The Listening Path: The Creative Art of Attention (An Artist's Way Book)
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A 6-week Artist’s Way Program from legendary author Julia Cameron
The newest book from beloved author Julia Cameron， The Listening Path is a transformational journey to deeper， more profound listening and creativity。 Over six weeks， readers will be given the tools to become better listeners—to their environment， the people around them， and themselves。 The reward for learning to truly listen is immense。 As we learn to listen， our attention is heightened and we gain healing， insight， clarity。 But above all， listening creates connections and ignites a creativity that will resonate through every aspect of our lives。
Julia Cameron is the author of the explosively successful book The Artist’s Way， which has transformed the creative lives of millions of readers since it was first published。 Incorporating tools from The Artist’s Way， The Listening Path offers a new method of creative and personal transformation。
Each week， readers will be challenged to expand their ability to listen in a new way， beginning by listening to their environment and culminating in learning to listen to silence。 These weekly practices open up a new world of connection and fulfillment。 In a culture of bustle and constant sound， The Listening Path is a deeply necessary reminder of the power of truly hearing。
The newest book from beloved author Julia Cameron， The Listening Path is a transformational journey to deeper， more profound listening and creativity。 Over six weeks， readers will be given the tools to become better listeners—to their environment， the people around them， and themselves。 The reward for learning to truly listen is immense。 As we learn to listen， our attention is heightened and we gain healing， insight， clarity。 But above all， listening creates connections and ignites a creativity that will resonate through every aspect of our lives。
Julia Cameron is the author of the explosively successful book The Artist’s Way， which has transformed the creative lives of millions of readers since it was first published。 Incorporating tools from The Artist’s Way， The Listening Path offers a new method of creative and personal transformation。
Each week， readers will be challenged to expand their ability to listen in a new way， beginning by listening to their environment and culminating in learning to listen to silence。 These weekly practices open up a new world of connection and fulfillment。 In a culture of bustle and constant sound， The Listening Path is a deeply necessary reminder of the power of truly hearing。
Reviews
Beverly
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It was nice to dive into another book with Julia Cameron， but this was my least favorite。 I felt I already had many of the skills she teaches， and I also found it sad to read about meeting friends for coffee， etc。 during the pandemic。 Maybe if I try the book again in the future I'll enjoy it more。 It was nice to dive into another book with Julia Cameron， but this was my least favorite。 I felt I already had many of the skills she teaches， and I also found it sad to read about meeting friends for coffee， etc。 during the pandemic。 Maybe if I try the book again in the future I'll enjoy it more。 。。。more
Nadine Feldman
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I love Julia Cameron。 Because of her and The Artist's Way， I have been writing for more than twenty years。 I bought this book because when I see her in person， as I have several times， I am most impressed with her ability to listen to what's happening in the room。 She takes her time， pays close attention， and adjusts the class as needed。 In that forum， she is absolutely brilliant。All that said， I'm not overly impressed with this book。 It starts out strong but then seems to peter out。 The amusing I love Julia Cameron。 Because of her and The Artist's Way， I have been writing for more than twenty years。 I bought this book because when I see her in person， as I have several times， I am most impressed with her ability to listen to what's happening in the room。 She takes her time， pays close attention， and adjusts the class as needed。 In that forum， she is absolutely brilliant。All that said， I'm not overly impressed with this book。 It starts out strong but then seems to peter out。 The amusing anecdotes about her dog start to wear thin after a while。 It can also be repetitive。 The exercises don't have the same impact on me as those from TAW。I would recommend The Artist's Way， The Write to Write， and It's Never Too Late to Begin Again as her best books。 This one might be fine as a starter if you're new to her work。 。。。more
JoAnne Hilton-Gabeler
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overly simplistic and。。。repetitive for me。 Too much reliance on asking for kudos， "atta boys" and compliments。。。 and asking for it all from the spiritual ether- and name dropping worthy acquaintances。。。too Hemingway-esque？I know。。。I'm probably too terra firma to appreciate this book。 I'll be quiet。 overly simplistic and。。。repetitive for me。 Too much reliance on asking for kudos， "atta boys" and compliments。。。 and asking for it all from the spiritual ether- and name dropping worthy acquaintances。。。too Hemingway-esque？I know。。。I'm probably too terra firma to appreciate this book。 I'll be quiet。 。。。more
Cindy Tebo
