Subconscious Mind and Belief Systems
Energetics of the Subconscious Mind
In the teachings with our clients we use a metaphor to explain how the subconscious mind works so that the concept is grasped easily and can be applied rapidly.
The subconscious mind is like a video camera that is attached to one and operates 24/7. It never sleeps and it is always on duty. It records on three levels. The first level is the actual event, the second level is the emotional component of the event and the third level is the perceptual component of the event.
Level One
The first level it records in, is the level of literal events i.e. exactly in the same way as the video camera. So if we were to ask you under Hypnosis to tell us about a conversation that you had with Mom when you were say five years old, you would say: “which one of several” and I would say, choose one for me. You would then be able to repeat that conversation for me, under hypnosis, word for word.
Level Two
The second level it records in, is in what is described as the emotional body. This body is populated with the emotional components of the event in the first body. The function of this body would be to record how you feel about this event and when it happened to you. So if the event on the first level were positive, such as a happy event, then the recording would be a positive energetic one. If however, it was negative such as a scolding, emotional outbursts or being ignored for example, then the recording would be negative. Here we think to ourselves that “we are not lovable, or that they don’t like me, or I am not wanted, etc.” These would be our negative belief systems that we take on about ourselves.
Level Three
The third level it records in, is in what is described as the mental body. This body is populated with the perception component of the event in the first body, which could be totally different to the actual event. The function of this body would be to record how you perceived this event. So if the event on the first level were positive, such as a happy event, then the recording would be a positive energetic one. If however it was negative such as a scolding or a rejection, for example, then the recording would be negative or you could have taken on a negative belief system about yourself, such as: “I cant be good enough; if they loved me they would not do this to me therefore I can’t be lovable; I can’t trust life; I have to do for others to get something; it’s always what they want that is important, not about what I want”; etc., etc.
How your Belief Systems and Conditioning are inserted into your Energy Bodies
It is important to understand that the recordings of these events do not happen in our brain, as some would like us to believe. They are recorded in our various energy bodies (Aura) surrounding our physical body namely: the etheric, emotional and mental bodies. These bodies are populated by the positive and negative events that have positive and negative charges to them. It then follows on that each one of us is therefore filled with these negative and positive charges in our magnetic energy field. This is the mechanism that then operates in our lives and attracts to us the events and situations in our lives. An example is that it is common knowledge that the eldest child generally marries the youngest child. Why would this be? Because of the different dynamics the eldest child holds in comparison to that of the youngest child. They are mostly opposite and therefore attraction is engendered between them subconsciously.
These subconscious “implants” in our energy fields are reflected in our partners, opportunities, work environment, family environment, etc. All of these situations give us an opportunity to work through our issues and to enhance our learning. The system is truly brilliant!
Now, what also happens is that these negative events have a particular resonance to them and they wait for an opportunity in our life to arise, to come up, for us to face it and to resolve it. It “scans” our immediate horizon and when such an event comes up that matches (in resonance) our negative event that we have “recorded”, then it kicks in as an emotional impulse and it is through that impulse that we “see” what we think is going on rather than the actual event. It is like a filter that we look through - like sunglasses and we are convinced that what we see through these sunglasses is the whole truth and nothing but the truth – “it is that so and so person who is making me really mad/angry”.
Meanwhile, it is not that at all. It is us looking through the sunglasses and seeing what we think that we are seeing and it is not the person or situation in front of us at all, but this past event that is kicking in through the same resonance mechanism. This is known as our “projection” onto the other person or the situation in front of us. It is really important to grasp this fact.
Accepting this, it then follows that every time you have a reaction to an event it has absolutely nothing to do with that person/event/situation in-front of you but it has everything to do with you and your unresolved past events - your projection onto them or the event, situation, etc.
So when you are having a reaction to something, it is a divinely inspired message for you to look at what is going on inside of you and to resolve it, something like: “would you please see me now, look at me for what I am, and resolve me”. What most of us do is to ignore this message and assume that it is that person/event/situation in front of us that is the source of our irritation/anger/frustration. By us not addressing this issue internally, we perpetuate the situation and it has a negative impact in our lives, such as us always being angry or fearful for example, or we flair up over nothing and/or we don’t engage in something, we hold back, etc.
