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The Power of Your Subconscious Mind (Revised)

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I was first introduced to this book back in 1980 and the message and principles outlined in the book has changed my life in deep and profound ways. What I recognized from the beginning is that "I", and I alone, am responsible for my thoughts, my actions, reactions, and the manner in which "I" choose to conduct my life. The principle outlined by Joseph Murphy provided a level of self awareness from which I was able to evaluate my life's circumstance and make the positive changes I felt necessary. Many books and tapes have come along over the years, most notably, "The Secret". But there is no Secret. There is only you, the thoughts you choose, the words you speak and your subconcious mind. If it all seems too simplistic, that's because it is! This was the best money ever spent on a book. It has provided me with the wisdom and knowledge to bring about positive change. Give yourself the greatest gift imaginable and buy yourself a copy of this book. You won't regret it!

I don't know what happened but when I picked up this book I just felt I had to buy it. I am glad that I did because the contents are remarkable. The author clearly explains how using your sub-concious mind can bring about changes in your life from health through to finances, solving solutions to problems, and general advise on just about all topics we all struggle with in life.

To me this has solved alot of questions regarding dreams and really wanting a change to occur in ones life. The examples he relates to cover just about all issues. Simple personnel advise that you can use to help solve problems by using his technics. Clearly stated by the author, he shows how you can bring about changes that can improve your life. He explains, why applying the techniques used throughout the book, can work.

In short, the author shows you how to use your sub-conscious mind to bring about change or solutions in ones life. If you are trying to find answers to solve the problems you have either personally, business, health, edcucation, or finances. Do his suggestions work? For the price, what have you got to lose in reading and trying his solutions?

In my country most techniques described in this book has been a common knowledge of spiritualists and martial artists alike, I couldn't find anything new in the book except that the concept was described in more scientific(-like) way.

And, one basic thing is missing.
You cannot find the meaning of your life using such techniques. Maybe you can improve your health, wealth, ability etc. etc., but meaningful life comes from something higher (or deeper). I am afraid Dr. Murphy got too excited with the techniques and forget to discuss the foundation.

I prefer Steven covey's 'Seven Habits of Highly Effective People'. It covered the very foundation of our life first before moved into techniques.

Maybe these two book could make a good pair?

This classic work explains the miracle of the power of mind in a clear and concise way and leads to continual self-improvement. Explaining the fact that each individual has two minds, the conscious and the subconscious, it proceeds to explain the function of each and how powerful the subconscious is.

The great subconscious power must however be directed by the conscious mind, and that is the individual's responsibility. The various techniques for directing the subconscious, like affirmation and visualization, are clearly explained. Many helpful affirmations are provided to kick-start the process of healing and many examples are provided of how people solved their problems by correcting their thinking.

This inspiring book is immensely therapeutic in cleaning cobwebs and dogmatic brainwashing from the mind. I recommend this as the very best entry point in the entire field of self-improvement. I also recommend Mind Magic by Marta Hiatt. Other authors whose work is also of great benefit in this regard, include Catherine Ponder, Louise Hay, Emmet Fox and Frederick Bailes. Joseph Murphy's books on cultivating a consciousness of prosperity are very helpful too.

Im sure everyone has a bible. What you need on top of that is Think and Grow Rich, and this book.
This book has the most how-to than any book i've ever read.
Think and grow rich has the formula to get rich, but is vague on how exactly to use the formula.
Thats why this book is a must-have. The author breaks it down so readable and within a few chapters you are able to apply some techniques. It really taught me how to use my mind to talk to myself.
I got results after only a couple days.

I thought this would be an empowering book that would teach me. It turned out to use a lot of common sence that would be helpful if everyone didn't know it already. Then there's also some crazy stuff - for example, you can heal someone accross the country - using your subcontious mind.

Having received bunch of emails from people who have read this book, but still had difficulty applying the principles in this, I felt compelled to share few ideas.

First, the principles in this book are correct and they work if you apply them. The book is about using the power of your subconscious mind. As I read over some previous reviews here, I noticed that some people stumbled upon the language and pointed out that one should read "As A Man Thinketh" (yes, it is a good book to read), and made a reference to "as you think in your HEART" - not mind. Another name for the SUBCONSCIOUS is HEART of the MIND, because SUBCONSCIOUS MIND is the REALM OF EMOTIONS.

