There are essentially three
aspects to consciousness, specifically the subconscious mind, the conscious
mind and higher consciousness. Each plays a pivotal role in creating your
circumstances so understanding how the three are inter-related is fundamental
to truly harnessing the power of your mind. Being familiar with what is meant
by consciousness will go a long way in enabling you to consciously create the
reality of your choice. Consciousness is the very foundation of the most
powerful resource you have at your disposal - your mind. It is the most
familiar and yet most mysterious aspect of your life. Without it you could not
experience life. With it, you are eternal.
Anatomy of the
Subconscious Mind: The subconscious is the incredibly
powerful programme that runs every aspect of your life automatically and
without any need for your conscious input. Simply put, any thought, message or
order that is given to the subconscious often enough and convincingly enough
will in time be accepted as truth and consistently be carried out with exact
precision irrespective of whether it benefits you or not. The most important
thing you must know is that it is subjective in nature. This means that it can
not reason or distinguish between positive and negative.
In The Power of Your Subconscious Mind,
Joseph Murphy explains that "when thoughts are conveyed to your
subconscious mind, impressions are made in the brain cells. As soon as your
subconscious accepts any idea, it proceeds to put it into effect immediately...
it draws on the infinite power, energy and wisdom within you. It lines up all the laws of nature to get its way. Sometimes it seems
to bring about an immediate solution to your difficulties, but at other times
it may take days, weeks, or longer... Its ways are past finding out."
The subconscious mind's
inability to reason is not a weakness. In fact it is
fundamental to its power. To illustrate this, imagine if your subconscious had
to decide whether or not your heart should pump blood around your body, whether
or not to immediately send white blood cells to heal a wound, whether or not to
walk each time you consciously wanted to walk.
The subconscious mind's
subjective nature is responsible for every function you carry out automatically
without conscious thought, from digesting the food you eat to healing a wound
to speaking a language to driving your car - ultimately all your habitual actions. It is the storehouse of your memory.
It never sleeps any more than your heart sleeps. Were it able to reason, your
body would be unable to function and life as we know it could not exist.
Its power is also its weak
point
because its lack of reasoning ability means that it is equally willing to carry
out negative programmes as it is positive, with often devastating effect. The
true potential of the subconscious mind may be limitless but potential alone is
more detrimental than useful when the programmes carried out are negative.
Having said this, given its inability to judge right from wrong, it can not be
held responsible for the negative programmes it relentlessly carries out. Who
then is responsible?
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