My full name is Matthew Allen, I've been born and raised in Fresno, California and really do have a California spirit.

Both my parents started working in the food industry in their teens. Food is really a passion of my fathers. I also grew up in a very amazing & culturally diverse neighborhood. We all were family, we ate at each other houses and we often came together on holidays. A village did really raise me. Again, the food was something I learned from my neighbor family;from fresh tamales  to fried okra, squash and of course fried green tomato.

Family is a big focus in my life; I have 6 nieces and nephews. They really are the light of my life. They range in ages from 6 months to 17 years old. Included in my family is our animals 4 dogs, 2 cats and a parrot. I don't think I'd enjoy my life without the laughter of children or the antics of my animals.

 

 

            My niece 'duck' and I, decorating cupcakes!

 

            

 

          

            Sierra and Duck, two of my neices

 

From a early age it was apparent that I was gifted. When I was 5 I was scared of a dog that jumped up on my bed. No one could understand what I was talking about until about 6 months later when we looked through a photo album and I saw this white dog in a picture. The dog was my brother's and sisters dog who died right before I was born. I always seem to have animals around me; animals in need always find me. My entire family is pretty accepting of the oddities. Its pretty common odd things to happen at my parents house. A few times a rocking chair would rock back and forth. Rather than being scared, most of my family would act like it was no big deal, and even greet the suspected culprit, my granny.

 

I became pretty active in the yahoo chat paranormal rooms in my early teens. I felt a need to understand the things I sensed and saw. I never really was scared of it- but I didn't understand it. Gifts run in my family, but it never really was talked about. In these chat rooms I met a lot of amazing people, who allowed me to explore who I was. I practiced readings with people and slowly got to know who I was spiritually. I had many psychics tell me that I would be working as a psychic, and that I may stray; but doing reading was my purpose and I wouldn't be fulfilled without doing spiritual work. I didn't believe that I could do readings for a living, or that it was my purpose.

 

 

My girls again, Sierra, duck and my oldest neice bekah.

Really the light of my world

 

 

I came out as a gay man at the age of 16. I've been blessed with a very loving and affirming family. Ironically, I started going to church after I came out. A open and affirming church. I left the spiritual journey I was on, and went to a more religious journey. I really disconnected from who I was and although I learned a lot from my church, I never was happy. I never felt like I was on the right path and at the time I didn't know why. I knew I wanted to help people, I even did a short stunt of taking online seminary classes.

 

  

Sadie, my border collie mix and assistant  

 

At 17 I took a job at a insurance company. From January 2007 to may 2008 I worked as a clerical/intern/quoter for a small group underwriting unit. As a perfectionist I did really well production wise, my speed and accuracy  was higher than many of my higher paid co-workers. I worked my butt off, but never felt like It was my path. I felt I could have a 'stable' life if I worked myself up in this company, so I stayed.

 

With this job came some really toxic health issues. I'm blessed with migraines, and as the months progressed these blessings became more and more severe. At my worst I got really severe cycles of migraines, which would last 1-2 weeks. The only thing that would break the cycles was a steroid, which would screw my body up when I had to take it. During times I wasn't have almost constant. I was having 1-4 migraines a week. I saw them as a threat to this job that I grasped so tightly. I felt like a failure as a employee and co-worker. I always felt tired, I guess the migraines were a full time job.

 

I had finally reached my breaking point in April '08. my doctor decided to put me on state disability for a month. I felt completely lost and helpless. I found many of the folks that had taught me so much in the past. Somehow they lifted me up and gave me tools I needed to heal my soul. I left my job officially May 1st 2008. I consider this day a birthday almost. Its really a spiritually birthday; it was the day I first started my intuitive readings.

 

After starting my spiritual work; my migraines disappeared for a number of months. I went from having migraines 2-4 or more times a week to not having any. They do come off and on now; but I see them as a sign that I need to make changes in my life. The universe sends subtle signs to some; but it had to send me a full drag queen show to make me get the hint. Since doing this work I've changed so much as a person; I love what I do and that makes all the difference.




I hope you've enjoyed this window in to my life!