7. The Epicure
ego-planning, the passion is gluttony
by Torre Waag

If you play the part of an Epicure you will tend to be a happy, enthusiastic dreamer. You may spend your time making plans, working on them, and striving for a better world. You are an idealist, but you may lack follow through. The plans and the early stages of the project are more fun and exciting than the drugery of making them real. When the work gets tough, you may discover a new project you have always wanted to do, somewhere else, perhaps in another country, and move on. After all, isn't life about experiencing everything? You are a skilled synthesizer, fitting together ideas from diverse sources. You may be a charmer, an eloquent intellectual. You may want to be a writer or perhaps even be one. People are attracted to your enthusiastic energy, but later they may feel let down by you. You have a sense that you are OK. We are all equal, aren't we? On the high side you are a renaissance person who has learned to work hard to create your vision of a new age. On the low side you may be a bit of a charlatan, not because you intend to deceive others--your intentions are good--but your fantasies and dreams draw people in, and then, where are you? Think of Peter Pan, the hippie culture, new age cosmic travelers and the Music Man. Some examples of your archetype include Ram Dass, Kurt Vonnegut, Rajneesh, Goldie Hawn, and Joseph Campbell. Every once and a while, when you let go of your future plans and dreams, you may realize that the Divine Work is always happening in the now.

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