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It's hard to rate Julia Cameron's book， The Listening Path， because if I criticize anything in the book， I feel like I somehow wasn't listening。 First， I confess I did not practice all the exercises in the book。 They are not hard。 I just didn't want to do some of them so I didn't。 Instead， I chose which ones I wanted to do and let my intuition be my guide。 Second， the book has helped me become better at listening to others as well as to the sounds around me at home or when I'm out walking。 I als It's hard to rate Julia Cameron's book， The Listening Path， because if I criticize anything in the book， I feel like I somehow wasn't listening。 First， I confess I did not practice all the exercises in the book。 They are not hard。 I just didn't want to do some of them so I didn't。 Instead， I chose which ones I wanted to do and let my intuition be my guide。 Second， the book has helped me become better at listening to others as well as to the sounds around me at home or when I'm out walking。 I also reconnected with writing three pages every morning and having an "artist's date" once a week。 These are themes from the author's past book， "The Artist's Way。" Cameron engages the reader through her powers of description。 I can vividly see her home in my mind's eye and picture her relationship with her dog， Lily。 Her book is well worth reading even if you think you're already a good listener。 。。。more
Lauren
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I am not going to rate this one- but just say that The Artist’s Way is such a great book， and some of Cameron’s thoughtful inspiration can be found here。
Maureen Keimig
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Another enlightening book from Julia Cameron。 I have been working on being a better listener now because of this book。
Julz Day
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Artists Way will remain in my top insightful reference books forever， The Listening Path not so much。 In the formal acting training I've had， active listening has always been a very key component， so much of this book I was already familiar with。 For anyone not familiar with active listening and meditation or focused attention practices it would most likely be insightful。 Which is why I still have it 3 stars。 Artists Way will remain in my top insightful reference books forever， The Listening Path not so much。 In the formal acting training I've had， active listening has always been a very key component， so much of this book I was already familiar with。 For anyone not familiar with active listening and meditation or focused attention practices it would most likely be insightful。 Which is why I still have it 3 stars。 。。。more
Joann
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Years ago I followed carefully Julia’s Artist’s Way which launched me on my creative journey。 As a result， I hold all her works in high regard， this one being no exception。 A friend suggested this book and， though I thought it would probably be “more of same”， I am happy to have read it。 There is lots of food for thought， encouragement and directions to motivate the reader to be brave and give something new a shot。 Thank you， Julia， for keeping on keeping on。
wellreadtraveler
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I received this book as an audio book and was really interested in learning about "listening" I always remember hearing that sometimes we listen to answer， not listen to hear。 Although I really got some good pointers out of this book and feel like it would be good for marriages and even friendships， I thought it was very long winded and maybe over explained too much。 I am thankful for what I learned and for the gifted book。 I received this book as an audio book and was really interested in learning about "listening" I always remember hearing that sometimes we listen to answer， not listen to hear。 Although I really got some good pointers out of this book and feel like it would be good for marriages and even friendships， I thought it was very long winded and maybe over explained too much。 I am thankful for what I learned and for the gifted book。 。。。more
Cherie
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I have loved Julia Cameron's work before， but this one。。。in some ways， she comes across as this old lady living alone with her dog and you know how people get a little dotty and so into their dog？ I'm not a dog person so after a while， I was like， I get these metaphors， but can we please talk about something other than your dog？ I have loved Julia Cameron's work before， but this one。。。in some ways， she comes across as this old lady living alone with her dog and you know how people get a little dotty and so into their dog？ I'm not a dog person so after a while， I was like， I get these metaphors， but can we please talk about something other than your dog？ 。。。more
Aaron Maurer
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So good like all of her work。 Take time to listen。
Mary
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Cameron has influenced me before via her book The Artist’s Way。 I had some profound changes and insights when I worked through that book alone and with a group。 The Listening Way is a pale， pale version of TAW。 That being said， I have started writing my morning pages again。 And， listening is a skill we all need to work on daily。
Harriet
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Read with a group。 Good discussions。 Builds on her earlier work with morning pages and artists dates。
Karen
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It took a few hours to glean some helpful listening practice tools。 I expected new insights - building on the original Artist's Way book。 Im glad I found it at the library。 If I had bought it， I would give it to a teenager who is developing these skills。 It took a few hours to glean some helpful listening practice tools。 I expected new insights - building on the original Artist's Way book。 Im glad I found it at the library。 If I had bought it， I would give it to a teenager who is developing these skills。 。。。more
Lauren Davis
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Meh。 Nothing new here， nothing that wasn't in her earlier work。 Morning pages。 Artist Dates。 Walking and paying attention。 That's it。 Meh。 Nothing new here， nothing that wasn't in her earlier work。 Morning pages。 Artist Dates。 Walking and paying attention。 That's it。 。。。more
Kassie
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Julia has a new six week plan with some old favorites- daily walks， morning pages， and artists dates- all centered around listening。
Gloria
