What’s Shaping Your Reality Right Now? The Hidden Power of Your Subconscious

Look closely at the world around you: the people who touch your life, the moments you enjoy or simply endure, and the quiet miracles woven into your day you often overlook. It may seem solid, unchangeable, external. But the truth is far more extraordinary: reality begins within.

Everything we see, experience, and attract is filtered through the vast, unseen lens of the subconscious mind, which is the part of us quietly sculpting our reality long before our conscious thoughts ever catch up.

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We’re not merely passengers drifting through this life, fated to take what comes whether we like it or not. No, rather, we are creators of our reality. Each of us carries an entire realm within: a landscape of beliefs, emotions, memories, and dreams. Like a hidden garden secreted away beneath the surface, this inner world hums with unmatched power, shaping how we see, how we feel, and ultimately, how we live.

The inner stories and conversations we have with ourselves, the quiet fears we feed, the hopeful seeds we plant all ripple outward. They become the lens through which we perceive the world and, in time, they become the world itself.

This is why two people can share the same moment and experience entirely different realities. The difference is not the external world — it’s the inner one.

The ancient Egyptians and mystics of old have whispered this truth for centuries, and now, even modern psychology and neuroscience echo it: what we believe beneath the surface becomes the foundation of what we build on the outside.

“Your personal reality is a direct reflection of your personality — which means, change your mind, change your reality.” — Dr. Joe Dispenza

The Subconscious: The Quiet Architect of Reality

The subconscious mind, often called the gateway to the hidden realms, does not argue or reason with what we tell it. It simply accepts it as truth. It gathers every thought, intentional or not, and uses them to sketch the blueprint of your life. It’s the unseen director behind the scenes, shaping your reality, including your relationships, the opportunities that come to you, and even your sense of possibility.

“The world you perceive is a mirror of your inner reality.”-Deepak Chopra

How to Listen to Your Subconscious

When we remain unaware of our subconscious patterns, we often find ourselves reliving the same cycles and attracting the same types of frustrations and challenges, repeating the same doubts, fears, and negative energy that traps us in this cycle. This is why many people suffer the same types of abusive or neglectful relationships, fail repeatedly at their jobs, or fall into toxic situations again and again.

Awareness is the first step into transformation.

I used to speak positive affirmations every day, hoping to change my reality, but every time something bad happened, (or even something that was just not what I expected to happen), I’d say out loud “I’m such an idiot” or “I’m such a mess.” 

It was only when I took intentional time to think about the conversations I was having with myself that I was able to bring these hidden beliefs into the light. By taking this step, and then consciously saying something different to myself when things didn’t go as I hoped — something more positive like “It’s ok, I’m allowed to make mistakes because I learn from them” or “Ok, well now I know not to do that,” I was able to see positive changes happening.

 It’s not about condemning yourself or pointing the finger at someone else. It’s about honesty, compassion, and a positive forward thinking mindset.

How can you take the first steps towards making positive change?

1. Notice Your Emotional Triggers

When strong emotions arise like frustration, fear, self-doubt, or anger, take time to think about the underlying reason you feel that way. Understand that these reactions are often echoes of deeper, hidden beliefs.

2. Listen to Your Inner Dialogue

The whispered narrative running beneath your thoughts reveals a lot. Do you tell yourself you’re capable or clumsy? Do you give yourself grace in challenging moments or condemnation? Do you hope for the best, but brace for disappointment?

3. Observe Your Patterns

Cycles are often signposts pointing to subconscious beliefs that need your attention. Do similar situations or challenges repeat in your life? Do the same ‘bad’ things keep happening? If so, it’s time to delve deeper (even if that means talking with a friend, family member, or counselor to help you untie the knots of your past.)

4. Cultivate Stillness and Reflection

Meditation, breathwork, or simply sitting quietly and calmly with yourself allows the subconscious to speak. This often doesn’t happen in words, but in feelings, impressions, and intuitive knowing.

5. Challenge and Rewrite Old Beliefs

Once you recognize negative patterns, patiently question them. Is this something you truly believe? Is it a viewpoint you created or inherited? How can you reshape this into something more positive?

Your Outer Reality Reflects Your Inner Truth

This is not just a hopeful philosophy based on wishful thinking. This is a truth shared by sages, scientists, and spiritual seekers alike: your outer reality mirrors your inner beliefs. Similarly, the most profound act of creation begins within.

“What we think about ourselves becomes the truth for us.”- Louise Hay

Tending to the world inside you like you would a sacred garden, is the beginning of a life of cultivation. Give yourself grace. Plant beliefs that empower instead of diminish. Imagine beautiful possibilities. Give thanks each day for the blessings that fill your life- even the most basic like clean water, food on the table, a safe place to sleep. The more love, gratitude, and belief you cultivate within, the more vibrant the world outside you becomes.

Reality does not begin outside of you, it begins in the garden of your own mind.

~ Morgan C. Morgan
Writer of light, shadow, and the stories between.

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