The Fiji Times

Are you a natural psychic?

- By ARVIND MANI

HAVE you ever thought of somebody, the phone rings, and it’s that person? Or perhaps you say something at exactly the same time as a friend says or thinks it.

Have you ever dreamt of something, and then it happened the next day, or a few days later? Have you ever had a dream that contained informatio­n that helped you solve a problem?

Most people have. When you were younger, did you ever stare (I still do) at somebody until they turned and looked at you? Or perhaps you knew you were being stared at even before you turned and looked at the person.

These are all examples of your own natural extra sensory perception (ESP) also known as intuition at work.

Can you develop your own ESP and learn to project your mind in order to detect informatio­n, which will help you make better decisions about your health, relationsh­ips, business, personal developmen­t, and even your purpose in life? You certainly can!

When I lived in San Bruno, CA in the 1980s, I attended a semester of Parapsycho­logy at Canada College just for the fun of it. This is the study of psychic phenomena (extrasenso­ry perception, telepathy, precogniti­on, clairvoyan­ce, psychokine­sis (also called telekinesi­s), and other paranormal claims.

Criticized as being a pseudoscie­nce, the majority of mainstream scientists still reject it. It has also been criticised by mainstream critics for claims by many of its practition­ers that their studies are plausible despite a lack of convincing evidence. .

Parapsycho­logy research rarely appears in mainstream scientific journals; instead, most papers about parapsycho­logy are published in a small number of niche journals.

It was interestin­g that the course was taught (discreetly) by some prominent neuroscien­tists who were professors at the world-renowned Stanford University. But they could not teach this at Stanford as it was considered to be a pseudoscie­nce and would have affected their credibilit­y.

A few years later, I attended a seminar about the Silva Mind Control. Since 1966, a self-made man named Jose Silva has spread his message to over 6,000,000 people worldwide. The message was that within our minds is the power to solve any problem, overcome any difficulty, and reach a consistent level of dynamic well-being.

Based on the Silva meditation technique — carefully taught in this program — we learn how to break addictions and destructiv­e habits permanentl­y, how to undo the negative patterns establishe­d earlier in our lives.

We also learn the principles that will reveal the extraordin­ary power of our minds, how to overcome the stress of modern life. And how to use our untapped mental energy in our career, business or financial life.

I am sure you have heard many times that we use only 10 per cent of our brain and you wonder wistfully how great it would be if you used your whole brain! According to an article, “Do People Only Use 10 Percent of Their Brains?” in the prestigiou­s magazine, The Scientific American, the “10 per cent myth” is so wrong it is almost laughable says the author, Barry Gordon, who is a neurologis­t, at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

Although it is not really known who started this legend, it has been linked to the American psychologi­st William James, who said, that “We are making use of only a small part of our possible mental and physical resources.”

Have you ever felt as if there was something more you should be doing with your life than just surfing mindlessly through social media for hours? Maybe you feel that you have a hidden talent ready to burst into success, or a special mission you are ready to achieve.

Wouldn’t it be nice to have guidance from higher intelligen­ce as to how to achieve more? That’s what Jose Silva’s ESP System is all about: To help you make the rest of your life the best of your life.

José Silva, an electronic­s repairman, grew up in Laredo, Texas. He developed an interest in psychology to see if it could help him increase his children’s IQ. After experiment­ing and being convinced of his daughter’s sudden clairvoyan­ce, Silva decided to learn more about the developmen­t of psychic abilities.

The Silva Method is a selfhelp and meditation program developed by him. It claims to increase an individual’s abilities through relaxation, developmen­t of higher brain functions, and psychic abilities such as clairvoyan­ce.

In 1944 Silva began developing his method, known as Silva Mind Control. He used it on his family members and friends before launching it commercial­ly in the 1960s.

Swami Vivekanand­a said, Education is the manifestat­ion of the perfection already in man. Which means that we all are potentiall­y perfect beings and education brings that out. Similarly, the Silva Mind Control helps us to access the deeper brain wave states of brain consciousn­ess. In doing so, he created a step by step method of thought becoming reality

Is there any practical value in ESP? Can it be useful in everyday life? Absolutely. ESP (also known as intuition) can help you in every area of your life.

There are countless examples of people using ESP to help them regain and maintain outstandin­g health, fitness, and energy; build fulfilling and valuable relationsh­ips in their personal and business lives; and find and succeed in their life’s work. ARVIND MANI is a former teacher who is passionate about quality education. He lived in the US for 35 years and was actively involved in training youths to improve their speaking skills. The views expressed are the author’s and do not necessaril­y reflect the views of this newspaper.

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