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Helena Solith's avatar

I love how you wove each station of Odysseus’ path with its symbolic and astrological layers. Such a creative way to read the myth!

Andrew Sawyer's avatar

As a combat veteran myself, the Odyssey has a special place in my heart. It has helped me immensely - to see the cognitive traps that keep one from finding one's way "home" - and also to overcome them. It has now been 20 years since my last deployment, after which I began my own long and arduous journey to find myself - and I am finally making an effort to emphasize - in writing - the invaluable principles I learned from the Odyssey.

Would love your feedback!

Intro: https://andrewsawyer.substack.com/p/coming-soon-the-way-home-a-nine-part

Part 1: https://andrewsawyer.substack.com/p/the-way-home-part-1-calypsos-island

Part 2: https://andrewsawyer.substack.com/p/the-way-home-part-2-the-phaeacians

Part 3 is scheduled to publish on 01/17/26, and I hope to keep the pace of one essay per week until I've worked through all nine of the spiritual lessons.

Blessings to you and yours!

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