Hi, I’m Reverend steph
Through personal experience, I have discovered that inner peace arises when we are unseparated from pure consciousness (pure Love).
Our task, then, is to remove obstacles in the way of Love’s presence. That is the journey of spiritual growth.
During a session with spirit, we work on this together.
I have been a professional spiritual advisor and psychic medium for more than 10 years.
I had my first conversation with a spirit person at about nine years old and made accurate psychic predictions from when I could first talk. As an adult, I attended two years of intensive intuitive development training, then two years of seminary school, then three years of mediumship mentoring. I am ordained as a minister by the Spiritualist Church of New York City. I am certified in cognitive behavioral therapy and am also a certified seance conductor.
I have had more than 20 years of cognitive and spiritual counseling myself, and I still regularly seek counsel, as I believe we all should. I continue to expand and deepen my skills in all areas, including neuroscience and quantum physics.
To read more about me, get a copy of my forthcoming memoir, Growing Up by Gaslight.
Modern physics
Quantum physics and theoretical physics are colloquially known as modern physics.
A core claim is that consciousness can not be reduced to neural activity alone. That is, consciousness does not come from our brain; it is external to us. Consciousness affects matter, not the reverse. Experiments have shown:
Quantum Superposition: particles exist in multiple states simultaneously until they are observed.
The observer effect: observing a particle can change the way it behaves—the material world is influenced by our thoughts and what we pay attention to.
Entanglement: when two particles become linked, the state of one particle instantly influences the state of the other, regardless of the distance separating them.
These are the teachings, traditions, and tools that I use
Jesus of Nazareth
An enlightened human who is now discarnate, and who we can communicate with in the form of an ascended master and also in the form of christ consciousness.
Jesus teaches that forgiveness is the path to enlightenment. Forgiveness means forgiving ourselves for believing that we are separate from God/Spirit/All/Infinite Intelligence (whatever you want to call it).
A Course in Miracles is the self-study curriculum for achieving this.
Tarot
A deck of 78 cards that is a symbolic representation of consciousness, depicting the material and metaphysical human journey. Tarot connects the personal ego to infinite intelligence, enabling us to become more fully aware of ourselves, our past and our future.
Spiritualism
I am an ordained minister in the Spiritualist Church. Spiritualism is a science, a philosophy, and a religion that began as a social and spiritual movement in upstate New York. The principals are:
We believe in infinite intelligence.
We believe that the phenomena of Nature, both physical and spiritual, are the expression of Infinite Intelligence.
We affirm that a correct understanding of such expression and living in accordance therewith, constitute true religion.
We affirm that the existence and personal identity of the individual continue after the change called death.
We affirm that communication with the so-called dead is a fact, scientifically proven by the phenomena of Spiritualism.
We believe that the highest morality is contained in the Golden Rule: "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."
We affirm the moral responsibility of individuals, and that we make our own happiness or unhappiness as we obey or disobey Nature's physical and spiritual laws.
We affirm that the doorway to reformation is never closed against any soul here or hereafter.
We affirm that the precepts of Prophecy and Healing are Divine attributes proven through Mediumship.
Cognitive therapy
A form of psychotherapy based on the understanding that the way we think about things affects how we feel.
It focuses on present thinking, behavior, and communication in the material world and is oriented toward problem solving.
Western Sufism
Sufism (tassawuf) is the mystical heart of Islam. Western sufism is its translation for the Western world, introduced by Hazrat Inayat Khan, (a muslim Sufi) in the early 20th century.
In a parallel life (some would call it a past life), I am a Sufi ascetic with a magnificent rose garden.
The principals of Western Sufism are:
To realize and spread the knowledge of unity, the religion of love and wisdom, so that the bias of faiths and beliefs may of itself fall away, the human heart may overflow with love, and all hatred caused by distinctions and differences may be rooted out.
To discover the light and power latent in the human being, the secret of all religion, the power of mysticism, and the essence of philosophy, without interfering with customs or beliefs.
To help bring the world’s two opposite poles, East and West, close together by the interchange of thoughts and ideals, that the universal brotherhood-sisterhood may form of itself, and people may meet beyond the narrow national and racial boundaries.