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Art 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.
• 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.
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Wonderful!
28 Mar 2010
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I TOTALLY DISAGREE with the review above. Glad I didn't read it until now. There is another point of view! My muse LOVES this book. I enjoy facilitating art days for women and children and this book gave me a whole new way to go about it. I've worked with mandalas and soul collage and I've written about the work before, but I love this "conversing" with the piece and the "no comment" rule. I can't wait to try it in community. And my Muse seems to appreciate this book...I am in the process of being bombarded with images to work on. It's opened my mind, my heart, and my spirit. Thank you Pat Allen!
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Not What the Title Says
29 Oct 2009
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I expected a Spiritual Journey shared with the reader. This was like a thesis that had nothing what so ever to do with spirituality. It was boring, verbose and just plain dull. It seemed as though the cover had been put on the wrong book. I junked it, something I never do with a book. Dissappointment is an understatement for my experience.
No spirit to be found
28 Jan 2012
Format:Paperback
I agree with the reviewer who said this book is like a thesis. It was a surprise to me because the publisher is one that puts to print very dynamic contents by the likes of Ken Wilbur and Pema Chodron. After awhile I found myself rushing through this one so that I could move on to something that might recharge both mind and spirit. It did not convince me that art is a spiritual path. Perhaps this was a sales pitch for what is called an open studio art therapy technique? I could not decide. The author is a decent writer and just needs to be more focused on what her book title is proposing.
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