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Murphy saw the subconscious mind as a darkroom in which we develop images that are to be lived out in real life. While the conscious mind sees an event, takes a picture of it, and remembers it, the subconscious mind works backward, ‘seeing’ something before it happens. The subconscious is neutral in a moral sense, so happy to adopt any habit as ‘normal’, good or bad. We let negative thoughts drop into the subconscious every minute of our lives, then are surprised when they find expression in day-to-day experiences and relationships.
Knowledge of the subconscious means we can control the thoughts and images we feed it. This makes Murphy’s 1963 book, with its instructions and affirmations that will have the greatest effect on the subconscious, a tool of liberation. Understanding your subconscious mind as a photographic mechanism removes the struggle from changing your life; if it is just a matter of replacing existing mental images with new ones, change seems easy.
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Repetition can be useful to overcome personal challenges. Murphy gives the example of Enrico Caruso, who was an Italian opera singer in the late nineteenth century. Enrico was incredibly nervous before shows and would subsequently suffer from throat spasms before performances. This nervousness was his conscious mind impairing a skill that had become subconscious for him. He was worried about the performance going badly and the crowd reacting in a hostile manner.
Despite this, he was able to conquer these physical reactions by repeatedly telling his conscious mind to stop interfering with his subconscious mind. This meditative practice allowed him to reduce his fears and perform naturally and automatically. With such anecdotes, the book never lags to capture the attention of readers.
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Once you understand your subconscious mind, you can also control or get rid of the various phobias that you may have in turn opening a brand new world of positive energy. It’s a spiritual self-help book, that can help you heal yourself, banish your fears, sleep better, enjoy better relationships, and just feel happier. The techniques are simple and results come quickly. You can improve your relationships, your finances, your physical well-being. People wanting to change their attitude, or their ignorant behavior, or stuck in a touch decision-making situation should give this book a try.
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The Power of Your Subconscious Mind explains how we can access the untapped potential of our subconscious mind. Accessing our subconscious mind can make us happier and wiser. Plus, it has the potential to lower mortality rates, help you make money, and assist you in finding the love of your life. This book is full of examples from Joseph Murray’s life. Each example showcases the fantastic potential for the subconscious mind to change people’s lives for the better. Years of research studying the world’s major religions convinced Joseph Murphy that some Great Power lay behind all spiritual life and that this power is within each of us.
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The central theme of the book is that you can use your imagination to suggest ideas to your subconscious to get what you want. If repeated often enough, your mind will then steer your behavior more towards making those ideas a reality, unbeknownst to you. There are many ways you can do this, but most of them can be summarized under the concept of visualization – picturing yourself achieving a certain goal or outcome. Dr. Murphy explains that life events are the result of the workings of your conscious and subconscious minds. He suggests practical techniques through which one can change one’s destiny, principally by focusing and redirecting this miraculous energy. Years of research studying the world’s major religions convinced him that some Great Power lay behind all spiritual life and that this power is within each of us.
Final verdict
While some have argued that the book makes major claims without scientific backing, others argued that positive thinking and visualization can heal anyone to some extent. Giving hope to a person will do wonders for them. But to get it, sometimes we need to fuel proper nutrition in our minds and psychology. As referred to in the time context in which this book was written, it offers a good amount of knowledge on the law of attraction and how to make tough decisions. Anyone with free time on their hands, and who want to better themselves should read this book.
