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Arregla tu vida con grafología: Escribe para lograr lo que quieres
by Maryfer CentenoÉste no es un libro normal, ¡es el wordbook que tú necesitas para arreglar tu vida con grafología y lograr todo lo que quieres! Por la autora bestseller de Grafomaniatics. "Escribir este libro ha sido el mayor reto de mi vida porque cuando lo empecé, me sentía muy mal y muy triste, tenía que reinventarme pues no sabía quién era. Fue por medio de grafoterapia y ejercicios de grafología que fui reconstruyéndome. Ahora soy más consciente de quien soy y de todo mi poder, aprendí a perdonarme y a perdonar, solté mis dolores más profundos y volví a creer en mis sueños. Lo mejor de todo es que no sólo me sirve a mí, sino a muchísimas personas en el mundo. Éste no es un libro normal, ¡es el wordbook que tú necesitas para arreglar tu vida con grafología y lograr todo lo que quieres! Así que si tienes alguno de los problemas siguientes,¡este libro es para ti! - No sabes quién eres y le tienes miedo al cambio. - Te sientes fe@ y no te gusta tu cuerpo. - Sientes envidia y quisieras tener más dinero. - Te enojas de todo y no tomas buenas decisiones. - Te falta amor propio y tienes heridas emocionales. Además, Arregla tu vida con grafología te ayudará a mejorar tu imagen pública, a conocer a los demás por medio de su letra o sus dibujos, a sanar tus miedos, ansiedades y depresiones. En estas páginas sabrás si tu relación de pareja está intoxicada, si vives un noviazgo de maltrato o eres un maltratador, o si necesitas un cambio profundo en lo laboral, lo personal y hasta en redes sociales: no dudes más, ¡en este libro descubrirás que lo que necesitas es reinventarte para ser feliz! Maryfer Centeno
Arreglando la Casa
by Ashley Andrews Jhony IzquierdoLimpiar su casa, cambiar su vida! En este libro usted aprenderá: * ¿Cómo encontrar la motivación que necesita para tener éxito. * ¿Cómo lidiar con la ropa * La gestión de todos sus documentos, incluyendo libros, revistas y más. * Formas de suprimir elementos y librarse de cosas y el estrés que va junto con él. * Cómo organizar su cocina, así que la cocina no tiene que ser una tarea tal. * Cómo celebrar sus éxitos! * Más. Descargar su copia hoy! Para pedir su copia, haga clic en el botón comprar y descargarlo ahora mismo!
Arrest-Proof Yourself
by Wes Denham Dale CarsonThis essential "how not to" guide explains how to act and what to say in the presence of police to avoid unnecessary arrests for petty offenses or mistakes in judgment that can lead to permanent disqualification from jobs, financing, and education. From what to do if a cop asks to search the car to dealing with a racial slur or how to handle a roach in the ashtray, this handbook details the nuances of dealing with the police. This revised and expanded edition of Arrest-Proof Yourself includes more than 100 pages of new information to reflect changes in police technique and "proactive policing." More than 50 pages are dedicated to weaponry--including how to legally own and handle guns and knives and which firearms to use for self-defense--and updates examine topics such as the current surveillance state and the ability of police to track movements and activities using data drawn from cell phones and computers. Sprinkled with not only moral outrage but also the weird humor that permeates law enforcement, this urgent, eye-opening exposé has stories from 30 years of case files, making it the go-to guide to police procedures for all Americans.
Arricchirsi giocando alla lotteria
by Juan Miguel DominguezSecondo libro della trilogia "Magia mentale, moderna e pratica". L'autore ci guida passo per passo nell'apprendimento della programmazione mentale per, in questo caso, vincere premi alla lotteria. Grande giocatore e vincitore di poker, adesso ci insegna come è riuscito, con piccoli esercizi quotidiani, a vincere importanti premi delle principali lotterie spagnole e statunitensi in soli 7 giorni di allenamento. Il libro è breve e si legge in due ore. Indispensabile se ti piace giocare occasionalmente alla lotteria; ora potrai farlo con la programmazione inconsciente adeguata, che ti permetterà finalmente di arricchirti. Richiedilo subito e iniziamo questa meravigliosa avventura insieme! L'opera si divide in: Capitolo 1: Introduzione Capitolo 2: Introduzione 2 Capitolo 3: Lo strano mondo in cui viviamo Capitolo 4: Livelli mentali Capitolo 5: La nostra mente non riposa mai Capitolo 6: Consigli prima di iniziare Capitolo 7: Esercizi per capire il funzionamento dell’universo mentale Capitolo 8: Primo metodo Capitolo 9: Intuizione Capitolo 10: L’arte della trasmutazione mentale Capitolo 11: Ulteriori modi per vincere soldi Capitolo 12: Altri modi meno convenzionali di usare la magia mentale e vincere soldi con i giochi d’azzardo Richiedilo subito. Grazie.
