Yeah, this idea is pretty widespread.

To give you a short summary:

• In India people very long time ago came up with a concept named "Chakra", which means something like "spiritual energy". It's not energy in the physical sense, but something more like willpower, concentration or sth.
• In Jewish mysticism, people came up with a concept named "Sefirot" in their studies (Kabala). It's different words, but basically it means the same thing or something very similar to Chakra. It is "the aspects of god inside the human", so, in other words, spiritual powers.
• In christian religion, they have "the seven deadly sins", which represent malfunctions of each of the spiritual energies. For example, if your hunger doesn't work, it becomes gluttony. If your responsibility doesn't work, it becomes greed. These "sins" are supposed to be warning signs, to lead you back to the proper function of each spiritual energy.
• There's more examples of religion coming up with a very similar concept, but these are the most-well-known.

Oh, and I forgot: In almost all religions, or schools of spirituality, there's said to be seven (though the number varies depending on context) "spiritual energies" or centers, and they are commonly associated with the internal organs. They are said to be mere symbolism for your character (word is cognate with "chakra"), which in turn is a direct result of the configuration of your internal organs.

If you want any link, this one might do, though I admit, it is dificult getting good-quality resources on this. Most of what I know I have learned over years, and a lot of it from introspection. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me.