Celebrating 10 Years of The Mandala Guidebook
Welcome to The Creative Pilgrimage, a free online creative journey celebrating the tenth anniversary of The Mandala Guidebook.
Along the way, eight Pilgrim Pauses invite you to listen to Mandala Stories, follow drawing tutorials, explore your own creative practice, and gather with other soulful creatives.
There is no right way to travel this Pilgrimage. Begin where you are, follow your curiosity, and chart your own course.

The Pilgrim Guide is your companion for the journey.
It’s filled with everything you need to get oriented, start your Field Journal, collect your first Pilgrim Stamp, and begin exploring.
Inside you’ll find:
- Your Pilgrim Map
- 3 Easy Steps to Start Your Field Journal
- An Introduction to the Mandala Stories
- Your First Pilgrim Stamp
- Venus Rose Mandala Template
How to get the Pilgrim Guide.
When you subscribe, you’ll receive the Pilgrim Guide and access to the free Resource Library.
If you are already subscribed,
fill in the form above and you’ll be taken to a page with a link to the Resource Library.
New to the Pilgrimage?
These short videos will help you get oriented. Start with the Welcome, then explore whatever you’re curious about.
Welcome to the Pilgrimage
Start here for a quick introduction to the journey and what’s coming up!
Run Time: 4:13
💬 What are you most excited about this Pilgrimage?
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The Power of the Pause
Discover how a much-needed pause, a journey through Ireland, and a ten-year mandala practice inspired the Creative Pilgrimage.
Run Time: 10:52
💬 What is your WHY for starting the Creative Pilgrimage?
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What is a Pilgrim Pause?
Discover what you’ll find at each Pilgrim Pause and how you can explore the journey at your own pace.
Run Time: 7:13
💬 Which part of the Pilgrim Pauses are you most curious to explore?
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Venus Star Point
Begin the journey with a creative intention ritual inspired by the Venus Star Point in Scorpio. Tune into your guiding desire and color a Venus Rose mandala. This is a soulful and creative way to begin the Creative Pilgrimage.
Run Time: 11:05
💬 Did you see the hummingbird?
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How to Start Your Field Journal
Take a peek inside my Field Journal and discover three easy ways to start collecting, experimenting, reflecting, and playing in yours.
Run Time: 21:00
💬 How will you get your Field Journal started?
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What are Pilgrim Stamps?
Meet the colorful markers of your journey and discover the story behind the very first Pilgrim Stamp: YES.
Run Time: 6:39
💬 Are you ready to say YES?
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Continue the Journey
Our first Pilgrim Pause begins soon. Return here as the journey unfolds and each new invitation is revealed. Subscribers of the True North Arts email list will get notified when each Pilgrim Pause releases. You’ll also get access to the free Resource Library. If you are already subscribed fill in the form and it will take you to a page with a link to the Resource Library.


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