🎙️ Still Point 12:10 – Intro for “The Eight Steps of the Mystical Path of Christ”
Presentation Title: “Your Subconscious Power: Mindfulness and Thankfulness with Dr. Joseph Murphy”
🌿 Still Point Opening — Joseph Murphy / Inner Sanctuary
Welcome, dear friend, to this Still Point moment.
A pause… a breath… a gentle turning inward.
I’m SCR and today we talk about The Power of Your subconscious mind for contemplation and thankfulness with Dr. Joseph Murphy.
Joseph Murphy — a spiritual teacher who believed our subconscious is the sacred gateway where God’s truth takes root — he once wrote that the Divine Life within us is always ready to guide, restore, and renew us — if only we quiet the surface of the mind long enough to listen.
As we arrive here, simply breathe.
Feel the subtle shift from doing to being…
From thinking to noticing…
From striving to allowing.
Here, in this sacred interior sanctuary — the place Mary of Magdala would call the Nous, the holy mind within — we remember:
✨ We are not separate from peace.
✨ We do not chase the Presence — we return to it.
✨ Our breath is the bridge, the Spirit-breath, the Pneuma, connecting our hearts to the deep wisdom already here.
Let this moment be a gentle homecoming.
To the God-Light within.
To the breath of Spirit.
To your own quiet wholeness.
Breath Practice: Returning to the Inner Sanctuary
Settle into a comfortable posture.
Let your spine lengthen, as though a gentle thread of light lifts you upward…
and your feet soften into the earth beneath you.
Let your hands rest where they feel safe.
Let your breath arrive as it is.
In this moment, you are held. In this breath, you are home.
When you are ready, breathe in slowly through the nose…
and exhale through the mouth, as though releasing a soft prayer.
Again ~
Inhale… receive
Exhale… release.
Awakening Psyche
Begin to notice your inner landscape—the psyche:
your emotions, thoughts, stories, and sensations.
Not to judge them, not to change them,
but simply to witness them with compassion.
As you breathe, whisper inwardly:
“This is my inner world.”
“I witness without fear.”
Let every inhale soften your experience,
and every exhale loosen the grip of anything heavy.
Opening the Pneuma – Breath of the Heart
Now bring one hand to the heart.
With each breath, feel the chest rise and fall.
Feel the pneuma—the breath that animates,
the subtle rhythm that has carried you through every season,
every storm, every dawn.
Inhale: Sacred breath within me.
Exhale: Sacred breath around me.
Allow your breath to lengthen…
like a calm tide washing the shore of your soul.
Meeting the Nous – Inner Sanctuary
As the breath deepens, imagine a soft light glowing behind the heart—
the place ancient mystics call the Nous,
Mary’s word for the inner knowing, the holy center,
the still point where Divine mind and human heart meet.
Let breath carry you there…
Not forcing, not striving…
Simply allowing.
Inhale: I return to my Inner Sanctuary.
Exhale: I rest in Sacred Wisdom.
Let this space expand, warm, luminous.
This is where God speaks without words.
Where Murphy’s subconscious opens like a garden,
where seeds of faith, peace, and possibility are planted.
Feel that tenderness.
That intelligence.
That silence that is not empty but full.
Full of Presence.
Full of Promise.
Breath Prayer to Close
Place both hands over your heart.
Breathe in slowly for a count of 4
…pause softly…
and exhale for 6.
Repeat three cycles:
Inhale: Light
Pause: Love
Exhale: Peace
Let your final breath be a blessing to yourself:
“I am here.
I am held.
I am guided.
My Inner Sanctuary is always open.”
When ready, open your eyes gently,
bringing with you the calm, clarity, and quiet power of the Nous—
the Wisdom within.
(Pause for 30 seconds of silence)
Short Talk: Aligning Thought and Spirit
We arrive here, in this quiet space, to remember something ancient and true:
The inner world creates the outer world.
Joseph Murphy reminded us that the thoughts we hold, and the beliefs shaped deep in the subconscious, are constantly forming the reality we experience.
Not as magical thinking…
but as spiritual alignment.
Murphy taught that our subconscious is like fertile soil —
and every thought we plant… grows.
Every belief we nourish… takes root.
And eventually, what we cultivate within rises into our lived experience.
So today we pause to ask, gently,
“What seeds am I planting?”
Not with judgment.
Not with pressure.
But with compassionate awareness.
Mindfulness is our doorway.
When we become still, we begin to watch our thoughts the way we might watch clouds drifting across the sky.
