"Seek out the Valkyries" - by Paulo Coelho

Why choose myth of The Valkyries? - Week 2 Bonus Material

Last week in The Valkyries Week 1 Bonus Material I promised to continue to look at Paulo’s exploration of love and Angels and how these symbols helped him express the complex relationship he has with his inner femininity and the opposite gender, represented in part by his wife Chris.

This naturally leads to the question of why he chose the Norse mythology of the Valkyries as a framework to place his story. The answer lies not only in the nature of the warrior goddesses but also in the relationship between our unconscious mind and mythology. First, let’s take a look at Norse Mythology.