The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity
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'Julia Cameron invented the way people renovate the creative soul' New York Times
Since its first publication， The Artist's Way has inspired the genius of Elizabeth Gilbert， Tim Ferriss， and millions of readers to embark on a creative journey and find a deeper connection to process and purpose。 Julia Cameron guides readers in uncovering problems and pressure points that may be restricting their creative flow and offers techniques to free up any areas where they might be stuck， opening up opportunities for self-growth and self-discovery。
The program begins with Cameron's most vital tools for creative recovery - The Morning Pages， a daily writing ritual of three pages of stream-of-conscious， and The Artist Date， a dedicated block of time to nurture your inner artist。 From there， she shares hundreds of exercises， activities， and prompts to help readers thoroughly explore each chapter。 She also offers guidance on starting a "Creative Cluster" of fellow artists who will support you in your creative endeavours。
A revolutionary program for personal renewal， The Artist's Way will help get you back on track， rediscover your passions， and take the steps you need to change your life。
Since its first publication， The Artist's Way has inspired the genius of Elizabeth Gilbert， Tim Ferriss， and millions of readers to embark on a creative journey and find a deeper connection to process and purpose。 Julia Cameron guides readers in uncovering problems and pressure points that may be restricting their creative flow and offers techniques to free up any areas where they might be stuck， opening up opportunities for self-growth and self-discovery。
The program begins with Cameron's most vital tools for creative recovery - The Morning Pages， a daily writing ritual of three pages of stream-of-conscious， and The Artist Date， a dedicated block of time to nurture your inner artist。 From there， she shares hundreds of exercises， activities， and prompts to help readers thoroughly explore each chapter。 She also offers guidance on starting a "Creative Cluster" of fellow artists who will support you in your creative endeavours。
A revolutionary program for personal renewal， The Artist's Way will help get you back on track， rediscover your passions， and take the steps you need to change your life。
Reviews
Дарина Гладун
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Спершу я читала цю книгу зі значним захопленням。 Але виконувати вправи поступово， день за днем — не моє， тому застрягла тижні на другому， перечитала швидко книжку і зрозуміла， що вже щось таке робила й не раз。Як на мене， завдання перших тижнів спрямовані на тих， для кого творчий процес — не буденна річ， яка відбувається постійно， а також на тих， хто не відвідував курси з літературної творчості й не вивчав успішних західних практик creative writing。 Бо якщо ви цікавилися темою， то ймовірно вже ви Спершу я читала цю книгу зі значним захопленням。 Але виконувати вправи поступово， день за днем — не моє， тому застрягла тижні на другому， перечитала швидко книжку і зрозуміла， що вже щось таке робила й не раз。Як на мене， завдання перших тижнів спрямовані на тих， для кого творчий процес — не буденна річ， яка відбувається постійно， а також на тих， хто не відвідував курси з літературної творчості й не вивчав успішних західних практик creative writing。 Бо якщо ви цікавилися темою， то ймовірно вже виконували все， про що йдеться у книжці， в тій чи іншій варіації。 Наприклад， ранковий щоденник із записом потоку свідомості — досить поширена практика， але не всі радять вести його вранці。 Нам викладач радив писати його перед сном。 Звісно， у книжці викладено авторський курс літературної творчості， але насправді значна частина цих курсів має подібне наповнення: усі вони спрямовані спершу на перетворення творчого письма на щоденну практику， а потім на засвоєння й використання найбільш ефективних вправ і технік та їхніх комбінацій у літературній творчості。Тож це — суперкнижка для тих， хто тільки планує почати писати （або займатися іншою формою творчості）， але не має значного досвіду。 Для випускників креативних спеціальностей та різноманітних курсів книга， думаю， буде менш цікавою。 。。。more
Jessica C
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A great journey that I recommend embarking on with some friends。 Today， we finally finished the twelve week journey and I was able to learn and shift my perspective on a lot of different aspects of my life。 I want to acknowledge that there were many things she said that I didn’t fully agree with， and ideas that felt very dated or they haven’t been my personal experienced。 I took those passages with a grain of salt。 I owned this book for three years and carried it everywhere but didn’t read it un A great journey that I recommend embarking on with some friends。 Today， we finally finished the twelve week journey and I was able to learn and shift my perspective on a lot of different aspects of my life。 I want to acknowledge that there were many things she said that I didn’t fully agree with， and ideas that felt very dated or they haven’t been my personal experienced。 I took those passages with a grain of salt。 I owned this book for three years and carried it everywhere but didn’t read it until I finally felt ready to be open， and actually committed to doing the work。 Overall， the journey was a great experience。 I grew to enjoy morning pages， and now have a much more clear understanding of what beliefs have serve me， and what I no longer need in my life。For those days or weeks when you might want to quit or rebel against the tasks， I suggest taking a deep breath and calling up a friend who might help keep you accountable。 I highly recommend it。 “Water seeks its own level and water rises collectively。” -Julia Cameron 。。。more
