Dancing in the Dragon's Den: Rekindling the Creative Fire in Your Shadow (Paperback)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 303 pages
• Publisher: Weiser Books (October 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0892540478
• ISBN-13: 978-0892540471
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #286,114 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rosanne Bane offers a cure for "creative constipation", October 7, 1999

By A Customer

I've got a closet full of other books and tapes that promise me I'll be more creative if I just set virtuous goals and think positively, but often I follow that advice and still feel blocked and paralyzed. This book gives a comprehensive explanation of the repressed "shadow" parts of ourselves that we try to hide, but which can really make us feel alive and liberated if we choose to embrace them rather than wait for them to surprise us at the most inappropriate times. I got a lot out of the guided imageries and the playful exercises (like dressing up like your shadow or making a collage of your repressed qualities). It's still a scary process for me to blast through my comfort zone and try daring things, but the times I've taken the book's advice I've felt wonderfully alive.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Everyone is Creative, and Rosanne Bane Finally proves it!, November 19, 1999

By A Customer

No matter what you do for a living, or your day job, creativity lurks deep within all of us. Bane finally proves that creativity is not just an element that the Gods give us in the form of artistic talent, but a neccesity of Life we all keep locked deep inside our well of potential. We get so few chances in our everyday lives to take a swim in that well, why not make a vow to do it every day? Rosanne shows you how. I could always write stories and paint but until I took Rosanne's class in which her book is based on I never knew how to tap into that well of creativity. I was foolishly under the impression I had to wait for the inspirtaion, or for the fleeting moment that my creativity decided to visit; then of course pray to the Gods I was near a pen and paper or easel. But with Rosannes book and Cd of guided meditations I can simply clear time in my schedule, put on the cd, following the meditation, sit down at my computer and WOW! Here comes the creative energy. I think the most important thing I've learned about myself through Rosanne's book, classes and CD is that I have the potential to do more than I ever dared to dream about. And she's helped me realize many of my dreams. I've given this book to many of my friends, those who are known to take a swim in the well of creativity and those who aren't, and they are always thanking me. If you want to make a New Millenium resolution to make more room in your life for your Creativity, this book can help you keep it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely stellar!, September 9, 1999

By A Customer

I have worked through this book and can't say enough good things about it. If you're ready to truly expand your creativity this is the book for you. I have learned how to recognize when my shadow is getting in the way of my progress, and how to use the knowledge to keep growing. If you are honest with yourself, do the exercises and keep going even when it's scary you too can integrate your shadow and improve your life. There's also a CD with Rosanne reading the guided imageries to you - highly recommend it too.