FACULTY
David Spangler
David Spangler, MCS is the Spiritual Director of the Lorian Association. He is a mystic, writer and educator in the integration of spiritual values, energy and presence into everyday life. He was co-director of the Findhorn Community and has taught extensively for over 40 years. Since 1965, David has worked clairvoyantly with a group of spiritual beings whose purpose was to explore and develop a spiritual teaching around the process of incarnation.
Freya Secrest
Freya Secrest, MSD is the Education Director of the Lorian Association. She is a Spiritual Director, adult educator and Lorian priest. She lived at the Findhorn community in Scotland for three years, subsequently teaching with Dorothy Maclean on themes of Cooperation with Nature in the United States and Canada. She helped to co-found the Lorian Association in 1974. She lives in Douglas, Michigan where she loves spending time learning from the natural world.
James Tousignant
James Tousignant, Ph.D. is an ordained minister/priest of Incarnational Spirituality and member of the board of the Lorian Association. His passions are paddling, spiritual research, exploring the subtle realms and embodying the teachings and practices of Incarnational Spirituality. He has a private practice providing guidance and support to individuals waking up during this time of transition and remember the reason they came to this world, the purpose of their life, and respond to the call of something greater than themselves. James has a doctorate in experimental psychology and quantitative methods from the University of Washington in Seattle and worked as a senior research methodologist and statistician for over 25 years. He recently retired from managing an organization dedicated to providing front-line services, programming, and shelter to individuals with mental health and substance use challenges. James lives on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
Jeremy Berg
Jeremy Berg, MCS is owner of the Lorian Press LLC and Executive Director of the Lorian Association. Trained as an architectural designer his patented work in ecological construction have been well publicized. He is the author of Faerie Blood, The Gathering Light: An Exploration Into The Incarnational Way, and A Knight to Remember. He has been a college Dean and Vice-President and has taught at both the secondary and postsecondary levels. Jeremy is the artist for the Card Decks of the Sidhe, online teacher and workshop presenter.
Julia Spangler
Julia Spangler is the President of the Board of the Lorian Association. She is a Lorian Priest and teaches online classes for Lorian as well as Parenting classes for local preschool parents. She lived at the Findhorn community in Scotland for two years where she met her husband, David, and the others with whom she co-founded Lorian. She lives in Issaquah, WA with her husband and four nearby adult children. She loves the mystery and beauty of our world, and the profound variety of people in it.
Rue Hass
Rue Hass, MA, is a Spiritual Life Path Coach, Intuitive Mentor and author. Her background includes university teaching, training in psycho-spiritual philosophy, and energy psychology. She was ordained as a Lorian minister/priest in 2011.
Rue says, “I have a deep thirst for translating spiritual concepts into practical grounded action in the world. I love creating opportunities that invite people to heartful practical incarnational magic. That is what I have learned over my own life.”
Timothy Hass
Timothy Hass, MS lives in Boulder Colorado and is the Vice President of the Board of the Lorian Association. He has been a therapist involved in intensive mental health work over the past 30 years. He has also facilitated training and helped setup Mental Health Programs around the US as a private consultant recognized by NAMI. He lived for four years at the Findhorn Community in Scotland where he served on the Core Group and Director of Personnel, has studied many spiritual and shamanic paths, and is ordained as a Lorian minister/priest.