Have you ever heard of the placebo effect? It is when people feel real improvement from a treatment that has no active ingredient, simply because they believe it will help. Here is a quick 1 minute video that explains it: The Placebo Effect. To me, it is one of the clearest examples of the power of the subconscious mind.
Your Thoughts Have Power
Basically, your thoughts have power. Your thoughts come from the desires of your heart. When you speak your thoughts out loud, they gain even more power, whether negative or positive. As you speak, you bring what you say into your life, and this happens through the subconscious mind.
Science is paying attention to this too. Researchers at Harvard have written about how the placebo effect can bring real relief for things like pain, fatigue and stress. You can read more in The Power of the Placebo Effect.
The Conscious vs. Subconscious Mind
Here is an example to help you understand how the conscious mind works together with the subconscious mind.
The conscious mind is like the captain of a ship. He stands on the top deck where he can see everything. He radios down to the workers below and tells them which way to go. Those workers are the subconscious mind. They keep the engine room running.
- The subconscious mind turns the right dials, keeps the ship fueled, and obeys the captain’s orders to keep everything running smoothly.
- They do not know which direction the captain is taking them or where they are going.
- They do not even have an opinion about whether the orders are right or wrong. They just obey.
So if that “captain” keeps saying “I am ugly,” the crew is simply going to carry out that order.
Where Is Your Captain Leading Your Ship?
The subconscious mind is what brings power to your desires, thoughts and words. So ask yourself:
- What are those inner voices saying to your subconscious?
- What are you giving power to by speaking it out loud?
When we become aware of the “orders” we are giving the subconscious mind, it can be surprising how we actually talk to ourselves and to others. Your thoughts bring the “world” you are thinking about TO YOU. Becoming aware of your thoughts is the first step to changing them.
4 Ways to Reprogram Your Subconscious Mind
- Catch your words. Notice when you say something negative about yourself, out loud or in your head, and stop it.
- Flip it. Replace the negative order with the opposite, positive one. “I am ugly” becomes “I am beautiful and loved.”
- Repeat it. The subconscious learns by repetition, so say your new words every day, especially right before sleep and first thing in the morning.
- Feel it. Picture and feel what you want as if it is already true. Emotion gives your words even more power.
The Power of Your Subconscious Mind
The book The Power of Your Subconscious Mind by Dr. Joseph Murphy is full of AMAZING stories of people who brought huge changes into their lives by using the power of their subconscious mind. People share stories of healing, abundance, and even drawing certain people into their lives. I believe this is very real, and you are the one with the power to change it.
It is a huge lesson to learn to be aware of what you are saying to yourself inside and what you speak to others. Choose to speak life. You may also enjoy my posts on our DNA and beliefs and the emotional heart.
“Rule your mind or it will rule you.” – Horace
Blessings,
Leticia
