SANTIAGO
WHERE WAS SANTIAGO BORN?
ANDALUSIA, SPAIN
WHAT IS A PERSONAL LEGEND?
ONE'S DESTINY
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE STONES GIVEN TO SANTIAGO?
URIM AND THUMMIM
WHO IS KING MELCHIZEDEK?
THE KING OF SALEM
HOW DID SANTIAGO'S PARENTS REACT TO HIM WANTING TO BECOME A SHEPARD INSTEAD OF A PRIEST?
APPREHENSIVE AT FIRST, BUT THE FATHER WAS WILLING TO SUPPORT SANTIAGO IN ACHIEVING HIS DREAM
WHAT DID SANTIAGO'S PARENTS WANT HIM TO BE?
A PRIEST
WHERE DOES SANTIAGO BEGIN HIS JOURNEY?
ANDALUSIA, SPAIN
WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF URIM AND THUMMIM?
THE STONES ANSWER YES/NO QUESTIONS
WHAT DOES THE GYPSY WOMAN ASK FOR AS PAYMENT?
ONE-TENTH OF SANTIAGO'S TREASURE
WHAT DID SANTIAGO'S FATHER GIVE HIM TO BUY SHEEP WITH?
THREE ANCIENT SPANISH COINS
WHAT DOES THE MERCHANT'S DAUGHTER LIKE ABOUT SANTIAGO?
HIS INTERESTING STORIES
WHAT IS AN 'OMEN'?
OF PROPHETIC SIGNIFICANCE (LUCK OR A SIGN)
WHO GAVE URIM AND THUMMIM TO SANTIAGO?
MELCHIZEDEK
WHAT DOES THE GYPSY WOMAN SAY ABOUT DREAMS?
DREAMS ARE DIFFICULT TO INTERPRET
WHAT IS THE WORLD'S GREATEST LIE?
WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER OUR FATE
WHAT DOES KING MELCHIZEDEK ASK FROM SANTIAGO BEFORE HE SETS OFF ON HIS QUEST?
ONE-TENTH OF HIS SHEEP
WHAT IS AN 'ALCHEMIST'?
A MYSTICAL CHEMIST
WHAT WAS SANTIAGO'S MISTAKE IN DEALING WITH THE THIEF?
HE TRUSTED THE STRANGER TOO EASILY AND DID NOT LISTEN TO THE OMENS, OR WARNING SIGNS
HOW DOES SANTIAGO LOSE ALL HIS MONEY IN TANGIER?
HIS "FRIEND" HE MET IN A BAR SLIPPED AWAY IN THE MARKET WHILE SANTIAGO WAS LOOKING AT A SWORD
WHAT IS THE MORAL OF THE ANALOGY ABOUT THE OIL AND THE SPOON?
DON'T LOSE SIGHT OF YOUR INITIAL GOAL
WHAT IS SANTIAGO'S DREAM?
THE BOY'S RECURRING DREAM IS ABOUT...
BEING TAKEN TO THE PYRAMIDS AND TOLD OF A TREASURE
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN SANTIAGO ASKS THE STONES TO TELL HIM IF HE WILL FIND THE TREASURE?
THEY FALL OUT OF A HOLE IN HIS POCKET, MEANING THAT HE MUST FIND THE ANSWER FOR HIMSELF
WHAT DOES THE CRYSTAL MERCHANT TELL SANTIAGO IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DO?
HE TELLS SANTIAGO THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO REACH THE PYRAMIDS
WHAT IS THE PRINCIPLE OF FAVORABILITY THAT HELPS SANTIAGO SELL HIS SHEEP?
BEGINNER'S LUCK