CHAPTER I

THE SUBCONSCIOUS MIND

In order to understand the nature of the mind's influence upon the body—specifically the effect of mental states upon physical functions—we must understand the remarkable field of mental activity known in the New Psychology The "New Psychology" refers to the movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that began applying experimental and scientific methods to the study of the mind. as "The Subconscious Mind." This field has been called various names by different writers, such as the "Subjective Mind," the "Involuntary Mind," the "Subliminal Mind" original: "Subliminal" — derived from the Latin sub (below) and limen (threshold), meaning below the threshold of conscious awareness., and the "Unconscious Mind." These different names exist because the investigation and classification of this subject are still relatively new.

Among the various functions of the subconscious mind, one of the most important is its management original: "charge" and control of the body's involuntary activities and functions. It performs this work through the sympathetic nervous system, the cells, and groups of cells. As all students of physiology know, the