The Dark Side Studio’s Book Club 2025
Gather online with a small group as we discover how daily journaling can inspire and broaden your creative practice.
The Book of Alchemy:
A guide to the art of journaling—and a meditation on the central questions of life.
How the Book Club works:
Starting Tuesday, September 9 from 6-7 pm ET, we’ll gather weekly online in Zoom to chat and share our thoughts on The Book of Alchemy, the essays and prompts, as well as our personal thoughts and discoveries.
What do I need to join?
You’ll need:
- a copy of The Book of Alchemy: A Creative Practice for an Inspired Life. The audio book is also available on Spotify Premium and other apps.
- internet and the Zoom app.
- time to read a daily essay from the book (they are short), and write a daily journal entry based on the daily prompt from the book.
There is no fee to join the Book Club.
The Book Club Zoom sessions will not be recorded.
If you’re curious about this book and this practice, join!
If you’re curious but unsure about whether or not it’s for you, join and see!
If you’re curious but not sure whether you’ll make it to the end, join and see!
If you’re curious, join.
Not totally sure what this book is all about? Check out this honest review.
”“The Book of Alchemy” is thoughtfully organized into ten chapters, each exploring a different aspect of the human experience:
On Beginning – Exploring how to start a journaling practice
On Memory – Using writing to process and preserve memories
On Fear – Confronting anxieties through creative expression
On Seeing – Developing attention and presence
On Love – Exploring connections with self and others
On the Body – Writing about physical experiences and limitations
On Rebuilding – Finding ways forward after loss or change
On Ego – Examining self-perception and letting go
On Purpose – Discovering meaning and direction
On Alchemy – Transforming difficulty into creativity
Each chapter begins with Jaouad’s personal reflections before transitioning to ten essays from contributors, each paired with a writing prompt. This structure creates a rhythm that feels both grounding and expansive—we hear Jaouad’s voice establishing context, then the chorus of other voices exploring various facets of the theme, all seamlessly connected by Jaouad’s curatorial sensibility.”
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