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Maria Papapetros

Maria Papapetros is a psychic and spiritual healer who has made a name for herself as a spiritual consultant to individuals within the entertainment industry, law enforcement agencies, world leaders and major financial institutions. She teaches “Psychic Empowerment Workshops” and leads creative meditation worldwide. She is also a leading figure in the effort to bring the field of parapsychology to the mainstream.

Papapetros was born into a family of psychics on the isle of Crete in Greece, where her father was a psychic healer and two aunts were leading psychics in the community.

While she has flown as far as Tokyo1 to consult with clients, Papapetros has homes and offices in New York City, Los Angeles, Sugar Land, TX, and Athens, Greece. She has written two self-awareness books and has produced a series of meditation CDs. She currently resides in New York City.

Papapetros studied psychology at Antioch University in Los Angeles.

EARLY CAREER Papapetros began delving into her own psychic abilities in 1970 at age 26 when she was living in Los Angeles and was “discovered” by spiritual consultant Gail Eaton whom she went to for advice2, who suggested Papapetros’s psychic talents. Soon after, Papapetros began studying metaphysics and medication with psychic Joan Culpepper,In 1974, Papapetros opened her first practice in Beverly Hills, CA3.

TIES TO LAW ENFORCEMENT In 1978, Papapetros advised law-enforcement officials on the Jim Jones mass-suicide case in Guayana. Papapetros also helped many of the defectors and survivors at the Human Freedom Foundation, which was set up to help former members of the cult deprogram themselves5.

From 1978-1979 she was brought in as a psychic consultant on the ‘Hillside Strangler’ murders in Los Angeles. In 1992, she consulted with the Harris County Sheriff’s office in Texas to assist with the capture of Rex Warren Mays, who was later convicted of killing two girls and was subsequently executed in 20023.

TIES TO HOLLYWOOD Having worked with numerous celebrities, producers and actors, Papapetros is known by many as “Psychic to the Stars.6” In addition to numerous film and television projects, Papapetros acted as psychic consultant to two of actress Demi Moore’s films, “The Butcher’s Wife” 4 and “Ghost”5. For “The Butcher’s Wife,” she was the first person to receive an on-screen credit for her off-screen role as “psychic consultant9. In addition to Moore, the film’s producer and director were both clients of Papapetros at the time10.

Papapetros’s celebrity clients have included Goldie Hawn, Mary Steenburgen, Kelly Rutherford, Dennis Haysbert, Marcia Cross, Eva Longoria, Irene Papas, Donald Sutherland, Jane Fonda, Kate Moss, and Vanessa Williams, who has even hosted one of Papapetros’s “Psychic Empowerment Workshops” at her home7. Thanks in large part to such luminous clientele, Papapetros has been listed in New York Magazine’s “Best of New York8.” Papapetros has also been profiled by Los Angeles Times, Houston Chronicle, Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, The New York Times, New York Observer and many other national and international publications.

Papapetros has been a guest on many television programs, including Late Night With David Letterman, Donnie & Marie, The Maury Povich Show, Entertainment Tonight, Inside Edition and E! Entertainment Television.

CONTRIBUTIONS TO PARAPSYCHOLOGY Throughout her career, Papapetros has become one of the world’s leading psychics. In 1980, she participated in a landmark study at UCLA’s Department of Psychology. Conducted by Dr. Jan Berlin, it was one of the first controlled investigations of parapsychology1.

External Links •	Maria Papapetros Personal Website •	Maria Papapetros Facebook Fan Page •	Maria Papapetros Blog

See Also 1. Parapsychology

1.	Japan’s Latest Import: New Age Gurus/Psychics, Healers Fill a Spiritual Emptiness, San Francisco Chronicle, July 7, 1992 2.	Interview With Maria Papapetros Beliefnet.com, retrieved December 16, 2010 3.	Sugar Land Psychic Advises Stars, Huston Chronicle, June 13, 2010 4.	Absolute Obedience, Bizarre Sex And Vicious Beatings Were Fundamental Tenets for People’s Temple Leader, New York Times, November 21, 1978 5.	Weekly World News, October 8, 1991 6.	New York Magazine, February 20, 1995 7.	Speaking In The Future Perfect, Women’s Wear Daily, November 17, 1998. 8.	Best of New York, New York Magazine, DATE 9.	Finally, Hollywood Psychic Will Get Her Name on the Movie Credits, San Diego Union Tribune, August 14, 1991 10.	People, Los Angeles Daily News, August 10, 1991