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Growing Towards Your Destiny
In an earlier article I had discussed the Personal Legend as described by Paulo Coelho within The Alchemist. The Personal Legend is basically an individual's destiny that may be discovered through a combination of listening to the inner voice, watching for omens, and observing the Language of the World.
Within Man and His Symbols, M.-L. von Franz provides an interesting description on how one may fulfill their destiny through a process of individuation. According to von Franz, simply fulfilling one's destiny is the greatest human achievement, but in order to do so our utilitarian notions must give...
The Alchemist
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho is a fascinating tale of mysticism and alchemy. Within The Alchemist, a shepherd boy named Santiago discovers and undertakes a quest to seek out his own unique destiny. Although the story is written as a fable, there are many layers of depth and truth. I explore a few of these themes within this article which may be helpful to others who are traveling the evolutionary Path.
The Personal Legend
An interesting idea presented within The Alchemist is the world’s greatest lie:
Pyramids of Spiritual Development
As a person develops spiritually their area of focus changes and evolves over time. Ernest Wood provides an interesting illustration of this shift in focus within his book Concentration: An Approach to Meditation (Page 100):
The Benefits of Meditation
There are many benefits for developing a regular meditation routine. Perhaps one of the clearest and most straightforward methods of communicating these benefits is the analogy of the two jars as presented by Ernest Wood within his book Concentration: An Approach to Meditation (Page 95):
The Great Invocation
The Great Invocation: