Lucy H. Pearce - The Rainbow Way: Cultivating Creativity in the Midst of Motherhood

Were dedicated to our kids, but cant afford to lose ourselves in the chaos of motherhood. So how do we do it?

This book is the generous answer and the most important survival guide creative mothers will ever read.

Ariel Gore, founding editor of Hip Mama, author of seven books including The Mother Trip: Hip Mamas Guide to Staying Sane in the Chaos of Motherhood.

The Rainbow Way is much more than a practical guide for mothers to stay creative, it is a spiritual and personal journey to understand the essence of ones true self.

It inspired me greatly and I know it will inspire so many others. The best gift of all from this rainbow of ideas is that our creative force as mothers will not only help us grow but it will help our children grow into creative, caring and compassionate human beings.

Mary Trunk, filmmaker, director of Lost in Living, a documentary film about creative mothers.

If youre a creative mother, The Rainbow Way is the book youve longed for. In these pages, Lucy Pearce does what few others have done: She extends a hand no, a bear hug to the tribe of creative mothers who share the particular experience that Lucy articulates so beautifully. Readers will delve deep to uncover their own creative truths and with those truths, a realm of new possibilities.

Miranda Hersey, writer, creativity coach and host of the blog Studio Mothers.

Lucys book is a gift of beauty that feels like a waterfall of sweet nectar flowing upon the flower of our soul. With tender warmth, the author takes our hand and invites us on the magical journey of authentic self-expression. Walking beside us each step of the way, she encourages our unfolding dance of creativity with a rainbow of inspirations and ideas.

Guided by Lucys vibrant support, each woman will traverse her unique path of creative self-discoverya path that leads us to the exquisitely fulfilling experience of inner communion and outer expression.

Mara Berendt Friedman, celebrated artist of the sacred feminine.

The Rainbow Way: Cultivating Creativity in the Midst of Motherhood is destined to resonate with mothers of all ages. I especially value Lucy Pearces description of the Rainbow Mother as a lost feminine archetype, one with her own distinct dark side, the Crazy Woman. Having these aspects of our experience as mothers given words makes them real and able to be understood and shared.

The world more than ever needs women who hold the strong vibration of a grounded creativity, one which we also pass to our children to fortify them as they meet the challenges of an accelerated planet. This book is a welcome companion for all mothers navigating the dual, intertwining and sometimes conflicting joys of motherhood and creativity in service to their families and to the world.

Pat B. Allen, author Art is a Way of Knowing and Art is a Spiritual Path.

Like a new best friend Lucy Pearce offers permission and support for mothers to embark on a creative soul journey. With passionate encouragement and heartfelt advice she dishes up a full gamut of womens wisdom.

As Lucy reminds us the message of love or beauty or hope needs to be said by a hundred thousand different voices, written by a hundred thousand different pens, at a hundred thousand different times in history. On each page, as she shares her own labor of love, she enthusiastically invites us all to cultivate our creative expressionin the midst of motherhood.

Jenafer Joy, director of Cosmic Cowgirls LLC every woman has a story to tell, a song to sing, and a legend to unfold!

First published by Soul Rocks Books, 2013
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Text copyright: Lucy H. Pearce 2013

ISBN: 978 1 78279 028 0

All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in critical articles or reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without prior written permission from the publishers.

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Designs and Patents Act 1988.

A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

Design: Lee Nash

Printed and bound by CPI Group (UK) Ltd, Croydon, CR0 4YY

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I wish I could speak like music
So that you could hold Truth
Against your body
And dance.
I am trying the best I can
With this crude brush, the tongue,
To cover you with light.
Hafiz

Dedicated to all the creative mothers around the world.
May you shine!