Judith Schutz
I am an academic editor, energy healer, sailor, meditator, and martial artist, though not necessarily in that order. I have been making my way through life by way of serial obsessions; at any given point one obsession or another takes over my days. So it wasn't enough to do karate -- I had to get a third degree black belt; and it wasn't enough to race sailboats -- I had to become a live-aboard. My current obsession is consciousness. I believe that we are on the tipping point of a revolution in human consciousness, having come to the next stage of our evolution, which will see us using our brains in whole new ways, not to get Ferraris and houses with white picket fences, as The Secret and its ilk would have you believe, but to make our world a better place for all.
I can write with authority on energy healing, having practiced it for 11 years; on karate, with 14 years of training under my 3rd-degree black-belt; on sailing, as I've been a sailor for 19 years and a live-aboard for 10; on academic writing and editing, as I've been an academic editor since 1986. I can muse on happiness, because I've been seeking it for most of my life, and I can write about movies because I have a thorough liberal education and an inquisitive brain. And I have been cooking since I was 7.
Latest Articles
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Anita Moorjani, "Dying to Be Me" – a review
Anita Moorjani had grade 4b lymphoma, and doctors told her husband she would die within hours. Instead she was cured of her cancer. This book is her story.
Feb 18, 2012
- Judith Schutz
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The Great Extraterrestrial Debate
Where is ET? Why haven't we made contact yet? An astrophysicist is willing to bet a cup of coffee that we will find extraterrestrial life in a few decades.
Mar 5, 2011
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Take Two Placebos and Call Your Energy Healer in the Morning?
Our perception of how we heal is rapidly changing and may lead to cheaper and less invasive healthcare in the future
Feb 21, 2011
- Judith Schutz
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Purple Oatmeal: A Breakfast for Champions!
Turn your oatmeal into a "superfood" with a few mega-nutritious additions.
Feb 10, 2011
- Judith Schutz
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Status Anxiety: The Stress of Keeping Up with the Joneses
Modern life, aptly described as a rat race, is increasingly dominated by status anxiety, the fear of not being able to "keep up with the Joneses".
Feb 5, 2011
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The Misogyny of Perfection: A Commentary on "Black Swan"
Aronofsky's movie "Black Swan" brings into sharp relief society's expectations of perfection in women and the price they pay for trying to attain it.
Jan 31, 2011
- Judith Schutz
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Researching Your College or University Level History Essay
Here are some useful tips on how to research your college or university level history essay from a history graduate and academic editor.
Jan 28, 2011
- Judith Schutz
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Three Approaches to Happiness
Can one attain lasting happiness? How? But wait -- are these even the right questions to ask?
Jan 26, 2011
- Judith Schutz
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Tales from the Live-Aboard Files
Loners, adventurers, and trans-Atlantic dreamers: if you are a live-aboard, you are likely to meet your share of eccentrics -- and you may even be one.
Jan 24, 2011
- Judith Schutz
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Dr. Bill Bengston and "Faithless Healing"
Is faith necessary for anomalous healing? One skeptic and energy healing researcher says no.
Jan 23, 2011
- Judith Schutz
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