supraliminal
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That may be a gift which stands as much alone—in independence of other gifts or faculties—in the subliminal region as, say, a perfect musical ear in the supraliminal.
From Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death by Myers, F. W. H. (Frederic William Henry)
Somehow or other the physician's own persistent wish to get some such opportunity induced a collaboration of his subliminal with his supraliminal self, akin to the inspirations of genius.
From Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death by Myers, F. W. H. (Frederic William Henry)
This shows a subliminal adjusting power operating during trance more intelligently than the supraliminal intelligence had been able to operate during waking life.
From Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death by Myers, F. W. H. (Frederic William Henry)
When the subliminal mentation co-operates with and supplements the supraliminal, without changing the apparent phase of personality, we have genius.
From Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death by Myers, F. W. H. (Frederic William Henry)
I hold that it is not initiated, but only revealed; that the "sport" has not called a new faculty into being, but has merely raised an existing faculty above the threshold of supraliminal consciousness.
From Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death by Myers, F. W. H. (Frederic William Henry)
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