Iphelia: Awakening the Gift of Feeling
by Erick Kenneth French
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Pub Date Jun 20 2017 | Archive Date Aug 30 2018
Tyrian Press | Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Titles
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Description
Iphelia is a graphic novel for the inner children of grown men and women. It is the story of a girl born with a special gift of sensitivity, told through 90 pages of visually stunning images that animate the feeling-level of experience through color, texture, shape and motion, making it perfect for young children, too. Like Iphelia, we are all born with the gift of feeling. But as we are exposed to all the wounded adults around us, we develop defenses that quiet and dull our emotional sense. We lose touch with our feelings, our connection with ourselves, and our capacity to really connect with each other. We lose empathy. The graphic novel illustrates the language of feelings and teaches valuable lessons in friendship, forgiveness, creativity, integrity, and the power of feeling! The second half of the book is a passionate educational exploration of the feeling-dimension of experience that includes exercises and techniques for practical application. Each of the practices supports the reader in developing a deeper understanding of feelings and greater self-awareness. The practices build on each other, facilitating a journey toward a peak of insight and understanding. Topics covered include empathy for self and others, personal integrity, addiction, communication, boundary setting, apologizing, meditation, and living consciously.
A Note From the Publisher
Illustrated by the author, Erick Kenneth French. Also available as an e-book (ISBN: 978-0-996902427).
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9780996902410 |
| PRICE | $22.95 (USD) |
Featured Reviews
Roger R, Educator
Charming and Grandiose
I can not love more this book is great throughout both the content and illustrations. From the Author's note is honest, clear and with the wisdom that life has given to express it lovingly in his work.The illustrations are beautifully detailed and you can feel the talent, the great dedication and care to perform them. The content contains beautiful quotes and the message is totally valuable for children, teenagers and even adults focused on their heart.This wonderful book is a great gift to give, not only to family, colleagues and friends, and is highly recommended for schools with a comprehensive educational focus for personal development and the social-emotional abilities of children. The author not only presents very relevant information, but proposes simple practices available to everyone, and a glossary about feelings.
This book exposes two of the most beautiful abilities that make us human, which are empathy and creativity, hand in hand with self-awareness. At present, we have begun to understand the so-called Empaths, for whom this book will be a treasure (and for parents of very empathetic children) since the author explains many of its expressions. I myself am an empath and as a child I used to see and feel the emotions of others as spheres of color that surrounded them, and when they touched my aura I connected with the other in a type of unity, then a communication arose in which I perceived what the others felt in my own body. Sometimes I felt very overwhelmed and my parents did not understand, so they could not support me properly and ended up taking me to a psychiatrist who prescribed sedatives. This gift has been a challenge but it is one of my great talents with which I have given deep purpose to my life and my relationships. I have no doubt that the development of these capabilities is fundamental to solving many of the social and even political conflicts, the way we interact with animals and nature, and that can be critical for the future of humanity.
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