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Hero’s Journey Dream Oracle Cards
Since time immemorial, the hero's journey has been taken by wizards, goddesses, sages, and ordinary people, and whether you realize or not, you are taking it right now. You have been called from your everyday world, to quest for change, for knowledge, for peace, for strength.
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The Artist’s Way, Julia Cameron
The Artist's Way phenomena has inspired the genius of Elizabeth Gilbert and millions of readers to embark on a creative journey and find a deeper connection to process and purpose.
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The Vein of Gold, Julia Cameron
A Journey to Your Creative Heart that draws from her remarkable teaching experience to help readers reach out into ever-broadening creative horizons. She combines eloquent essays with playful and imaginative experiential exercises to make The Vein of Gold an extraordinary book of learning-through-doing.
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Big Magic, Elizabeth Gilbert
Readers of all ages and walks of life have drawn inspiration and empowerment from Elizabeth Gilbert’s books for years. Now this beloved author digs deep into her own generative process to share her wisdom and unique perspective about creativity. With profound empathy and radiant generosity, she offers potent insights into the mysterious nature of inspiration.
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The Book Bible, Susan Shapiro
Hundreds of thousands of books come out every year worldwide. So why not yours? In The Book Bible, New York Times bestseller and wildly popular Manhattan writing professor Susan Shapiro reveals the best and fastest ways to break into a mainstream publishing house.
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The 4 C’s of Being a Winning Writer
The 4 C’s provide solid tips on mastering your craft, connecting with a literary community, and building your fan base. But the essential component to all of this is confidence. Gelfand knows that a lack of confidence has kept too many writers unpublished for too long. Joan defines clear steps to overcoming the lack-of-confidence demon that haunts so many aspiring authors.
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7 Habits of Highly Effective People
How do you manage your time and stay organized? Whether you’re struggling to stay motivated or are looking for new high-performance habits, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Guided Journal offers journal prompts, worksheets, and exercises to help you accomplish all your short and long term goals.
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Accidental Poetry, Lisa Doctor
Improve Your English Through Creative Writing offers a proven method that has allowed new speakers of English throughout the world to boost their language ability. It will provide for you, too, the richly satisfying experience of writing with confidence as you activate the senses, and recall childhood experiences.
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Writing Down the Bones
With insight, humor, and practicality, Natalie Goldberg inspires writers and would-be writers to take the leap into writing skillfully and creatively. She offers suggestions, encouragement, and solid advice on many aspects of the writer's craft: on writing from "first thoughts” .
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Beautiful Writer’s Podcast
LISTEN: Big, Beautiful Writers Podcast
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Magic Lessons Podcast
LISTEN: Magic Lessons Podcast
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The Hero's Journey: Joseph Campbell on His Life and Work (The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell)
LISTEN: Hero’s Journey Audio Book
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