Meet Your Unconscious Mind
Karl Jung described the Unconscious as the source of anything that we do that isn't conscious. This would include our beating heart and the action of our lungs. It exists for our benefit and it speaks to us in images. After we are born, and before we associate words with things, we know everything by its shape or image. This is the language of the unconscious. It speaks to us in dreams and we can communicate with it in the same way. When we are able to create images in our minds, we can speak to this powerful part of ourselves. This is why visualization works.
However as we grow, we begin to think in words to enhance our ability to communicate with others and our ability to use images diminishes. Then, we learn rules. Rules further suppress our unconscious, since it they repress it; making the connection even weaker. Later, we will see that with regard to your health, it can break the very rules of the medical establishment; illustrating why rules suppress it. We are further socialized and keeping our "invisible friends" is soon against the rules. By the time we enter school, most of us have lost mush of this connection. It exists for your benefit and yet we fear it. Probably as a result of having little or no knowledge of it. It will still try to communicate through what we call our intuition, but we find these messages confusing or they are simply misunderstood. In times of stress or danger, it might try to reach out to us, but we often, we don't understand it's message. We don't trust it because we don't know it well enough to understand what it is saying. For most of us, this connection is completely lost by our mid-teens.
Few have considered the benefit of reconnecting with this part of ourselves and as you are reading this, your unconscious is probably stirring just a bit after a long time on autopilot. This is a good time to acknowledge it by trying to communicate with it. To do that, we must use images.
The Unconscious Mind speaks in images. Dreams are a good example of this. Using images to communicate was done by the Egyptians and other early cultures. In fact by using videos, paintings or even drawings; two completely different cultures could communicate with each other. Images are a universal language. They only lack context to communicate whether it is a representation of the past, or is it showing us what is desired? If one had an infinite number of images and choose them carefully: it would be the equivalent to using metaphors, as substitutes for words. The amount of content conveyed would increase almost infinitely...eventually to telling an entire story in one image
This isn not about the Sub-conscious. This is a common mistake when this subject comes up. The sub-conscious relates to conscious acts in the past. There is so much more to the unconscious. Jung believed that it remembers everything we have ever done. It resides inside of the Human collective Unconscious; possibly providing us with information from others. "I was thinking of you, when you called," sort of thing. First described by Jung, this is how we are all connected. Each individual's unconscious mind contributes to the Human Collective Unconscious. When someone is born or someone dies, it changes ever so slightly.
The language of images is a wonderment. It suggests so many potentialities. Some get ideas that way. It has been documented that all too often an important idea is seen and implemented by several people simultaneously. So, how does that happen? A burst of images seems a doubtful proposition. But, this is unexplainable without there being a connection between the sender of the idea and the people who receive it. Does this idea travel through the collective unconscious to people, who are tuned into that subject, or is it sent directly? And most importantly, where did the original idea come from? Are these images from God or Angels or is it from another source? It might be that it is simply found as a result of the unconscious searching and finding it, assuming the individual was motivated enough. But, that still doesn't explain the simultaneousness appearance of the same idea on different continents. his has been documented beforeMany of these ideas came to different people living on different continents on the same day or week. More and more examples of this are found as we scour our written past. it's an interesting google, if you are unconvinced. Your consciousness may do just that only to leave the unconscious standing there... possibly awakening.
Where does creativity come from, or our "sense of knowing?" Our intuition and even "vibes" all originate in the Unconscious Mind. This sense can be improved and eventually realized through meditation and other mental exercises. But first, shake hans with it mentally and be open to it...again. If it really remembered everything you have ever done, wouldn't the ability to access that information be helpful? Your unconscious mind already does this and tries to communicate, but we don't have a shared language with the exception of images. But, they are without context and the message is sent to avail.
Your unconscious mind resides inside of the human collective unconscious, which resides in the unconscious mind of the Universe. It is possible that new ideas may be coming from the the Unconscious mind of the Universe. After all, we are a very young species and there is much we can learn in this way. We need to connect with our Unconscious Mind and send it exploring, even into the Universe itself. Did the Oracles of old worked in this way?
As a thought experiment, During some meditations, I asked my Unconscious to take my consciousness into the Human Collective Unconscious. There I saw a series of what looked like unopened submarine hatches stretching into infinity. Very few were open when I saw someone emerge from one. He ran and I followed him. I wasn't sure if I should be there, so I kept out of sight. (On adventures such as this politeness is a must). He went down a flight of stairs, which I took as him returning to his regular consciousness. But, when I reached the bottom of the stairs, a huge party was raging. I decided to leave, unsure of my status there. If you can manage to fully connect with your unconscious mind, anything might be possible. In the benevolent areas of the Universe: power requires responsibility. Therefore, intuitively feel like I have the responsibility of sharing what I find.
