Your Illustrated Guide To Becoming One With The Universe

I liked this book more than the 3-star rating suggests. The art is gorgeous and drives home the author’s ideas in a really beautiful way, and the “lessons” are all really wonderful opportunities to meditate on your own life and work through your problems. It occasionally fell flat for me, and sometimes felt less than genuine to me (although I’m sure that’s just a personal interpretation and not the reality!). This was a gift to me back in college and I am not sure I would have picked it up by myself. Definitely one I will come back to for meditation or to help me in a depressive episode.

I think I saw this book on a best of 2014 list, and I liked the cover. It is a short graphic novel intended to inspire the reader to take deep breaths, feel the amazing connection to all that surrounds us, invite our inner demons for tea and cake, and unleash the wild power of our spirit. I liked the illustrations, and I would have loved the rest ten years ago. Now, not so much.

This was a lovely and quick read that inspired me with the beautiful line drawings and uncomplicated wording. It is a great reminder to take a deep breath and I would both recommend this book and purchase it for several friends.

Pros:
-easy to read
-neat illustrations
-imaginative
-possible story ideas
-feel good

Cons:
-somewhat vague/confusing at times

Misc. Notes:
-holistic approach
-dream-like illustrations and commentary
-"lesson" structure
-no page numbers
-varying font type and shape

Notable Line(s):
"Most of the time the universe speaks to us very quietly in pockets of silence, in coincidences, in nature, in forgotten memories, in the shape of clouds, in moments of solitude, in small tugs at our hearts."

i've read this book twice and turns out it was best read right before therapy and a year before i turn 30.

This was just lovely!! The drawings were beautiful and it was a great reminder to just take a step back and breath. To appreciate the world around you!