Defy Gravity 4CD: Healing Beyond the Bounds of Reason [Audiobook, CD] [Audio CD]

Caroline Myss (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 15, 2009

      New York Times best-selling author Caroline Myss draws from her years as a medical intuitive to show that healing is not only physical; it is also a mystical phenomenon that transcends reason.

      Inspired by ordinary people who overcame a wide array of physical and psychological ailments—from rheumatoid arthritis to cancer—Caroline dove into the works of the great mystics to gain a deeper understanding of healing’s spiritual underpinnings. Based on these studies, she demonstrates how conventional and holistic medicine often fall short in times of need. Both systems rely upon a logical approach to curing illness when there is nothing reasonable about the emotional, psychological, or spiritual influences behind any ailment.

      Integral to this mystical healing approach is the engagement of the soul, which we experience through exploring our seven shadow passions, building an empowered inner self around our seven inherent graces, and learning how to work with the mystical laws that govern it. This knowledge holds the key to understanding what it means to defy gravity and break through the boundaries of ordinary thought.  You can heal any illness. You can channel grace. And you can learn to live fearlessly.

 

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About the Author

Caroline Myss has been in the field of energy medicine and human consciousness for 20 years. Since 1982, she has worked as a medical intuitive, providing individuals with an evaluation of the health of their energetic anatomy system. She specializes in assisting people in understanding the emotional, psychological, and physical reasons why their bodies have developed an illness. Her New York Times bestsellers include Anatomy of the Spirit, Why People Don’t Heal and How They Can, Sacred Contacts, and Entering the Castle.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Hay House (October 15, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401922937
• ISBN-13: 978-1401922931
• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #111,954 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Caroline M. Myss ' Biography

Caroline is dedicated to creating educational programs in the field of human consciousness, spiritually and mysticism, health, energy medicine, and advancing the science of medical intuition. She established CMED, her own educational institute, in 2003, which offers two programs running three courses per year, on Sacred Contracts and Mysticism. Additionally, Caroline maintains a rigorous workshop and lecture schedule internationally and continues a consultation practice with physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, and other health practitioners, as a medical intuitive.

In 1996, Caroline compiled her years of research in medical intuition with her work in the field of human consciousness, releasing the book, ANATOMY OF THE SPIRIT. This book became a New York Times bestseller and has been published in 18 languages. To date, it has sold over 1.5 million copies.

In investigating the underlying reasons why people sabotage their healing processes, Caroline identified a syndrome as 'woundology', characterized by a person who prefers to rely upon the power of illness for manipulation of his or her world as opposed to attained an independent, empowered state of health. As with her other ground-breaking research, this syndrome is now a recognized psychological condition. Her work in this area became the subject of her fourth book, WHY PEOPLE DON'T HEAL and HOW THEY CAN. This book was Caroline's second New York Times bestseller.

Caroline released her fifth book, SACRED CONTRACTS, which became her third New York Times bestseller. As with her previous books, this one is also in 18 languages and reports sales of well over 1.6 million.

Due to the interest generated by her work in Sacred Contracts, in 2003, Caroline opened CMED (Caroline Myss Education), her own educational institute. CMED offers two programs per year, each three sessions long. The first is on Sacred Contracts and the second is on Mysticism, Intuition, and Healing. The Institute draws students from nineteen nations, as well as across the United States.

In 2004, Caroline released her sixth book, INVISIBLE ACTS OF POWER, which also became a New York Times bestseller. She is now working on her seventh book: ENTERING THE CASTLE. She has also just published her first book through her company, CMED, entitled, THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON, an extraordinary piece of literature that was channeled sixty years ago by a nearly-blind woman named Edith Ellis. Myss considers this project to be a vital part of her commitment to support an archive of information on her personal passion, which is the mystical history of America.

Through the years of her career, Caroline has taught in thirty-five countries, continuing her international work at present. In addition to writing six books, Caroline is the leading recording artist for Sounds True, Inc., the major audio recording company in the holistic field. She has recorded with them since 1990, producing 30 different titles. Her entire library of recordings now number of 180.

