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 Brida: Novela  

Brida: Novela
Paulo Coelho

Rayo, 2008 - 256 pages

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Una novela sobre la sorprendente historia de Brida O?Fern, una de las más jóvenes maestras en la Tradición de las Hechiceras, donde la magia habla todas las lenguas del corazón del hombre

"Un texto anónimo dice que cada persona, en su existencia, puede tener dos actitudes: construir o plantar.

Los constructores pueden demorar años en sus tareas, pero un día terminan y quedan limitados por sus propias paredes. La vida pierde sentido cuando la construcción acaba.

Los que plantan pueden sufrir tempestades y pocas veces descansan. Pero el jardín jamás cesa de crecer, y aunque exige la atención del jardinero, también permite que la vida sea una gran aventura. En la historia de cada planta está el crecimiento de toda la tierra."

Paulo Coelho




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again, we are given lots to think about

i'm still thinking about this book and i finished it a few weeks ago. excellent!!


Practical fiction

Loved it. Search for soul mate was the keyword I was driven to purchase this piece of art, and indeed it has not let me down, as it had been with the author's other books. Although the path is depicted as fictious in a sense that the story is not tangent to solid reality but somewhere between that and the world of witches and magics, the search is filled with practical wisdom. It gives the reader, deep inside his heart, a strange "yeah I know that" kind of sympathy with Brida the heroine. This book personally gave me courage to let go of myself and surrender to God.


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Strange, even for Coelho

To say at the begining, this novel is out there. Even for Coelho. There is no resolution in the way that could be traditionally called a resolution - a decision is made, one which (***Spoilers****) goes against the traditional romantic grain of writing when Brida chooses her boyfriend, who is in fact one of her Soul Mates, over the Magus, who has spent a lifetime banished to a forest in Ireland until he finds his Soul Mate, who can release him.

Brida is not so much a tale as a snapshot of the life of a girl seeking to become a witch through the Path of the Moon and its brief but life-altering encounter with a man of the Path of the Sun. It is feminist in the sense that a woman finds her own path. It is New Age only by virtue of the magick that is not so much magick but the ordinary exalted. It is many things, Brida, but it is not resolved. And for that reason I do not enjoy it as much as Coelho's other books, giving it a 4 of 5.


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An Okay Read

"Brida" is a story about a young Irish girl and her journey to find herself, knowledge, and love. Brida is intrigued by magic and the spiritual world. She has many questions and feels that there is more to life than what she has already experienced. To find the answers to her questions she visits the Magus, a magician living in the forest, and asks him to teach her the mysteries of magic. During her journey of self-discovery, Brida comes across a woman that teaches her to pray to the moon, finds her soul mate, comes to term with her past, and learns that true love ultimately sets you free.

This was an interesting story. I don not think it is the best book Paulo Coelho has written, but it is worth a read if you are looking for something out of the ordinary.




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Not for the Faint of Spirit

Generally, when I hear someone say words to the effect of "This may not be for everyone," I tend to think, "Then it's probably not for ANYONE!" However, there are exceptions to every generalization (even that one!), and "Brida" is one.

Paulo Coelho is a world-renowned spiritual writer, and, in my opinion, EVERYONE should read "The Alchemist." I can highly recommend other books of his such as "The Zahir" and "The Devil and Miss Prym." However, many spiritual "babes" and "adolescents" may not be able to get past the idea of pantheism (or nature worship or Wicca) not being incompatible with Christianity or any other established religion. If you are devout and take rigid interpretations of your religion, "Brida" is not for you. (I would avoid "The Witch of Portobello" as well!) If you have reached a point in your spiritual walk where your faith can stand a little stretching, plunge ahead!


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