The King and Queen of all quizzes!
What do you get when you merge Japanese psychology, the Rorschach inkblot test, a sprinkle of Jungian psychology, and the Tarot all together? Well … you’ll find out! (But I can guarantee that it’s probably one of the weirdest tests you’ll ever take.)
What is the Subconscious Mind?
Your subconscious mind can be compared to an inner basement in which all of the material not currently inhabiting your conscious awareness is stored.
Every memory, skill, experience, feeling, thought, and forgotten or subliminal piece of information is housed in your subconscious mind. It is this powerful part of your brain that carries out actions on autopilot, delivers intuitive and instinctual information, and predetermines how you will act in any given situation.
Your subconscious mind is also where unresolved or suppressed feelings, desires, and ideas dwell, and is therefore where your shadow (or the rejected parts of yourself) can lurk. For this reason, shadow work is one of the most powerful ways of exploring your subconscious mind and freeing it of any weight it may be carrying.
You can see our popular and highly rated Shadow Work Journal for a deep guided way to explore this hidden part of you.
The Power of Your Subconscious Mind
The subconscious mind for most people is a total mystery. Yet science has proven that a large percentage of our feelings, thoughts, and major life decisions are based on the impulses arising from this strange realm.
Your subconscious mind influences everything from the partner you choose, to the jobs you take on, personas you adopt, addictions you develop, and aspirations you have in life. The craziest thing is that often we aren’t even aware of the impact that our subconscious mind has on us.
As I pointed out above, there is also another darker side to the subconscious mind: it is the place where we often hide or suppress the emotions that we don’t want to face. Mind you, not everything buried in the subconscious mind is negative – there can be brilliantly creative and joyful elements within it as well – but some of what the subconscious contains can feel quite strange or confronting.
In this test, you’re presented with the possibility to learn either positive or negative qualities about yourself, and receiving either is neither right nor wrong, it just is.
Subconscious Mind Test
After receiving your answer in this test, please reflect on any reactions you might have. Do you feel shocked, angry or defensive? If so, consider that these reactions might be defense mechanisms.
Defense mechanisms are like inner walls that immediately go up whenever we touch on an inconvenient (or painful) truth. Again, you can check out our Shadow Work Journal or even our Shadow & Light membership for more ongoing guidance.
Also, don’t take the answer you receive as a certainty. See it instead as a possibility. As with any quiz, accuracy can’t be 100% guaranteed (but we’ve tried our best!).
So have fun with this subconscious mind test, and don’t forget to share your results (if you’re so inclined)!
Oh yes:
P.S. Why is the Tarot included in this test? Most people have false assumptions about the tarot. The dominant belief is that the tarot is some kind of hocus-pocus fortune telling gimmick. This is far from the truth. Yes, the tarot can be used by modern bejeweled “gypsy fortune tellers” to make grandiose predictions. But most genuine tarot readers in this day and age believe that no path is set in stone. We are in charge of our destiny. The Tarot is a powerful psychological tool that reveals your unconscious desires, needs, thoughts, gifts, and aspirations. In short, the Tarot is a powerful tool for exploring your unconscious mind. The deck used in this test is one that I personally use and recommend called The Smith-Waite Tarot Centennial Edition Deck.
We’ve also created questions inspired from the book ‘Kokology’ created by University professors Isamu Saito and Tadahiko Nagao.
On to the test!
What did you get?
Share your results below!
The test is pretty accurate for me :) And yes Tarot is a really ancient tool that can teach the deepest mysteries of the universe and yourself if you’re willing to embark on a journey with it. Tarot with I Ching were important tools for Carl Jung and his work on the unconscious, also for Joseph Campbell. I just discovered your website and I’m so grateful for it, you’re doing an amazing job, I totally resonate with it this is all really helpful. Thank you so much, take care!
