M. Hopffgarten

Maggie Hopffgarten, is a talented speaker, writer and master teacher. As a former educator, she specialized in motivating students to excel and received various commendations for her work. Then in the mid- to late 90's, she was a leader and pioneer in utilizing the Internet in education. After leaving academia, Maggie worked as an instructional designer for The Crimson Circle where she developed curricula and materials to help inspire consciousness and support spiritual awakening.

Maggie has visited five continents, lived in an Ashram, climbed Mt Kilimanjaro, jumped out of a plane, swam with dolphins, rafted the Grand Canyon and meditated in the King's Chamber of the Great Pyramid. She is a coffee snob who loves dogs, chocolate, being outdoors and the musical Wicked. Maggie lives in her brand new dream home in Palisade, Colorado with her beloved companion and their dog, Jambo.

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Jonathan (JD) Firmage is a native of Salt Lake City, Utah, a life-long entrepreneur and proud father of three wonderful children. As a young man, Jonathan lived with his family in both Canterbury, England and Jerusalem, Israel. While abroad he developed an insatiable curiosity for many of the ancient legends concerning Europe and the Middle East, specifically those of ancient Egypt. In his adult years he became fascinated with the world-wide-web and from 1998 to 2007, co-founded three cutting edge Internet companies focused around delivering internet-based barter and exchange solutions, ‘New Media’ content management and mobile telephony applications.

In addition to interests in ancient history and technology Jonathan has been a seeker of truth and the mysteries of the human experience. These interests have made him a devout student of human consciousness and of the nature and journey of the soul.