How to Use Your Healing Power -- Joseph Murphy

<p>How to Use Your Healing Power (1957) by Dr. Joseph Murphy explains the inner meaning of the healing miracles of the New Testament. Through the analysis of Biblical stories, Dr. Murphy illuminates how the reader can apply these same healing principles to their own lives. </p><p>Joseph Murphy (b. 1898, d. 1981) was born in Ireland in 1898 to a private boys' school headmaster father. Raised Roman Catholic, he first thought he would become a Catholic priest and enrolled in a Jesuit seminary while also studying chemistry. But by his late teen years, he began to question Catholic orthodoxy. While he was ordained a priest, it didn't take long for him to leave the priesthood. </p><p>Eager to explore new ideas, he emigrated to the United States in 1922 and earned a living as a pharmacist. It was here that he was introduced to New Thought at New York City's Church of the Healing Christ.</p><p>Upon the outbreak of World War, Murphy brought his expertise in pharmacology to the war effort. And after the war, he further sought spiritual answers, learning Hindu philosophy in India and taking university courses. </p><p>Upon his return to the United States, Murphy relocated to Los Angeles and became part of the thriving New Thought community there. He began writing prolifically, releasing over 30 books on spirituality between the 1940s and 1980s. He also earned a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Southern California in the 1950s.</p><p>Murphy was ordained into Religious Science a