Seeking Wisdom: A Spiritual Path to Creative Connection (A Six-Week Artist's Way Program)
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Summary
Julia Cameron returns to the spiritual roots of the Artist’s Way in this 6-week Program
Author Julia Cameron changed the way the world thinks about creativity when she first published The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity thirty years ago。 Over five million copies later， Cameron now turns her attention to creative prayer， which she believes is a key facet of the creative life。 In Seeking Wisdom， a 6 Week Artist’s Way Program， readers， too， will learn to pray。
Tracing her own creative journey， Cameron reveals that prayer led her forward at a time of personal crisis。 Unexpectedly， prayer became an indispensable support to her artistic life。 The tools she created to save herself in her darkest hour became the tools she would share with the world through The Artist's Way。 Seeking Wisdom details the origin of these tools， and by Cameron's example， the central role that prayer plays in sustaining a life as an artist。
In this volume， Cameron shares a mindful collection of prayer practices that open our creative souls。 This path takes us beyond traditional religious rituals， welcoming readers regardless of their beliefs and backgrounds。 As you journey through each week of the program you’ll explore prayers of petition， gratitude， creativity， and more。 Along the way， the three beloved tools of The Artist’s Way—Morning Pages， Artist Dates， and Walks—are refreshed and reintroduced， to provide a proven， grounded framework for growth and development。
Additionally， Cameron introduces a fourth tool， Writing Out Guidance。 She believes this powerful practice will greatly aid aspiring artists。
Seeking Wisdom issues an invitation to step further into exciting creative practice。
Author Julia Cameron changed the way the world thinks about creativity when she first published The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity thirty years ago。 Over five million copies later， Cameron now turns her attention to creative prayer， which she believes is a key facet of the creative life。 In Seeking Wisdom， a 6 Week Artist’s Way Program， readers， too， will learn to pray。
Tracing her own creative journey， Cameron reveals that prayer led her forward at a time of personal crisis。 Unexpectedly， prayer became an indispensable support to her artistic life。 The tools she created to save herself in her darkest hour became the tools she would share with the world through The Artist's Way。 Seeking Wisdom details the origin of these tools， and by Cameron's example， the central role that prayer plays in sustaining a life as an artist。
In this volume， Cameron shares a mindful collection of prayer practices that open our creative souls。 This path takes us beyond traditional religious rituals， welcoming readers regardless of their beliefs and backgrounds。 As you journey through each week of the program you’ll explore prayers of petition， gratitude， creativity， and more。 Along the way， the three beloved tools of The Artist’s Way—Morning Pages， Artist Dates， and Walks—are refreshed and reintroduced， to provide a proven， grounded framework for growth and development。
Additionally， Cameron introduces a fourth tool， Writing Out Guidance。 She believes this powerful practice will greatly aid aspiring artists。
Seeking Wisdom issues an invitation to step further into exciting creative practice。
Reviews
Jill Reads
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Recommended for fans of The Artist's Way and/or folks in a 12-step recovery program。 Then Julia's talk about praying to a God of your own understanding will not be a new concept。 She gives tons of ways to pray， reasons to pray and benefits for doing so。This is an excellent audiobook but since it's a 6-week course with journal prompts， I would also want a companion ebook or hard copy to do the work。Thanks to the publisher for the early release audiobook recording via the NetGalley app。 Recommended for fans of The Artist's Way and/or folks in a 12-step recovery program。 Then Julia's talk about praying to a God of your own understanding will not be a new concept。 She gives tons of ways to pray， reasons to pray and benefits for doing so。This is an excellent audiobook but since it's a 6-week course with journal prompts， I would also want a companion ebook or hard copy to do the work。Thanks to the publisher for the early release audiobook recording via the NetGalley app。 。。。more
Anne McLeod