I believe this sense of knowing exists in the unconscious. But, this isn't to be confused with one's common sense. Our sense of knowing is helpful, but by no means certain with our current skill set. Our common sense is a hinderance. It is common: a set of mostly pre-adult prejudices and it is bold, certain and fixed: filled with stereotypes and unsupported judgements. So many people attribute their decisions to their common sense and I hope they are using the wrong words, instead of actually using it.
When we look at the word conscience, we see that it is so close in structure to the word conscious. But, it has a much different meaning. Is this part of some cosmic riddle? Our moral compass resides in the unconscious mind. So does our imagination, inspiration and possibly our connection to God. All through images. But why images? It might be that using words would confuse us. But. there seems to be a higher purpose in this method of communication: probably because of its universality.
Our emotions and our emotional memory also resides there. (see emotional memory).
When we look at the unconscious mind in this way, it seems odd that we have spent so little time studying it. We have defined the sub-conscious with derivates of our known consciousness. However, we have spent little time on the mysteries that lie within us, outside of that particular realm. Magic is found in the unconscious and we have done almost nothing in our society to learn about it. It is possible that others understand this and they are keeping quiet, but I am unaware of anything quite like this explanated.
I was fortunate enough to have kept my connection. I have even nurtured it and tried to break it open using drugs with some very costly and only questionable success. At the time, I did learn that walls could be broken, but not much more. However, as I look back on this effort; I now see that much of that was unnecessary. All I needed to do was to simply respect and value my unconscious mind and let it do its thing. I consciously try to listen for it. And then do the work (meditation is my priority).
Doing the work requires resolve as well. Dedication is important. It's almost like fighting an endless war. Society will work against your efforts with its rules and deadlines. Get over, dig under or scale that wall, any way you can. But, get past it. Society was built for the tangible world and stands between you and the intangible. Some walls take years to conquer. But, they are standing between you and your potential. The human body isn't where the next phase of growth lies: it's the mind.
Unfortunately, if you are able to read this and have followed all the rules to get here; chances are you'll need to reconnect first. If you have read this far, your unconscious is probably waking up, but unsure of the next move, since it rarely initiates...because of all of those walls built on a foundation of our tangible reality and nothing more. But, your consciousness can give it permission, to break out from the inside. Try to visualize shaking hands with it. Learn about it. When you have a problem, ask it for help.
Try and remember your dreams and keep a dream journal. This action will express interest, It isn't enough to open the hatch. For that, a dedicated effort to visualize and meditate is required for adults. Use self hypnosis to break the walls that have been built, so that you can navigate past the tangible world. Meditation is just self hypnosis by a newer name. Breathe in and ask, "I want to meet." Breathe out and finish, "My Unconscious Mind." That should get you started and try some thought experiments with your new partner. A partner that can go anywhere. This is probably the basis for the concept of remote viewing. We will know what its capable of... So, don't place any limitations on it. It won't interrupt unless it's important.
It takes time and if that's an issue. Meditate into sleep if possible. Be relaxed and be chill; the messages will be very weak and subtle at first. But, the connection will grow automatically after enough work, since you can ask it to do that. but remember the unconscious isn't good at walking or conversation, so keep everything in its proper place.
This is the start of your Emolvement! You will find more than walls; there are speed bumps and potholes in the road and in this blog, I will try and identify them. Usually the knowledge of their existence will help you to avoid them. A quick example is in the definitions found in language. Why do we park on driveways, so we can drive on parkways? This is the kind if tangible thinking that confused your unconscious in the fist place. It's functional because we know what they words actually refer to, but it makes no sense logically. These contradictions are everywhere. We call things what they aren't. We think that we don't deserve good things, but we want them; creating a weird conflict. It is the conflict between Pride and self esteem. In our tangible world, we have replaced self-esteem with pride. The two couldn't be more different, but the words are used interchangeably. This creates feelings of inadequacy in many people as we compete for things to keep up with the Jones. Psychopaths not withstanding. There is a catch 22 around every corner and I have to wonder if we have somehow created a trick bag for ourselves or if someone else did. We are in a trick bag. There is no doubt and this is the way out.
Warning: Growth can be painful as we rearrange priorities, etc. But it is temporary. The hardest part of growing is that others are not and once you see all of the detours and misdirections, it will be sad. So there is one more task. Help someone else grow and ask them to do the same. It might not change things right away, but over time...the future abounds.
