Book One · Softcover & Hardcover
Light Up The Darkness Print Editions
Choose the edition you want to hold, mark, display, and return to each Diwali.
Light Up The Darkness: A Fluorescent Awakening is available in two physical formats: a portable softcover for reflective everyday reading and a substantial case-laminate hardcover for keeping, gifting, and repeated yearly return.
Both print editions contain the complete six-day contemplative journey through remembrance, inner light, love, and carrying illumination through the year.
By
T.P. Blakewell
Published by Follow The Symbol
Publishing
A Book Designed to Be Revisited
The print editions give the annual reading practice a physical home
This is not a book intended only for one quick reading. Its six-day Diwali rhythm invites readers to pause, write, mark passages, revisit questions, and return in later years with a changed life and a deeper capacity to see.
A physical copy can remain near a reading chair, prayer space, bedside table, family shelf, or place where Diwali is observed. The act of taking it down again becomes part of remembrance.
Both editions contain the complete Book One journey. The choice is primarily about portability, durability, presentation, and how you expect to use the book over time.
Choose Your Print Edition
The same complete reading experience in two physical formats
Both print editions are available now and can be purchased directly from Follow The Symbol Publishing through this website.
Softcover
A portable perfect-bound edition for personal reading, margin notes, book clubs, travel, and returning throughout the year.
- 5.5 × 8.5-inch trim size
- 274-page interior
- Black-and-white interior on creme paper
- Perfect-bound paperback
- Matte cover finish
- ISBN 979-8-2409-3440-7
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Hardcover, Case Laminate
A substantial keeping edition for a personal library, gifting, display, group reading, and dependable return across many Diwali seasons.
- 5.5 × 8.5-inch trim size
- 268 pages
- Black-and-white interior on creme paper
- Case-laminate hardback
- Matte cover finish
- ISBN 979-8-2409-3650-0
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Included in Both Editions
The complete six-day path of inner return
The softcover and hardcover differ in binding and page layout—not in the heart of the book.
Day One · Make Room
Create inward space for stillness, remembrance, and a more honest quality of attention.
Day Two · Clear What Obscures
Notice the habits, noise, fear, resentment, and distraction that interfere with truthful seeing.
Day Three · Welcome the Light
Move from clearing toward receiving clarity, conscience, wisdom, presence, and love.
Day Four · Honor What Sustains
Recognize the practices, relationships, truths, and forms of care that help the light remain.
Day Five · Let Light Become Love
Carry illumination into listening, honesty, courage, repair, protection, and relationship.
Day Six · Carry It Through the Year
Turn a festival-centered reflection into a continuing practice of remembrance and return.
Edition Comparison
Compare the physical details at a glance
| Feature | Softcover | Hardcover |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ||
| Binding | Perfect-bound paperback | Case-laminate hardback |
| Trim size | 5.5 × 8.5 inches | 5.5 × 8.5 inches |
| Interior | Black-and-white on creme paper | Black-and-white on creme paper |
| Page count | 274-page interior | 268-page interior |
| Cover finish | Matte | Matte |
| Best suited for | Portable reading, notes, travel, groups | Keeping, gifting, display, repeated return |
| ISBN | 979-8-2409-3440-7 | 979-8-2409-3650-0 |
| Direct purchase | Follow The Symbol Publishing website | Follow The Symbol Publishing website |
Both editions contain the complete second-edition text. The softcover is 274 pages and the hardcover is 268 pages. Both are 5.5 × 8.5 inches with a black-and-white interior on crème paper. . The principal differences are binding, page layout, durability, presentation, and price.
Which Edition Should I Choose?
Choose according to how the book will live with you
Choose the Softcover
If you want a portable working copy
The softcover is the best fit for carrying between rooms or locations, writing beside the text, reading with a group, and purchasing the physical book at the lower price.
- You expect to travel with the book.
- You want an accessible personal reading copy.
- You may purchase multiple copies for a reading group.
- You prefer the feel and flexibility of a paperback.
Choose the Hardcover
If you want a lasting keeping edition
The hardcover is the stronger choice for a personal library, a meaningful gift, annual Diwali display, shared household use, or a copy intended to remain through many years of return.
- You want a more substantial physical format.
- The book will be displayed or revisited annually.
- You are giving the book as a meaningful gift.
- You prefer a durable case-bound edition.
A Meaningful Gift
For Diwali, reflection, and new beginnings
- A personal Diwali reading companion
- A reflective gift for family or friends
- A book-club or spiritual-reading selection
- A companion during grief, transition, or renewal
- A yearly household practice of remembrance
More Than a Single-Season Purchase
Give a book designed to return with the reader
A gift becomes more meaningful when it does not demand a particular belief or immediate transformation. This book invites the reader to slow down, consider what has become obscured, and return to what remains luminous.
The hardcover offers the strongest presentation for gifting, while the softcover makes it easier to give copies to multiple readers or use the book within a group.
Recipients can begin with the free preview before deciding which physical edition best fits their reading life.
How to Read the Print Edition
Let the physical book become part of the practice
Prepare a place
Choose a chair, table, lamp, or quiet corner where the book can remain visible and available during the six-day rhythm.
Read slowly
Move through one day at a time, allowing the reflection questions, practices, prayers, and closing passages to breathe.
Leave a record
Mark passages, date your notes, or keep a journal so that future returns reveal how the reader and the year have changed.
The Ebook
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PDF files in one purchase, with automatic digital delivery after
checkout. Use the EPUB on compatible ereaders and reading apps, or
the PDF on compatible phones, tablets, and computers.
Readers may choose the ebook alone, a print edition alone, or use digital and physical formats together.
Read Before You Purchase
Begin with the opening pages free
Encounter the voice, pace, structure, and contemplative approach of Book One before choosing the ebook, softcover, or hardcover edition.
Continue Exploring
Book One pages and reader resources
Explore Light Up The Darkness
Read the complete book description, six-day path, reader benefits, and place of Book One within the trilogy.
Free PreviewRead the Opening Pages
Experience the book’s voice and contemplative rhythm before purchasing any edition.
Reading GuideRead During Diwali
Follow the complete six-day movement with practical guidance for personal, family, or group reading.
Complete SeriesCompare All Three Books
See how Book One remembers the light, Book Two tends the fire, and Book Three opens toward a larger world.
Choose the Copy You Will Return To
Portable softcover or lasting hardcover—the complete path begins with the same light.
Select the edition that fits how you want to read, mark, share, display, and return through the years.
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