In 2003, Oprah Winfrey gave Caroline her own television program for one year with the OXYGEN network in New York City, which ran successfully for one year.

BOARD MEMBERSHIPS

From 1999-2004, Caroline served on the Board of the State of the World Forum with Jim Garrison.

She is presently on the Board of Wisdom University, San Francisco, where she also Chairs the Department of Energy Medicine and the Healing Arts.

In 1995, Myss, along with C. Norman Shealy, M.D., Ph.D., founded the American Board of Scientific Medical Intuition.

CMED Institute

In 2003, Myss founded her own educational institute, CMED (Caroline Myss EDucation), providing seminars in Sacred Contracts and Mysticism and Intuition for students from all over the world. More information on her institute is available on her web site: www.myss.com.

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61 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BRILLIANT and Truly, Deeply POWERFUL!!, October 10, 2009

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First of all, Don 'alchemist' doesn't know what he's talking about! This is one of the most profound and powerful CD sets ever produced!
It's not for sissies or people who want their ego's coddled. It is for real seekers of Truth and those that are willing to face their most limiting interior, invisible boundaries and do the real inner work of healing and transformation! For Caroline, the conventional, superficial ways of the land that are categorized as 'healing' don't cut it. Her work requires that you bring more of yourself to the table and dare to look at the delicate lie of the ego and acknowledge how it rules you. On the other side of this vigorous pursuit is the ineffable clarity and upliftment of the soul--the ultimate of human experiences. You'll learn how to go beyond the mind and open yourself to Grace. "Complete healing," she says, "is a mystical experience, not a rational one." THIS is a program like no other...Caroline is a teacher like no other! Wake up, listen and be transformed from living out the pain of the ego to living in the freedom and bliss of the Spirit.

59 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Soul with Stamina, September 27, 2009

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SE (Topanga, CA) - See all my reviews

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I have been a long time listener of Caroline's work, as well as many in the mystical traditions. I have always known Caroline to be one of the best teachers of our time. She is blatant and direct in the truth(s) she delivers. Those that want gentle handling or coddling won't get that with Caroline. This is also one of the main reasons she is so brilliant in our day and age. If you have the capacity to listen closely and look deep within yourself with an honest fierceness and humility you will benefit tremendously from her work. It is my belief that we are at a place now in our humanity that could use this direct talk in order to assist a clearing of our shadows so as to balance all within ourselves and strip away anything that doesn't serve our Divine Soul and the greatest good. "The Graces" are one of the many blessings one experiences when having the courage to take an honest personal inventory such as how Caroline outlines in this work. Caroline is a powerhouse and someone who can shake you up and out of complacency as long as you don't take her comments personally at the reactionary ego level. Instead, I suggest using her words as a sword to cut through illusion and penetrate your soul.

38 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars She's awesome--for those mature enough to hear her, November 26, 2009

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I've been an armchair student of Carolyn Myss for about 3 or 4 years. When I got my first CD of her material I was taken by her at first because I could hear her--I am hard of hearing. I didn't have to rewind her CDs to catch something I could not hear, but I do replay her CDs a lot for the material. Some reviewers indicate she is egocentric. To me, the soft-spoken people living out in the ethers to promote materials are the ones who are egocentric. They float along as if they are uplifted by a cloud and they want everyone to see that--it's just not real.

This CD, as well as a lot of her other words, upsets the occasional overly-sensitive customer. To those people I say you are fighting the wrong battles. You don't have to listen to Carolyn, and I like that she never prostitutes who she really is to please overly-sensitive people. Hint: Over-sensitivity is egocentric. I understand this--I used to be overly-sensitive. I overcame mine. Try it sometime.

Where Carolyn comes across as "harsh" to some people is actually her respect and belief that people really can handle the Truth; that they really can make the mystic's journey. She believes in people and refuses to allow you to continue with not believing in yourself. She takes a bucket of water and tosses it on that bad witch sitting on your shoulder to help you get rid of false beliefs about yourself. Her style is to wake people up to their own strengths, not hold people's hand with a soft voice, validating your intention of remaining a victim--or a prostitute. She doesn't believe in your being entitled, either.

