Anatomy of the Spirit is the boldest presentation to date of energy medicine by one of its premier practitioners, internationally acclaimed ...
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Nov 03, 2010
Kyra
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Anatomy of the Spirit marked the beginning of Caroline Myss’ notorious career on the New Age healing circuit. Anatomy is a book that relies heavily on anecdotes and testimonials, offering these as “proofs” of Divine healings. Writing in the fashion of Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, Myss touts a PhD in the field of “Energy Medicine” and boasts a miraculous healing of a man with HIV. There is no proof of either an accredited PhD or any such healing. Like any good New Age woo, Myss combines all the major w
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Jun 11, 2011
So far this book and its basic foundational concepts are fascinating..it has been so long since I have done any non-work reading and I am so tired when I start reading late at night, so its going SLOWLY but what has helped is that I also have the CDs that go along with the book so I have gotten a pretty big sneak peek about what the book is about while I have been doing on the road travel this week. CANT WAIT to get a few hours of quality reading time in during daylight hours so I can make more
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Jun 15, 2010
Jenn
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This book has some definite good ideas for self-introspection and evaluation. I found some of her ideas very interesting. However, I think this book would strike more of a chord for those people who have no religious or spiritual background than for those who already have a spiritual foundation.
The one thing I definitely took from this book, "Accept responsibility for your own personal healing." I agree with the author that medicine can only do so much and nobody else More...
The one thing I definitely took from this book, "Accept responsibility for your own personal healing." I agree with the author that medicine can only do so much and nobody else More...
Mar 24, 2010
Jeff
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This is a very insightful book that is particularly suited for individuals who have been on the "spiritual path" for quite some time. Here's a great passage from it related to forgiveness as it relates to illness:
"We all have negative feelings, but not all negativity produces disease. To create disease, negative emotions have to be dominant, and what accelerates the process is KNOWING the negative thought to be toxic, but giving it permission to thrive in your consci More...
"We all have negative feelings, but not all negativity produces disease. To create disease, negative emotions have to be dominant, and what accelerates the process is KNOWING the negative thought to be toxic, but giving it permission to thrive in your consci More...
Feb 04, 2009
Jessi
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A great walk through the body's energetic system. Myss is an established medical intuitive and one of the greatest and most prolific leading authorities on natural healing. I like her style and practical multi-disciplinary approach. This is a walk through each of the body's seven energy centers (chakras), and she expertly explains what health challenges (physically and emotionally) are associated with each energy center, what the process of healing actually IS (physically and emotionally), and h
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Dec 05, 2011
Lynecia
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Refreshing that it wasn't a "Polly-Anna" think positive and everything will all be miraculously healed kind of book. It was really an in depth look at the emotional, psychological and mental baggage we carry and how it can lead to spiritual and physical breakdowns. She examines these things using the chakras, the sefirots of Kabbalah, as well as the Seven Christian sacraments. Myss challenges the reader to heal deep seated and underlying issues, if they truly want to heal on any level.
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Feb 05, 2009
Shannon
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awesome. It's a spiritual aid and physical health guide in one, which makes sense because it's all connected anyway. I appreciate that it's straightforward, not terribly mushy and, at least for me, it always has something new to absorb every time. Also, I've read quite a few books about chakras and energy systems and, while this still pretty much lines up with what I've read before, the way she approaches/explain the issues was both more comprehensive/complex than many but still understandable.
