The term subconscious is used in many different contexts and has no single or precise definition. This greatly limits its significance as a meaning-bearing concept, and in consequence the word tends to be avoided in academic and scientific settings.

In everyday speech and popular writing, however, the term is very commonly encountered. There it will be employed to refer to a supposed 'layer' or 'level' of mentation (or/and perception) located in some sense 'beneath' conscious awareness -- though, again, the notion's dependence upon informal 'folk-psychological' models that remain vague means that the precise nature and properties of this 'underlying' layer are either never made explicit or possess an ad hoc quality. At different times, references to the 'subconscious' as an agency may credit it with various abilities and powers that exceed those possessed by consciousness: the 'subconscious' may apparently remember, perceive and determine things beyond the reach or control of the conscious mind. The idea of the 'subconscious' as a powerful or potent agency has allowed the term to become prominent in the New Age and self-help literatures, in which investigating or controlling its supposed knowledge or power is seen as advantageous. The 'subconscious' may also be supposed to contain (thanks to the influence of the psychoanalytic tradition) any number of primitive or otherwise disavowed instincts, urges, desires and thoughts.

The word 'subconscious' is an anglicised version of the French subconscient as coined by the psychologist Pierre Janet. Janet himself saw the subconscient as active in hypnotic suggestion and as an area of the psyche to which ideas would be consigned through a process that involved a 'splitting' of the mind and a restriction of the field of consciousness.

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Tue Mar 9 09:18:08 2010

Is it possible to use your subconscious mind at a constant?
Q. the subconscious obviously knows more, than the conscious, it does things that we are unaware of. but then that would mean that it would be a more honest version of ourselves. it would show our true feelings and thoughts, so is there a way we can control it and be able to use our subconscious?
Asked by mattytango91 - Tue Oct 14 11:28:21 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I would say yes,Our minds are always working subconsciously from our frame of reference,think about it when you write..lets say on the keyboard your not thinking about how to type but what you are going to type,its no longer a cognitive task ...writing the actual message would be because your are always think on what you are going to write. lol do you get my drift? =]
Answered by Leftover C - Tue Oct 14 12:30:57 2008

Are we really in control of our lives are does the subconscious mind run the show?
Q. I have recently come to think that the conscious methods of "being mindful" or working towards a higher consciousness may not be as effective as clearing out negative subconscious patterns. What do you think?
Asked by Unity 2008 - Tue Sep 16 05:15:58 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Of course you are in control... it's *your* unconscious mind. Otherwise, our unconscious mind controls a lot more than we thought it did - for example, for a great many decisions, the rational part of our mind only comes into operation *after* the decision has been made, in order to rationalize it! It is very difficult to change unconcious though patterns. Some thought patterns are impossible to change, but they tend to be the much more fundamental and early processing modules. However, we do have concious control over our actions and behavoir usually. The inhibitory parts of the brain are in the higher cortex, definately concious regions.
Answered by J. - Tue Sep 16 06:13:05 2008

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Asked by fatima b - Mon Jun 2 04:02:02 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Well, the subconscious part of your mind can actually help you better manage your relationships and give you control over them. For instance, sending subliminal messages to the subconscious part of the brain enables you to better utilize your entire mind, giving you better control of your body. In this case, by playing Cds relating to love and relationships, you might eventually be able to improve the way you handle them. Visit: for more details. Good luck!
Answered by RayS. - Tue Jun 3 03:14:49 2008

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