Have a question?  Ask Amy! I have just embarked upon a new experiment — a new blog, Ask Amy. It is a place where people can ask me questions and I can answer in a way that can be shared not only with them, but with others. Ever since my first book, Impossible Cure, appeared…

Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, That saved a wretch like me. I once was lost but now am found, Was blind, but now I see. I never really had any idea what “grace” meant until a couple of years ago. I had always thought it was a Christian concept, and I just didn’t relate…

Over the summer, I continued my reading about Hawaiian shamanistic beliefs, and in particular, the work of Max Freedom Long. As discussed in previous articles (October 2012, May 2013, November 2013, May 2014), Long was an American who came to the Hawaiian islands in the early 1900s and made it his life’s work to record…

I admit it: I’ve always been a driven, goal-oriented person. That’s what modern society molds all of us to be, and in general, I have always been good at fitting that mold. For most of my life, my goals have always been clear and I found it quite natural and fulfilling to pursue them. I…

Summertime! (at least here in the Northern Hemisphere…) Time to get away from the same old routine, sit outside, and just muse a bit. Since I want to practice what I preach, I’m doing the same and not writing a new feature article this month (though I do have an important one planned for September!)…

One of the biggest mental and physical health problems that people face is stress. And one of the biggest causal factors for stress is a feeling that one has no control over life circumstances. It could be a significant stressor — financial loss, the collapse of a relationship, or even the death of a loved…

Active Consciousness Receives Amazing Endorsement! Check out this article that recently appeared on a popular blog site, www.huge-relief-fast.com. It describes Active Consciousness as one of the Top 5 Books That Will Change How You Think!! And don’t forget: If you love Active Consciousness too, please do write a review on Amazon and/or Goodreads.

Early in May, my husband Steve and I took a short vacation to Sedona, Arizona — an amazingly beautiful place surrounded by otherworldly and spiritually inspiring rock formations. (Luckily, we were there before a forest fire hit nearby only a week or two later.) On our first morning in Sedona, we arrived late to the…

In past articles (5/13, 10/12), I have discussed the valuable teaching of the Hawaiian shamans or kahunas. Recently, I have expanded my studies on this subject and have been struck by how well this system of knowledge and wisdom aligns with the information I put forth in my book Active Consciousness. One book that I…

My husband Steve and I just recently returned from a trip to Sydney Australia, where we visited with our son Izaak. Izaak walks two miles each way to work each day, and he had us walking great distances in Sydney too. Indeed, we noticed that almost everyone there walks to where they need to go…