IN THIS ISSUE...

1. Success Story: My brother the stuntman, my aunt the lottery winner

2. Do-it-yourself Technique: the 100 to 1 method.

3. Experimental products (coming in future issues)

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Success Story....
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(Note: Some success stories I will include in this newsletter I have
personally experienced, some I personally witnessed, and some I was
personally told. Every story is shared not to impress or entertain butto
invite you to explore what results you can create for yourself. Test the
processes! You didn't know what your favorite foods were until you
tasted them. So I invite you to taste the processes in thesenewsletters and
use them to help yourself and people you care about tolive more happily.
I would like to hear YOUR success stories, and withyour permission,
include them here. -- Sean Collins)

In 1989 a friend invited me to go to a Church carnival. There was aused

book sale there, in the parish hall, where I bought --for 25cents-- a
tattered little paperback called the Silva Mind ControlMethod. The book
said that if you want something to happen, then youought to do a
specific visualization technique that would quiet yourbrainwaves down
to a more creative level of mind. It made a case forattending the Silva
Method course, but said that until you attend youcan do the 100-to-1
visualization technique. (Described later in thisnewsletter.)

I liked that Jose Silva presented the material as more scientific than
metaphysical, at least it seemed so to me, since his techniques had todo
with brainwaves and cycles per second and brain hemisphere
lateralization.

So I decided that I would test this information. Once a day for twoweeks
I would do the instructions as he described and "program" anevent to
happen.

The funny thing was, I didn't have anything that I knew I wanted. So I
asked my brother if he could have anything in the world, what would it
be? He said that he wanted to be stunt coordinator of a movie coming to
Ft. Lauderdale.

Suddenly I had a project I could work with. I didn't tell my brotherthat

he would be a part of my experiment. For the next two weeks, once each
day, I did the 100-to-1 method and at that quieter level of mindpictured
him wearing a shirt that said "Stunt Coordinator" on it. Jose Silva's
instructions did not say to do this, but spontaneously I alsopictured in the
mental image my brother's heart opening and filling the scene with color.
This aspect happened pretty much intuitively, andmay have been my
unconscious way of making sure this project was inline with what he
would love to experience. (If you are familiar withthe idea of "chakras" I
was imagining love from his heart chakrafilling the mental picture.)

What I had not learned from Jose Silva was for how long I ought to
picture the desired result. (In an upcoming issue I'll share whatscientific
research on prayer has found about how length of timeaffects the results
of mentally intending something.) I decided tomaintain the image in my
mind for as long as 'felt' good to do so. Itwas never for more than a few
minutes, and usually the signal I felt in my body that I had done enough
visualizing for one session was that Iwould start laughing.

As a routine, I did the visualizing in the bathroom, because I wasalready

seated, and also I wanted to make sure I did the process on adaily basis,
once a day for two weeks. (Jose Silva mentions this also. For people
who say that can't get away from work or family to sit andvisualize, do it
while sitting in the bathroom.)

At the end of the two weeks, I stopped. "Oh well, let's see whathappens,"
I thought.
Three days later my mother called my apartment. "Sean, you'll never
guess what happened to your brother."

"What?" I asked.

She said that he was in a parking lot in Ft. Lauderdale, and a man told
him that he would be perfect for a movie that is coming to town and
would he like to audition? At the audition, Martin Scorsese and Robert
DeNiro picked him out of 11 people to do stunt work in the film.

That movie, "Cape Fear", features my brother as one of three guys hired
to beat up Robert DeNiro's character. He is the one wielding the
motorcycle chain.

My visualization was for him to be stunt coordinator, which he was not.

As he had never been a movie stunt coordinator, or even a stunt man for
a film before, then the auditions (there were two) and selection toappear
in a stunt scene are still extraordinary. Short of the intendedoutcome, but
still extraordinary!

Another story about this 100-to-1 technique: My aunt is a generous, kind

person but with the most astonishingability to be critical and pessimistic
about any topic of conversation. (Think Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh.)
She was visiting from New Yorkfor many weeks and bought Florida
lottery tickets every day.

One day during her visit she mentioned that she wants more than
anything to win the lottery. So I told her, "If you would like to win, all
you have to do is this 100-to-1 visualization process and picturethe
result." (Again, details for your own experimenting are at the endof this
newsletter.) "Do it once a day for two weeks and then stop," I told her.
(Ordinarily I recommend experimentation, but in her case Isaid it with as
much certainty as I could muster.)

She listened carefully, without criticizing, and surprised me by saying

she would do it.
Four weeks later she saw me at a relative's house and kiddingly smacked
me on the arm. "I thought I was supposed to win the lottery," she said.

"Did you do that visualization?" I asked. She said yes. "Oh, thenyou'll
win," I said matter-of-factly. "Just put it out of your mind."

Three days later she won.

Here is where it gets really interesting. The first words I heard hersay
when she verified that she had the winning numbers were, "Watch,the
prize probably won't be that much."

She won on a Wednesday. The jackpots on Monday, Tuesday, Thurday

andFriday were all between 25 and 30 thousand dollars. The Wednesday
prize, mysteriously, dipped to 5,000. "Watch, the prize probably won't be
that much." She was right!

Funny follow-up to this story: When she went to the lottery office to
redeem her winning ticket, she said that the lotto office looked justlike
what she had visualized, even though she had never been to theoffice
before. Her visualization was of herself redeeming the winningticket at
the booth in the local lottery office. (More in futurenewsletter issues
about "peeking" into the future with alpha and thetavisualization.)

