[bergerjac]

This! The subconscious mind is FAR more powerful than the conscious mind..

It's the part of the mind which is always operating.. A sure-fire tactic is to ask yourself a question right before bed, and allow it to do it's thing

[ficklepickle]

You nailed it. Most of the time, we don't even know why we just did a particular action. Our subconscious expresses an urge, and we usually just do it. Afterwards, our conscious mind rationalizes the decision with some sort of logic which people will defend to the death.

It is possible to communicate with the subconscious. In fact, it is always communicating with us. Our society is so focused on the conscious mind that we tend to not notice. This is what anxiety is. The subconscious is trying to express an unmet need. The medical field tries to suppress and numb the symptoms instead of listening to your body.

Source: Nobody told me this. I discovered this while dealing with massive personal problems over many years. Operating under this assumption is how I overcame serious addiction, anxiety and depression. Meditation is a good way to calm to conscious mind so you can "hear" your subconscious and body.

[ASalazarMX]

It is also very chaotic, so your answer might not come and you just dream of slicing pickles for Angela Merkel or something similarly ludicrous.