Reviewer Bani Sodermark. Bani has a Ph.D in mathematical physics and has been a teacher of physics and mathematics at the university level in both India and Sweden. For the last decade, her interests have been spirituality, healthy living and self-development. She has written a number of reviews on Amazon. Bani is a mother to two children.
Author: Felice Cantatore
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN:
978-1-4697-0727-3 (sc)
ISBN: 978-1-4697-0726-6 (hc)
ISBN:
978-1-4697-0725-9 (e)
Living
an Archetype
It is commonly acknowledged that if you are
in tune with your purpose in life, outer events will synchronize
themselves to get you where you have decided to go. Finding your
purpose in life is a goal which many of us have early on, but lose
sight of under the pressures of daily existence, or under
misconceptions as to what life would look like, if one did live out
our individual archetypes. This book provides an example of what can
happen when one follows one’s heart and vision, in spite of raised
eyebrows from society in general and disguised ridicule from
associates in particular.
Felice Cantatore learned about the
film “Rocky” when he was barely eleven years old. He wheedled his
older brother to take him to see the film and it made a tremendous
impact on him. The story of the “underdog wins on account of his
willpower” inspired him to the core, it imprinted deep into his
psyche, the “Rocky” message of “where there is a will, there is
a way.”
Later versions of the Rocky saga followed and Felice
collected as many Rocky paraphernalia as he could get, while getting
married, building a family and also a career as a newspaper
columnist. One day he learns of the launch of the sixth movie in the
“Rocky” series and decides to inveigle himself into the film as
an extra. Before his motivation, all obstacles and roadblocks melt
away as he gets ringside seats at the filming (with a full
screenshot), photos with Sylvester Stallone and access and photo opps
with the rest of the cast. Later on, he arranged a promotion for
the premiere of the same film in Philadelphia in December 2006. At
the close of the gala evening following the premiere, his wife,
Chrissy, took a picture of him in a victory pose, when there was an
unexpected flash of light. Chrissy thought that the camera had burnt
itself out, but the flash of light was captured as an orb in the
resulting photograph, and even the camera was intact. Felice
interpreted this photo as a blessing from above, it bolstered his
conviction that he was on a spiritual path with the “Rocky” saga.
This was further confirmed by the appearance of the film called “The
Secret” and the ensuing discussions around the Law of
Attraction.
The next project in the Rocky saga was the writing
of this book. Though it was written by early 2010, Felice sensed that
something was lacking. That something turned out to be the actual
experience of a boxing match. Felice, a novice was trained in the
sport by a coach who understood the wellsprings of his trainee’s
motivation and he won a tournament against an opponent, somewhat
larger and heavier than him.
This book is clearly an
inspirational story, but there is more to it than just that. For me,
personally, it testifies to the fact that when we make the decision
to dedicate our lives to a certain vision that we have of ourselves,
that vision does not have to be grandiose or pretentious in any way.
If it is genuinely our archetype and we follow it sincerely, giving
it all we can, it will, in time, reveal to us, hidden treasures, that
we did not even know that we possessed. Cynics will not enjoy this
book, dewy-eyed optimists will.
The writing of this book is
not too tightly professional, but therein lies its charm. Grappling
with subjects like The Law of Attraction in one’s own life is a
messy business.
I recommend this book warmly to all those who
are looking to move towards their life purpose. They will find seeds
of inspiration plus a bird’s eye view of the workings of
synchrodestiny.