Eastern Body, Western Mind: Psychology and the Chakra System As a Path to the Self

Anodea Judith

Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed, Aug 1, 2004 - Body, Mind & Spirit - 504 pages

A revised edition of the groundbreaking New Age book that seamlessly merges Western psychology and science with spirituality, creating a compelling interpretation of the Eastern chakra system and its relevance for Westerners today

“A useful tool for contemplating our strengths, weaknesses, and appropriate approaches to growth.”—Yoga Journal

In Eastern Body, Western Mind, chakra authority Anodea Judith brought a fresh approach to the yoga-based Eastern chakra system, adapting it to the Western framework of Jungian psychology, somatic therapy, childhood developmental theory, and metaphysics and applying the chakra system to important modern social realities and issues such as addiction, codependence, family dynamics, sexuality, and personal empowerment.

Arranged schematically, the book uses the inherent structure of the chakra system as a map upon which to chart our Western understanding of individual development. Each chapter focuses on a single chakra, starting with a description of its characteristics and then exploring its particular childhood developmental patterns, traumas and abuses, and how to heal and maintain balance.

Contents

• Discovering the Rainbow Bridge: 2
• The Human Biocomputer: 8
• Character Armor: 21
• The Seven Identities: 29
• Developmental Stages: 37
• Adult Development: 45
• Shades of Red: 54
• Growing the Lotus: 66
• Character Structure: 81
• Restoring the Lotus: 90
• Conclusion: 102
• Unfolding the Petals: 108
• Growing the Lotus: 123
• Character Structure: 137
• Excess and Deficiency: 143
• Restoring the Lotus: 150
• Conclusion: 163
• Unfolding the Petals: 172
• Growing the Lotus: 184
• Character Structure: 201
• Excess and Deficiency: 209
• Conclusion: 219
• Shades of Green: 224
• Growing the Lotus: 246
• Traumas and Abuses: 252
• Character Structure: 260
• Excess and Deficiency: 268
• Conclusion: 283
• Unfolding the Petals: 291
• Growing the Lotus: 302
• Character Structure: 313
• Restoring the Lotus: 322
• Conclusion: 335
• Unfolding the Petals: 343
• Growing the Lotus: 363
• Excess and Deficiency: 370
• Conclusion: 388
• Unfolding the ThousandPetaled Lotus: 394
• Growing the Lotus: 411
• Restoring the Lotus: 421
• The Many Shades of the Rainbow: 438
• Kundalini Awakening: 451
• ENDNOTES: 459
• BIBLIOGRAPHY: 465
• INDEX: 475

About the author

Anodea Judith, Ph.D., is a leading authority on the integration of chakras and therapeutic issues. She is the author of the chakra classic Wheels of Life, along with several other books, audio courses, and the video The Illuminated Chakras. She has a Ph.D. in health and human services, an M.A. in clinical psychology, and additional training in bioenergetics, trauma recovery, yoga therapy, and shamanism. She lives in Sebastopol, California, and travels extensively with trainings and workshops.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Eastern Body, Western Mind: Psychology and the Chakra System As a Path to the Self
• Author: Anodea Judith
• Edition: illustrated, revised
• Publisher: Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed, 2004
• ISBN: 1587612259, 9781587612251
• Length: 504 pages
• Subjects: Body, Mind & Spirit / Healing / Energy (Qigong, Reiki, Polarity); Self-Help / Spiritual