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Fans of Julia Cameron， author of The Artist’s Way and other titles related to unleashing blocked or unexamined creativity will enjoy her latest， which is an exploration of the power of prayer。 SEEKING WISDOM: A Path to Creative Connection （A Six-Week Artist’s Way Program） revisits some of Cameron’s recommended practices， such as Morning Pages and Artist Dates， which will be familiar to her longtime readers。 For this study of prayer， Cameron interviewed several friends and colleagues working in c Fans of Julia Cameron， author of The Artist’s Way and other titles related to unleashing blocked or unexamined creativity will enjoy her latest， which is an exploration of the power of prayer。 SEEKING WISDOM: A Path to Creative Connection （A Six-Week Artist’s Way Program） revisits some of Cameron’s recommended practices， such as Morning Pages and Artist Dates， which will be familiar to her longtime readers。 For this study of prayer， Cameron interviewed several friends and colleagues working in creative endeavors who maintained spiritual practices。 Most of them had experienced some type of disillusionment with traditional religion but came to see prayer as essential to their creative work。 She also documented the ups and downs of her journey in the writing of this book over a snowy winter at her home in New Mexico。 There is valuable discussion of prayers of petition， gratitude， and praise in its pages。 Cameron’s sign at her desk， “Okay， God， you take care of the quality and I’ll take care of the quantity” is a wonderful reminder that writers need to just write。 A lot。 The spiritual exercises will make readers consider questions like “If it wasn’t too late， I’d try …” and “If I had no fear， I’d make …。” Some readers who are more aligned with traditional religion may find her personal and intimate notion of God not to their liking， but I appreciated her explanation early on in the book of how for many of us， our vision of God is punitive and not loving and patient with our failings。 By intentionally re-envisioning God as a loving force who wants us to create and give and reach out to others， we can maintain focus on the guidance spirituality offers and grow in both creativity and wisdom。I grew distracted by the repetitive nature of both the interviews and the mountain home scenes in which Cameron voices her frustration with being confined due to winter storms but then observes her piñon tree/her dog/the ravens in the yard/phones a friend and consequently comes to term with her （temporary） isolation。 It was hard not to imagine just how claustrophobic she must have felt during the early days of the pandemic， which during the writing of this book had yet to reach the US。 Every writer has their own voice and idiosyncrasies that appeal to their readers。 But by the time I was on the third chapter， I was reading not like a reader but like an editor and becoming increasingly frustrated that the interviews with her friends and colleagues at various cafes over breakfast or lunch were described spoon by spoon， drawing my attention away from the experiences the interviewees recounted and focusing on their posole or oatmeal。 Although I understand the desire to create context， this wasn’t context that was particularly helpful。 I came away feeling like the writing of SEEKING WISDOM had been a struggle for Cameron and probably for her editor as well。 For this reason， I’d prioritize other titles of Cameron’s for my library， rather than SEEKING WISDOM。 。。。more
Lydia Wallace
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What a great inspirational book and guide to praying faithfully。 A Spiritual Path to Creative Connection， is a six-week program that focuses on the need for guidance in our lives and the forms of prayer that can provide connection to a higher power。 I don't know how I made it through life without this book。 It opened my eyes and heart to praying with an open mind。 It is an easy guide to follow。 The author introduces the discipline of regular prayer and development of spirituality， she chronicles What a great inspirational book and guide to praying faithfully。 A Spiritual Path to Creative Connection， is a six-week program that focuses on the need for guidance in our lives and the forms of prayer that can provide connection to a higher power。 I don't know how I made it through life without this book。 It opened my eyes and heart to praying with an open mind。 It is an easy guide to follow。 The author introduces the discipline of regular prayer and development of spirituality， she chronicles numerous interviews with friends and neighbors on this subject。 There are interesting characters that make the topic personable and relatable。 I think this would be a good book to introduce to small groups in our church。 A must and read and re-read。 Great author。 。。。more
Leanne
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Seek。 Create。 Connect。
Cynthia
