Parallel Mind, The Art of Creativity

THE MANUAL FOR YOUR RIGHT BRAIN

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There is a treasure map inside you, a map to your deepest dreams, to a power that you have had since birth, a guide to a world of unimaginable riches.

Parallel Mind, The Art of Creativity is a book about how to access creative potential by awakening the inner child within. Aliyah Marr draws from her experience as a teacher, visual artist, poet, author, and designer to demonstrate how you can change your body, your profession, your relationship, and your life just by changing your thoughts.

Parallel Mind is not about how to draw or paint, but how to think like an artist. This book celebrates the gift of creative consciousness.

All great artists and creative thinkers know that the way to tap into the power of freshness and originality is to revive the creative “inner child.” The author helps you reclaim the birthright of your natural creativity through exercises designed to develop and inspire your full creative potential.

You have the map, you have found the treasure — Parallel Mind invites you to open the lock and discover the life of your dreams.

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The Parallel Mind series of books are written for creative individuals who are on a path of personal development through their art. The first book, Parallel Mind, The Art of Creativity introduced the concepts of “pure” v.s. “applied” creativity.

Pure creativity is that which is created for the pure joy of creative activity, without material or practical concerns or goals. Applied creativity is the application of creative thought to a defined goal or purpose. Most artforms and pure science fall under the first term. Pure creativity is the subject of the first books in the series.Watch for future books on applied creativity

Books on pure creativity:

Parallel Mind, The Art of Creativity

Pocket Parallel Mind, 365 Days of Creative Inspiration in Your Pocket

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BOOK REVIEWS

Creative Analysis and Synthesis
One reason why I really like this book on creativity is the structure of words and ideas Aliyah Marr constructs her writing in. She has an unusual voice and a style of expressing difficult ideas which keeps the reader engrossed from the beginning with the flow of concepts. This is what good fiction writers do essentially as compelling storytellers. In Parallel Mind she does the same with non-fiction.

This is not easy when you are not, for example, writing a biography or a travel or cook book. The themes in Parallel Mind are hard to conceptualise as a compelling narrative but Aliyah synthesises it really well – it has kept my interest throughout, in a topic area which normally I would rarely read. In particular I like the continuous sprinkling, amongst the text, of academic references, quotes and links to science, maths and other hard concepts – I don’t know how she found her references and quotes but it is impressive – Aliyah has a broad and discerning intellect on a wide area of interrelated creativity themes. Overall an enjoyable read and highly recommended.

I think Aliyah should think about writing some creativity fiction in due course – adapting the same style but weaving in suspense and romance – and maybe some science and mathematics too! — Roy Baldwin, Creative Gateway, Achilles Publishing

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A Saavy Marriage Counselor for the Feuding Right and Left Brain
Parallel Mind is not about self-help–it’s about self determination. It is immediately appealing as a motivational guide because it does what few self-help books even attempt: it treats the reader as if they had a brain.

A right and left brain, to be more precise.

According to author and artist Aliyah Marr, the two halves don’t always make a whole. They seem to have conflicting agendas.

“The right brain–intuitive, holistic, and none verbal–is analogous to our definition of the inner child. The left brain–rational,linear and verbal…is the adult persona.” As long as the right and left brain bicker for dominance, we’re a cat chasing our own tail. Albert Einstein would seem to agree:”The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind the faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.”

Through specific exercises and provocative insight, this accomplished artist/author empowers us to open up the dialogue between adult and child, left and right. With the kind of mathematical surprise that would have delighted Einstein, she helps us discover that when the two halves work in tandem, one half plus one half equals infinity, and our capacity for problem solving becomes limitless, and, more to the point of this unique guide, joyful!

Aliyah Marr has her own “E=Mc2″ equation, and it is this: “Vision + Passion= Manifestation.” For those with a vague awareness that something is missing in their lives, she makes a compelling case in this nutritious read that personal change is possible, and the rewards immeasurable, that joy and abundance is a nano-second away.

This ain’t for couch potatoes, but Ms Marr isn’t asking you to get to work–she’s inviting you to come out and play. “Creativity is play with purpose.” Who wouldn’t want to join her? — Thornton Sully, Editor-in-Chief, A Word With You Press

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Great reminders about Being Creative
Aliyah shares some great universal wisdom–and in a nice, useable sequence–about how to recognize, enter, and work with the creative mind. She gives us some good reminders about the characteristics of creativity, as well as a synthesis of many threads of ideas that pertain to the creative life. — Penney Peirce, author of Frequency: The Power of Personal Vibration and The Intuitive Way: The Definitive Guide to Increasing Your Awareness

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Getting Into the Flow
Aliyah Marr’s book goes directly to the heart of the creative experience. She leads the reader to the boundry of un patterned and habitual thought – pure creativity. Aliyah explores many of the different roads and perspectives to inspire your most creative self into being. — P. Avedisian

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Fantastic Expose on Creativity
Every individual needs a dose of this book. Creativity is the heart and soul of existence and Aliyah expertly explains this concept so that you fully understand and can absorb the message. Creativity is for everyone no matter what you do, who you are or where you dare to tread. — Julie Gengo

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This book has a beautiful voice…
It is encouraging, gentle, and kind. It speaks to you like a good friend. It’s about opening your mind to become the creative person that exists in each of us.

