The Artist's Way, a classic book about restoring creativity that has transformed the lives of 5 million readers worldwide, returns with a beautiful cover to celebrate its 30th anniversary.
This book, which guides people to recover and train their creativity through the unique tools of 'Morning Pages' and 'Artist Dates', has been loved for many years, deeply resonating not only with artists but also with all those who have lost inspiration and self-expression in their daily lives.

Author Julia Cameron predicts that “this book will play a more powerful and radical role in today’s cultural environment than it did when it was first published 30 years ago.”
In an age where creativity is suppressed and evaluation is based solely on results, the messages and routines of "The Artist's Way" bring a breath of fresh air to our stagnant daily lives.

The Artist's Way's many tools guide us to take action ourselves.
It reminds us of when our energy is being robbed, when we devote ourselves to others but fail to take care of ourselves.
If we used to waste energy hoping others would do what we wanted, now that energy can be directed in a more productive direction: toward ourselves.
Paradoxically, when we are willing to take action on our own behalf, we often receive more support and encouragement from those around us.
As the mind becomes clearer and more vivid, people are naturally drawn to that clarity.
And that clarity is reflected in the body as well.
Like a straighter posture, brighter eyes.
---From the "Preface to the 30th Anniversary Edition"

Morning pages help us become aware of what we think and what we need.
This allows us to identify our problems and concerns.
They also complain and analyze all sorts of things, and sometimes they lock themselves in their rooms and suffer.
In that sense, the first step, morning pages, is like prayer in a way.
---From "Key Tools for Creativity"

People caught in the trap of virtue do not appear self-destructive at first glance.
They build a false self that appears good to the world as they strive to be a good husband, a good father, a good mother, a good wife, and a good teacher, and thanks to that, they are recognized.
This false self is patient and willing to put its own needs on the back burner in order to meet the needs and demands of others.

People who are trapped in excessive goodness have destroyed their true selves in this way.
This is the self that has not been properly acknowledged since childhood, having been repeatedly told, “Don’t be selfish!”
But the true self is healthy, sometimes free-spirited, and knows how to say “no” to others and “yes” to itself.
They know how to enjoy themselves and how to draw boundaries.
---From "WEEK 5: The Trap of Virtue That Binds Us"

Jealousy is a mask that covers fear.
It's the fear of not getting what you want, and the frustration you feel when someone else takes what you believe is rightfully yours but are too afraid to even try.
Jealousy does not allow for the fullness and diversity of the universe.
Whether you dream of being a poet or a painter, whatever it is, they boast that there is only room for one person.
But in reality, that's not the case.
As we each move towards our dreams, there is room for all of us.
But because of jealousy, our vision becomes narrow and we cannot see the whole situation.
I can't even consider other options.
The biggest lie jealousy whispers to us is that there is no other choice but to be jealous.
The key to securing our freedom is action, but ironically, jealousy robs us of this very will to act.
---From "WEEK 7 Jealousy, the Mask That Hides Fear"

It is much more beneficial to our souls to say, “I am writing a screenplay,” than to say, “I have finished writing the screenplay.”
To our ego, it's much sweeter to say, "I'm taking acting classes these days" than to say, "I took acting classes a few years ago."
In a sense, creative activity can never be complete.
You can't learn acting perfectly.
Because there's always more to learn.
You can't perfectly direct a movie.
We will continue to improve it for the better as the years go by.
As you continue to work, you will discover what you could have done better and what you need to do next.
That doesn't mean that the work we've done so far is meaningless.
Quite the opposite.
Thanks to your efforts so far, you will see a path forward to better work.

---From "WEEK 8 Excuses for Being Old"