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

Norman Shealy, MD, PhD & Dawson Church, PhD
Elite Books/Energy Psychology Press (2008)
ISBN 9781604150100
Reviewed by Olivera Baumgartner-Jackson for Reader Views (9/08) 

 

Are you tired of feeling bad? Tired of taking medications with more side effects than healing properties? Tired of nobody in the medical field really looking at you as a whole and treating you as such? Tired of being told that it is all in your head and getting no relief for what ails you?

If you answered yes to any of those questions, chances are that reading “Soul Medicine” will open a new world to you. While the authors by no means reject traditional medicine, and actually keep warning the reader not to drop whatever medication and/or treatments one is supposed to be receiving without consulting with their physician first, they offer a wealth of information on alternatives to traditional medicine.

Their view of medicine as a sacred healing process is fascinating, from the historical overview of it to the actual applications in today’s world. Based on actual facts, extensive research and vast personal experiences, this is a monumental work. A glimpse through the References section reveals the astonishing amount of exploration the authors had to do to come up with this fascinating book. If it is stories of human interest you are after, you won’t be disappointed. If you want to hear about the miraculous healings, you will be astounded. If the facts and scientific approach amazes you, don’t fret – there is plenty there for you as well. If you always felt slightly doubtful about wisdom of certain procedures, drugs and like, you will suddenly discover yourself in very good company.

From descriptions of actual procedures performed by diverse healers to very down-to-earth tips on how to pick a practitioner best suited to your needs and your personality, this is a wonderfully enlightening book. Although certain sections might be slightly too technical for some of the readers, the writing style never becomes convoluted and forbidding. Always direct, continuously practical and upbeat and positive at all times, “Soul Medicine” is a book for anybody getting older; which I guess would include all of us… If the only thing you get out of it is how to age more gracefully, it is still worth the time it took to read it; if it solves some more immediate problem for you, that much better. And if it just shifts your thought processes slightly, thus enabling you to look for solutions in less obvious places, this book will still bring you a world of good. I found “Soul Medicine” one of the most fascinating books I’ve read in a long time, and I definitely plan to look into several things mentioned in it.

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