6th Rule: When dealing with the subconscious mind and its functions, the greater the conscious effort, the lesser the subconscious response.
I’m sure you have had insomnia at least once in you life, and at that time, did you recall how you get to sleep? use your “Will power”? Try very hard to get to sleep? I bit not, cause the harder you try the more difficult it becomes. The harder you try to go to sleep, the more wide awake you become.
This proves why “will power” does not really exist! you’ve learned the law of reverse effect. The rule is, “When dealing with the subconscious mind, TAKE IT EASY.” As your faith in your subconscious mind increases, you learn to “let it happen” rather than trying to “force it to happen.” Some people want to relax so badly that they try to help it happen. This keeps the conscious mind active and hence moving toward the different direction of relaxation. and relaxation becomes impossible. The understanding and implementing of these mental laws will make you get into a hypnotic trance easier. and,
Do you realised why some time you are working on some tough problem that you can’t solve for days and the solution just happened after a good rest? that is the power of our subconscious, do not underestimate your subconscious mind for it has more resource and experience than you can imagine comparing to your conscious mind.