A Review of There’s a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem by: Wayne W. Dyer
Life has a funny way of sending you the right book just when you need it. Have you ever had that experience? You’re walking through a store or browsing a shelf, and a title practically jumps into your hands with the exact answer you’ve been looking for. Well, my experience with this specific book was even crazier—it didn’t just find me; it followed me.
I first “met” Wayne Dyer’s There’s a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem two years ago while digging through my father’s old chest of books. I was immediately hooked by the bridge it built. Here was Dr. Wayne Dyer—a giant in the “woo-woo” spiritual circles—deep-diving into the Prayer of St. Francis, a cornerstone of Catholic tradition. As someone who lives in the intersection of holistic healing and traditional faith, it felt like the book was speaking to both halves of my soul.
I brought it back home to Charlotte with every intention of finishing it that month. But the book had other plans.
For two years, it became a bit of a phantom. I’d set it on my nightstand, and it would vanish. I’d look for it, and it would be nowhere to be found—until I hit a rough patch. It had an uncanny habit of reappearing exactly when I was struggling with a new problem, only to slip away again. Looking back, I realize it was the book my ego didn’t want me to read. My ego wanted to stay in the drama, stay “right,” and stay wounded.
I finally turned the last page this Lenten season, right in the middle of a workplace situation that was triggering many old wounds. It wasn’t a coincidence. This time, the book stayed put until I finished it, providing the spiritual frequency I needed to navigate the chaos.
It forced me to realize that when we are caught in the “level of the problem,” we try to think, analyze, and stress our way out of it. But what if the solution isn’t in your head at all? That’s the core premise of Dyer’s classic: that to solve a problem, we have to move beyond the intellect to a frequency that actually heals—and the “how” of doing that is in each line of the century old Prayer of St. Francis.
The Core Concept: Changing the Frequency
The book is essentially a deep dive into the Prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi. Dyer argues that most of us try to solve problems at the “level of the problem”—which is usually a low-energy state of fear, anger, or scarcity.
Dyer’s “spiritual solution” is simple (though not always easy): You cannot solve a problem with the same mind that created it. You have to raise your energy to a higher frequency.
- Low Frequency: Worry, hatred, anxiety, and judgment. This is where problems live and breathe.
- High Frequency: Love, peace, forgiveness, and light. This is where the “spiritual solution” resides.
The reason this book hits so differently is that Wayne Dyer didn’t just study these “high-frequency” concepts in a lab; he lived them. Long before he was a spiritual teacher, he was a man of the mind—a clinical professor with a Doctorate in Counseling who understood the inner workings of human behavior and the mechanics of the mind through and through. But amid the problems of his own life, from a childhood spent in foster homes to a later-life leukemia diagnosis, he realized that a clinical mind can only take you so far.
He discovered that most of us try to solve our workplace stress or personal wounds at the “level of the problem”—a low-energy frequency of fear, anger, or scarcity. While his background in psychology allowed him to understand why a problem existed, it didn’t give him the power to transcend it. He realized the analytical mind was often the very thing keeping him stuck in that low-vibe cycle. To transcend it, he looked to the century-old Prayer of St. Francis, using its lines to “unlock the code” to a spiritual frequency that the intellect simply couldn’t reach.
The book is split into two parts. The first half focuses on the “Essential Principles” of spiritual problem-solving, while the second half breaks down the Saint Francis prayer line-by-line, showing you how to replace darkness with light and hatred with love.
Why It Still Hits Today
It’s easy to dismiss spiritual books as “woo-woo,” but Dyer’s wit and grounded storytelling keep it accessible. He doesn’t ask you to join a cult or quit your job; he asks you to change your internal reaction to external chaos.
Key Takeaways:
- Everything is Energy: If you meet a “hateful” problem with more hate, you just get more of the same. If you meet it with the energy of love, the problem literally cannot survive in that environment.
- The Power of Intention: You aren’t a victim of your circumstances; you are a co-creator.
- Silence is Golden: Dyer emphasizes the need for meditation and “the gap” between thoughts to connect with the spiritual realm.
The Verdict: Should You Read It?
This book is for anyone who feels stuck in a cycle of problems and is ready to look in a different direction. It is not for someone looking for a quick fix or a traditional “how-to” manual; it is for the person ready to move beyond the ego and try a spiritual approach.
““When you have a problem, you can’t solve it with the same mind that created it. You must find the spiritual frequency that is the antidote to the problem. If you have a problem of hatred, the solution is not to analyze the hatred—it is to bring in the energy of love. Where there is darkness, bring light. Where there is injury, pardon.” — Wayne Dyer
A Final Thought
Finishing this book during Lent felt like a rebirth. It reminded me that while the world (and the workplace) can be chaotic, my internal frequency is my choice. But the most beautiful part of this realization is that we don’t have to raise that frequency alone. We are constantly surrounded by a “spiritual support staff”—angels, guides, and saints who are standing by, just waiting for us to stop trying to solve our problems with our limited ego-minds. They respect our free will, so they often wait for us to simply ask. When we align with the high vibes of the Prayer of St. Francis, we essentially signal to these helpers that we are ready for the spiritual solution to take over.
If you feel like your ego has been hiding a solution from you, maybe it’s time to stop overthinking and start “unlocking the code.”
Have you ever had a book “find you” at exactly the right time? Or better yet, has a specific Saint, an angel, or a spiritual guide ever made their presence known just when you were at your breaking point? I’d love to hear about your “spiritual helpers” in the comments!
About the Author: Julie Glaser is a healer who creates sacred spaces for others to share, release, and grow. She’s in the habit of being in awe and wonder and writes to share her own experiences with other inquisitive souls in the process of transforming.
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