Mark Matousek is a bestselling author, teacher, and speaker whose work focuses on personal awakening and creative excellence through transformational writing and self-inquiry. He brings over three decades of experience as a memoirist, editor, interviewer, survivor, activist, and spiritual seeker to his penetrating and thought-provoking work with students. His workshops, classes, and mentoring have inspired thousands of people around the world to reach their artistic and spiritual goals.
In his books and teaching, Mark guides you through an original process of self-examination called Writing To Awaken. This transformative method uses writing as a tool for insight, innovation, and clarity of purpose. Mark teaches that, “When you tell the truth, your story changes. When your story changes, your life is transformed.” His work is accessible to non-writers as well as those with writing experience. Scientific studies reveal that expressive writing has remarkable physical and psychological benefits. Writing to Awaken is a powerful, uniquely direct path to revealing the w •
Sex, Death, Enlightenment: A True Story
March 9, 2012
Mark Matousek describes his earlier self as "a little crazy, not clinically, just overintense, compulsive, prone to a variety of erotic addictions and narcissistic mood swings - euphoria to despair in three seconds flat". In this memoir, he describes his journey back, through a most unlikely route. It is the time when the scourge of AIDs was something new, and not yet well managed. Matousek is rescued from what seemed a path of inevitable self-destruction, and rises to giddy heights working for Andy Warhol, who is not only "the most famous artist in the world", but whom he also describes as "the grand vizier of meaninglessness". Eventually he gives up the fame and fortune, running off, with his latest lover, to India, skeptical, but in search of meaning and enlightenment. The path is a rocky one, with many apparent dead ends. En route, he must confront many demons, himself and his family included. But he is resilient and honest, with himself and with his readers. You'll want to finish this book all at once.
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When you tell the truth, your story changes. When your story changes, your life is transformed.
“Mark Matousek is a wise and caring guide. He opens the craft of writing as a way to dive into the art of self-reflection.”
~Mark Nepo
“Brave, beautiful, and brilliantly observed.”
(Starred Review)
“Mark is a masterful and loving guide.”
~Tara Brach
“One of the most generous-spirited presenters I have worked with anywhere.”
~Orianne Lee Johnston
“Your creative life will never be the same!”
~Mickaela Grace
Explore your creativity and spiritual life with Mark’s series of Self-Study Courses. With an array of topics that deepen insight, improve your craft, and foster personal development, these courses enable writers of all levels to hone their authentic voice using the Writing To Awaken method.
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