The not-yet-conscious

Abstract Not only our conscious expectations, wishes and intentions are directed towards the future, but also pre- or unconscious tendencies, hunches anticipations. Using a term of Ernst Bloch, they can be summarized as not-yet-conscious . This mostly unfolds spontaneously without plan; it is not directly anticipated aimed at, rather comes to awareness in such way that subject is, were, surprised by itself. Thus gives rise phenomena striking, coincidental, new, improvised, which particularly important for understanding creative therapeutic processes. The paper aims at providing general phenomenological framework dynamics their unfolding different contexts. To this end, structure examined light protention , phenomenon fundamentally located. I propose describe future-directed horizon graded probabilities, i.e., “protentional cone”. cone fed current experiences bodily tendencies focused varying degrees attention. results either more defocused states anticipation, latter giving space meaning “in statu nascendi”. On basis, selected manifestations analyzed, including extemporaneous speech, artistic improvisation creativity, implicates, decision-making, meaningful coincidence.