{"product_id":"the-artists-journey-the-wake-of-the-heros-journey-and-the-lifelong-pursuit-of-meaning-9781936891542","title":"The Artist's Journey: The Wake of the Hero's Journey and the Lifelong Pursuit of Meaning","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"No one's insights about the craft and journey of being an artist have guided me in the day-to-day struggle of this profession more than Steven Pressfield. Wherever you are, whatever you've been called to make, you need to read this book...and everything else he has written.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Ryan Holiday, Bestselling Author of \u003ci\u003eEgo Is the Enemy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Obstacle Is the Way\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYOU ARE AN ARTIST ... AND YOU HAVE AN ARTIST'S JOURNEY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI have a theory about the Hero's Journey. We all have one. We have many, in fact. But our primary hero's journey is the passage we live out, in real life, before we find our calling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe hero's journey ends when, like Odysseus, we return home to Ithaca, to the place from which we started.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat then?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe passage that comes next is \u003ci\u003eThe Artist's Journey\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn our artist's journey, we move past Resistance and past self-sabotage. We discover our true selves and our authentic calling, and we produce the works we were born to create.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou are an artist too-whether you realize it or not, whether you 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReady or not, you are called.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteven Pressfield\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling author of fiction and nonfiction (\u003ci\u003eThe Legend of Bagger Vance\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGates of Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Afghan Campaign\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Lion's Gate\u003c\/i\u003e) as well as the cult classics on creativity, \u003ci\u003eThe War of Art\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTurning Pro\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDo the Work\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t\u003c\/i\u003e. His Wednesday column on www.stevenpressfield.com is among the most popular writing blogs on the web.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Black Irish Entertainment LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50619768340754,"sku":"9781936891542","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d7cfb29f-cc19-4555-b122-397884ff285b.jpg?v=1732555106","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-artists-journey-the-wake-of-the-heros-journey-and-the-lifelong-pursuit-of-meaning-9781936891542","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}