Emery, Marcia R. 1937-

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EMERY, Marcia R. 1937-

PERSONAL:

Born March 19, 1937, in Philadelphia, PA; daughter of David (a cardiologist) and Naomi (an artist; maiden name, Carner; later surname, Rose) Gelfand; married Gordon Becker (divorced); married James Douglas (a high school mathematics teacher), November 27, 1982; stepchildren: Stephen Emery, Alicia Emery Lara, Jamie Emery. Ethnicity: "American." Education: Adelphi University, B.A., 1958; City College of the City University of New York, M.S., 1960; New School for Social Research, M.A., Ph.D., 1968. Politics: Democrat. Religion: "Jewish/Unity." Hobbies and other interests: Cooking, collecting shells.

ADDRESSES:

Home and office—1502 10th St., Berkeley, CA 94710. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER:

Pschologist and lecturer. IMCC, Berkeley, CA, president, trainer, writer, and consultant. Member of Intuition Network.

MEMBER:

American Psychological Association, Association for the Study of Dreams.

AWARDS, HONORS:

Grant from Charlson Foundation; grants from Life Science Foundation, 1997 and 1991.

WRITINGS:

Dr. Marcia Emery's Intuition Workbook, Prentice-Hall (Tappan, NJ), 1994.

The Intuitive Healer: Accessing Your Inner Physician, St. Martin's Press (New York, NY), 1999.

PowerHunch: Living an Intuitive Life, Beyond Words (Hillsboro, OR), 2001.

WORK IN PROGRESS:

Stepping Stones on the Path of Love.

SIDELIGHTS:

Marcia R. Emery told CA: "My love is writing about, teaching, and coaching in the area of intuition. I was recently honored and given a tribute on a Web 'zine for intuition for my distinguished contribution to the field. Most recently I have been engaged as an assistant professor in the certification program at the Springfield, Missouri-based scientific medical intuition degree program cofounded by Dr. Caroline Myss and Dr. Norman Shealy. I am also a faculty member at the Holmes Institute's Graduate School of Consciousness Studies and the University of Philosophical Studies consciousness degree program, both in Los Angeles."