If there was a map that showed your strengths and described in detail how to capitalize on them to create success and happiness, would you want it? For over twenty-five years Amanda Owen has been interpreting that map, the astrological birth chart, helping people to create the life they want.

Amanda is passionate about educating the public about astrology and its modern-day application to peoples’ lives. Her astrological studies began in 1974 and she has maintained a private practice serving an international clientele since 1985. Amanda is the author of Lucky Stars: Use Astrology to Get the Scoop on Life, Love and Friendship (Three Rivers Press, 2001), countless articles and is currently a featured writer for the world’s largest astrology website www.astrology.com.

She is the author of the forthcoming book The Power of Receiving: A Revolutionary Approach to Giving Yourself the Life You Want and Deserve (Tarcher/Penguin December 23, 2010).  Her websites are www.amandaowen.com and www.thepowerofreceiving.com. She has two blogs, an astrology blog www.amandaastrology.blogspot.com and Sand Painting My Life One Day at a Time www.sandpaintingmylife.blogspot.com where she posts her photographs accompanied by inspiring quotes.