I'm looking for examples of creative works which seem to have come from a place outside the artist's deliberate, conscious effort (be it the collective unconscious, drug-induced, the subconscious of the author finally culminating, whatever). [more inside]
posted by lhall on Sep 25, 2009 - 29 answers

What are some activities I can do to put me in a working subconscious state? When my conscious is up and about it just trips me up. It's great for parsing things, but bad for almost everything else, including getting work done or while I'm exercising.
posted by parallax7d on Apr 3, 2009 - 8 answers

Have you ever been so bored with reality that you became lost in your own fantasies more than usual? [more inside]
posted by pixelnark on Nov 24, 2008 - 13 answers

Calling all neuroscientists! Is there a word for the times when you see something but don't know that you've seen it? [more inside]
posted by moxiedoll on Mar 19, 2008 - 16 answers

Am I subconsciously trying to kill myself? [more inside]
posted by thefamousmoe on Feb 17, 2008 - 83 answers

Is there anything to be gained by playing recorded lectures while I sleep? [more inside]
posted by amro on Jun 26, 2006 - 14 answers

Questions on affirmations, visualizations and the subconscious mind. [more inside]
posted by arrowhead on Mar 20, 2006 - 4 answers

Catnip to the ladies: Four female friends of mine recently had a conversation about what makes an attractive man. Opinions varied, but in the end, three traits were deemed "universally very hot": riding a motorcycle, building things out of wood, and having been in more than a few fistfights growing up. This baffled me to no end. Help me compile a longer list. [more inside]
posted by the jam on Mar 2, 2006 - 121 answers

Is there a word or concise phrase in any language that means "to walk away from a problem, and return to it later with the solution immediately obvious"? Also, if there's a word or phrase (again, in any tongue) that means "the unquestionably perfect solution, so right that there can be no better answer," I'd like to know that as well.
posted by melissa may on Feb 19, 2005 - 31 answers