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1) what do you mean by when we photoread, we read by using our inner mind? is this the subconcious?

Subconsious is one way of saying it however it is not entirely correct. It creates the impression that we have more than one mind and that the 'subconsious' is a weaker sleeping part of the mind. In reality it is just a different way of using the different parts of our whole mind. Certain functions the mind takes care of automatically without our conscious control. Eg breathing blood flow. Even our decisions to scratch an itch or get something to drink are decisions first made at a level of mind that is 'subconsious'. The consious part is like the tip of the ice berg with the greatest portion of our mind being below our level of awareness. This is only because our conscious mind can only handle 7 things (+ or -2)at a time. The rest is happening at a different level of awareness. to say it is subsconsious is not really correct because it instantly becomes conscious once we switch our focus to it. Since it is a different level of awareness we prefer to refer to it as inner mind.

Photoreading uses the inner mind for comprehending what we read... since it is at 'a different level of awareness' we are allowing that other level to process the information before bringing it to conscious awareness. It may be easier to think of it as subconscious just as long as it you realise that this part of the mind is much more aware and functioning than the consious mind.

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2)how long it takes for a first timer to manually activate photoread materials?

You'll be able to gain, as good as or better than, your current level of comprehension in about 1/3 the time it takes you to regular read so you'll spend about 3 hours activating a book that would normally take 9 hours for the same level of comprehension/understanding of the text. If you work with the tapes and do the exercises as required you'll be able to this upon completion of the course. How long that actually takes will be up to you. Active participation with the course including activating a couple of books as part of the tape course you'll have taken approximately 12 hours. Ultimately that will remain up to you. Since you actually activate your first book as part of the course you may not notice just how fast you've actually managed to activate your first book.

Alex