Melanie
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This book has changed my life。 I’ve gained a new vision for my purpose and a psychologist that I don’t have to pay for。。。it’s all revealed throughout the pages of this book！ I highly recommend going through it a chapter per week and with a small group +moderator if you can find it。 Going at it alone is hard for most。 My moderator was: Gordon McGregor @thegordonmcgregor Can’t wait to see how the rest of my life unfolds！
Nancy Mitchell
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I read this book with a group online and we did weekly art projects together online。 What an awesome experience， this a book I will go back to for it's wisdom。 I read this book with a group online and we did weekly art projects together online。 What an awesome experience， this a book I will go back to for it's wisdom。 。。。more
Joan B
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Interesting - liked the morning pages and the focus on Artistic input。
Michelle
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This really got me out of my playwriting rut。 I'll probably be rereading it in the future。 This really got me out of my playwriting rut。 I'll probably be rereading it in the future。 。。。more
Piadora
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Apparently all creative people have a scared and insecure artist child inside them， one that needs to be treated with care and one that needs a 12 step program to get "unblocked"。 But God wants to use that inner child to create stuff in the world， you just let him work through you。 Addictions are just a way to block the creative juices because the inner child is scared and does not want you to succeed。 Yes， because so many famous writers have not been drunks and musicians junkies？ Oh， it was pai Apparently all creative people have a scared and insecure artist child inside them， one that needs to be treated with care and one that needs a 12 step program to get "unblocked"。 But God wants to use that inner child to create stuff in the world， you just let him work through you。 Addictions are just a way to block the creative juices because the inner child is scared and does not want you to succeed。 Yes， because so many famous writers have not been drunks and musicians junkies？ Oh， it was painful to get through this book。 。。。more
Jean
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I accidentally deleted this from my library。I was not a Morning Pages Devotee which nearly got me mobbed in my first AW class。 I knew I would't get up earlier to do them。 I gave myself permission to do them before I went to bed， and， that way， they got done。 The other members of that class stared at me through blood-shot sleep deprived eyes with fire。 Oh well。Did the AW a second time with my now husband who was skeptical at the time telling me he already felt connected to his creativity。 He join I accidentally deleted this from my library。I was not a Morning Pages Devotee which nearly got me mobbed in my first AW class。 I knew I would't get up earlier to do them。 I gave myself permission to do them before I went to bed， and， that way， they got done。 The other members of that class stared at me through blood-shot sleep deprived eyes with fire。 Oh well。Did the AW a second time with my now husband who was skeptical at the time telling me he already felt connected to his creativity。 He joined in though and become a huge and still current fan。 。。。more
Sophie
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I was amazed to see that the average of this book didn't have 5 stars。 To me this is a five star （or six even） book。 It changed my life。 I really wished I had read this book earlier in my career。 It talks about creativity and writing-my passions。 I don't think have a read a book in my life that nailed it that well。I would definitely recommend it to all artists who are too scared to play it big。 There is so much in this book and it's written with love and compassion。 I was amazed to see that the average of this book didn't have 5 stars。 To me this is a five star （or six even） book。 It changed my life。 I really wished I had read this book earlier in my career。 It talks about creativity and writing-my passions。 I don't think have a read a book in my life that nailed it that well。I would definitely recommend it to all artists who are too scared to play it big。 There is so much in this book and it's written with love and compassion。 。。。more
Wolfgang
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Insufferable。 This book has nothing to do with art， a lot to do with typical American self-indulgence。