Arricchisciti camminando verso il Mondo dell’Età Dorata (con commentari alla meditazione)
by Brahma Kumari PariQuesto libro spiega come si può diventare ricchi, finanziariamente e/o spiritualmente, e ottenere tutto ciò che si desidera mentre si entra nell'Età Dorata.Verranno illustrate alcune pratiche da seguire per entrare e/o per arricchirsi e attraverso la padronanza e l'applicazione dei contenuti di questo libro, è possibile acquisire ricchezza, felicità, beatitudine e ottenere tutto ciò che si desidera. Oltre a fornire i chiarimenti necessari sulle varie dimensioni sottili che vengono utilizzate lungo il percorso verso il Mondo dell’Età Dorata, l'autrice ha spiegato: 1. le abilità magiche (siddhi) e le capacità che si sviluppano mentre si accede 2. perché/come funziona la Legge di Attrazione per portare ricchezza, felicità, povertà o miseria 3. perché e come le visualizzazioni possono materializzarsi 4. perché essere vicino alla dimensione superiore, dove si trovano i Registri Akashici, vi aiuterà a realizzare facilmente i vostri sogni 5. come si può facilmente svolgere il ruolo del creatore (Brahma) dal Brahmaloka 6. in che modo, quando ci si trova nel mondo di Brahma, l’Etere ricopre il ruolo di Brahma e crea ciò che si vuole 7. come utilizzando le energie dell'anima, si diventa sé divino o Brahma e quindi si è in grado di soddisfare i propri desideri e bisogni 8. come le cose si materializzano attraverso frequenze e risonanza 9. il ruolo della Dinastia del Sole e della Luna nei tempi antichi ed ora 10. come riacquistare ricchezza, prosperità e abilità magiche attraverso l'aldilà 11. come le energie quantiche, il dramma mondiale, la natura, ecc servono coloro che stanno accedendo al mondo dell'Età Dorata e che sono dell'Età Dorata 12. come vengono creati i nuovi corpi perfetti per coloro che accedono 13. come la terra ed il mondo vengono innalzati nell'Universo Superiore 14. come e perché è più facile ottenere ci
Arriving at Your Own Door: 108 Lessons in Mindfulness
by Jon Kabat-Zinn Hor Tuck LoonJon Kabat-Zinn's insightful teachings are compiled into verses, offering 100 gems of knowledge on simple, intuitive ways in which we can come to a deeper understanding, of our beauty, our genius, and our life path in a complicated, fear-driven, and rapidly changing world.
Arriving at Your Own Door: 108 Lessons in Mindfulness
by Jon Kabat-ZinnMindfulness opens us up to the possibility of being fully human as we are, and of expressing the humane in our way of being. Mindlessness de facto closes us up and denies us the fullness of our being alive. This book may on the surface appear to be merely another offering in the genre of daily readings. But deep within these 108 selections lie messages of profound wisdom in a contemporary and practical form that can lead to both healing and transformation. We so urgently need to rotate in consciousness in order to safeguard what precious sanity is available to us on this planet. How we carry ourselves will determine the direction the world takes because, in a very real way, we are the world we inhabit. Our world is continuously being shaped by our participation in everything around us and within us through mindfulness. This is the great work of awareness. Welcome to the threshold . . . to the fullness of arriving at your own door!
Arrumando a Casa
by Ashley Andrews Livia LinharesArrume sua casa e mude de vida! Neste livro você vai aprender: a encontrar motivação; como guardar as roupas; administrar papelada, livros e revistas; maneiras de desentulhar a casa e se livrar das coisas que causam estresse; organizar sua cozinha e como celebrar o sucesso! Garanta já o seu!
