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A highly original anthology about the cultural history of the unconscious, it is destined to become the definitive reference. “Know thyself”—that commandment once inscribed on the temple of Apollo—became a seminal reference for classical and contemporary philosophers before Freud and his followers adopted it as the ultimate goal of psychoanalysis. The concepts that Freud carried with him on his theoretical journey into the subconscious are well known, as are modern sciences about implicit memory, covert sight, and automatic processing, but the history of the unconscious outside psychiatric clinics and laboratories has remained largely neglected. From ancient dream theory to hypnosis, from sleepwalking to psychotropic expansion of consciousness, Antonio Melecki's The Subconscious traces the broader social and scientific history of the subconscious. This book brings together an elite group of thinkers, including Friedrich Nietzsche, Henri Bergson, Mary Arnold Forster, Swami Vivekananda, and Philip K. Dick, to name a few, explores the psychology of memory and learning, instinct and imagination, inspired creativity and psychological collapse. Moving beyond the familiar psychoanalytic framework, the book draws on rich and diverse sources, including case studies, psychological experiments, popular narratives, urban legends, and marketing campaigns. Regarding the unconscious as a product of both discovery and creativity, this book underscores its importance as an enduring source of discussion, a captivating mirror into our hidden selves, and a powerful master key that continues to influence contemporary thought.