The Shrink

The Shrink's Theory
The Shrink's Theory This room is going to contain my theory of human personality. On the surface it may not appear to be different from others to which I have referred, or others about which you have already read; but it has tremendous differences, and therefore very important applications. Until now, I wasn't quite ready to lay out my theory for you. I wanted to complete the others first, so you could make your comparisons. Now, I'm ready and this page is no longer a precursor to "the real thing." It is! I will use this space to give you my personal beliefs regarding human personality. I hope you attend carefully and think deeply about what I say. After you have read it, click on the icon below to read some about my thinking of our spirituality. And, thank you for being so diligent getting this far. Right off, you'll note that *The Shrink's Theory* has three dimensions to consider rather than the two dimensions mostly discussed in practically all the "closed-end" theories. Like, most discuss the conscious and unconscious (with conscience tossed in, now and then.) Mine discusses the conscious, unconscious and sub-unconscious. And mine is "open-ended" rather than is "closed-ended". It considers the objective aspects and the subjective aspects of human personality as the others; however, mine especially considers the energective aspects. I discuss the support system of human personality. I go beyond the "iceberg" analogy -- that the conscious is represented by the small part of the iceberg above the water's surface; the unconscious is represented by the huge, hidden part below the water's surface. Besides these, mine discusses the water in which the iceberg floats -- the essential support system. Think of it! Without the water, would there be any iceberg? Without the energective (spiritual) would (or could) there be any objective or subjective aspects about which to get excited? I believe you'll find mine an all inclusive theory, not a partial, incomplete theory -- actually, it's a new theory. I hope you find it valuable in the quest to understand yourself -- and appreciate yourself even more. Here are a few words that tell of what prompted my re-looking at the manner in which human personality was viewed for so long: Many scientists are intensely interested in the little understood energy outside of human consciousness. I know I have been interested for many years. As early as 1945 I postulated that the conscious/unconscious models describing human personality did not explain fully its complexity -- always it appeared a dimension was dismissed or ignored. In the armed services in 1945 and in China, I could do little to appease my concern. Home after the war, I began researching the missing dimension. I suspected it would attach itself to that mysterious energy. I knew the "old" theories didn't consider the support system. Now, observing and studying the emerging theories of personality, I was disappointed that each continued omitting the necessary dimension, continued with what I described above, "the iceberg description." As I said, not one considered the importance of the water -- the essential support system. Maturing in knowledge and spirituality I stopped postulating and concluded that the energy outside human consciousness was none other than the Creator's energy; it is the support system of all that exists -- and is the most important "part" of the human personality. For this reason, that I know to be an absolute, it seems totally logical that a third dimension must be added to the model -- the hierarchy -- to totally explain human personality. What I am saying is that besides the conscious and unconscious functions of the mind, there has to be the spiritual, and which I, not wanting to shift from recognized descriptive jargon, call the sub-unconscious -- the third and missing dimension from all the other theories, with the possible exception of the Jungian theory. Obliquely, it does consider the energy outside of consciousness; still in ways that don't give it its prominence and importance.	My late beautiful wife My daughter as a child

The Shrink's Theory

The Shrink's Theory

This room is going to contain my theory of human personality. On the surface it may not appear to be different from others to which I have referred, or others about which you have already read; but it has tremendous differences, and therefore very important applications.

Until now, I wasn't quite ready to lay out my theory for you. I wanted to complete the others first, so you could make your comparisons. Now, I'm ready and this page is no longer a precursor to "the real thing." It is! I will use this space to give you my personal beliefs regarding human personality. I hope you attend carefully and think deeply about what I say. After you have read it, click on the icon below to read some about my thinking of our spirituality. And, thank you for being so diligent getting this far.

Right off, you'll note that The Shrink's Theory has three dimensions to consider rather than the two dimensions mostly discussed in practically all the "closed-end" theories. Like, most discuss the conscious and unconscious (with conscience tossed in, now and then.) Mine discusses the conscious, unconscious and sub-unconscious. And mine is "open-ended" rather than is "closed-ended". It considers the objective aspects and the subjective aspects of human personality as the others; however, mine especially considers the energective aspects. I discuss the support system of human personality. I go beyond the "iceberg" analogy -- that the conscious is represented by the small part of the iceberg above the water's surface; the unconscious is represented by the huge, hidden part below the water's surface. Besides these, mine discusses the water in which the iceberg floats -- the essential support system. Think of it! Without the water, would there be any iceberg? Without the energective (spiritual) would (or could) there be any objective or subjective aspects about which to get excited? I believe you'll find mine an all inclusive theory, not a partial, incomplete theory -- actually, it's a new theory. I hope you find it valuable in the quest to understand yourself -- and appreciate yourself even more.

