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Chuck’s Place: Reason As Guardian Of The Subconscious Mind

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The Subconscious Mind Creates What is Impressed Upon It…
-Artwork © 2026 Jan Ketchel

A good hypnotic subject reveals, in dramatic form, the innermost workings of the human mind. Once in trance a subject will bark like a dog, get drunk from a sip of water or freeze like a statue, all in obligatory response to suggestions delivered by a stage hypnotist.

When, under the influence of a hypnotist, a hypnotic subject enters a state of trance, they voluntarily let go of their conscious mind’s controlling influence over their own subconscious mind. This controlling influence over their subconscious mind is transferred to the hypnotist who assumes control via the use of suggestion.

Although there is a broad range of receptivity among different individuals to entering such trance states, what is revealed in hypnosis is a universal dynamic operational in all human minds. Suggestions that are impressed upon the subconscious mind, from whatever source, will be expressed in the physical life of that individual. We are beings whose lives are completely shaped by the power of suggestion.

Take, for example, the common experience of being in a bad mood. A thoughtful reflection upon it might reveal a negative comment one has internalized that the subconscious mind dutifully expresses through a shift in brain chemistry, which results in depressed feelings and sensations. Belief becomes physical reality.

The subconscious mind is the absolute truth-teller. It treats the beliefs and feelings that reach it as absolute facts, which they are, in that they precisely reflect the beliefs and feelings the conscious mind is indeed experiencing.

The subconscious mind does not alter or challenge these facts. It is the divine creator that religiously creates the word or desire presented to it. Once the subconscious is impressed, it employs its creative powers to bring to physical life an exact expression of the impression it has received.

The events in our daily lives, the state of our bodies, the condition of our emotional well being, and the quality of our relationships are completely shaped by the beliefs and feelings we hold in our conscious minds that the subconscious mind is charged to make real.

In some mysterious way the subconscious mind has access to infinite knowledge and the ability to transform mental and emotional energy into its physical equivalents. The subconscious mind plays no favorites. It applies equal effort to bringing into physical life positive and negative suggestions. Its job is to bring to life the absolute truth of what we think and feel.

Obviously, responsibility for the life we manifest is pervasively lodged in the beliefs and feelings we harbor. If our goal in life is the realization of our greatest good, the conscious mind must align its beliefs and feelings with suggestions that will manifest such an intention.

The subconscious mind can only be protected by the conscious mind providing it with suggestions that employ its energy to manifest its highest ideals. Obviously, we often miss the mark with this intention, manifesting stumbling blocks that impede our progress.

Nonetheless, given the subconscious mind’s indifference to the morality of the suggestions it receives, our stumbling blocks are very accurately mirrored back to our conscious minds, offering us the opportunity to rationally discover our errors.

Typically, we project responsibility for our circumstances onto outer events and other people. The conscious mind can employ its reason to observe itself and reflect upon its beliefs and feelings that shape the suggestions that create its life.

If we can assume responsibility for our errors, we are freed to shift our beliefs and feelings to better manifest our truly desired state of happiness and fulfillment.

In my experience, as reflected in the knowledge of the shamans of ancient Mexico, the number one spoiler of beliefs and feelings is the pervasive hold of self-importance upon our conscious minds. Self-importance magnifies our sense of entitlement and renders us victims, based on its suggestions to the subconscious mind.

If we can truly call for the greater good of all in our beliefs and feelings our suggestions are cleansed of self-importance and our  subconscious mind is freed to physically create a fulfilled life for self and all.

May untainted reason guard the keys to the kingdom, the quality of suggestions impressed upon the subconscious mind.

The Greater Good only,
Chuck

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Chuck’s Place: A Pain In The Back

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OW!!!
-Artwork © 2026 Jan Ketchel

A day with nothing required to do, hence the beginning of a creative cycle. I decide to tackle splitting some wood that has been waiting.

I drive my pickup truck to the pile of logs. The first thing I notice when I open the door is that there is no annoying buzzing, which always happens when I leave the key in the ignition and open the door.

I’m dumbfounded! Fourteen years with this truck and this has never happened before. Several times I reinsert  the key, open and close the door, and the same anomaly repeats—no noise!

