Brian Edward Hurst (b.1938) is an internationally known psychic medium, artist and author born in England. He graduated from the London Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and the Dept. of Teaching Studies, University of London. He spent two years in India teaching English, worked in special Education for the Cambridgeshire Education Authority and emigrated to California in 1980. His counseling skills have been appreciated by thousands of bereaved people and his ability to make contact with the deceased has been amply demonstrated. Now partially retired, he lives in Reseda, California, where he continues with his writing and painting.