A pioneer in Energy Medicine, Caroline Myss, Ph.D., has a documented 93% accuracy rate for diagnosing a variety of illnesses using her intuitive abilities. She has authored six books; three were New York Times best-sellers. With Dr. Norm Shealy, she developed the Institute for the Science of Medical Intuition and now has her own educational institute through which she teaches courses on intuition, healing and mysticism. In this interview, Caroline describes the work of a medical intuitive and shares her thoughts on the intuitive potential of every person and the living with grace.

KR: What is medical intuition (MI)?

CM: Medical intuition is not a skill of the reasonable mind, the intellect. It’s an energetic skill. Medical Intuition is the capacity to intuit the quality of a person’s health with great precision.

KR: How does it work?

CM: We always want to know that, don’t we? That’s the rational mind.

First, you have to understand that there are mystical laws and there are physical laws. MI operates according to the mystical laws. There is still cause and effect, but mystical laws operate without the factors of time and space. There is no geography… so distance is not an issue for intuitive readings.

Second, we are a body-mind medicine world; we don’t go anywhere near the spirit, which is the realm of medical intuition. In our society, we say “energy” not “spirit.” We have to move beyond this. Intuition is a higher functioning energetic sense.

Karen, let me ask you something. You’re a mother. How does a mother’s intuition work?

KR: I never really thought about how it works. It does exist, it’s innate, a part of who I am.

CM: Exactly. You don’t have to think about it; it’s a sense that is beyond thought, logic, and the rational mind. So, mother’s intuition, all intuition, is a higher functioning sense than the lower five senses.

Now, I can speak only to my own experiences [with medical intuition] performing readings and teaching others to develop the skill. A medical intuitive must know how to read symbolic language, impressions that come at the speed of light—energy information does that, that fast. An intuitive discerns what the information represents in relation to the person’s health and the root of illness. Intuitives must remain impersonal, emotionally detached from the information received. There can be no ego involved if the intuitive is to be able to read a person and discern the history and story that this energetic information is telling through the body. Your biography is your biology.

KR: What do you mean, “biography is biology?”

CM: This realm [energy, intuition] is as complex as physical medicine. And, it is rich… but it moves faster than the physical and is less tangible—it is the domain of your thoughts, beliefs, perceptions, your experiences, your spiritual journey and the unfolding of your soul… and it is stored in your body.

KR: Is everyone intuitive?

CM: Everyone is intuitive or has the capacity for intuition; not everyone has the discipline it takes to develop intuitive skills. Over 12 years, under the medical supervision of Harvard brain surgeon, Dr. Norm Shealy, I performed more than 10,000 readings—six a day—all validated via allopathic medicine.

KR: In 1996, you stated the skill of medical intuition was just emerging and you hoped it would become a profession. Has this vision been fulfilled?

CM: It is. It is a profession. But, a lot has shifted [since I first started]. Norm coined the professional term “Medical Intuitive” while we were writing the book The Creation of Health. A lot of people started to claim they had the skill, medical intuition: [we were concerned about how to protect the patient.] So, Norm and I started a scientific board for MI, a certification program. Under medical supervision and through practical diagnosis of real patients, physicians certify that the necessary skills are present. I have never strayed from allopathic medicine.

My opinion is that no one should just claim to have this skill… they should be certified by medical professionals. Anything less is irresponsible. Medical Intuitives do not practice medicine, cannot discuss treatment, and cannot discuss the parameters of an illness.

We shouldn’t mess with people’s lives when they are vulnerable and ill.

If you claim you are a Medical Intuitive, you are responsible for what you say to a patient. An intuitive must be able to tell a patient “In my opinion, this is what is forming in your body. Now, go to your physician.” I can tell you if you buried a rape in your body and it has everything to do with your endometriosis; now, go to your doctor [for verification].

KR: When are physicians most likely to consult with a Medical Intuitive?

CM: Usually, when a patient’s condition puzzles the physician; when they’re not healing as expected or the cause is elusive. It’s up to the patient to use what they learn from an intuitive reading and to work with the health care providers—physicians, nurses, therapists—to move the body, the mind and the spirit toward healing.

KR: How should a person prepare for a medical intuitive consultation and what should happen after?

