Meet your personal 'Messenger' - The Pilgrimage - Week 2 - Bonus Material.

Discovering your inner magic.

Of all the wonderful personal-improvement rituals Paulo offers to his readers in ‘The Pilgrimage’, The Messenger Ritual seems to capture more people’s attention and fascination than any other - mine included. Thinking about what Paulo promises - you will meet your own psychic ‘Messenger’ who will bring all kinds of benefits toward success - it’s a tempting prospect that’s hard to resist. So I confess that over the years I have practiced this ritual with varied results, which I am willing to share as part of my commentary on the psychology of The Messenger Ritual and rituals in general. I will propose that we all have personal rituals - often unconsciously - and when we engage our active imagination in the process it helps our psyche to find balance and a sense of well-being.

Here’s Paulo’s Messenger Ritual and my insights for your consideration: