Beyond the Power of Your Subconscious Mind (25 page)

3. The
supraconscious
is our source of all pure creativity and provides the conscious area of the mind access to all data or information not otherwise stored in our subconscious memory bank. It also provides excess free-flowing energy when we are constructively motivated.

It is important to understand that consciousness
creates
matter and form. Matter does not create consciousness. The book, Kindle, I-Pad or however you are reading these pages was created by conscious thought, just as were the words written. The chair you are sitting in or the bed you are lying on was created through consciousness. Look around the room you are in and realize that everything you see was created through conscious intent.

So, we have been given this incredible gift of creativity. We truly create our own reality through our conscious intent. Now that we know how this works and have the tools to create whatever we want, (see Chapter 8, “Affirmations and Affirmation Techniques”), we can begin to eliminate the false beliefs and erroneous data we have carried with us for too long and that no longer serve us well.

And, to Enlightenment.

I would like to end this book by sharing with you a paper I wrote on Enlightenment on my birthday in 2001. Some of what is written is redundant to what you have already read in this book. I considered editing it out, but felt it took away from the subject of Enlightenment. And, repetition is a great aid in learning, so here we go:

ON ENLIGHTENMENT

(February 21, 2001)

The 70’s! Wow, what an exciting decade.

Before I speak on enlightenment, let me provide a historical perspective for those of you who had not yet reached adulthood by the 1970’s.

I doubt in recent history there was any twenty-year span of greater social evolution than the twenty year period from the mid 1950’s to the mid 1970’s.

In the 1950’s most American marriages were what we thought of then as “traditional,” with the husband being the economic provider and the wife the homemaker and dominant parent. A significant percentage of marriages were accelerated by loving or enthusiastic sex resulting in an unplanned pregnancy. (There was no Pill!)

A young couple in love would often choose marriage just so they could live together. Living together out of wedlock in the 1950’s was truly scandalous and unaccepted by society.

The term “women’s liberation” had not yet been coined and Ralph Nader was still in school, thus the birth of consumerism was in incubation. There was no active gay movement.

So, imagine the pent-up personal and social tensions that, given any opportunity, had to inevitably erupt.

A significant catalyst to what became a social revolution was the invention and emergence of the Pill. This takes us to the 1960’s. Young couples (or people of any age) could fully have sex, no longer fearing an unplanned or unexpected pregnancy. By the mid to late 60’s, society became accepting of a couple’s choice to live together without the blessing of the church.

Another huge influence in bringing about this radical social change was the Vietnam War.

The Vietnam War was the first war brought into the living room in full color. It was not unusual for a family, following dinner, to watch TV in horror. And for what, was the prevailing question. Student protests against the military draft were common, and then there was Kent State.

By the end of the ’60s, the Beatles were in full force, “Hair” was the number one Broadway musical, marijuana had worked its way from college campuses to the workplace, women had burned countless bras, and Women’s Lib was a real deal. Ralph Nader had brought consumer rights public, gays and lesbians were coming out of the closet daily, and Maharishi Mahesh Yogi had brought Transcendental Meditation to the West.

Imagine all of that happening in just twenty short years. People were finally being allowed to align their behavior and activities with their true selves.

The human development movement was well launched with a outpouring of self-help books, seminars, and experimental social drugs. More and more people were introspectively asking the questions, “Why am I here? What’s this all about? What is my purpose in life?”

In 1975 a friend had given me a copy of Tim Gallwey’s new best seller,
The Inner Game of Tennis
. I remember reading the book on a flight from Los Angeles to Portland. I was incredibly inspired by Tim’s use of tennis as simply a metaphor for the inner game of life with its focus on performance.

Upon my arrival home, I picked up the telephone and began calling names or institutions mentioned in his book in an attempt to locate Tim. After probably ten phone calls, I finally reached Tim at his home in Malibu, California. My first words were, “Tim, you don’t know me, but I know you because I just read your book. I would like to invite you to come to Portland as my guest (and for a fee) to speak with our employees.” And he did.

Tim is one of the clearest thinkers I have ever met. He seemed to have a profound answer for any question I would ask, regardless of the subject. I used to think that no human being could have possibly learned that much and that somehow Tim had opened certain channels to receive knowledge beyond what he personally “knew.”

After some time and many get-togethers, I asked Tim the question, “Tim, what is enlightenment?” (Remember, on Broadway, “Hair” was singing that this was the dawning of the Age of Aquarius, the word “enlightenment” was working its way into our culture, and Shirley MacLaine was to take us Out On a Limb.)

So, to enlightenment.

I don’t remember Tim’s exact words, but I do believe I remember his meaning (so forgive me, Tim, if I take a little editorial license here).

The essence of what I heard was that enlightenment becomes a process where we begin to discover that everything we have always thought we wanted to be, we already are. And, wrapped up in this piece of skin we call “us”
already
exists total love, total truth, wisdom, knowledge, intelligence, beauty, etc., etc. But, to become more of that, which in truth we already are, requires an ability to become less of that which we
think
we are.

For the truly enlightened individual, therefore, growth becomes a process of subtraction. Most of us have been trained to believe that growth is a process of addition. We become addicted to adding on. Better car, bigger house, more toys, etc., etc.

Tim implied that real growth occurs when we begin to unlearn or take away those things that are interfering with our ability to express that which in truth we already are. I believe much of what Tim meant by what we have to eliminate are beliefs, attitudes and outdated ways of viewing the world that simply no longer serve us well.

When we first arrived in this world, we were like an empty vessel. We had no opinions, attitudes, beliefs, or prejudices about anything. I think this is part of the fascination that attracts us to infants and small children. We are almost reverent of their innocence and belief that nothing is impossible.

