From the Unconscious to the Conscious 



and truncated manifestation of the total psychism. This 

 limitation hides from the person not only his meta- 

 physical essence, but also the greater part of his conscious 

 realisations. 



In abnormal states, when the subconscious part 

 manifests itself more or less distinctly, this creates the 

 illusion of duality, just because being outside and above 

 temporary limitations, it appears quite different from 

 the normal psychism. 



But the conscious and the unconscious constitute 

 one and the same individuality in which the interplay 

 from one to the other is correlative and unceasing. 



It is, moreover, extremely difficult, for want of a 

 definite criterion, to state exactly what are the limits of 

 contribution by the subconscious, and in what measure 

 this contribution is conditioned by organic factors and 

 cerebral heredity. 



According to the notions put forward above, there 

 are constant alternations of * associated life ' and ' dis- 

 sociated life ' in the permanent and indestructible 

 existence of the individual. 



The phases of associated life the association of the 

 Self with organic and material life imply a process 

 of analysis, a perfecting of detail, a progress towards 

 consciousness by restricted efforts directed in a special 

 sense which is imposed by the present objectification; 

 efforts which are concurrent with those of the other 



* monads ' constituting the dynamic and material 

 organism. 



The phases of dissociated life imply a progress by 

 contemplation, by deep inward assimilation, working 

 towards synthesis. 



Myers believed also in a special development of the 

 faculties called supernormal during these phases of 



* discarnate ' life. These faculties, however, which 

 pertain to the divine essence of the unconscious, must 

 really be immutable; but it is quite possible that the 



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