Stephen Poplin, M.A., calls himself a practical mystic. He is an astrologer, hypnotherapist, past life regressionist, Tarot reader and an interFaith minister. He is the author of several books on spirituality. He first moved to Virginia Beach, VA , in 1981 to study the Edgar Cayce readings. During his 9 years here, he gave talks at the A.R.E. on Astrology and the Cayce philosophy. He was also a college instructor (philosophy & humanities) in Virginia, California and Germany. He now has a private practice in Virginia Beach, and travels frequently--giving talks and leading seminars. He was the co-director of the Astrology Institute West in SF, CA, as well as the former International Director of the Michael Newton Institute.