The twofold nature of the mind

Previously we looked at past life regression therapy and how it is used to help overcome some of the bodily aches, pains and niggles that we take for granted and we also looked into the Hindu and Buddhist belief of the duality of existence i.e. the belief that the human body is divided into two components, the tangible component or the body that perishes with time, and the intangible component or the soul that exists for the duration of time or for the duration of the universe.

It is now important to understand the twofold nature of the human mind and why we cannot or rather, are unable to access repressed memories or memories from a previous existence without some type or form of help or assistance.

The mind as we know it, is divided into two components the conscious mind or the temporal or corporeal mind, so called because it is overly concerned with fulfilling the needs of the five senses, and the subconscious mind or the vast depository that stores all the information with regards to our past and present existence.

The conscious mind operates from the time we are born or from when we take on a new existence to the time we die or our soul leaves the body. It registers everything that we see or do while we are awake and influences a majority of our decisions. Most of us live or operate under its influence.

While we are awake the conscious mind tightly binds the subconscious mind, so much so, that it is impossible for us to have access to the subconscious mind. In addition to that our own habits, for example excessive drinking or smoking, tampers with the chemical balance of the mind or sometimes alters it to the point that we become addicted and this further impedes the workings of the subconscious mind.

We won’t be wrong in saying that when we are awake the conscious mind supplants or supersedes the workings of the subconscious mind.

The only time that we can have access to the subconscious mind which has stored all the data from our past existence, regardless of how many lives we have led, is when the conscious mind is asleep.

When a hypnotist puts his patient to sleep, like we see on television, or during stage shows, the hypnotist is in reality putting the conscious mind to sleep so that he or she can have access to the subconscious mind and help cure the patient of any pain, niggles or illnesses that the patient may have suffered as a result of any accident, injury or illness that may have occurred in the past.

However because the hypnotist has no control over the subconscious mind, what surfaces, for example an alternate personality that suddenly comes to life when the patient is under hypnosis or in other cases the hypnotist triggers a sudden illness that the patient succumbed to in the past - there is no telling what could happen, and the only option open to the hypnotist is to gather as much information as possible and somehow try and make sense of what’s happening.

In most instances, it is almost impossible to make sense of these things, especially in cases of alternate personalities, despite the clarity of the memories that surface.

It is difficult, for a third party to have any form of control over another person’s subconscious mind and in those circumstances the only avenue open to the hypnotist is to wake the patient up and let the conscious mind reassert itself.

The hypnotist can forget about what transpired during hypnosis and choose not to tell the patient but the subconscious mind once it’s been released from the shackles that bind it will seek to resurface and will often do so in dreams or in flashes of images that sometimes appear out of nowhere and disappear just as quickly.

Therefore, most hypnotists will tell their patients what transpired during hypnosis to safe their patients from the trauma of trying to make sense of things when those memories do suddenly resurface.

Hence the safest option for anyone who wants to access their memories from a past life is to delve into spiritual meditation and gradually build the bridge between the conscious mind and the subconscious mind. There are no guarantees that it will work but it is a lot safer than hypnosis.

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