SOPHIA (Rebecca Sargent) Bio: About the Author Sophia is a professional hereditary psychic, astrologer, and spiritual teacher with more than 30 years of experience in the United States and Japan. From the age of three she learned Psychic Reading and other forms of divination from her grandparents in Aberdeen, WA. Sophia is also the author of twelve published books; some of which have been translated into eleven different languages. Sophia has had two long-running columns; Emerging Women (on womenÕs spirituality) in The New Times, and an astrology column in Japan in MiniWorld Magazine. Sophia is currently represented for film rights to one book, Hex The Ex, for Flatiron Films, John Kapral producer), and her Little Book of Love Spells was prominently placed in the movie Bride of Chucky. Sophia has appeared on Northwest Afternoon, a regional live TV talk show, numerous times and she has been a frequent radio guest on an amazing number of radio shows. Many of the shows she has been on are syndicated or top rated programs. Sophia has been featured on online chats with ABC.News.Com, American Online and CompuServe Interactive Radio. In terms of appearances, Sophia has had hundreds of book signings, workshops, lectures and she currently teaches seminars on a wide range of metaphysical subjects. Her workshops frequently combine key elements of Eastern and Western spiritual traditions. Sophia has presented a number of times at the Book Expo of America in New York City, Chicago, and Los Angles as well as at the Latino Family Festival in Los Angeles (a number of her books are available in Spanish.) Sophia is also a frequent guest at Alternative Spirituality festivals such as Pantheacon. Many different people from a wide variety of groups, countries and backgrounds have attested to the power, accuracy and transformative intensity of her writing, her teaching and especially of her psychic consultations. Aside from being an author, lecturer and psychic, Sophia is also a professional photographer. She furnished about 300 photographs for the book Global Ritualism and has contributed images to many other journals such as New Age, Eye Ai Magazine, City Life News, Via Magazine, Tokyo Today, The Japan International Journal, The Japan Times Weekly and The Tokyo Weekender. Sophia (aka Rebecca Sargent) lives in Seattle where she gives psychic and astrology readings out of StargazerÕs Bookstore as well as out of her Forest Yurt, in her magical garden. Rebecca is married to Denny Sargent (author and university instructor) and they have one teenage son, Forrest, who has autism. Together they also run a non-profit, Autism Advocates. In her spare time, Sophia is also a ceramic artist and avid world traveler. For more information, visit Sophia's Web site: www.psychicsophia.com GENERAL QUOTES RE: SOPHIA (Rebecca Sargent) Interview from : Retreats, Innovative personal spaces, Sophia in her Yurt: Life without the Forest Yurt is almost unthinkable now. It's like a private domain, but one I like to share,' said Sophia. 'There is nothing here, but the stillness in your heart.' - by Kennan Knudson: The Seattle Times Sunday edition .The best psychic! Sophia is the most accurate psychic we've seen and the only hereditary psychic we've heard of! Her fortune telling and psychic classes, her astounding psychic readings, her psychic books and her many hexes and spells are not to be missed!" - Tokyo Today Magazine, Tokyo Japan " (Re; Sophia)...think Charmed, Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Practical Magic..." - Cosmopolitan Magazine 'Sophia believes that women contain deep reservoirs of wisdom and power-evidenced in female fertility and intuition- which some people over the centuries have called magic. The spells in her book could help you get in touch with this ancient power, she says, but in a wickedly fun sort of way. This could be the most fun since sticking pins in voodoo dolls.' - First for Women National Magazine by David Saks 'Seattle psychic and author Sophia has seen the writing on the crystal ball. She's obviously realized that folks here in Software Acres are too busy working and drinking coffee to do much else. In keeping with the times, Sophia offers up easy-to-perform spells to keep a leering sexual harasser at bay, boost sales figures or tame the Office Temp from Hell.' -The Seattle Times by Kimberly Marlowe 'A new book of spells helps even the score at work: To survive in the work place, we all need an edge. Some fall back on experience. Others use intelligence as their crutch. But not you-because now you've got good old-fashioned hocus-pocus. Namely 'The Little Book of Office Spells' by world renowned psychic Sophia.' - Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, IA by Karris Golden 'How did this psychic get into the business of trying to solve office woes? Easy, Years ago, she, too, was part of the day to day office grind, working as a health care administrator and faced with job-related angst like the rest of us. But unlike