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    Coming to Light: Uncovering My Inner Talents
    Coming to Light: Uncovering My Inner Talents
    Coming to Light: Uncovering My Inner Talents
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    Coming to Light: Uncovering My Inner Talents

    By Francis Xavier Aloisio

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    In the first autobiography, What a Trip! the author, Francis Aloisio took the cathartic adventure of writing about his spiritual and sexual expression. In this ‘second’ autobiography, Coming to Light! the author takes us through his journey to creativity. He shares with the readers how he uncovered his inner talents of music, painting and writing later on in his life and how he managed to bring them to light and subsequently expressed in creative projects.
    Every person is born with talents, some more obvious than others. The author came from a cultural background that told him that ‘he is not good enough,’ consequently he had doubts about his own talents and abilities. He always had reservations about his own creativity and consequently he came to believe that he did not have the necessary talents to succeed in life. Yet deep down, somewhere in the recesses of his sub-conscious, he always knew that he had talents; his were dormant and suppressed for a long time. In this book, he shares how he realised his musical and artistic talents, and most surprising to himself, his ability to write and become an author of various books and novels.
    He is grateful to the gods to have been given these gifts. He is indebted to himself to have listened to the Muse of Inspiration and Creative Arts when the calling came, and to have followed his natural impulses and trusted his inner guidance. He was then brave enough to dare to bring them out to the light and share them with the world.
    He survived, as a child, the onslaught of conditionings, doubts and rejections to become a creative adult. And, against all odds, he succeeded in life. Coming to light is a trip full of wondrous possibilities and incredible probabilities and filled with exciting surprises and gifted with miracles and synchronicities.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherFrancis Xavier Aloisio
    Release dateSep 19, 2017
    ISBN9781370495498
    Coming to Light: Uncovering My Inner Talents
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    Francis Xavier Aloisio

    Francis Xavier Aloisio was born on the island of Malta, but spent more than half of his life abroad, first in Peru as a missionary priest and then in England where he settled after resigning from the Church.Whilst abroad, he realised that not many people knew about the temples of Malta. On his return home, he had a strong urge to find a way to promote the unique wealth of the Maltese prehistoric and historic culture. Firstly he created a collection of paintings depicting Malta’s journey throughout history, and then he started doing his own research on the Temples of Malta and Gozo.He completed a trilogy on the temples of Malta: 'Islands of Dream,' 'The Age of Magic and Wisdom' and 'The New Temple Dreamers.' He also published 'The Maltese Temples in Paintings & Poetry' and 'Malta through the Ages,' 'The Islands of Dream Speak' and 'A Cosmic Perspective to the Maltese Temples' as a self-guide to the sites. He even wrote two autobiographies: 'What a Trip!' and 'Coming to Light!'In 2017, he embarked on writing the script and making a documentary of the Maltese temples: Let the Stones Speak! This documentary is a compilation of all his work and insights about the temples of Malta.Francis directs and consults with people/groups about the experience of the sacred sites found on Malta & Gozo (see: maltatemplejourneys.com), and now together with Christine Auriela, does the same with people who want to visit the Central Coast of California and to connect with the pure Lemurian Energies (lemuriaenergyjourneys.com).Francis started painting late in his life as a way of self-expression. He draws his inspiration from his Maltese background and his experience in South America and England. He is a visionary artist, author, public speaker and spiritual temple consultant.* Please remember to leave a review for my book at your favourite retailer.

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      Coming to Light - Francis Xavier Aloisio

      Coming to
      Light

      Uncovering my Inner Talents

      Francis Xavier Aloisio

      Coming to Light

      Uncovering my Inner Talents

      By Francis Xavier Aloisio - Copyright © 2018.

      ISBN: 9781370495498

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronically or mechanically, including photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior permission

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      This eBook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to your favorite

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      Published by the author under MaltaTempleJourneys (MTJs).

      Formatting of eBook by Author and Smashwords.

      Cover designed by author and cover photo by

      Christine Aloisio (Gallarus Monastery Dingle-Ireland).

      All paintings and photos are the artwork of the Author.

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      Dedicated to the Muse of Inspiration and Creative Arts

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      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Prelude

      Chapter 1 – Early Years

      Chapter 2 – Painting

      Chapter 3 – Malta’s Heritage

      Chapter 4 - Alternative Way

      Chapter 5 – Writing

      Chapter 6 – Temple Tours

      Epilogue

      Appendix 1

      Cooking

      Travelling

      Sport & Ball games

      Affinity to my name

      Appendix 2

      Comments/Reviews on my Books

      The Making of a Documentary

      About the Author

      Published books by author

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      Introduction

      In my first autobiography, What a Trip! I took the cathartic adventure of writing about my spiritual and sexual expression. In this ‘second’ autobiography, Coming to Light! I share with you how I uncovered my inner talents of music, painting and writing later on in my life and how I managed to bring them to light and subsequently expressed in very creative projects.

      Every person is born with talents, some more obvious than others. I came from a cultural background that told me that ‘I’m not good enough,’ consequently I had doubts about my own talents and abilities, and I always had reservations about my own creativity and consequently I came to believe that I do not have the necessary talents to succeed in life. Yet, deep down, somewhere in the recesses of my sub-conscious, I always knew that I had talents; mine were dormant and suppressed for a long time. Eventually, I brought out to light!

