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| The Pilgrimage: A Contemporary Quest for Ancient Wisdom | 
 enlarge | Author: Paulo Coelho
Publisher: HarperOne
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (63 reviews)
Sales Rank: 15131
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.3 x 0.7
ISBN: 006251279X
Dewey Decimal Number: 133.43
EAN: 9780062512796
ASIN: 006251279X
Publication Date: May 1, 1995
Release Date: March 17, 1995
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 Awful awful awful. Just plain awful!!!! July 5, 2007
12 out of 19 found this review helpful
This book was just painful to finish. Pointless new age pseudo religious drivel. Coelho goes on a Catholic pilgrimage, wrestles with possessed dogs, hangs out with magicians and then dances around in castles pretending to be a knight Templar with his equally loony mates.
This is supermarket spirituality at its very worst. A pointless book unless you are one of those "All organised religion is bad so lets just make it up as you go along"
 A Private Journey to Explore Self April 5, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Although "The Pilgrimage" is not Paulo Coelho's most exalted work, it is still a wonderful plunge into the mystical journey. In this book, he chronicles his own experiences on the road to Santiago de Compostela in the region of Galicia known as Celtic Spain. The journey is rich with allegory reflecting how we must face our own fears in order to engage in what he calls "the good fight". The Pilgrimage is reminiscent of Carlos Castaneda's apprenticeship with his mentor Don Juan. Paulo's guide is the enigmatic Petrus, who teaches him to face his own limitations and to break him from the "modernist" notion that our busy work is more important than exploring our inner world. There is a sweet discovery about the book that brings presence to a wisdom that includes mystical exercises worthy of our attention.
 Fascinating... March 20, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
To all of you out there, this book really gives you the opportunity to understand Paulo's philosophy of life. It is not strange that he was able to write the Alquimist after this book.
The different RAM Exercises are useful on daily life and it is a good starting point for those of you looking to learn more about who we really are.
Can not be compared to Alchemist January 16, 2007
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I didn't find it to be as good as "The Alchemist". There were times I think that he found RAM exercises before and then write the story over it. "The Pilgrimage" is still a good story, and for those who like Paulo Coelho, it is certainly worth reading.
We are all pilgrims November 10, 2006
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
All humans are pilgrims whether they truly realize it or not. Some never travel beyond the front yard of their minds and souls. Others wander the globe, usually looking, of course, for their inner world. This book by Paulo Coelho is fine glass of wine to encourage others to travel deeper into their souls for what the material world can never offer, except for its teases. Another book about pilgrimage, that has now become a classic, is Walking the Trail, One Man's Journey Along the Cherokee Trail of Tears by Jerry Ellis. A non-fiction book, it chronciles the 900 mile solo walk of the Cherokee author along the Cherokee Trail of Tears. It is gripping from the first page and hard to put down. I read it in one night. The book was nominated for a Pulitzer and the author has lectured about this life-altering journey in Europe, Asia, Africa and throughout the USA.
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