The Mind

Obviously, it is impossible to cover everything we know about the mind on this page. So, this is an overview of the different parts of the mind, how they interact with one another, and how it all relates to hypnosis.

So, as far as our purposes are concerned, there are three parts of the mind...

Each part has it's own brain wave group.

For example, when you are functioning on the conscious level, which you probably are as you read this, your brain waves are between 13-30 Hz, which is called the beta state.

The conscious mind is where logic and problem solving skills come from, which is usually tied to your learning style.

The subconscious mind is where all our memories are held and where our emotions come from. This is the part of the mind that we focus on during hypnosis.

You can read more about the subconscious mind here.

The superconscious mind is not really a "part" of the mind. It's more like one mind or consciousness that we all have access to. This is thought to be where intuition and creativity come from.

You can read more about the superconscious mind here.

There is also an interesting article on how scientists have "detected" the superconscious here.

To bring this all together, the three parts of the mind are like a funnel.

We function on the conscious level most of the time, which is at the bottom, or the most narrow point of that funnel.

Then, the subconscious mind is somewhere in the middle to the top of this funnel, and the superconscious is like the air at the top of the funnel.

So, we are all like funnels!

Since the subconscious is in the middle, between the conscious and superconscious, this is the part we focus on during hypnosis because it acts as the messenger between the two, and when we have negative memories, or false beliefs stored in our subconscious, we can't live our lives to our fullest potential.

Aside from that, BBC has a test that tells you what "sex"(i.e. male, female) your brain is.

You can take the test here. (It's free.)

So, all in all, there is a lot more to the mind than this, but if you follow the links on this page, and read over the rest of the pages on this site, you will have a good idea of what hypnosis does, and how much you can actually achieve on your own.

And once you have a good idea of all this, go out and...

MAKE a great day.