Comments on: Workshop : The Pilgrimage

By: Jaymii

Jaymii — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 11:57:55 +0000

Can you do the messenger’s ritual mentioned in the book? Is there any harm in doing it?

By: kendran

kendran — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 13:19:52 +0000

I am about halfway through ‘The Pilgrimage’. I didn’t know until know that the Messenger Ritual is not a complete description and so I decided I would give it a try the other night. Of course, it didn’t work, because I have no idea what I am doing. However, I was lying in bed, next to my husband (he didnt know what I was doing), I closed my eyes and just started letting images appear, I tried to focus on a fire, but other things came up instead. After a few moments, my breathing was considerably slower and suddenly I felt a weird sensation pass through my body, or over my body, I’m not sure. A few seconds after that, my husband suddenly asked me if I was okay. I said, “Yes, why?” He said he got a strange feeling from me that made him uncomfortable. I don’t know…Anyway, I think I will not try anything else unless I have someone to guide me through the way and make sense of what I am doing. It is not a good idea to mess around in a realm where you have no experience.

By: T

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:11:32 +0000

I really enjoyed this book, I just love the way Coelho writes, his style, and again it was hard for me to tell how much of the book was fiction, also some parts of the story were a little rough, I think it would have been nice if he would give a little more explanation about situations like for example with Legion, to a reader like me not that familiar with this type of scenarios, but then again this was his first book? So this was just his “take off”.
Respeto y admiracion!

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:58:23 +0000

Astounding! Is the Road to Rome to be published?
The world truly is stranger than we can imagine and we await 21.12.2012 with baited breath and expectancy. Was Yeats correct in his description of The Second Coming? Edgar Cayce thought so. Rechad Feild’s experience with a Sufi Master parallels the largely unseen challenges placed before us in our daily life.

By: laila abdallah

laila abdallah — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 06:09:53 +0000

thanks ahmad for the clarification….allah yjzeek kol kher

By: Monica

Monica — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:51:12 +0000

The Pilgrimage has been by far my favorite book. It gave me an undestanding of AGAPE as I had been seeing “love” everywhere. I can “feel” everytime I read the love that consumes meditation and I tried it with my retreat sisters and it was a wonderful feeling. I have only tried a few meditations, the cruelty exercise and awakening the intuition. The second one has been working wonders in my life, for instance last night as I was about to go to sleep I decided to go back and check on my younger son because my intuition kept telling me to go back and take him with me to my bed. He had a 102 fever, had I not followed my intuition he would have had a pretty bad night. I love the book, it’s magical and everytime I read it my mind is walking with Paulo.
Thank you Paulo for sharing your walk to Santiago with your readers. It was a lovely experience and I know that in the near future I will walk it too..

Love

Monica

By: Monica

Monica — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:38:38 +0000

Thank you dear Susan, God opens another door throught you.

Love

Monica

By: Monica

Monica — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:33:17 +0000

wow!! It’s always puzzled me that this excercise was put in the book (I was discussing this with a friend at work and we were both reading the bible, while talking to him he got the answer to some questions he had and I got an affirmation too, God’s synchronicity again), which to tell you the truth I didn’t even bother to read as this is not my interest, although I read the chapter on the messenger. The book came to me recently, after I had decided what my interests were and after I had already read all of Paulo’s previous books. Now I understand why it never came before, for I was not ready. For me and my house I only have one Lord. I pray for you Lucinda, may the Lord walk along your side and please remember that there is no force stronger than that of God, trust in him and he will respond.

Love

Monica

Love

By: anderson luis

anderson luis — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:45:33 +0000

eu li esse livro em uma tarde ele é fantastico.
quem realmente entende se envolve com o livro e não para mais.
Eu acho o paulo um cara genial mesmo a ponto extremo, o que seria a literatura do brasil la fora sem paulo coelho.

By: Lucinda

Lucinda — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 16:40:22 +0000

What if I did the messenger exercise, I did not realize I was not suppose to and now strange paranormal things are happening around me? I am concerned. My family also witnessed them so I am not nuts!

