Murphy suggested consulting the I Ching just before sleep (the hypnagogic state). Cast your coins. Read the hexagram. Then, immediately enter a sleepy state and repeat the affirmation derived from the hexagram. The last thought you sleep on becomes the marching order for your subconscious.

Joseph Murphy’s secret—the one rarely written in the PDFs—is deceptively simple: The sticks, the coins, the hexagrams—they are just mirrors. The only "better" way to use them is to look at what they reflect and change the reflection by changing your subconscious beliefs.

Use three pennies. Heads represent yang (unbroken lines), and tails represent yin (broken lines).

Murphy's book offers practical guidance on how to apply the I Ching's principles in daily life. Here are some key takeaways:

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