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In the beginning, José Silva was alone in his research. Even his wife Paula was skeptical and cautious until she eventually saw the benefits in the work he was doing with their children. A few friends in Laredo became interested and listened to his ideas and helped him when he askedthem to, but many more were suspicious and even hostile.

J.W. Hahn, director of the Mind Science Foundation in San Antonio, Texas. T h r o u g h D r. H a h n , m a n y m o r e scientists became interested in the pioneering research into the mind and human potential. Mind Science Foundation was founded by oil millionaire Tom Slick Sr. It was Mr. Slick who asked Dr. Hahn to check out Silva’swork. He took back a very favorable report. In fact. Dr. Hahn took the first step that led to the Silva Method being taught to the public for the very first time. Here’s how it happened:

Eventually Silva’s work attracted the attention of one scientist, who became a close friend and associate, and who brought the After Dr. Hahn’s visit to research findings Laredo, he called Dr. to the attention ofN.E. West, the head of many other the Department of scientists. This Psychology at Wayland p i o n e e r i n g Baptist University in r e s e a r c h , Plainview, Texas, and overcoming many arranged for him to visit obstacles and Laredo and inspect challenges, has LECTURING TOGETHER are Dr. J.Wilfred Hahn, Silva’s findings. Dr. West left, and José Silva, at the Silva Method two-week p r o v i d e dJ o s é Ultimate Seminar in Laredo, Texas was impressed. Even Silva with many though he had visited w o n d e r f u l the laboratories of Dr. memories of the people and events J.B. Rhine at Duke University on two that helped us to take the first step occasions, he said that he had never into the second phase of human seen so much valid scientific work evolution on the planet by succeeding done onESP. with metaphysics. This is the story about how scientists became aware of the new science that José Silva has named “psychorientology. A SCIENTIST TAKES A PEEK The first scientist who came to Laredo, Texas, to investigate the research that Silva was doing was Dr. A VERY SUCCESSFUL VISIT That led to an invitation by Dr. West for Silva to come to Plainview and present a lecture to the psychologystudents at the college. The visit was so successful that Dr. West told his friend Dord Fitz, an art professor in nearby Amarillo, that he should invite Silva to come speak to

his art students. When several of the art students expressed an interest in learning Silva’s techniques, Fitz suggested that Silva come teach a class in Amarillo. More than 80 students attended that first Silva Methodcourse. Even before they had finished their training, they were telling Silva that their relatives and friends were also interested, so Silva scheduled another class. The Silva Method continued to grow by word of mouth until today it is being offered in more than 100 countries worldwide, in 29 different languages—and millions of people have benefited. Meanwhile, while Silva was impressing studentsand artists with his findings, Dr. Hahn was arranging for a visit to the leading parapsychology laboratory in the world: The Mind Science Foundation Laboratory in Los Angeles, California. It was here that Silva observed a scientific project with a plant that convinced him that the human mind could alter matter just by thinking. VERIFIED RESULTS Silva continued teaching, and Dr. Hahn continuedencouraging him. But not everyone believed that such trailblazing research and results were coming out of Laredo, Texas. Dr. Hahn needed to emonstrate to the Mind Science Foundation board of

directors that Silva’s program was valid, so he undertook a major survey. Detailed, comprehensive survey forms were mailed to 10,000 Silva Method graduates. More than 1,100 of them took the time to fill out...