The Deep Unconscious System

Abstract

The world experienced by the deep unconscious system of the emotion-processing mind is very different from the world experienced by the conscious system. There are notable differences in the events and meanings of events encountered by each system, much as they differ in needs, defensive alignment, adaptive preferences, intelligence and moral position. Indeed, the world of deep unconscious experience is quite unfamiliar to the conscious mind. Therapists who trigger-decode the remarkable messages emanating from the deep system consistently are impressed by the beauty, purity, creativity and inordinate wisdom possessed by this entirely unconscious, adaptive system of the mind. Most striking is the finding that while the conscious system often acts against our best interests, the deep unconscious system is unfailing in its efforts to heal our emotional wounds and to point to the most optimal adaptive solutions to our emotionally-charged environmental challenges and traumas. In a true sense, the deep system has many of the attributes of a loving, caring inner God.