So, instead of providing a catalog of quick techniques, this book goes deeper into the heart of creativity. It goes into the fundamental mind-set that drives creativity. Once you master this, then you can use the tools like an artist. And yes, the book also provides techniques.

But the real value is in the profound wisdom about how people unfold into being creative. I found this to be one of those rare books that deserves to be kept and cherished. I strongly recommend this book. It belongs in any personal library. — Steve Kaye, IAF Certified Professional Facilitator, www.stevekaye.com

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It Takes You to the Next Level
This book moves beyond ideas and concepts found in other self-help books. In a refreshing way, the author presents steps for you to take to unlock the joy you were born with and should be feeling every day. Essentially she’s saying; if you aren’t happy you can train yourself to fix that, you were born with all the tools you need, now its time to unlock your potential. By using creativity you can unlock and discover abundance in all the good things life has to offer. — Mark N.

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Fundamental text on creativity
Aliyah Marr has clearly and eloquently tackled the subject of creativity. I am particularly impressed with her understanding of attention and its fundamental role in the creative process. Her book will serve as a fundamental text in the field of creativity. — Les Fehmi, Ph.D., The Open-Focus Brain

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An enlightened, engaging and provocative look at how to blend creativity and personal pursuits for a truly fulfilling life. Must reading. — David Heenan, Flight Capital and Double Lives

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When you make a living from your ideas…
you tend to forget about things like fun. Parallel Mind is a practical, poetic, and playful reminder. Even those of us in the creative professions need to remember to have fun and play; it can restore the very soul. — Bernie DeKoven, The Well-Played Game

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Pure Alchemy
As the founder of Alchemists International, my work has shown me that the most valuable element for any transformation is creativity. Parallel Mind, The Art of Creativity shows how anyone can transmute ordinary
thoughts into the gold of pure creative action. — Jeffrey S. Edwards, Organizational Alchemist, Alchemists Intl

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In the magic play of personal development…
Aliyah Marr teaches us how to fully embrace our deepest desires and dreams. Parallel Mind is a sure guide. Read it and you will grow. — Marc Zegans, creative development advisor, Pillow Talk, and Night Work

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Practical Tool for Success
Packed with actionable insights and precise tools for breaking through self-imposed limitations and barriers, Parallel Mind is more than a book, it is a foundation for success and inspiration. — Stephen Sorkin, Co-author, Aha Performance: Building & Managing a Self Motivated Workforce

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Invaluable Information
As a marketer and creator of the Book Yourself Solid(tm) system, I know the value of creative thinking; it can make or break a business. Parallel Mind contains invaluable information on how to release the mental and emotional blocks that most of us encounter in creating a new business and in marketing ourselves. Highly recommended. — Michael Port, Book Yourself Solid, and Beyond Booked Solid

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Reference Guide to Creativity
As a life coach with a focus on developing self-awareness I found Parallel Mind a fascinating read. Aliyah Marr demonstrates how developing one’s own creativity can help anyone, from artist to entrepreneur, change their lives. Aliyah presents a compelling argument for the value of creative consciousness; showing how you can use tools from the arts to shift your thinking through the power of self-understanding and love. She inspires you to be in your highest creative self at all times. This book is an incomparable reference guide; keep it in your back pocket until the changes that she endorses become part of you like a pair of your favorite jeans! — Michael A. Nitti, Executive Life Coach, The Trophy Effect

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A Magic Carpet for the Creative Master
With a masterful blend of science, metaphors, wisdom, quotes, and storytelling skill Aliyah Marr brings the magic carpet of creativity to life. With this book we can become the creative masters of our lives. — Sharon Lund, Author & International Speaker, The Integrated Being: Techniques to Heal the Mind-Body-Spirit

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A Unique Look at Creative Development
Aliyah Marr’s book provides a unique look into the development of creativity. The wide variety of ideas and approaches to creating provide something for everyone to ponder. In addition to her views, relevant quotes from artists, philosophers and others offer much food for thought. — Bruce Wands, Art of the Digital Age and Digital Creativity

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New Ways to Look at Old Problems
As a person with autism, my visual thinking mind finds unexpected associations that help me invent new ideas. Parallel Mind will give you lots of new ways to look at old problems. — Temple Grandin, Thinking in Pictures

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This book is about the life-changing power of the creative spirit…
but it will also be relevant to those who primarily work with their left brain. As Aliyah shows, we all have deep reserves of creativity that we can draw upon to transform not only the way we interact with the world around us, but also the very thoughts and emotions that determine our reality. Aliyah Marr’s ideas are provocative, even challenging, but she presents them in vivid, accessible arguments supported by an eclectic assortment of quotations from philosophers, artists, scientists, and other famous figures. Parallel Mind contains the rare gift of a new, necessary angle on contemporary life. — Benjamin Kessler, playwright & managing editor of Graphics.com magazine

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$7.99 Ebook
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