Ever since I was young, I've been interested in the subconscious mind. In junior high, I did a lot of experimentation with hypnosis. This gave me an understanding of the power of autosuggestion from an early age. Later, I dabbled for a while in neurolinguistic programming, which even further sharpened my love for those mysterious phenomena which go on beneath the surface of gray matter.
The best way to explain it is using computer analogies, which are very appropriate because of the brain's high similarity with a computer. The conscious mind is the graphical user interface, with user-friendly windows, mouse pointers, pull-down menus and shortcuts. Meanwhile, the subconscious is the OS kernel underneath it all, chugging out all the real work. As users, we have no direct control over the deep and fundamental actions of the CPU, but we can indirectly control them by issuing commands through the GUI. But whenever we need to do any serious computation, the GUI is useless. In that case, we must call upon all the power of the technology under the hood.
The inmost part of our brain is always at work, whether or not we're aware of it. Even when we're fast in a dreamless sleep, this hidden part of the brain is tirelessly at work. The amount of computation and processing necessary just to breathe is so intense that we'd have little hope of doing it with just our clumsy, plodding "thoughts". If a great pianist tries to focus on what his fingers are doing, she'll inevitably get herself all mixed up and suddenly she can't play. That's because great piano skills don't come from the GUI, they come from the CPU, and the process of becoming a great pianist is one of programming those skills into "machine code".
There is no way to directly access, direct, or control what's under the box. Instead, the monstrous inner intelligence must be trained with thoughts. Thus, there is no button to press to instantly become happy, or instantly become good at math. Instead, such changes must be affected by thinking positively or by thinking, "I'm good at math." Beware of thinking thoughts you wouldn't want to directly compile into inner sourcecode. The subconscious obediently digests even the most negative, self-debilitating thoughts, and integrates them into the our very ego.
If a human being has any ability to affect miracles, to perform magic, or to exert influence upon reality, it certainly doesn't lie in the limits of conscious thought. No incantations, prayers or utterances can, by themselves, transcend the constraints of physics. What they can do, is guide and program the intuitive engine underneath. And whatever higher power we might have as lowly humans, that power must be unconscious, for it certainly isn't something we can do with brute force thinking or willpower.
FURTHER READING
The Reticular Activation System
Declarative Vs. Supplicative Prayer
Positive Affirmations
The best way to explain it is using computer analogies, which are very appropriate because of the brain's high similarity with a computer. The conscious mind is the graphical user interface, with user-friendly windows, mouse pointers, pull-down menus and shortcuts. Meanwhile, the subconscious is the OS kernel underneath it all, chugging out all the real work. As users, we have no direct control over the deep and fundamental actions of the CPU, but we can indirectly control them by issuing commands through the GUI. But whenever we need to do any serious computation, the GUI is useless. In that case, we must call upon all the power of the technology under the hood.
The inmost part of our brain is always at work, whether or not we're aware of it. Even when we're fast in a dreamless sleep, this hidden part of the brain is tirelessly at work. The amount of computation and processing necessary just to breathe is so intense that we'd have little hope of doing it with just our clumsy, plodding "thoughts". If a great pianist tries to focus on what his fingers are doing, she'll inevitably get herself all mixed up and suddenly she can't play. That's because great piano skills don't come from the GUI, they come from the CPU, and the process of becoming a great pianist is one of programming those skills into "machine code".
There is no way to directly access, direct, or control what's under the box. Instead, the monstrous inner intelligence must be trained with thoughts. Thus, there is no button to press to instantly become happy, or instantly become good at math. Instead, such changes must be affected by thinking positively or by thinking, "I'm good at math." Beware of thinking thoughts you wouldn't want to directly compile into inner sourcecode. The subconscious obediently digests even the most negative, self-debilitating thoughts, and integrates them into the our very ego.
If a human being has any ability to affect miracles, to perform magic, or to exert influence upon reality, it certainly doesn't lie in the limits of conscious thought. No incantations, prayers or utterances can, by themselves, transcend the constraints of physics. What they can do, is guide and program the intuitive engine underneath. And whatever higher power we might have as lowly humans, that power must be unconscious, for it certainly isn't something we can do with brute force thinking or willpower.
FURTHER READING
The Reticular Activation System
Declarative Vs. Supplicative Prayer
Positive Affirmations
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interesting article :)
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