Paul Selig
American playwright, writer, author, educator and psychic
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Paul Selig is an American playwright, author, educator and psychic.[1]
Paul Selig | |
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| Born | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Occupations | Playwright, author, educator, psychic |
Life and career
Selig was born in New York City and received his master’s degree from Yale University.[2][3] He has taught playwriting at New York University[1]
In 1987, Selig underwent a spiritually related incident and later claimed it gave him the ability of clairvoyance.[3]
In 2016, on the ABC News program Nightline, he discussed working as a psychic relationship advisor with celebrity clients such as former Van Halen front man Sammy Hagar.[4]
In 2018, Forbes magazine included Selig's books I Am the Word, The Book of Knowing and Worth and The Book of Love and Creation in a list of "23 Life-Changing Books You Need to Read, According to Wellness Experts."[5]
Selig wrote the plays Terminal Bar[2][6][7] and Mystery School.[8][9] He wrote the narration for Never Enough by Shapiro and Smith Dance;[10][11] a dramatic work based on the 1845 book Struwwelpeter which fused dance, music, and the spoken word.[12] In 1987, Selig received a Drama League Playwrights Assistance Award for The Pompeii Travelling Club;[13][14] a play which was previously developed in 1984 at the San Diego Repertory Theatre.[15] He also wrote the libretto to the chamber opera Three Visitations by composer Kim D. Sherman.[16]
