Languages
This is the language Santiago learns to speak in Tangier.
What is Arabic?
This is a person who has the power to turn metal into gold and create the elixir of life.
What is an alchemist?
This is a sign or a portent of something that is going to happen. You can have "good" ones or "bad" ones.
What is an omen?
The sheep are a symbol of the way some people live their lives because the sheep only care about these two things.
What are food and water?
Santiago's Personal Legend is to find the treasure at this place.
What are the Pyramids in Egypt?
Santiago learns a language without words from these creatures.
What are the sheep?
The apex or high point; the point when something is most powerful
What is zenith?
The King of Salem calls this "The Principal of Favorability"
What is beginner's luck?
What is oil?
Santiago thinks secrets of alchemy must be very simple, because they are inscribed on the surface of this.
What is an emerald?
This word means "it is written" in Arabic.
What is maktub?
To judge or disapprove of
What is condemn?
You can ask a question to these two stones; black means "yes" and white means "no".
What are Urim and Thummim?
Fatima has always looked at the desert with longing. After Santiago leaves, she looks at the desert with this.
What is hope?
When Santiago decides to work for the crystal merchant, he is saving up money for this.
What is to buy a new flock of sheep?
While crossing the desert, this noise changes from just a noise to a warning sign of danger.
What are the camel's groans?
Acting like or having the characteristics of a traitor
What is treasonous?
This is the fifth pillar of Islam, that the crystal merchant knows he will not fulfill.
What is the pilgrimage to Mecca?
This woman tells Santiago his dream is hard to interpret because it is simple, and only the wisest men can interpret the simplest things.
Who is the Gypsy?
Santiago makes a promise to this, saying that he will always listen to it. In return, he asks that it will always keep him safe.
What is his heart?
The Alchemist helps Santiago learn the Language of the World, but he tells Santiago he really learned from this.
What is his heart?
Based on a whim or chance; random
What is capricious?
When the alchemist meets Santiago, he asks him to find this, saying it is a good omen.
What is life in the desert?
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
The King of this place convinces Santiago to start on his Personal Legend.
The thief who beats up Santiago at the pyramids said he had a dream about finding treasure here.
What is a ruined church in Spain?