Understanding the Subconscious Mind

positivetranceformations.com.au

One of the basic premises of hypnotherapy is that what

goes on in the subconscious mind affects all of our

behaviour.

Often, our problems can spring from deeply held

beliefs and memories that we might not be aware of as we go about our everyday

lives.

But those faulty beliefs and the unhappy memories are

still down there.

Many forms of therapy and counselling, including

hypnosis, aim to deal with those deep places in our psyche, and it is into this

part of our minds that suggestions are placed

during a hypnotherapy session.

We can thank Sigmund Freud for popularizing the idea of the subconscious or

unconscious mind.

According to Freud – who also pioneered the use of

hypnosis as a form of therapy – the unconscious is

where we shove all those things that we don’t really want floating around in our

minds: all the unhappy memories and all the socially unacceptable

desires.

However, like shoving things down into a rubbish bin and never emptying it, the junk

we shove into our unconscious or subconscious minds can ferment away and bubble up to generally cause

a stink unless it is dealt with.

It could be argued that Freud was merely giving

scientific backing to an idea that has been held by many

religions in the past, mainstream and otherwise.

Many spiritual teachers have held that the human

body has three main parts: body, soul (or mind)

and spirit, and what happens to one affects the

other two.

The soul or mind corresponds to the

conscious emotions, thoughts and logic, while

the spirit is the deeper part of our psyches:

The subconscious. It is no coincidenc.e that a lot of the techniques used to induce a

trance during a hypnosis session are similar to some of those used in meditation,

which the yogis and Zen masters used to open up themselves to the spirit

world.

The pioneers of hypnotherapy deliberately drew on these techniques, which they derived from

traditional Hindu texts, to help induce a state where the subconscious is more

receptive.

Some people ask whether the subconscious mind has a lot of untapped

powers.

Human beings have wondered about this and

wanted to have these extraordinary powers for

some time, and have tried a number of methods.

Learn more about the Subconscious Mind

Visit us at

positivetranceformations.com.au