Imagine having the ability to train your mind using simple media messages like printed pictures, videos or sound recordings.  This is not just something that is just fodder for a sci-fi movie or futuristic novel. This is subliminal messaging or subliminal programming.  While there is ongoing controversy over whether this is a valid science, or a myth, taking time to study exactly what subliminal messaging is will help you decide if it works and if it’s something you should consider using to help you with your goals.

What is Subliminal Messaging?

To understand what subliminal messaging is, it is important first to understand what it is not. Subliminal messages are not something to make people respond without awareness. You cannot use subliminal messages to cause a person to do things they would not otherwise do. These messages react to stimuli that is present, but below your perceptual levels. This means, that you can be encouraged in a direction, but it has to be in a direction that you were already heading yourself.

Because of this, subliminal messaging is a very safe way to help harness the power of your own mind, and accomplish the things you have always wanted to accomplish. There are many different ways to use subliminal messages to shape your thoughts. Depending on your message, you may find that video, audio or pictures are the best way to formulate your subliminal thought.

“An Idea is nothing but Information, It won’t do us any harm until we accept it as perception of truth in our mind, which in time will potentially evolve and construct major events in history.”
― Djayawarman Alamprabu, Feared Intellectualism

History of Subliminal Messaging

Scientists first studied subliminal messages in the 1950’s. Researcher James Vicary used a tool called the tachitoscope, which could flash imagines on television in such a quick rate that it was only visible to the subconscious mind. Researchers conducted tests in a movie theater using messages to encourage patrons to purchase snacks, and the sales rose at a very noticeable rate.

Testing continued through the 1960’s until researchers realized that subliminal messages could be influenced in at least eight different areas using print and electronic media. In the 70’s and 80’s average citizens became more aware of subliminal messaging, after stories leaked about subliminal messages discouraging shoplifting.

So, Does it Work?

There have been hundreds of studies into whether subliminal messages actually do what they are intended. The results have varied.  One of the most common results in testing is that subliminal messaging works the best when it is used to convince someone of something they want to be convinced of anyhow. For instance, the test mentioned before, where the theater used subliminal advertising to sell popcorn and soda, did have a positive outcome.  However, these people were already going to enjoy eating popcorn and drinking soda at the movie.  The advertising worked well.

Put this concept to work, along with your own will power, can bring incredible results.  Add subliminal messages to your daily affirmations and change your way of thinking on a completely different level.  These messages help clarify and enhance the thoughts that are already going on inside your mind. After a short while, you will see results.

How to Utilize the Power

The brain is an incredibly complex computer that is more powerful than any other on the planet.  So, to change the way it works requires more than a little bit of effort.  To utilize properly the power of subliminal messages, you must understand how the brain works.

There are two separate sections of the brain, the left hemisphere and right hemisphere, that each functions differently.  The left hemisphere focuses on logic and reason while the right hemisphere focuses on mood and emotion.

The best subliminal messages will work with both sides of the brain. For instance, the left hemisphere needs permissive messages, to counteract the feelings of doubt and negativity that you may often feel. The right hemisphere needs messages that encourage success and let you know you are doing a good job in whatever task it is you are trying to accomplish.

Why Use a Subliminal Message?

So, why use subliminal messages instead of other methods of encouragement?   Using subliminal messages is easy, so it does not take a lot of time or effort for you to add them to your arsenal of positive thinking tools.  The best thing to remember when it comes to subliminal messages is that you must back up the information you are receiving subliminally with other methods of encouragement. Subliminal messages work well when you also practice the power of positive thinking. Subliminal messages are a great way for you to emphasize the things you are concentrating on with your conscious mind.

Uses for Subliminal Messaging

What things can subliminal messages help you accomplish? Nearly anything you truly have a desire to improve in your life. Some common uses of subliminal messaging in your life are:

  • Achieving financial success
  • Weight control
  • Improving relationships
  • Getting promoted
  • Quitting smoking, using alcohol or drugs
  • Controlling spending

While subliminal messages are controversial in nature, there is a wide range of proof available about the things you can accomplish by using these messages as a tool. Do not rely on them to drastically change your life without doing further research and learning the best way to utilize these messages. You will find that your life is only as successful as you make it. Subliminal messages are one of many ways that you can help yourself become as successful as possible.

“Beliefs have the power to create and the power to destroy. Human beings have the awesome ability to take any experience of their lives and create a meaning that disempowers them or one that can literally save their lives. “ – Tony Robbins