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freedomtochoosehowwewanttolive.Recognizingthewisdominthesediagramsimprovesourabilitytoseethroughsurfaceappear-ancestothecoreofwhatshapesourlives.Itopensthewaytoperceiv-ingthewellspringsofinspirationattheheartofeachsituation.Thediagramsofwisdomonthefollowingpagesdistillknowl-edgeforlivingthathasbeendevelopedthroughcenturiesofexperi-ence.Symbolsandstoriesprovidinginsightsaboutthehumanjourneyareattheheartofeveryspiritualpathscienticdiscoverypsycho-logicalrealizationandartisticcreation.SacredteachingsportraytheserevelationsthroughthelivesofBuddhaChristandothersages.TheydepictthemwithimagesoftheWheelofDharmatheCrosstheStarofDavidandotherreveredicons.Sciencedescribesthisknowledgethroughformulasforgravitythespeedoflightandtheotherforcesstructuringtheuniverse.Psychologistsconveythiswisdomthrougharchetypesofpersonalgrowth.Artistsexpressthisunderstandingthroughformsandcolorsthatignitevitalityandinspireawe.24PatternsofWisdomconveysthistimelessknowledgeinauniqueway.Ittracesthepathofgrowingwisdomthroughanewsequenceofsymbols.Eachsymboldepictsastageintheprocessofgainingknowl-edgewithoutreferringtoaparticularreligionorphilosophy.Insteadthisseriesofimagesdepictshowourdailyexperiencetravelsfromthelimitsofthephysicalworldtothefreedomofconsciousnessshimmer-ingthrougheverydetailofliving.Thesymbolsillustratedherearearchetypesofhumanexperience.Archetypesarelikethebonesthatgiveourbodiesstructure.Theyareessentialbutunseen.Archetypesaretheorganizingprinciplesthat3IntroductionCopyrightedMaterialSamplePage