#consc

True patriotism sometimes requires of men to act exactly contrary, at one period, to that which it does at another, and the motive which impels them the desire to do right is precisely the same. ↗

— Robert E. Lee

#patriotism #men

Perceptual fields are limited by the attractor patterns that they're associated with. This means that the capacity to recognize significant factors in a given situation is limited by the context that arises from the level of consciousness of the observer. The motive of the viewer automatically determines what is seen; causality is, therefore, ascribed to factors that are, in fact, a function of the biases of the observer and aren't at all instrumental in the situation itself. ↗

— David Hawkins

#force #power #motivational

Nature has gone to great lengths to hide our subconscious from ourselves. Why? ↗

— Robert Wright

#self #subconscious #nature

Here libido and ego-interest share the same fate and have once more become indistinguishable from each other. The familiar egoism of the sick person covers them both. We find it so natural because we are certain that in the same situation we should behave in just the same way. The way in which the readiness to love, however great, is banished by bodily ailments, and suddenly replaced by complete indifference, is a theme which has been sufficiently exploited by comic writers. ↗

— Sigmund Freud

#illness #love #psychoanalysis #unconscious #love

I shall drink to the Pope, if you please, still, to conscience first, and to the Pope afterwards. ↗

— John Henry Newman

#conscience #religion #religion

If I have to die either for religion or atheism I would prefer atheism, since my conscience will respect my rational decision. ↗

— M.F. Moonzajer

#conscience #rational #religion

Denial returned, like a nagging cough you can never quite shake. Actually, it was always close at hand, and even though "satanic ritual abuse" did describe what had happened to me when I was a child. the concept was so foreign and so horrific that some part of me still wanted to stay in denial. Devil worship dominated my childhood. That was undeniable, even if it was still nearly impossible to contemplate. Both of my parents and any number of their friends, as well as "respected" members of our community, had worshipped Satan. I pushed the notion aside with all the power I could muster. I kept thinking to myself that it was ridiculous and impossible. p157 ↗

— Suzie Burke

#child-abuse #consciosness #denial #derealization #devil

I can't help believing that these things that come from the subconscious mind have a sort of truth to them. It may not be a scientific truth, but it's psychological truth. ↗

— Brian Aldiss

#come #conscious mind #help #i #may

When you're a musician and you break new ground it resonates into the common consciousness. ↗

— Trey Anastasio

#common #consciousness #ground #into #musician

I don't run a car, have never run a car. I could say that this is because I have this extremely tender environmentalist conscience, but the fact is I hate driving. ↗

— David Attenborough

#car #conscience #could #driving #environmentalist