Little did I realize that this key event was prompting me to become lucid, as I was being ushered into a journey of non-ordinary reality. I next grabbed my maul, walked over to, and stared at, the wood to be split. Suddenly, my back, at the level of the sacrum, seized, as if struck by a giant weight! The pain was excruciating and I was afraid to move.

My mind knew that I had done absolutely nothing to cause this experience, but the excruciating pain I was gripped by sure was physically real! I immediately turned to my trusty first-aid mantra to my subconscious mind and incessantly repeated, “My back is healing, my back is healed.”

Nothing doing, nothing changed. I lumbered to the truck and drove back to the house, recounting the experience to Jan. When I went to demonstrate the magical key in the truck ignition, the magic was gone; the annoying buzzing returned, along with my aching back.

I questioned the obvious psychosomatic possibility that my body was just telling my mind that it wasn’t up to the splitting task I’d assigned it. The truth is, however, that my body had been in terrific shape and I was not pushing it beyond its energetic capability.

I considered a number of physical remedies but came to the very clear realization that this was not a physical problem, as had been clearly shown to me. I did absolutely nothing to cause the physical ailment, however real the physical symptoms were. I chose to meet the spirit behind the symptoms head on, on spirit terms.

So many times over the years, clients have had acute, powerful physical symptoms that have warranted a trip to the ER. On some occasions this resulted in a much needed physical treatment, however, in many cases the final diagnosis was a panic attack.

We came to discover that, often, the precursor to recovering a new memory during the process of traumatic recapitulation is, in fact, panic—a natural defense that warns of the coming intrusion into consciousness of disturbing material, often associated with physical pain. So? Was I in the midst of a traumatic recapitulation?

Jan did remind me of similar symptoms I had grappled with several years ago. At that time, I realized I was energetically incapacitated by allowing myself to assume responsibility for burdens that were not my own. That realization had ultimately lifted the extreme weight I had experienced, in dense form, in my back.

Subsequent to that realization years ago, I had firmly programmed my subconscious mind to refuse outside suggestions that could be harmful to me. I knew that we energetically live in a completely interconnected universe, where the thoughts and actions of others are subtlety detected by, and can impact, the subconscious mind. So, how could this hurtful energetic suggestion from without have slipped through now?

The answer is obvious to me. My subconscious was infiltrated because somewhere I was colluding with the outside energy, thus actually inviting the experience I had. My overriding suggestion to my subconscious mind has always been to live in truth. In this case, I was led to an issue I had to more deeply examine and adjust my attachment to.

The back journey I was on was orchestrated by my High Self to help me become aware of this impediment to growth. Sometimes we have to learn the hard way.

Are you wondering if my back has healed? The answer is that there was nothing physical to heal.

This experience has been an energetic dialogue, along with an emotional process, that was initiated by and resolved with Spirit, which momentarily took possession of the flesh.

I have to end now, as I go attend to outdoor tasks.

Stay well,
Chuck

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Chuck’s Place: Finding The Jewel In The Futility Of Now

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Rising of the Jewel…
-Artwork © 2026 Jan Ketchel

Our current world predicament gives rise to thoughts of pointlessness and uselessness, the very definition of futility. These thoughts activate feelings of powerlessness, defeat and depression, simply a state of generalized being that says, “What’s the use?”

Astrologically, futility is represented by the Moon in Aquarius. The moon is purely feminine. It represents the subconscious mind. I have written extensively on the divine power of the subconscious mind, that which brings to life, or manifests, all the conditions of our material world based upon the words and suggestions that impress themselves upon it.

However, the subconscious mind also keeps the score. Although it never challenges the suggestions it receives, it is bound to maintain the balance of the universe. Just as the moon never deviates in its phases, as the tides rise and fall in perfect order, so balance in nature also insists upon being restored. The subconscious mind both grants our wishes but must ultimately play out the effects of those intentions, thus the subconscious mind is also the keeper and completer of karma.

