REVEALINGS OF  SUB-CONSCIOUS MIND

Dear Friends

Are you a doodler?  Do you find that you have a tendency to pick up a pen or pencil and make little drawings or shapes when you are talking on the phone or when your mind is wandering?  Doodles are sketches or drawings made while a person's attention is occupied elsewhere.  Believe it or not, these scribbles, shapes or drawings can actually be reflective of what is going on in your subconscious mind.

    Let me give you an example.  Recently, I was talking with my dear friend Bernard about a small problem he was trying to resolve.  During our conversation, he was doodling on a stray piece of paper, and as my eyes followed the shape of his little drawings, I realized that his drawings were actually providing an answer to his problem.

    I pointed this out to him and, after examining his doodles, he agreed with me.  He was very entertained by the prospect that his mind had provided an answer and said it was the cheapest and most pleasant therapy he had ever experienced.

    It is well documented, Friends, that much of our creative ex-pression comes to us from our subconscious, and doodling is simply a manifestation of that creative ex-pression.  Doodling allows the subconscious mind to communicate through pictorial symbols, many of which have universal meanings, such as circles, spirals, crosses, flowers, etc.

    It stands to reason that if this symbolic communication can occur through doodling, then if we wanted to, you could choose to make contact with your subconscious mind through some directed meditative doodling.  If you are up for trying this, let yourself doodle on notepaper while you are mentally engaged in another activity, such as talking on the phone or watching television.  Remember that it only really works when you are not consciously directing your scribbling actions.  Afterwards, take some time to inspect your doodles for words and picture clues that might hold the solution to your problem or a helpful insight.

    So, Friends, the next time you find yourself at a loss over a situation, give this technique a try.  You just might find that your subconscious mind holds an answer.