Arrêter De Fumer Avec La Méthode PHILLIPS
by Phillips JonesUne méthode Simple mais en même temps efficace pour arrêter de fumer. Avec elle, vous pouvez programmer votre cerveau non seulement Pour abandonner l'habitude de fumer, mais aussi pour atteindre tous les buts et les objectifs que vous vous proposé à partir de maintenant. Il contient un ensemble de techniques et de procédures accessibles à tous, qui vous apprendra à programmer votre cerveau pour abandonner l'habitude de fumer de façon permanente. En lisant ce livre, et la mise en œuvre conséquente de ses recommandations, non seulement vous être en mesure d'arrêter de fumer, mais aussi d'atteindre les buts et les objectifs que vous définissez à partir de maintenant. Il est non seulement un plan pour arrêter de fumer, mais aussi l'explication des comportements, des principes et des règles suivies par le cerveau, et comment le programmer selon vos désirs et besoins. Avec des exercices faciles et simples qui vous aideront à en savoir plus et mieux, et renforcer votre amour-propre e votre auto-valorisation. Une lecture agréable avec laquelle, en plus d'apprendre à arrêter de fumer, vous passerez des moments divertissants avec des blagues et des histoires drôles.
Arrêter la Fatigue Chronique : Comment retrouver votre vie
by Lisa GibsonLe Syndrome de Fatigue Chronique (SFC) est l'une des conditions "mystères" les plus fréquemment diagnostiquées. Plus d'un million d'Américains souffrent du Syndrome de Fatigue Chronique et ces chiffres sont en augmentation. Cette maladie frappe plus de personnes que la sclérose en plaques, le Lupus et de nombreuses formes de cancer. Le SFC survient quatre fois plus fréquemment chez la femmes que chez l'homme. Pourquoi le SFC est-il en hausse? S'agit-il d'une sorte d'épidémie ou le SFC est-il devenu le diagnostic fourre-tout des problèmes de santé dès que vous ressentez de la fatigue et de la douleur et qu'ils ne peuvent pas comprendre ce qui ne va pas. Un syndrome est par définition un groupe de symptômes qui se produisent constamment ensemble. Donc, en vérité, la fatigue chronique n'est pas vraiment une maladie, juste un tas de symptômes. Ces symptômes peuvent être très sérieux, potentiellement mortels et débilitants. La question demeure donc, qu'est-ce qui cause tous ces symtpômes? Est-ce le régime alimentaire, les maladies, les facteurs environnementaux, ou tout ce qui précède. Malheureusement, le domaine de santé a plus de questions que de réponses. Ces questions sans réponses peuvent laisser les personnes atteintes de SFC désespérées et résolues au fait qu'elles devront peut-être vivre avec ces symptômes débilitants le reste de leur vie. Vous n'avez pas à laisser ces symtpômes contrôler votre vie. Il existe des traitements traditionnels et non traditionnels qui vous aident à déterminer les causes profondes de vos symptômes du SFC et à gérer ces symptômes. Quelle est la solution? La meilleure façon de vaincre le SFC est de déterminer ce qui cause réellement vos symptômes. Donc, dans ce livre, je vais vous montrer. - Les virus et infections qui peuvent provoquer des symptômes du SFC - Quels tests demander à votre médecin - Des changements de style de vie que vous pouvez mettre en oeuvre pour
Arrêtez la pensée négative en 7 étapes faciles
by Essaid Bahri A. J. ParrLES SCIENTIFIQUES ESTIMENT QUE, DANS des conditions normales, un être humain a régulièrement une moyenne de 30 000 à 40 000 pensées par jour. Cela signifie que si la plupart de nos pensées sont pessimistes, nous pouvons en fait avoir des dizaines de milliers de pensées négatives en une seule journée ! Selon la recherche, « la dépression est toujours précédée par une pensée négative répétitive » et non l'inverse, et « réduire le nombre de pensées négatives par jour réduit en fait la fréquence et l'intensité des sentiments et des émotions dépressives ! » Ces conclusions cruciales constituent le point de départ des 7 leçons et 7 exercices contenus dans ce guide pour débutant, qui est conçu pour vous aider à rompre avec l'habitude de la pensée négative.