By: Márcia Nicoluci

Márcia Nicoluci — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:46:13 +0000

Paulo,

Lí O Diario de Um Mago há muitos anos atrás, foi excelente, mudou minha vida e a maneira de ver e sentir as coisas, passei a prestar mais atenção a minha volta. Gosto muito seus livros é uma leitura que faz bem pra alma… Admiro você por conseguir transmitir todos esses ensinamentos vitais para a evolução de nós, simples mortais.
Muito Obrigado mesmo !!!
Com Carinho

By: Karin Struik

Karin Struik — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:24:28 +0000

Dear Paula,
I am also in search of more of “The Tradition”, and am looking for a teacher speicifically of magic (the benign side). It’s not as easy as simply going to a University and asking for information! Have you found anything? Would you mind leaving a reply on Paulo Coelho’s blog?
God bless you in living your dream!
Love Karin

By: ahmad selim

ahmad selim — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:51:27 +0000

I have read almost all your books , it is very interesting to read all your writing as it is exploring many hidden treasury inside us, but I need to comment mainly on “the pilgrimage”, as you have mentioned in the “arrival Part “ the following sentence

(Just as Muslim tradition that all members of the faith , at least once in their life, makes the same pilgrimage that muhammed made from mecca to medina ,)

I would like to clarify the following :

1-Pilgrimage in Islam is not tradition it is the fifth pillar in Islam.
2-Pilgrimage is not from mecca to medina it is from any where in the world to mecca.

Thank you very much wish you all the success in your writing

By: andersom

andersom — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:55:03 +0000

olha gostei muito desse livro e acho q vc poderia m explicar se realmente vc viveu todas aquelas aventuras esperituais!!!!!
sou loko por todo tipó de magia sei que tive problemas com esses rituais mas cosegui me livrar!!!!
sou seu fã
e gosto muito do que vc escreve!!!!
obrigado por exestir vc sempre sera eterno.
andersom
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By: Patricia

Patricia — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:29:09 +0000

Wow, This book really tested my little earthly brain lol, it really made me think and I had to keep reading and re-reading certain paragraphs, so much so that my friend asked me if I was ever going to finish it, it has been some time since I read it and still I find questions being asked when I think about it now.

By: Marta Adriana

Marta Adriana — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:27:01 +0000

The Pilgrimage spreads magic all around. It makes you believe the sublime is there for all of us.

By: Zaidan

Zaidan — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:57:02 +0000

Gostei muito desse livro, o qual li pela primeira vez num exemplar de primeira edição, emprestado por alguém.

Quando o comprei e li pela segunda vez, em um exemplar bem mais novo, até entendi o porquê da extensa explicação sobre o caminho percorrido pelo autor na realidade. Mas não gostei.

O livro é excelente e toda aquela explicação -além de cansativa- é totalmente dispensável, na minha opinião.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:36:49 +0000

The first book I read of your collection was Veronika decides to die, and i really love it, I was only 14 years old, now i have almost the complete collection!

one of the most beautiful books I’ve ever read, was this, the Pilgrim, I can identificate with You, and your pathway. Im a young writer, and you have a lot of influence in my texts and artworks. I’ve wrote a lot of poems, about the “Art of Living”, also I am doing my own trip for discover who I am.

