The Subconscious Mind Is Our Powerful Assistant
While most of us are aware that we have something called a subconscious mind within us, there are very few of us who know much more than that about it ... let alone how to harness it's power. This is unfortunate, because your subconscious mind can and should be a great ally in achieving success in your life.
All you need do is to establish a working relationship with your subconscious mind. In order to do this, one must become conscious and familiar with this hidden, mysterious aspect of ourselves, and the role it plays in our life. Remember, our subconscious mind has no conscience. Anything goes ... good or un-good. There is no filtering.
One of the ways we work with our subconscious mind is by affirming to ourselves for several minutes each day, “My subconscious mind is my partner in success.” By doing this we are re-educating ourselves as to the fact that we possess a second powerful mind, and that it is our partner in success. Becoming conscious of our subconscious, and moving beyond thinking of it as some abstract concept or figment of our imagination is a very important step. In many ways, it can be our Jin ... or Genie.
The second step, is to be aware of how our conscious and subconscious minds work together and to learn the individual functions and roles of each one.
The subconscious has two main functions in our life. The first function is to attract to us conditions and circumstances according to the predominant thought patterns that reside within it. In other words ... our thoughts become things. The SM is our Creator.
An awesome mantra is, “What I focus on I attract.” Now with this information, you can begin to understand why this is true. Your subconscious mind is not limited in any way and will forever attract to you according to your thoughts. It is the echo coming back at you from the canyon. It has no volition of its own and will simply act upon what resides and vibrates within.
Even more, your subconscious mind will act upon ANY request or instruction you give it. Good or un-good. Any thought that is repeated over and over again will take an imprint within the subconscious, which cannot distinguish between what is real and what is imagined. This is why it is so important to be aware of your thoughts.
Visualizations, affirmations and repeated images can have a powerful effect in our life. By doing these exercises we are creating images within ourselves which the subconscious then acts upon. Be sure not to use negatives. For example, do not say "I will not have a bad day today" but instead say "I will have a good day today." The SM cannot think in negative form. It will hear "bad day" and you'll get a bad day. Or it will hear "good day" and you will get a good day.
Our conscious mind is the guardian to the gates of the subconscious. We must remain aware of our thoughts. It is the conscious mind’s role to make sure that only the highest quality thoughts gain entrance to the subconscious. When we fully understand that whatever thoughts and beliefs gain entrance to the subconscious, will eventually manifest in our life, we become very diligent in monitoring and directing our thoughts.
Just a thought ...
~Justin Taylor, ORDM., OCP., DM.
My thanks to John Kehoe
