Mind/Body Makeover Oracle Cards [Cards]

Mona Lisa Schulz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2005

These cards were created by neuropsychiatrist/medical intuitive Mona Lisa Schulz, M.D., Ph.D., to help you rewire the emotional patterns that increase your chance of succumbing to physical illness, depression, and anxiety. This 70-card deck is accompanied by an instruction booklet that offers a variety of practical ways to tap in to your intuitive abilities by being aware of your emotions, thoughts, and physical symptoms.

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About the Author

Mona Lisa Schulz, M.D., Ph.D., is a board-certified psychiatrist (with a doctorate in behavioral neuroscience), who’s also a gifted medical intuitive—that is, a "smart psychic."

Product Details

• Cards
• Publisher: Hay House; Crds edition (June 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401905196
• ISBN-13: 978-1401905194
• Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 4 x 2.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #484,946 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dr Mona Lisa Schulz is one of those rare people who can cross the borders of science, medicine and mysticism. With an MD, a PhD in Brain Science, practicing Neuropsychiatrist, an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at University of Vermont School of Medicine and a medical intuitive for 25 years. Dr. Mona Lisa has published 3 books, The Intuitive Advisor, The New Feminine Brain and Awakening Intuition. She lives between Yarmouth, Maine and Franklin, Tennessee with her four cats and assorted wildlife.

In addition to her extensive background in health and brain research, Dr. Schulz has been practicing medical intuitive for 23 years. During a medical intuitive consultation, knowing only someone's name and age, Mona Lisa discerns both a person's physical condition and the emotional state of his or her life, explaining how the two are linked.

Dr. Schulz teaches us how to become aware of how our symptoms of illness are part of our intuition network, letting us know when something in our lives is out of balance. During a medical intuitive consultation, there is no physician/patient relationship, nor is any psychotherapy being performed. Mona Lisa will educate you in how specific emotional situations in your life are associated with the increased risk of illness in a specific organ in your body.

One of the many joys in Dr. Mona Lisa's life is teaching individuals how to acknowledge, trust, and develop their intuitive skills. There are a variety of ways you can connect with her.

Dr. Mona Lisa teaches live intuition training workshops, the Intuitive Advisor Tune-Up and Medical Intuition Training USA Tour starts in January 2011. Check out her Events page on www.drmonalisa.com to find out when she will be in your town! Practice, learn and laugh your way through the process of discovering your own intuition in person with Dr. Mona Lisa on her 2011 Intuitive Training tour.
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Dr. Mona Lisa offers private phone readings. To request a reading, contact:
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Dr. Mona Lisa frequently attends to her Facebook Fan Page to share thoughts, responses to posts and other general randomness with her visitors. This is also a one stop shop to be the first to find out about new events, books or workshops.

Dr. Mona Lisa tweets! Follow her to find out about upcoming Hayhouse radio shows, random thoughts and opinions, especially about Dancing with the Stars! Click the Tweetie or look for her under the username
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Dr. Mona Lisa hosts "Intuitive Health" on hayhouseradio.com where you can listen online and speak with her directly for a live, on-the-spot reading. Hear her describe specific physical and emotional problems in callers lives and at the same time, give no-nonsense, grounded, practical but funny, in your face solutions on how to fix the relationship/job/family or physical or emotional problem.

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Dr. Mona Lisa is the author of several bestselling books, a Mind Body Makeover card deck as well as multiple recorded audio programs and dvds to help you learn and grow in a variety of ways. Take a minute to peruse her products and be sure to check in on Facebook or Twitter for updates about upcoming ones.

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96 of 102 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Mixed Bag, June 15, 2005

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Janet Boyer "Author, Blogger, Mystic" (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews
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"The fact is, most makeovers don't last because changes from the `outside in' rarely last. True change is an `inside' job. If we don't learn how to mold our mind and body into healthier ways of feeling and thinking, then our outer experiences will get stuck in a rut." -Mona Lisa Schulz

Neuropsychiatrist Mona Lisa Schulz, M.D., Ph.D. has created the Mind/Body Makeover Oracle Cards to help you rewire the emotional patterns that increase your chances of succumbing to physical illness, depression, and anxiety. This 70-card deck features oval cards which contains three different sections:

1.The emotion or feeling that needs healing
2.The Healthy Thought pattern (regular text, upright position)
3.The Unhealthy Thought pattern that can precipitate depression, anxiety, anger, and painful life events (reversed text in italics)

