The Self Mastery Challenge – Week #8 Putting it all together

26th August 2024

"Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.”

Albert Einstein

In Tuscany, Central Italy, near to Pisa, there is a walled city called Lucca which traces its origins way back to Roman times. Within the walls is the Cattedrale di San Martino – the San Martino Cathedral – construction of which began in 1063 – and carved into one of the pillars in the portico is the Labyrinth pictured above.

The Latin inscription says “HIC QUEM CRETICUS EDIT. DAEDALUS EST LABERINTHUS . DE QUO NULLUS VADERE . QUIVIT QUI FUIT INTUS . NI THESEUS GRATIS ADRIANE . STAMINE JUTUS” – which translates as -  “This is the labyrinth built by Dedalus of Crete; all who entered therein were lost, save Theseus, thanks to Ariadne’s thread.

In Greek mythology, Theseus is a divine hero famous for slaying the Minotaur –  a half-man, half-bull monster that lived in the Labyrinth created by Daedalus. Theseus entered the Labyrinth with the intent of killing the Minotaur and was given a ball of thread by Ariadne whic…