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we are made of, must be somehow involved with, and connected to, the non-physical realm of the unconscious mind. If it weren't so, us humans wouldn't have a concept of it, much less write books about it, given that we are made of these elements and these elements are at the foundation of our ability to write, think, feel, create, etc.

As I write these words, typing on a keyboard, a small percentage of me, one that often believes to be in control of things and usually calls herself Roberta Maria, identifies with a body and its functions, making choices based on the content of a memory data bank it has accumulated while living out its own unique life time.

At the same time as this self-identification occurs, however, I can't help but to notice that there is a lot more to this scenario than what I just described above.

From that perspective I can say that it is the elements I am made of, coalesced into one temporarily stable structure, who are writing, thinking, breathing, reflecting and creating. Furthermore, it is obvious to me that these elements could perform the same activity without the need to be labeled as a unified identity. In other words, the level of awareness that is required in order to write this piece is emerging on its own out of the elements I am made of, since it is from these elements that the activity is emerging as a spontaneous expression of an innate potential contained therein.

I know how blasphemous my previous paragraph might read to some folks, and I wish to make clear that I don't mean to offend anyone. I am not in favor of any particular point of view and I don't take sides on any such debate. I have my own set of opinions and beliefs, but I am not trying to present any of them as the truth. I am simply saying that, in order for a human being to do anything, a body is needed. And since a body is made of elements, the same as those that make up everything else, then whatever awareness the human is endowed with must be the province of those elements to begin with.

And if this notion is so disturbing to some of my readers that they feel they have to dismiss me right here and now, so be it. I am still going to go forward, but not without pausing for a moment to honor and acknowledge everyone's right to defend whatever one has come to believe.

Unconsciousness presumes consciousness. I couldn't be aware of having an unconscious mind, if I wasn't conscious of it. Therefore the unconscious mind is simply another form of consciousness, one that doesn't require ego dynamics in order to function, nor does it depend on individual memories for its continuity and this is where my planetary metaphor comes in handy.

Like the continents, floating on the earth's water, my conscious mind emerges and shapes itself into the visible dry land that can be rendered hospitable to human life. Roads can be built, buildings, tunnels, churches, etc. etc. However, land life would not be possible without the constant inflow of nourishment, support and renewal that comes from its liquid originator and container, water, and for the purpose of making my point clear, the above metaphor couldn't be more perfect.

TO BE CONTINUED

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