A Powerful Manifesting Technique By The OG of “Bending Reality”
The original creative visualization technique.

In 1966, mind control pioneer Jose Silva created “The Silva Method” to help students raise intuition, enter higher states of consciousness and develop healing abilities.
He is credited by many for bringing modern meditation and creative visualization to the West. Much of the knowledge and insights we have today about using the mind to solve problems and manifest goals stem from his original teachings and discoveries.
He is indeed an OG of bending reality.
One of his most famous techniques is his Mental Screen Technique which is a simple, yet powerful visualization technique for manifesting goals. So powerful, the basis of this technique is used in many of the modern manifesting tools taught today.
Its power lies in its nuances. Below are the steps.
The Mental Screen Technique
1. Get deeply relaxed as possible.
Jose trained his students to count from 10 to 1 while feeling themselves go deeper on each descending number. The nuance here is to practice relaxation as a skill — because the deeper you can go, the greater your results will be.
2. Imagine a giant television screen in front of you.
Jose Silva had specific details regarding the TV. Here are the nuances:
- Place it at least six feet in front of you.
- Imagine it elevated 20 degrees above the line of horizon so your eyeballs shift upward. This produces alpha waves in your brain, enhancing your relaxation.
3. Project a long-term goal onto the screen.
Spend 2–3 minutes bringing this goal to life by clearly seeing what it looks like. The devil is in the details here:
- See everything in bold, vivid colors.
- Describe as many details as possible of your goal.
4. Feel the emotions.
The nuance to manifesting is always about the feelings. Use the juicy details in step three to be a springboard into feeling the emotions associated with achieving your goal. Pay close attention to these feelings.
Hot Tip: Nail steps one (getting deeply relaxed) and four (feeling the emotions) and you’ll be manifesting on steroids.
In summary
The formula for using the Mental Screen technique or any visualization technique to manifest goals is simple:
Relaxation + Intention through Imagination + Emotion
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