Accepting that I am not just a person of thought, but of emotion, and that emotion comes from the same place my thought, reason and identity come from, began to pose some interesting questions as to the idea of what was my sub-conscious capable of, and how does it affect who I am as a person.
The urge to write this all began with the thought of a simple statement: We should not be slaves to our emotions- Which immediately brought forth thoughts of Borg and Vulcan and other such philosophers of our day, and the instant emotional reaction of: But that's not what I believe. To which I immediately appended: -but that doesn't mean we shouldn't have them.
It's interesting to catch myself while I'm in the midst of an emotional state - say anxiousness - and try to understand why it is that I'm feeling this way? On bio-psychological level, I agree that - in response to some stimuli - my subconscious mind kicked on some glands and hormones and secretions and a chemical reaction taking place in my brain is making me experience this state of nervous tension and anxiety.
The point is to acknowledge not only that it's happening, not only why it's happening, but what is my sub-conscious trying to tell me? It's all well and good to be standing in front of a Lion and experience some anxiety. Your brain is making sure you know that the Lion will kill you and that - while it may not know about you - it wants to keep living.
While this practical example may seem obvious and redundant, I believe it points out an important idea: that our sub-conscious mind is as intelligent as we are (obviously) and not only has some important things to say, it can make you act ways you might not, under normal circumstances, have acted. I think it can also be an interesting tool, because you could use emotion to interview your sub-conscious and see how things might make you feel and what it means when you feel certain things about certain subjects.
(tbc)
