We recently connected with Amy Baldis and have shared our conversation below.

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

My name is Amy Cathryn Baldis, and I’m a psychic medium, Reiki Master, Astrologer, Shaman, and Fine Artist. I initially went to school for a BFA in fine art with a concentration in Graphic Design, but eventually, through a series of dead ends, realized that wasn’t something I was passionate about. It was then that I realized my true calling was being a psychic. I have always been an artist and have been passionate about creativity (just not design). I am a graduate of the Sandy Anastasi System of Psychic Development, and I offer psychic readings as well as astrology readings. I also enjoy painting spiritually-themed watercolors and offer prints as well as merchandise and original works on my website at amycathryn.com. I’ve always been both a creative and an intuitive. It is my belief that creativity and intuition come from the same place. That they’re intertwined. That’s why I often let my intuition guide me in the creative process.

My style is influenced by Japanese wood block prints, the Art Nouveau movement, and professional illustrators such as Yoshitaka Amano and Arthur Rackham. I received my BFA in Fine Art from the University of Montevallo in Montevallo, Alabama.

We often hear about learning lessons – but just as important is unlearning lessons. Have you ever had to unlearn a lesson?

A lesson I had to unlearn was about the definition of “success”. Success used to mean wealth to me. Now it means peace. I found that my drive for success stemmed from my childhood trauma and growing up in a lower-middle-class household with emotionally (and financially) immature parents. I wanted to be the opposite of what they were. I wanted to be “successful” — no matter what. What I didn’t realize was that because of my distorted priorities, I missed out on life. I worked myself to the bone, sacrificed my mental health, and suffered burnout all for an ambiguous goalpost of “success” that would always keep moving. That path was never going to lead to happiness.
I have since realized my definition of “success” and motivation for achieving it was based on fear. I was afraid of becoming my parents. I was killing myself for a goal I was never going to achieve when what I needed to do was work to heal my childhood wounds.
When I finally dared to put down graphic design as a career, I also put down my old definitions for success. It was through therapy, inner work, and self-awareness that I came to realize what I ultimately wanted was peace. That’s what we all want: peace of mind. We think that money, winning the lottery, or “making it big” is what leads to that peace — but it’s not. Peace is found within, not in a bank account.
So now I do what I enjoy, because that is a form of being present. And when I’m present, I’m at peace.

Do you think there is something that non-creatives might struggle to understand about your journey as a creative? Maybe you can shed some light?

Creativity is a skill, not a gift. The same goes for intuition. Everyone has an artist inside of them, and everyone is a psychic medium. The problem is that we are taught to fear failure, and many allow that fear to override their willingness to be bad at something first in order to become good at it. The difference between someone who is an artist and someone who isn’t one is the willingness to fail.

Art is the process, not the result. Whether it’s doodling in the corner of a notebook, coloring in a coloring book, singing off-key to your favorite song on the radio while you’re driving in your car on the highway, or writing a silly little poem — in those moments, no matter how “imperfect” you think they are, you’re an artist.

Creativity is sacred, and in this age of letting AI do your thinking for you, the creative process is being threatened. Recent studies have shown that using Large Language Learning Models like Chat GPT has been proven to reduce grey matter in the brain. Don’t let the allure of convenience rob you of the sacredness of your creativity.

Your creativity and intuition come from the same place. I’ve never met a creative who wasn’t intuitive, and vice versa. The more you use it, the stronger it becomes. It is like a muscle, and it can atrophy if you don’t use it. Everyone is a psychic. Everyone is an artist. Yet so many people let their creativity fade due to fear or convenience, and I find that heartbreaking.

Contact Info:

• Website: amycathryn.com
• Instagram: http://instagram.com/theamycathryn
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theamycathryn
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amybaldis/
• Twitter: https://x.com/TheAmyCathryn

Image Credits
The portrait and candid shots are by Precise Pix Photography.