I got love. Although my childhood was extreme abuse from the time i was adopted @ age 7, my memories have been terribly sad. I think this made me mindful & compassionate towards those who suffer, whether homeless, sad, alone i can spot it & want to help. Great test. Take it & c where it leads u.
This test is just awesome… It was so true that even I was shocked..Its a must try for everyone.
Sadness, “Something in your life is unresolved. And it is eating away at you…You subconsciously feel like a part of you has gone missing-.” I’m not sure if this is amazing because of it’s accuracy; or depressing since it seems more astute than my last therapist. Grief & loss are probably the most difficult, emotionally charged experiences to process that I’ve discovered in life. Whether it’s love ones passing, a career ending, or a significant relationship dissolving it seems those 5 stages aren’t in order & you always wish to go back to change a moment, a conversation, or even the goodbye. But even with those you reach a point of resolution. However, a loss of self truly leaves you feeling like something inside is missing & it’s your very identity. After an extremely toxic marriage, I’ve spent 5 years on a journey to re-discover what was taken. Only in the last year have I realized that is a loss that must be grieved too. I’ll never be who I was prior to those 11 years, & it’s the loss of all the promised future potentials of that individual which leaves something inside always missing. But when the journey is… Read more »
I got Love, which was very comforting to me. It feels right. As my narcissistic parents practically destroyed me in the critical development years of ages 0-7, it’s a miracle that I remained this way.
How apt! I lost my father , uncle and grandfather all in Span of last month.
Then to top it a huge fight with my partner in middle of this lockdown. I stopped meditation after this point as it only made me very sad. Yes
Now with the lockdown in place am beginning to question everything and cant decide what I want to accomplish or achieve. Am a Blank slate!
life has lost its spark and playfulness. Mostly everything will feel grey and dull. Excitement and anticipation for the future will disappear. Boredom, apathy.
I got gentle, empathic, considerate and cares for others but a deep seated fear of something.
Well, as I have grown as an Empath I have been able to eradicate many symptoms generated by this deep seated fear. (I must add that your articles on Shadow Work has helped tremendously!)
It’s got to do with Dark Energy. I feel dark energy very very quickly. It’s like I a meant to fight against it, warn others and protect them.
This has been a theme my entire life from when I was very little. Add an ability to Astral Travel, Astral Protect – even in a conscious state – and the trauma of being severely burnt at 2 years….well what a recipe!
I certainly was never meant to have a boring life that is for sure!
I am shocked. Somehow what this says has meaning. Now I just need to figure out what to do about it.
I got Love and honestly, tears came to my eyes because it’s so spot on. I crave love and sometimes it feels like it’s this unattainable thing, far out of my reach. Sometimes I wonder if I’ll be alone forever. :(
Deep down, you are a kind and gentle soul who craves love. You have a strong subconscious need to give love to others and receive love. Although you may sometimes appear strong, stoic or self-sufficient on the outside, that is only hiding your deeply compassionate heart and desire to unite others.
Not everything buried in the subconscious is dark or negative. Love is an example of a positive force that is too often suppressed because of how overwhelming and overpowering (and therefore intimidating) it can be. So ask yourself, in what ways are you withholding love or avoiding receiving it from others? And most importantly, why?
Here is another question: what insecurities or mistaken beliefs are causing you to repress the energy of love?
Your soul is a force of nature that longs to spread love. Find ways of generating more self-compassion in your life, and you will find yourself feeling more and more at peace.
I got Isolation, and it is spot on really. I am on a very intentional journey to learn who I am and how to love myself deeply. The more I walk this path the more I find I am truly the answers I am looking for AND the more I connect with the Divine. This Isolation, the things you describe… they have been at the root of so many of the sufferings in my life. I am grateful to be sharing this journey with you and look forward to more reading and tests :)
I had trouble on one of the questions, the ones about dreams. I don’t dream about my parents. I can’t recall a dream about them ever really… I just selected “abandoned me” because maybe that’s what them being absent form my dreams is closest to.