Foreword vii
Introduction to the Twenty-fifth Anniversary Edition of The Artist's Way ix
Introduction xv
Spiritual Electricity: The Basic Principles 1
The Basic Tools 9
Week 1 Recovering a Sense of Safety 25
Shadow Artists 28
Your Enemy Within: Core Negative Beliefs 30
Your Ally Within: Affirmative Weapons 33
Creative Affirmations 36
Tasks 37
Check-In 40
Week 2 Recovering a Sense of Identity 41
Going Sane 41
Poisonous Playmates 42
Crazymakers 44
Skepticism 49
Attention 52
Rules of the Road 55
Tasks 56
Check-In 58
Week 3 Recovering a Sense of Power 61
Anger 61
Synchronicity 62
Shame 67
Dealing with Criticism 72
Detective Work, an Exercise 73
Growth 74
Tasks 75
Check-In 77
Week 4 Recovering a Sense of Integrity 79
Honest Changes 79
Buried Dreams, an Exercise 86
Reading Deprivation 87
Tasks 89
Check-In 90
Week 5 Recovering a Sense of Possibility 91
Limits 91
Finding the River 94
The Virtue Trap 96
The Virtue-Trap Quiz 101
Forbidden Joys, an Exercise 101
Wish List, an Exercise 102
Tasks 103
Check-In 104
Week 6 Recovering a Sense of Abundance 105
The Great Creator 105
Luxury 108
Counting, an Exercise 112
Money Madness, an Exercise 113
Tasks 113
Check-In 115
Week 7 Recovering a Sense of Connection 117
Listening 117
Perfectionism 119
Risk 121
Jealousy 123
The Jealousy Map, an Exercise 124
Archeology, an Exercise 125
Tasks 126
Check-In 127
Week 8 Recovering a Sense of Strength 129
Survival 129
The Ivory Power 131
Gain Disguised as Loss 134
Age and Time: Product and Process 138
Filling the Form 140
Early Pattemings, an Exercise 144
Affirmations 145
Tasks 146
Check-In 148
Week 9 Recovering a Sense of Compassion 151
Fear 151
Enthusiasm 153
Creative U-Tums 154
Blasting through Blocks 158
Tasks 160
Check-In 162
Week 10 Recovering a Sense of Self-Protection 163
Dangers of the Trail 163
Workaholism 166
Drought 169
Fame 171
Competition 172
Tasks 175
Check-In 178
Week 11 Recovering a Sense of Autonomy 179
Acceptance 179
Success 182
The Zen of Sports 184
Building Your Artist's Altar 189
Tasks 190
Check-In 191
Week 12 Recovering a Sense of Faith 193
Trusting 193
Mystery 194
The Imagination at Play 195
Escape Velocity 198
Tasks 200
Check-In 201
Creativity Contract 202
Epilogue 203
The Artist's Way 203
Words for It 204
The Artist's Way Questions and Answers 205
Creative Clusters Guide 211
Appendix 1 Trail Mix 217
Forming a Sacred Circle 217
An Artist's Prayer 223
Appendix 2 Trail Markers 225
Introduction to the Tenth Anniversary Edition of The Artist's Way
Reading List 233
Resources 237
Index 239