Soul Medicine: Awakening Your Inner Blueprint for Abundant Health and Energy

by C. Norman Shealy and Dawson Church

Book Overview

The cutting edge of medicine today is not to be found in invasive therapies like drugs and surgeries. It is in the disciplines that used to be regarded as "soft" medicine: prayer, intention, energy healing, acupressure, and similar therapies. Overwhelming evidence from hundreds of scientific studies are showing that these safe, noninvasive approaches are often more effective, sometimes many times more effective, than conventional medicine. Two of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1604150106
• ISBN13: 9781604150100
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Energy Psychology Press
• Length: 295 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

A Must Read

I recommend this book to everyone. I am living proof that alternative medicine works. It is well worth the read. I am sure you will learn things you didn't know.

Amazing summary of the field

If you want to know about the field of energy medicine, the truth about faith healing and the myths abour drugs and traditional medicine, look no fuurther than this well written work by two of the fields shining lights. The book is so exciting and interesting I could hardly put it down. Sections will leave you stunned asking yourself "Is this possible? And the evidecne of there finding are included. I hated to get to the end. Find out about the new medical paradign, influenced by quantum physics, that is changing the way we see and repair emotional and physical problems. John Laughlin, author of Reading Thomas Merton

both intelligent and intriguing

Reviewed by Terry South for Reader Views (3/07) "Soul Medicine" conveys that a vibrant spiritual connection is essential to wellness. The author's contend that there is a spiritual connection which is established in the consciousness and through intention which they state can alter the bodies' energy field. You will find these principles described in the book as well as many scientific studies that demonstrate the power of consciousness to heal. Norman Shealy, MD, PhD is a neurosurgeon and is the founding president of the American Holistic Medical Association. And Dawson Church, PhD, is currently researching Quantum Medicine, which is the exploration of the newest studies on the effects of the consciousness on DNA. The entire book is so intriguing and engaging, but I will have to say that my favorite chapter is Chapter 10 entitled "Your Personal Soul Connection Inventory." The authors state that "a healthy relationship with your soul, and using soul medicine as primary care, is the best thing you can do for your body." In this chapter they list characteristics which they have found to be common to people with a vibrant soul connection. The characteristics include all the following: forgiveness, tolerance, serenity, faith, reason, hope, motivation, consistency, community, joy, gratitude, and love, all of which are explained in detail. You will also find within this chapter that they include a soul connection inventory of 50 items in which you add up your own personalized score and interpret your own results. Being a nurse, I know that stress affects the body, the more stress a person endures and has in their life, they eventually begin to adapt, thereby reducing our threshold for new stress is lowered which eventually causes a cascading effect on us. Stress plays a major role in disease, all of which is explained within "Soul Medicine." The holistic approach to medicine is on the rise in our nation and "Soul Medicine" brings to our attention the issues of consciousness and intention. The authors explain that your consciousness holds the key to your own well being, and even small shifts in energy and awareness can produce major shifts in our health. They continue on and include a look at the history of faith healers, and trace the factors that were and are common to healings they term as "miraculous healings." "Soul Medicine" is intelligent and engaging, and I found it difficult to put down. This is a very highly recommended read for anyone who is interested in their health and well-being.

treating more than the symptoms

Chinese and East Indian medical practitioners have long known that there are underlying issues and cures available for dis-ease, and western medicine simply does not successfully address these issues. But the holistic approach is on the rise, and Soul Medicine brings to the forefront of our attention the critical issues of consciousness and intention. We can treat symptoms all day long, but until we start looking at how we think and what we believe about our bodies and illness, about health and how our bodies were designed to function perfectly we are not going to excape the patterns of fear and group belief that keep us stuck and sick. Keep a close eye on Church and Shealy. I think we will be seeing more of Soul Medicine.

Putting the Soul Back in Medicine

Long ago science and medicine inadvertedly divorced themselves from spirituality in order to make room for discoveries that medieval religion would not allow. Now Shealy and Dawson have given us a beautiful gift in Soul Medicine. This book contains a lot of exciting information and returns the soul to its rightful place in medicine and the whole of science. Fred P. Gallo, PhD -- Author of "Energy Psychology" and "Energy Tapping"