Episode 125 - Follow Your Dream
Are you going in the direction you want? As we go through life, we follow a path toward our dream/purpose with varying levels of success. Some of us never leave our starting point. Some of us complete the journey. And some of us find sufficient satisfaction in the middle of the journey and never fully complete it. This is the hero’s journey. At its ultimate level, this is a journey through the depths of our soul and back to our original Self. At the same time, we each have a personal purpose to fulfill, Also a hero’s journey. During this episode we use the journey of Santiago in The Alchemist and find ourselves in it. As Paulo Coehlo says, “When you’re on a journey to pursue your personal legend, the whole universe conspires to help you achieve it.”
NOTES:
The first question to ask yourself is, "What is my dream? What treasure am I pursuing?"
Home/Leaving Home
Knowing in your heart that there is something more
Paying attention to dreams
Consulting guides
Hearing and refusing the call of Spirit of Personal Legend (dream)
Fearing the journey
Letting go
Tangier and the Crystal Shop
Cleaning/purifying/improving
Growing in prosperity
Seeing the impact of not pursuing your dream (i.e. the shopkeeper never pursued his)
The Caravan
Learning and discerning
The Oasis
Finding your mentor or source of inspiration
Finding Love
Gaining respect
Achieving happiness, peace and satisfaction
The Desert
Entering the unknown
Losing everything (again)
Learning to listen to the heart
Facing enormous fear
Alchemizing the self
Gaining wealth again
The Pyramids
Learning that the destination you sought wasn't it
Home
Returning home as a changed being
Dialogue and Inquiry
Are you going in the direction you want?
Do you know what your Personal Legend/purpose/dream is? Have you said yes or no to it?
Do you have guides on your journey?
Do your dreams inform you?
When looking at the places above (home, crystal shop, caravan, oasis, desert, pyramids, home) where do you find yourself?
If you have completed a journey such as this, please share your experience of it
Closing Thought
Today I take time to look at my life. Am I going in the direction I want? Am I fulfilling the dreams I have for myself? If not, what can I do to change my course? It is not enough for me simply to hope a dream will come true—I must take action. I turn to my spiritual source in prayer and meditation. In the Silence, I give my desires to God and listen with an open heart and mind to the inspiration that comes to me. I remember that Divine guidance comes in all forms and often from unexpected places. These “signs and wonders” might confuse me, but I trust I am on my perfect path. I follow my guidance as I move in the direction of my dreams.