Tapping Your Subconscious Mind

by Brian Tr acy

You have available to you, right now, a power like a supercomputer that can enable
you to solve any problem, overcome any obstacle and achieve any goal you can set
for yourself.

This power has been used throughout history to take people from rags to riches, from
poverty and obscurity to success and fame, from unhappiness and frustration to joy
and self-fulfillment. And it can do the same for you.

This power has been called many things by many people in many places. It is the fun-
damental principle of most religions, philosophies and metaphysical teachings. It
underlies much of psychology and is the cornerstone of all success and achievement.
In its simplest terms, it is called the “subconscious mind,” although this is a misunder-
standing because the true subconscious mind is merely a memory bank of senses and
impressions that reacts automatically based on your previous experiences.

It has also been called the “universal subconscious mind” and the “collective uncon-
scious.” The great Austrian psychoanalyst, Carl Jung, referred to this as the “supercon-
scious mind.” He felt that the collective wisdom and knowledge of all the ages was
contained in this superconscious mind and was available to everyone.

Ralph Waldo Emerson referred to it as the “oversoul” and wrote that, “We live in the
lap of an immense intelligence that, when we are in its presence, we realize that it is
far beyond our human mind.” Emerson, the great American transcendentalist, felt that
all power and possibility for the average person came from using this mind on a regu-
lar basis.

Napoleon Hill, perhaps the greatest researcher on success of the 20th century, called
this power the “infinite intelligence.” After spending more than 20 years interviewing
500 of the most successful men and women alive in America at that time, he conclud-
ed that, without exception, their ability to tap into this higher form of infinite intelligence
was the primary reason for their great success in life.