The cosmic season of Kali Yuga that we are now in is the ultimate release of the karma of all that has been suppressed for centuries. That which has been repressed to achieve civilization, with all its discontents, is now being pervasively and perversely unleashed upon our current world. This is a cosmic cleansing in the wickedest and raunchiest of forms.

It is abundantly clear to me that the unlived karma of WWII, and its outcomes, is fervently being unleashed upon the greater world. Retribution, entitlement and tribalism are shattering the agreed upon boundaries of civilization, be they boundaries of state or boundaries of civilized discourse, and, most basically, the fundamental right to life.

The subconscious mind is also the warehouse of deep habit and entrenched belief. The current wave of destruction has been particularly focused upon the most prestigious universities and the laws of science itself.

For example, previously unquestioned agreement upon medical diagnosis and treatments is now being seriously questioned, or simply eliminated. Opinion has largely replaced fact, yet consideration of perspectives previously forbidden have been opened for consideration.

The current breakdown of world order is thus a confluence of factors that include the breakthrough of collectively suppressed emotions, the payment of karmic debts, and the destruction of the previously governing constructs of reason and reality.  We are in the midst of a cosmic menstruation that is clearing out the old with unbridled ferocity.

The jewel of this universal cleansing is in the ultimate rising of Aquarius, like a phoenix from the ashes of now. As an astrological sign that defies convention, Aquarius promises a new breed of detached objectivity that is dedicated to the greater good. This is a zeitgeist that issues from truth and wisdom, above and beyond the errors of prejudice and self-interest. This is reality built upon fact and true need versus bullied opinion and greed.

The Aquarian ego, with its dedication to truth and wisdom, advances beyond the rigid fixation upon self-importance, the ruling dominant of our time. Rather than seek fame, fortune, and unlimited attention as its central goal for manifestation in life, it trusts the energy of the intent for the greater good as its chief source of influence. When the teacher is ready, the student will come; no need to hire an influencer.

The Aquarian ego deepens its relationship with energetic reality, where abundance and unlimited supply exist to manifest all things. The Aquarian ego, in alignment with serving the Higher Self, utilizes its divine power of suggestion, in consort with the subconscious mind, to serve the greater good of all. The effect, or karma, of such an intent is positive karma that continuously renews itself to fulfill the world’s deepest and truest needs.

The jewel, for us all in this time of futility, is in the encounter with our own most deeply held beliefs and secrets, which have overshadowed the truth and caused us to manifest errors in our lives. With the fuller knowing of our true selves we are released from the false beliefs that have defined and constricted our lives, and we are able to move into greater alignment with the truth of our Higher Selves.

The energy of the moon provides us with the truth and effects of our hidden selves, as Aquarius rises to lead us in this greater truth. Futility is actually the energy of Spirit working its way into manifesting this greater New Age. Futility rarifies the jewel.

Keep your knowing focused on the greater truth of now.

Refining the diamond in the rough,
Chuck

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Chuck’s Place: The High Self’s Relationship With The Subconscious Mind

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Suggestion from the High Self…
-Artwork © 2026 Jan Ketchel

Our Eternal Spirit, in living a human life, which requires a beginning and an end to life, divides itself into a trinity of High Self, subconscious mind, and ego. High Self and subconscious mind maintain their divine identity during our sojourn in human form, while ego is solely identified with a mortal life in a physical body.

Since High Self retains its Spirit identity, it remains always present and observant, but largely dormant in daily life, unless solicited or drawn into action at some critical juncture in ego’s human life.

The subconscious mind, however, maintains its divine identity through its ability to make manifest in physical form any suggestions impressed upon it. It also exercises complete control over the maintenance of the human body, as well as retaining access to all human history, knowledge, and divine intelligence.

Before birth in physical form, one’s Spirit selects the issue or challenge the ego will be born with, for the purpose of deep exploration and resolution—that which will become experienced as the core issue, or purpose, of the ego’s human life.

The intent of this life challenge is, ultimately, for Spirit to grow through the knowledge and maturity gained by ego living out its human life and tackling its core purpose.

Before birth, ego agrees to this mission and consents to enter a human life with amnesia of this contract and its true immortal Spirit identity. Ego is then born through its human parents, with a blank slate consciousness, unaware of its true spiritual heritage and purpose, fully primed to adopt to life in mortal human form.

