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Freeing the Creative Spirit: Drawing on the Power of Art to Tap the Magic and Wisdom Within 6 reviews
Adriana Diaz
HarperSanFrancisco, 1992
A wonderful work
+ An Open Door to Creativity and Healing
+ The Best Way to get Started in "Art as Meditation"
+ Free your Creativity
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Marry Your Muse: Making a Lasting Commitment to Your Creativity A Complete Course in Creative Expression12 reviews
Jan Phillips
Quest Books, 1997
I thought. Then I felt and cried tears of triumph.
+ Marry Your Muse is fabulous
+ Crones Don't Whine
+ A beautiful experience!
+ Inspiring the natural artist in us all!
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On Becoming an Artist: Reinventing Yourself Through Mindful Creativity 12 reviews
Ellen J. Langer
Ballantine Books, 2006
Doctoral Student, Music Education
There is so much fear associated with performing, creating, or expressing any artistic endeavor. Langer holds up a mirror to these fears by describing many scientifically based experiments that reveal where the real problems lie:
1. Being critical of others prevents us from being vulnerable ...
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The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music 15 reviews
Victor L. Wooten
Berkley Trade, 2008
Incredible...
+ Nicely done but familiar...
+ The Music Lesson
+ For Musicians Seeking a Higher Purpose
+ Richard Bach straps on a 4-string.
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Creativity in Business 12 reviews
Michael Ray, Rochelle Myers
Main Street Books, 1989
stimulate your right brain
+ A book about wisdom
+ Practical Tools for the Art of Business
+ Title Needs Revision
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The Creativity Book: A Year's Worth of Inspiration and Guidance11 reviews
Eric Maisel
Tarcher, 2000
Creativity for anyone--not just writers and artists
+ Bite-Size Brillance
+ Worth a Year of Your Time
+ Worth reading, doing, keeping, re-reading
+ Excellent Resource for All Artists
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Pencil Dancing : New Ways to Free Your Creative Spirit8 reviews
Mari Messer
Walking Stick Press, 2001
The Giant Squid of Confusion
+ Add this one to your personal collection
+ Pencil Dancing
"Pencil Dancing" is aimed at anyone who wants to be creative with his life. It takes a deliberately silly tone, designed to get the reader to loosen up and let go, try new things, and take off in new directions. Mari Messer delves into "hurry sickness", the psychology of "devoted attention", the ...
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Altered States: Creativity Under the Influence3 reviews
James Hughes
Watson-Guptill Publications, 1999
A Creative Masterpiece
+ Misleading title for a great book on consciousness
+ An Inspiring Reading
Altered States: Creativity Under the Influence by James Hughes, is beautifully written and contains a wealth of pictures and illustrations. In this book, Hughes looks at the creative process and its role in society and the creative mind and personality. In addition, he discusses the physical, ...
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Inspiring Creativity: An Anthology of Powerful Insights and Practical Ideas to Guide You to Successful ...9 reviews
Rick Benzel
Creativity Coaching Association Press, 2005
Midwest Book Review, October 2005 Issue
+ Creativity coaching
+ Creative "Jaws of Life" in this book of inspiration
In the last five years, the field of coaching and mentoring creative artists has taken off as its own little cottage industry. Eric Maisel, more than any other writer/teacher/psychologist, seems to have had a major role in this genesis, so it's no surprise that this anthology is kicked off with a ...
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The Nine Modern Day Muses (and a Bodyguard): 10 Guides to Creative Inspiration for Artists, Poets, Lovers and ...24 reviews
Jill Badonsky
iUniverse, Inc., 2007
Creative creativity guidance
+ Brings Out Creativity in All
+ like everyone else said...
+ A CALL TO ARTISTS, WRITERS AND CREATIVE THINKERS EVERYWHERE!
+ This Book Truly Is A Gift
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Art Therapy Sourcebook (Sourcebooks)10 reviews
Cathy Malchiodi
McGraw-Hill, 2006
Practical Art Therapy
+ The Art Therapy Sourcebook
+ Great book!
+ easily understandible
+ The Art Therapy Sourcebook
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Creative License, The: Giving Yourself Permission to Be The Artist You Truly Are61 reviews
Danny Gregory
Hyperion, 2006
Artist, thou art loosed!
+ Everyone can draw!
+ I am loving Creative License by Danny Gregory
+ Inspiring!
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What We Ache For: Creativity and the Unfolding of Your Soul6 reviews
Oriah
HarperOne, 2005
Muse
+ A Tool For Enhancing One's Writing & A Portrait Of An Artist
+ It really is all about that ache
+ Great Concept and Exercises, but Difficult to "Translate"
+ Searching to improve creativity
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The Zen of Creativity: Cultivating Your Artistic Life16 reviews
John Daido Loori
Ballantine Books, 2005
Enlightening Blend of Subjects
+ Spirituality and creativity
+ Many Thanks for this Wondrous Gift
+ Inspiring Creativity
+ Zen Buddism and Creativity
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Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art19 reviews
Stephen Nachmanovitch
Tarcher, 1991
Creative Encouragement
+ This helped me hugely as a writer
+ Great support for anyone in the arts!
+ Got me thinkin'
+ Solving the mystery of Improvisation
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Art Heals: How Creativity Cures the Soul 1 review
Shaun Mcniff
Shambhala, 2004
May be - But not here
Art does heal, but that art needs touch, feel, look, so on and so forth.
Donot buy this book by its cover. Cover page gives you a colourful and an impressive hyperlink.
Contentwise, it hardly gives an idea of what is that art that can move, inspire and initiate the process of mindfulness, ...
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Walking On Water: Reading, Writing And Revolution15 reviews
Derrick Jensen
Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 2005
I had to put the book down to say "wow" at least every other page
+ Walking on Water
+ forward ever forward
+ A Wonderful Read
+ Do you teach?
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Visual Journaling: Going Deeper Than Words12 reviews
Barbara Ganim, Susan Fox
Quest Books, 1999
Valuable to explore emotions
+ Visual Journaling
+ visual journaling
+ Excellent book
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Life, Paint and Passion16 reviews
Michele Cassou, Stewart Cubley
Tarcher, 1996
The Power of Spontaneous Expression
+ Superb Guide to Igniting Your Creative Spark
+ Living Creative Passion
+ Life, Paint, and Passion
+ Way, way out there, but "true" - full of "light bulbs"
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Fearless Creating: A Step-by-Step Guide To Starting and Completing Your Work of Art17 reviews
Eric Maisel
Tarcher, 1995
As a professor of creativity this has been 1 of 2 texts I have used for over 10 years.
+ Fearless Creating
+ taking action
+ Failing and Then Succeeding in Creative Efforts
+ Excellent, brave
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