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“Love simply is” – Paulo Coelho

Lately I read this book by Paulo Coelho – “The Witch of Portobello”. Story of a woman who was born ahead of her time and who made no secret of the fact. The question central to the story is “How do we find the courage to be true to ourselves – even if we are unsure of who we are?”

It revolves around searching for one’s true self and opening to the energies of the world and in the way also expounds a selection of philosophies. One of my favorites was Jung’s Theory of Personality which resonated with my individual progress as a human being.

There are 4 stages as per Carl Gustavo Jung;

Persona – the mask we use everyday to present ourselves in public. To become psychologically healthy, must balance between the demands of society and what we truly are. Too much emphasis on persona makes individuals alienated from themselves and shallow.

Shadow – this is our dark side, qualities we do not wish to acknowledge. To achieve the realization of the shadow one must accept the faults and wants to go forward. That is the moment, the Shadow disappears and we come in contact with the Soul.

Soul – the source of all knowledge. “Instincts become sharper, emotions more radical, the interpretation of signs become more important than logical, perceptions of reality grow less rigid. We start to struggle with things to which we are unaccustomed and we start to react in ways that we ourselves find unexpected”- Paulo Coelho

Realization(Wise Old Man\Great Mother) – where we discover that we can channel the continuous flow of energy and organize it around a solid center.

I can aim for Realization of the Great Mother in this life however will be happy if I can fully attain the Soul archetype

Happy Reading, Happy Painting!!!