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If you're a fan of Julia Cameron， you'll want to read this book。 After decades of leading many of us in developing and nurturing creativity and healthy creative habits， this new book turns to prayer。 Ms。 Cameron invites us into her home in New Mexico during the winter， setting a lovely and cozy tone for the book。 As she introduces the discipline of regular prayer and development of spirituality， she chronicles numerous interviews with friends and neighbors on this subject。 This technique nicely If you're a fan of Julia Cameron， you'll want to read this book。 After decades of leading many of us in developing and nurturing creativity and healthy creative habits， this new book turns to prayer。 Ms。 Cameron invites us into her home in New Mexico during the winter， setting a lovely and cozy tone for the book。 As she introduces the discipline of regular prayer and development of spirituality， she chronicles numerous interviews with friends and neighbors on this subject。 This technique nicely peopled the book with interesting characters and made the topic personable and relatable。 Highly recommended。 A beautiful book。 。。。more
Miya
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Interesting and eye opening。 "Non traditional" guide with perspectives and practices that could be viewed as new agey， but I tend to like learning different ways of thinking or living no matter what。 A lot of us absolutely need to reconnect with ourselves on a deeper more magical level。 Especially empathic and highly sensitive people more than ever need something like this。 It's an easy guide to follow and worth a try。 It may not be for everyone， but anyone open to the wonderful world of woo can Interesting and eye opening。 "Non traditional" guide with perspectives and practices that could be viewed as new agey， but I tend to like learning different ways of thinking or living no matter what。 A lot of us absolutely need to reconnect with ourselves on a deeper more magical level。 Especially empathic and highly sensitive people more than ever need something like this。 It's an easy guide to follow and worth a try。 It may not be for everyone， but anyone open to the wonderful world of woo can appreciate Julia's guidance and compassion for empowering other people。 。。。more
Anne
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A fascinating exploration of different kinds of prayer and our relationship with God as we choose to call God， using the basic tools of Cameron’s “The Artist’s Way。” We are led to explore our personal concept of God， prayers of petition， prayers of gratitude， and prayers of praise。 Thoughtful exercises encourage us to see the connection between spirituality and creativity。 I especially enjoyed the many quotes sprinkled throughout the text。 Thanks to NetGalley， the author and publisher for an adv A fascinating exploration of different kinds of prayer and our relationship with God as we choose to call God， using the basic tools of Cameron’s “The Artist’s Way。” We are led to explore our personal concept of God， prayers of petition， prayers of gratitude， and prayers of praise。 Thoughtful exercises encourage us to see the connection between spirituality and creativity。 I especially enjoyed the many quotes sprinkled throughout the text。 Thanks to NetGalley， the author and publisher for an advanced reading copy of this book in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Gail
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Creativity guru Julia Cameron’s latest Artist’s Way entry， Seeking Wisdom:A Spiritual Path to Creative Connection， is a six-week program that focuses on the need for guidance in our lives and the forms of prayer that can provide connection to a higher power （in whatever form each individual conceives that higher power） in order to receive that guidance。Cameron uses examples from her own life to illustrate how guidance has both rescued and inspired her， most prominently in her recovery from alcoh Creativity guru Julia Cameron’s latest Artist’s Way entry， Seeking Wisdom:A Spiritual Path to Creative Connection， is a six-week program that focuses on the need for guidance in our lives and the forms of prayer that can provide connection to a higher power （in whatever form each individual conceives that higher power） in order to receive that guidance。Cameron uses examples from her own life to illustrate how guidance has both rescued and inspired her， most prominently in her recovery from alcoholism。 She also interviews others who use prayer to make spiritual connections and examines a variety of prayer practices and methods， most deviating from formal， ritualistic prayer into a more friendly， companionable relationship with God。 Also featured prominently are Cameron’s standard practices in her books on creativity: Morning Pages， Artist’s Dates， and Walking。 Those who have read Cameron’s other works may find those portions repetitive; however， I found her examination of various prayer practices （and their practitioners） to be intriguing， resonating with many of my own experiences。If it’s been awhile since you read a title from the Artist’s Way series or have an interest in prayer seeking divine guidance， give this one a try--definitely a favorite among Ms。 Cameron’s recent works。Full Disclosure--NetGalley and the publisher provided me with a digital ARC of this book。 This is my honest review。 。。。more
Richard Propes
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