I was born in a small village in the woods of the Lower Taunus Area in Germany. I grew up near Mainz in Rheinhessen. I spent my school days in Mainz and Seattle.I've been married to my wife Ulrike, Devinder Kaur, since 1984. She accompanied all of my professional positions as a military policeman, student, computer scientist, software developer, database expert and now for almost 20 years as shaman and identity mentor.All of these experiences brought me closer to myself and are not as different from my calling as I first thought.