understanding subconscious mind

The subconscious element of the human mind has deeply fascinated me largely due to its mysterious nature and power to have a disproportionately high impact on our lives if understood well. I came across a research article online that delves into the intricacies of the subconscious mind and I have outlined some points that I found very interesting:

1. control: conscious brain controls 5% of our functioning whereas subconscious brain controls the remaining 95%

2. autopilot: responsible for performing tasks we are not aware and habitual that require none or less mental effort

3. memory: our subconscious brain is a ginormous memory bank that has been storing a vast amount of information throughout our life which may not be easily retrievable through conscious recall but present nonetheless

4. repetition: on repetitive thoughts/actions by conscious mind, it subsequently gets encoded in our subconscious brain which can eventually perform thought/action in autopilot

5. psychedelics: LSD brings out a subconscious web of ideas that aren’t conscious, they are closer to awareness, bridging the gap between the two. The drug is able to alter consciousness and makes the brain connect in ways it normally doesn’t

6. picturing: everything that the subconscious picks up on is through messaging; it predominantly speaks in information signals in the form of images, feelings and metaphors and responds strongly to visualization to help encode information into the subconscious mind

7. portal: during the brief period before falling asleep where the mind and body begin to calm down, muscles loosen up and breathing is more relaxed, this is where the brain produces alpha waves making it more suggestible to encoding information from the conscious mind

8. ever-awake: the subconscious mind is always awake and whirring. your subconscious still picks up on everything, still hearing and processing while in a sleeping state; listening to relaxing music while sleeping or just before sleeping, being aware of what messaging you expose to yourself before sleeping or just after you awake, is all food for your subconscious mind.