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The basic message is that emotional awareness is a fundamental step on the path to personal power. Our great difficulty lies in the fact that we do not really want to experience our emotions because they are just too hard to take. Zukav and Francis explain how to work with our seven bodily energy centers to identify the source of bodily and emotional pain.

While The Heart of the Soul teaches how to do a quick bodily scan so that blocked emotional energy can be more easily perceived, we are not really told how to work with, change, or transcend our emotions. This is a great frustration for the reader. It's sort of like reading a book that tells the virtures of physical fitness but doesn't tell you how to get fit.

That said, Zukav and Francis do a great service by drawing our attention to emotional weakness. They also link emotional maturity to spiritual growth in a way that makes sense. (The Spiritual Reviewer)

As a counsellor, I have witnessed more aspects of life over the past thiry years than some people see in a lifetime - poverty, sickness, loneliness, hopelessness, extreme violence, greed, intimidation, the need for power and the relentless quest for a materialistic world at any cost. With that in mind, I can relate strongly to Gary Zukav's latest book, "The Heart of the Soul."

Wealth and power seem like a blessing to some, but unchained and left to run amok, those same desires can also lead to physical violence and the ultimate destruction of nations. When wealth and power control who and what we are, they are no longer blessings but a driven caustic obsession that eats and destroys the core of our being - the human soul.

Of all Gary's books, in my opinion this one is the most poignant, meaningful and impressive, especially when one recalls the tragic events of September 11th. It has come at a critical and appropriate time in our lives. Gary ofers suggestions on healing the soul, recognizing what is truly important in life, and finding peace and happiness within. That is a life lesson not everyone in the world has learned...and, unfortunately, some never will. We all know there is none so blind as those who will not see. This book is highly recommended and there are not enough stars in the rating for this one.

Gary Zukav and Linda Francis did a wonderful job in bringing those who have a hard time feeling and dealing with their emotions a powerful book that will help you journey "from your head to your heart."

This is a great book for people who feel a lot of anger, who try to stay in control, and have difficulty relating to others from the heart center with genuine authenticity. If you tend to run away from your feelings, only to find yourself feeling unloved, or thinking you are unlovable, than this book will help you with the many diagrams and self-help techniques. From sex addiction to drinking too much, to using outward activities to not deal with your emotions, The Heart of the Soul will help you uncover and notice what is blocking you so that you can embrace your truth, and learn how to express it genuinely from the inside out.

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