Steven Pressfield’s enlighting books

I’ve devoured this book (and its predecessors “The War of art” and “Turning Pro” too)… as if it’s been written just for me!

Art as a calling

From the “ordinary world” to “the call” to “the mentor appears”, “trials and tribulations”, “resistance”, “keeping going”, “learning to let go”, “learning how to be alone”, “learning beyond what she knows”, “learning to be brave”… I’ve resonated so much with the latest nonfiction book by the great Steven Pressfield.

“You are an artist too – whether you realise it or not, whether your like it or not – and you have an artist’s journey. Will you live it out? Will you follow your Muse and do the work you were born to do? Ready or not, you are called”.
(quote from the back cover of the book).

I’ve been so touched by “The Artist’s Journey”, it’s reinforced this idea of making art as a “calling” – a calling to create, to paint, to stand at my easel and make the work that I am meant to be doing.

Body of work

My body of work is about “Feeling the Light” – I didn’t know this until I started painting – until I looked deeper after being asked: “what are your paintings about? Help me to understand”. As stated on page 57 of the book: “Everything we produce as artists comes from a source beyond our conscious awareness” Absolutely! The Muse has Her reasons for me to stand at my easel night after night and to create those paintings that come to life through me, the instrument of Her will…

THANK YOU, Mr Pressfield! Your book helped me put words on how my own artist’s journey feels like.

Let me finish this post by quoting one of the last chapters of the book which sounded particularly powerful to me.

Quote from page 168
of The Artist’s Journey
by Steven Pressfield