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Renea Livingston, Amanda Wiesner-Groff
  • Author Renea Livingston

    Renea Livingston has taught secondary English Language Arts for 20 years. She has a BA in English from Iowa State University and an MA in Education from Morningside University. She is currently a candidate for National Board Certification.

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  • Instructor Amanda Wiesner-Groff

    Amanda is an Educational Leadership PhD candidate with a wealth of experience ranging from global English/ESL content developer and teacher to stateside district-wide educational trainer and coach.

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Discover the omens in The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. Explore their purpose, and review the meaning and significance of maktub and other omens in Santiago’s journey.

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What were good omens according to the boy's grandfather in The Alchemist?

In The Alchemist, Santiago's grandfather told him that butterflies were a good omen, just like crickets or four-leaf clovers. Melchizedek agrees that omens show up in nature.

What do the omens symbolize in The Alchemist?

Omens symbolize that characters are on the right path in pursuing their Personal Legend. Characters need to be attentive to their surroundings to see omens. They need to understand the Language of the World to understand what each omen is telling them. Urim and Thummim represent "yes" and "no" and can be used to help interpret omens.

What omens did Santiago get?

Santiago saw butterflies as an omen that he was right to sell his sheep to the old man and go after the hidden treasure.

In the desert, Santiago saw two hawks flying, then one attacked the other. This was an omen of a war band coming to attack the oasis.

On the way to the pyramids, a scarab beetle appeared where Santiago's tears fell. This was an omen showing Santiago where to find his hidden treaure.

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Omens in The Alchemist

Written by Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist was first published in 1988. Later it was translated into English and became a worldwide best-seller. Though Coelho wanted to be a writer early on, he spent many years traveling and trying different jobs. At the age of 38, he went on a pilgrimage in Spain, where he traveled the Way of St. James, also known as Camino de Santiago. The spiritual awakening he experienced there inspired many of the themes he explored in The Alchemist.

The Alchemist is the story of Santiago, a young man seeking to live out his Personal Legend. A Personal Legend is a bit like destiny. It is what a person is supposed to do to be fulfilled. Despite his parents wanting him to become a priest, Santiago decides to become a shepherd to carry out his desire to travel.

Santiago has a dream while spending the night in an old church with his sheep. In this dream, a child plays with his sheep, then transports Santiago to the pyramids in Egypt, where the dream child tells him he will find a hidden treasure. Because he has dreamed this same dream before, Santiago believes it is important.

Discovering this hidden treasure becomes Santiago's Personal Legend.

Omens are an important part of the story. An omen is a sign or symbol of something which will happen in the future. In The Alchemist, omens can come in many forms. Most often, these omens are in the Language of the World. The Language of the World is how everything is interconnected and communicates or interacts with everything else. So to understand omens, a person must be in tune with themselves and the world around them.

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What are the Omens in The Alchemist?

A number of specific signs, or omens, help guide Santiago on his quest to fulfill his Personal Legend. He gets help and advice from several characters along the way.

Santiago learns that he must pay attention to the world around him and become intuitive to see and understand omens. He realizes that omens are not just things of the world but signs placed in his path by God.

Butterflies

One of the first omens in The Alchemist that Santiago is conscious of is the appearance of a butterfly as he is selling the remainder of his sheep to an old man, who introduces himself as Melchizedek, the King of Salem. Santiago remembers learning from his grandfather "that butterflies were a good omen. Like crickets, and like grasshoppers; like lizards and four-leaf clovers."

This wisdom from his grandfather, along with advice from the old man, helps Santiago understand that omens are in the natural world and can be found all around to guide us. Drawing from his own experience as a shepherd, Santiago realizes "he had become used to learning which path he should take by observing the ground and the sky."

Maktub

In The Alchemist, the crystal merchant teaches Santiago the meaning of maktub. He first explains it as meaning "it is written." The crystal merchant understands it to be something like life's purpose or one's Personal Legend. Omens can be read to understand what is written: maktub.

It is also like the language of enthusiasm that Santiago comes to be aware of while working to improve things in the crystal merchant's shop. This language communicates through "things accomplished with love and purpose, and as a part of a search for something believed in and desired."

Santiago gains another understanding of maktub while crossing the desert. There is a place where everything is connected or written. He can understand it intuitively through a "sudden immersion of the soul into the universal current of life."

