As you probably know, most of our decisions and actions are triggered by our unconscious mind.
That is also where affirmations, visions boards and guided meditations have their place.
Having lived 10 years in Australia as a German and having learned and experienced about the power and relevance of the unconscious mind, a question recently popped into my mind:
Can our subconscious learn a second language?
Why is this relevant? Well, when you are from Germany - or another non-English country - and you dive into the internet and you get acquainted with all the English speaking offerings in this area. Or you are attending one of the famous Tony Robbins events - as my wife and I did in 2017 - then it is all English.
And when English is your second language, the question comes up if we are able to learn equally well or if our unconscious mind is tuned into our mother language.
A story from my wife Andrea illustrates that. She was attending an event where a “journey” was conducted to uncover some limiting beliefs and blocks.
Somehow, for her, the whole thing was not working very well. She was translating everything into German - even when it happened on the fly.
I admit that I don’t have an answer but I am keen to get your perspectives.
Why is that relevant in today’s world?
The English language is more and more dominating international communication. We clearly saw that when we came back to Germany and recognized how “English” Germany had become.
Posters, names, regular articles in shops - everything has at least a part in English.
And that’s when I asked myself that question.
Let me know what you think. Thank you.