Some people also erroneously think that the subconscius mind is in one's head, it isn't. It is not even confined to your physical body, but permeates it. Your physical body is IN your MIND. Another way to describe the subconscious may be to refer to it as your "energy field" (that may be somewhat more modern "language"). Do not get stuck to words and labels, though. They are merely useful to help describe things - they are not the experience itself.

To use self-hypnosis successfully, to use the power of your mind successfully, it is not enough to just repeat the words mechanically (although, with a lot of repetition, they too will be impressed upon your subconscious mind), but you must also use your feelings - EXPERIENCING the outcome you desire AS IF it were REAL for you now - subjectively.

The term subconscious mind is used to refer to your own individual storehouse of knowledge and memories. The term "superconscious", or "universal mind", "God", and sometimes in hypnosis the term "unconscious" are used to refer to the infinite storehouse of knowledge, which you access through your subconscious mind.

There is ONLY ONE Mind, but for the convenience we have divided it linguistically into three minds, according to its functions - conscious, subconscious and superconscious. You can imagine that there is one door standing between your conscious and subconscious mind and another between your subconscious and superconscious. You access both your subconscious and superconscious by getting the critical faculty of your conscious mind out of the way and the easiest way to do this is by fully engaging your imagination and your emotions.

Because you access your subconscious and superconscious mind in the same way, people sometimes just use the term "subconscious" to refer to both functions. Instead of using the world superconscious, Murphy sometimes uses he word "God" - which I like, but some people feel very uncomfortable with due to their religious upbringing or lack of understanding and direct experience (A Course in Miracles is one books that may help in that respect).

Your conscious mind is that part of your mind that judges things and contemplates whether you can or cannot do something. It compares things and when you attempt to use your conscius mind and work on some goal, it may pop up with all the reasons why something may not be possible for you to do. Your subconscious mind goes for DIRECT EXPERIENCE. It doesn't judge whether something is possible or impossible, good or bad - it merely ACCEPTS as true and real whatever you EXPERIENCE as REAL subjectively.

When you pick a goal to work on with your subconscious, make sure that it is something that is BELIEVABLE to you. Whatever ideas you desire to impress upon your subconscious mind will work in conjunction with that which is already in your subconcious mind - so if the ideas and beliefs which are currently in your subconscious are in conflict with your desired goal, it will take you a long time to experience the desired results. If you begin with things you are willing to accept as possible for you, you'll get much faster results and you'll also condition your mind for success and to the world of many new wonderful possibilities.

Also, keep in mind, that you are in one way or another programming your subconscious mind with every thought you think. So, if you are using self-hypnosis to help you create greater abundance and you are working on your goal for half an hour a day, then you spend the other 23 hours contemplating how you don't have money to pay the bills, you're just undoing all that work you invested in self-hypnosis. Once you are done with your mind-programming, whenever you think of your goal, you'll make it happen much faster if you spend time expecting the positive outcome and giving thanks that what you desire is already yours, or at least that it is on its merry way to you.

This lovely book teaches you how to use the power of your mind in many different areas in your life. It also provides examples from the lives of others who have successfully used the power of their mind to overcome numerous obstacles and create what their hearts desired. This little stories may serve you as an inspiration until you have an assortment of your own success stories to tell - and if you genuinely apply the principles in this book, you'll have many great stories of your own.

This book creates lot of self confidants to a person by analyzing both part of the mind.Very good book for reading but some examples stories are unbelievable.

So far so good on this book. Alot of it makes sense so we'll see how it goes. Positive thinking equals positive results!

This classic work explains the miracle of the power of mind in a clear and concise way and leads to continual self-improvement. Explaining the fact that each individual has two minds, the conscious and the subconscious, it proceeds to explain the function of each and how powerful the subconscious is. The great subconscious power must however be directed by the conscious mind, and that is the individual's responsibility. The various techniques for directing the subconscious, like affirmation and visualization, are clearly explained. Many helpful affirmations are provided to kick-start the process of healing and many examples are provided of how people solved their problems by correcting their thinking. This inspiring book is immensely therapeutic in cleaning cobwebs and dogmatic brainwashing from the mind. I recommend this as the very best entry point in the entire field of self-improvement. I also recommend Mind Magic by Marta Hiatt. Other authors whose work is also of great benefit in this regard, include Catherine Ponder, Louise Hay, Emmet Fox and Frederick Bailes. Joseph Murphy's books on cultivating a consciousness of prosperity are very helpful too.