Surfing The Rainbow: Visualisation and Chakra Balancing for Writers
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Surfing the RainbowVisualization and Chakra Balancing for Writersby Sue Johnson This 108 how-to for aspiring writers was just the ticket. There were so many great suggestions and friendly understanding energy coming through the pages I relaxed and for a few glorious moments stopped beating myself up for not finishing my book. The author in the most loving and gentle of ways brought such a new freshness and vitality to the prospect of getting published that I got excited all over again.One of the unique aspects of this sweet teacher was the way the author introduced the chakras and colors as a way to move forward and feel the inspiration. It even included visualizations that would help me to stay clear and focused. I would recommend this blessed guide to writers everywhere regardless of what stage you are in the process. Thanks Sue, for awakening my passion once again. Love & Light, Riki Frahmann
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Surfing The Rainbow - Sue Johnson
Surfing the Rainbow
Visualization and Chakra Balancing for Writers
Sue Johnson
Winchester, UK
Washington, USA
First published by Compass Books, 2013
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CONTENTS
DEDICATION
DEFINITIONS
INTRODUCTION
THE SEVEN RULES FOR SUCCESS
PREPARING FOR VISUALIZATION
WHAT ARE THE CHAKRAS?
STAYING MOTIVATED
MAGAZINES FOR WRITERS
BOOKS FOR WRITERS
WEBSITES FOR WRITERS
Dedication
This book is dedicated to all my writing students – past, present and future – and for all those writers I will never meet who are travelling the same pathway.
Definitions
Visualization – a technique that involves focusing on positive mental images in order to achieve a particular goal.
Chakra – any of the seven major energy centers in the body (from Sanskrit word meaning’ wheel’ or ’ circle’) They corre- spond to the colors of the rainbow with the base chakra (below the tail bone) being red and the crown chakra violet.
Introduction
Why I wrote ‘Surfing The Rainbow’
This book is for anyone who loves writing and wants their work to remain memorable in the hearts and minds of their readers.
It is for anyone who has tried and failed to create the novel of their dreams because the words they initially put on the page do not match the wonderful image in their head. It is for those who feel their writing lacks sparkle.
The book is for those who think their imagination disappeared when they grew up. It is the magic key for rediscovering the way to Storyland.
We are all born creative. The imaginary world of a child is a magical place – where anything is possible. As we get older, many of us are pulled away from this world by well-meaning adults. Be sensible,
we are told. Stop daydreaming.
Gradually the pathways to that wonderful place get overgrown. We don’t go there any more. Our world becomes narrower. Ordinary. We tell ourselves we have no imagination.
Deep inside some of us the dream of writing a novel or becoming an artist or musician lives on – a faint spark in the darkness. I’ll write a novel when I retire
, I’ve heard people say. I’ll start when I’ve got time.
I wrote this book because I want everyone to know that it is never too early or too late to achieve your creative dreams and have a magical life. If you once had a lively imagination, then it’s still there somewhere. You just need to work at setting it free – a bit like oiling a rusty tap so that the water can flow again.
Many good writers are held back by negative messages from the past, or they make the mistake of expecting perfection from a first draft and get disillusioned by Chapter Three when it all looks a bit of a mess. It is possible to challenge and overcome these blockages and move on to a more creative future.
‘Surfing The Rainbow’ is designed to guide writers along the path towards a completed first draft – and enrich their lives with color, texture and magic at the same time. By following the visualizations and exercises in the book – and writing regularly – you will ease yourself gradually towards a completed story.
Be gentle with yourself and allow the first draft to emerge. Allow ideas to adapt and change. This is all part of the creative process. Stay focused on your ultimate goal.
Many new writers don’t realize that creating and editing involve two different parts of the brain. It is usually better to create first, put the work aside for a short time and then go back and tidy up what you have written. If you aim for perfection at each stage you may never reach the end of the book.
Every novel is a different journey, however long you have been writing. You find your own pathway with each one. There are as many different writing methods as there are writers on the planet. There is no ‘right’ way to do things, so enjoy the discoveries you make along the way – about the story, your characters and yourself.
Keep writing and don’t give up!
What you will gain from reading ‘Surfing the Rainbow’
I once read that if you’ve lived to the age of twenty-one, you will have enough material inside you for at least three novels! I believe that stories are a mixture of internal and external influences – the ideas and memories you have grown up with plus the environment you are currently in with its day to day occurrences and the idea for a story that is burning a hole in your brain and will not go away.
Think of every experience you have had in your life – childhood games, school, work, holidays, hobbies, dreams, nightmares as being potential raw material for stories. Think of your mind as being like a giant compost bin full of an endless supply of ideas that can be transformed into something new.
Use the colors of the rainbow to search for memories that you could use in a novel – for example the green glass bowl on your mother ’s dressing table could become the one in the story that the main character threw at her husband on the day she discovered he was having an affair with his secretary. A terrified child observing this