Childhood Experiences
The Signs Were There
The Real Training Begins!
Anne's Approach
Formal Education & Background

		Childhood Experiences
		Even as a child, I repeatedly asked in prayer how I could better serve God. Although my formal religious upbringing was liberal (i.e., Congregational church), my world always seemed to be filled with spiritual issues, religion, and metaphysical topics. My maternal grandmother was said to have read tea leaves, and I even remember playing with tarot cards with one of my brothers. My first love was astrology. I received my first astrological reading from a "Master Astrologer" at age 16, and I was astounded at how accurately she knew things about me, about things from my past and, in retrospect, how she was able to predict my future. I began studying astrology at that time, and I still find this subject endlessly fascinating. And it was the early death of my mother that got me interested in the subject of mediumship. But I have to attribute much of my interest in metaphysics to my paternal grandmother, Marian Brown Reith, who, in the 1930's, was trained by the famous psychologist Carl Jung in Zurich, Switzerland. She was one of the first practicing Jungian Analysts in the State of California. Jung was very interested in religion, astrology, and metaphysics, and my grandmother was very open to talking about these issues with me, which we would do for hours.

		The Signs Were There
		Now, when I look back at my childhood, I can see evidence of my psychic abilities that were unrecognized or were even viewed as "problems" by others. (So many of my students report that they are able to recognize past psychic experiences once they find out what psychic abilities actually entail!) For example, I was often described as "nervous" or having a "nervous stomach." However, it's interesting to note that I often had a "stomach ache" when something traumatic was about to happen in the family. Due to feeling sick, I was often at home when needed. I now see that this was a form of clairsentience or empathy, which is the ability to pick up on the emotions or energy of those around you. Additionally, I was often described as a "know-it-all" in school or as an "old soul." I now understand that these are often labels used to describe children who are "claircognizant" (i.e., the ability to know something but being unable to explain how this information is known). In the early 80's, my then-husband, Bob, asked if I'd ever heard of something called runes. I hadn't, and he said he suspected I might like them because they are believed to have Celtic origins (I have a strong Irish lineage). We bought a set and began to "play" with them at home. I quickly fell in love with them. I would "pull" a daily rune for myself, which I often found very helpful. Eventually, Bob began to approach me with questions for "The Rune Mistress." Later, when I began to share my use of runes with friends, they, too, would ask for readings. However, during these experiences with my runes, I never thought of myself as "psychic." I would read the description in the "book" that was provided with the runes, and I would "go with" whatever the author said. To me, this was just reading what the author had said and did not entail being psychic! Again, in retrospect, I can see that my skills were there but weren't developed yet. For example, when reading for someone else, I would read aloud the interpretation that the book provided. However, when someone would ask, "Well, of all of that information, what do you think is most important," I always seemed to have an answer . . . and my "opinion" often turned out to be correct. Again, this experience would be a typical description of someone who is psychic but doesn't know it (yet). And again, knowing what I know now, I can see that my psychic abilities were present during my work as a counselor - I just didn't recognize what they were at the time. For example, I quickly became a popular counselor (i.e., I had a wait list of future clients), even when I was a beginning level trainee! I can now see that I often "knew things" that would help my clients heal or grow, even though I didn't understand that what I was doing was different from my colleagues. Similarly, one of my clinical specialties was the training and supervision of counselors-in-training. I would often be sitting with a trainee and would make a suggestion, such as, "Don't be surprised if during your next session with your client, s/he . . . ". Invariably, the trainee would come to our next supervision session and say, "How did you know that was going to happen?" I would simply respond that "I've just been doing this longer than you have." That explanation seemed realistic, but I now understand that it wasn't accurate. I was unknowingly using "other skills" that would have been hard to explain to a trainee in a traditional counseling program . . . let alone explain to myself!

