I wrote an article recently about the subconscious mind as the master computer of the body. I discussed how it receives and stores data, but has no deductive or analytical abilities and it remembers everything it sees, hears or thinks. If I told you that the moon is made of green cheese, you have now heard it and it is now retained in your subconscious mind. If you went to your mental filing cabinet containing your information on the moon you might find information about men walking on the moon or bringing back rock samples. Guess what? That little tidbit about green cheese is in there, too. After reviewing the file you make an analytical decision that the moon, in truth, is a rock orb rotating around the earth, and not a giant ball of cheese.
Let’s play a little game that I learned from one of my self help hypnosis cds. Imagine that for the next two years every time you hear or see information about the moon from friends, scientists or astronauts it will be in reference to the moon being made of green cheese. Two years later you open up that file on moon and take note of all the “green cheese” references. At the very least you would doubt what the moon is made of, and at the most you might actually believe the moon is made of green cheese. Imagine if that file was your self-worth, self-esteem or self-confidence. This is how an imprint and impression is created by the programming software running your body's computer. We all have the potential to be computer hackers and go in and change the programming in our brains--your password is your own willingness.
The unconscious level of the mind, on the other hand, is unaffected by any of the imprinting and coding done in the subconscious. It is our higher spiritual nature and will always make decisions for our highest good, see the resolution of any problem, and know the answer to any question. Why then do we make so many errors in judgment and action? This level will not interfere or “out scream” the conscious level of the mind, which operates free from emotional attachment. The unconscious is the small voice that speaks to us with all the love and wisdom of the universe. You know that one. Yep! The one we wished we had listened to before we got into that particular mess. Speaking so quietly may seem to be a flaw of the unconscious, but it is just one of our many imperfections as human beings.
Through my 20 plus years of writing self help books and creating self help hypnosis cds, I have found a three-step approach to effectively creating permanent and lasting change in your life. First, an invitation to the unconscious level of the mind to bring resolution to the problem at hand or the behavior to be modified. Secondly, instruction to the subconscious level to release any imprints or impressions which are either hindering what you wish to create or contributing to what you don’t want, always remembering the subconscious has no investment in your choices. The third step is to make direct suggestions that are in agreement with your conscious desires. These direct suggestions, built upon the plateau of unconscious direction and subconscious release, lead to permanent and lasting change.
You may have noticed by now that no level of the mind stands alone, each having an important job yet unable to function independent from the others. Much of our mental anguish and mental confusion comes from our endeavors to compartmentalize our thinking. Hypnosis reintegrates these levels into one harmonious blend of thought. Hypnosis is not magic—the magic is that when the levels of our mind are in harmony with each other—all things are possible.