Defy Gravity is one of her best pieces. I say that reluctantly because I think all of her work is excellent, and I say excellent because what I have learned from her has actually helped me in my life. I know the dark night of the soul as so many people do. She helped me make sense out of mine; and once I made sense out of mine, I could help others in similar situations. You can be yourself, live fearlessly, and feel profoundly connected to all the universe.

I suggest for those listening to this one also get her program on "Spiritual Madness". That pairs nicely with this one, makes a good introduction to the discussion of the Dark Night of the Soul in Defy Gravity, but DG stands alone well.

Carolyn takes us through the meaning of spiritual crises and some situations that can take us there. No, we are not crazy, nor is it some "ordinary" depression (although most depression is really based in the spiritual crisis). She gives those crises deeper meaning. I love how she also weaves history into her work to show how connected we human beings are across time. Sometimes I feel as if through Carolyn I am receiving spiritual direction from Teresa of Avila or John of the Cross. I feel a kinship with Newton. Whenever she brings in history I feel as if they are my people, my spiritual kin--human beings as imperfect as I am who have found their ways. Her approach through history makes me realize that my life matters, too on this caravan of time.

Carolyn takes us once again back through the chakra system (for more understanding of this for newcomers, I suggest "Spiritual Alchemy" or "Sacred Contracts"), but this time through the seven shadow passions (also known as the seven deadly sins) and the seven graces that heal them. These are rooted in Christian/Catholic theology, however she doesn't approach them through religion but through the mystical journey accessible to all human beings. Sometimes her approach through the eyes of her Catholic background offends the occasional anti-Christian bigot, and I am so glad to hear her say she doesn't by into so-called "political correctness" (which is really another form of lying, by the way). I am not Christian; I'm agnostic, and I've never, ever found her quips or use of Christian ideas offensive, but very helpful. I respect Carolyn for respecting herself enough to stay true to herself in spite of the occasional infantilized criticism.

You will find in this CD set real practical applications. She helps you identify the seven passion and how they can work in your life, how they stand against you. She takes each passion and goes much deeper and further than we usually think of them. For example, she takes greed way past money--you can be intellectually greedy, greedy about acquiring stuff, greedy for attention (sometimes we call those "attention whores", but I think a lot of people suffering from personality disorders will see themselves in this one--and they would greatly benefit from this particular work). In fact, money is a very small part of greed. She makes each passion so profound that I certainly understood myself a lot better--and understand others as well.

Gluttony was presented as not really being about eating or drinking too much but things like being a glutton for punishment, or in my case, I am a book glutton (any of you, too?) At any rate, we all experience the seven passions and she helps us identify just how they show up in our individual lives, how they make us ill, how they stand in the way of our lives. This actually gets to be pretty fun.

We all have the seven graces in our lives, It is a relief to me to know that wherever there is a struggle with one of the passions, there is a grace immediately offered. Carolyn says the graces don't show up as answers, but as questions--always taking us back to our power of choice (hear Spiritual Alchemy for more on the power of Choice).

The bottom line is that no matter what is going on in your life, you can access who you truly are and live it. You don't have to be anyone but you. You can live fearlessly--something we all want.

Carolyn does this for herself, I can tell. While most reviewers are wildly appreciative of her works, there are a few who are extreme in their negative reactions to her. Carolyn is not a codependent hand-holder, helping seekers to remain stuck in the past, or entitled to their pain. I agree with her--this is nonsense. You don't need to blame the past or the people in it. You really can forgive the past and choose to move forward. You really can learn to feel your own profound nature. There are dysfunctional behaviors we've been hanging onto that we really can release.

I take back what I said in the beginning--if you are childish and get upset at a certain tone of voice or an approach that seems harsh, Carolyn is exactly the right teacher for you, for you've got some stuff you don't need to carry forward anymore; you will learn the courage in being true to yourself and take ownership of yourself, ride out serious changes in your life, become fearless, and you will release the need to be overly-sensitive. You will have the chance to take yourself on the real mystic's journey you have always yearned for.