Here are a few words that tell of what prompted my re-looking at the manner in which human personality was viewed for so long: Many scientists are intensely interested in the little understood energy outside of human consciousness. I know I have been interested for many years. As early as 1945 I postulated that the conscious/unconscious models describing human personality did not explain fully its complexity -- always it appeared a dimension was dismissed or ignored. In the armed services in 1945 and in China, I could do little to appease my concern. Home after the war, I began researching the missing dimension. I suspected it would attach itself to that mysterious energy.

I knew the "old" theories didn't consider the support system. Now, observing and studying the emerging theories of personality, I was disappointed that each continued omitting the necessary dimension, continued with what I described above, "the iceberg description." As I said, not one considered the importance of the water -- the essential support system.

Maturing in knowledge and spirituality I stopped postulating and concluded that the energy outside human consciousness was none other than the Creator's energy; it is the support system of all that exists -- and is the most important "part" of the human personality. For this reason, that I know to be an absolute, it seems totally logical that a third dimension must be added to the model -- the hierarchy -- to totally explain human personality. What I am saying is that besides the conscious and unconscious functions of the mind, there has to be the spiritual, and which I, not wanting to shift from recognized descriptive jargon, call the sub-unconscious -- the third and missing dimension from all the other theories, with the possible exception of the Jungian theory. Obliquely, it does consider the energy outside of consciousness; still in ways that don't give it its prominence and importance.

My late beautiful wife

My daughter as a child

Select the above thumbnail to view schematic	I drew this schematic as one of the illustrations I used in *Why Not Do God?* It is a graphic description of how I view the importance of the third dimension of human personality -- the spiritual. Notice I describe it as the energective aspect? In this way I demonstrate that it is analogous to the water that supports the iceberg -- without which there would be no iceberg! Likewise, without God's energy, nothing would exist -- there wouldn't be a universe nor anything it contains. I will make a few remarks regarding the functions of the objective, subjective and energective divisions (conscious, unconscious and sub-unconscious); however, the essence of my theory is contained in this simple graphic, showing how dependent our "mental" part and our "physical" part are on the energy and support (and especially the influence) of God's energy. In my striving to find answers to explain the mysterious energy that is outside of consciousness, it was an amazingly little leap in faith to realize that, what has been such a mystery for so long, had such a simple answer -- if only we'd looked. Dr. Wilder Penfield, probably the most famous of neurosurgeons, sustained that, "the brain does not explain the mind fully." I will parallel this with my statement that "the conscious and the unconscious of man do not explain the personality fully" -- the third dimension of spirituality brings it all into focus. As I said, I will make a few remarks about the various levels of the personality and delineate some of the characteristics of each. And, referring back to Freud who said that the id, ego and superego are closely integrated; I say that the symbiotic relationship among the conscious, unconscious and the sub-unconscious is even closer integrated; however, the driving force is the energective dimension -- God's energy. You ask, "Why does the sub-unconscious have such prominence in the human personality?" I answer this way: "The sub-unconscious (our spirituality) is the gateway to God's energy. it is through this gateway He contacts us and we Him! Our prayers and supplications are our communication with God." And, believe me, there is power in prayer. Another room will tell of our wonderful gift of spirituality. Also, read my book *Why Not Do God?*
Very briefly: Our conscious keeps us aware of reality. We are aware of our environment, ourselves and others through our conscious. It is that part of us in which we "live" much of the time. Our unconscious is relatively a mystery to us -- hidden, un-noticed, behind the scenes. It has in its reposit our memories of pain, guilt, sad times, happy times, biases, prejudices and the material of our dreams (and we don't know how it does it, nor how it functions.) Our sub-unconscious is neither conscious nor unconscious, but its influence on both of these levels of awareness is tremendous. Reviewing the schematic, it is easily noticed that its energy comes directly and is in constant touch with our Creator, is influenced by Him, can only be utilized by us, never changed or altered (God never changes!) The conscious language is that which we use in communicating among ourselves in our culture and with other cultures; the unconscious "language" deals in words, of course; still it deals in symbols, metaphors, word games, steganograms and the cryptographic material of our dreams. The language of the sub-unconscious is unique. I consider it less a language than it is communication without language. It deals more with presentiments and intuitions -- an awareness lacking a need for input from either the conscious or the unconscious, much in the manner of a pure noumenon, and having a special source outside of the human mind's function. It lacks a need for any filtered down language -- as I said it is a pure noumenon (idea reached by intellectual intuition, without the aid of the senses.) Pretty interesting stuff. But, then, finding out about our Creator is always interesting "stuff" -- and so exciting. I enjoyed researching and coming to this conclusion instead of postulating for so long. It's in my book *Why Not Do God?* whose link from where you can buy it I gave several times. I hope you review it, and thank you if you do.

