The Terrifying Power of the Unconscious Mind
Consciousness is one of the most fundamental yet mysterious aspects of human existence. Why does it feel like anything to be you? In this compilation, we dive deep into the human mind, exploring the strange levels of awareness, the science of meditation, the hidden landscape of our dreams, and the unbelievable power of the placebo effect.
00:00 Seven Levels of Consciousness
31:12 The Science of Meditation & Breathing
43:50 Dreams as Quantum Echoes
01:29:38 The Reality of Lucid Dreaming
01:41:58 The Placebo Effect: Mind Over Matter
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@roberthome6673
August 12, 2026 at 5:09 pm
Pfft we are here nothing to be scared of. Fear is a limitation. We must face what comes in front of us however good or bad however hurtful or terrifying.
@KristenM1030
August 12, 2026 at 5:09 pm
For lucid dreaming, the dream journaling is absolutely the most important part, you have to write down EVERY dream, no matter if it’s 3 in the morning and you can’t even open your eyes, you have to, and if you do you WILL eventually lucid dream.
@KristenM1030
August 12, 2026 at 5:09 pm
Can you do a video on out-of-body experiences? Years ago I was able to have them. Came out of nowhere which was just a littleeee bit terrifying (lol) until I I started researching what was happening to me. I got really advanced in inducing them, controlling them, keep myself grounded in the experience, etc… and then one day, it just stopped and haven’t been able to trigger one since. There’s a whole place called The Monroe Institute that study them, but all the info on them is super interesting and I would definitely be interested in finding out more
@austincarrollritter3158
August 12, 2026 at 5:09 pm
About an hour in (52min) so this may get explained later and in all honestly a lotof jnformation to try and take in. Anyways I’m at the part where you basically said why does the brain even make up dreams if it’s useless or why’d it survive evolution well coming from another of your videos not sure which one was made first but it talks about how consciousness can be dangerous and possibly what leads to our extinction and compared it to and elk. In the video you mention that we might use distractions as a survival instinct to protect us from our own consciousness cause otherwise we could potentially spiral into “why do we exist what’s the point of anything if we all die anyways”. What if our consciousness is making up dreams to keep us distracted cause even in sleep we can still have negative thoughts. Maybe not even exactly negative thought but maybe even in sleep our consciousness doesn’t like to sit in silence so it creates its own noise
@loci3922
August 12, 2026 at 5:09 pm
I would like to know what happened to me about 15 years ago, when I was in college.
My friend and I were near the sea, I was sitting on a bench and I was focused on the sound of the waves for a while.
Suddenly something switched and my head started to slowly turn without me trying. Three above me was more colorful than usual. I noticed that I didn't feel like I was sitting on the bench, nor did I feel my body (weight);
it was an intense experience.
After a few moments I realised everything is different now, and strange feeling appeared in my stomach.
I started wondering how I will go to class tomorrow, what would people think of me, how would my interaction with my girlfriend be, and that feeling climbed fast from my stomach upward until I came to back to feeling normal again.
It was a great experience, but I never felt it after that day.
@DanielStone-yw1rn
August 12, 2026 at 5:09 pm
We go to God when we sleep? And seven levels? Are we sure there levels?
@seenathpanchowrie1767
August 12, 2026 at 5:09 pm
I love your videos. The content is really good. The narration is great. The information that you give is well researched and detailed. Thank you very much, sir.
@h2oC2
August 12, 2026 at 5:09 pm
This definition of dream may help clear things up for you: "Dreaming is a series of thoughts, images, and feelings that happen in your mind during sleep. It is a natural part of human sleep, mostly happening during deep stages like REM sleep. Dreams can feel real, but they often make no logical sense.". Hope this helps.
@allenksajeev
August 12, 2026 at 5:09 pm
& still there is much more or as a joke universe made a chip with organic matter and we built the chip with silicon & every logic has a conscious intelligence, the entity is intelligent of its own awareness, termites to super intelligent extraterrestrial life in it's own perceptional variance, I can make quantum mech as simple for a preschooler to comprehend, yet I choose to be at the spin while observing, latter is wrng & reaction of action
@MistyDunn-z8g
August 12, 2026 at 5:09 pm
Time huh no time
@chandraravikumar
August 12, 2026 at 5:09 pm
Read and study Yoga Vasishtam. But first be sure you have a strong mind, or at least a very firm support to hold on to.
@JodyRivers
August 12, 2026 at 5:09 pm
So the horrors of a Nazi concentration camp were mere dreams, a consensual shared consciousness agreement? Of course, this would apply to all horrific suffering, as well as loving relationships and human bonds. A mother's love for her child, not real, just some kind of temporary hallucination. Wow. Sad and nihilistic at the same time. Life has zero meaning according to this philosophy.
@Xanhvggjjkf
August 12, 2026 at 5:09 pm
Woke in sleep paralysis once. Scary. Opened my eyes after a long nap. Could not talk or move. Was fully awake. Panicked with my thoughts until I was able to move and speak yelling for my dad to help me.
