Aphorisms for the Enchanted Alchemist — The Living Body examination

Eleven questions. Nine of eleven passes, and you can take it again as often as you like.

In 'The River's Secret', what happened when the villagers dammed the river?

The valley flourished Fish multiplied The river dried to a trickle Floods came
What happened when the villagers returned the river to its natural course?

The river stopped flowing The valley flourished once more The village had to move away Storms destroyed the banks
According to the parable, where did the true healing of the valley come from?

A new and larger dam built further upstream The villagers' clever engineering and their long hours of hard work Alignment with the river's nature, not the villagers' actions A long drought that finally cleared the land
How does this module define an aperture?

A firm rule that keeps self and other safely apart from each other A permanent opening cut into the body through long years of practice A lens used for magnifying small things so they can be studied A state in which the boundary between self and other briefly dissolves
What does this module say true attraction is about?

Repeating affirmations until they finally come true Clearing the blocks that stop reality flowing through you Pulling what you desire toward you by sheer force Visualising your goals clearly and in detail every single morning
In the accessible 'Aperture Check-In', what do you ask yourself each morning?

Who has wronged me recently, and how should I respond? Where am I holding my breath, in body, feeling or mind? How can I avoid feeling any discomfort today? What must I achieve today in order to be worthy?
What does the deepening exercise ask you to do with a story of unexpected healing?

Turn it into a list of rules to follow in future Forget it entirely so that it cannot bias your judgement later Analyse it closely for everything you did right Rewrite it as something that flowed through you, then share it
In the advanced 'Lila Meditation', how is the breath imagined?

As carrying you like a leaf on water As fuel burned for energy As a wall holding back emotion As a count to keep the mind busy
Which aphorism in this module uses the image of a dam?

Every river needs a dam before it can be truly useful to anyone Build the dam high and strong and healing will pool behind it Healing flows when you stop being the dam and become the river The dam protects the river from its own wild and dangerous nature
How does this module describe playfulness?

Something each of us should outgrow with age A distraction from the real work of spiritual practice Not frivolous: the edge where reality sharpens itself A pleasant break from serious and important work
Which aphorism describes the relationship to the universe's stories?

The universe writes its own stories; stop editing them The universe has no story until you give it one You must write every chapter of your life by hand Stories are only illusions that block your healing