Rating: 
Summary: Anatomy Of The Spirit
Review: This is truly an eye opening experience. Caroline Myss is a highly educated woman, who presents herself very gently & plainly. As a matter of fact, due to this wonderful explanation & insight, I'm, on my way to a much stronger faith, without walls or rules. Ms. Myss, being a Medical Intuitive, has set in motion in my life, some new tools with which I will create within myself--------wings of freedom from self inflicted chaos & bondage. I would recommend this to anyone who is ready to continue in their Spiritual journey! Thank You Caroline..!
Rating:
Summary: Into whose hands have you commended your spirit?
Review: There are so many obstacles to keep us from fully living our lives. Carolin Myss helps us to evaluate exactly where we are heading, whether in a downward, negative path or a more straight forward peaceful path. Our emotions play a big part and will let us know something has gone array. When we start feeling negative towards ourselves and others, we need to go inward and ask ourselves what's going on. Our bodies also react or respond to the ways we treat it, if we overabuse it, it will get dis ease. Anatomy of the Spirit is a good tool to help us evaluate ourselves. By using the seven stages that she is offering, one is given a head start. We do not change ourselves overnight, it takes years and years of going into the depths of our being, this is an ongoing journey. So it's one step at a time and sometimes two or three steps backward. Andrew Weil is another wonderful and knowledgeable author and his book Spontaneous Healing is well worth the effort in changing some of our destructive tendencies.
Rating:
Summary: A Master Teacher
Review: This was my first Caroline Myss book and I have since read--and heard--most of her others. I have put off writing a review until now, frankly because I wasn't sure if I could convey the tremendous impact her words and teachings have had in my life. (Actually, I think I just did!)You may not agree with every single point she brings up and out, but that is part of it's strength: She makes you think, probe, ponder, contemplate and eventually assimilate her truths, along with so many others that speak the same, into your own life. Caroline is a teacher in the finest sense: Her books, views, thoughts and musings compel one to seek their own truth, to heal one's self, not the easy way, but the BEST way--by tapping into the energy of Spirit and Love all around us. In this sense, she is a provocative Master. One suggestion: If you have trouble getting through her books, her audio tapes are very good and truly relay the passion and commitment she feels in her life, her teachings. Read her books, use what works for you -- and never be the same again.
Rating:
Summary: Caroline Myss is the modern philosopher that we are searchin
Review: Caroline Myss is the modern philosopher that culminates all the wisdom through the ages, then bakes it into a most delicous presentation that is not only digestable, but nutritious to the soul. This book can change your life, quite literally. You will want to read it again, and again, and still again. When you realize that humans are more energy than matter, you will feel empowered enough to direct your energy consciously, and responsibly. Thanks, Caroline.
Rating:
Summary: Brilliant Book - May be disturbing to some
Review: Personally, I found this book to be a fabulous, thought-provoking, and life-changing work. I know, however, that for some people who are not yet at a place where they can incorparate the ideas found in it it may be a bit disturbing or even disappointing. I still think everyone should read it, and, as the author says, "take with you only what feels accurate and truthful to your own heart." People can only come to incorporate ideas like this into their lives in their own time. It may be that years from now some of Myss' ideas which didn't make sense when you read it the first time suddenly seem to click. Or maybe, like with me, they will click from the moment in which you first pick up the book.
Rating:
Summary: Brain-author/physician endorses this...
Review: This book is a wonderful sumnation of the spiritual teachings of both the caballistic and chakra spiritual systems by a person who has seen and experienced them first hand. As I had presented in Tucson Arizona, these principles are totally consistent with what we know about brain physiology and quantum physics. Though my book covers the less spiritual more mundane aspects of optimizing brain function, it emphasises that there is proof that regular spiritual practice within a system like that put forth by Carolyn Myss (one that emphasises insight and forgiveness of self and others) will produce measurable changes in your brain state and your life...I have seen it first hand!!...all the best to Carolyn Myss for having written a true and tough new age classic in a field filled with lots of "soft and mushy" trash...Kenneth Giuffre MD, author, "The Care and Feeding of Your Brain"
Rating:
Summary: something is always left out...
Review: Overall, I think the book is great. It came to me at the precise moment I needed it. However, every time i read a book of this ilk--and they are many--i am always disappointed b/c the author --generally caucasian or not black in any case--leaves out the hurt of and need for global healing from racism. Now, i am fully aware that holding that grudge won't help me or most people that i come in contact with--in any way. But i really need someone to help me with this. Just today, dwayne dyer spoke of the fact that 'amazing grace' w/written by a slave trader. Fine and good, but unless he confessed his sin; turned his ship around and left the business he was in, what's the point? These lessons are supposed to be all-inclusive. It seems that no one has come to realize that racial animosity has an even greater affect upon the energies than do tribal beliefs and/or fears of abandonment. I REALLY want us all to heal. Best wishes for a sound future. sd Then, on the other hand, if I want to see this issue addressed, i may have to do it myself....:)
Rating:
Summary: This book is a powerful tool towards empowerment and growth!