the rest of us, she was able to do something about the same old, same old. Her grandparents both psychic, had taught her a bunch of spells and hexes which she decided to update and test among the workaday challenged.' - The Advocate Newspaper –Connecticut by Nadia Lerner 'I asked her how the psychic process works. (she said)É' I go into a light trance-pick up images from your subconscious- and read the images I see,' she explains, 'I can see symbols, people, situations-its very picturesque, like a big screen.' People understand that she is a real psychic when she can see the things that they love, but are usually shocked that a complete stranger is telling them so many personal things.' - Tokyo Today Magazine,Tokyo Japan ' Many children are lucky enough to have families that nurture their talents. Sophia, a spiritual teacher and the author of Fortune telling with Playing Cards, was only three when her family began encouraging her psychic abilities.' - Fate Magazine by Corrine Kenner 'Sophia: My grandfather would take me into antique stores to 'read' items, tell about the history, who owned them and so on. I never really like this sort of thing, though even today I am quite good at it. For the most part, I hate junk stores because it's like hundreds of people are calling out to me at once. Sounds creepy, doesn't it?' - The New Times, Seattle WA QUOTES – By Books Published The Ultimate Guide to Goddess Empowerment 'Goddess Gifts! Whether it's babies, beauty, or wealth you fancy, find a deity who delivers in The Ultimate Guide to Goddess Empowerment by professional psychic Sophia.' - Playgirl Magazine, New York, NY 'Popular psychic and astrologer Sophia, describes each of the 25 powerful goddesses in detail, listing their sacred color, symbol, element, stone and scent. Sophia offers a fascinating history of each including how the goddess has been worshipped throughout history.' - The Staten Island Advance, Staten Island, NY 'Required reading: Sophia offers detailed instructions for summoning such goddesses as Lakshmi, the Hindu Goddess of wealth. She offers instructions for what to wear, what to visualize and what incantation you should recite to summon the power of the goddess afar.' - The Pensacola News Journal, Pensacola, Fl by Amie Streater 'Empower your mind, empower your body-empower both. The Ultimate Guide to Goddess Empowerment by professional psychic Sophia explains how to call on certain goddesses from various traditions to further your modern lifestyle.' -Web Clip from Infodad.com TransCenturury Communication Inc, By Leah Stauffer 'Need More Luck? Love? Money? Protection? Find out how to get what you need.' -Radio-TV Interview Report 'É. And, now for the book that's a little more out thereÉSophia, a psychic and astrologer, teaches readers how to summon the powers of various goddesses.' -The Advocate Newspaper Baton Rouge, LA- By Laurie Smith Anderson 'The Psychic promises success, love, and abundance.' -Publishers Weekly. Spring/Summer Religion Books The Little Book of Hot Love Spells 'How to turn bad kisses into good Kisses.' -Teen People Magazine 'If you are looking to find that special someone or simply trying to rekindle an old romance, 'Hot Love Spells' may provide the magic you need to succeed.' -Honolulu Star-Bulletin Honolulu Hi by Nancy Arcayna 'Conversation Piece: Put your Valentine under a spell. As Valentine's Day draws near, who wouldn't want to speed up ways to enhance a romantic relationship?' -The Fresno Bee: Fresno, Ca By Anita Talley ' Sharing secrets passed down from her great-grandmother, Sophia offers incantations and spells that are guaranteed to spice up your love life.' -Radio-TV Interview Report 'By 'Emerging Women ' columnist and psychic, Sophia Hot Love Spells: Incantations-50 Conjuring Tips. Hot, hot, hot! Rated GOOD!!!' - Today's Books Best Reads: The New Times 'From cover to cover, The Little Book of Hot Love Spells-by the author of the popular Little Book of Love Spells-gives readers fun and mystical ways to conjure up desire.' -Inside Borders 'Love is serious business, which is probably why it's a good idea not to take it too seriously-at least not all the time. We talk of love casting a spell, so why not cast one to get love? Rated ****' - INOFODAD.COM 'How to get Anyone to Kiss you. Whether you're looking for a new love or trying to re-light the fire under your current lover renowned psychic Sophia has a spell to help even the most romantically challenged.' -Radio-TV Interview Report: 'Why not cut right to the chase and take the Harry Potter approach to life? Right there besides the cash register is the latest book from American 'professional psychic' Sophia, she who carries on the family tradition in a yurt in a wooded corner of Seattle' -Sunday Sun Toronto, ON, CN 'What a great opener: 'The old song says, ' A kiss is but a Kiss,' but we know that isn't true, don't we?' You bet I do.' -Sunday Journal, Albuquerque, NM by David Steinburg 'If you need to work a little magic on a relationship.