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Sep 17, 2010
Ramani
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This is one of my all time favorites. I'm reading it again to remind me of those spiritual lessons that are still hiding out from my consciousness :)
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Aug 08, 2010
Sarah
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This is a book about the chakra's or energy centers in the body, explained in a very down to earth and practical application manner. Things I didn't like about it is the way she takes it ooober religious. Things I did like, though, was her conveyance of the ideas that we are created to have amazing capabilities for power and happiness (all major world religions have the philosophy of the chakras in it, but just diff names for it). I don't think I'd read anything else by this author, but I don't
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Feb 08, 2012
Jean
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I really enjoyed Caroline Myss, a medical intuitive who can heal others by just knowing their name and location, in the way of Edgar Cayce. In Anatomy of the Spirit, she compares The Christian Sacraments, Hebrew Kaballah, and Hindu chakras to explain how we get ill from energy blockages, spiriutal laziness, or by having a lack of self respect due to not celebrating life's milestones. It was a very unique study, and she has ten thought provoking questions after each section so you can ponder what
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Jan 27, 2011
Abby
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If Anodea Judith's EASTERN BODY/WESTERN MIND is too daunting, pick up Caroline Myss' ANATOMY OF THE SPIRIT.
Dr. Caroline Myss is an intuitive healer. (I know, the eye roll is inevitable, but hang on just a minute.) She claims to be able to tell what's wrong with people, what diseases they have and what is causing them to be sick, by reading their energy. (Go ahead. Eye roll. I did.)
While I'm not sure of her abilities, what I do love about this book is the integration of More...
Dr. Caroline Myss is an intuitive healer. (I know, the eye roll is inevitable, but hang on just a minute.) She claims to be able to tell what's wrong with people, what diseases they have and what is causing them to be sick, by reading their energy. (Go ahead. Eye roll. I did.)
While I'm not sure of her abilities, what I do love about this book is the integration of More...
Sep 28, 2011
Joann
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Anatomy of the Spirit by Caroline Myss made me stop and think about my life more than any other. The main premise is about how our biography affects our biology. For example, rape victims have a higher incidence of cancers of the reproductive organs than the general population. Dr. Myss talks about why that occurs and what things you can do to change your negative thinking and stop being a victim. Her premise applies to all genders, races, ages. There is something valuable in this book for
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Sep 14, 2009
*elasticfate
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I sort of wished I had come across this book during my nyc days when I was experiencing my own 'dark night of the soul' but then again, I needed to endure that period of my life without external advice to really learn my power. Inner guidance helped me hold strong to my own healing path. Reading this now definitely filled in the gaps to help me continue healing my dis-ease & stepping into my healer path. I think anyone who has any healing work to do should definitely read this - the synthesis of
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Feb 05, 2011
Rachel
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I alternated between liking the book and being really irritated with it. While I do believe that there is more to health and illness than just what the Western medical establishment currently understands, there is a lot of science to health and illness. This book completely ignores the science. Myss gives an example of a man "healed" from HIV by "adopting a healthy, near-vegetarian diet, doing aerobic exercise, quitting smoking, using castor oil packs across his abdomen for 45
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Jun 12, 2011
Skyla (Happy Go Lucky and Lost in Books)
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I had to read this book for school as I am studying to become a holistic nutritionist, after reading it I don't think it should have been in the curriculum as the author often refers back to God which I don't believe is a good thing when talking about/advising a person nutritionally as they may not believe in God or be of a different religion, though I enjoyed the parts about chakras the rest of the book was incredibly dull for me.
Jun 05, 2009
Tracee
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this book is pretty amazing. a slippery slope positive thinking, hippy, rabbit hole of books I read during yoga training. This one is about an intuitive doctor, who can actually diagnose patients by their energetic reading. I also find it horrifying (in a good way) how she links guilt, anger, old feelings with disease later in life. ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh crap.
my life is forever changed. so into this :)
my life is forever changed. so into this :)
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Nov 18, 2011
Theresa
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I absolutely loved this book. It deals with the mind and soul and the different levels in each. Ms. Myss contends many of our diseases are caused by a blockage in one of the levels. She goes into personal stories on healing takes place after a person realizes how their soul were injured. I was hesistant about purchasing this book, but I'm glad I did. It will be a keeper on my bookshelf.
Feb 28, 2011
Julie
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Anatomy of the Spirit is an excellent read and wonderful reference book. I read it years ago but refer to it frequently. Myss does a great job of helping us to understand how illnesses are related to the health of our spirit. She links the chakras or energy centers of the body to physical diseases and helps us understand the emotional and spiritual wellness that is needed for good health.
