Self-Awareness and Your Subconscious Mind

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Written By Raine Creative

Everyone has the same 3 states of mind

·         Unconsciousness is that which you do purely automatically. Overall breathing, swallowing, digesting, and similar things your mind and central nervous system do unaided.

·         Subconsciousness is where your habits, beliefs, values, and overall sense of self exist. It is subconscious because you CAN access it — but largely don’t. Subconscious is passive, doing things by rote and routine.

·         Consciousness is here and now. It’s your inner being, specifically your mindset/headspace/psyche sense of self. Consciousness is active, choosing and deciding things in the moment.

For the most part, you can ignore the unconscious mind. But the conscious and the subconscious are what make you, you.

The conscious mind is where your overall inner being and mindset/headspace/psyche self lives. It is who you think/feel/know yourself to be, here and now, as you read these words.

Getting in touch with your conscious mind is done via mindfulness. Mindfulness, of course, is your conscious awareness of sensory input coupled with thoughts, feelings, actions, and intentions in the present.

Your subconscious mind - the deeply rooted aspects of you

Within your subconscious are all your beliefs, values, and habits. You are likely aware of many. But there are also, quite probably, many that you are not so aware of.

Your subconscious takes in all that you experience, learn, see, think, feel, and whatnot. Then, because it lacks the filters of the conscious mind, many things it absorbs sit there and leave a lasting impression that you would not have consciously chosen.

Where does ego come in?

Ego is something of a bridge between your conscious and subconscious mind.

On the one hand, ego is how you project yourself to the world. Meanwhile, on the other hand, ego is how you project yourself within to yourself.

Ego is where the subconscious often manifests itself consciously in who, what, where, how, and how you are.

This week’s Applied Guidance for Mindfulness Tool:

These are things you can do on a regular basis to align your conscious and subconscious mind.

This is less of a one-shot tool than a use as necessary as frequently as desired tool.

These are the practices that will help you align your conscious and subconscious minds.

·         Physical – Get exercise regularly, maintain a healthier sustainable diet, and getting more sleep.

·         Mental – Read daily. I read a minimum of 1 chapter each of fiction and nonfiction (mindfulness, self-improvement, consciousness-focused work).

·        Emotional – Journaling daily can help you keep ahold of your thoughts and feelings and express honestly with yourself where you are at. Also, consider writing out 5 gratitude statements every night before bed, plus five positive “I AM” statements.

·        Spiritual – Practice taking breaks for 2 minutes of uninterrupted deep breathing at least twice a day. Learn a means to meditate for 5-30 minutes a day.

Working on physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health is a conscious act. In turn, it makes us aware of our mindset/headspace/psyche selves. That awareness opens us to getting in touch with our subconscious and working to alter, change, remove, or otherwise control the habits, beliefs, and values we hold. And then we can see more clearly what our ego is projecting both within and without.

Raine Creative
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