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So much of an artist's career hinges on the sense that we are going somewhere, that we are not just trapped by the four walls of wherever we are. For creative sanity, I must believe that if I just do the next right

So much of an artist's career hinges on the sense that we are going somewhere, that we are not just trapped by the four walls of wherever we are. For creative sanity, I must believe that if I just do the next right thing, a path will unfold for me.

Julia Cameron
Wall, Believe, Artist
Julia Cameron (2009). “Finding Water: The Art of Perseverance”, p.82, Penguin

I believe that the dark night of the soul is a common spiritual experience. I believe, too, that the answer is continued seeking and perseverance. It helps to know that others have endured a loss of faith.

Julia Cameron
Spiritual, Perseverance, Believe

Most artists, ashamed of their need for encouragement, try to carry their work to term like a secret pregnancy.

Julia Cameron
Encouragement, Pregnancy, Artist
Julia Cameron (2005). “The Sound of Paper”, p.123, Penguin

When writing becomes too dominant, it gets leached of its own power. We spend more and more time writing and we have less and less to write about.

Julia Cameron
Writing, More Time, Dominant
"Becoming Intimate With Your Own Creative Impulses". Interview with Brad Crawford, www.writersdigest.com. March 11, 2008.

When I went in, my editor said, ‘I hope you don’t think you’re a writer.’ And I said, ‘I hope you don’t think I’m a journalist.’ And, uh, turned out we were both right.

Julia Cameron
Thinking, Editors, Said

Nothing dies harder than a bad idea. And few ideas are worse than the ones we have about art.

Julia Cameron
Art, Ideas, Harder
Julia Cameron (2012). “The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity”, p.13, Souvenir Press

The refusal to be creative is an act of self-will and is counter to our true nature. When we are open to our creativity, we are opening to God: good, orderly direction. As we pursue our creative fulfillment, all elements of our life move toward harmony. As we strengthen our creativity, we strengthen our connection to the Creator within. Artists love other artists. Our relationship to God is co-creative, artist to artist. It is God's will for us to live in creative abundance.

Julia Cameron
Art, Moving, Creativity

Spirituality can release blocks, lead you to ideas, and make your life artful. Sometimes when we pray for guidance, we're guided in unexpected directions. We may want a lofty answer and we get the intuition to clean our bedroom. It can seem so humble and picky and that you don't necessarily think of it spiritual guidance.

Julia Cameron
Spiritual, Block, Humble

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