Marv Machura is a writer, practicing pyschic, and performer. He, like many other musicians, has psychic abilities that he has practiced over his lifetime. His grandfather first opened the world of psychic vibrations by showing him how to find underground water by channeling the vibrations with a willow branch. Machura realized that he could see into the regular card deck at a young age and practiced this for many years with friends and family. He moved on to the Tarot deck when he started practicing as a professional psychic at farmers’ markets and events around his hometown of Vernon, BC. As a student-centred classroom teacher, he has taught and transformed the lives of many thousands of students over his 35+ year career. He has also presented at many conferences and published many articles on teaching and learning, Marshal McLuhan media ecology, and the transcendental, transformative nature of classroom experience. As a singer‑songwriter, he has released four CDs and many singles and continues to write, record, produce, and perform music. He is known as a neo-folk artist of Western Canada. He is also an engaging live performer who continues to perform at events, festivals, and concerts. He has performed for many thousands of people over his 40+ years as a professional singer, guitarist, and band leader. As a writer, Machura has published many articles, poems, and stories. He recently published a collection of poetry, Wonder, which explores those moments of miracle, transformation, and clarity that come to us when we see into the infinite. He currently lives in Vernon, British Columbia with his life‑partner, Brenda Fraser, their cat, Nahatik, and their dog, Cherie Amour. Visit marvmachura.com for more information and to get in touch with the author.
