ANATOMY the Seven Stages of Power and Healing CAROLINE MYSS, Ph.D. C .m.ul.i $35 00 m \)hit(»)i\ <>f the Spirit is the boldest presentation to date ofenerg) medicine h\ one ot its premier practitioners, mternationalh acclaimed medical intuitive and motivationaJ speaker C aroline M\ss. Through her workshops, hooks, videos, And audiotapes. Dr. M\ss who is ahle to diag- nose illness h\ intuitive means has motivated people to examine their souls and improve l heir health. This breakthrough vie* ot mind, body, and spirit, baaed on Fifteen seats ot research into eneig) medicine, presents a unique program tor promoting spontaneous physical, emotional, and spiritual healing. \niit<>tn\ of the Spirit shows the Imks between emotional And spiritual stresses Mid specific illnesses in the context ot the analoim ot the human energy System I )i Mvss'l s\stem ot eneigj medic me will tcac h \ou the specific emotional, psychological, anil ph\s leal taetors tfi.it lie at the root ot illness lor example, tears regarding finaix ial matters .din t the health ot the lower hack, emotion. il barriers to experiencing love undermine the health ot the heart, a strong need to control others or \our environment influences the health ot the BCnial areas ot the hod\ tnSSSSSSn <>] the Spirit also presents l)r \t\ss s long-awaited model ot the hod\ s seven centers ot spiritual and physical power, m whieh she s\nthesi/es the ancient wisdom ot three spiri- tual traditions— the Hindu ehakras. the C hris- tian sacraments, and the Kabbalah's I ree ot Life. With this model. Dr. \I\ss shows how \ou can develop your own latent powers ot intuition as you simultaneously de\elop your personal power and spiritual maturity . As you begin to understand the anatomy ot your spirit, you will discover the spiritual causes ot illness, as well as how to sense and correct an energ\ imbalance . before it expresses itself as physical illness, and how to recover emotionally and physically from an illness you may already have. By learning to sour body and spirit in a new way that draws on old truths, you can begin to develop a spiri- tual maturity and authority that will change your life. **•< Anatomy 01 the Spirit Anatomy 01 the Spirit 1 he Seven Stages oi Power and iiealin Caroline Myss, Ph.D. HARMONY BOOKS / NEW YORK The material contained in this book is not intended as medical advice. It you have a medical issue or illness, consult a qualified physician. Copyright © 1996 b) Caroline Vlyss Foreword copyright * 1996 b) Crown Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved. No p.in oi this book ma) be reproduced or transmitted in any form or b) an) means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or b) an) information stor.»<je and retrieval system, without per- mission in writing from the publisher. Grateful acknowledgment is made to Princeton I niversit) Press tor permis- sion to reprint "Seven Power Centers <>r ( h.ikr.is of the Kundalini System" from Mythic Image b) Joseph ( Campbell. ( < >p\ right 1 1 1974 bj Princeton I m versit) Press. Reprinted b) permission oi Princeton I niversit) Press. Published b) Harmon) Books, a division of Crown Publishers, Inc., 201 Bast 50th Street. \iu fork, New V«.rk 10022 Random House, [nc New York, [bronto, London, Sydney, Auckland. http://w w w.rand< >mh< >use.< \\ VRMONY and colophon .ire trademarks Of Crown Publishers, Inc. Printed in the United States of America Library ot Congress Cataloging in Publication Data is available upon request. ISBN 0-517-70391-2 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 This book is dedicated with boundless love and gratitude to my three personal angels, without whom I could never have survived the darkest times ofmy life: my mother, who is my constant source ofstrength; my brother, Edward, who is my continual source ofhumor and optimism; and my sister-in-law, Amy, who has become a family treasure. Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 http://archive.org/details/anatomyofspirittOOmyss C^ontenls Foreword \ry C. Norman Sbeafy, M.D., Ph.D. xi Preface: Becoming Medically Intuitive I Introduction: A Brief Personal History 1 3 Turning Points 1 3 An Intuitive Apprenticeship 20 From Hobby to Profession 2 5 The Final Turn in the Road 26 Part I: A New Lan£ua£e oi the Spirit 31 1 . Energy Medicine and Intuition 3 3 The Human Energy Field 33 The First Principle: Biography Becomes Biology 40 The Second Principle: Personal Power Is Necessary for Health 43 The Third Principle: You Alone Can Help YourselfHeal 41 Learning Symbolic Sight 51 2. Made in the Image of God 63 The Symbolic Power ofthe Seven Chakras 68 The Symbolic Power ofthe Christian Sacraments 10 The Symbolic Power ofthe Ten Sefirot 12 How the Chakras, Sacraments, and Sefirot Work Together 16 The Seven Sacred Truths 80 Part 11: 1 he Seven Sacred Iruths 93 1. The First Chakra: Tribal Power 103 Tribal Culture 105 The Energy Consequences ofBeliefPatterns 109 Challenging Toxic Tribal Power 113 Questionsfor Self-Examination 121 C o \ r E N 1 S 2. The Second Chakra: The Power of Relationships 1 2^ The Power of Choice 1 12 Choice and Relationships 1 14 The Challenge ofManaging Creative Energy 1 15 The Challenge ofManaging Sexual Energy 142 The Energy ofMoney I S2 Ethical Energy I 56 The Personal Power of the Second Chakra 160 Questions for Self-Examination 1 6 5 3. The Third Chakra: Personal Power 167 Developing Self-Esteem 169 Enhancing Inner Power 173 Self-Esteem and Intuition 1 79 The Toiii I Personal Power I \ J Challenges oftheJourney 192 Questions for Sclf-1'.xammution 1 94 4. The Fourth Chakra: Emotional Power 197 Learning the Power ofLotx 1 99 mg Oneselfas the Path to the Divine 202 . \wakening the Conscious Self 205 Moving Beyond the Language of Hounds 20S The Path to the Empowered Heart 214 Questions for Self- Txamination 2 1 7 5. The Fifth Chakra: The Power of Will 219 The Consequences cfFear 221 Faith 224 Between the Head and the Heart 229 Questions for Self-Examination 235 6. The Sixth Chakra: The Power of the Mind 237 Applying Detachment 239 Consciousness and Its Connection to Healing 244 Consciousness and Death 246 Developing the Impersonal Mind and Symbolic Sight 252 CONTENTS ix Becoming Conscious 251 Questions for Self-Exomination 26 > 7. The Seventh Chakra: Our Spiritual Connector 265 Spiritual Awakening 268 Spiritual Crisis and the Seed for Devotion 213 Enduring the "Dark Night" 218 Questions for Self-Exammat ion 283 Afterword: A Guide for the Contemporary Mystic 285 Guidance for the Contemporary Mystic 286 A Daily Meditation 288 Acknowledgments 291 Selected Bibliography 295 Index 299 Po reword £ On rare occasions, you may meet a unique person who dramati- cally alters your perceptions of the world and of yourself. You are about to meet just such an extraordinary individual. Author and medical intuitive Caroline Myss will intrigue, provoke, and inspire you with her views on spirituality and your personal responsibility for your own health. Some aspects of Caroline's work will seem so commonsensical to you that you will wonder why you hadn't thought of them that way before. Other ideas of hers will push your emotional and psychological buttons and cause you to reevaluate your spiritual path. I was introduced to Caroline's philosophy a dozen years ago. Her simple, powerful message is that each of us is born with an inherent spiritual task, a sacred contract to learn to use our personal power responsibly, wisely, and lovingly. For thousands of years, the concept that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely has dominated society. Authority and control, money and sex have pro- vided the artificial trappings of power. A recent magazine article fea- turingJohn F. Kennedy, Jr., for instance, emphasized that he had had more than adequate money and sexual security but no power. The article then trivialized power by extending the popular illusion that JFK Jr. could somehow buy power by publishing a jet-set magazine. If this is your own idea of power, be prepared to be shaken deeply by