Much has been written about ego’s relationship with its subconscious mind, where ego unknowingly exercises its divine prerogative. With growing awareness, ego learns more about its innate ability to direct the power of suggestion to its subconscious mind, as it takes increasing conscious command of manifesting the life it intends.

Throughout ego’s earthly exploits the divine subconscious allows itself to be used to manifest ego’s suggestions, even if they are detrimental to the human life it is living. The subconscious does not judge motives, nor does it moralize; it simply exercises its divine ability to manifest the suggestions impressed upon it.

The design here is for ego to grow through the direct experience of the effects or outcomes of its choices and actions. Divinity does not punish; it grants ego its wishes and gives it the full experience of the outcomes of its beliefs, desires, and actions. Ego is fully responsible for its own growth.

Spirit, as High Self, is fully present. However, it remains quite passive, leaving ego to tackle its core issues on its own. However, if directly solicited by ego, High Self may give the subconscious mind the suggestion to manifest an outcome in support of ego on its journey.

This is illustrated in AA, where the first step is for the alcoholic to acknowledge powerlessness over the compulsion to drink alcohol. The second step is to acknowledge a power greater than ego, a Higher Self. The third step is for ego to ask High Self to exercise its power to lift one’s compulsion to drink. An alcoholic in recovery often experiences success at this third request, as the High Self suggests to the subconscious mind, who has total control over the body, to lift the compulsion to drink.

Many people who experience a near death experience (NDE) report that they are given the choice to return to life on Earth or to die in human form and continue their journey in infinity. However, sometimes ego is denied this choice, as High Self insists one return to life in the physical body. High Self, in this instance, is insisting that ego dig in deeper to its mission, its contract for the life it is in.

Jan shares this experience:

“It was 1989. I was with my former husband and my 6-month-old son, driving along a major highway in Nashville, Tennessee. My son was fussy and I kept turning around to comfort him. We were heading to a mall. There were two exit options. We had decided we would take the second exit, as it would bring us slightly closer to our destination. As I turned to my son, reaching back with my left arm, I was aware of the large blue cab of a tractor trailer bearing down on us, coming closer and closer. I sensed that my infant son could also feel the energy of this large blue force, as I could not console him. All of a sudden the atmosphere in our small compact car got very quiet, my son stopped screaming, everything seemed to slow down and we glided effortlessly off the highway onto the first exit, the one we had decided not to take. “Why did you turn off here?” I asked my husband. “I don’t know,” he said. “I just did.” Within seconds there was an accident. The large blue truck that had been behind us smashed into a van that had been in front of us, killing most of the occupants, including several children. Our small car would have been crushed like an accordion, our little family gone in an instant. We had sensed our car being driven off the road by some other, higher, intelligence that knew what was coming. It was not our time.”

Once again, we have an example of High Self intervening, instructing the subconscious mind to take physical control and exit the highway. From the vantage point of now, it is obvious that the High Self was determined to preserve Jan’s life to complete a recapitulation, or soul retrieval, of her early life of sexual abuse, the core issue of her life.

High Self is that portion of our Spirit that can be called upon for guidance as we journey through this life. It might respond via direct communication in vision, dream, or channeling. It might also suggest directly to the subconscious mind a path of events synchronistically arranged to communicate its guidance.

Be empowered to seek guidance and support from High Self and subconscious mind. Trust that High Self will protect your ability to complete your mission in this life, or continue it beyond this life, if it is the right time to leave.

With Gratitude to High Self,
Chuck

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Chuck’s Place: Awaken To The Stupendous Spiritual Opportunity Of Now

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Stupendous Spirit emerging into new life…
-Artwork © 2025 Jan Ketchel

Please indulge me in the sharing of this succinct AI summary of Kali Yuga, the Hindu cosmological season that we are now pervasively living through:

“In Hindu cosmology, Kali Yuga is the final age in the Yuga cycle, representing a period of decline in morality, righteousness, and spiritual awareness. It is characterized by increased materialism, greed, and a weakening of traditional values. While often seen as a “dark age,” Kali Yuga is also believed to be a time of opportunity for spiritual growth…”

If we can suspend judgment, and grasp that we are living through a season that cannot be stopped, any more than we can decide not to have winter, spring, summer or fall, we are freed to detach from negativity, helplessness and blame, and awaken to the stupendous spiritual opportunity of now.

