July book club: The Alchemist
The journey of Santiago will teach us about our own
The Fearless Journeys book began with the The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. This is a short work of fiction that has real-life applications.
The Alchemist continues to change the lives of its readers forever. With more than two million copies sold around the world, The Alchemist has established itself as a modern classic, universally admired.
Paulo Coelho's masterpiece tells the magical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who yearns to travel in search of a worldly treasure as extravagant as any ever found.
The story of the treasures Santiago finds along the way teaches us, as only a few stories can, about the essential wisdom of listening to our hearts, learning to read the omens strewn along life's path, and, above all, following our dreams. This story is the perfect book for the launch of the Fearless Journeys community book club, as it is focused on the journey each of us takes in life to find our true calling. While Santiago takes a physical journey, we can think about how taking our trips can help us meet people and broaden our horizons, while also realizing we, like Santiago, are on another kind of journey, the journey of our lives.
You can order the book on Amazon. Read the book in whatever format is best for YOU. We suggest getting going now by reading the Foreword / Prologue and try to get about half way through Part 1.
Below are direct links to all four of the Substack reviews of The Alchemist section by section. May your journey begin!
