genius
in the subjective dimension. Counselors
do not do your work for you, rather they
assist you to learn and evolve.
Should you ever change counselors?
No. All counselors give you the same
information. When you believe they are
correct, then you are correct. When
you think they make mistakes, then
you will make mistakes.
The Lab and Counselors
Routine Cycle for Entering Your
Laboratory Level
To enter your laboratory level first enter
level one - your Basic Plane Level using the 3 to 1 method. Once at level
one, count from 10 - 1 so as to enter
the creative dimension where your
laboratory is located.
Once at your laboratory, greet your
counselors and say a welcome prayer
with them. You are now ready to work in
your laboratory.
Once you are finished working in your
laboratory, thank your counselors, say a
farewell prayer with them, and come out
of level using the inverse of the method
you used to enter - count from 1 to 10,
then 1 to 3. At the count of three snap
your fingers lightly, open your eyes and
say, “Wide awake, feeling fine and in
perfect health.
If you are ready to enter sleep from your
laboratory level, then simply thank your
counselors, say a farewell prayer with
them and enter sleep.
Use your laboratory and counselors
regularly.
With your laboratory and counselors, you
function in a very powerful manner. You
can do anything you want to help correct
problems. Even seemingly illogical
solutions, when applied at the subjective
level, solve problems. You cannot hurt
anyone physically from this dimension.
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This part of the Silva Method Life
Accelerator Training shows us the extent
of José Silva’s genius and represents
the valuable program he brought to
the world through his research. Here is
where you truly get in touch with your
genius potential by using a controlled
routine.
To enter your laboratory level is one
of attuning to your creative dimension
where you generate an environment
to facilitate the flow of information and
solve problems.
Your counselors represent your own
consciousness. Even more, they are
your link to all that is. They guide you
in making decisions and developing
creative solutions.
Awaken the Genius Within
You take on the qualities you assign to
your counselors. If you believe them to be
geniuses, then you function as a genius
in the subjective dimension. Counselors
do not do your work for you, rather they
assist you to learn and evolve.
Should you ever change counselors?
No. All counselors give you the same
information. When you believe they are
correct, then you are correct. When
you think they make mistakes, then
you will make mistakes.
Routine Cycle for Entering Your
Laboratory Level
To enter your laboratory level first enter
level one - your Basic Plane Level using the 3 to 1 method. Once at level
one, count from 10 - 1 so as to enter
the creative dimension where your
laboratory is located.
Once at your laboratory, greet your
counselors and say a welcome prayer
with them. You are now ready to work in
your laboratory.
Once you are finished working in your
laboratory, thank your counselors, say a
farewell prayer with them, and come out
of level using the inverse of the method
you used to enter - count from 1 to 10,
then 1 to 3. At the count of three snap
your fingers lightly, open your eyes and
say, “Wide awake, feeling fine and in
perfect health.
If you are ready to enter sleep from your
laboratory level, then simply thank your
counselors, say a farewell prayer with
them and enter sleep.
Use your laboratory and counselors
regularly.
With your laboratory and counselors, you
function in a very powerful manner. You
can do anything you want to help correct
problems. Even seemingly illogical
solutions, when applied at the subjective
level, solve problems. You cannot hurt
anyone physically from this dimension.
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Describe Your Lab and
Counselors
Laboratory
Male Counselor
Name:
Age:
Nationality:
Other:
Female Counselor
Name:
Age:
Nationality:
Other:
Origin of the Lab and Counselors
During his research José Silva
discovered that people would function
more comfortably in the subjective
dimension while in surroundings
similar to the physical dimension,
something to which they were
accustomed. The concept of the
laboratory was developed, complete
with all the furnishings and tools
needed to correct problems.
The counselors were the result of the
need to make a research subject feel
protected. Mr. Silva’s subject, a young
girl, became frightened because she
felt that she was alone. He had her
create a friend, the image of a man
who would always be there to comfort
and counsel her, and to make her feel
secure regardless of circumstances.
This counselor served as a guide
and advisor, and helped her correct
problems.
One day while doing mental projection
on a woman, the girl felt that it would
be more appropriate to have the
image of a woman assistant, and so
the female counselor was introduced.
Your counselors are very personal
to you. Some people choose their
counselors consciously, selecting
people whose qualities they admire.
Other people allow their subconscious
to create them while at level.