There was a Silva Graduate class here in South Florida not long ago and
a young woman got up in front of the room and showed her tax returns
because she figured no one would believe her story. She had pictured
herself in front of the television circling each number on her lotteryticket
until every number was circled. She said that it happened justas she
pictured it. I don't recall the exact amount she had won.

If you do experiment with lotteries, I want to mention that if your

outcome is money, there are many, many easier avenues for money to
find you than through a state lottery.

One technique I learned from NLP/Hypnosis teacher Carolyn Deal of

North Carolina is that your consciousness is a cash MACHINE when
you pictureyour customers, clients and/or boss so delighting in your
service thatmore money comes to you as a natural consequence of their
increasedsatisfaction.

I recall a few years back being in a financial pinch, and needing a

windfall. So I pictured receiving money and trusting it would find its
way to me. Sure enough, following a week or so of daily visualizations,
I found an insurance check in my office from SIX years prior that I had
never cashed. I called the insurers and they said they would write anew
check for me if I mail them the one I found.

This kind of picturing CAN work, but doesn't resolve the deeper issueof
BEING attractive to money in an ongoing way. (More on this topic, in
great detail, in a special business issue ofthis newsletter which I will call
Intuitive Marketing. My research onthis so far has AMAZED me, and I
am eager to share it with you once Ihave it written and organized.)

===============================================Do-it-
yourself Technique: the 100 to 1 method.

-----> How to do it:

With your eyelids closed, turn your eyeballs upward slightly --about 20
degrees up or as far as is comfortable -- and mentally see and say the
numbers 100 to 1. Even if you are an experienced meditator -- whether
Silva, TM Siddhi program, or some other, give this a test run and see
what effect it has.

You may feel a slight tingling in your head as you do this, especiallyas
you get nearer to the number 1. (Be sure to do this while sittingup, as
lying down may cause you to go to sleep.) This process takesyou to an
alpha brainwave level, even theta territory, which is why itmay be useful
to explore even if you are an experienced meditator.

Once you have seen and mentally said the number 1, you are at the level
to visualize.

Picture in your mind what you would see if the desired outcome were to
happen. See it clearly and vividly. If what you are picturing involves a
personal goal, see yourself in the mental picture. (If you aresomeone not
too aware of your inner pictures, you may find that keeping your
eyeballs turned upward slightly -- with your eyes closed -- during the
100 to 1 countdown gives you even greater awareness of your inner
pictures. Don't take my word for it though, please check for yourself.)

After some length of time picturing the desired outcome, whateverlength

of time feels appropriate to you, count yourself to wakingconsciousness
from 1 to 5, mentally seeing and saying each number. Atthe count of 5,
open your eyes, feeling relaxed and refreshed.

Bonus: Before counting yourself awake, you might also repeat some of
your personal affirmations! This is a wonderful use of this deeperlevel of
mind. The best metaphor I have heard about this is that yourmind, like
cold wax, responds very little to impressions. Press a cold candle with
your thumb and no imprint appears. But if you WARM the wax (WARM
your mind by quieting your brainwave levels), then your thumbeasily
makes an impression that remains after the wax has cooled again.

Pointers I have learned from people who get superb results:1. Picture
something good for yourself and good for all concerned. Ifyou want
more profits in your business, picture increased gain to yourcustomers
and the fortune flowing from that. If you want a happierlove-life, picture
the increased delight for your partner (orprospective partner), picture
both of you enjoying each other's company in an ever-increasing way.

In other words, not just win/win, but

win/win/win/win/win/win/win/win/win/win.... with a win for everyone
concerned.

I sometimes am asked about picturing in this manner to help resolve an

issue with someone who is causing trouble, or acting in a hostile way.
(i.e., stalking, threatening, complaining unreasonably, hassling.)

If someone is hassling you, or bothering you, picture them with so much

increased joy that hassling you (in any form) is not even a viableoption
anymore. If results aren't apparent, then increase the amount of joy you
picture for them.

Applications of this approach are far-reaching. My father, a Police

Detective for an organized crime unit, used a similar sort of picturing
technique to visualize suspects cooperating with undercoverinvestigators
in an important operation.

My father, not just a Police Detective but also an ex-Marine CorpsMajor,

used a variation of the exact technique in this newsletter tosee meetings
with new informants going smoothly, and would even seeaccurately
what an informant looked like BEFORE he met with them! (My father's
willingness to personally explore the farther reaches of whata mind can
do continually inspires me!)

Now back to the pointers...

1. Win/win/win/win/win/win/win....for the good of all concerned.

2. Picture something you really really want, NOT something you think
you ought to want, or are expected to want.

3. Have expectancy, like this: Suppose you go to Sears to buy a

dishwasher. You pick one out, pay for it, and give the salespersonyour
address. You are told that it will be delivered in three days. Three days
later a Sears truck backs up in your driveway. What do youexpect will
come out of the back of the truck? Of course, you expect a dishwasher!

Have THAT kind of expectancy for your goals.

4. Let the universe handle the details. Carolyn Deal of North Carolina
told me of a student of hers who did a process like the 100-to-1technique
to buy a Mercedes. She knew exactly what she wanted, andeven
specified that she wanted to pay only $500 for it, which is aprice that
sounds absurdly low for a recent model Mercedes. One daydriving in her
car she saw a parked Mercedes in front of a house. Itwas exactly the
Mercedes she wanted, and even had a for-sale sign on it!

She went to the door and a woman answered. How much for the car?
Thewoman said that her husband had run off with his secretary and said
tosell his car and that he would split with her (his wife) any amount
received for it. "So I'll sell it for $500," the woman said.