Art & Soul, Reloaded
by Pam GroutWith her trademark humor, enthusiasm, and no-nonsense guidance, #1 New York Times bestselling author of E-Squared Pam Grout invites you on a yearlong "apprenticeship" to recognize and unleash your innate creativity. Making art does not necessarily mean painting a gallery-worthy still life or belting out a Grammy-winning song. It simply means finding a way to give your inner muse a voice in this world. Sure, there’s drawing, dancing, singing, and writing. But there’s also art to be made from creating your own pair of angel wings or inventing a new toy or curating your own at-home film festival. Each week features a project of self-examination, an inspirational message, a real-world example of a celebrity who has addressed similar obstacles, and three zany activities to awaken your infinite creativity. It’s time to declare the beat of your own drum.
Art Before Breakfast
by Danny GregoryPacked with the signature can-do attitude that makes beloved artist Danny Gregory a creativity guru to thousands across the globe, this unique guide serves up a hearty helping of inspiration. For aspiring artists who want to draw and paint but just can't seem to find time in the day, Gregory offers 5- to 10-minute exercises for every skill level that fit into any schedule--whether on a plane, in a meeting, or at the breakfast table--along with practical instruction on techniques and materials, plus strategies for making work that's exciting, unintimidating, and fulfilling. Filled with Gregory's encouraging words and motivating illustrations, Art Before Breakfast teaches readers how to develop a creative habit and lead a richer life through making art.
Art Before Breakfast: A Zillion Ways to be More Creative No Matter How Busy You Are
by Danny GregoryPacked with the signature can-do attitude that makes beloved artist Danny Gregory a creativity guru to thousands across the globe, this unique guide serves up a hearty helping of inspiration. For aspiring artists who want to draw and paint but just can't seem to find time in the day, Gregory offers 5– to 10–minute exercises for every skill level that fit into any schedule—whether on a plane, in a meeting, or at the breakfast table—along with practical instruction on techniques and materials, plus strategies for making work that's exciting, unintimidating, and fulfilling. Filled with Gregory's encouraging words and motivating illustrations, Art Before Breakfast teaches readers how to develop a creative habit and lead a richer life through making art.
Art Heals: How Creativity Cures the Soul
by Shaun McniffThe field of art therapy is discovering that artistic expression can be a powerful means of personal transformation and emotional and spiritual healing. In this book, Shaun McNiff, a leader in expressive arts therapy for more than three decades, reflects on a wide spectrum of activities aimed at reviving art's traditional healing function. In chapters ranging from "Liberating Creativity" and "The Practice of Creativity in the Workplace" to "From Shamanism to Art Therapy," he illuminates some of the most progressive views in the rapidly expanding field of art therapy: * The "practice of imagination" as a powerful force for transformation * A challenge to literal-minded psychological interpretations of artworks ("black colors indicate depression") and the principle that even disturbing images have inherent healing properties * The role of the therapist in promoting an environment conducive to free expression and therapeutic energies * The healing effects of group work, with people creating alongside one another and interacting in the studio * "Total expression," combining arts such as movement, storytelling, and drumming with painting and drawing " Shaun McNiff is internationally recognized as a founder and leading figure in the arts and healing field. University Professor at Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he is past president of the American Art Therapy Association and the author of several other books including Art As Medicine, Trust the Process, and Creating with Others . ""Shaun McNiff remains first and foremost an ally of the soul. Here he offers us a stunning array of entry points into the creative process. We learn how to transform the most mundane aspects of life through artistic encounters and to engage with our most painful challenges creatively."--Pat B. Allen, Ph.D., ATR, instructor at the school of the Art Institute of Chicago and author of Art Is a Way of Knowing "Art Heals restores the therapeutic imagination to its central place in human life. The creative energy of this book will be recognized by all those who have been touched by the healing power of the arts. It is a masterly work by a master in the field of creative and expressive arts therapies."--Stephen K. Levine, Dean of the Doctoral Program in Expressive Arts: Therapy, Education, Consulting, at The European Graduate School "Shaun McNiff challenges us through these remarkable essays not only to take on the role of artist and dare to create our most compelling images, but also to dialogue with them and by doing so, to engage in a process of healing the inevitable wounds of being human. In a moment in history when the images most available to us are the most horrifying and numbing, McNiff offers a stunning antidote."--Robert Landy, Ph.D., RDT/BCT, Professor of Educational Theatre and Drama Therapy, New York University "Reading Art Heals is like attending a retrospective exhibition of a master artist, with its careful selection, critique, and contemplation of McNiff's original ideas and guiding images. In refining and reimagining these ideas in the context of today, McNiff brings a fresh vision to his work and offers a valuable answer to the increasingly incoherent fragmentation of mental health care."--Lynn Kapitan, Ph.D., ATR-BC, Associate Professor of Graduate Art Therapy of Mount Mary College and author of Re-enchanting Art Therapy