Describe Your Lab and
Counselors
Laboratory
Male Counselor
Name:
Age:
Nationality:
Other:
Female Counselor
Name:
Age:
Nationality:
Other:
Your counselors are your creations.
They bridge the gap between the
subjective and the objective realms.
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Silva Life System
Origin of the Lab and Counselors
During his research José Silva
discovered that people would function
more comfortably in the subjective
dimension while in surroundings
similar to the physical dimension,
something to which they were
accustomed. The concept of the
laboratory was developed, complete
with all the furnishings and tools
needed to correct problems.
The counselors were the result of the
need to make a research subject feel
protected. Mr. Silva’s subject, a young
girl, became frightened because she
felt that she was alone. He had her
create a friend, the image of a man
who would always be there to comfort
and counsel her, and to make her feel
secure regardless of circumstances.
This counselor served as a guide
and advisor, and helped her correct
problems.
One day while doing mental projection
on a woman, the girl felt that it would
be more appropriate to have the
image of a woman assistant, and so
the female counselor was introduced.
Your counselors are very personal
to you. Some people choose their
counselors consciously, selecting
people whose qualities they admire.
Other people allow their subconscious
to create them while at level.
Your counselors are your creations.
They bridge the gap between the
subjective and the objective realms.
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Case Working
Case working is a technique for
establishing points of reference and
correcting problems.
You have within you everything you need
to correct any problem you detect, and
cope with any situation you encounter.
You can do it if you are willing to work
at it and use the tools and talents you
possess.
Information is always available to you,
especially when you need it. You must
be able to recognize it and convert it
to a form that you can use to correct
problems and provide solutions. Once
you detect a problem, you can correct
it.
Working cases gives you skills to filter
out inappropriate signals. You become
aware of many impressions. Some are
precise; others may come from your own
conceptions. As you practice working
cases, you learn to discern. You become
more accurate at recognizing when you
have detected information correctly.
Case Working
Case working is a technique for
establishing points of reference and
correcting problems.
Tips for Effective Exploration
Use your hands to imagine shape, size,
weight, texture, distance and temperature.
You have within you everything you need
to correct any problem you detect, and
cope with any situation you encounter.
You can do it if you are willing to work
at it and use the tools and talents you
possess.
To increase the illumination, amount or size
of anything, just snap the fingers of your
right hand slightly, and expect the change
to take place.
To decrease or return anything back to its
original state, snap the fingers of your left
hand slightly, and expect the change to
take place.
Information is always available to you,
especially when you need it. You must
be able to recognize it and convert it
to a form that you can use to correct
problems and provide solutions. Once
you detect a problem, you can correct
it.
To go forward or backward in time use your
time mechanism device. Imagine the face
of a clock on the palm of your left hand and
with your right hand move the hands of the
clock counterclockwise to go back in time
and clockwise to go to the future. Assign a
specific time to every revolution such as an
hour, day, week, month or year.
Working cases gives you skills to filter
out inappropriate signals. You become
aware of many impressions. Some are
precise; others may come from your own
conceptions. As you practice working
cases, you learn to discern. You become
more accurate at recognizing when you
have detected information correctly.
To attune your intelligence to any person,
place, time of thing, count slowly from
10 to 1. As you count to one, sense your
intelligence getting closer and closer. Make
the connection at the count of one.
Form the habit of working a case on
each member of your family every night.
Whenever you detect a possible problem,
correct it.
Form the habit of working a case on
each member of your family every night.
Whenever you detect a possible problem,
correct it.
Case working is one of the most unselfish
services you can do. At the same time,
it’s one of the best things you can do to
help yourself.
Case working is one of the most unselfish
services you can do. At the same time,
it’s one of the best things you can do to
help yourself.
Keep in mind that all the Silva Method
exercises and techniques are goals
unto themselves. By recognizing the
formidable potential of your true nature,
you feel empowered and you know you
are fully capable of excelling in all areas
of your life.
Keep in mind that all the Silva Method
exercises and techniques are goals
unto themselves. By recognizing the
formidable potential of your true nature,
you feel empowered and you know you
are fully capable of excelling in all areas
of your life.
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Tips for Effective Exploration
Use your hands to imagine shape, size,
weight, texture, distance and temperature.
To increase the illumination, amount or size
of anything, just snap the fingers of your
right hand slightly, and expect the change
to take place.
