which means to beget or produce.) Socrates, for example, was believed to have a daemon who would speak up if he was about to do something that went counter to his essence. In Rome, it was customary to offer a sacrifice to your genius on your birthday, not to only receive gifts for yourself on that day but to give something to your guiding spirit. According to their beliefs, this being comes to us when we are born and it carries the fullness of our undeveloped potential. If you cultivate your gifts, the genius will become a household god when you die. If you ignore your potential, it will turn into a larva upon your death, a ghost that preys on the living.
These ancient beliefs match my own—we each are born with unique gifts to offer the world (genius is a synonym for gift), and our task in life is to discover our gifts and actualize them. This task is like a hero's journey more than any kind of small feat. As Marianne Williamson once said, “It takes more courage sometimes to face our greatness than it does to face our weakness.”
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