The Smoke and the Fire of Catalyst

[Steppingfeet]

How can one see the fire intead of the smoke?

In terms of becoming aware of subconscious material (aka: the fire in Plenum's analogy), there are some methods that come immediately to my mind, including:

--First and foremost, meditation.
--Dreamwork. Each night your subconscious speaks to you in the language of symbol and emotion.
--Journaling
--Hypnotherapy
--And certain psychedelic experiences have the potential to open direct windows into the subconscious mind, but this is to be undertaken very conscientiously, carefully, sparingly, and ideally with a trained facilitator.

With love/light, GLB