Anatomy of the Spirit

By: Caroline Myss

Narrated by: Caroline Myss

Length: 2 hrs and 23 mins

Publisher's Summary

Encoded within your body, teaches Caroline Myss, is an energy system linking you directly to the world's great spiritual traditions. Through it, you have direct access to the divine energy that seamlessly connects all life. On Anatomy of the Spirit, Myss offers a stunning picture of the human body's hidden energetic structures, while revealing its precise spiritual code and relationship to the sacred energy of creation.

Our most revered wisdom traditions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Hinduism, hold in common essential teachings about seven specific levels of spiritual development, the stages of power in life. These seven great truths also grace the human body as an energetic system, a spiritual compass pointing the way to the divine. By honoring this inborn code, you can learn to see the symbolic blocks within your energy centers and their correlations with your health, relationships, and spiritual development.

Richly interwoven with research, examples, and self-diagnostic guidelines, Anatomy of the Spirit will take you to the heart of the spiritual life and beyond.
 

NOTE: This program is an interview with Caroline Myss in conversation about her book, Anatomy of the Spirit. It is not an unabridged reading.

©1996, 2017 Caroline Myss (P)1996 Caroline Myss, All Rights Reserved

Critic Reviews

"A mesmerizing speaker...anyone interested in holistic healing or the power of the mind should check this out." (Boston Globe)

WARNING: THIS IS NOT AN AUDIOBOOK!

What did you love best about Anatomy of the Spirit?

It is a very good two-hour speech.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Anatomy of the Spirit?

It's all memorable, but it should be renamed andhave different cover art.

What does Caroline Myss bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

This is not an audiobook. It is a speech. I'm upset that the title and the cover art are identical to the book. Audible.com and the publisher are decieving customers. Caveat emptor!

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

This is NOT the book "Anatomy of the Spirit." I would have bought this speech, but I was looking for the audio format of the book. Not happy.

Any additional comments?

I gave this a poor rating because the product is deceiving.

Not the book being read

I was hoping this would be a reading of Anatomy of the Spirit. Instead it was more like an interview/workshop with Carolyn, good information, not nearly as much information as the actual book.

Not an audiobook

Would you try another book from Caroline Myss and/or Caroline Myss?

I enjoy her books

Would you ever listen to anything by Caroline Myss again?

No, this was not an audio book, it was her talking about the same subjects in the book

How could the performance have been better?

poor audio quality

Any additional comments?

don't make the same mistake I did, I bought it to listen while reading the book... and it doesn't match up.

More a sermon, than an audio book

What would have made Anatomy of the Spirit better?

I was surprised to find that this was not a reading of the book, but rather a recorded seminar on the subject of the book by the author. I was disappointed, as I wanted to hear a reading of the actual book, which I am physically reading and thought that the audio version would help the reinforce the information.

How could the performance have been better?

I did not enjoy the author's "preachy" tone. I just wanted to hear a reading of the book, not feel like I was attending a sermon at church. Her dramatic pauses and repeating of sentences for emphasis were too much for me. It became too distracting. The information is good, so I am just sticking to reading the book.

Connections of our Spirit - Belief Systems

This is a very expansive talk relating emotional wellness and spirituality using 3 different "religious" platforms. It crosses 3 different belief systems: Catholic Christianity, Jewish-Kabbalah, and Buddhism/Hinduism. We are now reading the book. If this interests you, you may just want to buy the book, however the teaching that you get from this recording is outstanding. I am on my third time listening to it.
Peace...
Kathy S

Inspiring and Deep

I read "Anatomy of the Spirit" a few years ago and found much meaning in it then. I have since been guided from time to time to pick it up and again found the help and support that was needed. In this live presentation, however, I feel C.M. personally explores in even greater depth the material in her book. She brings the concepts to life always bringing them back to and framing them within the question, "What does consciousness mean?" I love this audio! I have listened to it over and over and continue, each time, to be moved and inspired by it.

Great book - better the second time!

This is one of those books that you learn something new from each time you listen. I loved this book and I recommend it for anyone who enjoys reading about spiritual topics.

Myss is a no nonsense lady!

