Originally posted by psychedelic

Bearing in mind that the Subconscious Mind and the Higher Self are related and connected so closely, it may seem hard to distinguish them from each other, though they are not the same.

A dream might carry you into both of them. You may be able to learn things about yourself that you didn't know before (Subconscious) or learn about things to which You had no access in waking life (Higher Self).
Oh, good useful set of distinctions.