Over 50 years ago my grandmother arranged to meet a witch in the forest. I kept silent about it until 40. Today I know that it opened up special paths for me.

36 messages from animals that you don't see every day.

It can help us to look at things very differently in everyday life and to grow in our personality with these experiences.

I was born in a small village in the woods of the Lower Taunus Area in Germany. I grew up near Mainz in Rheinhessen. I spent my school days in Mainz and Seattle.

I've been married to my wife Ulrike, Devinder Kaur, since 1984. She accompanied all of my professional positions as a military policeman, student, computer scientist, software developer, database expert and now for almost 20 years as shaman and identity mentor.

All of these experiences brought me closer to myself and are not as different from my calling as I first thought.