The ex gave me this book and the companion workbook for Christmas in 2003. I started journaling in the workbook and reading the text as soon as I could. The ex found my journal and used the material in my explicit writing as a reason to divorce me in 2004. So I destroyed the pages in the journal she found so offensive and did not touch the book or the workbook again until 2019. I hauled this book set around North America from 2004 until this year when I finally finished the text and have the workbook mostly full of my writing. I wish I could say the material brought me profound insights and revelations but I can't. Frankly I have seen better material elsewhere. I did make the mistake of thinking the reading, instructions and exercises would make me a better and more prolific artist and a writer. But it did not. If you are looking for artistic self improvement it might be a good place to start but curb your enthusiasm. It doesn't really deliver.