title: God Is No Laughing Matter: Observations and Objections on the Spiritual Path
author:  Julia Cameron 
description: Ever since she wrote <I><a href="/exec/obidos/ASIN/0874776945/${0}">The Artist's Way</a></I> Julia Cameron has championed the belief that creativity is a spiritual act and even a birthright. If readers ever feel that their creativity is blocked she has always suggested that they look inward for inspiration and guidance. She explains, "All of the tools that I teach are the tools of inner listening.... When people tune in that way, they not only hear their own personality; they also hear a higher octave of guidance."
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  **CONTENTS**
  
  [ _Title Page_](Chop_9780307450012_epub_tp_r1.htm)
  
  [ _Dedication_](Chop_9780307450012_epub_ded_r1.htm)
  
  [ _Foreword by Mike Myers_](Chop_9780307450012_epub_frw_r1.htm)
  
  [Why Is God Laughing?](Chop_9780307450012_epub_p01_r1.htm)
  
  [Chapter 1](Chop_9780307450012_epub_c01_r1.htm)
  
  [Chapter 2](Chop_9780307450012_epub_c02_r1.htm)
  
  [Chapter 3](Chop_9780307450012_epub_c03_r1.htm)
  
  [Chapter 4](Chop_9780307450012_epub_c04_r1.htm)
  
  [Chapter 5](Chop_9780307450012_epub_c05_r1.htm)
  
  [Chapter 6](Chop_9780307450012_epub_c06_r1.htm)
  
  [Chapter 7](Chop_9780307450012_epub_c07_r1.htm)
  
  [Epilogue](Chop_9780307450012_epub_c08_r1.htm)
  
  [The Path to Joy: Ten Principles of Spiritual
  Optimism](Chop_9780307450012_epub_c09_r1.htm)
  
  [1\. The healthiest response to life is
  laughter.](Chop_9780307450012_epub_c09_r1.htm#c09s01.01)
  
  [2\. There i