Art to Uplift, Inspire, and Help Heal Our World

The Creative Path Library

These are all the recommended books from the course, in order of appearance, with links to buy. They range from art techniques to personal development to spirituality. Download the list here. May you find illumination in these pages for your art, and for your life... xo Meghan Oona



Enlightened by Design by Helen Berliner

Anger: Wisdom for Cooling the Flames by Thich Naht Hahn

Reinventing the Body, Resurrecting the Soul: How to Create a New You by Deepak Chopra

The Power of Vulnerability by Brene Brown

Painting from the Source: Awakening the Artist’s Soul in Everyone by Aviva Gold

Life, Paint, and Passion: Reclaiming the Magic of Spontaneous Expression by Michell Cassou and Stewart Cubley

The Spirit of Drawing: A Sensory Meditation Guide to Creative Expression by Connie Smith Siegel

The Illuminated Rumi by Jalal Al-Din Rumi, Coleman Barks, and Michael Green

Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards

D'aulaires Book of Greek Myths by Ingri d'Aulaire and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire

D'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths by Ingri d'Aulaire and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire

The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell and Bill Moyers

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Steven Covey

Reflections on the Art of Living: A Joseph Campbell Companion selected by Diane Osbon

Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior by Chogyam Trungpa

Dharma Art by Chogyam Trungpa

Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss

Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain

Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert

The Zen of Seeing: Seeing/Drawing as Meditation by Frederick Franc

The Anatomy Coloring Book by Wynn Kapit and Lawrence M. Elson

Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist by Stephen Rogers Peck

Photoshop for Dummies by Peter Bauer