Oh, Julia, Julia. Hidden somewhere among the continued name-dropping and quasi-religious diatribes is indeed a bit of gold. I certainly wouldn't call it a vein. More like a few shavings of gold dust here and there among the flotsum. Julia would like us to remember that therapists are garbage, the universe has good things in store for you, and that nothing cannot be solved with the construction of a few creepy dolls.

Yes, go for gratitude walks. Keep on chugging away on your morning pages. Go on an artist date! The thing is... this is not new to her pantheon - it is simply the one thread she carries everywhere she goes. And it's a good thread! But there wasn't much in this book to add to the Julia Cameron canon IMHO.

I didn't appreciate it as much as The Artist's Way, and somehow I grew tired of all the phrases JC had coined, but still an enjoyable read.

Used this as a text book in a women's art class. Terrific reference and inspiration.

Didn't like this one.

A pretty good blend of practical and woo woo.

Cameron's books are very popular but I just didn't click with her technique. As someone who journals daily, having an additional assignment -- the morning pages -- was cumbersome. Her connection with the rich and famous was off-putting as well.

3.5 really. I want to go buy this book so that I can slowly do all of the exercises in it. I'd like to live this kind of creative, productive, truth that she describes.