The Soul of the World II - Just After the End of the World (Volume 2)

The sequel to The Soul of the World.

Discover in this new initiatory tale the wisdom and emotion that made The Soul of the World a success, selling over a million copies in twenty countries.

After a planetary cataclysm, Natina travels from village to village to teach survivors what she learned from the sages of the ancient World: how to live by avoiding the mistakes that led to the disaster and learning to live in harmony with oneself, with others, and with respect for nature.

During this quest, will Natina find the one she secretly thinks about and who sometimes visits her in her dreams?

✨ The Ancient Grimoire Bookstore's Review

With "The Soul of the World II - Just After the End of the World," Frédéric Lenoir extends his initiatory fable by giving it a post-apocalyptic dimension that powerfully resonates with our contemporary anxieties. The philosopher performs an audacious narrative reversal: where the first volume conveyed wisdom to prevent catastrophe, this second installment explores how to rebuild after collapse. Natina embodies the figure of the wisdom bearer, a wanderer who travels from village to village to transmit the teachings of ancient sages, thus becoming the living link between the world before and the world after. Lenoir weaves a profound reflection on our collective responsibility in the face of ecological and social crises, questioning the errors that led to the catastrophe while offering keys to avoid repeating them. The triptych "harmony with oneself, with others, with nature" becomes the foundation of a renewed civilization, echoing ancestral wisdoms that have always recognized the interconnectedness of all things. The author successfully maintains the delicate balance between philosophical teaching and narrative emotion, Natina's romantic quest adding a poetic and human dimension that touches the heart. The post-apocalyptic setting allows for exploration of human resilience, the ability to rebuild, and the possibility of a new beginning founded on wisdom rather than on the repetition of past mistakes. Lenoir offers an optimistic but lucid vision: catastrophe can become an opportunity for transformation if we accept to learn and change. The worldwide success of this series (over a million copies) testifies to the universal need for stories that offer both clarity on our challenges and hope in our ability to overcome them. An essential book for our time, which invites us to reflect on the world we want to leave behind and on the values that must guide our reconstruction. A reading that inspires and transforms, in the great tradition of philosophical tales that bring hope. This book naturally finds its place at the Ancient Grimoire, where we celebrate the wisdoms that illuminate the paths of transformation and rebirth.

Also from Pocket: The Soul of the World I, A Small Treatise on Inner Life, Crystal Heart, and Meditating with an Open Heart.