Publisher:
Diamius Multinational

Publication Date:
10/15/2019

Copyright Date:
N/A

ISBN:
978-0-578-57364-9

Binding:
Paperback

U.S. SRP:
15.99

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TRAVELERS WITHIN: Journeys Into Being Human And Beyond

By Val Jon Farris

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More accessible than some self-help books, but still a challenge to unravel, TRAVELERS WITHIN (Journeys Into Being Human And Beyond) by Val Jon Farris takes the reader on a journey of self-discovery.
A guide to helping one discover their “supraself,” which is a way to replace fear and confusion with a more transcendental calm.

TRAVELERS WITHIN (Journeys Into Being Human And Beyond) is a long book about a longer process: the journey of self-discovery. Val Jon Farris, a former Air Force trainer turned Huffington Post blogger who is now a leadership consultant, has developed a multifaceted system for people to zero in on the “supra” elements of their nature. “Supra,” of course, means “above and beyond.” For Farris, the “SupraSelf” is the part of a person that is not defined by ego–i.e., the ordinary sense of identity or personality. The SupraSelf is the higher-functioning part of us that hangs back, observing and analyzing what goes on and choosing not to let fear and weakness overcome us. This transcendental presence “possesses the higher faculties of self-awareness, reflection, contemplation, and consciousness, and the greater virtues of compassion, humility, devotion, and love.” It also “embodies and sustains our deep and abiding connection with whatever it is we consider to be sacred, omnipotent, or universally humbling in our lives.”

Yes, you might be saying to yourself, but what is the book about? Good question. Farris’s style is accessible, but readers still might have to go through the book two or three times to figure out what he’s getting at–no mean feat, for a work of 100,000+ words. There are some straightforward passages, such as when he reflects on the importance of good mentoring, or, as he calls it, Character Modeling. He discusses two of his own mentors, Buckminster Fuller and Sir Richard Branson, and tosses in a bunch of historical references, including thirteenth-century theologian and mystic Meister Eckhart, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and Iblis, an angel mentioned in the Koran. Farris also tells a number of personal stories, including a trip to Joshua Tree National Park in Southern California that changed his life. In the hands of a less elliptical writer, such stories would have been the bones of the book, with the new age-y philosophy draped across it like a lovely shawl, like Cheryl Strayed’s Wild. As it is, TRAVELERS WITHIN is less likely to get you to “Yes” than “Huh?”

More accessible than some self-help books, but still a challenge to unravel, TRAVELERS WITHIN (Journeys Into Being Human And Beyond) by Val Jon Farris takes the reader on a journey of self-discovery.

~Anthony Aycock for IndieReader

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