We spend most of our conscious waking day with our attention on the external environment and functioning in Beta [brain wave state]. [...][Fast Beta-wave states are the realm of the conscious mind].Slow brain-wave states are the realm of the subconscious. [...][For example, slower] Alpha waves are created in the creative, imaginative state. [...][When your brain is in high Beta it] isn’t in creative mode [nor meditative, nor inspiration mode, nor receptive more]; it’s fixated on survival. [...]The brain in high Beta can’t easily shift gears into the imaginary realm of Alpha [or deeper into the subconscious]. [...]If you’re constantly analyzing (I call this being in analytical mind), you are in Beta and you’re not able to enter into the subconscious mind. [...][Meditation slows down the brain waves and takes you out of Beta state].Meditation Takes Us from Beta into Alpha and Theta Brain-Wave States. [...]Meditation Takes Us Beyond Analytical Mind and into the Subconscious. [...]. [It] opens the door between the conscious and subconscious minds. We meditate to enter the operating system of the subconscious, where all of those unwanted habits and behaviors reside, and change them to more productive modes to support us in our lives. Breaking The Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One