Art Is a Spiritual Path
by Pat B. AllenArt is a spiritual path--not a religion, but a practice that helps us knit together the ideals and convictions that guide our lives. Creating art can be prayer, ritual, and remembrance of the Divine. And the sharing of this creativity with others in small groups can serve as sanctuary, asylum, ashram, therapy group, think tank, and village square. Pat Allen has developed a reliable guide for walking the path of art through a series of simple practices that combine drawing, painting, and sculpture with journal writing. Designed for readers at any level of artistic experience, the book shows how to: * awaken the creative force and connect with the divine source of creativity * access inner wisdom and intuition about life issues, including both personal and community concerns * find a path to meaning that includes honoring, celebrating, and giving thanks * explore the images and symbols of traditions such as Catholicism, Judaism, shamanism, and Goddess worship * join in spiritual community with others who are following the path of art * discover that artmaking can help us live our ideals and be of service in the world Detailed examples from the author's own practice of art, plus the stories and images of several other people, are presented to illustrate how art becomes a spiritual path in action. At the author's virtual studio, www.patballen.com, readers can post their images and writings, communicate with the author, and subscribe to an electronic newsletter. The site also contains an archive of the images in this book in full color.
Art Is a Way of Knowing: A Guide to Self-Knowledge and Spiritual Fulfillment through Creativity
by Pat AllenMaking art--giving form to the images that arise in our mind's eye, our dreams, and our everyday lives--is a form of spiritual practice through which knowledge of ourselves can ripen into wisdom. This book offers encouragement for everyone to explore art making in this spirit of self-discovery--plus practical instructions on material, methods, and activities such as ways to: * Discover a personal myth or story * Recognize patterns and themes in one's life * Identify and release painful memories * Combine journaling and image making * Practice the ancient skill of active imagination * Connect with others through sharing one's art works Interwoven with this guidance is the intimate story of the author's own journey as a student, art therapist, teacher, wife, mother, and artist--and, most of all, as a woman who discovered a profound and healing connection with her soul through making art." Pat B. Allen Ph.D., ATR, is an artist and a registered art therapist who teaches at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She produces workshops, events, and collaborative projects around the country and directs an online image community at www.patballen.com, where readers can post their images and writings, communicate with the author and one another, and subscribe to an electronic newsletter. ""Allen has produced a wonderful book for anyone, artistic or not, who is interested in using art to know more about himself or herself."--Elizabeth Caulfield Felt, Washington State University, Pullman, Library Journal "Art Is A Way of Knowing has a practical, hands on, and experiential feel to it. It is like a guide book or a manual for those interested in self-exploration through creative activity. Allen persistently invites the reader to join her. I found her to be an encouraging and competent guide."--American Journal of Art Therapy "Finally, a self-help book that is true to the passionate and turbulent movements of the soul in the process of creation."--Shaun McNiff, Ph.D., author of Art as Medicine
Art Journals & Creative Healing: Restoring the Spirit through Self-Expression
by Sharon SoneffInspiration and guidance for creating journals or scrapbooks for self-healing and inner strength while managing life’s difficult moments.In follow up to Faith Books & Spiritual Journaling, author Sharon Soneff shows that there is a richer, deeper reward to creative journals beyond the beauty they supply. In this new volume, Art Journals & Creative Healing, she demonstrates with real excerpts from artistic journals that the process of journaling can be a tool in navigating through some of life’s more challenging seasons, as well as a tool to support personal growth and achievement. Complex human experiences are treated with dignity and sensitivity, and will inspire readers dealing with their own issues. Hope, growth, and healing are at the center of each work.Additionally, the ideas, artistic approaches, and resources provided by the author and numerous contributing artists will help the reader with creative ideas for working through various situations through their reflective and artistic journal keeping. Through a marriage of beautiful imagery, uplifting quotations, and other rich sources, Art Journals & Creative Healing offers its audience a full-bodied artistic experience, along with journaling worksheets and journal prompts to help readers get started with their own journals. Specific topics addressed include using mediums as metaphors, journaling for cathartic expression, gaining wisdom through introspection, finding strength in the midst of suffering, and finding beauty in pain. Art Journals & Creative Healing is a supportive and encouraging text offered as a creative companion for overcoming the challenges of life.
