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Title: SILVA MIND CONTROL METHOD by Holly Silva ISBN: 0-671-67728-4 Publisher: Pocket Pub. Date: 01 September, 1988 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $4.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (21 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: It's a book that can be read on many levels ...
Comment: The first time I read this book was when it first came out in 1977. I've re-read it several times since then. My copy is marked up and dog-eared, yellowed and brittle, and falling apart. Yet, it's still an interesting read every time I pick it up.
The first part is a quick biography explaining how Jose Silva came to his discovery and development of the Silva Method. The rest of it is a how-to manual. It lays the groundwork for his later books which concentrate on applying these principles to your life.
The Silva Method is based on a simple philosophy that you become what you think you are. If you have a negative self-image, then you become that person in the real world. If you want to change who you are in the real world, you need to change who you are in your mind. And he tells you how to do it.
On one level, it's a beginner's course in positive thinking, giving you step-by-step instructions on active meditation and creative visualization. Silva tells you how to go to your "alpha level" (a semi-conscious dream state), create a positive self-image, and turn it into reality. Even if you never get past this beginning stage, if all you can do is repeat Emile Coue's daily affirmations, "Every day in every way, I'm getting better and better" and "Negative thoughts have no influence over me", you'll still be so much better for it. It's really like positive self-programming.
But, on another level, it's also an advanced course teaching you how to expand your mind to increase your intelligence, improve your memory, develop ESP, heal your injuries and disease, and even heal others. Getting there is a little more difficult for most of us because it involves a leap of logic and faith. We have to overcome our belief systems.
You may have some difficulty with this book if you tend to be very literal in a scientific sense. We all know the mind is capable of many things, but there's no hard scientific evidence for some of Silva's more extraordinary claims. There's only anecdotal evidence, mostly of the kind that cannot be measured or quantified. Believing that your mind can influence yourself may be easy to accept, but believing that your mind can influence others requires a leap in logic.
You may also have some difficulty with this book if you tend to be very literal in a strict Christian sense. The Silva philosophy is that you can control, or at least greatly influence, your own destiny. And you need a strong faith ... in yourself. Then you can do anything ... even things we might think of as "miracles". That might be hard to reconcile with your belief that only God can perform miracles. He also speaks of God in a more universal sense, a "Higher Intelligence". It sounds more like the "Force" in Star Wars than the Biblical God.
Anyway, Silva's books can mean many different things to many different people. The scientific community has debunked it. The religious community has denounced it. And it sounds a little too New Age-ish.
But, in the final analysis, it's really a recipe for finding -- within ourselves -- the happiness, peace, understanding and success we're all searching for.
Rating: 5
Summary: The book that changed my life
Comment: I read this book as a teenager. It got me started on a journey of self-discovery. I managed to heal myself of a bad health condition and I found myself rapidly attaining my goals. I attended the Silva Mind Control Seminar in the early 90s and it was great. I also attended the newer version, Silva UltraMind in 2001 and it was fantastic. The ESP demonstrations were mind blowing. I like this book, but this book explains the concepts behind the older Silva Mind Control seminar rather than providing you techniques on how to actually apply Silva Techniques. For this I would recommend the book "How to Get Help from Your other Side" by Jose Silva (unfortunetly now out-of-print so you'll have to search through older book stores). I would also recommend the new course, Silva Ultramind which you can find at www.SilvaUltraMindSystem.com. This is the latest Silva System.
Rating: 4
Summary: Good guide
Comment: I see this book as being a good book for those that have an aversion to very religous type of books and are looking for something practical without any religious belief systems.
It gets down to certain basic spiritual principles like how a very quiet still mind is very important for spiritual growth. (BE STILL AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD). How many amazing and beautiful things can come to those who can silence their minds and get into a prayer-like/meditative state. This book is great for that. I would just advise people to use that part of this method to begin to take you into a deeper, richer exploration of spirituality. One that begins to go past just a positive thinking type thing and goes into real self-discovery. Don't just stop here with this book. I would advise some of Wayne Dyer's books (after '91) and to look more closely at the teachings of Jesus Christ. It's nice to have this practical little techniques but we also need to learn to go the next step which is dissolving the ego and merging with GOD. Always using GOD as our source. Bringing the Loving God Presence to our heart and mind and transforming through that, not just being a human being using some clever spiritual techniques but instead being a spiritual being aligned with GOD in all your moments.
good luck.
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Title: You the Healer: The World-Famous Silva Method on How to Heal Yourself and Others by Jose Silva, Robert B. Stone ISBN: 0915811375 Publisher: HJ Kramer Pub. Date: February, 1992 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Jose Silva's Ultramind Esp System: Think Your Way to Success by Ed, Jr. Bernd ISBN: 1564144518 Publisher: Career Press Pub. Date: April, 2000 List Price(USD): $13.99 |
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Title: The Silva Method: Unlocking the Genius Within by Robert B. Stone, Jose Silva, Laura Silva ISBN: 0671796372 Publisher: S&S Sound Ideas Pub. Date: April, 1993 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Silva Mind Control Method of Mental Dynamics by Jose Silva, Burt Goldman ISBN: 0671673521 Publisher: S&S Sound Ideas Pub. Date: January, 1989 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: How to Use the Silva Method : Master the World's Most Famous System of Personal Power and Self-Control by Hans DeJong ISBN: 1559270179 Publisher: Audio Renaissance Pub. Date: 15 July, 1989 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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