Before Sigmund Freud and all the others that came after him, people’s idea of the mind was simple: perhaps Rene Descartes said it well enough with “I think, therefore, I am.” To put it simply, the mind...

It can be rather difficult to pin down a definition of what the subconscious mind actually is. Psychoanalysts have tried to put parameters on what can only be vaguely described, and in one sense, the conscious and...

Zi gong (a disciple of Confucius) asked: “Is there any one word that could guide a person throughout life?” The Master replied: “How about ‘shu’ : never impose on others what you would not choose for yourself?”...

Did you know that your conscious mind is only the smallest tip of a vast pyramid of knowledge within you? Your subconscious mind contains an enormous amount of knowledge, memories and wisdom that you are probably greatly...

Most people are aware that our brains operate in two general ways – the conscious and the subconscious. The conscious mind controls our regular, day to day activities. Things like driving a car, writing down a note,...

As mysterious as our subconscious minds can seem to be, our conscious minds seem rather obvious. They constitute what we’re thinking of at any moment, most actions we take and everything which is deemed important enough (by...