Urim and Thummin

Melchizedek gives Santiago two stones: one white and one black, called Urim and Thummin. He explains that the stones can help Santiago read the omens by asking objective questions. The black stone means 'yes,' and the white stone means 'no.' Melchizedek advises Santiago to make his own decisions rather than relying on the stones to help him fulfill his Personal Legend. Santiago decides he will make his own decisions.

One time, Santiago tested the usefulness of Urim and Thummin. After he is robbed of his money in the port town, he asks if the old man's blessing is still with him. Withdrawing a stone from his pocket, Santiago gets 'yes' as an answer.

He then asks, "Am I going to find my treasure?" Instead of being able to withdraw a stone from his pocket, both of them fall out of a hole and onto the ground. Santiago understands this as an omen that he is to rely on himself to make decisions and fulfill his Personal Legend.

Knowing that Melchizedek's blessing was still with him makes him feel more confident. Now, he reframes his situation from being robbed in a strange place to being in a new place. This helps Santiago use his earlier desire to travel to see new places as inspiration to continue his quest for the hidden treasure.

When Santiago faces obstacles, he nearly gives up his intention of traveling to the pyramids in search of the hidden treasure. During this time, he forgets about Urim and Thummim. When he is packing up to set off for Egypt, they fall out of his pocket. Seeing them reminds Santiago of the old king, and he understands it as an omen that he is doing what he is supposed to do in pursuit of his Personal Legend. He feels that Melchizedek gives him the strength to continue his journey.

Characters as Omens

While omens are most often part of the natural world, characters can serve as omens or signs for other characters. They can help guide others in fulfilling their Personal Legends.

Santiago's Friend

When Santiago decides to continue the quest for the hidden treasure, he must sell his sheep to have money to buy the ticket to Africa. His friend is happy to buy the sheep, saying he had always dreamed of being a shepherd and "that it was a good omen." This event shows the interconnectedness of the world. The friend's willingness to buy the sheep is an omen for Santiago that he is on the path to fulfilling his Personal Legend by being able to sail across the strait. That Santiago wants to sell his sheep is an omen for the friend in his quest to become a shepherd.

The Old King, Melchizedek

Melchizedek serves as Santiago's first teacher about Personal Legends, omens, and the Language of the World. He is an omen for Santiago because he helps Santiago know he is on the right path by choosing to find the hidden treasure. When Santiago asks him why he is sharing his knowledge, Melchizedek replies, "Because you are trying to realize your Personal Legend. And you are at the point where you're about to give it all up." The old king is important because he helps Santiago be aware of the importance of omens, where and how to look for them, and how to understand them.

The Crystal Merchant

The crystal merchant shows what happens when characters stop pursuing their Personal Legends. He felt he had no choice and disliked change. It is also at this point that Santiago gives up his quest for the hidden treasure when he finds out how much it would cost to cross the desert to the pyramids. Santiago now wants to return to shepherding. The crystal merchant is one step on Santiago's journey. Santiago is an omen to the crystal merchant that things can and will change even if he doesn't like change.

While Santiago is cleaning glasses in the shop window, two customers come in. The crystal merchant sees this as a good omen. He offers Santiago a job with him to earn money. Because his business improves so much through the suggestions of Santiago, the crystal merchant believes Santiago's presence there is an omen. The merchant puts Santiago back on his path to the hidden treasure when he says, "just as you know that you're not going to buy your sheep."

The Englishman

Santiago meets the Englishman as he joins a caravan to travel across the desert to the pyramids. The Englishman also believes in omens and is searching for the Alchemist to learn "the one true language of the universe." The two connect when the Englishman recognizes and names Urim and Thummim, which Santiago had been holding in his hand.

The Englishman reads books to learn about the universe. While Santiago observes and experiences the natural world to gain knowledge and understanding. The Englishman recommends Santiago read more. Santiago advises the Englishman to pay more attention to the caravan. Neither learns much nor enjoys his experience of trying to learn the other way. Though the Englishman desires to meet the Alchemist, he does not get what he hopes for.

Fatima

Santiago sees an omen when Fatima first smiles at him. He understands this omen to be an expression of maktub, this time in the Language of the World known as love. Santiago expresses his love for her and asks her to be his wife. Fatima recognizes Santiago as an omen because all her life, she dreamed the desert would bring her a wonderful present. Santiago is ready to give up looking for the hidden treasure to be with Fatima. Fatima understands maktub and does not want to prevent Santiago from carrying out his Personal Legend.

