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Lifting The Veils Of Illusion
Lifting the Veils of Illusion is a playful, insightful guide to the hidden mental habits that shape our lives. Originally created as the companion manual for Clare Cherikoff’s ten-day transformational seminar, this book blends psychology, the Enneagram, and delightfully irreverent cartoons to reveal just how often we drift into unconscious patterns — and how surprisingly easy it is to wake up.
Through nine Enneagram types (drawn in charming, minimalist cartoons), Clare shows how each personality falls asleep at the wheel in its own particular worrying, pleasing, retreating, controlling, fantasising, seeking intensity, seeking perfection — all the usual human stuff. Then she gently exposes the “micro-trances” we enter during ordinary daydreaming, catastrophising, people-pleasing, arguing with imaginary critics, assuming the worst, or acting out old emotional scripts.
And best of all? She shows how to wake up again — not through hard spiritual striving, but by recognising what’s actually happening in the moment.
Clear, playful and quietly profound, Lifting the Veils of Illusion gives readers a light-handed way to understand why they do what they do, escape the mental loops that keep them stuck, and reconnect with that quiet sense of being-ness beneath all the noise.
Perfect for anyone who loves the Enneagram, enjoys psychological insight with a wink, or simply wants a wiser, softer way to navigate the human mind.
Through nine Enneagram types (drawn in charming, minimalist cartoons), Clare shows how each personality falls asleep at the wheel in its own particular worrying, pleasing, retreating, controlling, fantasising, seeking intensity, seeking perfection — all the usual human stuff. Then she gently exposes the “micro-trances” we enter during ordinary daydreaming, catastrophising, people-pleasing, arguing with imaginary critics, assuming the worst, or acting out old emotional scripts.
And best of all? She shows how to wake up again — not through hard spiritual striving, but by recognising what’s actually happening in the moment.
Clear, playful and quietly profound, Lifting the Veils of Illusion gives readers a light-handed way to understand why they do what they do, escape the mental loops that keep them stuck, and reconnect with that quiet sense of being-ness beneath all the noise.
Perfect for anyone who loves the Enneagram, enjoys psychological insight with a wink, or simply wants a wiser, softer way to navigate the human mind.
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Published November 15, 2025
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