First Impressions of the Artist's
Way  Posted
Feb-19-2005
Just say "The Artist's Way" and
watch a room full of creative people light up. At
least that's the impression I get when Julia Cameron's
name is mentioned around the group of creative people
I hang out with.
I've known about The Artist's Way for a few years
now, but haven't actually read the entire book myself. My
copy is currently bookmarked on page 32 in Week 1: Recovering
a Sense of Safety. For some reason, the thought of doing "Morning
Pages" and a weekly "Artist Date" doesn't
appeal to me right now. I'm not up to the twelve-week working
commitment the book requires. Maybe I won't ever be. Perhaps
tomorrow I'll change my mind. I'm grateful for this pleasure.
Actually, I've observed a few people trying to work through
the 12 weeks of hand-written Morning Pages and other exercises
prescribed 'by the book'. It doesn't surprise me that people
peter out after a few weeks of this, while others find ways
to stick with it longer. No doubt, it's a lot of work. But
many who complete the course as directed have lots of great
things to say about it. Maybe some of that springs forth
from their feelings of accomplishment, from following through
a program that requires lots of personal attention to the
self.
Overall, the Artist's Way experience is a personal one,
and I believe great stuff can come out of it. Since I have
yet to try it myself, I can't say much more about it. And
even if I'm one of the "petering out" people, that
doesn't mean that the program isn't worthwhile to others.
Obviously, there has to be something to The Artist's
Way because it is a big deal to a lot of people. And
sometimes, first impressions don't mean a thing. •
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