To decrease or return anything back to its
original state, snap the fingers of your left
hand slightly, and expect the change to
take place.
To go forward or backward in time use your
time mechanism device. Imagine the face
of a clock on the palm of your left hand and
with your right hand move the hands of the
clock counterclockwise to go back in time
and clockwise to go to the future. Assign a
specific time to every revolution such as an
hour, day, week, month or year.
To attune your intelligence to any person,
place, time of thing, count slowly from
10 to 1. As you count to one, sense your
intelligence getting closer and closer. Make
the connection at the count of one.
The Dilemma of the Cows
Solving problems with subjective
tools sometimes works differently
than with objective tools. Such is the
case in the story of a man who died
leaving behind eleven cows. In his
will he left instructions on how the
cows were to be divided among his
three sons. The eldest son was to
receive half of the cows, his second
son one-fourth of the cows, and the
youngest son one-sixth of the cows.
The will had a strict condition that no
cow be slaughtered. Unfortunately,
the division of the cows would result
in 5½ cows for the eldest, 2¾ cows
for the second son and 15/6 cows for
the youngest son.
Faced with this dilemma, the sons
went to a wise man and asked
for help. After meditating on the
problem, the wise man told the three
sons that he was going to solve the
problem by borrowing an imaginary
cow from the spiritual dimension
and add it to the eleven cows,
increasing their number to twelve.
Then he divided the twelve cows
according to the will. By doing this
the eldest son ended up inheriting
six cows, the second son three cows
and the youngest son two cows,
totaling eleven cows. The sons all
received more by doing this; no cow
was harmed and once the problem
was solved, the imaginary cow was
returned whence it came.
As in the dilemma of the cows, your
mind, once equipped with tools such
as subjective points of reference,
is able to seek out those points of
reference and become aware of
information that can be applied
creatively in order to solve problems
of all kinds.
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The Dilemma of the Cows
Clairvoyance
Clairvoyance refers to psychic sensing in general but there are various
forms of sensing.
Solving problems with subjective
tools sometimes works differently
than with objective tools. Such is the
case in the story of a man who died
leaving behind eleven cows. In his
will he left instructions on how the
cows were to be divided among his
three sons. The eldest son was to
receive half of the cows, his second
son one-fourth of the cows, and the
youngest son one-sixth of the cows.
The will had a strict condition that no
cow be slaughtered. Unfortunately,
the division of the cows would result
in 5½ cows for the eldest, 2¾ cows
for the second son and 15/6 cows for
the youngest son.
Clairvoyance means clear vision.
Visual people will experience information through images.
Clairsentience means clear feeling.
Kinesthetic people will utilize information mostly through their sense
of touch.
Clairaudience means clear hearing.
Auditory people will register information by way of an inner voice.
If possible, it is best to use all three
modes for sensing information. This
will give you a more complete and
accurate experience and the ability to establish additional points of
reference.
Faced with this dilemma, the sons
went to a wise man and asked
for help. After meditating on the
problem, the wise man told the three
sons that he was going to solve the
problem by borrowing an imaginary
cow from the spiritual dimension
and add it to the eleven cows,
increasing their number to twelve.
Then he divided the twelve cows
according to the will. By doing this
the eldest son ended up inheriting
six cows, the second son three cows
and the youngest son two cows,
totaling eleven cows. The sons all
received more by doing this; no cow
was harmed and once the problem
was solved, the imaginary cow was
returned whence it came.
Most people experience information
favoring the same sensory mode
both objectively and subjectively.
For example:
A person buying a used car who is
mostly visual will use eyesight to
detect car problems. If all appears
well, the visual person will like the
car.
The auditory person will listen to
how smoothly the engine runs. If
the car sounds good, the auditory
person will evaluate the car as acceptable.
As in the dilemma of the cows, your
mind, once equipped with tools such
as subjective points of reference,
is able to seek out those points of
reference and become aware of
information that can be applied
creatively in order to solve problems
of all kinds.
The kinesthetic person will feel for imperfections, touching the hood to feel
the engine running, and bouncing on
the seats to check the upholstery. If
these parts feel good then the kinesthetic person will like the car.
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Clairvoyance
Clairvoyance refers to psychic sensing in general but there are various
forms of sensing.
Clairvoyance means clear vision.
Visual people will experience information through images.
Clairsentience means clear feeling.