@helenwoods1467
August 12, 2026 at 5:09 pm
I have ascended, it is beautiful ❤️🌠🇦🇺🙏💯🐇🕳️
@AprilLear
August 12, 2026 at 5:09 pm
This is helpful and informative ❤
@WellAware-t8z
August 12, 2026 at 5:09 pm
I'm a Sovereign Infinite conscious energy light Orb being in True form viewing life in a VR meat suit in a Quantum bio carbon based 3D simulation
@ridealong5390
August 12, 2026 at 5:09 pm
I’m only happy when I’m unconscious
@adeelgnome
August 12, 2026 at 5:09 pm
إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ قَالَ: مَنْ عَادَى لِي وَلِيًّا، فَقَدْ آذَنْتُهُ بِالْحَرْبِ، وَمَا تَقَرَّبَ إِلَيَّ عَبْدِي بِشَيْءٍ أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ مِمَّا افْتَرَضْتُ عَلَيْهِ، وَمَا يَزَالُ عَبْدِي يَتَقَرَّبُ إِلَيَّ بِالنَّوَافِلِ حَتَّى أُحِبَّهُ، فَإِذَا أَحْبَبْتُهُ، كُنْتُ سَمْعَهُ الَّذِي يَسْمَعُ بِهِ، وَبَصَرَهُ الَّذِي يُبْصِرُ بِهِ، وَيَدَهُ الَّتِي يَبْطِشُ بِهَا، وَرِجْلَهُ الَّتِي يَمْشِي بِهَا، وَإِنْ سَأَلَنِي لَأُعْطِيَنَّهُ، وَلَئِنْ اسْتَعَاذَنِي لَأُعِيذَنَّهُ، وَمَا تَرَدَّدْتُ عَنْ شَيْءٍ أَنَا فَاعِلُهُ تَرَدُّدِي عَنْ نَفْسِ عَبْدِي الْمُؤْمِنِ، يَكْرَهُ الْمَوْتَ وَأَنَا أَكْرَهُ مَسَاءَتَهُ
Allah (mighty and sublime be He) said: Whosoever shows enmity to someone devoted to Me, I shall be at war with him. My servant draws not near to Me with anything more loved by Me than the duties I have enjoined upon him, and My servant continues to draw near to Me with supererogatory works so that I shall love him. When I love him I am his hearing with which he hears, his seeing with which he sees, his hand with which he strikes and his foot with which he walks. Were he to ask [something] of Me, I would surely give it to him, and were he to ask Me for refuge, I would surely grant him it. I do not hesitate about anything as much as I hesitate about [seizing] the soul of My faithful servant: he hates death and I hate hurting him.
— al-Bukhari
@adeelgnome
August 12, 2026 at 5:09 pm
تُسَبِّحُ لَهُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتُ ٱلسَّبْعُ وَٱلْأَرْضُ وَمَن فِيهِنَّ ۚ وَإِن مِّن شَىْءٍ إِلَّا يُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدِهِۦ وَلَـٰكِن لَّا تَفْقَهُونَ تَسْبِيحَهُمْ ۗ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ حَلِيمًا غَفُورًۭا
The seven heavens and the earth and all that is therein praise Him, and there is not a thing but hymneth His praise; but ye understand not their praise. Lo! He is ever Clement, Forgiving.
— M. Pickthall
@adeelgnome
August 12, 2026 at 5:09 pm
ٱلَّذِينَ يَذْكُرُونَ ٱللَّهَ قِيَـٰمًۭا وَقُعُودًۭا وَعَلَىٰ جُنُوبِهِمْ وَيَتَفَكَّرُونَ فِى خَلْقِ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ رَبَّنَا مَا خَلَقْتَ هَـٰذَا بَـٰطِلًۭا سُبْحَـٰنَكَ فَقِنَا عَذَابَ ٱلنَّارِ
Such as remember Allah, standing, sitting, and reclining, and consider the creation of the heavens and the earth, (and say): Our Lord! Thou createdst not this in vain. Glory be to Thee! Preserve us from the doom of Fire.
— M. Pickthall
@adeelgnome
August 12, 2026 at 5:09 pm
اللهم باسمك أموت وأحيا
O Allah, by your name I die and I live
الحمد لله الذي أحيانا بعد ما أماتنا وإليه النشور
All praise is to Allah who gave us life after causing us death, and unto Him is the resurrection
@LifeOfLeeofficial
August 12, 2026 at 5:09 pm
Being conscious is so easy to describe. I think people should stop pretending like nobody knows what being conscious it like. I know I am conscious. I can tell you how my experience is with my consciousness.
@n.vargas5913
August 12, 2026 at 5:09 pm
….. Experience never ceases. ….. We really don't know the entire spectrum of experience. …..
@lovemollyxd4097
August 12, 2026 at 5:09 pm
Who says I'm not confused by sleep!!???
(Not counting my weird arrangement of dreams..)
I just don't question it.. T°T
@atomic66
August 12, 2026 at 5:09 pm
Because we are in hell and made to suffer
@billyranger2627
August 12, 2026 at 5:09 pm
🔔🔔🔔👍🕉️🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾☯️
@BucketHagg
August 12, 2026 at 5:09 pm
My God, this was such an incredible episode ..