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I 'discovered' Julia Cameron more than 20 years ago and really loved what I was hearing。 Good practical advice for opening up creative channels through journaling， walking， and artist's dates with oneself。 All good stuff。That said， this and pretty much all of her subsequent materials since The Artist's Way are copycats。 Not that we don't need reminders to pay attention to ourselves， our feelings， and to others， but there is not much new here and there is a strange inclusion of "woo-woo" （her wor I 'discovered' Julia Cameron more than 20 years ago and really loved what I was hearing。 Good practical advice for opening up creative channels through journaling， walking， and artist's dates with oneself。 All good stuff。That said， this and pretty much all of her subsequent materials since The Artist's Way are copycats。 Not that we don't need reminders to pay attention to ourselves， our feelings， and to others， but there is not much new here and there is a strange inclusion of "woo-woo" （her words） that is about talking to the dead。 A bit strange， but oh well。I'll be closing the door on future books， but can recommend going back to her grass roots。 。。。more
Michelle
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This is perhaps my favorite of the Artist Way program books。
NV Rivera
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I love the theme and discussion this book can insight。 The exercises are great things to do with a reading/discussion group， so that there is ample time to reflect upon what might have been experienced。 I’m happy I read this one with a group。 I’m not sure if I would have finished if I did it alone。 My one criticism is that I felt some of the chapter’s reading did not complement the activities in a clear cut way。 For any readers practicing this type of listening for the first time， I recommend re I love the theme and discussion this book can insight。 The exercises are great things to do with a reading/discussion group， so that there is ample time to reflect upon what might have been experienced。 I’m happy I read this one with a group。 I’m not sure if I would have finished if I did it alone。 My one criticism is that I felt some of the chapter’s reading did not complement the activities in a clear cut way。 For any readers practicing this type of listening for the first time， I recommend reading through this with at least a partner so you can support each other during these in-betweens， 。。。more
Els
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De weg van het luisteren。 De kunst van creatieve aandacht。 Door Julia Cameron。Na The artist’s way en Je leven schrijven is dit het derde boek van Julia Cameron dat ik lees。 Ik was （en ben） dol op The artist’s way， dat boek heeft me zo veel bijgebracht。 Daarom dat ik ook zo graag Je leven schrijven wou lezen （en de oefeningen uitvoeren）。 Dat boek bleek een logisch vervolg op The artist’s way， De weg van het luisteren blijkt ook weer een logisch vervolg daarop。Het nadeel van ‘logische gevolgen’ is De weg van het luisteren。 De kunst van creatieve aandacht。 Door Julia Cameron。Na The artist’s way en Je leven schrijven is dit het derde boek van Julia Cameron dat ik lees。 Ik was （en ben） dol op The artist’s way， dat boek heeft me zo veel bijgebracht。 Daarom dat ik ook zo graag Je leven schrijven wou lezen （en de oefeningen uitvoeren）。 Dat boek bleek een logisch vervolg op The artist’s way， De weg van het luisteren blijkt ook weer een logisch vervolg daarop。Het nadeel van ‘logische gevolgen’ is dat ze voorborduren op iets wat je als fan van Julia Cameron natuurlijk al kent， er is dus veel herhaling。 Maar Julia blijft Julia， dat wil zeggen dat ze vlot en vol enthousiasme schrijft en inspireert。 Als je haar boek gewoon van voor naar achteren leest kan het soms wat raar en zweverig overkomen， dat had ik ook toen ik voor het eerst The artist’s way las。 Het is pas als je de oefeningen zelf begint te doen dat je ziet dat ze werken。 Vele oefeningen pas ik jaren later nog toe。Ik ben nog meer overtuigd van de kracht van het luisteren， met aandacht en vol goesting om te ontvangen， door het lezen van Cameron’s laatste boek。 Binnenkort begin ik aan de oefeningen。 In 6 weken tijd leer je eerst luisteren naar je omgeving， later naar （onder andere） je hogere zelf， tot je uiteindelijk leert luisteren naar de stilte。 Benieuwd welke oefeningen ik over 5 jaar nog dagelijks ga doen…Julia Cameron verkocht miljoenen boeken， zij ligt indirect aan de basis van enorm veel creativiteit van mensen wereldwijd， inclusief mijzelf。 Daar ben ik haar eeuwig dankbaar voor。 。。。more
Rebecca
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While I enjoyed the premise of this book， and the writing， I found it hard to engage with。 I guess right now might not be the ideal time given Covid restrictions。 It was also hard for me to consistently do the morning pages， still too dark in the AM to get by without a light。 But as spring comes I will hopefully get into the swing of it。
Diane Dachota
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Not my favorite of Cameron's books on creativity， but like always she has some interesting things to say and a beautiful mastery of language。 This book is about where and how we put our attention and the voices we listen to which can either help us or hurt us。 Each chapter is devoted to a different type of listening such as listening to your environment， listening to yourself and listening to your heroes。 Cameron also doubles back on her timeless advice on writing morning pages， taking yourself Not my favorite of Cameron's books on creativity， but like always she has some interesting things to say and a beautiful mastery of language。 This book is about where and how we put our attention and the voices we listen to which can either help us or hurt us。 Each chapter is devoted to a different type of listening such as listening to your environment， listening to yourself and listening to your heroes。 Cameron also doubles back on her timeless advice on writing morning pages， taking yourself on artist dates and taking walks。I especially enjoyed her idea of finding "believing mirrors" which are people who will support you and give you positive feedback and suggestions。 Writers in particular receive a lot of critiques， but often we need someone who can believe in us。 If you are a first time reader of Cameron， I would recommend The Artists Way， but each of her books has something to offer。 。。。more
