The Way of StoryElephants & Perspective
The gift of Art rests in the artist’s perspective. – Catherine Ann Jones Dinner with Violette Verdy, just returned from a NY City Ballet Tour of Russia & Poland, also Paris. At the Opera de’Paris, Violette danced Giselle to raves! I mentioned seeing our friend, Madeline Malraux, who played Stravinsky’s Circus Polka at her […]
The worst of times
“What have we done to our children that such indifference is possible? A total disconnection between the act and the human terror and despair involved? May Sarton (1912-1995) I am more and more convinced that in the life of civilizations as in the lives of individuals too much matter that cannot be digested, too much […]
Resolutions for the Soul in 2023
Catherine Ann Jones Krotona Institute in Ojai Saturday Workshop (Live & via Zoom) Free! Resolutions for the Soul January 7 (Donation only) 1/7/2023 Saturday 3 – 4:30 pm PST Thank God our time is now when wrong comes up to face us everywhere, Never to leave us till we take the […]
Surviving the Pandemic
As long as we are waiting, we are not living. Apart from my writing (books, plays, movies) and teaching writing, I have for 45 years been a psychic reader. During the pandemic, I found many clients (from the U.S. to countries abroad) who had phone readings, were at turning points in their lives, as […]
Perspective in Writing
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands in the way… As a man is, so he sees.” William Blake (November 28, 1757–August 12, 1827) – age 70 For writers, perhaps the most important element is his/her perspective or POV as we […]
2022 Remaining Workshops with Catherine Ann Jones
Remaining Schedule for 2022 Oct 6,13,20,27 (Thursdays, 6:30pm) Ojai, CA: Discovering the Sacred in Film schoolinfo@krotonainstitute.org Oct 10 continuing: FREE! Online Article Title: The Elixir of Creativity: Memoirs and Healing the Self with Catherine Ann Jones Article Link: https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Elixir-of-Creativity–Applied-Arts_Arts_Arts-Musicals_Arts-Theater-Theatre-221010-536.html Oct 17-21: FREE! You’re invited to join the Empaths, Sensitives & Intuitives Dec 3 (Sat) Palm Springs, CA. Palm […]
What Story Are You Living? in Sequoia National Park June 16-19
What Story Are You Living? June 16-19 at Sequoia National Park farhorizons.org What Story Are You Living? is a workshop for both writers and non-writers guided by award-winning playwright, screenwriter, & author, Catherine Ann Jones. This workshop was developed at the Esalen Institute and inspired her award-winning book, “Heal Your Self with Writing is […]
Writing Consultations with award-winning author Catherine Ann Jones
“People without hope do not write books.” – Margaret Atwood “It is my feeling that some stories already exist in the ether, and my job is simply to bring them down to the gross level. The best times are when I seem to disappear altogether and the story writes itself. It passes through […]
Upcoming ZOOM workshops with Catherine Ann Jones
Schedule for 2022 Jan 8: Resolutions for the Soul, KrotonaInstitute.org (Free) Jan 15: ZOOM. NYC. Creating Memoir: Self-Discovery in Writing Your Story. $65 To register: https://vawaa.com/online/crafting-memoir-the-self-discovery-of-writing-your-story Feb 8-11 (Mornings): Ojai, CA. Zoom. What Story Are You Living? To register online Google Programs – Krotona Institute of Theosophy Jan […]
Time to write? 2022 Schedule
Memoirs published in 2021 Available on Amazon.com People without hope do not write books! – Margaret Atwood […]