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Is there a word in English that could robustly and vividly describe the realization of one's power or potency? For example, something that you might feel after, like in good old fairy tales, the wizard says "the strength was within you all this time"?
I almost sure I encountered the word that fits the description.
There is self-discovery which is about realizing one's true character (and not limited to one's power or potency alone).
ODO:
self-discovery
NOUNThe process of acquiring insight into one's own character.
‘The result is a sublime and surreal saga of self-discovery and personal growth, of existential doubt and doubtful existences.’
Potential. Someone’s potential is an ability the person has not yet developed. "You too can achieve your ultimate potential."
Another form is potentiality, which alludes somewhat to the idea that it manifests as a fundamental force of nature.
Actualization or Self-Actualization, a term from existential psychology, the coming into one's own fulfillment.
Attraction from the "Law of attraction"
The belief is based on the idea that people and their thoughts are both made from "pure energy", and that through the process of "like energy attracting like energy" a person can improve their own health, wealth and personal relationships.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_attraction_(New_Thought)
