"Angels are visible to those who accept the Light" - Paulo Coelho

Love, Light, Angels, and the Soul - The Valkyries, Week 3 - BONUS MATERIAL

This week’s post comes with a warning! It’s full of contradictions that may cause confusion and controversy. Last week we looked at Paulo’s genius choice in using the metaphor of the Norse myth of the Valkyries to examine his relationship with his Anima, and this week I will attempt (note the word ‘attempt’) to find the link, originally proposed by Carl Jung, between a man’s relationship to women and his Anima. Next week I’ll explore Paulo’s use of the symbol of angels to represent divine love and the personas of the Valkyries to reflect the multiple characteristics of feminine energy. You can see the challenge I face, but I am not alone in trying to make sense of all this.