This format is a great way to digest the information in the book. This is a great format and understanding of the spirit and chakras throughout the different reigious traditions.

Inspiring.

Nice to have a better understanding on being one with everyone. Very interesting read/listen.

Mystical Onanism

This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

I really, really wanted to enjoy this and try to dip my toe in spirituality as someone who rationalized her way out of Lutheranism as a teen. But spirituality is neither science nor logic, and this author's self-described realizations about mystical and spiritual truths were not particularly convincing or believable to me. Perhaps some of them correspond to other systems of mysticism, but as someone with a science and engineering background, I always remember the mantra that correlation is not causation, and concepts like bidirectional causality (assuming any of this could be true!). I get the concept of faith. But this stuck me as so off the deep end that I was having trouble attempting to suspend my doubt, disbelief, and urge to ridicule for long enough to attempt to put any of this into practice. It screams of New Age Feel-Good Middle-Class Privilege, of which some argue that the whole New Age movement is just an expression.

I do give Ms. Myers credit for her exuberant performance, her passion, and her own self-confidence in this endeavor. If you can buy into this kind of thing and it works for you, maybe it's not so awful. Personally, I prefer slightly less mystical systems such as Buddhism, which is not without its own special flavor of mysticism, but which I find decidedly more stoic and devoid of the trappings of belief while being replete with near-universally accepted ethical principles.

Would you be willing to try another book from Caroline Myss? Why or why not?

Nope. Too fluffy.

Which character – as performed by Caroline Myss – was your favorite?

Ms. Myss herself gave a spectacular performance.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

Disappointment in the illusion of hope so commonly binge-ingested by desperate baby boomers.

Any additional comments?

Maybe not the best summer reading if you are under 45 or hold a degree in one of the STEM fields.

This Audio is NOT the actual Book but..........

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I would always recommend anything from Caroline as she is a fantastic teacher and has so much wisdom to impart about us and our planet called earth school.

What did you like best about this story?

Caroline helps us to glimpse into why we are here on this planet through so many life times and how best to understand ourselves and others but most of all because her teachings resonate with me completely.

What about Caroline Myss’s performance did you like?

I enjoy her speaking tone, it is firm yet compassionate - authoritative but gentle, which enables one to listen, explore, contemplate and interact. Her teachings help us step outside our comfort zone, to check the waters, so to speak, but feeling supported and secure at all times.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Always, but this audio is only just over 2 hours so it is possible.

Any additional comments?

My comments were going to be completely negative because this audio book is NOT THE ACTUAL BOOK ITS SELF, which would be classed as false advertising! would it not?
I was so looking forward to listening to the original book and is what I thought I had spent my credit on!!
Instead it is a workshop teaching and Audible should make this clear in their description.
BUT having said that this audio is very life enhancing (as all of her work) and worth listening to.
My question to Audible is " Do you actually have the original book as an audio book please" Thank you.

informative but not the actual book

This was a great listen but was not the reading of the actual book. There is still some valuable and informative information here though.

Inspired

I have known about this book & its ideas for 20+ years, and finally got around to listening to it. It hasn't disappointed - it's a true inspiration of integration. Many thanks to Carolyn Myss

Lovely!

Lovely book! So good, I want to listen to it again and again. It is very valuable read.

loved it!

hit all the right spots - looking forward to her other books on audible! very pleasant voice and it really comes across how passionate she is without sounding superior.

too much religion talk.

it felt I was listening to a lecture in a church. little spirituality and too much religion specific talk. Also she speaks too slow and repeat concepts a lot. I was disappointed:(

life changing, reassuring and thought provoking

listened 5 times in succession over one week and haven't done with it yet. it's moved me onward in leaps and bounds

AMAZING 💛

touched me on every level...... and showed up at just the right time in my life 💚

She brings her book to life

I've read the book over many years but hearing her talk about it's contents is magical and inspiring. The vibration in her voice, the tone, the pace, bring the contents to life. I look forward to re-listening for the sheer pleasure of it.

Fascinating listen

and a must for those either on a spiritual journey, looking for conscious enlightenment, or just curious about our energetic being. Sprinkled with humour, this is a fun listen.