Joseph Murphy - Grow Rich with the Power of Your Subconscious Mind

Grow Rich with the Power of Your Subconscious Mind sounds like a proposition too good to be true. In fact, Dr. Joseph Murphy, the author of this book, specifically discourages readers from putting great effort into pursuing riches and other objects of desire. Only effortless effort is required. The only effort needed involves learning how to project your desires onto the screen of your subconscious mind in such a way that you envision yourself being, doing, or having that which you desire, whatever it may be. When you develop this ability, the Omnipotent Cosmic Power within you, which permeates all beings, finds the means to fulfill your desire.

Keep in mind that the concept of effortless effort applies exclusively to the pursuit of ones desires and not to how one lives ones life. Each persons goal in life is self-fulfillment, which necessitates making conscious use of our minds and bodies and often requires effort and determination. When we follow our passions and are aligned with Omnipotent Cosmic Power, the work required may feel effortless, but at times, we may struggle. Tenacity and hard work may be required to power through those difficult times and overcome any obstacles.

Rest assured, however, that whatever image you successfully imprint on your subconscious mind is ultimately reflected in the real world. In other words, your experiences and circumstances are the product of whatever you think and truly believe. As Murphy explains, this principle can be a blessing or a curse. Just as images of health, wealth, and happiness can be impressed upon the subconscious mind, so too can images of illness, poverty, and sorrow. For example, negative self-talk, such as Ill never be able to afford that, when passed to the subconscious, is made manifest in the real world. Likewise, fear of illness, failure, or rejection, when it becomes a subconscious belief in the subjective mind, becomes an objective reality in the world.

To change your experiences, circumstances, and financial status, you must change your thinking and beliefs. Unfortunately, this is easier said than done. One must take a leap of faith. Merely saying that you think or believe or want something to be so does not make it a belief; merely repeating an affirmation falls short of impressing the desire on the subconscious mind. The image must be burned onto the subconscious with the heat of positive emotiondesire, expectancy, gratitude, and so on. Likewise, negative emotions, such as fear and anxiety, must be discharged to prevent them from projecting false and self-defeating beliefs onto the subconscious.

What makes this book so valuable is that it shows you how to take your leap of faith in baby steps. Murphy was a chemist, a philosopher, a teacher, and a minister in the New Thought movementa school of thought based on the Cosmic Power of the mind to achieve health, prosperity, peace, and personal fulfillment. Murphy authored a number of popular books, including The Power of Your Subconscious Mind and The Cosmic Power Within You. He believed that all individuals, regardless of education and training, have divine powers and the right to know how to use these powers to fulfill all their desires. As such, he was committed to unlocking ancient secrets and translating often obscure metaphysical concepts and practices into plain English to make them more accessible to anyone who is eager to learn.

In this new volume, you will find some of Dr. Murphys most powerful writings on the subject of attaining prosperity. Some of the writings appeared in pamphlets distributed at speaking events and have never before appeared in book form, while others have previously appeared in books. (For more on his life and career, see the About the Author section at the end of this book.) This new volume has also been updated throughout for contemporary readers. Among other updates, youll find a few modern-day examples (which appear in italics) and the addition of content that extends Murphys teachings on the subconscious to conscious thought and action.

Murphys philosophy and practices are timeless. Some stories and anecdotes may have resonated more with readers in the 1950s than with todays readers, but they are still relevant and remain effective in illustrating the practical application of Murphys teachings. In this book, you will find many real-life stories of people who practiced the techniques Murphy recommends and, as a result, attained rich and fulfilling lives. As you dig in and begin to practice these same techniques yourself, you will begin to experience the power of the subconscious mind in your own life. Murphys explanations of these techniques, along with the many affirmations he provides, make it easy to start using the power of your subconscious mind to enrich your life today.

Although Murphy wrote and taught in the 1950s to the late 1970s and you may encounter an occasional anachronism, the heart of his teachings seem to be even more relevant in todays world, where negativity, chronic illness, misfortune, and poverty seem to prevail. Murphy teaches that we can transcend the uncertain, ever-changing world around us, which he refers to as the five-sense world, and turn inward to the unchanging and everlasting power within us, where peace, prosperity, and goodness reign. The principles on which Murphys teachings and techniques are based are eternal; they predate all religions and religious groups and do not rely on external circumstances. When we master these eternal principles, we are unmoved by the negativity of the mass mind and the ups and downs in the world around us.