Marie Gerken
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Read this book with a small group of writers。 The book is a short extension of Cameron’s The Artist’s Way。 It offers some good ideas for discussion while on the creative journey。
Laura
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What was this even about？ This was a weird book。 I can't really see what value there was in it。 It's supposed to teach you how to be more creative and a better listener but did that happen？ Were those topics even covered？ The book is just full of vague fluff like "Go for walks" and "Go to concerts or do creative activities to get the ole creative juices flowing" and while those might be good things to do in general， it doesn't seem like insightful or detailed enough instruction to warrant a book What was this even about？ This was a weird book。 I can't really see what value there was in it。 It's supposed to teach you how to be more creative and a better listener but did that happen？ Were those topics even covered？ The book is just full of vague fluff like "Go for walks" and "Go to concerts or do creative activities to get the ole creative juices flowing" and while those might be good things to do in general， it doesn't seem like insightful or detailed enough instruction to warrant a book。A lot of the writing was not to my taste。 I know the author is very proud of being extremely prolific， and she mentioned many times what a great *volume* of work she has produced， and I can see why - most of the writing seemed almost content-less， just a stream of consciousness that includes lots （LOTS） of stories about her dog， and various friends she spends time talking to on her landline phone。 It felt both extremely dated （which it shouldn't be） and completely irrelevant to anyone's life except the author's。 She's a big proponent of stream of consciousness journaling and it seems like that is kind of what this book is。 I don't really care about that time your dog barked a lot， and then you gave him a piece of salmon， and then he kind of stopped barking but still barked a little， and then you took a trip into town， and the road was muddy from the storm， and you had lunch with a friend， and they told a joke that made you laugh， and then you stopped at some store， and then you went home。。。。。。 that doesn't belong in a book。 It belongs in a journal that never sees the light of day because it's tremendously boring and self-centered （which is fine！！ but don't publish it and pretend it's something else） 。。。more
da AL
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Julia Cameron’s 12-week manual， “The Artist’s Way: a Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity，” is ultra groundbreaking to creatives of any ilk。 Each non-fiction book Cameron has published since then reiterates much of her original teachings — but for me， the repetition often works。 This newest text is a 6-week DIY course that emphasizes the value of listening to each other， our environment， and ourselves。
Jeanne Blasberg
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This is a manual for paying attention。 A companion book to the Artist's Way， which I really love， The Listening Path describes a six-week program that takes you to higher and higher levels of awareness。 From listening to the world around us， to listening to our partners and friends， to listening to ourselves and our higher selves and on and on， this book affirms my desire for quiet in this crazy world and to seek environments where it is truly possible to listen。 The book is written for artists， This is a manual for paying attention。 A companion book to the Artist's Way， which I really love， The Listening Path describes a six-week program that takes you to higher and higher levels of awareness。 From listening to the world around us， to listening to our partners and friends， to listening to ourselves and our higher selves and on and on， this book affirms my desire for quiet in this crazy world and to seek environments where it is truly possible to listen。 The book is written for artists， but is important for anyone who wants to become a better conversationalist and a better person。 。。。more
Jessica C Writes
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This was a decent read。 It felt a little repetitive at times and some of the "tips" were things I don't agree with， or they were just common sense。 I think listening is a super important skill， whether it's listening to yourself or to others， so if you want to learn more about the art of being present and focusing， this is helpful！ This was a decent read。 It felt a little repetitive at times and some of the "tips" were things I don't agree with， or they were just common sense。 I think listening is a super important skill， whether it's listening to yourself or to others， so if you want to learn more about the art of being present and focusing， this is helpful！ 。。。more
Trista
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I vacillated between 3 & 4 stars。 I appreciate that this book got me to more mindfully listen， but I found the anecdotes kind of annoying。 The style of writing was kind of plodding。 It did， however， make me appreciate my friendships more and actively seek out connecting with them and being present in our conversations。 It also got me doing my Morning Pages again and walking。 Artist dates will be next！ So there was value in reading this book。
Adrian
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Some good reminders about just how important morning pages， the artist date and daily walks are。 but it felt like most of the book was about Lily， the author’s pup。
Jess Macallan
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