The Complete Artist's Way: Creativity as a Spiritual Practice [Hardcover]

Julia Cameron (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 18, 2007

For the millions of readers who have experienced the rich rewards of following any or all of Julia Cameron's three twelve-week programs for creative recovery, here is a gorgeous cloth-bound edition that includes The Artist's Way, Walking in This World, and Finding Water. In her introduction, Cameron reflects on the artist's journey and provides deep insights into how readers may set about cultivating a more creative and spiritually rewarding existence by using the principles contained in these books.

Encompassing Cameron's most vital work from over the course of the last two decades, The Complete Artist's Way is an essential volume for Cameron's legions of fans.

This collector's edition features:

- a ribbon bookmark
- a cloth spine
- a printed case with debossing and foil
- elegant rough-front pages

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Hardcover: 752 pages
• Publisher: Tarcher/Penguin (October 18, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 158542630X
• ISBN-13: 978-1585426300
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.6 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,878 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #57 in Books > Self-Help > Creativity

More About the Author

Julia Cameron has been an active artist for more than thirty years. She is the author of twenty-eight books, fiction and nonfiction, including her bestselling works on the creative process: The Artist's Way, Walking in This World, Finding Water, and The Writing Diet. A novelist, playwright, songwriter, and poet, she has multiple credits in theater, film, and television.

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34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exploring, examining and unblocking your creativity!, July 22, 2008

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Virginia Knibb "Gigi, on the road" (Full-time traveler in an RV) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Complete Artist's Way: Creativity as a Spiritual Practice (Hardcover)

The exercises in the first part of this "trilogy" is more than worth the price of the book. If you choose to do the exercises, your creativity will be released/unblocked. What a positive response this book is for really anyone who wants to live more creatively. If you want to think of yourself as an artist, or if you never thought of yourself as an artist before, this book is for you. I have already given it as a gift and I'm not even half way through with the reading/journaling/pondering. It would be a tremendous book for your local library. Then, use it on a solo journey or work through it with a group. Gigi

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A New Respect, November 12, 2009

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M. Silverman "Love to Read" (Tampa, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Complete Artist's Way: Creativity as a Spiritual Practice (Hardcover)

Under the guidance of Julie Cameron, through her books, I undertook a deeply introspective exploration of my own thoughts and values. Until I undertook the daily practice of writing my innermost thoughts, until I made an unbreakable date with myself to do whatever I felt would be important and/or enjoyable , I was largely ignorant of what I really wanted out of life. The creativity and new way of thinking launched me into a new lifestyle that was dedicated to good works for others, yet set aside special time for me. The exercises do not do themselves; following the suggested routine takes dedication and time --- but the results are better balance and clearer thinking. More than worth the effort!

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Stirring Creativity, August 8, 2008

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J.W.Swan (New Hampshire, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Complete Artist's Way: Creativity as a Spiritual Practice (Hardcover)

"Was there any issue this week that felt significant to you in your self-discovery?" Cameron's questions and exercises are very helpful for someone getting started in an artistic pursuit - or someone who needs to reactivate after a period of not working in this arena for a time. The book is written in short essays, some of which have tasks to do. The exercises help reduce the rigidity of our mental constructs, and so open the spirit path. It is a book one may pick up and read at any moment... find a gem of an idea to build upon, or an understanding of what's at work in all of the arts. This book is a treasure for me. It never fails to remind me of the creativity that is always ready to be stirred in every human being.