In a deeply moving and spiritually charged episode of Inside Personal Growth, host Greg Voisen sits down with intuitive guide and author Jill Amy Sager to explore her life journey, her book, and her powerful connection with universal wisdom.
Jill is the author of Guidance from the Universe: Hopeful Messages for Everyday Challenges, a heart-centered book that blends spiritual insights, personal stories, and reflective questions to help readers navigate life’s emotional and energetic challenges. But Jill’s journey wasn’t always filled with clarity and confidence.
From Struggle to Spiritual Awakening
Born with a disability and raised in the Bronx, Jill spent much of her early life in and out of hospitals, battling low self-worth and depression. But it was the introduction of tarot in the 1970s that became the spark for her transformation.
“Tarot helped me feel seen for the first time. It’s really about knowing thyself,” she explains.
After receiving her first deck, Jill began a lifelong study of tarot, eventually developing her intuitive gifts and becoming a spiritual guide to others. She began channeling messages through automatic writing, receiving profound and loving guidance she calls “messages from the universe.”
Why Awareness Is Everything
A central theme of Jill’s work is self-awareness. In her view, true healing begins when we stop reacting and start observing ourselves with compassion and curiosity.
“Awareness is all,” she says. “When I’m one with me, I do better for myself—and for others.”
Jill shares a powerful story about practicing awareness during a moment of road rage. Instead of spiraling into anger, she took a breath, reflected, and chose compassion—reminding us that these micro-decisions define our emotional well-being.
Sitting with Suffering
One of the most impactful takeaways from the conversation is Jill’s advice on dealing with pain and discomfort. While many of us avoid emotional suffering, Jill urges us to sit with it—gently and intentionally.
“We’re already suffering. Sitting with it doesn’t make it worse—it gives it space to move.”
By practicing mindfulness and presence, we can create a sense of inner peace, even amid life’s chaos.
Letting Go, Surrender, and the Role of Love
Jill also discusses how attachment, fear, and control are major contributors to human suffering. Letting go of expectations—about love, success, or how life “should” go—can be the key to freedom.
Whether it’s fear of not being good enough or the impermanence of our physical existence, Jill says the answer she receives from the universe is always the same:
“Love. Every time I ask, the answer is love.”
Ready to Reconnect?
If you’re feeling stuck, lost, or disconnected from your path, Jill’s story is proof that transformation is possible. Her teachings encourage us to turn inward, ask better questions, and open up to the loving wisdom that’s already within us.
For more from Jill Amy Sager:
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Buy the Book: Guidance from the Universe: Hopeful Messages for Everyday Challenges
Let Jill’s words guide you back to a place of presence, love, and trust. As she says: “You can live at ease. It is a choice.”
You may also refer to the transcripts below for the full transcription (not edited) of the interview.
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