Doreen Virtue

Doreen Virtue was born Doreen Hannan in 1958 in Southern California. She spent her early childhood in North Hollywood, then moved with her family to Escondido, California, when she was 10 years old. When Virtue was growing up, she and her family practiced Christian Science and followed the teachings of Mary Baker Eddy. Virtue earned a master's degree in counseling psychology at Chapman University, a private research university in Orange, California. Through distance learning, she later obtained a PhD in psychology from California Coast University. At the time she received the degree, the school was unaccredited. In 2017, Virtue earned a Master's degree in Biblical and theological studies from Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon. ==Spiritual beliefs==

New Age practice and writing Before 1995, Virtue worked as a psychotherapist. After being the victim of a carjacking, she credited "angelic intervention" with preventing her from harm in the incident. She then closed her therapy practice and began performing tarot readings. Between 1995 and 2015, she published more than 50 books and her divination cards through Hay House, a New Age publishing company. The primary focus of Virtue's spiritual practice was "angel spirituality", a form of New Age thought that attributes esoteric and occult qualities to Christian angelic beings. Her works drew from symbolism across several religions, including Christianity, Hinduism, Celtic mythology, and Native American spirituality. Virtue also has a longtime monetized YouTube channel, "Doreen Virtue". It has 350,000 subscribers. On it, Virtue gives teachings from a fundamentalist perspective and criticizes New Age practitioners and beliefs. In addition, she speaks against Christian groups, pastors, churches, and ministries that she claims are connected to New Age beliefs and anti-Christian practices, such as Rick Warren and Steven Furtick, Sarah Young, Elevation Church, and Bethel Church. She also has criticized some Contemporary Christian Music groups and artists, and certain Christian books and devotionals. Virtue has released several videos on YouTube that strongly criticize The Chosen, a popular TV series on the life of Jesus, claiming that New Age themes and music are embedded in the storylines. ==Personal life==

Virtue has been married five times and has two children. She and her fifth husband have lived in Washington state since moving from Hawaii in 2017. == See also ==

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