Parents, teachers, coaches, and others we admire as small children also have significant impact and influence on shaping us to become who we think we are. It is the “who we think we are,” our persona or description of ourself to others, that causes us to act consistently in accordance with that description. Most of us go through life not understanding or realizing that this
description
(or self image) is no different than a costume. But, we mistakenly come to believe the costume is the real us. Therefore, we never consider changing it or taking it off. We simply say, “That’s the way I am. I always
______________________
(fill in the blank).”

It is only when we come to the realization that our true self is oftentimes radically different than our perception of our self that we can begin to grow. And once again, the growth becomes the process of subtracting the myths and often false beliefs that heretofore hindered our growth and development. We finally come to see the difference between the Truth and our perception of the “truth” as error.

This realization brings with it great empowerment and liberation. The enlightened individual becomes fully accountable for his or her actions and no longer plays the
role
of the victim of destiny.

This is enlightenment.

Lastly, knowing this Truth and being this Truth are not always the same. We put a lot of time and effort into the making of our costume and old habits are sometimes hard to change. But, it does become easier once we learn how that costume was created and we clearly understand that it
is
a costume.

In conclusion, having information about a subject, in this case enlightenment, doesn’t prove that the person speaking or writing on enlightenment is necessarily enlightened. It has been said we teach that which we need to learn the most.

As I say about my relationship with God: God is always with me, but I may not always be with God.

Thank you for joining Dr. Murphy and me on this journey. You really
are
terrific just the way you are. Accept your magnificence.

Visualize a tug boat plowing through the water with great effort towing a barge full of garbage. Think of the barge as your “excess baggage.” Think of the barge housing all of the “garbage” you have collected along the way that is no longer relevant to how you choose to live your life today. In our homes we throw out the garbage daily. Why not do the same thing with your own mind? And now you know how.

All we have to do is cut the line towing the garbage and freeing up the energy of the tug boat (ourselves) that can now joyfully cruise through the waters of life relieved of the burden of towing unnecessary weight.

Much love to you all and the better world we all have the capacity to co-create as our own legacy and gift to our children’s and grandchildren’s generations.

The artist does not identify with the colors he uses. He knows he chooses them, and applies them with a brush. So you paint your reality with your ideas in the same manner. You are not your ideas nor even your thoughts. You are the self who experiences them. If a painter finds his hands stained with pigment at the end of the day, he can wash the stain off easily, knowing its nature. If you think that limiting thoughts are a portion of you, permanently attached therefore, you will not think of washing them off.

The Nature of Personal Reality*
by Jane Roberts

Appendix A

An Affirmation Workshop

One of the great take-home values intended from the reading of this book is for the reader to more fully understand the power of his/her own self talk (Chapter 3), and how the subconscious is forever present, always available to carry out the “commands” given to it by the conscious area of the mind. Now that we more fully understand that the subconscious does not question the value of our “commands,” but just proceeds to fulfill such “instructions,” we will find ourselves more consciously aware of how we are talking to ourselves and
what
we are saying.

We may want to “cancel” certain thoughts or statements often said in frustration and substitute the language consistent with the picture we want to create.

For example: “How can I be so stupid to not check my calendar and be late for another meeting! Damn, I seem to do that all the time!”

Whoa!! Is that what we want to be commanding to our subconscious mind when our goal is to become more and more orderly and punctual? Of course not. So, if we find ourselves making such a statement in anger or frustration, we simply put our record button on “pause.” We then take a couple of deep breathes and say “
Cancel,
” and we visually see ourselves erasing the negative statement we just made.

Two more breathes and with a smile in our heart we say to ourselves: “Every day and in every way I am becoming more and more orderly and punctual. My calendar is a great tool to ensure that I am always on time for my meetings. I feel good about the fact I am
always
orderly and punctual.”

You must choose to repeat this 2–3 times. We want to
totally
erase (or cancel) the negative statement and leave the subconscious with a clear picture of the “new me” who “feels good about the
fact
I am always orderly and punctual.”

In Chapter 8, “Affirmations and Affirmation Techniques,” I mentioned that I was initially skeptical that by just saying certain words to ourselves we could bring about positive changes in our behavior. I also said the greatest testimony to the effectiveness of affirmations came from the class students themselves who had been through the seminar previously and were taking a refresher course. John Boyle affectionately referred to these class participants as “re-treads.” But, their real life testimonials of the positive changes, healings, growth in relationships, family dynamics, sports performance, business success, etc., etc., seemed endless and most credible supporting their success from having incorporated the daily practice of affirmations into their lives.

Remember that affirmations are powerful tools to help you achieve your goals. It is best to write down your goals and then prioritize them in their importance to you. It is also best to have no more than 15 goals at any one time. As you achieve each goal, one at a time, you can always add the next goal.

Let me also add that it is very important that we build balance into our goal setting. We have all seen individuals who so heavily drive themselves to succeed in business, for example, only to find that family relationships and personal health may suffer in the process.

Balance is essential. Think of the individual pie sections in the circle below as the most important aspects of your life. As you fill in each section, you might end up with something like this:

These are just examples. The key is for you to determine the most important things in your life. This will vary from person to person.

Once you have your goals
clearly
defined
, you want to create a mental picture of what the accomplishment of those goals would look like in your own life.
Important
: you do not create a picture that is
limite
d
by who you know or don’t know, how much money you have or don’t have, but rather you play a game of “make believe” by creating the pictures that match up with your goals in a perfect world. Because what you will discover is that it is a perfect world and we truly have the capacity to “make beliefs” come true when we fully utilize the God-given tools that we have always had that may just need a little sharpening and the removal of some rust that may have occurred during periods of inactivity.