Emily
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I've been reading this little by little as part of my morning devotional for the past year。 It's a fascinating read， and I'm looking forward to digging back in to maybe do many of the exercises listed at the end of each chapter。 This book gave me a lot to think about， and it is so full of great quotes。。。I know I'll want to go back and revisit these as well。 I've been reading this little by little as part of my morning devotional for the past year。 It's a fascinating read， and I'm looking forward to digging back in to maybe do many of the exercises listed at the end of each chapter。 This book gave me a lot to think about， and it is so full of great quotes。。。I know I'll want to go back and revisit these as well。 。。。more
Regret Husk
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cannot rate this highly enough this book saved me
tom
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This book， which is too meaninglessly lengthy in my opinion， could have been a more concise and better articulated article。
Rachel
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All I can say is Thank You。
Phil Calvin
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Recommended in some other book I was reading， I tried to get through some of this， but it was just not for me。 Blech。
Akshata Prabhu
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I did find the book interesting。 Some tasks are very creative and intuitive as well。 It helped me a lot throughout my tough times。 Although I would suggest the readers， they must not be disappointed with themselves if they can't be consistent at the daily and weekly tasks。 Do the tasks by your inner instincts and not just because you have to complete them。 Also， do those which 'resonate' the most with you the most， as it's you and not the author who knows your personal traits and flavours。Daily I did find the book interesting。 Some tasks are very creative and intuitive as well。 It helped me a lot throughout my tough times。 Although I would suggest the readers， they must not be disappointed with themselves if they can't be consistent at the daily and weekly tasks。 Do the tasks by your inner instincts and not just because you have to complete them。 Also， do those which 'resonate' the most with you the most， as it's you and not the author who knows your personal traits and flavours。Daily journaling has its own perks ;）。 Especially recommended for blocked creatives。 。。。more
Badger
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I really like the tools of writing morning pages and the artist date。 There are some thought-provoking bits in the essays， that I enjoyed， too。 Overall I really wanted to get more out of the Artist's Way， but for my taste it's often not specific enough。 The idea that anybody can be creative is all good and well， but I feel there is a lot of wasted potential。 Maybe it just hasn't aged well。 It would have been much more helpful， if it was written for a more specific audience。 I already considered I really like the tools of writing morning pages and the artist date。 There are some thought-provoking bits in the essays， that I enjoyed， too。 Overall I really wanted to get more out of the Artist's Way， but for my taste it's often not specific enough。 The idea that anybody can be creative is all good and well， but I feel there is a lot of wasted potential。 Maybe it just hasn't aged well。 It would have been much more helpful， if it was written for a more specific audience。 I already considered myself a creative before picking up the book， for me it was more about unblocking and allowing myself to be creative in new areas。 If you are an artist， most of what you'll get out of this book are the tools and some inspiration， the rest you'll have to bring to the table yourself。 It's better to do the Artist weeks with a partner that you trust， because that way it's more likely you're going to stumble over questions and insights that are relevant for you。 。。。more
Joshua Mantilla
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I really enjoyed reading your book。 I read enthusiastically and understood the story。 。。。 If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on Novel Star， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top
Diane
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Quite possibly the most insightful thing I have ever read。
Caro
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Julia Cameron nennt Ansatzpunkte， wie man mehr Kreativität im Leben nutzen und viele Routinen des bisherigen Lebens hinterfragen kann。 Das Buch macht Lust， öfter kreativ zu werden。 Gerade die Morgenseiten und der Künstlertreff mit sich selbst， die sie empfiehlt， können das eigene Leben sicher bereichern。 Bewusst sein muss man sich darüber， dass Cameron immer wieder das Thema Spiritualität aufgreift， was mir an manchen Stellen zu viel war。
Estela Quesada
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Un libro para todas las personas que quieran liberar su poder creativo！
BookChampions
