How to "Clear Your Mind"

When asking questions while at your center (the alpha level), it is necessary to "clear your mind for a moment of time" in order to receive an answer.

During the Human Anatomy conditioning, for instance, students are told that they can draw an imaginary sample of the subject's blood and test it for blood chemistry. Agitate the sample, then let it settle. Once you have detected what you are testing for, you will mentally ask yourself whether you are impressed with high, low, or normal content. Then clear your mind for a moment, and the first impression you receive is usually the strongest and the right one.

Jose Silva explained that it is necessary to "disconnect" from the questioning - or "transmit" - mode, in order to go into the "receive" mode. It is something like holding down the button on a microphone when you are talking, then turning it loose in order to hear the other person.

To do that, he said, you think of an entirely different subject.

For Example

He explained: First ask your question.

Then, after you have stated your question (and remember that it is best to use mental pictures, such as imagining two different shades, or colors, or blood chemistry), then think of something else, like: "Later I have to go to the grocery store and buy some bread, some milk, and some cheese."

That "clears your mind."

Then start thinking again to figure out the answer.

Use Your Imagination

In other words, you return to the topic and start thinking about what the answer might be. We don't just sit and wait for something to happen, we use our imagination to find the answer. For instance:

In the case of the blood chemistry, you can imagine: "This represents high chemistry." Or, "This represents low chemistry." Or "...normal..." The first impression you get is usually the strongest, and the right one.

With practice, you will learn how to detect the correct answer. Practice is important, so that you can develop a "feel" for the correct answer when you ask questions in this manner.