Web Sites Of The Month

The Artist's Way Official Website

The site is a little slow to load and has some link errors, but I included it because it is Julia Cameron's Official Website.

SpiritSite.com

They profile Julia Cameron, author of "The Artist's Way" and even include a web page on her "10 Basic Principles Of Creation."

To buy the book: "The Artist's Way" click on the link below:

Or visit Amazon.com to view all of Julia Cameron's Writings.

New Dimensions

Interesting interview with Julia Cameron on Unlocking Your Creativity.

Thinking Like a (Creative) Genius

This web page lists a study guide with eight different strategies for becoming "super creative."

Not all of us have an urge to write. Some of us like to paint, others like to create meaningful relationships, or be technical creative geniuses. Whatever the path, there is a way to find and unblock our creativity passion to reach the wellspring of inner creative joy.

To understand where our joy lies, we must first understand ourselves. What do we do in our spare time? Those things that we are not "required" to do just to pay the bills, or to please a spouse, or to maintain a life-style, may be telling us something about ourselves. Small things also count. Do we spend the day straightening our house, not because it needs it but because we enjoy it? Maybe our passion lies in organizing elements. Not all creativity is limited to the arts. Make a list of twenty things you like to do for the sheer pleasure of the experience. Now, set aside time once a week to do that activity. Julia Cameron recommends doing this by yourself, however, if your passion is talking to people on the phone, it hardly works. This is what Julia refers to as an "artist's" date. My artist's dates would be singular activities as they do not require others but I would rather the choice be left open to the individual.

Whatever our joy, the morning pages that Julia Cameron recommends are useful for understanding Self, not just for blocked writers. Every morning wake up a half hour early and write three pages, long-hand, of your stream of consciousness. It can be grousing about waking up early, about what you want to have for breakfast, the fight you had with your kid, the funny joke you heard. It doesn't matter. By taking time to familiarize what it is that you think about everyday, you become more and more in tune to your inner Self, begin to understand your motivations and passion, and awaken the creative genius within.