Kinesthetic people will utilize information mostly through their sense
of touch.
Clairaudience means clear hearing.
Auditory people will register information by way of an inner voice.
If possible, it is best to use all three
modes for sensing information. This
will give you a more complete and
accurate experience and the ability to establish additional points of
reference.
Most people experience information
favoring the same sensory mode
both objectively and subjectively.
For example:
A person buying a used car who is
mostly visual will use eyesight to
detect car problems. If all appears
well, the visual person will like the
car.
The auditory person will listen to
how smoothly the engine runs. If
the car sounds good, the auditory
person will evaluate the car as acceptable.
The kinesthetic person will feel for imperfections, touching the hood to feel
the engine running, and bouncing on
the seats to check the upholstery. If
these parts feel good then the kinesthetic person will like the car.
Silva Life System
The Importance of Practice
Many graduates seem to think that the
only important time to go to level and
apply the Silva Method techniques is
when they have a serious problem to
solve. There is a better approach.
We urge you to practice on a regular
basis, even when all is well in your life.
As you become familiar and proficient
with the Silva Method, you will enjoy
greater rewards. You become more
relaxed, confident and ready to use
the techniques with the conviction and
evidence that they work.
Why do we say that?
When faced with an emergency, you
experience stress and anxiety. You
question your efforts: Am I doing this
right? Is this the correct feeling? Is the
technique working for me?
Recognizing
Your Successes
The Importance of Practice
Recognizing your successes, no matter
how small, is a vital component in
developing a strong belief system.
Acknowledging your successes allows
you to be more positive. After completing
each exercise make a mental note of
your increasing ability to expand your
thinking and hone your faculties. The
reference points established with each
technique are secondary to the effects
that you build as you complete the Silva
Method coursework. The techniques
are designed in a progressive order to
gradually improve your belief system. It
is up to you to recognize success and
apply it towards the future of your own
design.
Many graduates seem to think that the
only important time to go to level and
apply the Silva Method techniques is
when they have a serious problem to
solve. There is a better approach.
We urge you to practice on a regular
basis, even when all is well in your life.
As you become familiar and proficient
with the Silva Method, you will enjoy
greater rewards. You become more
relaxed, confident and ready to use
the techniques with the conviction and
evidence that they work.
Why do we say that?
When faced with an emergency, you
experience stress and anxiety. You
question your efforts: Am I doing this
right? Is this the correct feeling? Is the
technique working for me?
If you have been practicing daily, you will
be well prepared to handle all situations
and be more relaxed.
If you have been practicing daily, you will
be well prepared to handle all situations
and be more relaxed.
Practicing develops your sensitivity and
ability to discern the difference between
fantasy and fact in the subjective
dimension.
Practicing develops your sensitivity and
ability to discern the difference between
fantasy and fact in the subjective
dimension.
Like a child learning to walk, you must
continue to practice, learning how far
you can go before you lose your balance.
The more you practice, the more you
stretch your limits and the more capable
you are in realizing the life you desire.
Like a child learning to walk, you must
continue to practice, learning how far
you can go before you lose your balance.
The more you practice, the more you
stretch your limits and the more capable
you are in realizing the life you desire.
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Refresh Regularly
Take advantage of your right to
Recognizing
Your Successes
Recognizing your successes, no matter
how small, is a vital component in
developing a strong belief system.
Acknowledging your successes allows
you to be more positive. After completing
each exercise make a mental note of
your increasing ability to expand your
thinking and hone your faculties. The
reference points established with each
technique are secondary to the effects
that you build as you complete the Silva
Method coursework. The techniques
are designed in a progressive order to
gradually improve your belief system. It
is up to you to recognize success and
apply it towards the future of your own
design.
Refresh Regularly
Take advantage of your right to
refresh the program at least once a
refresh the program at least once a
year. It will keep you mentally fit.
year. It will keep you mentally fit.
