Shakespeare's Revelation

Politics & Social Sciences

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A radically new way of looking at Shakespeare's plays. Understanding the spiritual/mystical meaning of The Tempest will open your eyes to a profound spiritual teaching feared and forbidden by the Church for 2,000 years. His key characters can be seen as the core archetypes of our inner kingdom. The plays combine to tell the story of the evolution of our soul from creation, betrayal, deposing, liberation, and ascension to its rightful place at the centre of our consciousness. Applying the spiritual principles in your life becomes a practical way to know who you really are, why you're here, and how to fulfil your ultimate destiny.

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If you have ever wondered who you really are and why you’re here, then we have something very much in common. Ever since childhood, I have been a misfit – an outsider who always sees things differently and could join dots that weren’t there. Now my quirky Jewish-Hindu-Christian bloodlines lend me a perspective on scripture and Shakespeare that reveals a profound, universal spiritual teaching encrypted in his plays. This forbidden teaching connects Hindus, Jews, Christians, and Moslems as equal members of the brother-sister-hood of humanity. I’ve enjoyed a maverick’s career creating new ways to facilitate growth, awareness, and leadership. 20 years ago I dreamt up the idea of ‘Horse-Assisted Transformation’ and have pioneered a field of personal and leadership development that continues to canter across the globe. I am married with five horses, a cat and a dozen chickens. We live just outside Stratford-upon-Avon, England. My previous book is: Why Talk to a Guru? When You can Whisper to a Horse.

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Enduring Love of Shakespeare

Why do Shakespeare's plays seem as relevant and compelling now as they did in the 17th century? Because they hold up a mirror to a forgotten truth that sleeps within us. A truth he is awakening cell-by-cell as we bask in the delight of his verse and his divine love of humanity. King Lear is a fabulous fable telling us what happens when we deny the truth within us, banish our soul, and foolishly identify with our two false selves. Lear banishes his beloved Cordelia and places his trust in the lying, cheating, self-seeking, false selves who, with callous indifference, betray him and strip him of all his worldly goods. Only when he confronts the Truth, the 'tempest', the 'wind from heaven', the Word of God within, does he find his true self, forgiveness, and redemption. As long as we see Shakespeare as about the 'external' world of kings and traitors, we avoid the same truth within us as Lear found the hard way. Shakespeare is making it easier for us to find our true selves without the pain his characters suffered.

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Shakespeare's Revelation

King Lear
How to Tear Yourself Apart: 101

‘Know that we have divided in three our kingdom.’ – King Lear, Act 1, Sce ne 1.

We’re now going to look at Lear from a soul-centred perspective. We’ll harvest the abundance of clues that let us into many of the secrets of Shakespeare’s cryptic language. We’ll sense the source of spiritual teaching that inspired him. We’ll learn the secret of spiritual transformation from mind-centred to soul-centred being. We’ll also celebrate the incomparable genius with which he expresses the most inscrutable concept known to mankind: the sound of the soul.

Imagine King Lear is a very intimate personal story about you. Who you really are is King Lear. Then, with a simple sleight of mind, ask yourself if the three portions into which he divides his kingdom could really be a metaphor of the three selves that divide your own inner kingdom? Ask yourself what happens in your inner kingdom when you banish your real heart in favour of approval and an addiction to self-righteous rage. And how do you redeem yourself and reclaim your lost kingdom?

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Shakespeare's Revelation

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Enduring Love of Shakespeare

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Shakespeare's Revelation

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