The actor

Are you ready to discover that everything you consider reality is nothing more than a role you learned to play?

Performance art is a lifestyle for everyone, and it influences humanity's shared dream. Everyone is an actor and protagonist in their own stories, constantly choosing the different roles they will play—which can prevent them from realizing who they truly are. In "The Actor ," Don Miguel Ruiz, author of "The Four Agreements , " shows how it's possible to step away from these roles and reclaim your true authenticity.

Everyone begins life as authentic beings; however, as they grow, they learn to conform to others' expectations, pretending and ignoring the pretense. Truth becomes less and less important, giving way to the spectacle that forms the human drama. But, in the end, truth is who you are.

In The Actor , Don Miguel Ruiz explains human behavior in different phases and each teaching is transmitted within a classroom context.

Absorb each lesson and learn to see life as a spectacle, understanding the role you play in this grand play. Discover how to develop your personal awareness to finally unravel the greatest mystery of all: yourself. Behind all the theatricality of life, the truth awaits to be revealed. The Actor is an indispensable book for those seeking to live with greater authenticity, wisdom, and honesty.

“A playful lie is great for theater, but it doesn't do much good in real life. Farces are difficult to explain or defend. Melodramas can be exhausting. In a play or film, it's thrilling to imagine witches stealing children or alien creatures invading our galaxy. It might be fun to believe that superheroes patrol the skies—but we don't want to live in a world shaped by fear or fantasy.” —Don Miguel Ruiz