Select the above thumbnail to view schematic

I drew this schematic as one of the illustrations I used in Why Not Do God? It is a graphic description of how I view the importance of the third dimension of human personality -- the spiritual. Notice I describe it as the energective aspect? In this way I demonstrate that it is analogous to the water that supports the iceberg -- without which there would be no iceberg! Likewise, without God's energy, nothing would exist -- there wouldn't be a universe nor anything it contains. I will make a few remarks regarding the functions of the objective, subjective and energective divisions (conscious, unconscious and sub-unconscious); however, the essence of my theory is contained in this simple graphic, showing how dependent our "mental" part and our "physical" part are on the energy and support (and especially the influence) of God's energy. In my striving to find answers to explain the mysterious energy that is outside of consciousness, it was an amazingly little leap in faith to realize that, what has been such a mystery for so long, had such a simple answer -- if only we'd looked. Dr. Wilder Penfield, probably the most famous of neurosurgeons, sustained that, "the brain does not explain the mind fully." I will parallel this with my statement that "the conscious and the unconscious of man do not explain the personality fully" -- the third dimension of spirituality brings it all into focus. As I said, I will make a few remarks about the various levels of the personality and delineate some of the characteristics of each. And, referring back to Freud who said that the id, ego and superego are closely integrated; I say that the symbiotic relationship among the conscious, unconscious and the sub-unconscious is even closer integrated; however, the driving force is the energective dimension -- God's energy. You ask, "Why does the sub-unconscious have such prominence in the human personality?" I answer this way: "The sub-unconscious (our spirituality) is the gateway to God's energy. it is through this gateway He contacts us and we Him! Our prayers and supplications are our communication with God." And, believe me, there is power in prayer. Another room will tell of our wonderful gift of spirituality. Also, read my book Why Not Do God?

Very briefly: Our conscious keeps us aware of reality. We are aware of our environment, ourselves and others through our conscious. It is that part of us in which we "live" much of the time. Our unconscious is relatively a mystery to us -- hidden, un-noticed, behind the scenes. It has in its reposit our memories of pain, guilt, sad times, happy times, biases, prejudices and the material of our dreams (and we don't know how it does it, nor how it functions.) Our sub-unconscious is neither conscious nor unconscious, but its influence on both of these levels of awareness is tremendous. Reviewing the schematic, it is easily noticed that its energy comes directly and is in constant touch with our Creator, is influenced by Him, can only be utilized by us, never changed or altered (God never changes!) The conscious language is that which we use in communicating among ourselves in our culture and with other cultures; the unconscious "language" deals in words, of course; still it deals in symbols, metaphors, word games, steganograms and the cryptographic material of our dreams. The language of the sub-unconscious is unique. I consider it less a language than it is communication without language. It deals more with presentiments and intuitions -- an awareness lacking a need for input from either the conscious or the unconscious, much in the manner of a pure noumenon, and having a special source outside of the human mind's function. It lacks a need for any filtered down language -- as I said it is a pure noumenon (idea reached by intellectual intuition, without the aid of the senses.) Pretty interesting stuff. But, then, finding out about our Creator is always interesting "stuff" -- and so exciting. I enjoyed researching and coming to this conclusion instead of postulating for so long. It's in my book Why Not Do God? whose link from where you can buy it I gave several times. I hope you review it, and thank you if you do.