Deas

An Advocate for Enlightenment and a Vanguard for Spiritual Evolution

Deas: and other imaginings

“With luminous visual imagery and ingenious narrative dexterity, Tarico gives us stories about the development of empathy, ethical principles, and universal wisdom.” – Laura Kastner, Ph.D., University of Washington Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and co-author of Getting to Calm and The Launching Years

“You'll want to read this lyrical book of parables while sitting in the grass under your favorite shade tree or curled up before a roaring fire. You'll need to read it when life is hard and you begin to lose your way. Deas is a gift of the heart that speaks to the soul.” – Bobbi Carducci, Executive Director of Young Voices Foundation, a nationally recognized educational nonprofit established to mentor young writers, President of Community Voices Media, LLC, author of award-winning short stories, and creator of the Story Writer children’s book series.

Can ideas take on a life of their own?

Psychologist Valerie Tarico has woven a tapestry of ten timeless folktales and created a world in which ideas – Deas – literally come alive. In this magical and morally challenging world, hard-won lessons are learned by and through orphans, trolls, animal guides, and entire towns. Often, a gentle, mystical interloper appears to guide our young hero or heroine to safety, but only after offering an adventure which teaches hope, perseverance, and love.

Moral lessons abound for all ages:

This poignant collection, originally penned by Dr. Tarico for her own children, is mesmerizing young and old readers alike. Written in the style of traditional wisdom tales, these stories have layers of meaning that are fun and accessible to children, gratifying to adults, and inspirational to both. Parents who wish to teach courage and compassion will treasure these spiritual parables.

Share a world in which trees offer care and comfort:

• A sacred tree decorated by strangers carries messages of tidings and love between a mother and daughter who are separated by time and distance.
• A lone shepherd defies tradition, stigma, and common sense in order to save orphaned newborn twins, who in time repay his kindness.
• A young girl sets out to free her insubordinate father from jail and ends up liberating her entire village from the fear of Deas – creativity unfettered.

Somewhere between Zen and Folktales …
Child’s play and wisdom … dreaming the world and healing it …
These stories reflect our shared moral values.
Ideally, they should be read aloud in a sacred setting of your own imaginings.

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