Art Saves: Stories, Inspiration and Prompts Sharing the Power of Art
by Jenny DohDiscover it for yourself. Inside Art Saves, experience the stories of 20 artists who found that artistic expression and the artistic process is worth living for. Whether you are a calligraphy/graffiti artist like Lisa Engelbrecht, a metal artist like Michael DeMeng, or digital collage artist like Susan Tuttle, art has a way of giving you beauty, meaning, spiritual richness, community...even salvation. The stories in this book come from every medium, because the power of the creative process can be found everywhere. Hear from: Drew Emborsky, a crochet artist, provides comfort through his creations by donating his work to hospitals and shelters. Rebecca Sower puts craft materials-and hope-into the hands of Haitian women through Haiti By Hand. Marie French who, through art, creates personal miracles of healing. Suzi Blu, who discovered the real, therapeutic effect of art-making, shows you many simple, effective ways you can give back. INSIDE ART SAVES, YOU'LL ALSO FIND: Mixed media techniques and projects. Throughout the book you'll find practical ideas to put you on the art-making path. Karen Michel shares instructions on creating prayer flags, Lynn Whipple shows you how to construct a permission plaque, Susannah Conway gives advice on revealing the soul of a place though inspired photography. Inspired Lessons. Each artist lists the lessons they have learned about living life artfully. "When the Going Gets Tough..." Sidebars suggest ways you can remain strong, even when things get challenging. Hear how different artists deal with difficulty head-on. "In the artist's own words..." Advice and wisdom shared directly from each artist to you. The act of art-making is an act of life. So thread a needle, lift a paintbrush, put pencil to paper, focus the camera-find salvation.
Art Thinking: How to Carve Out Creative Space in a World of Schedules, Budgets, and Bosses
by Amy WhitakerAn indispensable and inspiring guide to creativity in the workplace and beyond, drawing on art, psychology, science, sports, law, business, and technology to help you land big ideas in the practical world.Anyone from CEO to freelancer knows how hard it is to think big, let alone follow up, while under pressure to get things done. Art Thinking offers practical principles, inspiration, and a healthy dose of pragmatism to help you navigate the difficulties of balancing creative thinking with driving toward results.With an MBA and an MFA, Amy Whitaker, an entrepreneur-in-residence at the New Museum Incubator, draws on stories of athletes, managers, writers, scientists, entrepreneurs, and even artists to engage you in the process of “art thinking.” If you are making a work of art in any field, you aren’t going from point A to point B. You are inventing point B.Art Thinking combines the mind-sets of art and the tools of business to protect space for open-ended exploration and manage risks on your way to success. Art Thinking takes you from “Wouldn’t it be cool if . . . ?” to realizing your highest aims, helping you build creative skills you can apply across all facets of business and life. Warm, honest, and unexpected, Art Thinking will help you reimagine your work and life—and even change the world—while enjoying the journey from point A.Art Thinking features 60 line drawings throughout.
