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Summary of The Artist’s Way 

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Everybody has the ability to make great art. The issue is that we are often kept down by our doubts, past encounters, and even the people around us. “The Artist's Way” is brimming with advice about interfacing with your artistic side so you can achieve your creative dreams. Julia Cameron is an artist, a poet, novelist, filmmaker, and these are not the only manifestations of her outstanding persona. Not the least, she is a teacher who helps those experiencing a block or “artistic injury” channel their inspiration and reach the heights of creativity. Cameron takes her readers beyond the trite stereotype of an artist as an emaciated drunk who happens to evoke their creativity by plunging headlong to dangerous substances. Cameron’s idea of an artist radiates light and hope and helps us strengthen our inner core. “Artists are visionaries. We routinely practice a form of faith, seeing clearly and moving toward a creative goal that shimmers in the distance — often visible to us, but invisible to those around us.” ~ Julia Cameron

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  • Topics in The Artist’s Way
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Spirituality is in the fore in the quest for creativity

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Unimpaired creativity plays around the importance of acknowledging the essence of what Julia Cameron calls “the great creator.” For some, this could be God, while others could settle for a less volatile analogy like a “Higher Power.” Whatever you choose to use, or whether you refuse to believe in the unconventional or simple notion does not matter.

More importantly, artists, regardless of the type of art, are constantly trying to tap into their creative being, and their ability to effortlessly do this defines their success. Julia Cameron takes us through her personal self–discovery journey that showed her that she did not have to drink or use some booster substances to be creative.
Creativity is our second nature. Taking alcohol or indulging in other vices to spark our creative senses counter our nature.
Moving forward, Julia Cameron admits that her sobriety and creativity battles had helped her see through the hectic processes it took for her to engage her artistic self. Through her transition from a creative block prone artist to a progressively artistic individual, Cameron was able to identify her spiritual pilgrimage towards mind rebuilding as the telling factor.

Contrary to the belief that the former curtails the latter, spirituality is an essential part of every artistic journey. It is vital that you see yourself as a contributing component of the vast sea of art that defines the universe. Only then would you understand that external factors do not determine your connectivity. Rather, it is your inward belief in the process and your rhythmic adherence to the flow that deliver creativity.

Hence, everyone has an artist within them and it takes a spiritual unraveling to set it free. We are burdened with tapping into the mystique of communication between our creative instinct and the Great Creator before we can truly become artists.

This summary is not only about the techniques you can apply to channel your creativity. Aside from the necessity of writing or creating something every day, learning new things, and excavating the gem ideas scattered around you in the universe, you will realize that this text is self–therapeutic. Even if you are not going to be an artist, you can still find this summary quite resourceful for learning to accept yourself as you are, raise your self–esteem, and make do with depleting effects of workaholism.
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Write daily and try new things to get your creative juices flowing

In case you're hoping to revive your imagination, you don't need to begin by writing your masterpiece! Instead, begin with some less difficult first steps such as daily journaling.
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Reconnect with your true self by embracing your flaws and imperfections

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Beat self–doubt and inner demons to build your confidence

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A recovery process is the only way to reconnect with your creative self, but it can be emotionally challenging

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You don't produce ideas out of the blue; you find them around you and help them develop

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Excessive competitiveness, workaholism, and perfectionism will only block your creative flow

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Make a conscious effort to expose your creative side

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