The Truth About Helene Hadsell: Separating Facts from Internet Myths

I’ve been blessed with maintaining the remarkable legacy of Helene Hadsell, and I’ve noticed something troubling. There are countless videos and articles about her online, but many are using a photograph that isn’t actually her. After doing some digging, I discovered the truth about this mix-up, and it’s time to set the record straight.

The Photo Mystery: Who’s That Woman?

If you’ve seen content about Helene Hadsell online, chances are you’ve seen the wrong photograph. The image circulating widely across the internet shows a woman who looks nothing like the real Helene. When I sent this commonly-used photo to her son Dike, his response was immediate and clear: “Hell no. That’s not my mom.”

So, who is this mystery woman? After investigating, I discovered she’s Helen Agnes Hadsell Hall, born in 1912 and died in 1995. The confusion likely stems from the similar names, but these are two completely different women with very different life stories.

Meet the Real Helene Hadsell

The authentic Helene was born Helen Barbara Daeschel in Aberdeen, South Dakota. Her parents were George Daeschel and Katherine Anna Fisher. She married Patrick Hoskins Hadsell (that’s how she went from Daeschel to Hadsell) and had three children: Patricia, Dike, and Chris.

Here are the key differences that prove we’re dealing with two separate women:

When you see a name in brackets, it indicates a maiden name. However, Helene’s maiden name was Daeschel, not Hadsell, as shown in the Wikitree image.

Did Helene Really “Break the Matrix”?

Let’s address the elephant in the room: No, Helene did not bend reality or break any matrix. What she did was master universal laws accessible to all of us, primarily the Law of Attraction.

Helene studied many teachers and developed her understanding over years of practice. If you’re interested in learning from the same sources she did, I’ve compiled a recommended reading list on my website that includes some of the teachers who influenced her journey.

Her Manifesting Techniques: From 3 Steps to 4

When Helene first wrote The Name It & Claim It Game in 1971, she outlined a three-step technique very similar to the famous “ask, believe, receive” method:

1. Select a goal
2. Never entertain doubts
3. You can con yourself into anything

But Helene loved wordplay, and in 2009, she refined this into her four-step manifesting technique using what she called “SPEC”:

S – Select It

Be specific with your goal. This is actually the step you should spend the most time on because if you don’t know what you want, how are you going to get it? How many times have you manifested something and thought, “Oh, that’s kind of what I wanted, but not exactly,” because you weren’t specific enough?

P – Project It

Envision it as if it’s already done. Don’t worry if you have aphantasia or can’t see your desire in your mind’s eye. You can journal it, create vision boards, or record voice notes. It’s the feeling you’re after, not necessarily the seeing. The visualization is a bonus if you can do it.

E – Expect It

Assume the end result. This concept is very Neville Goddard-esque. If you struggle with this step, I’d recommend looking into his work.

C – Collect It

This isn’t just about receiving – it’s about taking action too. Helene wanted to win prizes, but if she had just sat in her house manifesting without entering a single contest, she wouldn’t have won anything. You have to take inspired action.

Setting the Record Straight: The House Timeline

Many videos claim Helene won her famous house in 1969, but she actually won it in 1965. I have the paperwork to prove it. A document from the Formica Corporation dated November 29, 1965. The house was built on two plots of land (originally 2712 and 2716 Mesa Street) in Irving, Texas, and Dike told me it took almost a year to complete.

They didn’t move into the house until the summer of 1966, which I can verify through the land transfer documents, where they paid the symbolic amount of $10 for the property. (You can view the Formica publicity photos in the Hadsell Photo Album.)

Here’s another important correction: some people credit José Silva for teaching Helene the techniques she used to win the house. However, she didn’t meet José Silva until several months after moving into the house. She met him that fall, and that New Year’s Eve, she had a near-fatal car accident where she used the “Stop the Bleeding” technique she’d learned from Silva just months before.

Life Wasn’t Always Smooth Sailing

It’s crucial to understand that winning contests didn’t exempt Helene from life’s challenges. In her books In Contact With Other Realms and Confessions of an 83-Year-Old Sage, she was honest about the difficulties she faced:

• A nearly fatal car accident.
• Another accident left her in a cast.
• A cancer scare.
• The loss of friends and family.

But here’s what made Helene special: she never referred to these situations as “challenges” or “problems.” She called them “projects” or “assignments” because she viewed Earth as a school where she was always learning something new.

The Importance of Discernment

Helene herself emphasized the critical importance of questioning everything. Also highlighted in Confessions of an 83-Year-Old Sage, she wrote: “I always stress that everyone should question everything, accept nothing on faith – DISCERN, DISCERN, DISCERN.”

This advice is more relevant than ever, especially with AI becoming such a useful tool in our daily lives. We need to remain discerning about what we read and share online.

Learn More About the Real Helene

If you want to dive deeper into Helene’s authentic story, I encourage you to:

• Read about Helene choosing to add an E to her name
• Learn why she didn’t actually use SPEC to win her house

I’ve also been working to scan and preserve family photos to create a robust photo album of the actual Hadsells and their adventures. When I get another opportunity, I hope to add even more authentic images to help people connect with the real woman behind the legend.

Final Thoughts

While I don’t have Helene’s timeline 100% correct (I spoke to Dike about updating her Wikipedia page, but he jokingly said, “If it’s on the internet, it must be right?!“), I’m committed to sharing what I know to be true based on the documents and family connections I have.

The most important thing to remember is that Helene Hadsell was a real person who used real techniques that anyone can learn. She didn’t break any matrix – she simply understood and applied universal principles that are available to all of us.

If you have questions about Helene, feel free to reach out to me at questions@wordsforwinning.com. Let’s keep her authentic legacy alive by sharing the truth about this remarkable woman.

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