The Alchemist

After Santiago warns the oasis chieftains of the omen revealed by the hawks in the desert, the Alchemist appears to test Santiago's courage because it is "the quality most essential to understanding the Language of the World." When Santiago is still alive after the battle at the oasis, he goes to the Alchemist. The Alchemist reveals that omens in the wind told him someone who needed his help would be coming.

The Alchemist tests Santiago again. He asks Santiago to find life in the desert. Santiago shows his understanding of the Language of the World by observing his horse to find other life in the desert. The Alchemist understands Santiago's success as an omen that he should lead Santiago across the desert to the pyramids. He teaches Santiago that he must always listen to omens or they will abandon him. His final lesson is that one should not let fear stop one from listening to the heart. The heart is connected to the Soul of the World, a higher power that everything is part of.

Omens From the Desert

Santiago must travel through the desert to find the hidden treasure. His ability to understand omens in a place very different from his homeland shows his growth in understanding the world.

The Hawks

Santiago goes out into the desert to contemplate the choice between staying with Fatima and pursuing his Personal Legend. He noticed hawks flying and wanted to discern the Language of the World in their flight. One of the hawks then attacks the other.

Santiago has a vision of an army riding into the oasis with swords drawn. He remembers the old king's advice to "always heed the omens." Santiago realizes the danger for the oasis and goes to warn the tribal chieftains. They agree to go against the rules of the oasis in order to protect themselves. Santiago now knows he is a man of the desert.

The Approaching Army

On their journey in the desert, Santiago and the Alchemist were captured by soldiers and taken to a military camp. The Alchemist uses this as a final test of Santiago, telling the soldiers that Santiago could destroy the camp with the force of the wind. After three days, Santiago must turn himself into the wind to destroy the camp. He shows he has learned to speak the Language of the World to call on the desert and wind, then the sun, then finally the "hand that wrote it all." The military general releases them. The Alchemist is proud that Santiago has learned the Language of the World.

The Scarab Beetle

As Santiago makes the last part of his journey to the pyramids, he listens to his heart and hears, "Be aware of the place where you are brought to tears. That's where I am, and that's where your treasure is." As he crests a dune and sees the pyramids for the first time, he weeps. He realizes all that he has learned in order to understand the Language of the World. Santiago looks down and sees a scarab beetle crawling through the sand where his tears had fallen.

He recognizes it as an omen and begins to dig. Shortly after, he is robbed and beaten by refugees from the tribal wars. Disgusted at not having found more gold, the group's leader mocks Santiago for being stupid. The leader reveals that he himself had a recurring dream of a hidden treasure buried in a ruined church in Spain. Santiago now knows where his treasure is and has gained wisdom and experience from his journey.

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In The Alchemist, the main character Santiago has a dream of hidden treasure. He sets out to find it as his Personal Legend. He is helped on his way by Melchizedek, the King of Salem, who first teaches him about omens, or signs that foretell the future, and how to read them in the natural world. Santiago sells his sheep to travel, which is a good omen for his friend. Santiago's friend has always dreamed of being a shepherd and views this as a sign to pursue that. Melchizedek gives Santiago the stones Urim and Thummin to help him interpret omens. Santiago does not use the stones because he is told that it is better to make his own decisions. He does, however, draw strength from the old king through the stones, which helps him continue his journey.

Santiago learns about maktub, or "it is written," from the crystal merchant. One hand has written everything in the Language of the World. Santiago learns he can know things intuitively, maktub, if he observes carefully and is connected with the world around him. Understanding the omen of the two hawks helps Santiago to see he is a man of the desert and save the oasis. He proves his worth to the Alchemist as he finds life in the desert and raises the wind. Finally, Santiago is able to see the omen of the scarab beetle showing him where to find his hidden treasure. Santiago's journey brings him not just to his hidden treasure but to the knowledge and understanding of omens, maktub, and the Language of the World.

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The Purpose of Omens

Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist is a remarkable novel that tells the story of a young man, Santiago, who sets out to discover his personal legend after having recurring dreams about a buried treasure at the pyramids in Egypt. His encounters with a king, a crystal merchant, and an alchemist along the way all provide him with knowledge about the universe and omens, so he may succeed in his quest. Let's take a closer look at the omens that show up and discuss their presence as they relate to the overall theme of the novel.

