Page 9: Visualization, One of the Most Powerful Mental Tools That Speaks Directly to Your Subconscious
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Visualization is one of the most overlooked yet powerful tools available for your business, work, and everyday life.
When used with intention and done consistently, it can rewire how your brain approaches decisions, processes challenges, performs under pressure, and determines your success.
There are multiple types of visualization, and they vary depending on the industry they are used for and the mental mechanisms they involve. So, for this grimoire article that focuses on business magic, we will focus on two types of visualization that I’ve defined below:
Performance visualization is forward-facing and outcome-focused. You rehearse a specific result in vivid sensory detail until your mind and body have lived it.
Subconscious visualization moves in the opposite direction. Instead of projecting forward, it takes you inward to access what your intuition and subconscious already know.
The Science Behind It: A Practical Tool for Success
The neuroscience behind this is solid. Visualization activates the brain regions responsible for emotional regulation, decision-making, and interpersonal connection.
Research confirms that the brain does not fully distinguish between something you vividly imagine and something you are actually experiencing, which means the imagery that surfaces in a visualization is being generated by the same system your brain uses to perceive the world around you.
For entrepreneurs and professionals, visualization has been shown to improve decision-making, motivation, accuracy, efficiency, and confidence.
Athletes who practice specific visualization techniques have been shown to improve their muscle coordination by 30 percent compared to those who do not, and daily visualization practice improves focus and technique retention by 25 percent.
Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, built performance visualization as a core part of his training. Every night before a race, he would close his eyes and swim it, feeling the cold water on his skin, the press of his goggles against his face, and the quiet between the starting position and the buzzer.
He visualized the perfect race, and he also visualized everything that could go wrong. When his goggles actually filled with water at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, instead of panicking, his body already knew exactly what to do because he had rehearsed it in his mind.
How Visualization Accesses Your Subconscious Mind
While I use both types of visualization in my practice and have the highest respect for both, I have spent a lot of time studying and honing my skill set in subconscious visualization, especially for women in business.
Subconscious visualization takes you to the subconscious layer and surfaces what is going on beneath the noise of your day, your to-do list, and the sixty thousand thoughts running through your mind at any given moment.
This practice gives you real information from the part of you that already knows the answer.
And that part is your subconscious, which I look at as a deep well of knowing. It holds everything you have ever experienced, felt, and understood at a level far beneath conscious thought.
It carries your past, your patterns, your present, your ancestral lineage, your aspirations and dreams, and connections to the Universe. Some of what it holds you have never consciously encountered before, and all of it is available to you.
The subconscious does not communicate in strategies or action items. It communicates through imagery, symbols, subliminal messages, and emotional resonance. What comes through in a visualization might be a river, a frozen lake, a raccoon, light, an energetic feeling, or an abundance of grass.
As random as the images and feelings may seem, they represent the language your subconscious uses to show you what you need to know, and what surfaces is not always what you would have chosen or expected. It is always, however, exactly what is needed.
What This Can Look Like for Business Success
One client went through a visualization and saw a raccoon. He did not like raccoons and was not pleased about it. When we decoded what came through, it became clear that he had a remarkable gift for working with his hands and building things. Raccoons are known for the precise and inventive way they use their paws, almost like little inventors. His subconscious was showing him a strength he could fall back on for his path to wealth, one he didn’t even know was a core pillar of who he was.
Another client, whom I have worked with for some time, always saw eucalyptus trees in her visualizations, which signify healing and safety for her. During her last visualization with me, the trees changed, and she saw a willow, signifying renewal. Her subconscious showed her the imagery of her moving from her healing journey to one of renewed energy, so she can know she is approaching her work from a place of rejuvenation instead of burnout.
Your subconscious shows you what you need, not necessarily what you want. And it is always right.
Experience It Yourself
Now I want to give you a direct experience of this yourself.
This entire practice should take less than 10 minutes.
Before beginning, set the intention that all messages, images, and symbols are for your highest good.
It is also a good practice to ground and protect your energy. One of the ways I love to do this is to imagine a protective bubble of light surrounding you. For more on how to ground and protect your energy, go to the Grounding & Protection section from a previous post.
You are not going to force anything or choose anything. You are simply going to let your subconscious show you what is there.
Find a comfortable position and take deep, slow breaths. While you breathe, concentrate on relaxing every part of your body from the tips of your toes to the top of your head.
Imagine that you are walking toward a body of water, big or small, trust what you see. Don’t force what type of water will present itself, just let the images and sensations come. Simply notice what appears as you get closer. Pay attention to the light, the air temperature, and how your body feels as you arrive.
When you reach the water’s edge, pause and look at what is in front of you. Notice what kind of water it is, notice its condition.
And notice what you do when you get there. Do you walk in? Do you sit down?
Let the images come. And when you are ready, turn and walk back to where you started.
When you are ready, open your eyes, write down what you saw, and keep reading.
What Did You See?
As a psychic channel and Spirit Guide connector, I have honed the skill of decoding the signs and symbols that come through in my channeling and in others’ visualizations.
The summarized interpretations below have been channeled directly from the sources themselves. As I always say, take what resonates with you and leave the rest.
