01-30-2015, 04:43 PM
Vehe, thank you for writing really valuable content in a concentrated manner!
Regarding Milton Erickson's work and using (loaded) questions that appeal to the unconscious, this is something that expanded my practice into a much more pleasant territory. Like in your quotes, to take an example, in order to solve a problem what I do is go into a trance and instead of "I'm solving the problem / The solution is becoming clear [...]" I become curious and ask myself "I wonder how I really feel having solved the problem already...", then I wait for an unconscious response (maybe repeat from time to time) and emphasize it "How clearer is this becoming now?".
I see it as engaging the unconscious in a task that is already brilliant at instead of programming it. I still use programming sometimes if I don't have too much time, as it seems, at least in my case, to have a more controllable effect in the very short term (e.g. "I'm falling asleep timely and easily" said in a gentle, caring internal voice dialog if I have trouble falling asleep). But I like more the idea of collaborating with the unconscious instead of programming it.
On the other hand, I don't really have a clear model of what the unconscious is ... I just see it as everything that is not conscious. Some distinguish between the subconscious/body&neurology and superconscious/soul or use more complicated models, but I just ask whatever is beyond consciousness for help.
Regarding Milton Erickson's work and using (loaded) questions that appeal to the unconscious, this is something that expanded my practice into a much more pleasant territory. Like in your quotes, to take an example, in order to solve a problem what I do is go into a trance and instead of "I'm solving the problem / The solution is becoming clear [...]" I become curious and ask myself "I wonder how I really feel having solved the problem already...", then I wait for an unconscious response (maybe repeat from time to time) and emphasize it "How clearer is this becoming now?".
I see it as engaging the unconscious in a task that is already brilliant at instead of programming it. I still use programming sometimes if I don't have too much time, as it seems, at least in my case, to have a more controllable effect in the very short term (e.g. "I'm falling asleep timely and easily" said in a gentle, caring internal voice dialog if I have trouble falling asleep). But I like more the idea of collaborating with the unconscious instead of programming it.
On the other hand, I don't really have a clear model of what the unconscious is ... I just see it as everything that is not conscious. Some distinguish between the subconscious/body&neurology and superconscious/soul or use more complicated models, but I just ask whatever is beyond consciousness for help.
