Bibliography: #BIB30784

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reference type	Electronic Book
title	Beyond Wonderland : Reflections on Recovery, Perception, and Truth
author	Lippiett, Johnny
year	2026
publisher	Sterling Academic Press
place published	New York
abstract	Beyond Wonderland is a memoir of addiction, awakening, and the long journey back to reality. As a working musician, Johnny Lippiett spent years searching for transcendence through music, substances, spiritual seeking, and altered states of consciousness. What began as curiosity gradually became dependency, blurring the line between genuine insight and escape. Shaped by a turbulent childhood, hard-won lessons, and a life lived across continents, he traces how the very strategies that once helped him survive eventually became obstacles to growth. Drawing on recovery, the Bahá’í Faith, Eastern philosophy, and years of personal reflection, Beyond Wonderland is not a book of easy answers or spiritual formulas. It is an honest account of missteps, illusions, setbacks, and renewal. Interwoven with poetry and personal stories, it explores addiction, identity, creativity, responsibility, and the challenge of remaining awake in a world full of distractions. At its heart, this is a story about learning to distinguish revelation from escape, presence from intoxication, and wisdom from self-deception. Honest, reflective, and deeply human, Beyond Wonderland offers a companion for anyone navigating recovery, spiritual growth, creative life, or the ongoing work of becoming more fully conscious. For readers of memoir, recovery literature, and spiritual reflection, Beyond Wonderland is a thoughtful exploration of what it means to rebuild a life from the inside out.
language	English
keywords	ADDICTION; RECOVERY; LIPPIETT, JOHNNY
number of pages	124 (3.0 MB)
edition	Kindle

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