Philadelphia can get into the “spirit” of the season when out psychic medium and author Brian Warriner lends his talents to a benefit fundraiser for GALAEI Oct. 26 at Boxers PHL.
If you doubt or don’t believe in the idea of psychics and mediums, Warriner won’t take it personally; he said people often come to his readings with differing levels of beliefs in his abilities.
“Some are either on the verge of believing, some don’t believe, some have had other experiences with other mediums — it’s an equal opportunity,” he said. “Everybody comes either with a small interest in it or wanting to have an experience.”
Warriner added that no matter what their individual views, most people who come to him are seeking advice and guidance on one of three particular subject matters in their lives.
“The biggies are relationships, money and wanting to connect with someone who has passed over,” he said. “Those seem to be the big topics people come to see me about.”
Warriner said being a medium isn’t a profession you enter on a whim.
In his case, he said, he comes from a long line of people with this particular gift.
“Being a medium is something I’ve been doing professionally for seven years. This is something I was born to do. It’s not something you decide to do or wake up and go, ‘I’m going to be a medium today.’ It’s part of my whole family tradition because I go back in my family line 350 years of mediums, healers, ministers and things like that.”
Warriner wrote about his life and the lessons he’s learned so far in his book, “The Spirit of Me: Coming Out as a Medium,” which he said talks about his journey out of the sexual and spiritual closets.
“The book took me five years to write,” he said. “I come from just an average family. We didn’t have a religious background. Here I am coming into a spiritual world, discovering who I am, learning more about my abilities but also coming out, not just out of the closet but also out of the spiritual closet. So you know what? I’ve been where you’ve been. I’ve experienced what you have experienced and here is how I’ve dealt with it and here are some of the spiritual practices I have used in my path. I do include meditation, affirmation, prayers and tips in the back of the book. It’s some of the things that I’ve used, prayers to the universe, mother and father, God, the angels and the archangels to help enlighten me so I can do the work that I’m sent here to do.”
Warriner said his support of GALAEI in its fundraising efforts is his way of giving back to the community that embraced him.
“When I first came out and I started to go to Pride and OutFest, I was welcomed with open arms from the gay community and, being a member of the gay community, I wanted to give back to organizations that are supporting and making a difference within the community. And this is my way of being able to do that.”
Brian Warriner hosts An Evening of Spirits fundraiser for GALAEI 8 p.m. Oct. 26 at Boxers PHL, 1330 Walnut St. For more information, call 215-735-2977 or visit http://brianwarriner.wix.com/inside-out.