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Summary of Tea with Demons — Games of Transformation

Jean Claude van Itallie has provided us with a number of different written works that have taken the world by storm. Many people came to him through his work writing plays and being on Broadway, but his level of expertise did not run out just from this area. He was also a great writer of books, and one of those books was Tea with Demons – Games of Transformation.

This is an interesting book, a bit different than some of the other writing that van Itallie did during his time. Many of the plays and other writing that he is known for would be more of a social commentary, asking for big changes along thew ay. However, this one is more about changing some of the daily bad habits that we have and turning them into something that can be very good for us instead.

The idea of this one is to play some games of transformation. It is almost like a self-help book, but not like one you have used in the past. With some of his normal humor that keeps you on your toes, van Itallie is able to spin a tail that will get you worked up and ready to make some big changes in your life as well. Whether you are working on some of the small changes or looking for some big changes, this is the guidebook to help you get it done.

Are you someone who has a bad habit or two that you would like to get rid of? Are you stubborn and find that some of the other methods just don’t work the way that you would like, then this is the book for you to read. In Tea with Demons – Games of Transformation, you will be able to learn some simple techniques that allow you to fight off those self-destructive patterns, the ones that have been around for a long time, and get back to your own good nature that has always been there in the past.

Jean Claude van Itallie is able to deliver on the promise of a variety of exercises, which are known as games in this book, that are able to help the reader make a new transformation. It turns the idea of wearing down the bad habits into something good more of a game, more fun, than ever before. This is what can make it more effective. Van Italilie has never been known as a self-help guru, but fans are going to love being able to work through these different games.

Worried that these games will be childish and not provide some of the help that your temperament needs? The good news is there are 49 games and they are all different and full of so much variance that at least a handful of them will prove useful to helping you break some of those bad habits and get your life back on track. Whether you are a fan of van Italie or not, you will find a lot of humor in this book and can learn something fun and silly along the way.…