Jocelyn Jones - ARTIST: Awakening the Spirit Within

What People Are Saying about Artist

From the perspective of a Hollywood studio executive, I am blown away by the wisdom and heart legendary acting teacher Jocelyn Jones imparts in her book, Artist . More than a how-to on becoming a great actor, Artist is a roadmap of how to become a brilliant human being. This book is as thrilling and inspiring as Steven Pressfields classic, The War of Art , and should be a staple in any class encouraging creativity and imagination. I only wish Id read this early in my career; I would have been wiser and more understanding. I encourage everyone interested in enriching their life and craft to read this book.

David Paul Kirkpatrick, former President of Paramount Pictures, former Production Chief
of Walt Disney Studios

Artist is the definitive look at the life and creation of the artist within you. Being an artist is a daily practice, and this book gives you the tools to embrace that life. It is a beautiful tribute to the soul of the artist and their creative process. Take the Journey with Jocelyn Jones. Its worth it!

Michael Pressman , producer, director,
writer, winner of two Primetime Emmys

Let me just say thisI feel the same excitement and enthusiasm as when I read The Artists Way over thirty years ago. Jocelyn Jones Artist is elevatingas if channeled through an ascended master while grounded with a best friend.

David Knoller, producer, director, winner of a Critics Choice Award, an AFI Award, three NAACP Image Awards, and two Primetime Emmys

Having studied with Jocelyn, I can tell you: Ive never met anyone who loves artists the way she does. Jocelyn saw me. The real me! The artist beneath all my pain and protection. She saw my heart and opened me up to it. She is one of my most treasured friends, and through reading this book, shell become one of yours, too. Artist will open your heart and lead you to the artist inside. Enjoy the journey!

Leah Remini, actress, writer, producer, winner of two Primetime Emmys, and a PGA Award

I absolutely love this book! Jocelyn Jones takes us on a spiritual journey that educates, inspires, and revitalizes the artist within. Her lessons and techniques are invaluable both professionally and personally. Being a student of Jocelyns for over twenty years, it was a pleasure to gain insight into all that shaped her into the loving, caring artist and teacher she is today. As a reader, youll want to put her lessons into action immediately. Artist is a gift to your body, mind, and soul! It will lead you to your authentic selfthe artist within.

Lana Parrilla, actress, director, winner of two TV Guide Awards, a Teen Choice Award winner, and an ALMA Award

Staggering! Jocelyn Jones inspires us all with her wisdom, spirit, artistry, and life!

Penny Fuller, winner of a Primetime Emmy, nominated for two Tony Awards

As a teacher of both acting and living, Jocelyns guidance has influenced almost every aspect of my life. Shes like an angel lighting the way. I am blessed to have been her student and so happy she is sharing this book with us. Artist is a gift!

Kelly Rutherford, actress
( Melrose Place and Gossip Girl )

This book is amazing! In sharing her lifes journey, Jocelyn makes us acutely aware of our own unique gifts. She offers invaluable tools. Tools that help us realize we have the ability to manifest everything we want. Tools that help us live in the NOW. Tools that help us realize how fulfilled we are when we truly live our lives in gratitude. I love, love, love this book.

Mimi Maynard, producer, casting director,
and actress

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artist

Awakening the Spirit Within

isbn

978-1-5445-2830-4 Hardcover

978-1-5445-2829-8 Paperback

978-1-5445-2831-1 Ebook

978-1-5445-2832-8 Audiobook

Contents

This book is dedicated to my three greatest loves:

My husband, Miles

My daughter, Samantha

And to the trees, who raised me

Artist

The artist is a soulful sort of being

A person who longs to express their experience in some way

They leave behind a trail of breadcrumbs

Like colored hands on cave walls

Reaching back to the age of stone

I am here! I am alive!

My hand, therefore, I am!

Once you see those hands on walls

Calling out as if to say hello

From there to here

From you to me

And back to you again

You are forever transformed

As if awakened to the timelessness that is NOW

All those hands

Reaching out through the ether

Somebody saw it

Somebody dreamed the idea

And once it was thought, it was done

And once it was done, it belonged to everyone

The artist sees what no one has seen before

And once expressed is embraced by all

As if it had always been there

At their most inspired, the artist seeks not only to express the truth of their discoveries but also to point us in the direction of our better angels. Their mission in life is to remind us that the potential of humanity is immeasurable.

The artist seeks to discover what we can be beyond what we already are.

Introduction

Inside you theres an artist you dont know about.

Rumi

This book is not your usual memoir

It is a teachers tale

The stories told hold the seeds to personal lessons

The lessons learned grew into a teaching

The teaching bore more seeds

And on it goes

I offer this book to you because you are seeking

And because you found it

Or maybe because it found you

I am a teacher first and foremost. A reluctant teacher, true. One whoas you will learnfound traditional education insufferable. One who instead offers tools that inspire others to discover for themselves.

I believe there is an artist in everyone, and connecting to that creative source will lead you to your hearts desire.

I believe the evolution of humanity is the art of consciousness becoming aware of itself .

I believe we are far more than a personwe are a presence. And that presence of awareness is available to guide us in our life and art.

Asleep on the Job

We live in turbulent times, distracted by the complications of artificial intelligence, algorithms, and an ever-present tsunami of advertising and influencers coming at us from every direction.

We are bombarded with information from an out-of-control media hell-bent on telling us what we should think. How we should feel. What we should look like. How much to buy. Who we must vote for. And what and whom we should hate.

We are exhausted by a pandemic. Terrified by our political landscape. Overwhelmed by the environmental crisis. And despondent at mans inhumanity to man. It seems as if the whole of humanity has lost its way.

In the absence of leadership, education, civility, and common decencythe wonders of technology have come along and hijacked our attention, rendering us little more than spectators trained to consume.