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When I feel disempowered, I secretly resent everyone and my inner chatter cries with, “Why me!?!”  I have been in shame and blame, but now, in my full power, if this image or thought enters my space, I pause, and I nurture a breath in the now with compassion:

-Monika, why are we traveling to the past or buying a ticket for an unknown future? The healing is here now, my love.

~Quote from the book

The Nature of my Reality: EVERYTHING I NEED IS IN MY BODY

The upcoming release, titled ‘The Nature of My Reality: EVERYTHING I NEED IS IN MY BODY' is set to launch in early Summer 2024. Crafted over two years, this three-part, 4-color, 8”x5”notebooks-sized journey is a product of a joint effort with Mari Budlong. Rooted in the exchange of my ongoing journaling, Mari serves as editor and co-producer, playing a crucial role in shaping and synthesizing the book's structure. All illustrations and visuals are personally crafted by me.

This book traces my journey of individuation—a depiction of my transformation from disempowerment to self-awareness, embracing vulnerability through self-recognition. It extends an invitation for readers to embark on their own introspective journeys, creating a space for inner dialogue, discovering needs, and refining the relationship with oneself.

Separately, as a polymath and interdisciplinary artist, I present the book as a unique art piece, a non- linear endeavor meant to be shared, encouraging an immersive experience and inviting reader participation.

In Section 1, "Everything I Need Is In My Body," I delve into my individuation process, exploring deep inner dialogue with needs and values. The non-linear narrative subtly weaves personal anecdotes, establishing a connection that interprets the external world through observation and notation, introducing archetypal language as well as technologies that have served my process. 

Section 2, "We Are The Architects of Time," presents illustrations and visual depictions that engage curiosity and offer a fresh perspective on cycles of time. Including The Taoist I Ching, astrological, financial, and Human Design charts, as well as a glossary of terms and archetypes, it encourages open inquiry and self-reflection. The texts in this section take a distant view as I observe the passage of time and reflect on civilization, using the charts as parameters. This approach offers a way to integrate inner and outer authorities.

Section 3, "The Only Revolution is To Be One’s Self,"  the journal section, provides a platform for the reader to engage with themselves through prompts, quotes, and graphics. It offers both inner and simulated dialogues, facilitating a meaningful relationship with oneself and service to others.

The journey weaves what inspires my art and life practice with how I carefully curate my relationships to ensure my evolution process.

The book as an experience underscores the interconnectedness of diverse intellectual disciplines with actual societal crises, all examined through the cyclical lens—the ebb and flow of social constructs. It delves into the historical origins of banking and economic systems, revealing literary connections to intricate relationships among political and ecclesiastical authority and the current dire situation of the Fiat standard, as well as introducing Bitcoin, which I consider the most significant innovation in the 21st century (a technology/ecology I refer to as a state of consciousness). 

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