What We Ache for: Creativity and the Unfolding of Your Soul

What We Ache for: Creativity and the Unfolding of Your Soul

by Oriah (Author)

Synopsis

In her previous books, Oriah Mountain Dreamer has challenged readers to live with passion and honesty, to embrace the true, fallible, human self. What We Ache For is a moving and eloquent call to delve deeply into our creative selves, to do our creative work, and offer it to the world. The creative process is essential to human nature. It is as essential as spirituality and sexuality, and in fact all three are deeply intertwined. What We Ache For is a practical book allowing readers to embrace the urgency and necessity of their creativity, whatever their medium -- writing, painting, sculpture, dance, music, or film. As Oriah says, "Doing creative work allows us to follow the thread of what we ache for into a deeper life, offering us a way to cultivate a life of making love to the world." Following Oriah through this journey in such chapters as "The Seduction of the Artist," "Learning to See," and "Risk and Sacrifice," What We Ache For challenges and inspires readers to fully embrace their artistic selves as a way of forging a path of spiritual unfolding.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 240
Publisher: HarperOne
Published: 05 May 2005

ISBN 10: 0060011963
ISBN 13: 9780060011963

Media Reviews
Those looking to...revive their creativity or merely get to know themselves better should spend time with this book. -- Publishers Weekly
Mountain Dreamer's deceptively simple writing style makes major creativity aids accessible to a wide variety of readers. -- Booklist
Author Bio
Oriah is the author of the inspirational prose poem and international bestselling book The Invitation as well as the bestsellers The Dance and The Call. Her writing sets forth in detail how we can follow the thread of our heart's longing into a life of meaning and purpose. Her latest book, What We Ache For: Creativity and the Unfolding of Your Soul, explores creativity as a way of accessing and cultivating a spiritually rich life. Oriah is the mother of two grown sons. She lives with her husband, Jeff, several hours north of Toronto in a home surrounded by forest stillness.