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DATES USED
RESULTS
EXERCISE
practice record
practice record
EXERCISE
Long Relax
Sleep Control
To Awake
Awake Control
Sleep Control
To Awake
Awake Control
Dream Control
Headache Control
Headache Control
Mental Screen
Mental Screen
Memory Pegs
Memory Pegs
Three Fingers
Three Fingers
Mirror of the Mind
Mirror of the Mind
Weight Control
Weight Control
Habit Control
Habit Control
Hand Levitation
Hand Levitation
Glove Anesthesia
Glove Anesthesia
Glass of Water
Glass of Water
Mental Projection
Mental Projection
Case Working
Case Working
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Long Relax
Dream Control
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RESULTS
EXERCISE USED
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RESULTS
record of successes
DATE
record of successes
EXERCISE USED
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Functioning Naturally
Functioning Naturally
A message from José Silva
A message from José Silva
You can learn to function at alpha
virtually all the time, and be certain that
most of your decisions are correct ones
if you follow a simple formula. Here’s
the formula.
During the day, your brain dips into
the alpha level an average of about
thirty times per minute. This happens
naturally, and it seems to happen for
everybody, but the time in alpha is very
short, only microseconds. In all, your
brain may be in alpha five seconds out
of every minute.
It is during these times that people
are able to be certain of making good
decisions, which will help to correct
problems that hurt our planet and its
inhabitants.
Maybe that is why the average person,
who does not know how to function
at alpha consciously when desired,
is correct only twenty percent of the
time.
As you discover when you learn the Silva
Method program, you can be correct
more often at the alpha level, probably
four times out of five, but it is not always
convenient to find a quiet place where
you can relax mentally and physically
and enter your level.
Fortunately, you can increase your
ability to use the alpha level. When
you have had experience functioning at
alpha consciously while you are mentally
and physically relaxed, then you will
also increase your ability to function
correctly during the day when your brain
is primarily at beta.
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With practice, you learn to stay at alpha
for longer periods of time. You get
acquainted with alpha and get a feeling
for it. Then later on, you can simply
evoke the feeling, and you will have
alpha functioning regardless of the brain
frequency. The mental level will be the
equivalent of being at ten cycles of brain
frequency.
In other words, you are functioning in
the spiritual world as though the brain
operates at ten hertz. Because you
have found the door and practiced using
it consciously, you get the benefits of
alpha functioning even if your brain is
functioning at beta fifty-five seconds of
each minute.
An untrained person will receive very
little benefit from those thirty brief trips
to alpha. A trained person, one who is
accustomed to functioning at alpha, will
get greater benefit by perceiving more
of the message.
When an untrained person gets a flash
of insight, he might remember a quarter
of it and get only a fraction of the
picture. A trained person, accustomed
to functioning at alpha consciously, gets
more of the picture.
You can stay at alpha consciously for
long periods whenever you need to
spend time analyzing problems from
various perspectives, and programming
solutions. Often, it is not necessary
to spend a great deal of time at alpha.
When you are talking with someone, you
can simply desire to be more sensitive
to that person and you will be, provided
you have practiced and developed your
ability.
Silva Life System
You can learn to function at alpha
virtually all the time, and be certain that
most of your decisions are correct ones
if you follow a simple formula. Here’s
the formula.
During the day, your brain dips into
the alpha level an average of about
thirty times per minute. This happens
naturally, and it seems to happen for
everybody, but the time in alpha is very
short, only microseconds. In all, your
brain may be in alpha five seconds out
of every minute.
It is during these times that people
are able to be certain of making good
decisions, which will help to correct
problems that hurt our planet and its
inhabitants.
Maybe that is why the average person,
who does not know how to function
at alpha consciously when desired,
is correct only twenty percent of the
time.
As you discover when you learn the Silva
Method program, you can be correct
more often at the alpha level, probably
four times out of five, but it is not always
convenient to find a quiet place where
you can relax mentally and physically
and enter your level.
Fortunately, you can increase your
ability to use the alpha level. When
you have had experience functioning at
alpha consciously while you are mentally
and physically relaxed, then you will
also increase your ability to function
correctly during the day when your brain
is primarily at beta.
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With practice, you learn to stay at alpha
for longer periods of time. You get
acquainted with alpha and get a feeling
for it. Then later on, you can simply
evoke the feeling, and you will have
alpha functioning regardless of the brain
frequency. The mental level will be the
equivalent of being at ten cycles of brain
frequency.
In other words, you are functioning in
the spiritual world as though the brain
operates at ten hertz. Because you
have found the door and practiced using
it consciously, you get the benefits of
alpha functioning even if your brain is
functioning at beta fifty-five seconds of
each minute.
An untrained person will receive very
little benefit from those thirty brief trips
to alpha. A trained person, one who is
accustomed to functioning at alpha, will
get greater benefit by perceiving more
of the message.