Now when you don’t address these messages sent with grace into your lives, then they sit there and wait and wait for the next opportunity where they will present themselves to you again. These messages form part of your energy system and so you will constantly attract various situations to you, giving you yet again an opportunity to look at your personal things and to resolve them. Please read the article on quantum physics on this website to see how this works and what it is that we can do about it.
If over a very long period of time you don’t resolve these issues, you will become sick from them. One could develop a dis-ease called cancer, diabetes, depression, etc. This is nature’s way to eventually force you to address your issues. I will leave this topic here, as gets too complicated to address in a short forum such as this.
When you resolve this past event within you, you dissolve the event in your bodies and then you will find that all future similar events won’t elicit a response from within you and therefore, you are able to address the situation without the emotional loading. What will also happen is that you don’t attract that kind of situation to yourself anymore, meaning that you will not get angry, fearful, guilty, protective, feel that you must do for others or be responsible for others, etc. etc. anymore, in that particular kind of situation.
You are then able to cope with life situations much easier and you find that we can handle things like stress, confrontation, fearful situations, be assertive, manage responsibility, manage your own power, take on and manage positions of authority, etc. as well. When you can do this, then you open yourself up to all sorts of opportunities that will lead to your life being more: productive, happier, better income generation, more comfortable with life, more friends, etc. etc. The list and possibilities are endless.
All of this happens because you decided to address that which is inside of you, that which you placed there mostly during your growing up years, and was holding you back. There is no better investment to make than to do an internal clean up. The upside is unlimited for you. The downside is that you stay where you are or even go down further. Think about it - the choice is up to you. You need to clean up what is lurking below and when you do, you set yourself free!
We use the above methodology in order to explain the workings easily and quickly. For those more interested in the more exact mechanics are asked to read Rudolph Steiner’s books namely: Esoteric Science; Knowledge of the Higher Worlds; Psychology of Body Mind and Spirit and Theosophy. Please also read an article on the Quantum Physics on this website. Put it all together and you have a huge insight on how to move forward in your life!
In the teachings with our clients we use a metaphor to explain how the subconscious mind works so that the concept is grasped easily and can be applied rapidly.
The subconscious mind is like a video camera that is attached to one and operates 24/7. It never sleeps and it is always on duty. It records on three levels. The first level is the actual event, the second level is the emotional component of the event and the third level is the perceptual component of the event.
Level One
The first level it records in, is the level of literal events i.e. exactly in the same way as the video camera. So if we were to ask you under Hypnosis to tell us about a conversation that you had with Mom when you were say five years old, you would say: “which one of several” and I would say, choose one for me. You would then be able to repeat that conversation for me, under hypnosis, word for word.
Level Two
The second level it records in, is in what is described as the emotional body. This body is populated with the emotional components of the event in the first body. The function of this body would be to record how you feel about this event and when it happened to you. So if the event on the first level were positive, such as a happy event, then the recording would be a positive energetic one. If however, it was negative such as a scolding, emotional outbursts or being ignored for example, then the recording would be negative. Here we think to ourselves that “we are not lovable, or that they don’t like me, or I am not wanted, etc.” These would be our negative belief systems that we take on about ourselves.
Level Three
The third level it records in, is in what is described as the mental body. This body is populated with the perception component of the event in the first body, which could be totally different to the actual event. The function of this body would be to record how you perceived this event. So if the event on the first level were positive, such as a happy event, then the recording would be a positive energetic one. If however it was negative such as a scolding or a rejection, for example, then the recording would be negative or you could have taken on a negative belief system about yourself, such as: “I cant be good enough; if they loved me they would not do this to me therefore I can’t be lovable; I can’t trust life; I have to do for others to get something; it’s always what they want that is important, not about what I want”; etc., etc.