Nov 14, 2011
Devan
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This book has a lot of wisdom.....take what you can and leave what you must. This was the first book on chakras I ever read and I'm not likely to forget it. Yes, this book is new age, chakra/virtues/healing through your own positive energy and thinking. Some may find this book too much, but I have this on audio and I listen to it over and over.
Jul 30, 2009
MBurke
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This is interesting if you've never read anything about this kind of stuff before, which I hadn't. It basically elaborates on the health psychology trend and looking at illness holistically. Tends to be far fetched with some things, but it talks about how your mentality and life experiences can influence and even cause physical illness. It's a good perspective - makes you think about your own stress levels and negativity.
Dec 24, 2008
Angie
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I love everything Myss writes! She is an amazing person with a background in theology. As a medical intuitive she has such an interesting view of the ways that your life affect the systems in your body and chakras, etc. This is my favorite of all her books. I have read it three times in my life, nost recently again this past summer.
Dec 29, 2008
I've actually given this book to a few of my doctors ;)
"Our bodies contain our histories--every chapter, line, and verse of every event and relationship in our lives" (p. 40). She maintains, in other words, that as our lives unfold, our biography becomes our biology (p. 40).
Paints a complete picture of our "wholeness".
"Our bodies contain our histories--every chapter, line, and verse of every event and relationship in our lives" (p. 40). She maintains, in other words, that as our lives unfold, our biography becomes our biology (p. 40).
Paints a complete picture of our "wholeness".
Sep 02, 2009
Latisha
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The author gives a wonderfully simple explanation of chakras for any beginner in her easy to read voice that is unmistakable. I had many come to mama moments in reading this book. She spells out the smallest of infractions we daily commit on ourselves and how they can lead to a snowballing of reactions and patterns.
Dec 30, 2008
Tabitha
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Myss has an amazing insight on the mind body connection. The correlations she draws between the Hindu shakra system, the Christian sacraments, and the Jewish tree of Yessod is very interesting, particularly to those of us trying to marry eastern and western philosophies to make some kind of coherent system.
Oct 18, 2010
Xavier.vercaemst
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The best book ever read at that time of my life!
It opened the doorway to my spiritual enfolding life.
Energy medecin is the future!
All chakras are very well explained!
I love this book as it really shows us that in all religion some truths are found....we only need one spirituality within ourself
It opened the doorway to my spiritual enfolding life.
Energy medecin is the future!
All chakras are very well explained!
I love this book as it really shows us that in all religion some truths are found....we only need one spirituality within ourself
Nov 20, 2008
Patti
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I read this book a few years ago, but this time around, I felt like I needed it. It's full of good stuff- it takes you through the 7 chakras and teaches you what they represent and how to deal with the emotional and health related issues associated with each one. Very good for mental health.
Jan 01, 2011
Katherine
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I have started working with the suggestions in this book with results in a very short time.
It is simple to understand and extremely thought provoking. I highly recommend it to anybody wishing to understand more about themselves and the healing processes that are very important in our lives.
It is simple to understand and extremely thought provoking. I highly recommend it to anybody wishing to understand more about themselves and the healing processes that are very important in our lives.
Sep 10, 2011
Carlyn
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I really liked it! It combines all the structural threads of religions with the energy of the spirit. Looking at the tree of life, the roots of Christianity, and the orbs of energy and chakras in a beautiful parallel manner which creates a clear vision. A good overview and wake up! :)
Sep 09, 2009
Midoil1
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This book, recommended by niece Kristy, is about the seven stages of power and healing. It takes a typically Eastern mystic's perspective of chakras and explains how you can analyze your own healthy, energy levels, etc, in relation to this ancient, sometimes misunderstood, philosophy.
Jan 04, 2009
Andrea
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An interesting book about the human body and energy. It can use some editing... the concept and content are enticing but the author jumps around and can be a unclear at various points. The concept is believable and makes me want to be in a better mood!! Pretty decent book.
