Description
Inner Treasure Chest e-book— Winner of the 2025 Coaching Book of the Year Award
Inner Treasure Chest fills a gap in self-discovery literature, offering a deeper understanding of fairy-tale symbolism to enrich your experience of personal growth and self-awareness.
The symbols woven into fairy tales have offered guidance since ancient times.
They help us distinguish between good and evil, show us how to face challenges, and guide us towards our inner resources.
Yet many people today, whether young or middle-aged, have lost touch with the meaning of these symbols. During times of uncertainty, low confidence, self-esteem difficulties, burnout or everyday struggles, these messages can offer valuable support.
Inner Treasure Chest helps you reconnect with this symbolic language.
How can this book support emotional wellbeing and self-discovery?
The book supports you in:
- Developing a deeper connection with your inner world, your child or your clients.
- Recognising and understanding your own emotions and thoughts, as well as those of your child or clients.
- Finding creative, symbolic ways to approach everyday challenges.
- Discovering inspiration and motivation for your journey of self-awareness and personal growth.
- Offering inspiration and encouragement to those you support on their own journeys of self-discovery and development.
What is inside the book?
- An exploration of 30 fairy-tale symbols, each connected to one of my original paintings.
- Theoretical background: psychological insights and explanations drawn from fairy-tale therapy to help you understand the meaning of each symbol.
- Practical examples and self-reflection exercises: accessible activities that can be used at home or in professional practice.
- Original illustrations: my colourful artwork brings a distinctive character to every chapter, making the book visually inspiring as well as rich in content.
- An accessible structure: short, clearly organised sections allow you to take away a meaningful insight in just ten minutes, while also offering opportunities for more extended self-exploration.
Take a look inside the Inner Treasure Chest e-book here.
Who is it for?
- Helping professionals, including psychologists, coaches, educators, fairy-tale therapists, special educational needs teachers, developmental specialists and trainers who are looking for fresh tools and approaches for their work.
- Adults who want to deepen their self-awareness or explore their life experiences creatively.
- Parents and grandparents who would like to understand themselves and their children better through fairy tales.
What makes it safe and trustworthy?
The book draws on more than 15 years of experience gained through my own journey of self-discovery, my studies, and my professional work as a self-awareness mentor and art coach.
My four creative picture card sets, designed to encourage association and self-discovery, have already been successfully used by helping professionals and individuals alike. This book builds on the experience gained through their use. My Színes Hangulatok (Colourful Moods) card set received the 2023 Coaching Tool of the Year Award, and Színes Érzések (Colourful Feelings) received the 2024 Coaching Tool of the Year Award from the Hungarian Federation of Coaching Organisations.
Written in clear, accessible language, the book is easy to use both for professionals and for readers with no specialist background.
What makes Inner Treasure Chest different from other self-discovery books?
The book offers an interactive experience that brings ideas to life through reading, reflection, association, creative expression and writing.
Illustrated with my original, hand-painted artwork, it combines a rich visual experience with opportunities for deep personal exploration.
It includes practical exercises with guidance on how to use them, so you can begin exploring straight away.
Through fairy-tale symbols, it speaks a timeless language that resonates across cultures.
Inner Treasure Chest — Contents
- An Introduction to the World of Fairy Tales
- The Symbolism of Fairy Tales: an overview of characters and symbols, followed by an exploration of the deeper meanings and messages of 30 fairy-tale symbols to support self-reflection and personal insight.
- General Ideas for Using the Cards
- Creative Techniques and Exercises
- The Secret Chest Exercise
- Ideas for Learning and Development Through Play
- Closing Chapter
- Where Do You Go from Here?
You can find the accompanying Színes Mesék (Colourful Tales) picture cards here. Using the book and cards together can further enrich your self-discovery work.
If you would like to get a sense of what it is like to work with the Colourful Tales picture cards and the Takács Art-Coaching Method I developed, listen to one of my students sharing her experience.
The illustrations featured in the book also appear in the Színes Mesék (Colourful Tales) creative picture card set.
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