Some are bright… hopeful… spacious.
Others are heavy, long conditioned by fear, scarcity, or the wounds we have carried.
And yet — here is the grace:
Thoughts are not destiny.
Beliefs are not chains.
Awareness gives us choice.
Each breath becomes an invitation to redirect our inner narrative toward truth and healing.
Not through force, but through soft return —
again and again —
to the deeper knowing that we are beloved, guided, and held.
Murphy called it the power of the subconscious.
We might call it the whisper of Spirit within.
The Divine imprint that remembers who we truly are.
And one of the simplest, most profound ways to align with that truth…
is through gratitude.
Gratitude doesn’t ignore pain or pretend life is perfect.
Rather, it tunes our hearts to the frequency of abundance, noticing what is good, what is present, what is quietly sustaining us even on difficult days.
Gratitude magnifies good.
It trains the mind to look not for what is missing,
but for what is already here —
and what is becoming.
And as Joseph Murphy would say, the key to transformation is not effort or striving,
but repetition, belief, and gentle persistence.
Softly, faithfully, we choose again:
“I plant thoughts of peace.”
“I nourish trust.”
“I welcome abundance.”
“I align my mind with Spirit.”
This is not a one-time awakening,
but a daily choice —
a loving practice —
a spiritual muscle strengthened breath by breath.
And so we breathe…
letting the body rest…
letting the mind unclench…
and allowing the heart to open to possibility.
Right now, you are shaping your inner sanctuary.
Right now, you are choosing a new way of seeing.
Right now, you are aligning thought and Spirit,
and the seeds you plant here will grow.
Hold this truth gently:
Everything you need already lives within you.
Peace is within you.
Wisdom is within you.
The Divine is not distant —
but breathing in your very breath.
So let us walk forward from this Still Point
with quiet confidence,
grateful hearts,
and a steady knowing:
As we transform our inner world,
our outer world transforms with it.
As we near the end of our time together – Take a moment now — silently or in writing — to name three things you are thankful for.
Gratitude is prayer.
It lifts our awareness
to what God is already doing,
already growing,
already healing in us and around us.
Gratitude doesn’t deny hardship;
it declares that the Holy still moves.
Every “thank You”
opens a window for more light.
Every appreciation
draws us closer to the quiet steady beat
of God’s presence.
And transformation, as Murphy reminds us,
is rarely sudden drama —
it is gentle persistence.
A faithful returning.
Let them be things you want to reinforce in your life — joys, hope, blessings you feel and have experienced.
You can speak them softly in your heart,
or write them down if you have a journal nearby.
Choose things that feel nourishing —
blessings you want to root more deeply into your life.
Moments of joy,
truths that steady you,
or hopes you are beginning to welcome.
Let this practice not just notice goodness —
but strengthen it.
Each gratitude is a seed.
Every acknowledgment is a gentle “yes”
to the life you are growing from within.
Take your time.
Breathe.
And allow gratitude to expand quietly in you —
like light finding its way through morning branches.
Let this truth settle:
You are held.
You are guided.
You are accompanied by God in every step and every thought.
Nothing you must become.
Nothing you must earn.
Just a remembering.
A leaning into the One who lives in you.
As you align your thoughts with Spirit,
your inner world opens…
your life softens into grace…
and the outer world begins to reflect the peace
God has already placed in your soul.
Breathe into that.
Rest there.
And let God do the transforming work in you,
one quiet yes at a time.
- Closing Reflection (2 minutes)
Closing Words: “As you leave today, may you: Think with intention, Feel with hope, And speak words that shape a joyful, grateful reality.
Your subconscious is listening – the Nous connection as Mary Magdalene revealed within us. Give it something beautiful to believe in.”
🌬️ Soft Invitation (Likes/Follow)
If this space brings you a little peace — if it helps you reconnect to your breath, to Spirit, and to your inner sacred ground — I’d love for you to stay close.
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🌙 Closing Blessing & Share Invitation
As we leave this sacred pause, may you carry this calm into whatever waits for you today.
Not by effort… but by remembering.
The peace is already within you.
The light is already lit.
And if this moment blessed you —
If it touched your soul or brought you back to centre —
consider sharing it with someone else.
A friend walking through a heavy week.
A soul looking for hope.
A heart that just needs a reminder to breathe.
Until we meet again…May you walk slowly, listen deeply, speak gently and receive the world with a smile! And remember to ….
Breathe.
Reset.
Rise.
And return, again and again, to your Still Point.
