Dreams

Language of the Soul

by Dr. Jerry L. Rothermel

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Q&A

Now I would like to focus on some of the most frequently asked questions concerning the language of dreams.

What effect do hallucinogenic drugs have on the levels of consciousness?

First of all, when you use drugs you push the Conscious mind aside, just as you do while sleeping. Whatever level of consciousness the drug takes you to, that's where you are at that time. In other words, it blasts you through to a certain level of consciousness. You're there, but you have no control as to what level or how long you will remain there. So called "bad trips" are often the result of being in a different level of consciousness totally foreign to the waking Conscious mind. there is little or no understanding of where you are, how you got there, or when you will return. One method of going to the inner levels of consciousness with control and understanding is meditation. Meditation allows the control so you can remember how you got there, what you did while you were there, and bring the memory back to the Conscious mind. It's all very natural with no flashbacks and no doors swinging open.

Does hypnotism make you bury the things you have stored in the Subconscious mind that you don't want to remember?

Hypnotism is like sleep. It merely pushes the Conscious mind aside. While hypnotized you would remember in the Subconscious, but you would also remember in the Conscious mind if you wanted to. Hypnotism is not necessarily removing the consciousness, it merely pushes it aside. For instance, we'll call your left hand the Conscious mind and your right hand the Subconscious mind. Hypnotism merely pushes the Conscious mind down focusing it down, or pushes it to one side.

You can do the same thing in meditation. You can do the same thing with drugs or alcohol; however, you do not get the same effect because you won't have the remembrance. With meditation, self-hypnosis and sleep, that's really all you're doing - pushing the Conscious mind aside so that the Subconscious mind can function.