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Title: Sacred Contracts: Awakening Your Divine Potential by Caroline Myss ISBN: 0-609-81011-1 Publisher: Three Rivers Press Pub. Date: 28 January, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.51 (74 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Multiple Mirrors to See Your Soul and Its Commitments!
Comment: Sacred Contracts engages you in an extensive, self-exploring expedition to unearth the core ingredients of your unique, spiritual identity. Because there are so many assignments to do in the book and it is so detailed, I suggest you get the hardcover version rather than one of the audio versions.
Of all the many books I have read about finding and following the dictates of your own true self, Sacred Contracts is by far the most unusual and detailed. The author calls upon major religious traditions, Eastern ideas about energy centers in the body, Jungian psychological archetypes, and astrology among other sources as context for seeing yourself as unique. Although few of these references are ones that I relate to very often, I was impressed by the way that they centered my focus by helping me see what life roles are not important in my life, as the contrast for seeing what is important. In my past experience with increasing self-understanding, the focus was on what was important. Cutting away the unimportant makes those important areas stand out much more clearly.
This is a book that can help you learn for the rest of your life. Unlike many books that are aimed at helping you find "the answer" and then getting you off working with "the answer," Sacred Contracts is designed to help with new challenges and issues in the future . . . as well as the ones you have today.
I found myself particularly enriched by reviewing the very long list of potential archetypes that are developed in the book. These are explained by stories of individuals, references to popular books and movies, and examples of how one archetype differs from other, similar ones. As a result, the archetypes and my own reactions to them came into much clearer focus in my mind. When I had read about these in Joseph Campbell's work, I often found them to be distant. Here, they are immediate.
Sacred Contracts focuses on "what is our mission in life?" This includes both "where am I going?" and "who will go with me?" The answer is unique for each person to each of these questions. A sacred contract is "your overall relationship to your personal . . . and spiritual power." The contract is "a plan to help you develop your divine potential." This is to fulfill "an agreement your soul makes before you are born." As I read these concepts, I found them to be most closely identified in my mind with the beliefs of Buddhism as they relate to the reincarnated soul. The author takes care to show that Judaism, Christianity, and Islam also contain these points of view.
The book contains a lot of material to help you absorb the context of these perspectives. In that sense, I felt a little like I was reading a condensed version of The Golden Bough.
After you understand the archetypes and their manifestations, you are directed how to engage in an extensive mental dialogue with and write about the positive and negative forms of each important archetype for you. These will include the four universal ones (child, victim, compromised person, and saboteur) as well as your selection from dozens of others for the ones that seem most important to you (such as addict, angel, bully, gambler, Midas, poet, and thief). For example, you will ask, "Why did I choose this archetype?" "In what way do I feel the archetype serves my Contracts with other people?"
The focus of all this remains on keeping "your attention on reaching your highest potential." To do this, you must "surrender to self."
Most people will find the list of what to think about and the exercises to do to be a bit intimidating. I certainly did. The work is based on a successful seminar that the author has been developing over many years. So it is intended to take quite a bit of time to do and implement. I suggest that you find blocks of time of at least two hours in length to work on these assignments when you will not be disturbed. If you are single, you might go someplace where you can be alone but see the splendor of nature. If you live with your family, early morning or late at night would probably be the best time . . . while others are at rest. Naturally, if you like what you read here, you could also consider doing a seminar with the author. I'm assuming that that is much more expensive than working with this book on your own. Some people might find it helpful to find someone to do this with, so that you share your results with one another. This could help provide the discipline to keep working on discovering your sacred contracts.
May you fulfill your highest purpose in ways that bring great joy and benefit to you and all whom you meet! God bless you.
Rating: 5
Summary: A blueprint to your soul
Comment: There are many books out there these days which claim to help reveal and understand our soul and our purpose for being here. Myss breaks the mold by offering specific guidelines and exercises to help discover this inner knowledge. Based on certain traditional psychological principals and some eastern religion Myss helps provide the framework to discover the answers to these questions most of us have. This is not a light read. This book requires time and effort. However, if you apply the material, regardless of whether you agree with its origin, you can't help but come away with new self knowledge and strategies for living a more empowered life.
I also highly recommend Intuitive Healing: Five Steps to Physical, Emotional and Sexual Wellness by Dr. Judith Orloff. Dr. Orloff offers a comprehensive and effective strategy for using our minds to create a more joyful life and to develop the capacity to heal our minds and bodies. It is a practical and entertaining book that provides these answers in a way that is fun to read and easy to use. The fact that it is so highly effective is a plus! Make it a nightstand "must-read".
Rating: 5
Summary: Feeling at home with yourself.
Comment: I found Caroline Myss' "SACRED CONTRACTS" to be a warm and insightful guide to investigating one's purpose in life. Myss writes with a great generosity of heart. She describes her book as "a product of my wanting to share with people my insights about our individual and collective life purpose over nearly two decades of working with the energies of the human spirit." Myss explores the idea of archetypes, or energies, that are aspects of our personalities intricately involved in the fulfilling of our purposes.
The book functions as a guide to help you identify the key archetypes in your life, so that rather than getting lost in the drama of your life, you can step back and experience yourself as more centered in the big picture. The tone is light and often playful, and Myss sprinkles her discussions with many gems, such as: "real creativity is based on a solid foundation of knowledge and discipline." Her chapter on the "Wizard of Oz" as a symbol of personal transformation is moving and mesmerizing. I had never considered the difference Dorothy made to the lives of the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Lion before I read this chapter. Myss repeatedly underlines the importance of living in the moment: "Fulfilling your highest potential actually means acting on your highest or deepest truth each moment of your life." As an excellent companion book on your road to personal growth, I strongly recommend "WORKING ON YOURSELF DOESN'T WORK" by Ariel and Shya Kane. (Their audio CD's and tapes are brilliant as well.) This simple and practical book is an indispensable guide to living fully in the moment and discovering joy and satisfaction with a consistency beyond your wildest imagination.
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Title: Anatomy of the Spirit: The Seven Stages of Power and Healing by Caroline Myss ISBN: 0609800140 Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks Pub. Date: September, 1997 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Why People Don't Heal and How They Can by Caroline Ph.D. Myss ISBN: 0609802240 Publisher: Three Rivers Press Pub. Date: September, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Three Levels of Power & How to Use Them by Caroline Myss ISBN: 1564555917 Publisher: Sounds True Pub. Date: April, 1998 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Self Esteem: Your Fundamental Power by Caroline Myss ISBN: 1591790344 Publisher: Sounds True Pub. Date: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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Title: The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle ISBN: 1577311523 Publisher: New World Library Pub. Date: October, 1999 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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