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Powers of the Subconscious

Powers of the Subconscious

Though Freudian psychology is mostly discredited, most of our mental activity is indeed subconscious. Think about walking, engaging hundreds of muscles in exquisitely orchestrated coordination without thinking how and when to contract each muscle. The subconscious is playing a major role in everything we do.  I speak about this in this interview with "Closer to Truth"

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Your reality need not be constrained by your biology.  Read the interview here.

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