congratulations for your work, I really admirate you…

love,

Andrea

By: emilia

emilia — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:18:42 +0000

Ciao Paulo sono davvero entusiasta del tuo lavoro. Da quando ho scoperto un tuo libro in casa di mia nonna “l’Alchimista” all’età di 14 anni, non ho più smesso di leggere le tue fantastiche opere, che mi hanno migliorato nel modo in cui guardare la mia vita. Sin da piccola ho delle percezioni, faccio sogni che poi accadono, avverto pericoli tramite dei flash di visioni e so quando deve accadere qualcosa di brutto alle persone a me care. Avverto e sento e vedo anche presenze negative come delle ombre pesanti e quando accade ciò prego la Madre Vergine e mi affido a Lei pregando con tutto il cuore sicura di sconfiggere con il mio Amore il Male e così accade ogni volta che riesco ad allontanare almeno un pò il Male da me. Non so di preciso cosa vogliano dire queste cose, ormai ci convivo da quando avevo 5 anni e oggi ne ho 26 quindi per me è diventata una cosa che mi appartiene e fors senza queste cose belle o brutte che accadono non mi sentirei più io.
A volte mi sento in pace e in contatto con tutta la Natura ed è stupendo tale sensazione.
Spero di fare al più presto il Cammino di Santiago perchè sento che lo devo fare che c’è qualcosa per me lì, qualche cosa che mi possa dare risposte alle mie domande e che mi daranno più serenità nella vita, visto che la mia vita fino a d ora non è stata davvero una delle migliori ma grazie a Dio ho avuto un padre che era tutto per me e che era davvero speciale, purtroppo non c’è più da 5 anni, ma io ci sono in contatto, a volte lo sento e ci parlo ci dialogo e sento la sua voce, un suo sorriso. Non sono pazza credimi! Mi manca ma so che mi è accanto e mi abbraccia come fece quando il suo corpo morì e la sua anima mi venne a dare il suo ultimo abbraccio in una luce immensa.
Vorei solo sapere se avresti dei consigli per me da darmi, come potrei conoscere e andare in fondo in questa mia vita e come posso intraprendere il Cammino di Santiago. Ci tengo davvero molto Spero di ricevere una tua risposta anche nella mia e mail
Sei davvero unico e ti ammiro molto
emilia

By: gardur

gardur — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:21:17 +0000

Thank you Paulo for your book. I found it so different from everything I had read before. I counted on discussing it with a person who is a fan of yours, but it hasn’t been possible. The first thing that calls my attention is the magic background. The process in which you become involved and its relationship with religion, I am so interested in this issue. I myself am a christian in a catholic surrounding. As I wouldn’t like to extend too much, I would like to know if you have a way to make new adepts (sorry for the word I would not dare offend you in any way) without them really knowing in depth towards what they are heading. A bit like yourself in the quest for the sword, not knowing what was expected from you, blindfolded if you may.
Finally I must tell you that I know people who are profoundly touched by your books, myself included.
Best regards,

By: Jyoti

Jyoti — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:36:45 +0000

Hi Paulo,

I am a follower of your books and I just love them all. But some how I never wanted to buy something related to pilgrims and all…. but finally aftter reading each of your other books 2 – 3 times… I thought of reading this as well… and I was also a master peice. It has inspired me a lot….

But one thing I want to know that why most of the books has one thing in common… i.e. Desert…. Is there a something very pecular about desert? Please let me know… every time I read a book with experiences of deserts… I become very facinated by the idea of visiting one.

Keep on writing more

By: Q

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:11:14 +0000

Almost everyone is interested in learning about “The Traditions” and the magic powers accompanying it. Ironically enough, Coelho wrote ‘the Pilgrimage’ after he lost all his powers and in order to gain them back. It seems as a person can easily get consumed by the powers as the case with the Evil Masters. However I did stumble upon something, I believe is quite similar to the practices and theory that we are intrigued to know about.
http://www.santmat.net/

By: vicky

vicky — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:47:40 +0000

Primero que nada quiero desirle que el proposito de mi mensaje no es para desirle que lo admiro como escritor sino como la gran persona que eres…………. creo que cuando todos encontremos el verdadero sentido de la vida abra muchos paulos en le mundo. todos estamos a aqui por una razon y Razon a sido el poder alludar a tantas personas que en mi caso no e puedo esplicar lo que a signidicado en mi vida leer un libro de paulo coelho. nose si algun dia llegaras a leer esto pero si quiero que sepas que QUE LA VIDA ME A TRAIDO AA CONOSER UNA GRAN PERSONA ……..