Sometimes the messages you receive take a bit of time to resonate and will make sense after a few days or weeks. Other messages will resonate right away.
The Ocean
The ocean is the most unexplored place on this planet. And you are being shown the full depth of your own inner knowing. You may be in a period of deep exploration in your business or work, rebranding your business’s entire identity, creating something at your level of identity, or realizing that you have a gift for intuition so deep that you have not yet fully understood how powerful it actually is. The ocean does not give up its secrets easily, and neither do you. There is a lot more here than you have yet accessed.
The River
A river flows in one direction and has a current that pulls you forward even when you are not actively swimming. It has waypoints along the way, places to slow down, learn, launch, teach, and then keep moving forward again. If you saw a river, you are heading somewhere specific in your business and your work, even if you cannot see the destination yet. Pay attention to the condition of the water, because it will tell you exactly what the journey looks like right now. Trust that the current will take you to what is needed in your business and work for your highest good.
The Lake
The lake stands for a balanced ecosystem. If you are a business owner, what does your ecosystem–with all of your offers, products, etc.--look like? Does one lead into another? Look at everything surrounding your lake. Is the water clear? How deep does it feel? Are there animals or Guides present in the surrounding environment? In business, the lake speaks to deep strategy and calm confidence. Your intuition is leading you in the right direction, and you have everything you need to sustain your ecosystem.
The Stream or Babbling Brook
Something new is beginning. You may be at the very start of a new chapter, a new offer, a new income stream, or a new version of yourself in your work. Give it room to grow without forcing it to be bigger than it is yet. A stream always knows where it is going.
The Pond
Still, beautiful, and contained. Ask yourself what you see inside that stillness and what your business looks like when you look at it honestly right now. The gift of the pond is depth within an intentional space. The question worth sitting with is whether you are ready to expand. A pond can become a lake, a lake can become a river, and a river finds the ocean. Nothing is fixed.
The Swimming Pool
This represents something you constructed yourself, possibly from scratch or by bringing in expertise from somewhere else. It requires a sturdy structure to hold everything. If the pool is already full of water, you have already done the building work. This is an intentional, designed body of work. In business, this speaks to structure, intentional construction, and the blueprint, design, and discipline it takes to build something that is sustainable.
How Did the Water Look?
Calm, but moving
Feeling good, moving forward with ease. As long as it is still moving, it is still progressing.
Stagnant/puddle
No place else to go. May have hit a ceiling. Time to reevaluate and look at what needs to shift in order to move again.
Frozen
A sleeping or gathering stage. Like the New Moon, dark and quiet but building power underneath. Once it melts, it can flow somewhere new. Life returns. This is a waiting period, and that is absolutely fine. Something is being gathered. It may also be time to come to a full stop and take a vacation.
Choppy/giant waves
At the ocean, big waves can mean navigating something challenging. Or the energy may be asking you to “ride the wave” and enjoy it, even the scary or thrilling parts of business. White rapids may appear during a launch, or prepping for a presentation or bid. Think of it as having to navigate the rapids without bumping against rocks. It can be thrilling. Enjoy the ride.
What Did You Do When You Arrived?
You stood at the edge
You are taking your time before you fully step into what you are creating. Something new is coming, and you are assessing before you commit.
You waded in to where you felt comfortable
You know what you want, and you are moving toward it at your own pace and on your own terms. There is real momentum here, and you are the one setting the pace.
You dove straight in
You are ready. Whatever has been calling you in your business or your work, you already know the answer, and you are not waiting any longer. Go.
You sat down at the water's edge
You are in a receiving and reflecting period. You may be researching, reevaluating, or simply giving yourself space to take in what is around you before you move. Something is coming toward you, and you are wise enough to give it room to arrive.
What you just experienced is a small window into what your subconscious is already holding. Every image that came through is real information. ✨
I have spent years developing the ability to guide people into this layer and decode what comes through in real time. When someone is in a session with me, they speak what they see, I write it down, and the meaning surfaces as we move through the visualization together. Every session is different because every person who comes into it is different. What comes through is always specific, always personal, and always true.
Vision Alchemy is a fully personalized and channeled subconscious visualization session, where, with you in real time, I guide you all the way in and decode everything that surfaces. Everything that comes through belongs entirely to you.
Further Reading
BetterHelp Editorial Team (Upd. 2026). “What Is Success Visualization, And Does It Work?” Better Help. https://www.betterhelp.com/advice/mindfulness/what-is-success-visualization-and-does-it-work/
McCarthy, Paul (2026). “How Elite Athletes Use Visualization in Sport: A Coach's Guide [2026].” Dr. Paul McCarthy | Sports Psychology. https://www.drpaulmccarthy.com/post/how-elite-athletes-use-visualization-in-sport-a-coach-s-guide-2026
Poirier-Leroy, Olivier. “How Michael Phelps Used Visualization to Stay Calm Under Pressure.” Your Swim Book. https://www.yourswimlog.com/michael-phelps-visualization/
Rhodes, Jonathan (2024). “The Science Behind Imagery and Visualization.” Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/imagery-coaching/202402/the-science-behind-imagery-and-visualisation?msockid=0fdfb33f55016bac0493a03c54856aec
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