Art and Fear: Observations On the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking
by David Bayles Ted Orland"This is a book about making art. Ordinary art. Ordinary art means something like: all art not made by Mozart. After all, art is rarely made by Mozart-like people; essentially--statistically speaking--there aren't any people like that. Geniuses get made once-a-century or so, yet good art gets made all the time, so to equate the making of art with the workings of genius removes this intimately human activity to a strangely unreachable and unknowable place. For all practical purposes making art can be examined in great detail without ever getting entangled in the very remote problems of genius. " ---from the Introduction Art & Fear explores the way art gets made, the reasons it often doesn't get made, and the nature of the difficulties that cause so many artists to give up along the way. The book's co-authors, David Bayles and Ted Orland, are themselves both working artists, grappling daily with the problems of making art in the real world. Their insights and observations, drawn from personal experience, provide an incisive view into the world of art as it is experienced by artmakers themselves. This is not your typical self-help book. This is a book written by artists, for artists --- it's about what it feels like when artists sit down at their easel or keyboard, in their studio or performance space, trying to do the work they need to do. First published in 1994, Art & Fear quickly became an underground classic. Word-of-mouth response alone--now enhanced by internet posting--has placed it among the best-selling books on artmaking and creativity nationally. Art & Fear has attracted a remarkably diverse audience, ranging from beginning to accomplished artists in every medium, and including an exceptional concentration among students and teachers. The original Capra Press edition of Art & Fear sold 80,000 copies. An excerpt: Today, more than it was however many years ago, art is hard because you have to keep after it so consistently. On so many different fronts. For so little external reward. Artists become veteran artists only by making peace not just with themselves, but with a huge range of issues. You have to find your work. . .
Art and Spiritual Transformation: The Seven Stages of Death and Rebirth
by Finley EversoleThe primal role of art in awakening and liberating the soul of humanity • Presents a seven-stage journey of transformation moving from the darkened soul to the light of spiritual illumination • Provides a meditation practice to experience the spiritual energy embedded within art • Includes artists Alex Grey, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Walter Gaudnek, and others Art and Spiritual Transformation presents a seven-stage journey from the darkened soul to the light of spiritual illumination that is possible through the world of art. Finley Eversole introduces a meditation practice that moves beyond the visual content of an art form in order to connect with its embedded spiritual energy, allowing the viewer to tap in to the deeper consciousness inherent in the artwork and awaken dormant powers in the depths of the viewer’s soul. Examining modern and postmodern artwork from 1945 onward, Eversole reveals the influences of ancient Egypt, India, China, and alchemy on this art. He draws extensively on philosophy, myth and symbolism, literature, and metaphysics to explain the seven stages of spiritual death and rebirth of the soul possible through art: the experience of self-loss, the journey into the underworld, the experience of the dark night of the soul, the conflict with and triumph over evil, the awakening of new life in the depths of being, and the return and reintegration of consciousness on a higher plane of being, resulting finally in ecstasy, transfiguration, illumination, and liberation. To illustrate these stages, Eversole includes works by abstract expressionists Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, and Mark Rothko and modern visionary artists Alex Grey and Ernst Fuchs, among others, to reveal the powerful and liberating forces art contributes to the transformation and evolution of human consciousness.
Art as Medicine
by Shaun Mcniff"Whenever illness is associated with loss of soul," writes Shaun McNiff, "the arts emerge spontaneously as remedies, soul medicine." The medicine of the artist, like that of the shaman, arises from his or her relationship to "familiars"--the themes, methods, and materials that interact with the artist through the creative process. Art as Medicine demonstrates how the imagination heals and renews itself through this natural process. The author describes his pioneering methods of art therapy--including interpretation through performance and storytelling, creative collaboration, and dialoguing with images--and the ways in which they can revitalize both psychotherapy and art itself.
Art of Forgiving: When You Need to Forgive and Don't Know How
by Lewis B. SmedesIf you are ready to make peace with those who have hurt or betrayed you, there can be no finer road map than this thoroughly practical book. Lewis Smedes brings true forgiveness, "Gods own gift," within the capacity of every wounded person, even in circumstances when only hate seems possible. With inspiring words, he leads you through the three stages of forgiveness and helps you understand: Why we forgive (often the person who benefits most is the forgiver) What we do when we forgive (perhaps not what we expect) Whom we forgive (only those who directly wrong us) How we forgive (we start by owning our pain) <p><p> Using many dramatic examples drawn from life, this wise author illuminates, step by step, the healing path to peace and freedom.