Techniques in Prayer Therapy Paperback – May 31, 2010

I bought this book because I am interested in affirmative or new thought prayer techniques. The author explains many different prayer techniques you can use, with the main goal changing your subconscious beliefs. The idea is that we create our own life experiences with our own beliefs, so if we want to change something we have to change ourselves. There is a lot of talk about the all encompassing creator or light that is within us all. The author points out his belief that God is a part of us all, not some old man in the sky who judges us and then punishes us. If you do believe in the typical hell and damnation ideas that most of us have been taught, you may not get so much from this book. There were chapters on aging, overcoming fears, forgiveness, and generally practicing prayer. Definitely a book I will keep in my collection.I gave 4 stars instead of 5 because of a couple of little things. The first is something the author says on pages 128-129. In the chapter on how to solve marital problems, he explains stories of couples who have overcome their issues through prayer. Then suddenly at the end of the chapter he starts talking about how fathers need to be "vital, strong, and vigorous," and that "mothers should put fathers back as head of the house." He later goes on to say "the wife must never override or undermine the father, as this lowers his authority in the eyes of the child," and that if the father doesn't spend enough time with his son he will become "feminized." The book was written in the 50's and the author obviously has some outdated ideas about gender roles which I don't personally agree with. I think the book would have been better if he had stuck with prayer and kept his personal views to himself.The other thing I didn't particularly like was his use of the Bible to push his ideas about prayer. There are other holy books that other people may prefer, or they may not prefer any at all. If we don't need religion or a savior, I don't understand why we need the Bible to guide us. The Bible is one religious book out of thousands of different religious beliefs around the world. He quoted the Bible continually but not any other books. In the chapter on marital problems he also recommends the couples pray together and read the Bible. I find this strange because he discusses reincarnation and that we don't need to adhere to any specific religious beliefs.Aside from those things, the book is a great resource to enrich your life with prayer. If you have read "The Power of Your Subconscious Mind" it will give you some idea of how the author writes. I don't agree with all of his ideas and at times he is old fashioned, but he knew a lot about living a spiritual life and this book is definitely worth reading.

Sometimes we cannot find the right words when we're praying. Sometimes we just plead and beg and focus on what we do not want to happen and, in our turmoil, we don't know how to get the answers we seek. It happens when we are scared or angry, struggling with the unknown, or grieving a loss; we keep that negative low energy around with the thoughts and words we use during prayer and it does a number on us subconsciously.This book gives insight to how to think about our prayers, how to phrase our prayers, and how to ready ourselves for receiving answers to our prayers. It also helps with those difficult times in our lives when we need to focus on the positive, and not be bogged down or interrupted by our own interfering negative thoughts or the negativity around us. It may not happen to you overnight; it may take some practice. It's good practice!The book is not religion-specific. It is a good guide into prayer work, how it works, and how prayer can resonate goodness within your life and the lives of others by knowing how to interact and connect with yourself and God, and how to open ourselves up to experience God's Grace. In his book, Dr. Murphy shows how to stop blocking the answers which we seek. Dr. Murphy also discusses how imagination and thoughts have a "corresponding emotional reaction," and how those reactions influence us.I was happy a friend recommended this book. I hope it works for you.

We used this book for our morning prayer group. Lots of wonderful prayers.

This book I rate a full 5 stars because:1) Dr. Murphy gives total insights into many aspects of prayer and why seeing a mental picture of the outcome and having the faith to belief BEFORE praying.2) The info in this books shows The Holy Bible Scriptures as reference and gives me a greater understanding of this.3) After reading this book and so many more (including many MP3 downloads of Dr. Murphy),my faith has grown in leaps and bounds and my prayers are more effective than before! In fact because my faith is now greater than before, my prayers are answered many times in the way that I asked for, and if differently, they are answered in the way that really works out for the best.All of Dr Murphy's books I downloaded on Kindle and the MP3's downloaded on Amazon are treasures and I listen to them every day and read the books often.This book for me is a life changer and so much for the better!!!!

This is an excellent follow up to "The Power of Your Subconscious Mind". It allows the reader to understand fully how to pray scientifically. Dr Murphy notes the cases of people he has assisted with their problems, which helps the reader to refer to the techniques used to condition the subconscious mind by positive affirmation. I have read most of the work of Dr Murphy,who is wholly motivational and find this particular edition truly inspiring.

OK, the guy has some religious language. Ignore that if you want. This book has some of the most profound statements of intent I've seen anywhere, and they are simple. All of his books have useful statements of intent. These seem shorter than others, of his.

I like all of his books, they are good and very good. There's always more little tidbits in every book.

Dr. Murphy's ideas make total sense and are explained very simply and clearly, which makes this book accessible to all.Anyone interested in growing spiritually will love it and treasure it!

This was exactly what I was looking for having read other books about the law of attraction I was finding it difficult to apply the practical side. This book does this perfectly- and as with all Joseph Murphy books it is well written.

great book. great seller.

The author is able to connect with the reader, and convey the power of prayer. The techniques prescribed appear to be usable, although I have not experimented.

As many dr Joseph Murphy s books this one also life changing. Thank you for uncovering god in me always

Really simple and easy to read.... Easy to apply the techniques... Please read it avidly and 3-5 times... Still everytime it'll give something different.