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The Inner Cause: A Psychology of Symptoms from A to Z

✍️ Martin Brofman, Christian Tal Schaller
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📚 WHAT THE BOOK IS ABOUT

This groundbreaking work reveals the profound connection between our inner landscape and our physical well-being. It posits that every physical symptom is a conscious message, a direct reflection of mental, emotional, or spiritual imbalances. With a comprehensive guide to hundreds of conditions, it empowers readers to decipher these somatic communications. By understanding the underlying 'inner cause' of their discomfort, individuals are equipped to make conscious choices and inner shifts, thereby facilitating a journey towards self-directed healing and renewed vitality. It's an indispensable resource for anyone seeking a deeper comprehension of their own body-mind-spirit synergy.

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Occult Philosophy
🏛 Findhorn Press 📅 2018 📖 276 pages 📔 Paperback ISBN: 9781844097531
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This illuminating guide masterfully connects physical ailments to their spiritual and emotional roots, offering an empowering framework for self-healing. Its comprehensive nature and detailed symptom analysis are profoundly valuable for those open to a metaphysical understanding of health. While readers seeking purely conventional medical advice may find its approach unconventional, it stands as a significant contribution to the burgeoning field of mind-body-spirit literature, offering a potent pathway to conscious well-being.

📝 Description: The Inner Cause: A Psychology of Symptoms from A to Z

Explores the body as a map of consciousness, where physical symptoms reflect stresses on our minds, emotions, and Higher Self - Offers a comprehensive guide to 800 physical symptoms with the description of their inner cause and the message they are sending to our consciousness - Explains how learning a symptom's message empowers the individual affected to take charge and effect change on the inner level - Addresses the individual as well as the helping professions, healers and therapists, to help them understand more fully the dynamics of the body-mind interface The body is intimately connected to the mind and the Spirit. Each physical symptom reflects a deeper part of our Spirit and consciousness, the part the Western traditions know as the "unconscious" or "subconscious." When we make a decision that leaves us with stress, it affects our consciousness, and therefore our energy field or aura. When the tension increases in intensity, it reaches the physical level where it creates a symptom. This means that if we make a different decision, or change our mind about something, we can let go of this stress, and the symptom. The symptom itself is not the problem, just a message that, once understood, has fulfilled its purpose and can be released. Integrating Martin Brofman's more than 30 years of research and healing practice, The Inner Cause comprises an A to Z compendium of 800 symptoms and a psychology of their inner causes, the messages they are trying to send to our consciousness. Woven into the descriptions of symptoms, the author also discusses personality profiles associated with certain symptoms, derived from his understanding of the chakras, the body-mind interface, and the connections he discovered when developing his Body Mirror System of Healing. He explains that when you explore the inner cause to a symptom, you recognize that you have created this symptom through the stressed way you chose to respond to the conditions in your life. By learning a symptom's message, you become empowered to take charge and effect change on the inner level. For each symptom discussed, the author explores the message of the symptom, which chakras are involved, how you may be affected, and which issues you might need to look at to resolve the tension or stress--although a specific solution will always depend on the individual's personal situation. With its correlation of symptoms and psychological states of being, The Inner Cause provides invaluable insight into how we can effectively support our own healing process physically, emotionally, and spiritually.

📑 What's inside

  1. Foreword by Dr. Christian Tal Schaller Preface
  2. Section 1: Orientation
  3. 1. The Starting Point
  4. 2. The Inner Cause
  5. 3. The Body/Mind Interface
  6. 4. Reading the Bodyas a Map of the Consciousness
  7. 5. Questions to Ask
  8. Section 2: An A-Z Guide to Symptoms and Conditions
  9. Index About the Author

💎 Expert review

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While this text offers a compelling framework for somatic awareness, it may not suit those who prefer strictly clinical, evidence-based medical advice. Readers expecting conventional pharmacological solutions or surgical interventions will likely find its focus on 'inner causes' and spiritual imbalances too abstract or esoteric. The A-to-Z format provides breadth, but the depth of psychological analysis varies by entry. It is best appreciated by those already open to alternative healing modalities and willing to engage in introspective work. Skeptics of the mind-body connection might find the premise overly simplistic, whereas believers will appreciate its empowering perspective on taking responsibility for one's own vitality through conscious inner shifts.
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Why this book is worth reading