By: Маргарита Захарова

Маргарита Захарова — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:18:54 +0000

Уважаемый Пауло!
Меня зовут Маргарита,я живу в России в городе Тамбове!
Заболела гриппом,температура 39…но сегодня начала выздоравливать,читая вашу книгу про паломничество в Сантьяго-де-Компостелу. Я обрела веру в себя,стала молиться и ..вести Правый Бой. Я поняла,главное-верить в себя и все получится. И я верю,что я выздоровлю!
Спасибо за вашу книгу! желаю и Вам доброго здоровия!

By: Cristina

Cristina — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:16:53 +0000

Yes there is a connection.
Consider that William Blake is one of the great “enlighted” (illuminata) figure of his century.
You can see especially in his pictures, which are often representations of magical, misterious concepts.
But all of them go straight to brain and heart of people, even those not found of magic.
Another figure very interesting, in this field, is Pico della Mirandola, a scientist and above all a philosopher who lived at the Medici’s court in Florence, in the Reinessance.
He was considered one of the best minds of his century, and died empoisoned, when he was young. But free.
“Libertà vo cercando, ch’è si cara, come sa chi per lei vita rifiuta”, wrote Dante in the divine comedy = I’m looking for freedom, which is so important to me, as know those who give up their lives to remain free.
Dante, Divina Commedia.
Love
Chris

By: Esther

Esther — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:13:16 +0000

Apologies for the incorrect spelling of your name!

By: Esther

Esther — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:50:18 +0000

Dear Paolo,

I cannot even begin to tell you how much your books have inspired me and influenced my life. When I read comments from other readers however, it seems that some of them are making the mistake of trying to follow YOUR spiritual path, instead of being inspired to create their own. I write to you because I do not know where to start! I know that I have everything to learn and that despite being told many times over the years that I have a gift, I am yet to discover it. If you could only tell me one place to start, where might that be??

Esther

By: Lucas Silva França

Lucas Silva França — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:58:55 +0000

Paulo
Fico muito feliz de ter em meu pais uma pessoal com um grau tao alto de nao sei oq!, pois isto nao importa ,Paulo eu tenho 26 anos e nao tenho muito costume de ler, mas decidi comesar, como penso ser um pouco doido, como as pessoas falam comigo, pq sempre faço o que quero, mesmo sem saber muito as concequencias, as vezes me dou mal, as vezes tenho momentos que ninguem pode explicar de tao maravilhoso.
decidi começar pelos seus livros, mas o que queria saber mesmo o que faço, depois que comecei ler teus livros, independente de suas estorias serem verdadeiras ou falsas, contam exatamente o que vivo,é imprecionante a coincidencia dos fatos, e por isto te mando esta mensagem, para que em algum dia possamos conversar, pois estou a dias sem dormir, pois acho que estou ficando mais doido ainda.
depois completo o email. pois meu chato chefe tem que usar o computer e ja viu, uma pessoa assalariada nao é indio mas o que mais tem é chefe.
termino depois
um grande abraço e muita luz
lucas

By: Chrissie

Chrissie — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:42:52 +0000

Dear Paulo & Readers,

I just wanted to say I read The Pilgrimage several years ago now, and it planted a seed in my soul.

To cut a long story short, I moved from Australia to the UK and the first holiday my partner and I had was a driving/camping holiday along the northern coast of Spain. That was May 2004. Since then, we have visited this area 11 times now, mostly Asturias.

We are yet to walk El Camino, but always see pilgrams walking the route on our visits.

To all of you who love the book, please visit this amazing corner of the world, even if you can’t do the Pilgrimage. The tourist slogan for Asturias is ‘Paraiso Natural’ (Natures Paradise) – and it is!

Love to all,
C.

By: Susan

Susan — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:07:28 +0000

I finished reading ‘the pilgrimage’ a few days ago and it has had, like ‘the alchemist’, ‘by the river piedra..’,'the valkyries’ a very profound effect on my spiritual life. I attended a retreat for charismatic catholics almost eight years ago and my life totally changed! i connected with the experiences written in the books i’ve mentioned and was so surprised that some of the exercices you gave in the pilgrimage,i had done them in spirit -filled worship sessions. i am thankfull for your books.
Love,
Susan