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The Artist's Way Workbook (2000)

by Julia Cameron(Favorite Author)

4.19 of 5 Votes: 4

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review 1: I read this book all the way through because I found the author's ideas to ring true with me. Now, I'll be returning to it to fulfill on the creativity exercises provided at the end of each of the twelve chapters.The author was greatly influenced by her experience with AA, and the philosophy of a strong belief in God, the self-affirmations, and the reflections you are asked to make about what might be blocking you and why were inspiring to me. (There are 12 chapters in the book - not a coincidence that AA has a 12 step program!)I already have begun writing my morning pages every day, and I find them to be a tremendous help -- cathartic. I recommend The Artist's Way not just to artists who may need some help to get themselves unblocked, but to anyone who would want to un... morelock the doors to more creativity in their work and their everyday life.
review 2: I put off reading this book for 15 years because of the God stuff, but now that I'm open to spirituality I was able to read it and be open to many of the ideas. That said, the spiritual flavor isn't right for me. To me, the spirituality in this book comes across as generic and is hard to connect with because it seems watered down, generalized, and not authentic. The morning pages (for me) are the most useful thing that came from this book. I did find some insights in the chapters, but the artists dates and the exercises didn't really didn't do it for me. Maybe it just wasn't the right time. That said, the insights I allowed myself to have in the morning pages sparked changes in my life. less

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