I can believe anything, provided it is incredible.— Oscar Wilde We have been working some powerful exercises to recover a sense of safety for our tender Artist Selves. A big part of this work has been to uncover and face the damage done to us by the monsters in our past – those people and … Read more
The fair-weather gardener, who will do nothing except when wind and weather and everything else are favorable, is never a master of his craft.— Canon Ellacombe In today’s installment, we are encouraged to select one of our monster stories, and write it down in detail. You may have already started this, the way Thalia’s utterly … Read more
Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes.Art is knowing which ones to keep. — Scott Adams Today, we have some more exercises that will help us work towards reassuring our Artist Selves that it is safe now for them to come out to play. First, if you haven’t already, go back over your twenty reasons … Read more
Queen of Clouds – © Osho Zen TarotCruella Deville, Cruella Deville,If she doesn’t scare you, no evil thing will.To see her is to get a sudden chill…Cruella, Cruella, Cruella Deville— 101 Dalmatians, Walt Disney Productions As you probably know, when the Moon is full, it is in the sign opposite the Sun sign of that … Read more
Promise me you’ll always remember: You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. — Christopher Robin to Winnie the Pooh (A.A. Milne) As I discussed yesterday, as we go about discovering our artist selves, one of the big problems is “either/or” thinking. Julia writes, “Stripped to their essence, … Read more
Comfort Zone © Tim Davis If we’re growing, we’re always going to be out of our comfort zone. — John Maxwell I am simply blown away by the courage of each one of you that has shared your fears here. And for those of you who are silent so far, no problem. Be comfortable and … Read more
It is impossible to get better and look good at the same time. –Julia Cameron I am so delighted that you are joining our journey. Many of you are already experienced creators, looking for a new, fresh surge of energy. I know you’ll get that, plus more! And for newer travelers on The Artist’s Way, … Read more
It was a high counsel that I once heard given to a young person: Always do what you are afraid to do.— Ralph Waldo Emerson With few, fortunate exceptions, many of us are discouraged early on from making serious financial or career commitments to our youthful artistic yearnings. These messages often come as dire warnings, … Read more
Reason is powerless in the expression of Love. — Rumi If I had to pick one of the most consistent themes of the human experience that I see in my Tarot practice, it would be the suffering that people undergo when, for any number of reasons, they are unable to connect to or express their … Read more
Our aspirations are our possibilities.— Samuel Johnson Julia’s book was written as a 12-week program, mirroring the 12-step recovery process of Alcoholics Anonymous and other similar programs. Well, it took me more like 4 or 5 months, not 12 weeks, when I was working through it my first time.I am not sure how long it … Read more