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Writing as Meditation

Write, Journal, Novel, Create or Compose Your Way to Inner Peace

Victoria Anisman-Reiner
Jan 16, 2008

Many writers find peace, self-awareness, and clarity through writing:

Advice from Julia Cameron (The Artist's Way) and

Henriette Klauser (Write It Down, Make It Happen).

There are many forms of meditation, ranging from the esoteric to the

most ordinary of daily activities. One of the most profound forms of

"unconventional" meditation is writing. From published writers, to

amateurs, to those who "don't write" but keep a diary or journal,

putting thoughts on the page can be an important way of clearing the

mind and connecting with spirituality and inner peace.

Julia Cameron: The Right to Write and The Artist's Way

Julia Cameron is a film director, author, and the creator of the inspirational writer's workshop, The Artist's Way. She often discusses writing as a spiritual pursuit, and believes that everyone has an artistic side; most people just don't know how "to let themselves be creative."

Cameron sees art and creativity as part of our destiny and purpose as human beings: "Our creativity is our gift from God. Our use of it is our gift to God. Accepting this bargain is the beginning of true self-acceptance."

Julia Cameron encourages not only writers but anyone interested in exploring their creativity to write daily "morning pages" – three pages of free, spontaneous writing done early in the morning to open the mental pathways and clear up anything floating around in the subconscious or conscious mind.

Writing down our thoughts, in whatever form, is a profound way to discover exactly what we think, feel and believe. Julia Cameron teaches that by allowing ourselves to be genuine on the page, we open doorways to being more real in the rest of our lives.

Henriette Klauser: Write It Down, Make It Happen

In Write It Down, Make It Happen, Henriette Klauser discusses another facet of writing – its ability to help a person express what they truly want and to manifest it.

Typical meditations help to clear the mind and create harmonious, congruent patterns of thought and energy. Like any meditation, writing can be helpful in creating clarity of purpose and manifesting those intentions, dreams and desires.

Henriette Klauser teaches people that there is no right or wrong way to do writing! Keeping a journal, writing a novel, or jotting stray thoughts on scraps of paper are equally valuable in helping us find our center, developing our thoughts and beliefs, and learning how to resolve problems and create the lives we want to live.

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