Written + illustrated by Monika Bravo - Co-produced + Edited by Mari Budlong
THIS 4-COLOR, 8”X5” POCKET-SIZED BOOK INCLUDES 240 PAGES FILLED WITH ANECDOTES AND VIBRANT VECTORIZED ILLUSTRATIONS.
THIS BOOK TRACES MY JOURNEY FROM DISEMPOWERMENT TO SELF-AWARENESS THROUGH THE LENSES OF HUMAN DESIGN AND EVOLUTIONARY ASTROLOGY—A LANGUAGE OF NUMBERS, HARMONICS, AND PLANETARY CYCLES INTERPRETED THROUGH MYTH.
WHILE IT IS NOT A STUDY OF THESE LANGUAGES, READERS CAN CERTAINLY LEARN FROM THEIR UNIQUE PERSPECTIVES ON THEIR OWN INDIVIDUATION JOURNEY OF LIBERATION FROM GENERATIONAL AND PERSONAL TRAUMA. WITHIN THESE FRAMEWORKS, I ALSO EXPLORE THE HISTORICAL ROOTS OF ECONOMIC SYSTEMS, THE ORIGINS OF BANKING, AND THEIR CONNECTIONS TO POLITICAL AND ECCLESIASTICAL AUTHORITY.
WRITTEN IN A NON-LINEAR, DEEPLY PERSONAL, AND SELF-REFLECTIVE STYLE, THE BOOK INVITES READERS TO CREATE SPACE FOR THEIR OWN REFLECTION. THE ILLUSTRATIONS ARE PLAYFUL, ADDING A UNIQUE VISUAL ELEMENT TO THE TEXT.
MY PHILOSOPHY INTEGRATES EASTERN, ANCESTRAL, AND COSMOLOGICAL TRADITIONS WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL INQUIRY, PRAXEOLOGY, AND AUSTRIAN ECONOMICS, EMPHASIZING LIBERTY, VALUE, RESOURCES, AND SELF-WORTH IN PURSUING INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIETAL SERVICE.
THE MIAMI INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS PROGRAM PARTIALLY FUNDED THIS PROJECT.