About
Using the immense power of mediumship to heal the heart, progressive Irish medium, best-selling author, and public speaker Karen Frances McCarthy, MA CSNU, strives to provide comfort in your time of need. She blends the Celtic mysticism of her upbringing with the evidence-based approach of Spiritualism and the presence of her Zen practice to bring messages of joy, healing, and support from your loved ones in spirit form. She also offers healing mediumship and soul readings to restore harmony and well-being to your body, mind. and spirit.
Education & Training
As an advocate of the ethical practice and healing potential of mediumship, she underwent years of intensive training at the world-renowned Arthur Findlay College in England and holds three awards, Certificates of Recognition, in mediumship, spiritual healing and public speaking from its governing body, the Spiritualist National Union. To further understand the complexities of grief, she obtained a Diploma in Bereavement Counselling from the Institute of Counselling in Scotland.
Books & Media
Karen is passionate about writing for mindfulness and spiritual transformation. Her new book, Till Death Don't Us Part: A True Story of Awakening to Love After Life (White Crow Books, 2020), is a true and transformational story of a former journalist's extraordinary journey from skepticism, through tragedy, to awakening to the knowledge that her dead fiancé is communicating from the hereafter.
Described as "a gripping modern love story that transcends all boundaries," by Academy Award Nominee, Juanita Wilson, both the paperback and the audiobook were listed as a #1 Hot New Release on Amazon and both are currently Amazon Best Sellers. The book has been featured in Forbes, The Irish Times, and Psychic News, and on New Thinking Allowed with Jeffrey Mishlove, New Realities TV with Alan Steinfeld, the Seek Reality with Roberta Grimes, and Psychic Matters with Ann Theato podcasts.
Alchemy & The Crystal Cave (1996)
In television, she has written and produced documentaries, including producing Alchemy and The Crystal Cave with Deepak Chopra.
She continues to write feature articles for The Irish Times, Irish Voice, OmTimes, Salon, HuffPost Religion, and Beliefnet, among other publications. Her first book, The Other Irish, was supported by Ireland's Department of Foreign Affairs as a cultural outreach effort in Ireland's cross-border peace process. It received considerable media attention and resulted in her being named one of the top Irish female broadcasters who have made an international impact.
Research & Teaching
Karen has a passion for teaching, something she inherited from her father, a high-performance, Olympic coach. She credits her success as a teacher to his inspiration. He taught her to meet students where they are, identify their needs, help them reach their highest potential, and encourage them to expand intentionally and deepen internally.
Today, she teaches at the Shift Network, Humanity’s Team, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, the Edgar Cayce Center, and One Spirit Learning Alliance and offers private courses and mentoring. She is also a frequent guest speaker with New Thinking Allowed, the Global Peace Tribe in California, and the Global Afterlife Group in Australia.
Dr Dean Radin talks about Real Magic
Karen has a keen interest in metaphysics, physics, and consciousness theory and hosted the Science and Spiritualism initiative for the SNU international school online, which included speakers such as Dr Dean Radin and Prof Chris Roe.
She is a doctoral researcher exploring cultural shifts in consciousness and its influence on contemporary ghost literature at the University of Birmingham in England, a world top 100 university member of the prestigious Russell Group of research universities.
Public Speaking
Karen is passionate about giving voice to those in spirit to bring messages of joy, upliftment and healing to loved ones still here in physical form. She is an advocate for palliative and afterlife education and how we can maintain relationships with those in spirit form in a healthy way.
She is a regular speaker at summits and gatherings to advance contemporary thought around progressive spirituality and metaphysics, allowing us to dispense with superstition, and understand the fullness of our existence and our connection to all beings seen and unseen.