THE INNER CONSCIOUSNESS

LESSON I.

INNER CONSCIOUSNESS.

It was formerly taught in academic circles that an individual's entire mind was contained within the limits of ordinary consciousness. However, for many years, this old idea has been gradually superseded by more advanced concepts. Leibniz Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646–1716) was a German philosopher and mathematician who was among the first to suggest that the mind performs "unconscious" work. was one of the first to propose the newer idea and to spread the doctrine that mental energies and activities operate on a level of the mind outside the field of ordinary consciousness. From his time onward, psychologists have taught with increasing conviction that much of our mental work is performed outside the ordinary field of awareness. At the present time, the idea of an "Inner Consciousness" is generally accepted among psychologists.

Lewes George Henry Lewes (1817–1878) was a prominent British philosopher and critic known for his work in physiology and psychology. says:

"The teaching of most modern psychologists is that consciousness forms but a small part of the total of physical processes. Unconscious sensations, ideas, and judgments are made to play a great part in their explanations. It is very certain that in every conscious act of will volition: the faculty or power of using one's will—every act that is so characterized—the larger part of it is quite unconscious. It is equally certain that in every perception there are unconscious processes of reproduction and..."