The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity [10th Anniversary Edition] by Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam

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The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity [10th Anniversary Edition] by Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam Not helpful for people who grew up being creative.
First of all, I must admit that I am reading this book as a requirement for an art class. Unlike most people in my art class, I grew up in a creative, nurturing environment and I have been allowed all of my life to do and be creative. I have been an professional artist for well over 15 years, and then I receive this book. Trying to be fair to my instructor and classmates, I am dutifully reading and trying to follow Ms. Cameron's advice. However, I am not finding the book as helpful as I had hoped and there are many points at which I find that the book falls very short of being universally useful. First of all, Ms. Cameron assumes that the reader grew up with unsupportive parents and also assumes that the reader's creative self was bullied completely into submission. Because none of this applies to me, I'm finding that many of the chapters don't offer much information for me that results in any kind of constructive change or benefit. Secondly, I found this book to be willfully more religious than I bargained for. During my doing of exercises in Chapter 2, I found myself rewriting the principles to eliminate the word "God" and replace it with something like "the world." This part of the book's assumption is insulting to someone like myself who recognizes that creativity (and indeed perception) comes completely from within. On its own. No God required! Imagine that! There are some good and useful things about this book, which is why I give it 3 stars instead of 2. The morning pages are helpful to me -- my problem isn't creativity, it's organizatiton. I do the pages, but only in an abbreviated form. I write in a small book and keep my time writing each morning to 15 mintues. Three small pages in my tiny handwriting is more than enough to get my crap thoughts onto paper and my day started before 6:45 am. I may never stop morning pages... but Ms. Cameron -- affirmations? You have to be kidding me. I quit copying sentances multiple times after 3rd grade, thank you very much. The artist's date is also nice, but since I already do other things I enjoy that aren't my artwork (watch indie films, play guitar, play ukulele, go shopping in trendy urban boutiques, you name it), adding ANOTHER artist date keeps me from a couple of hours of real work per week. My problem isn't getting good and creative ideas, it's finding the time to actually do the ideas that I constantly generate. Aside from those features, I'm finding it difficult to believe that 7 more weeks of the program will net anything more than reading a lot of fluffy claptrap that is probably helpful to the actually blocked creatives but not at all helpful to me... and in that amount of time I could have enjoyed a work of fiction that chose to read. I'll be recommending this to only my most insecure friends. If you're in my situation, you might find "Time Management for the Creative Person" and a workbook on overcoming Procrastination a whole lot more helpful.
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity [10th Anniversary Edition] by Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam Wonderful, Inspiring - A Creative Journey
I love this journal.. I started out going about it as the companion book suggests, to write first thing in the morning, but that just became unreasonable at times - especially with children. But I did aim for three pages daily, and it just really helped to clear my mind and spark so much creativity. I ended up buying another journal and filled it up as well... Now journaling has become a must to me. I have over a dozen journals completely filled now and haven't stopped yet.
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity [10th Anniversary Edition] by Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam Excellent source for individual creativity
I liked this book. I checked it out of the library and after reading it decided I needed my own copy. It offers ideas on how to get back the creative spirit in all of us. And, I think it is not only good for the serious creative types who have been resisting the creative urge for many reasons BUT it is excellent for developing a creative attitude for business purposes also. It will help anyone wanting to access the creative inner spirit and using that creative in various areas of life.
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity [10th Anniversary Edition] by Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam AMAZING!
This book is amazing if you consider yourself a creative person. Don't just buy it, buy 10 of them and give them to all of your friends.
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity [10th Anniversary Edition] by Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam Absolutely compelling!
I've read many, many writing books, and this one is definately in the top three! Reading Julia's words not only drive me to be a better writer, but also a better person! If you were once creative and miss the rush it used to give you to write, paint, or anything creative in nature; give this book a try!
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity [10th Anniversary Edition] by Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam Product Description
The Artist's Way is the seminal book on the subject of creativity. An international bestseller, millions of readers have found it to be an invaluable guide to living the artist's life. Still as vital today-or perhaps even more so-than it was when it was first published one decade ago, it is a powerfully provocative and inspiring work. In a new introduction to the book, Julia Cameron reflects upon the impact of The Artist's Way and describes the work she has done during the last decade and the new insights into the creative process that she has gained. Updated and expanded, this anniversary edition reframes The Artist's Way for a new century.
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity [10th Anniversary Edition] by Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam Amazon.com
With the basic principle that creative expression is the natural direction of life, Julia Cameron and Mark Bryan lead you through a comprehensive twelve-week program to recover your creativity from a variety of blocks, including limiting beliefs, fear, self-sabotage, jealousy, guilt, addictions, and other inhibiting forces, replacing them with artistic confidence and productivity. This book links creativity to spirituality by showing how to connect with the creative energies of the universe, and has, in the four years since its publication, spawned a remarkable number of support groups for artists dedicated to practicing the exercises it contains.