The Power of Your Subconscious Mind
by Joseph Murphy · 1963
The 1963 classic on reprogramming the deeper mind to work for your goals.
Worth reading? Murphy's Power of Your Subconscious Mind is a mid-century self-help staple: visualize, affirm, and let the deeper mind deliver. The science is shaky, but the placebo of practiced belief helps many. Skip it if you need rigor over ritual.
| Author | Joseph Murphy |
|---|---|
| Published | 1963 |
| Category | Self-Improvement & Psychology |
| Favorite quote | “As you think, so are you.” |
The Verdict
Murphy’s Power of Your Subconscious Mind is a mid-century self-help staple: visualize, affirm, and let the deeper mind deliver. The science is shaky, but the placebo of practiced belief helps many. Skip it if you need rigor over ritual.
readers open to a faith-meets-psychology approach to self-belief
you want evidence-based psychology, not spiritual suggestion
Book Summary
The 1963 classic on reprogramming the deeper mind to work for your goals. It earns its place by giving you a clear lens you can apply, not just inspiration. Your subconscious mind shapes results more than conscious will alone. Reprogram it with repeated, felt affirmations. The practical move is to read it once, then act on the one idea that maps to your current bottleneck, rereading the whole thing rarely adds more than executing the part you skipped.
Top 10 Lessons from The Power of Your Subconscious Mind
- Your subconscious mind shapes results more than conscious will alone.
- Reprogram it with repeated, felt affirmations.
- Faith and expectation open the door to outcomes.
- Forgiveness and peace of mind free mental energy.
- Picture the end result vividly to steer behavior.
- What you impress on the subconscious before sleep works on you overnight.
- Fear and worry are just misused imagination; redirect it toward what you want.
- The subconscious can't tell real experience from vividly imagined experience, so use that.
- Speak and think in the affirmative; the subconscious accepts what you dwell on as instruction.
- Healing and confidence both start with a decision the conscious mind makes first.
Top 5 Quotes from The Power of Your Subconscious Mind
"The miracle-working power of your subconscious mind can heal you."
Joseph Murphy, The Power of Your Subconscious Mind
"As you think, so are you."
Joseph Murphy, The Power of Your Subconscious Mind
"Change your thoughts, and you change your destiny."
Joseph Murphy, The Power of Your Subconscious Mind
"Never finish a negative statement; reverse it immediately, and wonders will happen in your life."
Joseph Murphy, The Power of Your Subconscious Mind
"All of us have our own inner fears, beliefs, opinions. These inner assumptions rule and govern our lives."
Joseph Murphy, The Power of Your Subconscious Mind
Frequently Asked Questions
Is The Power of Your Subconscious Mind worth reading?
Yes, if the description fits you, readers open to a faith-meets-psychology approach to self-belief. Skip it if you want evidence-based psychology, not spiritual suggestion.
What is the main idea of The Power of Your Subconscious Mind?
Murphy's Power of Your Subconscious Mind is a mid-century self-help staple: visualize, affirm, and let the deeper mind deliver.
Who should read The Power of Your Subconscious Mind?
Readers open to a faith-meets-psychology approach to self-belief. Skip it if you want evidence-based psychology, not spiritual suggestion.
What will you get out of The Power of Your Subconscious Mind?
A clearer, opinionated take you can act on, plus the sharpest lessons pulled into a short list so you don't have to read the whole book to decide.
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