Joseph Murphy practices
Affirmative Prayer
Goal: confidence. Core method: calm autosuggestion. The esoteric explanation is not scientifically established.
Description
“Affirmative Prayer” belongs to the Joseph Murphy practices tradition. Purpose: confidence. Use it as an attention and reflection exercise, not as a guarantee of an external event. Finish with one real-world action you can verify.
How to practice
- Define one specific question. Topic: confidence.
- Choose a brief, credible phrase and repeat it calmly, without strain or arguing with yourself.
- Continue for 5–12 minutes. When attention drifts, return calmly to the selected operation.
- Finish with one concrete action that can be completed and checked in the real world.
Limitations
Do not use this practice instead of medical, legal, or financial help. It cannot guarantee events or another person’s behavior.
Origin and source
Joseph Murphy · The Power of Your Subconscious Mind · 1963
Source: The Power of Your Subconscious Mind (1963). The description is paraphrased and does not reproduce the author’s text.
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