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When I first read this。。。maybe 15 years ago or more， I found it eye-opening and I could see and respect its power。But reading it in 2021。。。totally transformative。 When you are ready for this book， it can change your life。
Paloma Corredor
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Maravilloso。 Este libro cambió mi mente por completo。 Yo quería desarrollar mi creatividad pero tenía muchas ideas preconcebidas， creencias tóxicas y temores。 Leerlo fue como ir quitándome pesadas piedras de encima hasta sentirme libre， inspirada y llena de luz。 Lo recomiendo 100%。
Tracy L。 Snyder
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When my creative well ran dry， I blamed myself。 It must be a character flaw， an inability to focus， laziness， or a refusal to do the hard work of discipline。I am so happy to realize that is not the case。This book sets out the patterns that cause a creative's life to wither way， and offers practical steps to feed the creative part of your soul so that the words flow again。I have found some of my fellow Christians are cautious of the fact that Ms。 Cameron calls this "A Spiritual Path，" but I found When my creative well ran dry， I blamed myself。 It must be a character flaw， an inability to focus， laziness， or a refusal to do the hard work of discipline。I am so happy to realize that is not the case。This book sets out the patterns that cause a creative's life to wither way， and offers practical steps to feed the creative part of your soul so that the words flow again。I have found some of my fellow Christians are cautious of the fact that Ms。 Cameron calls this "A Spiritual Path，" but I found nothing in the approach that runs counter to Christianity。Just the welcome realization that it can be normal for creatives to get stuck， that there are logical reasons for this， and there are time proven methods to get free。A year after reading this the first time， I keep rereading as needed。 What a wonderful resource。 。。。more
Niki Walters
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For years I've heard about it and had this book recommended to me。 Full disclosure I didn't do any of the journal questions， but I did start morning pages。 I love love love books written by those in recovery， as the language is deeply resonant。 It was an easier way to take on some inner child healing and I feel like it covered all of life， not just creativity。 I can see why it's so popular！ For years I've heard about it and had this book recommended to me。 Full disclosure I didn't do any of the journal questions， but I did start morning pages。 I love love love books written by those in recovery， as the language is deeply resonant。 It was an easier way to take on some inner child healing and I feel like it covered all of life， not just creativity。 I can see why it's so popular！ 。。。more
Agnieszka
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Godna polecenia ksiazka dla pewnego typu ludzi i w odpowiednim momencie w zyciu。 Nie dla kazdego。 W ksiazce nie ma gotowej i magicznej formuly na stworzenie dziela sztuki。 Kurs trwa 12 tygodni i nie zawsze jest lekki。。。。 Zadania i cwiczenia sa ciekawe， a autorka z duzo doza empatii i wrazliwosci tlumaczy i uczy jak dbac o swoje wlasne， budzace sie do zycia autentyczne "JA"。W moim przekonaniu ksiazka moze byc traktowana jako znakomite uzupelnienie w procesie psychoterapeutycznym np。 w procesie wy Godna polecenia ksiazka dla pewnego typu ludzi i w odpowiednim momencie w zyciu。 Nie dla kazdego。 W ksiazce nie ma gotowej i magicznej formuly na stworzenie dziela sztuki。 Kurs trwa 12 tygodni i nie zawsze jest lekki。。。。 Zadania i cwiczenia sa ciekawe， a autorka z duzo doza empatii i wrazliwosci tlumaczy i uczy jak dbac o swoje wlasne， budzace sie do zycia autentyczne "JA"。W moim przekonaniu ksiazka moze byc traktowana jako znakomite uzupelnienie w procesie psychoterapeutycznym np。 w procesie wychodzenia z depresji czy odzyskiwania wspomnien， ale czuje， ze to powinno sie odbywac pod nadzorem terapeuty i opiekuna。 Cwiczenia z ksiazki moga sie swietnie sprawdzic w szkolach artystycznych。 （znalezienie， odblokowanie i rozwijanie tworcy w sobie samym， samorozwoj i szukanie inspiracji）。 Ale tutaj tez mam watpliwosci， czy czasem nie powinien byc obok jakis czuly， dobry i wrazliwy pedagog obok ucznia podczas calego procesu？ 。。。more
Barbara Hentschel
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Essential for the Artist。 Last time I read and practiced， I was in my twenties。 Twenty plus years later， this book remains a profound tool for “unblocking” and rising to your true creative calling。 Inspiration that nurtures productive self-work。 Highly recommend。
Keelan LaForge
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This isn’t just a book; it’s a spiritual guide and reading it has changed my life。 It’s a book you can revisit and that provides you with so many creative tasks to return to， so it will always be useful to me。 I would recommend it to anyone feeling creatively lost， or anyone that is curious about how to tap into their creativity。
Arwen S
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This is an amazing book and truly changed my life。 It really helped me to find what path I wanted to take and now I paint and create every day！
Anna Fedusiv
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