Caroline Myss draws from her years as a medical intuitive to show that healing is not only physical; it is also a mystical phenomenon that transcends reason. Inspired by people who overcame a wide array of physical and psychological ailments—from rheumatoid arthritis to cancer—Myss delves into the works of the great mystics to gain a deeper understanding of healing’s spiritual underpinnings. Based on these studies, Defy Gravity demonstrates how conventional and holistic medicine often falls short in times of need. Both systems rely upon a logical approach to curing illness when there is nothing reasonable about the emotional, psychological, or spiritual influences behind an ailment.

Healing requires far more of us than just the participation of our intellectual and even our emotional resources. And it certainly demands that we do more than look backward into the dead-end archives of our past. Healing is, by definition, taking a process of disintegration of life and transforming it into a process of return to life.

Integral to this mystical healing approach is the engagement of the soul, which we experience through exploring our seven shadow passions, building an empowered inner self around our seven inherent graces, and learning how to work with the mystical laws that govern it. This knowledge holds the key to understanding what it means to defy gravity and break through the boundaries of ordinary thought.

 “It is rare that an author and teacher as accomplished and influential as Caroline Myss would, with each book, discover whole new vistas, and then report back to us with her legendary clarity and passion. With Defy Gravity she has done it again. Anyone in need of healing—healing from illness, anxiety, fear, or heartbreak—will find enormous help in this book. It is a tonic made of light and wisdom.” —Elizabeth Lesser, author of Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow

Among Caroline Myss’s other books are Sacred Contracts and Invisible Acts of Power.