Do Your Wounds Define You?

Anatomy of the Spirit is a great presentation of energy medicine by of one the pioneer practitioners of modern day medical intuition and energy healing written by International Acclaimed Caroline Myss, PH.D.

Based on her fifteen years of research into energy medicine, Caroline Myss expresses how every illness corresponds to a pattern of emotional and psychological stresses, beliefs and attitudes that have affected corresponding areas of the human body.

Dr. Keri Dennis thoughts on Anatomy of the Spirit:

I thought Anatomy of the Spirit: The Seven Stages of Power and Healing was really well written and had a lot of new ideas to practice in my life.

I have never really thought about woundology before. I had not realized how true it is that people relate to one another through their wounds, physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.

It was interesting to read that people actually love their wounds. This is because without them they fear loss of attention, loneliness, nothing to talk about with others, and fear of change. I can certainly see the times in my life when I have chosen to let my wounds live through me, instead of moving through my wound.

It is amazing how easy it is to hang on to negativity. The interesting part is that this negativity or wound only brings about a lower frequency of energy. If we continue to hold on to our wounds, they drain us of our energy, which will inevitably manifest a weakness in our physical body.

I really resonate with Caroline Myss when she talks about looking at your problem in Tribal Mind, Individual Mind, and Symbolic Sight.

Working with Symbolic sight, allows us to view our problem with a more detached state of consciousness. In turn, we can interpret our spiritual challenge as something that is meant to enhance our growth.

I have always loved looking back at an event using symbolic sight, to understand why it happened. There is always a reason why things happen in a certain way. Life is beautiful, even in our darkest hour.

Caroline Myss also discusses how most cancer patients usually have a significant figure in their lives, which belittled them in some way. She uses the example of a school teacher saying “You will never be good enough”.

It’s crazy to think that it only takes 3 seconds to say something mean, and it can bring a lifetime of pain.

There is always a way to get your message across in a nice way.

There is another exercise that Caroline talks about, which I think is very important. She calls this exercise Soul Retrieval. In this exercise, you call back that part of your soul that is left behind. This part of your soul, is stuck reliving that moment over and over. Because it is continually going through this cycle, you can't let go of the problem completely. So Caroline Myss explains how you can energetically bring yourself back together again.

One of my favorite parts of Anatomy of the Spirit: The Seven Stages of Power and Healing is when Caroline decided to ask her workshop participants how important becoming healthy was to them?

It’s interesting how everyone said that they would do whatever it takes, nothing stood in their way to becoming healthy. She then proceeded to ask a series of challenging questions to test our commitment.

The one question I found to be extremely difficult was, “If healing your emotional and psychological nature required that you experience a physical illness, perhaps a long and difficult one, as the means of contact with these parts of yourself, would you accept the challenge?”

This is a question that brings discomfort to me. But in really thinking about this question, I realize that if it would bring me spiritual growth and advancement, then I would have to accept the challenge.

Another part of Anatomy of the Spirit: The Seven Stages of Power and Healing is one man's quest to become healthy again. This man went to all of his friends and family and asked them what attributes they didn’t like about him. In doing this, he was able to see himself through new eyes.

This I felt would be a difficult thing for any of us to do. It got me to think about what people thought about me, especially those closest to me. What could I change about myself to become a better person?

Perhaps I will try to ask people to give me constructive feedback about my personality traits that they feel I could work on.

Another good point that Caroline Myss brings up in her book is your own personal journey to healing. She mentions that if you don’t notice any change in your body in the first month of your effort to heal, it does not mean that changes are not happening.

I feel this is a really good point. So often in the Western world we have become accustomed to the quick fix promises of modern medicine.

Changes could be happening on the energetic level first, and they will eventually cause positive mental, spiritual, and even physical changes. I love how she expresses that we are a lot closer to our goal than we may realize.

Another good bit of information to always keep in mind, and which I am a big believer in, is that what works for one person is not necessarily what will work for you.

It is important for us as a culture to recognize that everybody is so different. This is also a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) belief as well. Having a background TCM, I follow this philosophy.

You can read the reviews of others that have read Anatomy of the Spirit: The Seven Stages of Power and Healing at Amazon.com (Scroll about half way down the page)

Finally, I definitely agree with Caroline Myss when she mentions that desiring to heal is not the same as having the will to heal. Some people who desire to heal, may not have the will it takes to make the changes required so that they will heal.

All in all, positive thoughts and actions are what we need to stay in balance. Just follow your inner guidance, stay positive and be well.

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Your Dr. of Medical Intuition,


Dr. Keri Dennis, NC
Intuitive Health Solutions