Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Why does The Alchemist open with the Narcissus myth?

I vaguely see how it fits in, with change I guess. But I dunno, i'm not really sure.

Why does The Alchemist open with the Narcissus myth?
Any path towards spiritual enlightenment or greater understanding begins as an exercise in recognizing the world outside one's own ego. As such, starting with Narcissus makes perfect sense. It's from here that we all begin, concerned only with our own well being, as children and in order to mature we must subvert the ego.

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