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Foreword                                   - by Lloyd Burrell

     Parables have been used to carry great messages for millennia. 

They invite the reader to explore new concepts through a simple vehicle - the story.

In this book, The Garden of Enlightenment, author and world-renowned

artist Linda Richichi invites you on a journey - to enable you to break past limiting beliefs

and explore your purpose and your soul’s deepest messages.  She has wrapped a profound

and life-changing concept in a simple story about a seed. From the first words of the book,

through each twist and turn of the imagery, you are invited to dive deep below the surface,

beyond the obvious and let your soul speak to you in a language that goes far, far beyond

the limits of words. Inviting us into our non-judgmental “child’s” mind, this innocent, yet

profound story, encourages you to release self-judgment - to take the ride - and let your

spirit simply do the thing children do when their creativity is allowed to express itself - to play.

But, filled with prompts that address some of the deepest and fundamental questions of our lives,

such as “Who am I?”, “Why am I here?” and “What would be possible if I wasn’t afraid to __________”,

this is far from a children’s book. 

     No, The Garden of Enlightenment is a deeply philosophical look at how we spend our lives,

where we put that investment, and how we trade our one true commodity (our time) for things

that are, at best, fleeting and fear-based or ego-driven, rather than taking the ultimate risk,

to truly live and align with our deepest purpose. Reminiscent of the Buddhist mantra,

“The deeper the Mud, the more beautiful the lotus flower will bloom,” this book addresses some

of the deepest hurdles of life in a deeply philosophical,

but tangible, way:“A seed needs to be pushed down in the ground,” the muse said. “That’s part of the cycle of nature.

Sometimes what appears bad is good. You need to be pushed deeper into the earth so you can grow.

They did you a big favor.”

     It seems to point to all of life - and thought and creativity - beginning with

a single dot on a page - a kernel of an idea that we often stop in its tracks,

before it can fully take flight. The book that Linda has written here, will help

you move your dot forward, into a line, and release judgment or fear, take that line

out to the edges of the universe and into your deepest soul’s longings.

It begs the question: What if we were not limited by words and meaning? 

What if there are some questions that demand deeper answers - and how do

we understand a language that has no vernacular to limit it?  

That’s how powerful this is.

     Page by page, Linda helps us to “hear” what we see in our soul’s curves and

squiggles as we learn to unlock all the doors, remove all limitations and expectations,

coloring outside the lines, to BE who we truly are. At the core, The Garden of Enlightenment

is a workbook - a guide - a playbook for a more fulfilling and empowered, meaningful life. 

It is a tool to take you, dear reader, from skeptic to artist, via a single dot on the page. 

A journey well worth taking. I had the pleasure of interviewing Linda shortly

before she sent me a draft of this book for me to review. We were chatting about

the state of the world. And we both agreed that it’s not our governments and

our politicians that are going to ‘save’ us. It’s ourselves…

     it’s art, in all its beautiful wondrous shapes and forms.

The book you are holding in your hands is your passport to being part of this liberating, consciousness-elevating, process.

Lloyd Burrell, BA

Best-Selling Author of Healing With Vibration

Founder of ElectricSense.com

The book is now available through Balboa Press, a Division of Hay House.

Order from the publisher directly - click here.

or from Amazon- click here