Aleph, Paulo Coelho, the alchemist, step initiation
Posted: 2012-02-10 09:56:04
Aleph. Stunned I put down Paolo Coelho's most recent book: Aleph. After reading the last chapters in one breath I was stunned. Totally. What humbleness. A tribute to women, and especially the shamanka, the priestess, the witch in each of us. Paolo has in many of his books supported women in their power like few others have, ranking in this sense with Clarisse Pinkola Estés of Women Who Run With the Wolves. In Aleph Coelho shows a loving understanding of our traumna's and he looks deeper to find, recognize and honour our spiritual and sexual power.
I lay on my back, realizing I have received through this book a great gift.
Paolo Coelho's first book, The Alchemist, was vital in my process of retrieving the Path of Initiation as used by these shamanka's and priestesses and witches long long ago. Other sources were the mentioned Women Who Run With the Wolves and my own background in shamanism and wicca.
The ancient and future steps congruent with life and womanhood became clear to me, in 2004, and I have been working with them ever since in my Priestess Training Programs. 8 steps leading to Initiation into life, and into the state of blissful oneness evoked beautifully in Aleph.
The book Aleph made me realize what was so evident i had never before noticed it: Paolo is, like me, trying to understand what flowed through him when he wrote The Alchemist. All his later books explore these same issues. I think I hold some of your answers Paolo. We need to talk!
Klara
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