Awakening Creativity: A Sacred Journey to Reclaim Your Inner Artist

by Carrie Schmitt

This inspirational and transformational guide invites readers on a sacred pilgrimage to connect with their inner creativity. Each chapter focuses on the lessons of a different creative “temple.” Readers will learn to embrace and heal their relationship with creativity through reflections and exercises throughout.
 
Do you hear the call to creativity? Some of us yearn to paint, draw, sculpt, sing, or dance but won’t try for fear of failing. Others were once artists but stopped creating after their work was shamed by others, which caused a creativity wound.
 
In Awakening Creativity, author, artist, and creativity coach Carrie Schmitt invites you on a sacred pilgrimage to heal your wounds and unlock your creative potential. In each chapter, you will travel to a different “temple,” exploring a creative theme through stories of famous artists and spiritual traditions from around the world. Every stop on your journey includes exercises and reflections designed to deepen your connection with your inner artist. As you travel, you will create your own guidebook, which will become a treasured collection of devotional readings, blessings, artwork, and the revelations you experience along the way.
 
Many of us have at some time or another said, “I’m just not that creative.” Schmitt fervently believes that this is not true. There is a creative spirit in everyone, just waiting to be acknowledged. With Awakening Creativity, you can learn to embrace yours.

216 pages, Paperback

Published October 14, 2025

Reviews

[Nicole Schmuecker hosier · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has a really great concept about creativity being something that is inside of all of us that we just need to get in touch with instead of a performance. It is something deeply spiritual and healing that everyone can use more as a tool in their own journey.

[Sunshine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awakening Creativity was so much more than I expected. So many pictures of thoughts, painted by a brilliant wielded of language! She starts by throwing paint on the pages, “Creativity is not within me,but me swimming inside the current…teeming with life…awaiting the moment for Creativity to emerge into the light.”
The entire book spoke to me of being in tune with the Creator, as we embrace,surrender to, and trust Creativity.
I love how this book beckons us to reconnect, renew, create space and time, intentionally, with Creativity and in turn the Creator.
Each chapter comes with exercises to guide you into inviting Creativity into your space. My favorites were the Love Letters and the Herb Tea rituals. Don’t skip over these fun and intimate times!
I hope you enjoy this book as much as I did!

[Regenia Spoerndle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Author/ Artist Carrie Schmitt tells us, “Our creativity is designed to help us in these inevitable moments when we need to pivot and recalibrate”. Her soon to release book, Awakening Creativity is filled with quiet reflection, inspiration and practical activities readers can use to develop and nurture their own creative experiences. Written under the premise that a creative spirit resides in every person, Schmitt’s approach is both inspirational, spiritual and completely refreshing. Weary from the world? Read through her book solo or with a group of friends. It is designed to guide the reader wanting to embrace their creative spirits to their fullest.

I received an advance copy of this book to help with this review.

[Karen McClung · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed reading and listening to “AWAKENING CREATIVITY.” The audiobook is pure joy and reminds us that we are all artists/creators. It is so relaxing and inspiring. The first chapter “Temple of Darkness” reminds us how creativity can pull us out of our darkest moments. Put aside stressors and let your body tell you what to create. There are all different kinds of “art.” And there is no hurry because it’s the process that counts. I have found myself looking into Carrie Schmitt and her website more thoroughly. I bought a journal and some paints and am going to try out some landscapes and flowers. I may even take one of her classes.

Read an ARC but also bought the book and audiobook

[Beth Godwin · Rating 4 out of 5]

As I’ve begun reading the first few chapters of an advance copy of Carrie’s newest book Awakening Creativity, I've found myself feeling more & more "Creative" I've never thought of myself as a "creative" type, but this proves that I and anyone can be if we just search deep inside ourselves! I love the way it is set up, in an easy-to-follow format and a simple way to channel and document our creative side!

[Heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

Helps give suggestions to awaken creativity!

[Aimee Meddock · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was an inspiring read with an intuitive approach to finding your inner artist. A great guide to helping uncover what’s holding you back from a creative life!

[Sherri Jutz · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’ve enjoyed reading an advanced copy of Carrie’s newest book Awakening Creativity. It’s instilling a continuing and deeper connection to trusting my creative intuition. An excitement and comfort that reaches beyond art supplies to my everyday connections. Awakening Creativity is a welcome complement to my personal experience of growth being a part of Carrie’s Flower Painting Club and delight filled as her previous books.

[Claudia_2000 · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Carrie’s whole philosophy and approach to making art. In this book she shows you how to reclaim that simple joy you had as a child making art out of nothing or playing with paints and glue and glitter. This is such a powerful new approach to creativity. Her passion for creativity will give you new energy and inspire you.