Walking in This World: The Practical Art of Creativity

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Summary: Goddess of Creativity
Review: For those who are new to the creative life or who need to get unblocked pronto, The Artist's Way is still the ultimate companion and guide. For those entrenched in the creative life, this mature sequel is excellent. Even those of us who seem to have creative careers can easily start spinning our wheels, getting stale, etc. That's where I was at when I started this book. I did the Artist's Way a couple of times and it was very helpful. The first sequel, The Vein of Gold, was fun to read but I didn't resonate with the exercises and examples. In Walking in this World, I feel that every chapter is a refreshing wake-up call of a different sort. Julia Cameron truly understands every nuance of the creative life. The tasks are simple, fun, but very revealing. I am mid-way through the course and already have found a renewed sense of energy and optimism, a very welcome respite during this horrible war with Iraq. The arts are and always will be important, for they define a culture. Without the arts and creative expression, we have no civilization. Thank you, Julia, for helping so many of us make this a more positive world through the creative arts.

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Summary: Disappointed!
Review: I bought the "Walking in the World" CD and was very disappointed that Julia Cameron is not the narrator. I own an "Artist's Way" tape and have grown to love to listen to Julia's own soothing voice. The narrator of the "Walking" CD reads it like she is reading a storybook to a kindergarten class. It is very annoying.

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Summary: This didn't work for me
Review: I could not get inspired by this book. I consider myself a fairly creative person, but this was just a bit too spiritual for me. I thought her anecdotes were average, and I thought the exercies were trite. If you are seriously one dimensional, I think this book might help, but if you are accustomed to keeping a journal, belong to a writing group, visit museums on your own, you will be way past this book.