Wind of the Soul

Prior to writing this entry, I contemplated whether or not I should even devote a post to this topic. Not because it’s not extremely worthwhile, but because anyone that’s even the slightest bit interested in mystical self empowerment and spiritual growth has already been bombarded with information pertaining to The Secret.

In fact, it’s probably one of the only films, coming out of the self help/metaphysical genre to blast its way into the stratosphere of the mainstream market, without even having a theatrical release. And once Oprah Winfrey got involved, by having teachers from the film on her television and radio shows, it reached an even broader audience. However, there’s always the possibility that many newcomers to the information I discuss, in the Wind of the Soul Blog, may not be familiar with the film- so it’s with the intention of bringing this information to those readers that I decided to pursue this post.
(Read the rest of The Secret…)

A couple of nights ago I had the opportunity to watch the film Peaceful Warrior, which is a screenplay translation of the book, Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman. Both the movie and book are based on true events. The film follows Dan (played by Scott Mechlowicz), a college student and Olympic gymnast hopeful, through extremely pivotal points in his young life.

Fully submerged in the most “superficial” aspects of existence and unhappy with himself, Dan stumbles upon spiritual wisdom from an unlikely source- an old man (played by Nick Nolte) working out of a gas station. Dan’s encounters with ‘Socrates’ (Nolte) begin to open doors in his mind that provide new ways for seeing and interpreting his world. He soon realizes he has been struggling against himself and must learn to release resistance, fear, and negativity in order to find happiness and become truly conscious.
(Read the rest of Peaceful Warrior…)