When an untrained person gets a flash
of insight, he might remember a quarter
of it and get only a fraction of the
picture. A trained person, accustomed
to functioning at alpha consciously, gets
more of the picture.
You can stay at alpha consciously for
long periods whenever you need to
spend time analyzing problems from
various perspectives, and programming
solutions. Often, it is not necessary
to spend a great deal of time at alpha.
When you are talking with someone, you
can simply desire to be more sensitive
to that person and you will be, provided
you have practiced and developed your
ability.
Silva Life System
Here is a simple formula for developing
this ability:
First learn to find the alpha dimension
and function there consciously.
Second, use your abilities to help correct
problems on the planet, to help make
our planet a better place in which to
live.
When you do these two things, you will
enjoy prosperity in all areas of your
life.
You can use the Three Fingers Technique
to assist you in developing your alpha
functioning in this manner. Before going
to sleep, program yourself to awaken
automatically at the ideal time. Stay at
your level and go to sleep.
When you awaken, enter your level
again and bring together the tips of the
first two fingers and thumb of either
hand or both hands. Then program that
whenever you bring together the tips
of the first two fingers and thumb, you
will have superior alpha functioning and
will be aware of information from the
subjective dimension that will help you
correct problems.
Desire stems from need. When there
is a genuine need, you have genuine
desire. This is important because it is
a motivating force, a pushing force,
compelling us towards our goals. There is
little desire in wanting luxuries, but great
desire when necessities are lacking, so
while learning, seek out problems and
help correct them. Then later, when you
have more experience, you will be better
able to attain luxuries.
Belief is what sustains you. As long
as you continue to practice, you are
expressing your belief.
Expectancy is the goal. It grows through
repeated successes, so it is important to
practice as much as possible to increase
your expectancy factor.
Develop your ability to function at alpha.
Develop your faith. Apply all of this to
the correction of problems of all kinds,
helping humanity along the way. You will
eventually achieve all that you need and
much more.
Here is a simple formula for developing
this ability:
First learn to find the alpha dimension
and function there consciously.
Second, use your abilities to help correct
problems on the planet, to help make
our planet a better place in which to
live.
When you do these two things, you will
enjoy prosperity in all areas of your
life.
You can use the Three Fingers Technique
to assist you in developing your alpha
functioning in this manner. Before going
to sleep, program yourself to awaken
automatically at the ideal time. Stay at
your level and go to sleep.
When you awaken, enter your level
again and bring together the tips of the
first two fingers and thumb of either
hand or both hands. Then program that
whenever you bring together the tips
of the first two fingers and thumb, you
will have superior alpha functioning and
will be aware of information from the
subjective dimension that will help you
correct problems.
The more you practice entering level,
the more effective this will become.
The more you apply your learned
techniques, correct problems, and
experience success in your endeavors,
the more confidence you will gain. With
time, your faith is strengthened, and the
more successful you will become.
The more you practice entering level,
the more effective this will become.
The more you apply your learned
techniques, correct problems, and
experience success in your endeavors,
the more confidence you will gain. With
time, your faith is strengthened, and the
more successful you will become.
It is important to have faith. Remember
that faith is composed of desire, belief,
and expectancy.
It is important to have faith. Remember
that faith is composed of desire, belief,
and expectancy.
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Desire stems from need. When there
is a genuine need, you have genuine
desire. This is important because it is
a motivating force, a pushing force,
compelling us towards our goals. There is
little desire in wanting luxuries, but great
desire when necessities are lacking, so
while learning, seek out problems and
help correct them. Then later, when you
have more experience, you will be better
able to attain luxuries.
Belief is what sustains you. As long
as you continue to practice, you are
expressing your belief.
Expectancy is the goal. It grows through
repeated successes, so it is important to
practice as much as possible to increase
your expectancy factor.
Develop your ability to function at alpha.
Develop your faith. Apply all of this to
the correction of problems of all kinds,
helping humanity along the way. You will
eventually achieve all that you need and
much more.
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Silva Advanced Seminars
Silva Advanced Seminars
The Graduate Seminar
The Ultra Seminar
The Graduate Seminar
The Ultra Seminar
This advanced course instructs you
how to help your loved ones go to level
and program for success, manage
stress and anxiety, improve health
and develop effective problem solving
strategies.
Learn to neutralize the effects
of the past by applying the Special
Conditioning Cycle for age regression.