Review: Caroline Myss had changed my entire prospective of my personal power so I can examine my life and my patterns and choices that make up my self worth. By becoming aware, I can make new choices from love and heart and not my tribe or fears. Caroline's strength and wisdom had encouraged me to call out for what I desire without fear or feeling inadequate. This is a very powerful book!
Rating: 
Summary: What is your Ph.D.?
Review: Hi there, my name is Fernando. It happened to me that my wife girlfriend came to our house with the latest book from Doctor Myss. I started to read it (even though I am an skeptical) due to the fact that she portraits herself as a Ph.D. After reading couple of lines I decided to investigate about her Ph.D. As you mention in your review of a previous book, she does not mention which area of expertise she got her Ph.D. from. I do not doubt she got one but I question what her Ph.D. has to do with the subject matter of the book (by the way, the book I am referring to is "anatomy of the spirit the seven stages of power and healing.") One very interesting point she made is regarding opening the eyes to see things from diverse perspectives (....) I think this book manipulates the people's single/narrow eye approach by giving us a mention of her Ph.D. in the cover. I bet, most people see her book on the stand and think "Oh, she is a Ph.D., so she might know what she is writing about...." I am sure this is the case in most of the customers but I am yet to know how her Ph. D. relates to this topic. I.e. I could be a Ph. D. in Spanish language (which I ignore if there is such a Doctorate) and write a book about Astronomy, put my Ph.D. in the cover and start collecting dollars from naive people that buy my book assuming I am a Doctor in Astronomy. I just mentioned a very interesting fact: People DO assume things. And base on that, I as a publisher or an author (if I was such a professional) could take advantage of it. Again, I am trying to help the common buyer to be aware and search for all the information that is hidden in any media distribution. Open your eyes to know all you can before investing a few dollars. Well, only if those dollars spent are a concern for your pocket! Thanks - Fernando More P.S. I am giving her a "3 Stars" becouse I havent read the whole book and I have no way to evaluate her work. So I give her 3 as a mean factor representing my "don't know don't answer" answer to the question. When I finish the reading, if I ever, I'll send another review. Thanks
Rating:
Summary: Some problems with her vision of human energy field.......
Review: Carolyn Myss writes about health and illness within the individual human energy system, but dosen't take energy thinking far enough--that's why some of her arguments break down. Her basic thesis is that we bring illness on ourselves by neglecting to deal with soul or emotional issues, that is, by not leading an "authentic" life. Clearly this can be true, for instance in certain forms of cancer or heart disease. But when thinking about any sort of system, human or otherwise, you must consider the smaller energy systems which compose it, as well as the larger systems in which it is embedded. Each system "level" has its own sort of consciousness and imperatives to follow. The "level" at which our conscious egos work is only one piece of the complex puzzle of reality which composes and enfolds us. Thus, from a systems perspective, disease can follow dysfunction on ANY level, from the cellular to the social or environmental (and maybe even the galactic). One example would be cancers caused by pesticides--here, the human collective's disrespect for the planetary environment results in the illness of individuals. There need not be a particular biographical factor in the genesis of such a cancer, for as individuals we are all subject to consequences following our collective actions. Similarly, disease can spring from breakdowns on the cellular level of biological systems--thus, plants and animals fall prey to illness in the wild (as they also do from human-caused habitat destruction and pollution). Would Myss say that these non-human creatures were responsible for their illnesses because they did not do their soul or emotional work? To say that biography is the only (or principal) factor in illness is taking a one-dimensional view of disease and the systems it disrupts. Things are more complicated than that. Yes, in much of our life we do have a choice and do indeed create our realities. But there are other things that come to us unbidden: floods, tornados, accidents, and yes, disease. To imply that we create that suffering to me seems uncompassionate. It is also a form of arrogance--assuming that we can control everything that comes to us in life. Furthermore, there is the question of people who are born with congenital illnesses. Myss, who believes that before we are born, we enter into a contract about what life challenges to take on, would probably say that such people choose the challenge of such illnesses as part of their pre-birth "contract." But I think that many people with such illnesses would find that hypothesis offensive. Myss also oversimplifies in her comparison of the Christian sacraments, the Hindu chakra system, and the Kabbalistic Tree of Life. These ways of seeing the human spirit-path are similar only on the surface--it would take years of study and personal practice of each of these traditions to understand each one, much less to undertake a "compare and contrast" exercise. Yes, there is a "perennial philosophy" that underlies the world religions, but there are also many fundamental differences as well. Focussing on the chakras and the human energy system is indeed a start for understanding the energetics of human disease. But for an even more in-depth understanding of energy healing I would recommend reading some of the books out on systems thinking, especially as it pertains to biology. Also, any books which explore sub-systems within the human psyche (depth psychology) pertain to this field, as any ego-self wishing to heal will have to do business with the "others" which exist within and which have their own energies and axes to grind.
| 
