There is not simply a conscious part of the mind and a subconscious part. Rather, what really exists is a spectrum between the two.

An example of an intermediate might be a lucid dreamer controlling the dream world. An example and metaphor for the spectrum is vision. We are most conscious of what we're directly looking at, but as a point gets farther from the centre of our vision, we become less and less conscious of it.

When people use the words 'conscious' and 'subconscious' they are talking about the extremes. But it seems the general belief is that these extremes are all the exist of the spectrum.

Do you agree with what I’ve said? Is this a common viewpoint or even common knowledge in philosophy or psychology?