He explained that he was able to write at this pace because the story was "already written in soul." Santiago realizes the treasure he sought was where he had his original dream all along.Ĭoelho wrote The Alchemist in only two weeks in 1987. The thieves scoff, and the leader remarks about a dream he once had about treasure under a tree at a ruined church. When he reaches the pyramids and begins digging, he is robbed by thieves, who ask him what he is digging for he replies that a dream has led him to buried treasure. Together, they risk a journey through the territory of warring tribes, where Santiago is forced to demonstrate his oneness with the "Soul of the World" by turning himself into a dust storm before he is allowed to proceed. The boy then encounters a wise alchemist, who teaches him to realize his true self. Frustrated at first, he later learns that true love will not stop nor must one sacrifice one's destiny to it, since to do so robs it of truth. She promises to marry him only after he completes his journey. When they reach an oasis, Santiago meets and falls in love with an Arabian girl named Fatima, to whom he proposes marriage. Santiago then has to work for a crystal merchant to earn enough to get to the pyramids.Īlong the way, the boy meets an Englishman who has come in search of an alchemist and continues his travels with his new companion. Early on his arrival in Africa, a man who claims to be able to take Santiago to the pyramids instead robs him of the money he had made from his flock. The woman interprets it as a prophecy, telling the boy that he will discover a treasure at the Egyptian pyramids.Īfter Santiago sets out he meets an old king, Melchizedek, or the king of Salem, who tells him to sell his sheep so as to travel to Egypt and accomplish his "Personal Legend". He consults a Gypsy fortune-teller about the meaning of the recurring dream. An allegorical novel, The Alchemist follows a young Andalusian shepherd in his journey to the pyramids of Egypt, after having a recurring dream of finding a treasure there.Īn Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago dreams of a treasure while in a ruined church. Originally written in Portuguese, it became a widely translated international bestseller. If I was unable to open my mind to the possibilities I would never more any further forward.The Alchemist ( Portuguese: O Alquimista) is a novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho which was first published in 1988. Remember positive thought and positive action will be met with positive thought and positive reaction.įor me these little points open things up and allow different forces and energies come into my life. Know you are supported by every vibration in the universe, and what you want is making its way towards you. Accept all the help you can get! Be positive, know you are part of something bigger. Ultimately, when you want something know that the universe will conspire in helping you to achieve it. If we can direct our energy we can attract what we want into reality, one positive step at a time towards our goals.īelief and positive energy are very powerful forces. The laws of attraction, like attracts like, people with the same interests and desires naturally gravitate together. We are all energy, swimming in an ocean of energy, in a universe of energy.
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