Discover the unique “mental video”
projection to build confidence and
competence. Learn why and how the
power of the focused mind is the secret
to success in all areas of life.
Learn advanced case working
techniques for business, investments,
detective investigation for missing
persons and objects, and attracting
relationships.
Tune to the Center of the Galaxy
experience to align yourself with a
higher intelligence.
An evolving course with specifically
formulated exercises that will improve
your life, business, and relationships.
You will learn healing techniques
that combine subjective and objective
energies to harness and apply your
healing powers to help yourself and
others.
In this seminar you learn to:
· Create ideal states of mind for
programming.
· Discover how to put the Mirror of
the Mind into high gear.
· Work with magnetic, electrical and
human energy fields for healing.
· Apply special mental broadcasting
skills for improving your business,
programming at a distance, and
finding true love.
· Utilize biofeedback to validate your
alpha level.
· Apply the energized Glass of Water
Technique to help with problems.
This advanced course instructs you
how to help your loved ones go to level
and program for success, manage
stress and anxiety, improve health
and develop effective problem solving
strategies.
Learn to neutralize the effects
of the past by applying the Special
Conditioning Cycle for age regression.
Discover the unique “mental video”
projection to build confidence and
competence. Learn why and how the
power of the focused mind is the secret
to success in all areas of life.
Learn advanced case working
techniques for business, investments,
detective investigation for missing
persons and objects, and attracting
relationships.
Tune to the Center of the Galaxy
experience to align yourself with a
higher intelligence.
An evolving course with specifically
formulated exercises that will improve
your life, business, and relationships.
You will learn healing techniques
that combine subjective and objective
energies to harness and apply your
healing powers to help yourself and
others.
In this seminar you learn to:
· Create ideal states of mind for
programming.
· Discover how to put the Mirror of
the Mind into high gear.
· Work with magnetic, electrical and
human energy fields for healing.
· Apply special mental broadcasting
skills for improving your business,
programming at a distance, and
finding true love.
· Utilize biofeedback to validate your
alpha level.
· Apply the energized Glass of Water
Technique to help with problems.
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The Masters Program
At least seventy percent of all
visits to the doctor are stress-related
illnesses. Here is a course in relaxation
made easy.
The Relaxation Seminar teaches
simple steps you can take to relieve
and prevent stress.
You learn to relax at will and on
demand, strengthen your immune
system and maintain good health.
In just a few hours you will become
proficient in the art of deep relaxation
by using a controlled, progressive
process.
You learn a method that allows you
to enter the alpha level, customize
your programming for tranquility in
your everyday experiences, and exit,
feeling better than ever.
The legacy continues.
At least seventy percent of all
visits to the doctor are stress-related
illnesses. Here is a course in relaxation
made easy.
The Relaxation Seminar teaches
simple steps you can take to relieve
and prevent stress.
You learn to relax at will and on
demand, strengthen your immune
system and maintain good health.
In just a few hours you will become
proficient in the art of deep relaxation
by using a controlled, progressive
process.
You learn a method that allows you
to enter the alpha level, customize
your programming for tranquility in
your everyday experiences, and exit,
feeling better than ever.
The legacy continues.
The Youth Lecture Series
Silva techniques to help your child
prepare for the future and to live a life
of their own design.
Your child will come to understand
the concepts of cause and effect,
taking responsibility for how they think
and act, keeping beliefs that work and
discarding those that don’t.
They will learn the power of positive
and resourceful thinking. They will
take charge of their life, make wiser
choices, which builds confidence and
stronger self-esteem.
The series focuses on stress
management, improving study skills
and grades, manifesting goals, gaining
a winning edge, and solving problems
with an effective strategy.
Reference Manual
Our most comprehensive Silva
program, offering cutting-edge
information and techniques about mind
development and personal growth.
Immerse yourself in ten days of
highly charged seminars of selfdiscovery presented by the crème de
la crème of the Silva community and
like-minded friends.
Learn advanced applications of
traditional Silva techniques, while
incorporating up-to-date innovations in
holistic living.
Daily seminars and interactive
workshops reflect the latest strategies
in mind technology, designed to
stimulate and expand your reality.
You will investigate the roles that
yoga, hypnosis, neurolinguistic
programming and interactive medicine
play in Silva methodology.
Relax, be yourself, share meals and
conversations with an international
assembly of your peers.
