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Beyond the image is a book about the biographical triptychon, one of the tools of biographical coaching.

What do these images say about my life?
What am I actually doing here?
What is mine to do now?

Beyond the image is a book about the biographical triptychon, one of the tools of biographical coaching. It is a way of looking at a life situation through three simple drawings and biographical questions. This allows you to see it in a new light, to gain insight and to find a deeper meaning.

Since the Middle Ages, the triptych has been a widely used art form to tell stories through images. The biographical triptychon is part of this rich tradition.

Beyond the image is designed for biographical coaches, but other coaches can work with it too. And if you want to explore your own life through drawing and questioning, open this book and get to work.

Paula Boon (1961) is a teacher and training coordinator at the Instituut voor Biografiek. She also works as a biographical coach. The biographical triptychon is her speciality and her great love.

The Art and Science of Biography offers you tools to perceive your life more objectively, bring you inner peace by enhancing a deeper understanding of your life.

Who am I? What do I want? What can I do? Where am I going?

The Art and Science of Biography, Learning From Your Life is about living with questions. By asking questions about your life, you create the possibility for new discoveries about yourself and your surroundings.
It is for anyone who asks: What paths did I take? How can I guide myself in my life?
In short, it is for the human being who wants to discover their own biography, who want to be in a dialogue with it.

This book is also an introduction in The Art and Science of Biography, a term originating from: biography, the description of the life of a human being.
The Art and Science of Biography offers you tools to perceive your life more objectively. It involves asking questions about the past, observing life themes, finding golden threads and creating awareness of your development. It helps you to open up towards the future.
The Art and Science of Biography can bring you inner peace by enhancing a deeper understanding of your life.

‘What shapes our lives are the questions we ask, refuse to ask, or never think of asking.’ Sam Keen, philosopher