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Odyle Knight is a woman of many talents. She was born in Greece and moved to Sydney, AU when she was two years old. Her parents are survivors of the Holocaust and gave her a very strong sense of self and survival.

She has degrees in Psychology, Astrology, History and Geography. She was a teacher in History and Social Sciences as well as a School Counselor in inner cities schools then rural areas of New South Wales, AU.

She also worked in an animal reserve in Nepal which today is her favorite experience, she has a love of all animals. She has traveled the world that includes Europe, Asia and North America.

Odyle has given lectures and conducted workshops at spiritual centers throughout the world, including the Spiritual Society of Great Britain, The Rosicrucians and the Theosophical Society in Sydney, and the Anand Krishna Centre in Bali.

While living in Sydney and after an especially stressful period in her life, she decided she needed a vacation and on a whim got on a plane headed for Bali. She spent a rather long vacation there, 20 years. She fell in love with the islands and a man that would change her life forever.

It was in Bali that she was married to Balinese High Priest and learned a world that only a few ever get to see. During her 20 years there she sat shoulder to shoulder with some of Indonesia’s most prominent leaders and Royal families. She was the only woman in the world to be allowed to sit in on advisory meetings with these prominent people as it was a world of men only.

She tells the story of her life journey in her two books, Bali Moon in 1999 which is now in its 3rd Edition. When the first edition sold out, one book broke all records by selling on Amazon for an incredible price of $600.00.

In 2008 she wrote the sequel, Bali Magic, Reflections of a Reluctant Psychic. It was equally well received as Bali Moon. Both of these books are riveting true stories of her life and extraordinary experiences while discovering her own true gifts.

Her 3rd book in the trilogy of Bali, Bali Hai-A Woman’s Journey will be published  January 2012 in conjunction with the  Spiritual Odyssey Cruise, a 11 night cruise and work shop in meditation, spiritual awareness and a Eat, Pray, Love journey ending with 3 days in Bali with a healing tour.

Her fourth book Hippos Eat Grass-Busting the Fat Myth is about her struggles with the most common of issues known to woman kind-weight. While threw many of her experiences in the jungles of Indonesia she had a light bulb moment while trapped in tent while a rather voracious Rhino was outside eating grass all night. She wondered why these huge animals, hippos, elephants and giraffes sustain themselves on grass.

In her new book she demonstrates that the animal kingdom does not discriminate against larger animals. So why should humans with weight issues be discriminated against and looked down on as more is less than.

Throughout this witty, insightful and inspirational book Ms. Knight demonstrates that people come in all shapes and sizes. Everyone was not meant to be the same size. Our size and shape are determined by our genes and astrology. Her message is we are all who we are meant to be, big, small or in between. We are created equal and should be treated as such, regardless of size.

The popularity of Odyle Knight’s writings has in large part been due to her ability to write about the many experiences of life with a vivid and engaging style that absorbs the reader. Her unique wit and humor along with her common sense views make her relatable to all types of readers.

Odyle now resides in Sydney and is a practicing Astrologist and just enjoying life as it should be, one day at a time.

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