Thread: Taking advantage of subconscious messages

I was thinking it might be cool to just 'meet' my subconscious in person, in a lucid dream, and maybe ask some questions or interact. I'd have to accept that their figure might not be concrete or definite and that I wouldn't be able to understand everything. But I think it could be a great experience if I really commit my mind to connecting to my subconscious in this manner.

Originally Posted by trev

I was thinking it might be cool to just 'meet' my subconscious in person, in a lucid dream, and maybe ask some questions or interact. I'd have to accept that their figure might not be concrete or definite and that I wouldn't be able to understand everything. But I think it could be a great experience if I really commit my mind to connecting to my subconscious in this manner.

I think that would be pretty cool too. I just imagined them having a laptop with them, and on the screen displaying the tasks your subconscious is performing, such as heartbeat and breathing. And they could potentially tell you things about yourself that may be covered in your waking life by social rules and the act of lying to one's self.

yeah. i think the most difficult part would be to make sure your subconscious is giving information rather than an over-eager ego

speaking of laptops, i saw a cartoon somewhere where someone trained themselves to be able to type while unconscious, i.e. inside a dream. now that would be crazy
probably not possible though..

I've heard about something like that too.. I'm not sure where though... wait.. it was def. XKCD wasn't it! I saw your sig xD

That would be epic though.

I think that your subconscious remembers things that you see and hear throughout the day. Most of these things are unimportant to you so you don't realize your are picking them up subconsciously.
And then when you dream you dream of either these subconscious memories or something that is troubling you at the time.
I personally don't think theres any hidden messages behind dreams.

Putting that aside, I do think that words can be associated with emotions. The word 'Sushi' conjures all sorts of happy memories for me

In my opinion the jarble really had no significance, other than the significance you consciously sought and gave to it as you were trying to find its "meaning". Its the same thing with all those numeric coincidences that people always blab about: if you look hard enough you will find significance in anything (or just create it...)