Universal theme overview
Life paths is a child in the Universal themes series and is a member of the Cycles theme family. This is a theme overview post.
Life paths are the journeys our lives take based on the specific choices made moment to moment. Role models will help, but your path will be unique.
Big ideas
- The journey is to find real meaning, not to develop a more popular personality.
- Your path in life is constantly changed by your choices.
- Surprise is the spice that can solve the problem and make life livable.
- Your path will provide you with infinite teachers; assume everyone has something to teach you.
- Creativity is required on every path. We exist because we were created, and we create our own journey.
Life paths key concepts
- A choice is being able to choose among options. We always have options in life. Our daily choices shape our character and build the world around us.
- Something’s destiny is its apparent, inevitable outcome. Useful as a motivational concept, but always remember it is the moment-to-moment choices that create the final outcome.
- A guru is a Hindu concept that describes your personal spiritual teacher. In our broader culture. we use this to represent leaders and experts of all kinds.
- A journey is the experience of moving from one place to another.
- A labyrinth is a maze, a complex thing that is puzzling and difficult to figure out.
- Management is the way you operate and handle situations as they arise.
- An obstacle is something that stands in the way and prevents progress.
- A quest is the journey of seeking something.
- Style is the way something is said, done or executed. The features of a creative work that mark it as distinctive.
- Surprise is a sudden, unexpected event.
Archetypes
animals: fox, mole, panther
birds: goose, hummingbird, swift
flowers: bougainvillea, camellia, lotus
foods: broccoli, kiwi
mythical: firebird
roles: explorer, guide
settings: labyrinth, tunnel
situations: quest
symbols: tree