The Mind/Body Makeover deck is constructed to be an oracle, and includes ten different suits. The five Feeling Suits are made up of Sadness, Anger, Fear, Love and Joy and the five Action/Health Reaction Suits are made up of Self-Esteem, Goals, Relationships, Society, and Healthy Body. There are seven numbered cards in each suit that represent arenas in which we can experience a feeling, a mood, and its consequence:

*Families and Organizations
*Relationships, money, and creativity
*Responsibility, work, and competition
*Partnership and nurturance
*Communication, will, and timing
*Perception, morality, life purpose, and spirituality

The 99 page companion booklet advises shuffling the deck, allowing for reversals, and then quickly pulling out a card and laying it face-up on the table. If the reversed statement is on top, it indicates that an unhealthy pattern is predominant. Reverse the deck so the healthy statement is visible, and then repeat it to yourself as an affirmation. Schulz encourages you to write the healthy statement ten times a day, while repeating it aloud.

For example, the upright healthy pattern on Healing Anger 6 says:

"I love myself unconditionally; I accept both my strengths and my flaws. Even though I love myself just as I am, I accept the parts of myself that need to change and grow."

The reverse says:

"I frequently find fault in myself. I'm not trying hard enough."

The companion booklet elaborates on each card, containing practical information and advice based on brain chemistry, psychology, and metaphysical principles.

Another example is Healthy Relationships 2:

"True love and partnership always encourage unlimited expression of creative and spiritual growth."

The reverse, reflecting the unhealthy patterns, says:

"If I try my best and succeed, I may lose the love of people close to me."

The oval cards of the Mind/Body Makeover Oracle are made of sturdy, thick card stock with a glossy veneer. The side with the statements is rather bland, with subdued colors like russet, cornflower blue, pale yellow, sage green, salmon, and camel; a decorative border surrounds the reversible statements. The image on the back is not reversible, and shows a picture of the Mona Lisa with an anatomically correct brain in her lap.

Because of the card thickness and shape, this deck is very hard to shuffle. I have a version of the deck that doesn't include the word "oracle" in the title, even though the companion book indicates that it is meant to be used as such. In my opinion, it was a mistake to try to make the Mind/Body Makeover Cards an oracle deck. Dividing it up into 10 "suits" and 7 numbers makes the deck confusing and unwieldy-especially if you're used to thinking along the lines of Tarot suits. The information and wisdom included in the cards and companion booklet is very solid, practical, and helpful-great for a meditation deck. In fact, just about anyone could benefit from using this deck for meditation and self-inquiry. But by making this deck an oracle, the messages get lost in the distracting presentation of reversals and suit titles.

While the image of the Mona Lisa is fitting considering the author's name, it is an overused one. The brain in her lap certainly isn't attractive, and feels gimmicky. I was also put-off by oft-mentioned term "medical intuitive". Ever since Caroline Myss brought the word into healing circles, psychiatrist like Judith Orloff, Mona Lisa Schulz and others are jumping on the "me too!" bandwagon. They are not just intuitives; they are "smart psychics" because of their education (so Schulz says in the back of the booklet)-and feel a need to separate their "medical intuitive" practice from their "normal" psychiatry practice.

The Mind/Body Makeover Oracle Cards contains vital medical, biological, psychological, and intuitive information for breaking unhealthy patterns like sadness, fear, and anger by replacing them with empowering beliefs. Yet, I feel the presentation obscures the wonderful wisdom contained in this deck and companion booklet. If you're looking for an attractive, easy-to-use oracle deck, you may be disappointed. However, if you're looking to examine the beliefs and attitudes that keep you disempowered and defeated, the wisdom of psychiatrist Mona Lisa Schulz may hold an important key to your personal freedom.

(To see 6 card images from this deck, visit the Reviews section at JanetBoyer.com)

39 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The thinking mans/womans deck. A wonderful gift., June 18, 2005

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L. Day "a fan" (New York) - See all my reviews
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I find this deck really useful when I am "feeling" something but I don't know what it is or what to do with the feeling to remain constructive.Each card illuminates a state of being and a state of being whole. Using this deck you can juxtapose a positive response/experience onto a difficult one and make better choices about how to use your energy.

I really like this for teens as well!

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You wont be disappointed!, October 3, 2005

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S. Hinkle "Savannah" (Fairless Hills, PA) - See all my reviews
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These cards are great. Every time we have a negative thought, a chemical is released from out brain into our body, which can lead to illness. We need to have more positive thoughts to counteract the negative thoughts and chemicals. These cards can help you recite positive thoughts, which can help improve your overall health.