At the end of this life-altering
experience you walk away with a vision
of a new world paradigm.
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The Youth Lecture Series
Silva techniques to help your child
prepare for the future and to live a life
of their own design.
Your child will come to understand
the concepts of cause and effect,
taking responsibility for how they think
and act, keeping beliefs that work and
discarding those that don’t.
They will learn the power of positive
and resourceful thinking. They will
take charge of their life, make wiser
choices, which builds confidence and
stronger self-esteem.
The series focuses on stress
management, improving study skills
and grades, manifesting goals, gaining
a winning edge, and solving problems
with an effective strategy.
Student Manual
Our most comprehensive Silva
program, offering cutting-edge
information and techniques about mind
development and personal growth.
Immerse yourself in ten days of
highly charged seminars of selfdiscovery presented by the crème de
la crème of the Silva community and
like-minded friends.
Learn advanced applications of
traditional Silva techniques, while
incorporating up-to-date innovations in
holistic living.
Daily seminars and interactive
workshops reflect the latest strategies
in mind technology, designed to
stimulate and expand your reality.
You will investigate the roles that
yoga, hypnosis, neurolinguistic
programming and interactive medicine
play in Silva methodology.
Relax, be yourself, share meals and
conversations with an international
assembly of your peers.
At the end of this life-altering
experience you walk away with a vision
of a new world paradigm.
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Share Your Silva Success Stories
Graduates, please share your Silva
success story with the world. Your
story will inspire and motivate others.
Your story can give someone an idea
of how they can use the Silva Method
to find solutions in the areas of health,
education, relationships, business and
sports performance. Please be specific
in the area of your life that Silva has
helped you to achieve success.
Share Your Silva Success Stories
1. Write your story and mail it to
SilvaNews, P. O. Box 2249
Laredo, Texas 78044-2249.
2. At bottom of story write the following,
“I give Silva International, Inc.
permission to publish and/or use this
story to promote the Silva Method.”
Add your signature.
Graduates, please share your Silva
success story with the world. Your
story will inspire and motivate others.
Your story can give someone an idea
of how they can use the Silva Method
to find solutions in the areas of health,
education, relationships, business and
sports performance. Please be specific
in the area of your life that Silva has
helped you to achieve success.
3. Enclose a photograph of yourself.
WHERE AND HOW?
It’s Easy:
Attach your story to an email and send to:
Diana Mendez
diana@SilvaMethod.com
1. Write your story and mail it to
SilvaNews, P. O. Box 2249
Laredo, Texas 78044-2249.
2. At bottom of story write the following,
“I give Silva International, Inc.
permission to publish and/or use this
story to promote the Silva Method.”
Add your signature.
3. Enclose a photograph of yourself.
WHERE AND HOW?
4. Include your mailing address,
email address, when and where you
participated in a Silva class, and your
instructor’s name.
It’s Easy:
Attach your story to an email and send to:
Diana Mendez
diana@SilvaMethod.com
To show our appreciation for every story
we publish in the SilvaNews magazine we
will send you a discount coupon for Silva
products. You may use it for yourself or
give it to a friend.
To show our appreciation for every story
we publish in the SilvaNews magazine we
will send you a discount coupon for Silva
products. You may use it for yourself or
give it to a friend.
NO COMPUTER? NOT A PROBLEM.
NO COMPUTER? NOT A PROBLEM.
4. Include your mailing address,
email address, when and where you
participated in a Silva class, and your
instructor’s name.
Team Silva
Joe Silva Jr.
Team Silva
joesilvajr@SilvaMethod.com
Laura Silva Quesada
Joe Silva Jr.
Laura Silva Quesada
Diana Silva Mendez
diana@SilvaMethod.com
Diana Silva Mendez
diana@SilvaMethod.com
Guillermo J. Lopez
memo@SilvaMethod.com
Guillermo J. Lopez
memo@SilvaMethod.com
margie@SilvaMethod.com
Margie Quintanilla
Margie Quintanilla
Nina Perez
shopsilva@SilvaMethod.com
Nina Perez
www.SilvaMethod.com
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joesilvajr@SilvaMethod.com
laura@SilvaMethod.com
laura@SilvaMethod.com
margie@SilvaMethod.com
shopsilva@SilvaMethod.com
www.SilvaMethod.com
Silva Life System
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Silva Life System