Fate and Destiny, The Two Agreements of the Soul - Newly Revised and Expanded Edition - Softcover

Michael Meade

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0982939140 ISBN 13: 9780982939147

Publisher: GreenFire Press, 2012

Synopsis

Drawing on the experiences of his life, traditional wisdom stories, poetic and metaphoric language, etymology, and his personal brand of scholarship, Michael Meade leads us to an undeniable truth: that the only story we came here to live is our own. Often called "an instant classic," in this newly revised and expanded edition of Fate and Destiny, Meade has taken his original message of the uniqueness of each life to new levels of meaning and inspiration. By elaborating key themes and polishing the gems of wisdom, Meade gives us an even more powerful opportunity to change ourselves and the world. Meade shows how the limitations of family and fate form the inner threads from which our individual destiny must emerge. He explains how our wounds can become doorways to our deepest gifts and how our greatest obstacles are intended to lead us to a treasure divinely seeded within us before birth. Amidst the current turmoil of the world, Fate and Destiny speaks directly to young people seeking to find a genuine path in life and trying to awaken to the dream they carry inside. At the same time, stories of the elders help older people find new ways to value their lives and touch the threads of their own destiny. Fate and Destiny offers everyone penetrating insights for those caught in life's inevitable struggles and shows the wisdom of elders depends upon remembering the spirit of eternal youth.

About this title

About the Author

Michael Meade, born and raised in New York City, is a renowned storyteller, author, and scholar of mythology, anthropology, and psychology. He combines hypnotic and fiery storytelling, street savvy perceptiveness, and spellbinding interpretations of ancient myths with a deep knowledge of cross-cultural rituals. His ability to tap into ancestral sources of wisdom to help people of today heal their communities inspires thousands of men and women throughout the United States, Canada, and the British Isles. His unique translations of age-old myths and symbols into culturally relevant, everyday language earned him an honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from Pacifica Graduate Institute. Michael is also the founder of Mosaic Multicultural Foundation, author of The World Behind the World, The Water of Life, co-editor of The Rag and Bone Shop of the Heart, and editor of the cross-cultural anthology on rites of passage: Crossroads: A Quest for Contemporary Rites of Passage.

Review

Carefully re-teaching us words we think we know: genius, destiny, fate, soul, gift, fame and infamy Michael Meade introduces us to our own soul s interior meanings and our unique life s divinely imprinted designs. I love the threading of these teachings with stories from Meade s own remarkable life. It is a relief to witness the glory of an awakened elder, here. There is brilliant medicine in this book. --Alice Walker ~ Overcoming Speechlessness / The Color Purple

Michael Meade is one of our most brilliant and visionary teachers, and this profound book is a life-line to the soul. I truly hope your good fate brings you to read this book and be transformed by its wild blessings and wisdom. --Jack Kornfield

At the age of thirteen Michael became a lover of myth. That love kept unfolding. Now he is a great elder in our tribe, and this book is the flowering and the fruiting of the seed-story of this unique individual. His genius is a generous gift to us all. --Coleman Barks ~ Rumi: Bridge to the Soul / The Essential Rumi

Edition details

• Publisher: GreenFire Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0982939140
• ISBN 13: 9780982939147
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 336