Inside the mind there is a region that is difficult to see directly. It goes by many names — the deep level, the subconscious. It is not a dark room or an archive. It is a living structure, one that continuously passes something upward to the surface — something new, something you could not have anticipated. The problem is that the surface layer of consciousness is very loud. Thoughts, judgments, plans, worries — all of it creates a dense background through which signals from the depths can barely pass. Read more