As mentioned, omens play a large role in Santiago's journey throughout the novel. From the very beginning, omens, signs or symbols that foretell the future, are introduced as portents that should not be ignored, since they are messages sent by the universe. In the novel, omens show up as precious stones, characters, and experiences in the desert. We will go into each category of these omens with more detail in order to get a better understanding of their presence.

Urim and Thummin

When Santiago encounters the old king, he receives a vast amount of knowledge regarding the universe, language of the world, omens, and realizing one's dreams. Melchizedek gives Santiago two precious stones from his gold breast plate, Urim and Thummin, and explains they are to be used for guidance when reading omens becomes too difficult. Santiago relies upon these gems on a few different occasions in the novel for comfort, but only uses them once to read omens.

Upon his first experience of loss and bad luck, Santiago finds comfort when the stones tell him the king's blessing is still with him. When Santiago tries to ask too much of the stones, they fall through a hole in his sack as a reminder he is supposed to make his own decisions. After spending nearly a year with the crystal merchant, Santiago feels strength transmitted from the old king through the stones and is once again encouraged to continue his journey.

By asking deliberate 'yes' or 'no' questions, Santiago will be given answers from the stones regarding his journey and personal legend. Even though he uses Urim and Thummin one time, the stones help Santiago realize direction and patience, while also helping him realize what he needs to do to succeed in achieving his dreams.

Characters as Omens

The presence of characters has also been deemed omens in the novel. Through timing, beginner's luck, or because it was written in the soul of the world, certain characters have either become omens or their presence has been expected because of omens.

Characters as Actual Omens

  • The old king will show up wherever and however he is needed if it means helping someone on his or her personal journey. For example, he shows up in the marketplace to ensure Santiago goes to the pyramids.
  • When the Santiago must sell his flock of sheep, his friend buys them immediately because he always wanted to be a shepherd and felt his friend was a good omen.
  • The crystal merchant believes Santiago's presence in the shop was a good omen. He has no regrets about hiring Santiago and feels it was meant to be.
  • In the desert, Santiago sees a vision (considered an omen). When the vision proves correct, he is seen as a man of the desert and is asked to be the counselor of the oasis.
  • Santiago states Fatima was an omen he had been waiting for his whole life. 'The omen he had sought to find with his sheep and in his books, in the crystals and in the silence of the desert' (p. 93).

Omens Predicting a Character's Presence

  • The alchemist states that when he received omens there would be someone on the caravan to 'whom he was to teach some of his secrets' (p. 87).
  • The alchemist tests Santiago, and when the young boy is able to find life in the desert, the alchemist states it is the omen he needed before promising to guide the young boy to the pyramids.
  • Fatima states that she had been waiting for Santiago for a long time. She had believed the desert was bringing her a wonderful present, and the present turned out to be him.

Desert Omens

Desert omens have numerous mentions in the novel. When Santiago is first beginning his journey to the desert, he begins learning about these omens from the other travelers and the caravan leader.

  • The Englishman lets Santiago know that he is experiencing a good luck omen when the caravan announces it will be traveling to Egypt (the exact place he wishes to travel) and has room for him.
  • Santiago notes the caravan guides read the signs of the desert - 'the soul of the caravan speaks to the soul of the desert.' He calls this 'the magic of the omens.'
  • Two hawks kill each other in the desert, which is an omen for war. Santiago saw this vision and was able to warn the chieftains before the camp was attacked the following day.
  • When Santiago arrives at the pyramids he sees a scarab beetle. 'He had learned that, in Egypt, the scarab beetles are a symbol of God. Another omen!' (p. 161). This was a sign for Santiago to dig for his treasure.

Lesson Summary

Throughout The Alchemist there is much discussion of omens, signs or symbols that predict the future. Santiago is taught to follow omens, as they are messages from the soul of the universe. Whether the precious stones from the king, the teachings of the alchemist, or the wisdom from the soul of the desert, Santiago learns omens are everything in life. They just need to be understood. It was important for Santiago to learn lessons from his journey and heed omens along the way. By doing so, he learned how to make the decisions that would take him to his ultimate destination in life.

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