Each day begins the same way for everyone. You wake up. At least your body wakes up. But does your mind, does your spirit? Does your heart sing with gratitude and thanks for another beautiful day? Give today a new twist. Begin by being grateful for something in your life. And then think of another thing, and another. Pretty soon you will feel a whole lot better, a whole lot more connected to the gifts you have been given. Pretty soon you will begin to wake up with a grateful heart, mind, and spirit every day of your life. And that alone will be transformative, because gratitude is the greatest prayer there is.
When the Universe gives you something to work on remember to express gratitude. If you are given something tough to work on, give the Universe even more gratitude, knowing that you are being asked to move along at a faster pace, to get to the next big thing that is waiting for you. If you are not given much of a boot, then be grateful for that. Perhaps the Universe in such a case is saying that you are doing well with the issues you currently have at hand. Everyone is in a different phase of life. Keep that in mind. Your issues are your life challenges for the moment. Pay attention to what they might be telling you. It might not be what you think, so think outside the box, ask for clarification, and ask for guidance in determining what to do and where to go next. The answers always come, in some form, when you ask.
Carl Jung posited that human beings have an innate religious instinct, as distinct and powerful as the instincts of hunger or sex. This religious instinct drives us to experience transcendent existence beyond the limits of human form.
At different epochs in human history the religious instinct has manifested as both wrathful or loving supreme beings, whom human beings have felt accountable to and sought support from.
With the rise of logic in the modern mind, the rational mind, for many, has become the current tenant of the religious instinct. Heaven, for the rational mind, is creation in the material world, its one and only true world.
Our current breakdown of civilization is actually a war on the god of rationality, as the power of the irrational breaks down the former dominance and felt stranglehold of the rational mind. We are actually experiencing the supreme power of just one person, one mind, manifesting an irrational, whole new world.
What is being mirrored for humanity, in this example, is the religious instinct being embodied as the supreme being within the human psyche rather than being projected outward onto some separate, invisible supreme being. Though this, of course, raises clinical concern around the consequences of a supreme ego inflation, let us not throw the baby out with the bathwater.
This caricature of the supreme human being, graphically projected upon the current world screen, also reveals the structure and potential impact of the human mind. The human psyche has a resident divine being within, in the person of its subconscious mind. The subconscious mind has the power to heal body and soul, as well as attract to it and manifest suggestions that impress it deeply.
The subconscious has the power, as mimicked by AI, to search all of human history, and beyond, in an instant. The subconscious mind is non-local, capable of remote viewing the past, present, and future . All things are present in the subconscious self; it is one with everything. This is Omnipresence.
The interesting thing about the subconscious mind is that it puts itself completely at the beck and call of suggestion, particularly from the conscious mind in the form of its beliefs, thoughts, and intentions. The subconscious does not question the morality of the wishes presented to it. It manifests good as well as bad, self-serving impulses as well as magnanimous intentions.
The only check upon the power of the conscious mind to get what it wants from the subconscious mind is the law of cause and effect. The subconscious mind, for instance, cannot erase the impact upon the body and mind of the action of one choosing to minimally sleep. Eventually, a psychotic process will threaten the perception, judgment, and functioning of a conscious mind that refuses to sleep.
The subconscious mind appears to be a god that will grant us all our wishes, without judgment, leaving us to grow by having us experience the full impact of our suggestions. Thus, the impact of the disruptions to our current world order, as driven by the subconscious effects of one person, sows the seeds of its own destruction. What goes up will come down.
Many people are frustrated with the challenge of influencing the subconscious mind to manifest their intent. Actually, in many cases this reflects powerful beliefs, often unknown to consciousness, but deeply embedded in the subconscious mind that nullify the effect of one’s conscious intent.
In this case, the subconscious mind is manifesting the more powerful suggestion it is receiving or has received in the past. If, for instance, I want to feel attractive but have always hated my body, the suggestion of longstanding hate is the more likely to be manifested.
Our world leader demonstrates par excellence the rote method to have suggestions reach the subconscious mind. The incessant repetition of the same suggestions, accompanied by powerful emotions, will ultimately attract the attention and action of the subconscious mind. Word and emotion impress, perseverance furthers.
To counter the potential negative consequences of suggestions, it is wise to restrict one’s suggestions to the intent of the greater good for self and all. The subconscious mind, like all relationships, is highly receptive to positive emotions, like gratitude and genuine love.
Make it a practice to express gratitude often to the subconscious for the experiences of its responsiveness to a request. This can be as simple as having a name or word pop into your mind that you have asked to remember: Thank You Subconscious Mind!
As our world leader models, confidence that one’s suggestions will manifest is a critical quality in attracting the attention of the subconscious mind. Many feel a lack of confidence in their ability to impress the subconscious, particularly as they feel they are not seeing their suggestions manifest.
The gratitude practice for small requests being responded to will accrue to a growing confidence as the more rational side of the mind sees results. This will begin to bring genuine and greater confidence to such requests.
The 12-Step program wisdom, to “let go and let God” is particularly apropos in strengthening one’s relationship to the divine intelligence in the subconscious mind. The challenge for the conscious mind is to ask for what is truly right, then trust its divine partner to bring it to physical life as it knows best. No attachment to the outcome.
The human mind is one of a divine relationship between the conscious and subconscious minds, the two made whole. The current world is discovering this inner manifestation of its religious instinct. What now remains to be achieved is a loving relationship between these two sides of supreme being that responsibly exercises its divine power for the greater good of self and all.
Wondrous are the works of the infinite intelligence within,
Chuck
*** By the way: Just wanted to let everyone know that we have added a New Sidebar Feature: 365 Days of Drawing Meditation, just below the “Add Riverwalker to your phone” feature.
We thought we would share the drawings Jan has made so far to meet her 2026 New Year Challenge of drawing one drawing a day, with a wooden stick, in small scratchboard pads. Originally, we gave the scratchboard pads as Halloween treats and Jan soon began drawing in the leftovers. She loved it and has not stopped since! In fact, most of the drawings she has now been doing to illustrate our posts are done on the same scratchboard pads. Her New Year’s intention is to keep drawing, one a day, while meditating. So check back often to see how it’s going!
It’s another day in the paradise that is your life. We stress that gratitude and thanks become a part of every day of your life. Start with saying something that you are grateful for as soon as you wake up in the morning, say what immediately comes to mind. What are you thankful for today, in this moment? Notice how often you say the same things, and notice how often you find yourself being grateful for simple things. Life doesn’t have to be so complicated. It’s the simple things that make it so delightful. Simple gratitudes enhance the paradise that is your life, like nothing else.
Forget the old that seeks to creep in and take you back to an old place. The old year is over and the New Year is well underway! Turn your back on the old and keep turning toward what is to come. What lies behind is well known, nothing new there, while what is ahead is a grand mystery! Doesn’t that thrill you? Doesn’t that make you want to jump out of bed every morning wondering what amazing thing will come your way today? Keep that attitude of gratitude alive and well, every day in every way!
