0- The Redemption (Book Cover)

"...Here, then, is the fourth and last stage of the soul’s long journey through time and space: The Redemption..."

When I first imagined the Festival of Light, I pictured a bird with its wings spread wide. I thought it would be perfect for the theme of Redemption. But as I worked on the illustrations page by page from the bird leaving its home, to struggling in the storm and realizing what gives it strength and courage, I saw that the poem didn’t mention this image,

yet it captures the spirit of the Festival of Light so well.

It all came together when I added the joy symbol too in the background as the bird in that symbol is the representation of the spiritual victory and the infinite compassion with which the spirit descends back to this plane.