		The Real Training Begins!
		It wasn't until my early 40's that I truly began to pursue my interest in metaphysics. Around this time, a friend told me about a psychic/medium who had been amazingly accurate during a reading with her. I set up an appointment, mostly out of curiosity. This woman "nailed me." I was immediately intrigued and wanted to learn more about what she was doing. One of the first books I read was Divine Guidance by Doreen Virtue. Because Doreen has a background in psychology, like I do, I found that her work resonated with me strongly. Much of my teaching today is based on her amazing work, and I consider her my first teacher. Although I proceeded to read a lot of books, I didn't consider myself a psychic, nor did I ever consider that I would, one day, be working within this field. However, when I was going through a particularly difficult time personally, a friend suggested that I go to a psychic fair. This is where I met Suzan, who also "nailed me." She gave me an amazing reading and provided spiritual guidance to several pressing issues in my life. At the end of this reading, Suzan asked me if I knew that I was psychic and that I would one day be doing what she was doing. To be honest, I thought she was completely nuts! She didn't push. She just said that when I was ready, I might want to come to her Psychic Development class at the Learning Light Foundation in Anaheim, California. It took me two months before I felt ready to take Suzan's class. I was scared to death as I walked into the Learning Light! But Suzan welcomed me with open arms, and I began to sense that I'd finally found "a home" within the field of metaphysics. And as was also predicted by Suzan during that initial reading two months earlier, my skills developed extremely quickly because I'd already been using them my whole life and just didn't know what I was doing. I quickly discovered that in addition to being a psychic (i.e., the ability to receive messages from Spirit), I was also a medium (i.e., the ability to talk to those who have crossed over) and a natural channel (i.e., allowing entities to communicate through me). During my time in Suzan's class, I became ordained as a multi-denominational minister. I also served as Co-Director of a metaphysically-oriented spiritual group that was founded by Suzan called Illuminations 22. Suzan also encouraged me to learn the spiritually-based energetic healing technique called Reiki, because she said it would "jump start" my psychic abilities. She was right, and I also learned that I loved doing healings in addition to readings. I am now a Reiki Master/Teacher and Karuna Reiki® Master/Teacher, and I feel so honored to be teaching Reiki and Karuna Reiki® to others. As Suzan always said, I was on "the fast track" for my development. After only six months in her class, I began doing professional readings and healings at the Learning Light's psychic fairs, and I began teaching a Psychic Development class soon thereafter. Although not typical of most students, my development was, indeed, fast and furious!

		Anne's Approach
		I consider all my work, with both clients and students, to be sacred and an immense honor. Overall, my approach is very eclectic, and no two psychic readings or mediumship sessions are ever alike! I see myself as a tool for Spirit; and during my sessions with clients, Spirit will guide me to what my client needs in order to heal and grow. When doing psychic work and mediumship, I have been blessed with the ability to use a variety of psychic abilities, including clairvoyance, clairaudience, clairsentience, and my strongest skill, claircognizance. During psychic readings, I also sometimes use various metaphysical tools (e.g., runes, ColoRunesTM, NumeRunesTM , tarot cards, angel cards, pendulums). When conducting healing sessions, I also am trained in a large number of techniques, including Reiki, Karuna Reiki®, muscle testing, pendulums, Emotional Freedom Techniques, guided visualizations (e.g., inner child work), spiritual coaching, and hypnosis. When teaching classes and workshops, my approach is collegial. I see myself as a respectful coach who will do my best to provide whatever is needed to help my students learn, including information, guidance, encouragement, enthusiasm, and even a gentle but firm push when needed. I do my best to match the learning style of each student by providing a variety of learning opportunities. Although my time is limited, I do my best to be available for questions, because I believe that being able to ask questions is the best way to learn. And we always have fun in my classes - laughter is so healing. Spirit loves to hear us laugh! However, I always tell my students that there will likely come a time when they will "outgrow their teacher." I celebrate when this time comes! I encourage them to move on to their next learning opportunity or teacher, while knowing that they always have someone in their corner rooting for them on their journey. I believe we are all Lightworkers, and humanity needs as many of us out there helping as possible!

		Formal Education & Background
		I attended California State University, Chico, for my B.A. and M.A. I then went on to earn a doctorate in Counseling Psychology from the University of California at Santa Barbara. I worked for over 25 years at several universities in a variety of capacities, including academic advising and working in university career and counseling centers. Before leaving academia to pursue spiritual work full-time, I was a tenured faculty member in a Southern California university and was working with adults with learning and attentional disorders.