Lianne DowneyLianne Downey has spent decades exploring, teaching, and writing about the outer reaches of her own broadband perception. Books include her YA fantasy Cosmic Dancer (NIEA Finalist), her channeled space opera, The Liberator: A Psychic-Spiritual Histor of the Orion Empire; and her self-help psychic awareness manual, Speed Your Evolution: Become the Star Being You Are Meant To Be. She holds a BA in Mass Communication from UC Davis, and served as an arts writer for The Los Angeles Times and the San Diego Union-Tribune. She is a lifelong student of the works of Ernest L. Norman, and names his widow, the late Ruth E. Norman, as her most influential spiritual mentor. When not writing or reading, you'll find her ballroom dancing with her husband Joseph, playing in their San Diego garden, dabbling in watercolor, or watching movies. Read More Read Less