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About the Author
 While
currently known as a visionary thinker and new author,
MaAnna Stephenson is a true Renaissance woman. From an early
age she was exposed to a myriad of influences including her
father's engineering and artistic endeavors, her maternal
line of intuitives, and an intrinsic fascination with sound
and music. Born in the small town of Humboldt, Tennessee,
MaAnna began her journey as the youngest of three children
with a huge age gap between her siblings and herself.
Constant inclusion in the world of adults led to an early
maturity and perhaps a different view of the world than most
children experience – especially with the special gifts of
the adults in her family. None of it was lost on young
MaAnna. "My mother was also an intuitive, as were all the
women in my immediate family. Having psychic senses was
quite normal and the information derived from these methods
was respected and adhered to. I became accustomed quite
early to the fact that there were things - forces and powers
- which could not be measured with a ruler but were just as
real as anything I could see or touch."
An additional gift was bestowed by her paternal grandmother
– the gift of music. Time spent at the organ with her
grandmother, who was well known for her passion for music,
ignited a flame in MaAnna as well. By the time she was a
teenager, she was already a multi-instrumentalist and
composer, exploring sounds and techniques with special
interest in how they affected listeners spiritually and
emotionally. Her advanced education continued this line of
exploration as she attended Jackson State Community College
and Lambuth University concurrently, double majoring in
Music and Acoustics with a special apprenticeship at a local
recording studio as a sound engineer.
MaAnna transferred to Jackson Area Vocational and Technical
School, acquiring a degree in Electronics. This led to a
prestigious job offer and subsequent move to Dallas, TX in
1984. She continued her work in sound engineering and music
with several international hits to her credit. After a
decade in the big city, she accepted a field assignment in
Nashville, TN where she has resided since.
It was in Nashville that she began her writing career with a
short story triggering what she calls
"soul memories." In response to her experience, MaAnna began
her self-education in the fields of technical, scientific
and New Age thought, exploring ancient mysticism and the
rational sciences with equal emphasis. After a five-year
preparation period, she was initiated as a shamanka. Her
training for this initiation further contributed to her
education process as she continued her studies
in reconciling the rational sciences and the intuitive arts.
This process has culminated in the writing of the newly
released The Sage Age – Blending Science with Intuitive
Wisdom.
While maintaining this intense pace, MaAnna has somehow
found time to feed her inner artist, working in stained
glass, wood carving and, of course, continuing to indulge
her love of music. A member of the Institute of Noetic
Sciences, she considers herself a "bridge builder" as well
as an artist, composer, scholar and author. Her current
focus on "new models for new thought" is leading her to
develop interactive classes that continue to explore the
concepts in The Sage Age.
MaAnna's carvings and stained glass can be found at
Heartwood Art.com
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