Factors That Influence The Subconscious

• Society plays a big role in influencing the subconscious. 
• Exposure to different stimuli makes us different from our parents.
• Every successive generation is different from the last.

What Is The Subconscious Mind? 

In the first part of this article you were briefly introduced to the subconscious mind, and how it acts like a video recorder that is constantly recording.

By understanding what the subconscious is and the factors that influence it, you can change the way you think, feel and act.

External Factors Influence The Subconscious

It is important to note that we are not entirely similar to our parents, because every generation in a family is exposed to new and different external factors (i.e. different people and life events).

So even though we may begin life with their beliefs, the degree of external differences we experience will ultimately determine how similar or different we become.

Influence Of Culture On The Subconscious 

For example, African children living in an isolated tribe have extremely similar beliefs and characteristics as their parents.

This occurs because the life they live, and the things they experience, are very similar to that of their parents.

In these cultures, tradition is a way of life (i.e. they do the same things throughout successive generations) which ensures the subconscious mind of the child is very similar to that of the parent. 

Effect Of Westernized Culture On The Subconscious 

If you compare this to westernized children where tradition is less valued, and there is greater exposure to a variety of influences (the 2 biggest being TV and music culture), children are less likely to share the same beliefs as their parents and as a result will often ‘rebel’. 

This is simply the process of adopting new patterns of thought and behavior, after repeated exposure to stimuli which has modified the child’s subconscious mind.

Modifying The Subconscious Can Help Society Grow 

Although individually parents may not like their children rebelling, for society as a whole this ensures each new generation has a different mindset from the last.

This can either be a beneficial or detrimental change, depending on the type and frequency of stimuli those children were exposed to.

Coming Up In Part 3…Brainwashing The Subconscious Mind

In the next part of this article I will continue to explore factors that influence the subconscious mind, and discuss how beliefs in the subconscious can be erased and replaced.

Part 1 | 3 

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