      Early years

      Since I can remember, I was always doing things with my hands, inventing and creating all sorts of things. I used to spend hours playing with Meccano building structures and joining pieces together. At six years old, I moved to live with my grandfather and my aunt where I could more easily use my hands and imagination, as my grandfather had a stone garden-shed where he kept his working tools and the animal fodder. I found in this quiet shed my escape and my retreat where I could live in a world of my own fantasy, building homemade wooden boats, cars and planes.

      I craved creativity as I was more technically than academically oriented.

      Musical background

      I come from a musical family. My father could play various musical instruments like the violin and the piano accordion, besides singing. He sang in opera, at concerts, village feasts and in Churches, solo pieces and in choir. His baritone voice was very powerful and, he was good at singing!

      My mother studied piano and she was considered to be one of the best musicians on the island at that time. She used to play the organ at the local church and teach local students.

      My eldest sister could play the piano and the organ besides singing; I could sing, play the piano and the guitar; my brother had a good baritone voice like my father and my younger sister managed to play the triangle - she was more of the academic than the artistic side.

      Painting

      I started experimenting with paint when I was in elementary school – aged ten. I had a very artistic and colourful teacher. He encouraged this ‘small bud’ talent and was full of compliments when I finished a picture. I lived on Malta; we have no mountains, lakes and many trees, yet my drawings were of mountains, lakes and trees. I dreamt of far-away places and I coloured my dreams on paper.

      I have to admit it; my brother was more talented than me when it comes to drawing. So unfortunately, each time I took my school drawing home, my mother’s response would be: Look what your brother has done, ignoring my drawing all together. After a while having the usual response from my family, I stopped taking my drawing home and later stopped having interest in drawing. And thus, that talent was shut down in the caverns of the unconscious, until the time was right to unearth this dormant gift.

      Somehow, I could accept my musical and painting talents, but I could never see myself writing and that I would eventually finish being an author! It never entered my mind. No never!

      How come? you might ask.

      Writing

      School was never my best friend! I am the only member of the family that finished school without accomplishing any A Level grades, without going to University and without an MA or a BA Degree or even a Ph.D. I always carried a feeling of ‘inferiority’ complex because of this lack of qualification. Then I thought that my success in life depends on the results of exams and qualifications.

      Writing was never my forte and grammar was my weakest point. In fact, I had partial dyslexia where my brain took longer to make the connection of words in a sentence and then matching the letters I saw on the page. I used to confuse the order of words, and so I had to be very creative in developing skills to help me figure out words and sentences. Similarly I had trouble with mathematical figures. The years spent at school were torture, and I could not wait to be out in the open, doing Physical Education or other sports activities.

      The cultural baggage and past conditioning weighed heavenly on my psyche; I was overwhelmed by ‘fear of failure,’ ‘feelings of unworthiness,’ or ‘not being recognised for my worth’ and ‘I’m not good enough.’ As a result, if somebody said to me that one day I will be writing books, I would have laughed loud. It took me a long time to overcome the feeling that I was ‘inadequate for the task’ and start expressing my gifts and talents, and acknowledging my self-worth.

      As I stated in my autobiography What a Trip! it took me a lifetime to comprehend the depth of Robert Kiyosaki’s statement when he said: You don’t need a college education. You need a proper education. Fortunately, I did get to travel. Travelling and meeting people were to be my University of Life-the best university I ever attended! My novels and my books are the result of my life experiences and the meeting of people.

      Yet, here I am at the venerable pensionable age, the author of several books both in hardcopies and as eBooks that are available in bookshops on Malta and on all online bookshops, and my first novel is translated in Italian and Dutch!

      So, one can ‘never say never!’ as my life is a living proof of this axiom. Somehow there will always be a way to bring out and express the talents and gifts in one’s life sooner or later.

      In my case, it was a slow journey of discovery during which I had to face my past conditionings, my ingrained patterns, my denials in order to eventually rediscover my soul and my talents. Since I met my wife, Christine, I became more prolific and enterprising in my writing through her encouraging support and insightful suggestions.

      This booklet is an account of my trip in rediscovering and uncovering these hidden inner talents of music, painting and writing. I am grateful to the gods to have given me these gifts. I am also indebted to myself that I listened to the Muse of Inspiration and Creative Arts when the calling came, and to have followed my natural impulses and heeded to my intuition and trusted my inner guidance. I was brave enough to dare to bring them out to the light and shared them with the world.

      I survived, as a child, the onslaught of conditionings, doubts and rejections to become a creative adult. And, against all odds, I succeeded in life. For sure, it was a trip full of wondrous possibilities and incredible probabilities, filled with exciting surprises and gifted with miracles and synchronicities.

      Crossing to Gozo

      With my uncles and cousins before they left to America-1950

      ********

      Author’s Note:

      I started this creative account of mine with the original sub-title of: Brush and Pen, brush for painting and pen for writing, as I thought at first that these were the talents I wanted to talk about. Then I realised that I left out the musical gifts of my family and my own contribution in that field. So I had to revise the sub-title of the book and changed it to ‘From Strings & Brushes to Pen.’ Later I changed it again to the present sub-title: Uncovering my Inner Talents.

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      Prelude

      My homeland

      I am heir to deep rooted history and many cultures. The story of Malta is a unique symphony, a masterpiece painting and an fascinating book. I was born on this small interesting island.

      Malta is a small island nation consisting of three main islands that together add up to only 123 square miles (316 square kilometres). It is actually the smallest of European nations. So,

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