Really? Influence goes beyond the conscious surely.

Many elements are not conscious of the influence they exert. Personally, I am influenced, have been throughout life, by forces (in all forms) acting on the conscious unconscious levels directly and indirectly - Back to spheres of influence and, possibly, the breaking of consciousness with habituation of elements regenerating, not creating, old forms to cause actions subconsciously, sublimal, causes changes in how any of take forward our conscious action and inaction