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Our Subconscious is Conscious

by Roy Posner

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We think of our subconscious as some mysterious aspect of our being, hidden from our view, i.e. from our normal level of awareness. This is true enough. And yet the subconscious realms has a will, intention, and consciousness of its own. Often it has a greater capacity, perception, and insight than our own normal state of awareness.

For example, a man's wife reads lengthy, somewhat superficial, fiction books incessantly. It keeps her busy and entertained. Interestingly, her husband consistently walks over and sits beside her to talk just as she is reading the last few pages of the book, at once amazing and bothering her. Why does he appear at just this instance? He does not know the answer, but understanding the intent and desire of his subconscious will explain it. It is subtly indicating that he wants to speak with her more often to have rich discussions, the fact of which seems to be in conflict with her constant reading. What is happening is that his subconscious urge, will, and aspiration have moved him into action on those serendipitous occasions, even as he is consciously unaware why he comes, let alone at precisely this time. It has happened a 100 times before over several decades!

If we examine any great work of literature or work of cinema, and observe the actions of the main characters, we will see how they often act in ways in which their intent is subconscious to them. Yet if we study these actions in hindsight, we would see that the subconscious had an intention it wished fulfilled, even as the conscious mind was unaware of the fact. In this way, we see that the outcomes of events that we only later came to understand were already known to our subconscious!

For example, in the film Sabrina, Linus helps his brother by standing in for him, even as he is unaware that he is subconsciously in love with Sabrina, which he later realizes. Likewise, in Pride and Prejudice, Darcy mocks Eliza when they first meet, even as he is unaware of the fact that he is subconsciously in love with her. In both cases, the subconscious knew before the conscious mind.

Having said this, there are other parts of the subconscious plane that are not so enlightened and filled with light, but are instead dark, pessimistic, fearful, and fearful. This unevolved part of the inner being contributes to difficult sleep, our darkest daily thoughts, and a general feeling that failure, disease, and death are inevitable. On the other hand, the conscious part of the subconscious, described earlier, is just the opposite. This relatively small, subliminal part is in touch with universal forces; deeper and wider truths that are superconscient to us. Not only does it guide us, but it knows the future ahead of time.

Finally, we have ability to make the subconscious knowledge conscious by asking ourselves at any point in time why we are doing what we are doing, which will help us elicit the hidden motive. Doing so, will make us more aware, which will contribute to greater success and deeper fulfillment in life.

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