<p>In her previous books, <i>Oriah Mountain Dreamer</i> has challenged readers to live with passion and honesty, to embrace the true, fallible, human self. <i>What We Ache For</i> is a moving and eloquent call to delve deeply into our creative selves, to do our creative work, and offer it to the world.</p> <p>The creative process is essential to human nature. It is as essential as spirituality and sexuality, and in fact all three are deeply intertwined. <i>What We Ache For</i> is a practical book allowing readers to embrace the urgency and necessity of their creativity, whatever their medium -- writing, painting, sculpture, dance, music, or film. As Oriah says, "Doing creative work allows us to follow the thread of what we ache for into a deeper life, offering us a way to cultivate a life of making love to the world."</p> <p>Following Oriah through this journey in such chapters as "The Seduction of the Artist," "Learning to See," and "Risk and Sacrifice," <i>What We Ache For</i> challenges and inspires readers to fully embrace their artistic selves as a way of forging a path of spiritual unfolding.</p>