Readers seeking a deeper comprehension of their body-mind-spirit synergy will find this book indispensable. It is perfect for those who feel trapped by chronic discomfort and wish to transform ailments into profound self-discovery. By unmasking the body's secret language, individuals can decipher somatic communications that reflect mental or emotional imbalances. The guide empowers readers to make conscious choices, facilitating a journey toward self-directed healing and renewed vitality. It is ideal for anyone ready to look inward, viewing every symptom as a direct message from their inner landscape, ultimately offering a path to clarity and holistic well-being through understanding the underlying causes of physical distress.

⭐ Reader reviews

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⭐ Esoterica editorial review Editorial rating 4.6/5
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For seekers curious about the profound link between mind and body, and those ready to actively engage with their personal healing journey, this guide offers powerful insights into self-empowerment. It's also an invaluable reference for holistic practitioners and therapists.

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While this text offers a compelling framework for somatic awareness, it may not suit those who prefer strictly clinical, evidence-based medical advice. Readers expecting conventional pharmacological solutions or surgical interventions will likely find its focus on 'inner causes' and spiritual imbalances too abstract or esoteric. The A-to-Z format provides breadth, but the depth of psychological analysis varies by entry. It is best appreciated by those already open to alternative healing modalities and willing to engage in introspective work. Skeptics of the mind-body connection might find the premise overly simplistic, whereas believers will appreciate its empowering perspective on taking responsibility for one's own vitality through conscious inner shifts.

❓ Frequently asked questions

It posits that every physical symptom serves as a conscious message, reflecting underlying mental, emotional, or spiritual imbalances within an individual, rather than being a random occurrence.
By decoding the symbolic language of your body, you gain the agency to address the root causes of distress, fostering inner change and self-directed healing, moving beyond mere symptom management.

📖 Who should read this

For seekers curious about the profound link between mind and body, and those ready to actively engage with their personal healing journey, this guide offers powerful insights into self-empowerment. It's also an invaluable reference for holistic practitioners and therapists.

🎯 Key themes and symbolism

Body as Conscious Map

The book brilliantly illustrates how our physical form acts as a living map of consciousness. Each ailment, from minor aches to chronic conditions, is presented not as a random occurrence but as a precise symbol, reflecting deeper stresses or unresolved patterns residing within our minds, emotions, or spiritual core. It challenges the conventional view by asserting the body's intelligent communication.

Symptoms as Inner Guides

Rather than viewing symptoms as problems to be suppressed, this work reframes them as vital messages from our Higher Self. It explores how these physical manifestations serve as signposts, guiding us to acknowledge areas of internal conflict or energetic blockage. By learning to interpret these signals, individuals gain invaluable insight, shifting from passive suffering to active engagement with their healing process.

Empowered Self-Healing

Central to the book's philosophy is the concept of personal empowerment in health. It outlines a practical pathway to address the root causes of physical distress by making conscious internal adjustments. Readers are shown how understanding a symptom's underlying message enables them to release accumulated stress and make different life choices, ultimately fostering profound self-transformation and lasting well-being from within.

📜 Historical context

This work stands firmly within the tradition of holistic health and psychosomatic medicine, echoing ancient wisdom that views the human being as an integrated whole. It bridges esoteric concepts like energy fields with practical applications for well-being, drawing parallels with New Thought philosophies and modern mind-body healing modalities that emphasize consciousness as a primary driver of health and disease.

📚 Glossary

Consciousness
Inner Cause
Energy Field (Aura)

📔 Questions to reflect on

  1. Consider a recurring physical discomfort you experience. What might its deeper message be, if your body were speaking directly to your consciousness?
  2. Reflect on a recent decision or stressful situation. How did your body respond physically, and what inner shift might alleviate that tension or prevent its recurrence?
  3. If your 'Higher Self' could send you one crucial health message today, concerning an imbalance it wants you to address, what do you imagine it would be?

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