Practical ways to access your unconscious
First allow me to define what I am calling the unconscious.
We have conscious beliefs, these are things that we hold to be true about ourselves and the world. This makes up a fraction of our worldview. The unconscious worldview is all the conditions and beliefs we take for granted. Beliefs such as your gender, birthplace and memories are part of the unconscious worldview but in agreement with the conscious mind. However, there are many ways in which our unconscious worldview and conscious beliefs do not agree. For this reason, it is helpful to look into your body for insight, which collectively holds your unconscious conditions. Your body responds in feelings of lightness and heaviness when it agrees or disagrees with the question (yes and no questions for clear responses). One may find emotions residing in their body such as anxiety, irritation, tension or pain. Focusing on these feelings or areas and allowing them to reside in our conscious awareness will give us access to the cause. We must simply ask, surrender the question, and allow. To allow is the most important part of this concept and the most important part of mindfulness. Forcing with a feeling of desperation repulses the object of focus. Surrendering the question allows these unconscious conditions to heal. Like a wound, at first it's very sensitive but after tender touch and awareness it feels better.
Not all conditions that we wish to change are held in our body's emotions. We also have contradictory conscious and unconscious belief systems. I'm not talking about hypocrisy, but about things we agree with even though our mind rejects them such as the way you feel about yourself, the way you attract a desired mate or the way you think you should be treated by others.
For example maybe you think the reason you aren't doing anything is because you are lazy, or perhaps you think all the men that find you are pigs. There are exercises you can do to ask your body if that is really your issue. First be sure you are hydrated. This is the most important part. In each exercise one must establish a baseline by asking "My name is (name)," "I am a (opposite gender)," "I am a (gender)." If you have gender issues you can declare "I am a monkey" and "I am a person" or two other beliefs you completely reject and accept. If you cannot establish a baseline go drink some water. If you still cannot establish a baseline go eat something salty. If you still have trouble try rubbing your kidneys, just under your ribs on your backside. If you still have trouble, make sure you are declaring each statement out loud and tuning into the feeling of affirmation that comes with saying a statement you believe. Once you have established a baseline, you can begin asking yes or no questions to find your body's response.
Questions I recommend are:
I love myself
I hate myself
I am worthy
I deserve
I deserve to be happy
I deserve a good mate
I am worthy of love
I am worthy of my dreams
The first exercise is to stand up and face direct north. When your body agrees with the statement, it will lean forward. When the body disagrees, it will lean back. I'm not going to offer my hypothesis for how this works but feel free to share yours. I recommend this for anyone who is able to. The others are more for people unable to do this exercise and recommended to do with a teacher or partner.
The second exercise is to firmly pinch your thumb and index finger together. If your body agrees with the statement, your fingers will hold strong or press harder. If you do not agree, they will come apart or release pressure. The third exercise is to firmly hold out one arm and press down against it with the other. If your body agrees with the statement, the arm will hold firm, if it does not agree, it will buckle.
By ascertaining our body's response we can take responsibility for our position in life. There is no greater advantage than a position of action rather than reaction. When dealing with thoughts, ideas and pain found within the body and unconscious worldview, the first question to ask is, "Is this mine?" "Is this someone else's?" "Is this something else's?" (referencing the mother earth or great mystery) Once you know it's yours or not yours, you know whether or not you can alleviate it. That force alleviation is your body's reaction to the mind syncing with its needs.