CM: Interview the person, to find out about their experience, doctors they have worked with, kinds of cases they've had, and so on. Also, they should have a "cosmic platform" – not be blinded by religion or dogma—and show respect that all journeys to the divine are sacred. After seeing a medical intuitive, go back to your doctor. Take responsibility for what you’ve learned and for your medical care.

KR: In your books you state that “human beings are inherently here to heal” and that “a loss of health is a loss of power.” What does this mean?

CM: Everything in life is an engagement of power—but let’s use the word self-esteem. When someone cuts in front of you in line, that’s disempowerment. It’s a blow to your self-esteem. Everything is about power…

The fear of being humiliated controls every single one of us—until a person develops a deep sense of self-esteem. And, not the superficial level of material possessions that people use to protect themselves from humiliation… the big house, fancy car, all the stuff.

The thin line is as wide as the universe between humiliation and being humble. People often misunderstand what it is to be humble. To be humble is to not need approval from any other person. When you close your eyes and ask God, “What do you want me to do?” and your first thought is not “What will people say…?” but is “O.K., God, I will.” That’s power. That’s self-esteem. That’s standing in your own power. When you lose that over and over again, you become vulnerable to crisis—[physical, mental, emotional, spiritual.]

KR: If loss of personal power via emotional or spiritual dis-ease is the root of illness, how do you account for things like super-bugs, or genetic factors? What about terminal illness in children?

CM: Certainly, these contribute to illness. If illness were just a matter of negative thinking, many more people would be seriously ill because there are more negative people than positive minded people in the world. There’s no way to generalize because of the great variation in health habits among individuals.

We Westerners want to make everything simple. In reality, there is not one simple reason for why things happen as they do: You think an illness is a bad thing; you think every child is innocent; you think if I’m a good person bad things should not happen. This is the error of logical thinking about spiritual matters. In order to control spontaneous chaotic suffering, we created a behavioral dynamic: “If I do X, bad things won’t happen—illness, loss, whatever.” What you’re doing is trying to cooperate with karma, manipulate it, even.

The Hammurabi’s Code, an eye for an eye, got projected onto the cosmos… to the way God works. When bad things happen – that is, whatever you consider to be bad—you ask, “What did I do wrong?” And, if you survive the bad thing, then you’ve been rewarded. There must be some great meaning to your survival. No. You survived. Period. That’s enough.

You can’t believe that all things in life are lessons and the lessons start when you turn 21. That is completely ridiculous. What is Divine is not limited by the parameters of time, space or physicality.

You think you can control all movement in your life, the great impact of thoughts and energy, and stop the natural dynamic of change? Come on, people!

KR: What is the future of body-mind-spirit healing? And second, what can a person do to live in a state of grace, even in these times of anxiety?

CM: You begin with taking responsibility for all of who you are. Let go of the sense of entitlement that holds you hostage. Get back down to Earth. We’ve been trapped in this illusion that we’re entitled… entitled to money we didn’t work to earn, entitled to God in three deep-belly breaths… entitled to invade a country to maintain a way of life.

So, stop pursuing illusions, about who you should be, what fantasy job you should have. Take a real hard look at the truth of who you are and what you can do. Embrace yourself. What can you realistically do with your life, with your talents?

Be honest. Reach inside yourself and discover your skills and talents. Courage. You’ve got to have the courage to develop those talents. Stop waiting for others to approve and give you permission. Stand in your power. Embrace it. We have to stop being cowards and get on with the business of getting on with life, for ourselves and our communities—for the world.

And, never ever let go of hope.

http://www.carolinemyss.com for information on courses, lectures, and books and other products.

Karen M. Rider, M.A. is a freelance writer specializing in holistic and metaphysical subjects. Her articles, profiles, book reviews and promotional copy appear in local, regional and national publications including Door Opener, Natural Nutmeg, Angels Among Us, Dream Network Journal and The Writer magazine. Karen also writes fiction centered on the awakening of human-spiritual potential. Her first novel is underway. She is co-writing “Eating . . .The Angel Way” with intuitive medium Annie Kelleher due to publish in 2010. Karen lives in Cromwell, CT. Learn more: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call (860) 638-8140  Blog: www.thewritingparent.blogspot.com