"Douglas' ability so powerful and accurate that it staggers the
imagination"
On the surface, Douglas James Cottrell appears to be an ordinary,
uncomplicated, good-natured and friendly family man. He enjoys the
simple things of life: driving in the countryside, grooming horses,
walking the dogs or playing hockey with his friends. He and his wife,
Karen, have been happily married for 35 years and have four adult-aged
children. They live in an average, quiet suburban neighborhood in
London, Canada. To the casual observer, he is an unremarkable man. But
as the saying goes, still waters run deep. For beneath the plain and
ordinary surface lies an intuitive ability so powerful and accurate
that it staggers the imagination and challenges our very notion of
what it is to be human.www.douglasjamescottrell.com 519 641 6300
Biography
Douglas was born in Toronto, Canada in December 1949 to Thomas and
Elinor Cottrell, an average, not overly religious working-class couple
who struggled to make ends meet. The eldest of four children, Douglas
split his youth between work at the family wood-yard and football
games at Central Technical High School. In 1965 he fell in love with
Karen Paquet, and they were married in February of 1968. Douglas had
taken a job as an apprentice, and was soon working as a full-fledged
pressman for the nation's largest daily newspaper, The Toronto Star.
In July of 1968, Douglas and Karen became parents and their lives were
forever changed. The birth of a child, especially the first child,
should be a blessed event. But for the young couple, the arrival of
daughter Cheri-Anne was little short of traumatic. Delivered weeks
overdue, Cheri-Anne collapsed shortly after being born. She was
resuscitated by medical staff several times. Over the weeks and months
that followed, Cheri-Anne was in and out of hospitals. She was prone
to convulsions. Doctors put her on medications to sedate her. By age
2-1/2, Cheri-Anne was diagnosed as severely mentally and physically
retarded. Douglas and Karen finally acquiesced to the medial advice to
place her into an institution, resigned to the medical opinion that
she had only a few months to live.
Douglas and Karen refused to give up hope for Cheri-Anne, and they
continued to pray to God that their daughter's life could be saved. In
1975, their prayers were answered. Douglas had been working in his
workshop, when suddenly he had a strong feeling - an urging - to turn
on the TV. As he did, the screen filled the image of a man who
appeared to be talking in his sleep. He was describing in great detail
the health problems of someone else, and - more importantly - he was
explaining what was to be done to remedy them. This sleeping man was
Ross Peterson, a medical intuitive who practiced a form of deep
meditation that was popularized by 1930s American psychic Edgar Cayce.
At that moment, Douglas knew there was hope for his daughter, and he
and Karen determined that they had to see this man.
A very pragmatic, down-to-earth man, Douglas had always been skeptical
and dismissive of psychics and fortune tellers. Karen's Catholic
upbringing had taught her that fortune telling was sinister. Needless
to say, their optimism was tempered with fear. They did not know what
to expect when they approached his hotel room, and they were extremely
anxious and apprehensive. Their fears were quickly laid to rest,
however, as for the first time in seven years, someone was able to
intelligently articulate how Cheri-Anne came to develop in the way
that she did. Moreover, Peterson was able to explain what steps could
be taken in order to bring Cheri-Anne back to health. He recommended
natural treatments that were foreign to Douglas and Karen, such as
chiropractic and massage. He also suggested various foods and herbs to
be given to Cheri-Anne that would act as medicine for her traumatized
body.
Peterson's recommendations saved Cheri-Anne's life and opened Douglas
and Karen's minds to a larger world. He had revealed to Douglas that
he had an aptitude for deep meditation as well, and he encouraged him
to explore his own intuitive abilities. Douglas told Karen that he had
to find out for himself if this were possible, for if he was able to
help just one family as he and Karen had been helped by Peterson, then
the efforts would be well worth it.
Over the course of many months, Douglas not only learned to develop
his innate intuitive abilities to the level of his instructor, but he
soon surpassed him. Like Edgar Cayce, Douglas had the gift of true
insight. Teaming up with his family doctor and chiropractor, Douglas
began his experiments into testing the power of his intuition. Word of
Douglas's ability spread quickly. As more and more people sought out
his guidance, he discovered his true calling. Acting on faith, he quit
his job at The Toronto Star, giving up financial security to invest
all his time into metaphysical research and the nurturing of his
spiritual gift. For in his mind, what job could be more important than
helping his fellow mankind? In his 30 years as a metaphysical
researcher, intuitive counselor, teacher and lecturer, Douglas has
helped thousands of people the world over. He has been tested time and
again by the general public, business executives, journalists, medical
doctors and scientific researchers. His ability is genuine.
For more on Douglas's special insight gained through the practice of
Deep Trance Meditation (DTM), www.douglasjamescottrell.com 519 641
6300