How your Belief Systems and Conditioning are inserted into your Energy Bodies
It is important to understand that the recordings of these events do not happen in our brain, as some would like us to believe. They are recorded in our various energy bodies (Aura) surrounding our physical body namely: the etheric, emotional and mental bodies. These bodies are populated by the positive and negative events that have positive and negative charges to them. It then follows on that each one of us is therefore filled with these negative and positive charges in our magnetic energy field. This is the mechanism that then operates in our lives and attracts to us the events and situations in our lives. An example is that it is common knowledge that the eldest child generally marries the youngest child. Why would this be? Because of the different dynamics the eldest child holds in comparison to that of the youngest child. They are mostly opposite and therefore attraction is engendered between them subconsciously.
These subconscious “implants” in our energy fields are reflected in our partners, opportunities, work environment, family environment, etc. All of these situations give us an opportunity to work through our issues and to enhance our learning. The system is truly brilliant!
Now, what also happens is that these negative events have a particular resonance to them and they wait for an opportunity in our life to arise, to come up, for us to face it and to resolve it. It “scans” our immediate horizon and when such an event comes up that matches (in resonance) our negative event that we have “recorded”, then it kicks in as an emotional impulse and it is through that impulse that we “see” what we think is going on rather than the actual event. It is like a filter that we look through - like sunglasses and we are convinced that what we see through these sunglasses is the whole truth and nothing but the truth – “it is that so and so person who is making me really mad/angry”.
Meanwhile, it is not that at all. It is us looking through the sunglasses and seeing what we think that we are seeing and it is not the person or situation in front of us at all, but this past event that is kicking in through the same resonance mechanism. This is known as our “projection” onto the other person or the situation in front of us. It is really important to grasp this fact.
Accepting this, it then follows that every time you have a reaction to an event it has absolutely nothing to do with that person/event/situation in-front of you but it has everything to do with you and your unresolved past events - your projection onto them or the event, situation, etc.
So when you are having a reaction to something, it is a divinely inspired message for you to look at what is going on inside of you and to resolve it, something like: “would you please see me now, look at me for what I am, and resolve me”. What most of us do is to ignore this message and assume that it is that person/event/situation in front of us that is the source of our irritation/anger/frustration. By us not addressing this issue internally, we perpetuate the situation and it has a negative impact in our lives, such as us always being angry or fearful for example, or we flair up over nothing and/or we don’t engage in something, we hold back, etc.
Now when you don’t address these messages sent with grace into your lives, then they sit there and wait and wait for the next opportunity where they will present themselves to you again. These messages form part of your energy system and so you will constantly attract various situations to you, giving you yet again an opportunity to look at your personal things and to resolve them. Please read the article on quantum physics on this website to see how this works and what it is that we can do about it.
If over a very long period of time you don’t resolve these issues, you will become sick from them. One could develop a dis-ease called cancer, diabetes, depression, etc. This is nature’s way to eventually force you to address your issues. I will leave this topic here, as gets too complicated to address in a short forum such as this.
When you resolve this past event within you, you dissolve the event in your bodies and then you will find that all future similar events won’t elicit a response from within you and therefore, you are able to address the situation without the emotional loading. What will also happen is that you don’t attract that kind of situation to yourself anymore, meaning that you will not get angry, fearful, guilty, protective, feel that you must do for others or be responsible for others, etc. etc. anymore, in that particular kind of situation.
You are then able to cope with life situations much easier and you find that we can handle things like stress, confrontation, fearful situations, be assertive, manage responsibility, manage your own power, take on and manage positions of authority, etc. as well. When you can do this, then you open yourself up to all sorts of opportunities that will lead to your life being more: productive, happier, better income generation, more comfortable with life, more friends, etc. etc. The list and possibilities are endless.
All of this happens because you decided to address that which is inside of you, that which you placed there mostly during your growing up years, and was holding you back. There is no better investment to make than to do an internal clean up. The upside is unlimited for you. The downside is that you stay where you are or even go down further. Think about it - the choice is up to you. You need to clean up what is lurking below and when you do, you set yourself free!
We use the above methodology in order to explain the workings easily and quickly. For those more interested in the more exact mechanics are asked to read Rudolph Steiner’s books namely: Esoteric Science; Knowledge of the Higher Worlds; Psychology of Body Mind and Spirit and Theosophy. Please also read an article on the Quantum Physics on this website. Put it all together and you have a huge insight on how to move forward in your life!