This is the story of Brida, a young Irish girl, and her quest for knowledge. She has long been interested in various aspects of magic. She wants to follow her heart. But like Santiago, the Alchemist, she is also in search of her personal legend. The search leads her to people of great wisdom. She finds a teacher from the tradition of the Sun, and another from the tradition of the Moon. They take her to the levels of enlightenment, through the nuances of worldly wisdom.
To bridge the visible and the invisible is magic. And how do some manage to get there? According to the book, there are two traditions: the Sun (for wizards) and the Moon (for witches).
The author links the nine gifts that these two traditions took care with St. Paul’s first epistle to the Corinthians : the word of wisdom, the word of knowledge, faith, healing, the working of miracles, prophecy, the discerning of the spirits, speaking in tongues, and the interpretation of tongues.
The book takes us through the link between the physical world and the world of magic and mystery. Brida learns that she is a witch. She learns what witches are supposed to learn. She understands the past and the beauty of the present world, as she moves towards being initiated as a witch.
The author takes a deeper look into witchcraft - the four ways a woman can communicate with the Universe through reincarnation: the virgin, the saint, the martyr, and the witch.
The book is a collection of knowledge and experience. It teaches us that without one the other has is insignificant. The book has a meditative and poetic rhythm, the vibrations of which you can feel even after you have finished reading the book.
The literary expressions used by Paulo Coelho have his trademark style of vividness. To quote one - “Nothing in the world is ever completely wrong… even a stopped clock is right twice a day”.
All in all, Brida is a must read for all connoisseurs of literary aesthetics, whether for inspiration or pure joy of a good read.
To bridge the visible and the invisible is magic. And how do some manage to get there? According to the book, there are two traditions: the Sun (for wizards) and the Moon (for witches).
The author links the nine gifts that these two traditions took care with St. Paul’s first epistle to the Corinthians : the word of wisdom, the word of knowledge, faith, healing, the working of miracles, prophecy, the discerning of the spirits, speaking in tongues, and the interpretation of tongues.
The book takes us through the link between the physical world and the world of magic and mystery. Brida learns that she is a witch. She learns what witches are supposed to learn. She understands the past and the beauty of the present world, as she moves towards being initiated as a witch.
The author takes a deeper look into witchcraft - the four ways a woman can communicate with the Universe through reincarnation: the virgin, the saint, the martyr, and the witch.
The book is a collection of knowledge and experience. It teaches us that without one the other has is insignificant. The book has a meditative and poetic rhythm, the vibrations of which you can feel even after you have finished reading the book.
The literary expressions used by Paulo Coelho have his trademark style of vividness. To quote one - “Nothing in the world is ever completely wrong… even a stopped clock is right twice a day”.
All in all, Brida is a must read for all connoisseurs of literary aesthetics, whether for inspiration or pure joy of a good read.
