Author | Deepak Chopra, Gotham Chopra |
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Language | English |
Publisher | HarperOne |
Publication date | 2011 |
Pages | 167 |
ISBN | 978-0-062-05966-6 |
Website | deepakchoprabook.com/superheroes (archived) |
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Superheroes: Harnessing Our Power to Change the World is a 2011 book written by Deepak Chopra and his son Gotham Chopra.
The book relates modern-day superheroes to spirituality.[1] Superheroes like Superman and Batman are described to be metaphors that we can learn from to assist in real-life challenges.[2] Throughout the book, seven laws are explained. These laws aim to help increase happiness, achieve balance, and find purpose in our lives.[3][4]
Deepak Chopra discussed this book at the 2006 San Diego Comic-Con. He explained how superheroes are modern mythology and their powers and abilities express our subconscious.[5] Deepak and Gotham Chopra both discussed the book at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con.[6]
A superhero is "symbolic expression of the social subconscious," according to Chopra. "The superhero is a mythological being" who exists "beyond outerspace and innerspace, creating a new idea of being."