Three Worlds One Heart

Rev. Rayna Hamre (she/her) has been a life-long student of alternative states of mind, experiencing these transitional states since childhood while out in nature. After surveying many of the spiritual traditions of Asia as a teenager, her serious spiritual journey began with the practice of Japanese Zen Buddhism at the Zen Center of Los Angeles, and an exploration of ancient Greco-Roman mystery traditions, in her late teenage years. This pursuit of a serious meditative practice from early on has had a profound effect on her life. She began to ask those larger questions about life's purpose, and what happens to us after we die.

Rev. Rayna has recently studied with Dr. Daniel Foor and Dr. Clare Johnson to better assist those who seek to explore healing their lives on an liminal and ancestral level. She is the founder and co-leader of Dream Walkers ritual, dream, and study group, as well as the founder and lead teacher for Three Worlds One Heart. An avid student, she has also studied at Cherry Hill Pagan Seminary, has completed training with teacher Christopher Penczak, served as a mentor and teacher, and participated in the Harner Foundation for Shamanic Studies. Rayna has been an active spiritual leader and teacher in the Orange County area for over 30 years. 

As an ordained Unitarian Universalist (UU) minister, Rev. Rayna strives to live by the powerful UU values that she and her family have followed for over 35 years, embodied the Seven Principles and Six Sources of the UU tradition. In addition to receiving a Bachelor of Arts Degree in the Classical Civilizations of Greece and Rome, she also holds a Masters Degree in European History, and a Masters of Divinity Degree from Meadville Lombard Theological School (MLTS). Attracted to mysticism as a history student, her Master's thesis focused on women participating in Gnostic Christianity during the early centuries of the Common Era. She received the MLTS Clayton Bowen Prize in New Testament Studies for her theology paper on the mysticism embodied in the opening chapter of the Book of John. She feels a deep connection to the mystical traditions of both the Universalists and the Unitarians, including the Transcendentalists and the Spiritualists of the 19th century.

As she continues to answer the powerful call to teach what she has learned, Rev. Rayna continues to reflect on diverse mystical traditions and Unitarian Universalism, and has shared her knowledge with UUs and students of mysticism of all ages. She continually seeks to build connection between mystical experiences and new scientific understandings of consciousness. As founder and lead teacher of Three Worlds One Heart, she honors the privilege of walking with fellow seekers on their spiritual journey. She invites you to join in with her and the diverse students and participants at Three Worlds.

Three Worlds One Heart is an independent organization, and is not affiliated with any other school, lodge, or temple.