Why Are Parts of the Mind Unconscious?
Why are parts of the mind unconscious? Why do only some of the mind’s activities appear in our waking state while so many of them do not?
Rupert says: ‘The part of the mind that we’re aware of is, say, less than five percent. Below that lies the personal unconscious (forty-five percent), and the collective unconscious (fifty percent). Now imagine that each of us were aware of not just the five percent we’re normally aware of, but also the other ninety-five percent of the personal unconscious and the collective unconscious.
‘If our conscious awareness had permanent access not only to our personal unconscious, but also to the collective unconscious, we would barely register the world – our minds would be completely overpowered. So, our minds have to narrow the window of possibility so that we can experience the world. The ninety-five percent has to be excluded in order to make this experience possible.’
*This video is from one of Rupert’s in-person retreats at Mercy Center, 9–16 March 2025. For more information on upcoming retreats (many of which can be attended online via livestream) go to:
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Timestamps:
0:00 Why Are We Not Conscious of Everything?
1:28 The Mind Limits What We Are Aware Of
3:11 Perceiving Reality
5:37 The Body Is a Portion of the Soul
7:11 God’s Ideas
10:22 Why Are Parts of the Mind Unconscious?
12:28 The Personal and Collective Unconscious
14:29 Making Experience Possible
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