HEAD ON FIRE is not just a memoir. It’s a master class framed in text, on the art of pursuing one’s dreams through determination, hard work and skill. Moreover, it challenges every-day people at all stages of life, to engage in the wisdom of internal arts like, meditation, qigong and yoga, to discover pathways to deep understanding of self and one’s place in the universe.

Linda Dempster Singer/Songwriter

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“Head on Fire” by Andy James is a clarion call for modern times. The world currently faces many challenges: political instability, rapid technological change, and grave concerns about climate change. James draws on his near five decades of teaching experience to contend that change, both personal and collective, is not only possible but also urgently necessary to address them.. “Head on Fire” draws on influences both ancient and modern from the Buddha to Einstein to deliver its compelling message.

Jeff W, Goodreads review

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“Head on Fire” is a steely fist in a soft glove – a brutally honest, historically based global assessment of mankind’s existential threats, tempered with hope. It will give you courage to face uncertainty knowing that you, an ordinary person, can indeed do something right now to be a Light of change! Andy James writes about profound things in the context of everyday life and family circumstances which are easy to relate to.

Mimo, Goodreads review

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Andy James is a courageous person who has created his own path so his story and wisdom can help you. It is not easy and it is possible. His guidance is profound and accessible. Times are tough, confusing and uncertain. We do not need illusions and easy fixes, we need real, live, intelligent guidance from someone who has and is doing the hard work.

Donna Armstrong, Former Crown Attorney and Author

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I found your book recently (The Conscious I) and read it. There are few books which made a change in the way I look at the world. This book is one of them, besides, for example, Gurdjieff’s “Meeting Remarkable Men”. Thank you for your unconditional love to the world.

Oleg

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I’ve always admired the clarity and insight of The Conscious I. For me, it will always rank as a “life-changer.” 

Jeff

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If you simply want to savor an interesting, engaging, and inspiring true story, Head on Fire will not disappoint. Plus, it is SO much more than a “memoir”. Head on Fire is a steely fist in a soft glove – a brutally honest historically based global assessment of mankind’s existential threats, tempered with hope. It will give you the courage to face uncertainty knowing that you, an ordinary person, can indeed do something right now! and now! and now! to be a light of change. Don’t be scared off by terms like “Vipassana insight meditation” – Author Andy James makes good on his statement “I find the Buddha’s teachings straightforward and clear in explanation and immediately accessible through personal practice. It does not require money, equipment, prior knowledge, or belief, so it is open and available to all.”

Andy James writes about profound things in the context of everyday life and family circumstances which are easy to relate to. One quote that has stuck with me is deceptively simple: “I have long told my daughters and my students that it is not necessary to analyze yourself for possible problems just for the sake of it, because if something from the past is urgent enough, it will arise for your attention sooner or later, and that is the time to deal with it. In that way, you can meet whatever challenges life throws at you in each moment as you journey through life, without accumulating ever heavier burdens.”

Sister Georgene Wilson, OSF

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This is an easy read (The Conscious I). I cannot recommend this book highly enough. This can really turn things around for you”.

Bill Caroll, Radio Host

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I just finished your book Ageless Wisdom Spirituality. It is so fine. For more than 30 years, I have been saying, teaching, breathing Wisdom’s connecting consciousness. You are a master of this connecting of all of life and your insights are a gift

Sister Georgene Wilson, OSF