 "This book is the best friend you can ever have" | 2008-09-24 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1YVC5EAM6MO06 |
| Just get it.br /br /The first chapter as I remember was a little bit boring for me and when I start complaining to my friend, she told me :"Just read it." br /And that was the best advice she ever gave me.br /I gained a lot of self-confidence as an artist and person, came to conclusion in a lot of things that bothered me for a long time, it truly gave me a peace of mind.br /br /So, for you, my friend:"Just ge-e-et it".br / |
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| "brilliant! a great guide book" | 2008-09-13 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1V745QV8ZOQ1L |
| Julia Cameron's book was the reason I've been able to create plays, acting jobs! I can only say this: IT WORKS! I'm living proof! For anyone who is blocked, these tools used over years creates a strong powerful base upon which to create work!The Green Room |
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 "Tape as an introduction to the Program" | 2008-09-03 |
| - Reviewed By christinecement2 |
| A good accompany piece to The Artist's Way book. Can't use this instead. So much is left out but she hits some key points. |
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| "Helps to have a support group" | 2008-08-15 |
| - Reviewed By entheos-holistic |
| Got this book for an Artist's Way course and I'm glad I'm in the weekly course or I wouldn't do the projects. For me, I need to not only be held accountable but also to hear what others are doing as they open their path. It also helps to have a facilitator who is open and offers suggestions. The book is rather dated and doesn't take into account the time we spend on the internet and how that needs to be balanced. |
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| "Life changing book" | 2008-06-19 |
| - Reviewed By npskin |
This book got into my hands at a crucial moment in my life and has bee a life changing experience. I would recommend it to anyone struggling with self doubt about your capacity to create art.
Do the 12 weeks and you will discover a new you. |
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| "A manual for artistic recovery" | 2008-06-12 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1DOZ5JHS22GVB |
My boyfriend and I have an ongoing argument about whether fear or laziness is more likely to keep someone from action. He claims it's laziness, but my answer is fear.
Julia Cameron would seem to agree with me. Her book, a classic for "blocked" artists, outlines a 12-week program for "creative recovery." Week one is devoted to the tension between "the dream of action and the fear of failure."
I discovered The Artist's Way nearly two years ago, and it became I lifeline for me as I recommitted myself to singing.
The book's numerous exercises helped me discover and confront the fears that held me back from fully pursuing my dream.
Self-acceptance and the freedom to fail have been essential to me as I've taken new artistic risks, and they are woven throughout Cameron's recipe for success.
The spiritual overtones in The Artist's Way might not appeal to all readers. However, I found it easy to "translate" these into my own words, and I highly recommend the book to anyone who has fallen into a creative rut. |
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| "The Artist's Way" | 2008-06-09 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1G9TPL732YZAA |
| If you are looking for validation for the talents you think might be lurking around inside you somewhere, you need to read this. It will remind you that there's more to who you are than just a work-producing-robot! With The Artist's Way as my workbook, I am now reading Cameron's Right to Write and am looking forward to Vein of Gold. Just get the book. If she wrote the phone book I think I'd read it! |
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 "Preferred the original unabridged version" | 2008-06-02 |
| - Reviewed By ahilow |
| I bought the version of this she published years ago on cassette tape and have worn the one last cassette I have of the original 2 cassette set to a thin memory. She did that version live and the energy from having an audience enhanced her delivery. This aspect was missing in this CD version which I'd hoped to buy as a replacement so I returned the CDs to Amazon. The return was problem free. |
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| "Releasing Creativity!" | 2008-05-31 |
| - Reviewed By User: AIKVLU1HAV0ZQ |
Much creativity is lost between the time we are young children and when we become adults. The school system, societal influences, and even maturity itself eventually whittles away the artist in most people.
Julia Cameron systematically addresses subjects to release the enormous creativity we all have. I found the book useful for stimulating an artist's though processes. Improving one's creativity is a key element in developing the right brain for Critical Thinking.
The Artist's Way validated several ideas that I had picked up through the years. I have been fortunate to have a very creative family. My sister has created amazing miniatures for many years. After retirement my father became an amazing wood carver ( I have a ship he carved on my mantle in the living room) and my mother an excellent painter (some of her painting are displayed prominently around my house).
This book's twelve week system is a good common sense approach to using the right side of the brain much more effectively. The book chapters each focus on twelve subjects. They are: Recovering a sense of safety, identity, power, integrity, possibility, abundance, connection, strength, compassion, self-protection, autonomy and faith.
There are many great ideas to ponder in the book. For example, in the chapter: ecovering a sense of Power, Cameron writes:
"Remember that creativity is a tribal experience and that tribal elders will initiate the gifted youngsters who cross their path. This may sound like wishful thinking, but it is not. Sometimes an older artist will be moved to help out even against his or her own wishes. "I don't know why I'm doing this for you, but..." Again, I would say that some of the helping hands may be something more than human."
Some people may like the considerable connection to the universe (or God) that Cameron uses. Others may not. However, the force of the universe is something that no man or woman completely understands and it does seem to govern many of what happens in our lives (Karma etc). Accepting there are things that we don't understand and striving to have these forces on our side is a good thing!
The Re-Discovery of Common Sense: A Guide to: The Lost Art of Critical Thinking
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| "Unblocking Your Creativity" | 2008-05-11 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1B4W4J6PPOTX |
I am currently about midway through "The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity". I am enjoying the book. Julia Cameron writes about unblocking creativity through doing several different exercises. The first exercise is the "Morning Pages". This is 3 pages of stream of consciousness writing that you are supposed to do first thing every morning. The only problem I have with this is that she wants it done in longhand on notebook paper. I prefer to type. The idea behind the "Morning Pages" is to get all of the mental clutter and psychic gunk out of your head and onto the page. Then you will have room for creativity. So far, so good, in my case at least, but then again, I write every morning anyway. The second exercise is "The Artist Date". Ms. Cameron says that we should go alone a few times a week on creative excursion. I have had more trouble doing this.
All in all, I think this is a wonderful tool for unblocking creativity, and if you are already a writer, the morning pages are very useful. If you are a painter, as I am, then it works as well. It helps you focus in on your creativity and it has helped me see more clearly the things that have kept me blocked. |
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