LD Thompson is a Life Purpose counselor, inspirational speaker, filmmaker, social and political activist, spiritual teacher, mentor and consultant. LD has spent more than 25 years exploring the mind/body/spirit connection and helping people find passion, power and perseverance through spiritual practice. His new book, THE MESSAGE: A Guide To Being Human, is about how we can learn to follow our "soul's curriculum." LD was born in Indiana and educated at Alaska Pacific University and Indiana University. In his twenties, he had a mystical experience that started him on a profound spiritual journey. Over the next few years he dedicated his time to deepening the transformation that he experienced, integrating the knowledge and wisdom he received. Since then LD has been working with individuals and groups as a mentor and consultant. In 1988 LD began his career as a producer, appearing as the host of Imagine, a Seattle-based talk show which he also produced. Through an international co-production deal with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, he conceived and produced Beyond The Line, an award winning hour-long weekly series exploring metaphysics, new science and environmental issues. The series aired in the United States and Canada. Moving to Los Angeles, LD served as a writer on Healthy Living with Jane Seymour which won a Telly Award for educational programming. More recently he has served as the president of the pop star Jewel's production company Gravitas Entertainment for which he produced Humphrey's By the Bay for DirecTV. It is now marketed as the DVD Jewel Live. He also served as executive producer on the DayBreak Song music video, the ClearWater PSA that aired globally on NetAid and several "Making Of" videos for Jewel. He served as a producer on Jewel's music videos, This Way, Break Me and Intuition and the video enhancement of the albums, This Way and 0304. LD produced a tour for Soul City Café, an emerging artist program in 2003 and twenty-five videos from that tour. Additionally, he co-produced the first Soul City Café album and Soul City Café Music Quest, a concert featuring new musical artists, which was broadcast on Comcast and on XM radio. LD is based in Palm Springs, Calif., and is co-owner of Trick Dog Films (www.trickdogfilms.com), a full service film and video production company. He produced Simple Song of Freedom - an award winning music video showcasing a choir of talented students from Palm Springs intercut with images of Afghan children. He is producing SEVEN VEILS, a documentary film about a changing Islam told through the stories of several remarkable Muslim women from around the world. His most recent film is 'for my wife …'(www.formywife.info), a documentary film about marriage equality which focuses on marriage equality activist, Charlene Strong's journey. Having been barred from being in her wife's hospital room as she lay dying, Charlene took her grief and became an activist and noted voice in the marriage equality battle. LD sits on the board for Higher Ground for Humanity, which promotes human excellence by pioneering what it means to be a human being in the highest sense, inspiring new possibilities for humanity. Its aim is to inspire positive change by promoting both individual action and global community (http://lenedracarroll.com/highergroundforhumanity.html). Learn more about LD and his work at www.divineartsmedia.com

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