 At its essence, profound change is the birth of whole new life. Spiritual birth is the discovery and gaining of access to the knowledge and capabilities of our greater Self, or Spirit, that is connected to us in this life, yet resides at subtler levels of our being, beyond the coarser daily drama we are so deeply attached to.

Our current sojourn, on this planet earth, is deeply immersed in a physical life monopolized by material concerns. This daily focus on physical survival and fulfillment consumes nearly all of our mental and emotional energy. Our Spirits are so dominated by material concerns that Spirit is often only experienced through its projections of itself upon those we admire and desire, or objects of beauty, taste and comfort.

To advance to Spirit connection, beyond mere attachment to its material reflections, we must bring home the essence of these outer projections of Self. The hardest part of this process is acquiescing to the inevitability  of detachment. We recognize a simple detachment in the letting go to trash or thrift store of an article that once shined with promise and lit up our lives.

For the child it is the stuffed animal or material article that was once imbued with mother’s magic, now tossed aside, as its basic spirit of security has taken up residence within the growing personality. This internalization of the magic does not require loss of love for the outer object, but it does grant it its own existence, beyond the burden and illusion of carrying our Spirit for us.

Kali Yuga is the time of grand detachment. The climate of the planet is extraordinarily volatile, unpredictable and ruthless. Basic rights to land, property and life itself are not guaranteed. Beliefs that have ruled civilization are being torn down, seriously doubted, and flippantly revised. Morality is now governed by self-interest alone.

I stress here the need to suspend judgment. There is plenty to judge, but the greater reality is the all-pervasive breakdown of the ability to rely on anything we have previously held sacred and secure, things we could definitely count on. All the magic once projected onto the outer world, to keep us secure, is gone. The world we knew and trusted in is rapidly unraveling. In this time of utter uncertainty of attachment, room is made for new possibility.

It’s time to awaken to the stupendous spiritual opportunity of now. Many who are severely traumatized now are discovering their Spirit life beyond the physical body, as they are thrown out-of-body by impact of traumatic agent. This is a rude and unexpected awakening, hard to wake up to, but it opens the door to greater Spirit discovery and experience.

Scientifically validated approaches to health and healing are all being challenged and made scarcely accessible. This forced detachment has opened for many the spiritual discovery of the power of the relationship between the conscious and subconscious minds.

The subconscious mind has access to all knowledge and powers of manifestation. Under the influence of proper suggestion from the conscious mind the subconscious can miraculously heal the body, what was once brandished as mere placebo. These powers do not invalidate the truths and practices of medical science, but they do empower access to the healing power of Spirit within.

Kali Yuga is a passing season that will morph into new life with new understanding and power. But we have no choice but to bear the brunt of its fierce storms, as it tears down all the prior givens of civilization. Let mourning be brief, as the flood of change is exponential and has yet to reach its climax. We cannot stop it; no one is to blame, it’s just the spiritual weather of this cosmic season.

Buddha experienced a brief deep sorrow as he opened the door to his enlightenment. This was the accompanying sorrow of loss of a narrow view, the personal dramas we are so deeply attached to, to the greater view of the relativity of all views, as well as the seeds of all possibilities in the cosmic oneness of enlightenment. This is the bittersweet moment of pause we experience as we cross from adolescence to adulthood of Spirit.

Use the impact of this time to shake free of all old attachments, no matter how worthy they are, and awaken to the stupendous spiritual opportunity of now. This expansion will usher in a world of unfolding spiritual potential, from telepathy as our native language to effortless travel and material manifestation via confident intent alone.

Turn attention inward, away from the outer suggestions to give over your spiritual independence. Ask from the subconscious for all that furthers your individual good and the greater good of all. Claim and manifest the best from your own divinity. Become the next chapter of who you really are.

Simply Stupendous,
Chuck