The Garden

ANIMA MUNDI: WORLD SOUL AWAKENINGAnima Mundi, or World Soul, is an intrinsic connection between all living things. The Garden is one such approach to help restore the soul to the world. Through meditation and spiritual alchemy, a Dreamer awakens his soul and befriends a beautiful lotus flower and together they travel through a magical landscape to recapture the wonderment of being young and the transcendent beauty of childhood dreams. The Dreamer learns to follow his heart and discovers it takes greater courage to let go of life than to hold on to it.The unity of our universe can be seen through mystical storytelling, poetic prose and dazzling colour illustrations. The Garden is a fable on life, on growing up, getting lost, and finding your way home and is open for interpretation, allowing the reader to bring their own understanding and meaning to the story.THE RETURN OF THE SOUL TO THE WORLDHow do we restore our world back to its prime and pristine condition? In the words of Carl Jung, 'How can we return our light to the World Soul?'The World Soul, known throughout antiquity as Anima Mundi and more commonly referred to as Gaia, Mother Earth, or the Feminine Essence, is what is lacking in the present way we see the world. We overemphasise the material world view, conditioned into us through corporatism. These are the powers of the underworld, separating us from the light. Yet dormant in our ignorance lay the sleeping 'Sophia', the goddess of wisdom and spiritual potential. According to sacred texts from India, Egypt and Sumeria, she is the soul of the world.Finding life's purpose is unveiling the light of the soul that shines within us. When our light is restored, it returns light to all of creation. Therefore, our real gift to the world is restoring our own light, bringing awareness of life's purpose. When we set free the light within us, we release our light back into the world-we awake the World Soul, the Spirit of Gaia, by our own awakening. To heal and transform the world, is to invoke the magical and mysterious power hidden inside us.Returning the World Soul is restoring the female essence back into the world, re-establishing spiritual intelligence, benevolent guidance, clear direction and, most importantly, true wisdom. Between the words and images lay a hidden place of magical meaning- 'The innermost and most secret numinosum of man.' Using poetic prose accompanied by beautiful art, allows space for quiet reflection, so the reader can experience, for themselves, the awakening of their own soul back into the world. Let us all return home to the treasure of our own true sovereignty and wisdom.